Jeffito's Journey 2005

2006-10-24T20:33:00.000-04:00

Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel Ops 2005

My buddy Tammy Payne made this clip of our time in Hong Kong. I just ran across it the other day and it brought back so many happy memories of our Hotel/Housekeeping Task Force. :)

2006-08-12T18:28:00.000-04:00

Hong Kong

Second movie making project :)

2006-07-15T15:20:00.000-04:00

Tibet

This is my first shot at movie making :)

2006-07-14T15:32:00.000-04:00

hong kong

Watching this puts me right back in Hong Kong.

2006-07-14T15:20:00.000-04:00

Hong Kong Night

I remember walking through Central during a show just like this :)

2006-07-08T10:09:00.000-04:00

Year Of A Million Dreams

Making people happy. That is what we do :)

Bass Fishing 3

2006-03-07T18:51:00.000-05:00

03.07.06. Today, we went bass fishing with the team. Mike catches a beauty.

Bass Fishing 2

2006-03-07T18:45:00.000-05:00

03.07.06. Today, we went bass fishing with the team. This is Charles and I. We both catch a bass at the same time. Simply amazing, Charles was on the opening team of Walt Disney World on October 1st, 1971! Super guy.

Bass Fishing

2006-03-07T18:37:00.000-05:00

03.07.06. Bass fishing with the team. This is Doug and his third catch of the day.

Monorail Training

2006-03-07T18:27:00.001-05:00

03.02.06. Orlando, Florida. David was my trainer for Rails and did a fantastic job! He was knowledgeable, positive, reassuring, and showed a lot of hustle. As a matter of fact, I lost five pounds in five days while training with David. I loved it! Thank you brother.

Puppy Love

2006-02-25T04:31:00.000-05:00

How fun is this shot?

Year Of The Dog

2006-02-25T04:27:00.000-05:00

Great B&WW, eh?

Buddhist Thinking

2006-02-19T17:34:00.000-05:00

"...every single act we do has the potential of causing pain, and every single thing we do has consequences that echo way beyond what we can imagine. It doesn't mean we shouldn't act. It means we should act carefully. Everything matters."

(from It's Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness, by Sylvia Boorstein, page 41. Published by Harper San Francisco)

Where Is Your Ball?

2006-02-19T11:42:00.000-05:00

02.12.06. Buster loves to play hide and seek with his red rubber ball. I would have him stay in the living room or kitchen while I ran all over the house hiding his ball. He found it ever time. What a sniffer!

Here Comes A Wet Kiss!

2006-02-19T11:39:00.000-05:00

2.12.06. Buster seconds away from planting one on me.

What A Face?

2006-02-19T11:35:00.000-05:00

2.12.06. Over the weekend Wendy & I dog sat for her brother Geoff. This Boxer's name is Buster. A very nice, friendly, and playful doggie.

Monorails Here I Come

2006-02-14T18:40:00.000-05:00

02.14.06. Orlando, Florida. After 12 years in Walt Disney World (WDW) Resorts, I am transitioning to WDW Transportation. I'm excited for this new opurtunity and ready to learn a whole new side to our company. The following is a glimps into WDW Monorails which I found on the web. Enjoy :)

"Por favor mantenganse alejado de las puertas... Ladies and Gentlemen, please collect your belongings and watch your head and step. Please assist small children by the hand."

The Walt Disney World Resort Monorail System is the most heavily traveled passenger monorail system in the world, and carries an average of about 150,000 passengers every day, with a maximum capacity of 200,000 passengers daily. Each year, the monorails transport more than 50 million people, and since Walt Disney World opened in 1971, has carried over 1 billion passengers.
Believe it or not, but each and every mile of the Walt Disney World Resort monorail track cost an average of one million dollars per mile. The monorail trains run on rubber tires on a "track" which is actually a 26-inch-wide concrete beam. The beams were actually built in Oregon and shipped by truck to Florida. They contain a Styrofoam core which is wrapped by steel and concrete. Each of the more than 400 individual beams were specifically designed depending on where they would be located on the track in order to follow the contour of the land. The beams are supported by tapered concrete columns, located 110-feet apart. The support columns feed electricity to a bar located beneath the beams, which in turn powers the trains. The highest beam is about 65 feet above the ground, and is located as the entrance/exit to the Contemporary Resort. In fact, it is the due to the narrow size, quiet operation and maintenance-free design that allows the monorail to run through the hotel's interior.

