The DIS Unplugged Disney Podcast

Month: January 2012

  • Disney California Adventure Construction Update

    It’s time again for a construction update!  With “Summer 2012” looming on the horizon, Disney California Adventure is still a maze of construction walls.  The Pan Pacific inspired main entrance is done, but Buena Vista Street is still a mass of steel and Cars Land is littered with construction equipment.  There’s even a surprise construction wall…

  • Float out of the new Disney Fantasy Cruise Ship

    Blog written by Emiel and Yvette van Leeuwen On the morning of January 8th, we planned to go to Papenburg Germany to the Meyer Werft shipyard for the float out of the Disney Fantasy.  Our day started at 5:00am when the alarm clock went off. To shorten our drive we stayed the night before with…

  • Memories: The Luxurious Arcadia Suite in Disneyland’s Grand Californian

    “How the other half lives.”  We hear this phrase all of the time, but what does it mean?  Well, I had a rare opportunity to find out how those with a taste for luxury spend their vacation time at Disneyland Resort’s flagship hotel, the Grand Californian Hotel and Spa.    Ten years ago, when the Grand first…

  • Inspiration Every Mile of 2012 Walt Disney World Marathon Races

    During this first full weekend of 2012, distance runners from around the world flocked to Walt Disney World for what has become one of the largest weekend of races in the country.  Over 56,000 people registered for one of the Disney races including: 8,000 in Friday’s Family Fiesta 5K, 26,500 in Saturday’s half marathon, and…

  • It’s Marathon Weekend here at Walt Disney World!

    I love being a spectator at the 2o12 Walt Disney World Marathon here at Epcot!  It inspires me to think that starting my running program is possible.

  • A Hidden Mickey Discovery at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

    One of our family’s favorite activities is to hunt for hidden Mickeys.  We recently did a hidden Mickey hunt at Disney’s Animal Kingdom – Jambo House back in June.  We did this same hidden Mickey hunt back In October as part of a Power of 10 – Give Kids the World Grand Villa fundraiser.  Discovering…

  • Memories: Waterfalls of the Disneyland Hotel

    Whether it was known as the Bonita Tower or the Wonder Tower, the vista that many people enjoyed from the youngest of the three Disneyland Hotel towers is now but a distant memory.  The Disneyland Hotel Waterfall was famed for its relaxing sounds, its romantic lighting, and its playful spirit.  However, 31 years after its creation, it’s…