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| The alarm clock woke me at 7am. I am not a morning person. The night before, I had flown from Portland to Los Angeles for a three day Disney media tour. In the next three days I was going to go from Pirates to Jungle Book and then finish with Meet The Robinsons, all within the span of three days. I shuffled upstairs to the hospitality suite (basically a check-in room with breakfast and coffee) and met my fellow journalists who would accompany me on my three day journey. There's a commonly held misconception that 'junkets' are fun. Sure, on paper they sound fantastic. A studio flies you down to Los Angeles, puts you up in a hotel and you get to go to some sort of party or event to commemorate the release of a film. The truth is they are grueling, exhausting trips that are much more work than they are ever fun. Except for this one. As I glanced at the itinerary for the day I felt a childish glee, for I was to be a pirate for a day, complete with sword fighting lessons, grappling, full costume and make up, and even lessons on how to talk like a pirate. READ MORE HERE |