Despite many people's belief, Walt Disney and his Imagineers did not "invent" the monorail. In fact, monorails were in use in the late 1800s! As early as 1878, a stem-powered monorail system operated in California, and an electric car monorail system was used in Long Island, New York in 1992. However, the longest-running monorail in the world comes from Germany. Built in the city of Wupperthal, the "suspended" system began its run in 1901. Walt Disney saw an updated version of the system while traveling to Germany in the 1950s, prompting him to have a system built for Disneyland, which was put into place in 1959.

Each of the 12 monorails is identified with a different colored stripe, which is used to identify the monorails for the pilots and traffic controllers. The monorails currently in operation are the Blue, Red, Black, Gold, Silver, Pink, Coral, Orange, Green, Lime, Purple, and Yellow trains.

If you're a fan of Walt Disney World (and I think you are), the Holy Grail of Disneyana collectibles would have to be an original monorail train used at the park. (Let's ignore the fact of where exactly you keep the train once you get it home). Anyway, believe it or not, a monorail car was once put up for auction and sold on eBay. On May 27, 2002, "Monorail Red" was put on the auction block by Disney Auctions, which often sells theme park, movie and animation memorabilia on eBay. As part of the year-long Walt Disney World "100 Years of Magic" celebration commemorating the 100th anniversary of Walt Disney's birth, the single pilot car or "nose," which had logged a total of 943,976 miles (the equivalent of 38 trips around the circumference of the Earth) was up for grabs. "Monorail Red" was decommissioned on January 23, 1993 after more than 20 years of service. When the auction concluded on June 6, 2002, the winning bidder was Chip Young of Georgia. So, how much did it cost to have a real monorail sitting in your backyard? $20,000 plus shipping expenses. Wow. Sadly, most of the other monorail trains were sold as scrap metal to a Tampa metal yard.

Here's a little FUN FACT for you: Did you know that if you add up all the trips the monorails have made since 1971 over the 14.7 mile (23.7 km) track (although the original route was not this long, having been extended in 1981), the total miles logged would be equal to more than 25 round trips to the moon.

Good Times

2006-01-29T22:38:00.000-05:00

1.19.06 - Once back to work, it was critical to have a Hong Kong Task Force get together. Thus we met at the official meeting point, the Orlando Ale House/LBV. It was great to get together, however not everyone could make it. It is an operation you know… Hopefully, many more to come.

Back In O-Town!

2006-01-29T22:31:00.000-05:00

1.09.06 - Transition back to Florida. Once back at work, I was greeted by two fellow HKDL Task Force members! It made the transition easier :)

Back In Florida

2006-01-29T22:21:00.000-05:00

1.08.06-Transition back to Florida. On one of my first weekends back in the USA, Wendy & I took in a Central Florida hike, with no pollution! It was very refreshing. However, at the same time I missed the Asian flair…

Gold Coast At XMAS

2006-01-29T22:18:00.000-05:00

12.14.05. Gold Coast was a great place to live while in HK. This pic taken the night before I headed home.

Bank Of China

2006-01-29T22:13:00.000-05:00

12.12.05 - B.O.C. AT XMAS

XMAS IN HK

2006-01-29T22:08:00.000-05:00

12.12.05 - Good Stuff.

XMAS In HK

2006-01-29T22:03:00.000-05:00

12.12.05 - Hong Kong Island at Christmas. Good Stuff!

