Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating – Episode #42: Sam Eagle and Patriotism – Sam Eagle is an American patriot, and so was Walt Disney.
The “Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating” podcast serves up a Disney or Disney-related quote each day, with DisneyBizJournal’s Ray Keating offering brief, additional thoughts on how each dose ties in to life, career, business, entrepreneurship, creativity, storytelling, work, or just plain fun.
Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating – Episode #41: Being the Guy Who Has to Kick Guests Out of Disney World – How can we deal with doing the things that we have to do but don’t like doing?
Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating – Episode #40: What Did Thomas Kinkade and Walt Disney Have in Common? – Bringing happiness to people is kind of the point of business and art.
by Beth Keating
News
DisneyBizJournal.com
May 18, 2021
Disneyland Paris is the lone Disney park closed right now, though other parks have had fits and starts with their capacities and ticket availabilities in recent months. (Hong Kong Disneyland park is still closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays, except public holidays and designated days until further notice, but is open the rest of the week.)
Yesterday, Disney announced that Disneyland Paris will reopen June 17, with Disneyland Park, Walt Disney Studios Park, Disney’s Newport Bay Club Hotel and Disney Village back in business.
When the parks reopen, there will be fresh activities for park-goers, including Star Wars Legends, billed as “a new galactic experience,” and The Cheshire Cat Express Train, which will feature characters from Alice in Wonderland. Cars ROAD TRIP and Disney’s Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel will also debut.
Cars ROAD TRIP at Walt Disney Studios Park will let guests “take the wheel on a Cars-themed road trip along Route 66, discovering local natural wonders like the World’s Largest Lugnut and the Cars-tastrophe Canyon; with popular Characters such as Lightning McQueen and Mater coming along for the ride.”
Guests can also stay in the new Disney’s Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel beginning June 21. This four-star, Marvel-themed hotel is styled as a New York art gallery with more than 350 original pieces of Marvel artwork, and will open for bookings today, May 18. (Hotel New York is now home to the largest publicly viewable collection of Marvel artwork.)
Guests booking before July 29, 2021, with an arrival date before March 30, 2022 will take home an exclusive Marvel print by artist Matt Ferguson and receive a free non-alcoholic drink in one of the “typical New York bars” in the new hotel. Activities at the hotel include the Marvel Hero Photo Stations, the Hero Training Zone, and the Marvel Design Studio, where want-to-be young artists can learn how to create their own Marvel artwork.
Other Disneyland Paris hotels opening in the coming weeks, dependent on changing COVID conditions, include:
• Disney’s Newport Bay Club (June 17)
• Disney’s Hotel Cheyenne (July 1)
• Disney’s Davy Crockett Ranch (July 13)
For more information and up-to-date changes, check disneylandparis.com.
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Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating – Episode #39: Eisner on Mistakes and Failure – Yes, failure is a powerful learning tool and should be allowed. Just don’t make the same mistakes again.
The “Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating” podcast serves up a Disney or Disney-related quote each day, with DisneyBizJournal’s Ray Keating offering brief, additional thoughts on how each dose ties in to life, career, business, entrepreneurship, creativity, storytelling, work, or just plain fun.
by Ray Keating
Review
DisneyBizJournal.com
May 16, 2021
When it comes to collectibles related to my pop culture and sports interests, I’m a sucker for wall hangings, items for display on a bookshelf or in the home office, and mugs and other beverage containers.
Starbucks not only does “Been There” mugs for real locations on Earth, but has joined with Disney to offer “Been There” mugs for locales in a galaxy far, far away. On “May the Fourth,” Star Wars Day, 2020, Starbucks introduced three mugs featuring planets from Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, with the film then marking its 40th anniversary. They were Hoth, Dagobah, and Bespin.
I missed those, unfortunately, so when hearing that Starbucks was serving up three more mugs earlier this month, it grabbed my attention. And during a recent visit to the World of Disney store at Disney Springs, I found all three.
