Samantha Brown celebrates 10 years of travel at Disney World
A Mom and The Mouse, Featured, Kristin Ford — By Kristin Ford on February 4, 2010 at 1:53 pm
'Samantha Brown Fan-a-thon' was filmed at Walt Disney World and airs at 8 p.m. Wednesday. (photo by Travel Channel)
The Travel Channel celebrates a decade of programming by popular host Samantha Brown with four new hour-long specials, including one filmed at Walt Disney World, beginning Monday.
Traveling more than 230 days a year, Brown has a seemingly endless supply of stories from her journeys, and she shares them on these shows next week:
** Samantha Brown’s Vancouver (8 p.m. Feb. 8): Samantha discovers the natural beauty, winter activities, food and culture of the 2010 Winter Olympics host city.
** Samantha Brown: Inside the Suitcase (8 p.m. Feb. 9): Samantha shares her travel secrets, packing tips and favorite moments from the road.
** Samantha Brown Fan-a-thon (8 p.m. Feb. 10): Samantha celebrates 10 years of travel at Walt Disney World with her fans, who share their favorite moments on the show.
** Samantha Brown’s World of Sports (8 p.m. Feb. 11): Samantha takes viewers through her best and worst sports-related moments during her time on the Travel Channel.
Some lucky fans spotted Brown taping the Fan-a-thon with Donald Duck and a family at the Mexico pavilion at Epcot in November. Others saw her exiting the Kilimanjaro Safaris at Animal Kingdom and at Downtown Disney’s World of Disney store. I wonder what she liked best there — the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique? The enormous selection of Mouse merchandise? The pirate room for boys?
I had hoped the Travel Channel darling was making a new Walt Disney World holiday special when she visited in the fall. Walt Disney World Holidays with Samantha Brown, which first aired in 2003, is a must-see every December at our house. Brown gives viewers glimpses into how the holiday decorating is accomplished at Disney World without spoiling the magic for kids. And then she tours the parks and highlights favorite Christmas activities.
Disney Holiday Magic with Samantha Brown debuted in 2007, updating the previous show with a look at Hollywood Studios’ Osbourne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights, Epcot’s Candlelight Processional, Disney’s Boardwalk Hotel, Disney’s Grand Floridian Hotel and Disney’s Wilderness Lodge.
Of course, the energetic host has filmed other specials at Disney, including one episode in four-part series called Season of Disney that aired in the spring of 2008.
Tune in Wednesday to see if your Walt Disney World favorites match Brown’s.
Tags: Animal Kingdom, Disney World, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, Samantha Brown, Travel Channel
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Does anyone know what channel this might be on for Canadians. We do not get the Travel channel and, unfortunately, miss all these great shows.
The Travel Channel does reach Canada.Maybe not where you are but my family lives north of Montreal and it is part of their cable line up.
Here is a great website that lists all the available Disney related tv shows available on cable
http://www.bartlett-sloan.net/tv/agenda.php3?modeagenda=soon
Thank you so much Ridge Family. I have been looking for something like this to give us our Disney fix in between vacations.
I find Samantha Brown to be annoying and unwatchable. I especially can’t stand her treatment of all that WDW has to offer. I’d rather her shows focus on the place instead of her annoying personality.
Easy solution for you – just look up cities in a book or online. Those of us that look for entertainment along with city information don’t mind some personality once in a while. Besdies, what would you like her personality to be – bored, uninterested, not willing to try new things? Samantha is great – your personality is probably the one that needs to change.
While you’re doing research, look up “sycophant” and “shill.” The person expressed an opinion. You’re the one choosing to fawn over a tv personality who doesn’t even know you exist.
And while you’re doing research, learn to spell. It’s “besides.”
Samantha needs to sit on my face.
You know the carpet doesn’t match the drapes, right?
I would have loved to have seen her. She’s so fun to watch.
Sam Brown is a bit “overrated”…I can only stand her so long. I watched her cruise episode (from Tampa, FL to Cozumel as I was considering the exact same cruise) & after about 30 minutes, couldn’t really stomach her anymore…it was more about “her” & her preferences then it was about the cruise itself…a large chunk of the show was spent in the darn Spa…hello?!?! Some of us weren’t even CONSIDERING the spa (much less afford that extra luxury).
Oh well! She DOES look like she needs a good “pickle tickle” though.