Thank You For Visiting

2005-12-11T00:53:00.000-05:00

12.11.05. Hong Kong Disneyland. This morning I took a walk through the park before opening. It is always thrilling to watch the first Guests come in.

Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel

2005-12-11T00:51:00.000-05:00

12.11.05. Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel.

Main Street USA

2005-12-11T00:49:00.000-05:00

12.11.05. Hong Kong Disneyland. This morning I took a walk through the park before opening. It is always thrilling to watch the first Guests come in.

Space Mt.

2005-12-11T00:48:00.000-05:00

12.11.05. Hong Kong Disneyland. This morning I took a walk through the park before opening. It is always thrilling to watch the first Guests come in.

Tomorrow Land

2005-12-11T00:45:00.000-05:00

12.11.05. Hong Kong Disneyland. This morning I took a walk through the park before opening. It is always thrilling to watch the first Guests come in.

Pooh

2005-12-11T00:44:00.000-05:00

12.11.05. Hong Kong Disneyland. This morning I took a walk through the park before opening. It is always thrilling to watch the first Guests come in.

Fantasy Gardens

2005-12-11T00:43:00.000-05:00

12.11.05. Hong Kong Disneyland. This morning I took a walk through the park before opening. It is always thrilling to watch the first Guests come in.

Tea Cups

2005-12-11T00:42:00.000-05:00

12.11.05. Hong Kong Disneyland. This morning I took a walk through the park before opening. It is always thrilling to watch the first Guests come in. From one MAD project to the next :)

Golden Mickey's

2005-12-11T00:40:00.000-05:00

12.11.05. This morning I took a walk through the park before opening. It is always thrilling to watch the first Guests come in.

2005-12-11T00:39:00.000-05:00

12.11.05. Cast Choir at Hollywood.

Cast Choir

2005-12-11T00:34:00.000-05:00

12.11.05. Cast Choir

Phase 2

2005-12-11T00:31:00.000-05:00

12.11.05. Ricky & Danny overlooking what will be Phase 2 of Hong Kong Disneyland.

Danny & Roof

2005-12-11T00:29:00.000-05:00

12.11.05. Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel Roof. Monitoring the exterior cleaning...

Ricky & Roof

2005-12-11T00:27:00.000-05:00

12.11.05. Ricky & I on the roof of the Disneyland Hotel monitoring the exterior cleaning.

Grand Salon Chandelier

2005-12-11T00:25:00.000-05:00

12.11.05. Danny & I went into the ceiling of the hotel to touch the top of the grand salon’s chandelier. It is the simple things which make us happy.

Danny & Jeffito

2005-12-11T00:23:00.000-05:00

12.11.05. Danny & I went into the ceiling of the hotel to touch the top of the grand salon’s chandelier. It is the simple things which make us happy.

Welcome To HK Disneyland

2005-12-11T00:18:00.000-05:00

11.28.05. Hong Kong Disneyland. As you walk from the Resorts to the Park...

Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel

2005-12-11T00:16:00.000-05:00

11.28.05. Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel. The Walt Disney Suite, can you find the hidden Mickey?