The Tatooine mug offers characters and scenes from Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. The planet is the home world to both Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker. I appreciate that Luke, Han Solo, C-3PO, Obi-wan Kenobi and the Millennium Falcon are all featured on the mug. The Force is truly with this mug.
As for the Endor mug, it presents characters and scenes from Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi. The forest moon of Endor is home, of course, to the little furry Ewoks, who are prominently displayed on the mug.
And finally, we have a mug featuring Batuu from Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, which includes Rey, Kylo Ren, Chewbacca, Stormtroopers, BB-8, and quite prominently, the Millennium Falcon. Since Hollywood Studios is my favorite of the Disney World parks, and Galaxy’s Edge is the place I like to spend a good chunk of time, this was a nice choice for one of the mugs.
Each of these mugs scores high on the collectibles/interests meter. That is, while drinking, fans can enjoy reflecting on beloved Star Wars tales, characters, droids, and ships. As for the mugs’ functionality, they have a nice handle and a wide mouth – that last point is crucial in a good mug for my tastes.
By the way, all of the ceramic mugs are microwave and dishwasher safe, and cost $19.99 each.
If you enjoy a cool or hot beverage in a mug that captures something you enjoy, then you’re with me. And if you enjoy Star Wars, you’ll appreciate the Tatooine, Endor and Batuu Star Wars mugs from Starbucks.
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Ray Keating is the editor, publisher and economist for DisneyBizJournal.com, and author of the Pastor Stephen Grant novels and assorted nonfiction books. Have Ray Keating speak your group, business, school, church, or organization. Email him at raykeating@keatingreports.com.
The views expressed here are his own – after all, no one else should be held responsible for this stuff, right?
Keating has two new books out. Vatican Shadows: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel is the 13ththriller/mystery in the Pastor Stephen Grant series. Get the paperback or Kindle edition at Amazon, or signed books at www.raykeatingonline.com. Past Lives: A Pastor Stephen Grant Short Story is the 14th book in the series. Get the paperback or Kindle edition at Amazon, or signed book at www.raykeatingonline.com. And pre-order the 15th book in the series What’s Lost? A Pastor Stephen Grant Short Story.
Also, check out Ray’s podcasts – the Daily Dose of Disney, Free Enterprise in Three Minutes, and the PRESS CLUB C Podcast.
You also can order his book Behind Enemy Lines: Conservative Communiques from Left-Wing New York from Amazon or signed books at RayKeatingOnline.com. His other recent nonfiction book is Free Trade Rocks! 10 Points on International Trade Everyone Should Know.
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Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating – Episode #38: Impact of Walt’s Inspiration Went Beyond Cast Members – Walt Disney inspired cast members, but that also meant serving guests and shareholders well.
by Beth Keating
News
DisneyBizJournal.com
May 15, 2021
Don’t ditch the Mickey logo masks just yet. While Disney is among the businesses, grocery stores and Florida theme parks making adjustments to their mask policies, you’ll still need them at varying times throughout the day.
Following the new guidelines released by the Center for Disease Control on Thursday, Disney announced that they will no longer require masks in outdoor venues or on pool decks. However, those masks will still be needed (for all guests ages 2 and up) in indoor locations such as entering and throughout all attractions, in all theaters including theater entrances, and on all transportation, including transportation entrances. You’ll also need them indoors at restaurants, except when actively eating and drinking while stationary. Keep them handy for when you want to pop into one of the indoor shops as well.
Disney also eliminated temperature taking on the way into the parks, ahead of their already scheduled conclusion for entrance temperatures.
As of this writing, Disneyland in California is still requiring face masks at all times, except while eating and drinking while seated.
It may be a baby step forward, but with Florida’s sweltering summer temperatures on the way, we’ll take it!
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Beth Keating is a regular contributor to DisneyBizJournal.
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Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating – Episode #37: The Client in “The Mandalorian” – You’ve done your job very well as a storyteller when a second or third level character fascinates the audience.
by Ray Keating
News
DisneyBizJournal.com
May 13, 2021
Disney’s earnings in the second quarter ending April 2, 2021, improved compared to the same quarter last year, beating market expectations, while Disney+ subscriptions continued to grow. But new subscriber numbers fell short of expectations.
