BEYOND THE
  THEME PARKS

Water Parks
Blizzard Beach FAQ
Typhoon Lagoon FAQ

Downtown
Disney
Marketplace
Pleasure Island
-- Adventurers Club
West Side
-- Cirque du Soleil
-- DisneyQuest

Disney's Boardwalk
   and Epcot
   Resort Area
Introduction
Dining
Entertainment
Shopping

Tours
Descriptions and
  Reviews
Rate and Review

Sports-Related
   Activities
Fishing Excursions
Golf
Miniature Golf
--Fantasia Gardens
--Winter Summerland
Parasailing
Richard Petty Driving
   Experience
Running/Jogging Trails
Surfing Class at
   Typhoon Lagoon
Wide World of Sports
   (WWoS)

Disney
   Vacation Club

Disney
   Cruise Line

Community/
Gatherings
Sharing the Magic
--Meet Others in the Parks

MouseFest

MagicMeets

Other Fun Things
Audience
   Participation
Birthday Ideas: Adults
Birthday Ideas: Kids
Carriage Rides
Collecting Character
   Autographs
Grand Floridian
   Adventures for
   Kids
Hidden Mickeys
Overlooked
   Attractions
Photography
--Film Tips
--Digital Tips
--Videotaping Tips
Pin Trading Guide
Pixies at WDW!
Pressed Penny &
   Quarter Guide
Scrapbooking Magic!
Specialty Cruises
--IllumiNations
   Breathless/Pontoon
--Resort Park Cruises

Writers' Corner
Behind the Ears
Meet the Authors

AllEars.Net
   Feature Writers
-- Anita Answer
-- Debra Martin Koma
-- Brian Martsolf
-- Josh Olive
-- Michelle Scribner-MacLean
-- Mike Scopa
-- Jack Spence
-- Amy Warren Stoll

Orlando Area
    Information
Character Warehouse
   Outlet
Directions from
   Airport
Grocery Stores
Ground  Transportation
Orlando Area Outlets
Radio/TV Stations
Religious Services
Telephone Numbers

Mike Scopa, as long as he can remember, has been a huge Disney fan. Mike grew up with the Hardy Boys, Zorro, The Mickey Mouse Club, Davey Crockett, and others.

He first visited Walt Disney World in 1975 and has returned many times since. How many times? Mike doesn't know exactly but he knows the range is somewhere between "double-digits and triple-digits."

For years Mike wrote detailed trip reports which gave detailed accounts of his trips and served others as guidelines for their trips. Mike has delivered several seminars on Walt Disney World Trip Planning and continues to do so today.

Before joining AllEars Mike wrote his "Scoping the Parks" column for Mouseplanet.

Mike is a contributor to the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World and Cara Goldsbury's Luxury Guide to Walt Disney World and has served as keynote speaker for the 2006 and 2007 MagicMeets.

Mike is also co-host of the WDWTODAY Podcast.

In 2005 Mike was designated as one of the 50 Happiest Passholders on Earth by Walt Disney World and in 2006 was selected as the Walt Disney World Passholder representative to attend the announcement of the Year of a Million Dreams.

Mike's favorite attraction is the American Adventure and his favorite Walt Disney World treat is Dole Whip which is also known as "Dr. Scopa's Magical Elixir." His favorite resorts are Pop Century, Port Orleans French Quarter, and the Polynesian Resort.

Mike is an avid runner and has run no less than a dozen Walt Disney World races including several Walt Disney World half-marathons, one Mini-Marathon, two Races for the Cure, two Races for the Taste and the Tower of Terror 13K.

Mike lives in Southern New Hampshire with his wife Carol. They have two adult children who also have the Disney bug although they know they fall far short of Dad's passion for the Mouse.

Mike's AllEars® blog is known as "The View from Scopa Towers" and offers advice and perspective on all aspects of Walt Disney World.

Pleading the Fourth: 6/10/08 (#455)

Park Politics: 5/13/08 (#451)

Captain Mike: 4/15/08 (#447)

It's About Time!: 3/18/08 (#443)

The Unheralded Treasures of Walt Disney World: 2/19/08 (#439)

The American Adventure: Experience It!: 1/22/08 (#435)

The Perfect Christmas Gift: 12/25/07 (#431)