Park View

2005-12-11T00:14:00.000-05:00

11.28.05. Hong Kong Disneyland. Andy at the Hollywood Hotel, park view room.

Hollywood Hotel Pool

2005-12-11T00:12:00.000-05:00

11.28.05. Hong Kong Disneyland. Hollywood Hotel Pool.

Bennett's Bellmen

2005-12-11T00:11:00.000-05:00

11.28.05. Hong Kong Disneyland. Hollywood Hotel Bellmen display Bennett's greeting.

Hollywood Housekeeping Team

2005-12-11T00:08:00.000-05:00

11.28.05. Hong Kong Disneyland. Rick Chan's Hollywood Hotel Team :)

Tammy Touches

2005-12-11T00:04:00.000-05:00

11.28.05. Hong Kong Disneyland. Hollywood Hotel held a Tammy Touches contest. As Peter would say... 'Good Stuff'

Hong Kong Disneyland

2005-12-08T22:04:00.000-05:00

12.09.05. Hong Kong Disneyland. In six short days I'll be back in Orlando. I've had an amazing nine months!

“Zero Waste” Environmental Walk 6

2005-12-08T22:02:00.000-05:00

12.04.05. Hong Kong, Big Wave Bay, Shek O. “Zero Waste” Environmental Walk.

“Zero Waste” Environmental Walk 5

2005-12-08T22:00:00.000-05:00

12.04.05. Hong Kong. “Zero Waste” Environmental Walk

“Zero Waste” Environmental Walk 4

2005-12-08T21:57:00.000-05:00

12.04.05. Big Wave Bay, Hong Kong. “Zero Waste” Environmental Walk

“Zero Waste” Environmental Walk 3

2005-12-08T21:56:00.000-05:00

12.04.05. Big Wave Bay, Hong Kong. “Zero Waste” Environmental Walk

“Zero Waste” Environmental Walk 2

2005-12-08T21:55:00.000-05:00

12.04.05. Hong Kong. “Zero Waste” Environmental Walk

“Zero Waste” Environmental Walk

2005-12-08T21:51:00.000-05:00

12.04.05. Hong Kong.

Scuba Groovers

2005-11-30T07:44:00.000-05:00

10.24.05. Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Wendy & I became Scuba Groovers today. We dove the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) twice. Simply Awesome.

Great Barrier Reef

2005-11-30T07:40:00.000-05:00

10.24.05. Cairns, Queensland, Australia.

Mountain View

2005-11-30T07:35:00.000-05:00

10.24.05. Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Mountain view from our hotel window.

Sydney

2005-11-30T07:32:00.000-05:00

Sydney Opera House

2005-11-30T07:30:00.000-05:00

10.21.05. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

2005-11-30T07:29:00.000-05:00

10.21.05. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Happy Snap

2005-11-30T07:24:00.000-05:00

10.21.05. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was on this ferry when we learned our favorite Aussie phrase "Happy Snap" which means taking a picture.

Manly

2005-11-30T07:20:00.000-05:00

10.21.05. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Manly.

Aussie Pup

2005-11-30T07:13:00.000-05:00

Flying Over Sydney

2005-11-30T07:06:00.000-05:00

Icebergs

2005-11-30T04:26:00.000-05:00

10.21.05. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. My dream pool. How about a few laps in this freezing water?

Skate Or Die

2005-11-30T04:24:00.000-05:00

10.21.05. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Bondi Beach Skate Park. This guy was like 50 years old and he was good.

Surfs Up

2005-11-30T04:21:00.000-05:00

10.21.05. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Bondi Beach.

Bondi Beach

2005-11-30T04:19:00.000-05:00

10.22.05. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Bondi Beach dude!

Night

2005-11-30T04:16:00.000-05:00

10.21.05. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Windy Wendy

2005-11-30T04:15:00.000-05:00

10.21.05. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Dinner Cruise

2005-11-30T04:11:00.000-05:00

10.21.05. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

J&W

2005-11-30T04:08:00.000-05:00

10.21.05. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Wendy & I took a dinner cruise through Sydney Harbour.

Sydney Opera House

2005-11-30T04:06:00.000-05:00

10.21.05. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Bridge Climb

2005-11-30T04:03:00.000-05:00

10.21.05. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Sydney Opera House-Wendita

2005-11-30T04:02:00.000-05:00

10.21.05. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Hyde Park

2005-11-30T03:58:00.000-05:00

10.21.05. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Spring in Hyde Park.

Art In The Park

2005-11-30T03:56:00.000-05:00

10.21.05. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Land Shark

2005-11-30T03:50:00.000-05:00

10.21.05. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Art in the park.

