Author: Tom Bell
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Refurb Time at the Disneyland Resort
You’ve heard of Halloween Time and Holiday Time, but starting January 7th, the Disneyland Resort begins a different kind of celebratation…Refurb Time! All kidding aside, this is the time of the year right after the holidays, when the Disneyland Resort schedules some down-time for some of its most popular shows and attractions. Some are only…
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The Disney Magic Arrives in Texas
Blog and pictures by Mike Holland Sporting their best Mickey Ears and Disney Cruise Line apparel, a dedicated crowd of DISers and DCL fans found their way to the Port of Galveston to welcome the Disney Magic to Texas. The Magic was sporting a 200 gallon cowboy hat on top of the Mickey head on the second…
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Halloween Time 2012 at the Disneyland Resort
Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort began September 14th and all your favorites are back, along with a couple of new surprises. I crisscrossed the Parks getting pictures to share with you, and I think there’s only one thing I missed…more on that later. This year Halloween isn’t just limited to Disneyland Park, with a bit…
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Don’t overlook Disneyland’s Paradise Pier Hotel
Back in March of last year, I spent one night at the Paradise Pier Hotel. It was the night before a 7-day cruise on the Disney Wonder and I don’t remember much about it. If you pressed me, I would have probably said it was like staying at the Hilton or Marriott. Either I was…
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Adventures by Disney’s “Lights…Camera…Magic” Tour
Recently, Adventures by Disney invited The DIS to experience its one-day “Lights…Camera…Magic” tour, so fellow Disneyland correspondent Tony Spittell and I updated our head-shots and resumes and hopped on the bus to Hollywood. Read on to hear more about our adventures (or listen to Tony and I discuss it on a recent episode of the DIS Unplugged Podcast: Disneyland Edition).
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Destination D: 75 Years of Disney Animated Features – Day 2
This year’s, Destination D event celebrated the 75th anniversary of the release of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” by focusing on Disney animated features. Read on for some pictures from the second day of this two day event (Day 1 Blog) held at the Grand Ballroom of the Disneyland Hotel.
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Destination D: 75 Years of Disney Animated Features – Day 1
Every couple of years, D23: The Official Disney Fan Club holds Destination D, each time focusing in on a different milestone in the Disney company. Previous Destination D events have celebrated Disneyland’s 55th birthday and Walt Disney World’s 40th. This year, Destination D celebrates the 75 anniversary of the release of “Snow White and the…