Diluted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations for the quarter improved from $0.26 in the prior-year quarter to $0.50 this year. With certain items excluded, diluted EPS for the quarter went from $0.60 to $0.79 – an increase of 32 percent. That $0.79 EPS left market expectations far behind.
However, revenues and free cash flow were down by 13 percent and 67 percent, respectively, in the quarter compared to the same quarter last year.
The parks, obviously, were hit hardest, with Disney Parks, Experiences and Products segment suffering a 44 percent decline in revenue, and the company saying, “We estimate an additional $1.2 billion impact on the Disney Parks, Experiences and Products segment operating income compared to the prior-year quarter.”
At the close of the quarter ending on April 2, 2021, Disney+ subscribers reached 103.6 million. That was up by 209 percent compared to 33.5 million for the previous-year quarter ending on March 28, 2020, and increase from 94.9 million on January 2, 2021. Market expectations were running at some 109 million, however.
Also compared to a year earlier, ESPN+ subscriptions were up 75 percent – 13.8 million on April 2, 2021, versus 7.9 million on March 28, 2020 – and Hulu subscribers grew by 30 percent – going from 32.1 million to 41.6 million.
Direct-to-Consumer revenues increased by 59 percent – from $2.5 billion in last year’s second quarter to $4 billion in this year’s second quarter – playing a central role in offsetting losses elsewhere.
Disney CEO Bob Chapek served up some optimism: “We’re pleased to see more encouraging signs of recovery across our businesses, and we remain focused on ramping up our operations while also fueling long-term growth for the Company. This is clearly reflected in the reopening of our theme parks and resorts, increased production at our studios, the continued success of our streaming services, and the expansion of our unrivaled portfolio of multiyear sports rights deals for ESPN and ESPN+.”
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Ray Keating is the editor, publisher and economist for DisneyBizJournal.com, and author of the Pastor Stephen Grant novels and assorted nonfiction books. Have Ray Keating speak your group, business, school, church, or organization. Email him at raykeating@keatingreports.com.
The views expressed here are his own – after all, no one else should be held responsible for this stuff, right?
Keating has two new books out. Vatican Shadows: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel is the 13ththriller/mystery in the Pastor Stephen Grant series. Get the paperback or Kindle edition at Amazon, or signed books at www.raykeatingonline.com. Past Lives: A Pastor Stephen Grant Short Story is the 14th book in the series. Get the paperback or Kindle edition at Amazon, or signed book at www.raykeatingonline.com. And pre-order the 15th book in the series What’s Lost? A Pastor Stephen Grant Short Story.
Also, check out Ray’s podcasts – the Daily Dose of Disney, Free Enterprise in Three Minutes, and the PRESS CLUB C Podcast.
You also can order his book Behind Enemy Lines: Conservative Communiques from Left-Wing New York from Amazon or signed books at RayKeatingOnline.com. His other recent nonfiction book is Free Trade Rocks! 10 Points on International Trade Everyone Should Know.
Please support the efforts of DisneyBizJournal.com to bring news, analysis and commentary on Disney to readers such as yourself. Make a contribution right here via PayPal. Thanks!
Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating – Episode #36: Iger Gets It on Optimism – Bob Iger has the right take on optimism and its importance.
by Beth Keating
News
DisneyBizJournal.com
May 12, 2021
Simba and his pride are back, and they will be performing on two savannas.
New York’s Broadway will be bringing the stage lights back on this fall, and Disney on Broadway has released the return dates for its New York shows. The Lion King, performing at the Minskoff Theatre, roars back into life on September 14, 2021. Aladdin, Disney on Broadway’s second NY show, returns September 28, 2021, to the New Amsterdam Theatre. Tickets are now on sale for both productions.
At the Florida location of Pride Rock, soft performances have begun for “A Celebration of the Festival of the Lion King,” a version of the Broadway-caliber “Festival of the Lion King” that celebrates Simba and his friends in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The adapted version of the live show, with its elaborate costuming, fire twirlers and stilt walkers, has been slightly revamped for both the performers and the audiences’ safety, but still maintains all the energy of your favorite Lion King songs. Sadly, the tumble monkeys and their comical hijinks haven’t been added back to the show just yet.