Sunset

2005-11-30T03:48:00.000-05:00

10.20.05. Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia. Blue Mountains National Park. Amazing sunset!

Arch

2005-11-30T03:46:00.000-05:00

10.20.05. Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia. Blue Mountains National Park.

Blue Mountains National Park

2005-11-30T03:43:00.000-05:00

10.20.05. Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia. Blue Mountains National Park. We got lucky with the sunset and the rainbow.

Jeffito & Rainbow

2005-11-27T05:09:00.000-05:00

10.20.05. Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia. Blue Mountains National Park. We got lucky with the sunset and the rainbow.

Wendita

2005-11-27T05:07:00.000-05:00

10.20.05. Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia. Blue Mountains National Park.

Three Sisters

2005-11-27T05:02:00.000-05:00

10.20.05. Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia. Blue Mountains National Park. Three Sisters.

Rain Forest 2

2005-11-27T05:01:00.000-05:00

10.20.05. Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia. Blue Mountains National Park. Wendy & I take an awesome trial through the Grand Canyon.

Rain Forest

2005-11-27T04:59:00.000-05:00

10.20.05. Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia. Blue Mountains National Park. Wendy & I take an awesome trial through the Grand Canyon. Parts of the trail were in a rain forest.

Grand Canyon

2005-11-27T04:55:00.000-05:00

10.20.05. Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia. Blue Mountains National Park. Wendy & I take an awesome trial through the Grand Canyon.

Bathurst Mural

2005-11-27T04:46:00.000-05:00

10.20.05. Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.

Wendy & Tall Flower

2005-11-27T04:44:00.000-05:00

10.20.05. Katoomba, Victoria, Australia. Beautiful Blue Mountains.

Tall Flower

2005-11-27T04:43:00.000-05:00

10.20.05. Katoomba, Victoria, Australia. Beautiful Blue Mountains. These flowers were 6 or 7 feet tall!

Blue Mountains

2005-11-27T04:38:00.000-05:00

10.20.05. Katoomba, Victoria, Australia. Beautiful Blue Mountains.

Wow-2

2005-11-27T04:37:00.000-05:00

10.19.05. Victoria, Australia. I don't know what was growing on the hillsides in Victoria, but it was a beautiful yellow/purple color which went on for miles.

Wow

2005-11-27T04:33:00.000-05:00

10.19.05. Victoria, Australia. I don't know what was growing on the hillsides in Victoria, but it was a beautiful purple color which went on for miles.

Snow

2005-11-27T04:31:00.000-05:00

10.19.05. Victoria, Australia. Wendy & I just missed the end of ski season in Australia.

Dog

2005-11-27T04:29:00.000-05:00

10.19.05. Victoria, Australia. Cute.

Hotel vs Motel

2005-11-26T22:23:00.000-05:00

10.19.05. Victoria, Australia. In Australia, a hotel is a bar. If you want a place to sleep ask for a motel.

Blue Tongue Lizard

2005-11-26T22:17:00.000-05:00

10.19.05. 90 Mile Beach, Victoria, Australia. Wendy & I enjoy 11 Mile Beach, we had the whole place to ourselves! Do you see the head of this Blue Tongue lizard on the left?

90 Mile Beach 2

2005-11-26T22:11:00.000-05:00

10.19.05. 90 Mile Beach, Victoria, Australia. Wendy & I enjoy 11 Mile Beach, we had the whole place to ourselves!

90 Mile Beach

2005-11-26T22:02:00.000-05:00

10.19.05. 90 Mile Beach, Victoria, Australia. Wendy & I enjoy 11 Mile Beach, we had the whole place to ourselves!

Phillip Island-Welcome Center

2005-11-26T22:00:00.000-05:00

10.18.05. Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. Wendy & I went to Phillip Island to watch the nightly penguin parade. At dusk, hundreds of these penguins come out of the sea back to their burrows.