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Entrance to the Pop Century Resort: Photos of Disney's Pop Century Resort, Walt Disney World, Florida
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of rooms, lobby, pool, lounge and restaurant areas of Disney's Pop Century Resort, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida. Who Wants a Pleistocene-Era Backyard?
While casting about for feel-good stories, we remembered the lost and starving Magellanic penguins that were airlifted to safety by the Brazilian army last fall. The young penguins, whose home is in the southern Atlantic, had wandered too far north, washing up on the warm beaches of Brazil by the hundreds, and the situation looked grim when "animal-welfare activists loaded the birds onto a Brazilian air force cargo plane and flew them 1,550 miles to the country's southern coast, where a crowd of onlookers celebrated as the penguins marched back into the sea." Definite feel-good material.
Moody Gardens
The outdoor tropical swimming pool at Moody Gardens Hotel. Tips for Backcountry Snow Riders During National Safety Awareness Week
It's National Safety Awareness Week, Jan. 17-23, and several of the ski resorts around the country are offering programs about safety awareness on the slopes and in the backcountry. On... Grand Floridian Pictures - Disney's Grand Floridian - Pictures of the Grand Floridian
Pictures of Grand Floridian at Disney World: Overhead View of The Grand Floridian, with the Magic Kingdom in the background.
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