@WGNMorningNews
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@WGNTV
Roller Coaster Bureau Chief | Instructor NU
@MedillSchool
| National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach NBC-HWC
Take a look at the first animated fly-through of Celestial Park, the first world that guests will encounter at
@UniversalORL
’s new theme park Epic Universe!
It’s 10:30pm. People all over the area are saying “Alright, well....” before slapping their knees and getting up to leave wherever they’re at.
#midwest
😂😂
This is the hardest thing I've ever had to write. Our dog Charlie was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer and we had to say goodbye to him two weeks ago. Words can't summarize how special he was to our family, but I tried my best on my blog below...
I was just explaining to my kids about what the Pizza Hut in-restaurant experience used to be like. Pizza in a burning hot pan, the light fixtures, and the amazing RED CUPS. They looked at me like I was crazy ... sadly they will never experience this level of hut greatness.
Remember when Pizza Hut pan pizzas were basically a goddamn culinary delicacy? They’d bring them out in a real fucking skillet that was piping at about 700 degrees Fahrenheit right as your third song kicked in on the jukebox after you’d played a game of Galaga. We were kings.
JUST IN:
@Dollywood
will announce their new 2023 attraction on August 5th at 11am! The park says it is “the largest single attraction investment in the history of Dollywood.”😮🙌🎢
Square cutting pizza started in Chicago taverns decades ago. After work people who grab a beer and the square slices were easier to handle and they were smaller, so a few squares wouldn’t spoil dinner.
Celebrating my mom Elaine’s 75th birthday!
My mother has spent her life giving her time and support to others. It was such a great day to let her know how much she is loved by so many people.
I love you, Mom!
So happy for my friend and co-worker Demetrius Ivory
@DIvory_WGN
... officially named Chief Meteorologist for
@WGNNews
! He will be taking over for the legendary Tom
@Skilling
when he retires at the end of the month!
ICYMI I took a wrong turn in the studio this morning and ended up doing a weather forecast. Do I get a comp day for this?! 🤣🤣
@WGNMorningNews
@MorganKolkmeyer
THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND, CHANCE THE SNAPPER!
Check out our
@WGNMorningNews
proper goodbye to the Humboldt Park Alligator who captured our hearts. 🐊😎
Can’t believe it ... but our daughter is 10 YEARS OLD today. She has been such a blessing in our lives and this decade has flown by.
Happy birthday Ruby!
Tom
@Skilling
has arrived in Woodstock! Getting ready for a big
#GroundhogDay
celebration! Awesome to be out here and see all of the people giving Tom some love before his retirement later this month.
@WGNMorningNews
JUST IN: We are told the Humboldt Park Alligator has been CAUGHT. Still waiting for details on how they managed to capture
#ChanceTheSnapper
. 🐊
@WGNMorningNews
BFFs! 😍
Always great to chat with the one and only
@DollyParton
! We talked about the future of
@Dollywood
, their new resort, and I made another attempt to get her to ride a roller coaster with me. 🎢🙌
Watch our interview next week on
@WGNMorningNews
!
We love getting in the car as a family and going to see the awesome home light displays people have set up during the Christmas season.
Did you know there is a Google map of a TON of light displays around the Chicago area?! Here is the link to it:
Tom Skilling gets emotional talking about his parents, one of the many moments from his final broadcast on
@WGNNews
last night.
You can watch all of the segments from
@Skilling
's final show here:
Can you help me celebrate a major milestone? My son Oliver rode his first UPSIDE DOWN ROLLER COASTER this weekend! Mystery Mine at
@Dollywood
.
Major life achievement in the Leshock household! Very proud of him. He loved it! 🎢🙌🤣
Meet WALTER! The newest member of the Leshock family. 🐶 ❤️
We were able to keep this a secret and surprise the kids. It’s been an amazing …. and exhausting …. weekend. But we are so thrilled to welcome him home. 🐾
Crews at
@CedarPoint
have completed the 420-foot vertical spike tower on Top Thrill 2 … check out what it’s like to look straight down from the top! 😮🎢🙌
The ride now has two 420-foot towers and the trains are being added to the track as well. Check out the full video update
I was invited to fly with the US NAVY BLUE ANGELS before their performance at the Chicago Air & Water Show! It was an absolutely unforgettable experience. Here are some highlights.
You can watch my full
@WGNMorningNews
story and read more about it here:
My dad took me to see
#TopGun
in the theater when I was a kid. He was a pilot in the Navy and he was excited for me to see the latest aircraft on the big screen.
36 years later, we went to see the sequel and this time I brought MY son! Three generations enjoying some
#TopGun
!
Storm damage at my in-laws’ home in Machesney Park, just north of Rockford, Illinois. They were in their basement and are OK. Their chimney was blown off of their roof. Many trees down and one branch came through the ceiling into the home.
#ilwx
@WGNNews
So cool to see all of the tributes coming in for Tom
@Skilling
as he is nearing retirement at
@WGNNews
….this one from
@TheWienerCircle
! But what I love most about it …. how legit excited Tom is to see these tributes. He’s the best.
This is Mandy Hanson’s youngest son. Age 5.
He has progressive cerebellar atrophy and is physically handicapped. He also has 10 therapies a week.
Today, he took his very first independent steps.
This is the Twitter content I’m here for.🌎❤️
Some details on the new Velocicoaster at
@UniversalORL
:
- 4,700’ of track
- 2 launches, fastest hits 70mph in 2.4 sec
- 360° barrel roll over lagoon
- 100’ first of its kind inverted stall
- 155’ top hat with 80° drop
- 12 total seconds of airtime
- Opens Summer 2021
Take a POV ride on the new record-breaking dive coaster
#YukonStriker
opening at Canada's Wonderland (
@WonderlandNews
) in 2019.
245', 90° drop into an underwater tunnel. Four inversions. Top speed of 80mph. Looks incredible! More video and photos here:
Top Thrill 2 &
@CedarPoint
open for the season tomorrow - so what's next?
@TonyClarkCP
told me a contract for the park's NEXT addition has already been signed. And as they wait for news about a potential Cedar Fair / Six Flags merger, things are still "business as usual."
What
The
@WGNMorningNews
B-Team recreated the 1983 "Family Ties" intro shot-for-shot! This was a blast to put together. An honor to play one of my childhood heroes
@RealMikeFox
.
What show should we do next?
#WGNPrimetime
GOOD MORNING from Studio Leshock! Gave my kids the job of designing my home set for my “Trending News” segments on
@WGNMorningNews
. Hopefully I don’t wake them up. Sports coming up at 5:15 and trending news all morning after that.
NEW - When Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opens on June 28, it will use a virtual queue. Guests can request to join the virtual queue via the My Disney Experience app at one of two times: 7 a.m. or 1 p.m.
While a standby queue will not be available during the attraction’s initial