“A Celebration of the Festival of the Lion King” officially opens to park guests on May 15 at the Harambe Theater. Theme park admission and park reservations are required for the show. Social distancing is in effect in the theatre, with certain benches closed off, thus limiting audience size, so “Be Prepared” to wait for your chance to see the show.
The Lion King is the third longest running show on Broadway, with six indigenous African languages included in the performance. New York Daily News called the production, “A perfect marriage of entertainment and art.” Tickets and information about The Lion King on Broadway are available here. Information on Aladdin, with its famed flying carpet and more than 84 special effects, can be found here.
Disney is currently offering a “Double the Magic” deal celebrating the return of Disney on Broadway. The package allows guests to purchase a ticket to both The Lion King and Aladdin for a combined price starting as low as $149. Disney is also paying the service fees on ticket purchases for the shows, so there are no per-ticket service fees. Exchange and refund policies are also very generous right now, with exchanges permissible up to two hours before the start of the show. (This policy is subject to change as pandemic conditions adapt as well).
Incidentally, if you are a teacher, Disney on Broadway offers an excellent The Lion King teacher’s guide and educational videos for using the Broadway show in your classroom, but the guide is easily adaptable to the movie, integrating lots of cross-discipline opportunities for your classes.
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Beth Keating is a regular contributor to DisneyBizJournal.
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Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating – Episode #35: Enthusiasm for Buzz Lightyear – Ray Keating notes why Buzz Lightyear is the man in Toy Story.
Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating – Episode #34: Harrison Ford is Indiana Jones – Can anyone be Indiana Jones or is the role the exclusive domain of Harrison Ford?
The “Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating” podcast serves up a Disney or Disney-related quote each day, with DisneyBizJournal’s Ray Keating offering brief, additional thoughts on how each dose ties in to life, career, business, entrepreneurship, creativity, storytelling, work, or just plain fun.
by Beth Keating
Review
DisneyBizJournal.com
May 11, 2021
You could be forgiven for thinking that Starbucks is the coffee powerhouse of the Disney kingdom, especially if you’ve rope-dropped and experienced the enormous lines that populate the Starbucks counters at the parks. Heck, they even have Starbucks’ park specific mugs and tumblers for sale.
But, you would be wrong. It turns out that Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co. is the “Official Specialty Coffee of Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort, and Disney Vacation Club.” It has its own shop in the Landing section of Disney Springs, as well as quick serve and kiosk locations throughout the parks (including a few specialty locations and novelty menu items at EPCOT festivals), and is served at the signature restaurants at Disney Parks and Resorts. It’s even available in the little single serve packages for your in-room coffee makers. If Starbucks shouts its availability, Joffreys is a little more subtle, with dozens of unique and ever increasing proprietary blends available throughout the Disney empire.
Several trips ago, in searching for some different souvenirs to bring home for family members, we came across the limited edition “Mickey’s 90th Birthday Celebration” blend at the Joffrey’s location in Disney Springs. And, viola, a whole new coffee love affair was born in our household. I don’t know why it never occurred to us that we could mail order the coffee to our house, but stupidly we would stock up on a few packages of the blends and cart them home on the plane with us, to be measured out judiciously for special occasion coffees until the next trip to Disney. (I know, why didn’t we think of having more shipped??? Had we never heard of the Internet?)
That first year, we bought Mickey’s Birthday blend as a novelty, but the great flavor of Joffrey’s kept us coming back to try other flavors. The new 11 ounce “Disney Mickey Mouse Classic Blend” ($11.99) is a reimagined blend of the earlier 90th Anniversary edition, and is a medium roast featuring a more traditional looking Mickey on the label.
