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Sometimes I report or write about something on this website that makes me want to go out and by a plane ticket to Orlando right now.  This is one of those times.  Disney announced yesterday that some of the stars of one of my favorite television shows, “The Deadliest Catch” on the Discovery Channel, will be appearing inside the Norway pavilion in Epcot in mid-July.

Here is part of the press release…

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Norway pavilion at Epcot will host Sig Hansen — one of the featured stars on the popular reality series on The Discovery Channel, “The Deadliest Catch” — for an in-park appearance July 10-13, 2008. Hansen will appear inside The Puffin’s Roost, the pavilion’s merchandise location, each day. He will be joined by his brothers, Edgar and Norman Hansen, who also appear on the show.

A fourth-generation Norwegian fisherman, Sig Hansen is the captain of the Northwestern, one of the crab-catching vessels on “The Deadliest Catch.” He, Edgar and Norman own and operate the Northwestern. Based in Seattle, Wash., the Hansens have fished together for nearly 20 years.

Yes, I am a “Deadliest Catch” junky.  I can’t get enough of it and can’t stand that it only airs about a dozen times a year.  The visuals from this show are mind blowing and the work these guys do is downright crazy.  New episodes air Tuesdays at 9pm ET, but re-runs seem to be on every day while the show is in season.

Why couldn’t they make this appearance when I am there??