The day after Christmas is normally spent traveling: to the airport, train station, bus terminal, or even to the mall to exchange that heinous sweater your Auntie Ruth got you. Mother Nature had other plans this year, as the East Coast of the U.S was hit with a major snow storm. From the state of emergency in New Jersey to the snow flurries in Florida, major airports along the East Coast remain closed as workers attempt to clear the snow.

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When you think of Disney World, you think of Mickey Mouse, "It's a Small World", or (for some Let's Go writers, at least) the proximity to Harry Potter World. Gun fights, police standoffs, murders, and suicide don't often happen in the ironically-named Celebration, FL. In a town that hadn't seen a homicide before this week, residents are more than a little rattled by the murder and suicide that took place this week.

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I just had my first nerd-gasm, right here in Orlando, FL. I should be embarrassed to be this excited about The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, seeing as how I’m just about 20-years-old, but I’m not. I’m a Harry Potter nerd. I cried when Dumbledore died at the end of Book 6, and tears sprang to my eyes again as I entered Hogwarts for the first time.

What made the park so special? Universal just got everything to feel...right. Were there elements of cheesiness? Sure, the waitresses at the Three Broomsticks had ridiculous outfits, but they got the freakin’ pictures in Hogwarts to talk. Were the Chocolate Frogs overpriced? Of course, but who cares when you can buy wizards’ robes and wands!

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