The roastmasters at Joffreys have collaborated with Disney’s chefs to create blends that complement, and are exclusive to, the dishes served in their restaurants. The 16 ounce bags come in French Press, ground or bean formats, and range from $10.99 to $19.99 depending on the blend. A few flavors also come in K-cups. There are also limited edition and holiday varieties that pop up from time to time, and more than 25 blends unique to the Disney Specialty Coffee Collection.
This year, we took home the “Tusker House” blend ($12.99), one of the namesake coffees served exclusively at the Disney restaurants. Tusker House (at Animal Kingdom) does, indeed, receive kudos from guests for its excellent coffee, so we decided this year, we’d try that selection out at home. It had been a few years since we’d been to Tusker House, though it always ranked high on our dining favorites list. The Tusker House coffee is a dark roast, with hints of caramel and chocolate, “with a subtle smoky finish.” Our youngest adult son believes that, at this point, it is his favorite coffee. In the world. So far.
If you want to stick with the Animal Kingdom theme, the “Artifact” blend ($14.99) is the signature blend of Tiffins restaurant at Animal Kingdom park. Its Ethiopian beans are “blended with spicy Estate beans from the Indonesian island of Java.” Fruity and floral notes are carried through in this cup.
At Animal Kingdom Lodge, you have three other choices. The “Sanaa” blend ($14.99) is served at the resort’s Sanaa restaurant, and its medium roast comes from Kenya AA Specialty beans. Also from Animal Kingdom Lodge is the “Jiko” blend for $14.99 from the Lodge’s signature restaurant. A full-bodied coffee, its beans “mimic the tantalizing flavors and fragrant spices of Jiko’s New African cuisine.”
Let’s not forget the medium roast “Flavors of Africa” blend ($14.99) served at Boma – Flavors of Africa at AK Lodge. It’s described as a brisk, snappy full-bodied cup with a splash of fruitiness, and its beans are grown in the volcanic soil of Mt. Kenya (that alone makes it sound like a blend worth trying!)
Another restaurant that consistently receives great reviews for its coffee is the Yachtsman Steakhouse at Disney World’s Yacht Club Resort. Its “Yachtsman Steakhouse” dark roast blend is known for its great aroma and a deep, bold flavor. Crafted from beans from Africa, Central America, and Indonesia, you can take home this blend for $14.99.
We sent the “Kona” blend (named for the Polynesian’s Kona Café) to another family member, who enjoyed its medium roast, somewhat fruity blend of Hawaiian and Central American beans. It was the priciest among the coffees at $19.99. Though it isn’t served specifically at Disney World, you can also purchase another Hawaiian blend at Disney – the medium roast “Aulani” blend served in-room at Disney’s Aulani Resort in Hawaii. It is said to have a “distinctly smooth & buttery mouth-feel with mild tropical fruit flavors.” It is also $19.99.
Apparently, if you want great coffee, the Grand Floridian is one of the places to go on property – it boasts no fewer than three of Joffreys’ specialty roasts. The uber-exclusive, AAA, 5 Diamond, Victoria & Albert’s at the Grand Floridian serves a single origin coffee called “Victoria & Albert’s” from a remote island in Indonesia (honestly, would you expect anything different from this bucket list restaurant?), and it offers chocolate and nutty overtones. On top of that, it is brewed tableside, and though you may not get exactly the precise results as your server does using Victoria & Albert’s siphon method of preparation, your home brewing machine will still give you a great cup of coffee with this choice. Amazingly, it is not one of the pricier offerings at $14.99.
Also from the Grand Floridian is the “Narcoosee’s” blend, a dark roast for $14.99, made with beans from Africa and Indonesia with woody and smoky notes, but a “spicy, sweet finish.” The “Citricos” blend at the so-named restaurant at “The Grand” is also a $14.99 dark roast, with berry-chocolate aromas and a milk chocolate finish.
The dark roast “Riviera Resort” blend is $13.99, and as one of the newest selections, it will give you a sweet and smoky cup with beans from Papua New Guinea, Costa Rica and Kenya.
