GUIDED BY MICE

Since Disney wasn't making nearly enough in the vacation travel market at just their own theme parks, they've now gone into the lucrative Adventure Travel planning business.

I'm sure there's a market for this (since most adventure travel tours are geared towards adults, not families), and they'll certainly be high-quality and worth every penny. But I hate to think what Disney's marketing, budgetary and political muscle will do to smaller, locally-based tour companies.

Just think -- world travel without that pesky local color!

Check out the wiki entry and the official website.