The Boardwalk hasn’t been left out, either. The “Flying Fish Café Espresso” is a full, espresso roast, for $13.99, and leans toward the bittersweet. Prefer a medium roast while at the Boardwalk? Reach for the “Trattoria Al Forno” blend, a $14.99 berry and citrus flavored cup with a chocolate aroma.
California Grill at the Contemporary is considered by many as one of the top dining choices at Disney World, and their “California Grill” blend ($14.99) is a dark roast made from beans from Central America, Indonesia and Africa. Also at the Contemporary is “The Wave” ($13.99), a bold, full blend at the often over-looked restaurant, The Wave. This unique blend comes from a sustainable farm in Sumatra, in keeping with The Wave’s commitment to using sustainably sourced products on its menu. It stands out from other blends in its flavors, with hints of cedar and dried fruits.
There are tons more blends you’ll find just at Disney World. Try the medium “Hollywood Brown Derby” ($13.99) at Hollywood Studios, or the full, caramelly flavor of “Artist Point” ($13.99) from Wilderness Lodge, one of our favorite places to visit. EPCOT’s Le Cellier boasts caramel-brown sugar and citrus backgrounds in its dark roasted “Le Cellier” blend ($14.99).
At the Joffreys’ kiosks, you can get more than just coffees. Hand blended teas, huge fluffy doughnuts, snacks and specialty, limited time offerings show up as well. At a recent stop at the Joffreys’ kiosk at the Disney Skyliner at Caribbean Beach, we tried the “Toffee Flight Latte,” a delicious, cold espresso-based beverage with sea salt caramel toffee and mounds of fluffy whipped cream. The Nitro Cold Brew at the Disney Springs’ location also hit the spot as a pick-me-up on a hot afternoon. On Mother’s Day, we tried an iced “Lion’s Latte,” with coconut and white chocolate flavors for $5.69 a glass.
Incidentally, at the Disney Springs location, for a bit of extra fun (for only 50 cents), you can add a picture in the foam on the top of your latte, including an image of the big cheese himself, Mickey, or one of his friends; a seasonal message; or even your selfie portrait. (You know, so you’ll know whose drink is whose.)
If you are more of a West Coaster, there are blends unique to Disneyland, such as “Napa Rose” ($14.99), “Carthay Circle” ($13.99), and “Steakhouse 55” ($13.99), rather inexpensive ways to bring a touch of Disneyland to your door, since most of us out-of-staters aren’t eligible for park admission right now. We are especially looking forward to trying the Carthay Circle blend from Disney California Adventure’s Carthay Circle restaurant– its nutty and deep chocolate flavor is created from a rare 100% Specialty Grade Indonesian coffee that grows on trees that can date back as far as 250 years.
Joffreys is always introducing new blends, and coming up with creative ways to serve those flavors, such as the frozen Citrus Sunrise or Spring Flurry at the EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival.
Disney also has a special collaboration with Joffreys and Conservation International to support the Alto Mayo Protected Forest Project in Peru, and the organic “Peru Alto Mayo” blend is the result of that team-up. The blend is a USDA Organic and Fair Trade Certified coffee from the Amazon Rain Forest that is farmed using sustainable methods in a protected area of San Martin. You can check out the Joffreys’ blog to learn more about this special offering. The fresh vanilla almond aroma is unique to this coffee, and you can take home a bag to sample for $12.99.
Joffreys has a wide range of other specialty blends and one-of-a-kind coffees to offer in addition to the Disney collection, including their “Giving Back” coffees, where a portion of the profits from each bag sold are donated to local charities, including the “Wish Maker’s Blend” ($13.99) supporting the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida; the “Rise and Shrine” blend ($13.99) supporting Shriners Hospitals for Children; and the “Valor Blend” ($13.99), supporting our armed forces through Folds of Honor, providing scholarships to families of fallen and disabled military heroes.
If you are smarter than we were, and want to have your Joffreys’ blends shipped straight to your house, you can sign up on the Joffreys’ website, and get 25% off on your first order. (DisneyBizJournal does not profit from the sales; we just like the coffee.)
Happy brewing!
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Beth Keating is a regular contributor to DisneyBizJournal.
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