Author: Nancy Johnson

  • Next Generation Disney Store Helps Shoppers with “Imagination”

    Imagination.  That’s been the driving force behind the Walt Disney Company since its inception.  Now, The Disney Store has called upon that force to create its next generation of shopping experiences. Okay, hold on.  Did I really say that?  Shopping experiences?  That’s what Disney is calling it.  The official press states that they want this to be the…

  • A Parent’s Guide to Braving the Grand Opening of World of Color

    Something has been bugging me for weeks now.  I’ve been afraid to talk about it.  I’ve finally decided to spill my guts. Disney’s California Adventure Park is about to unveil possibly the biggest and best thing that has happened to that park in its history.  The opening of World of Color is of epic proportions…

  • Mom Will Love Her Royal Brunch at the Disneyland Hotel

    How do you celebrate being a mother? Do you rely on your husband to pick the perfect place, or do you just make the reservation for the Mother’s Day Royal Buffet at the Disneyland Hotel’s Ballroom and tell them they have no choice? Well, guess what I did last year…. That’s right. I made reservations…

  • Touring Tips for Disney’s California Food and Wine Festival 2010

    After experiencing the first weekend of Disney’s California Food and Wine Festival 2010 with my Disneyland Correspondent Team, I can truly say that whether you are a casual and unaware visitor or are a seasoned passholder,  the festival is bound to hold something in store for you. You basically have a choice: stumble on one…

  • Guy Fieri Dishes on Disney & the California Food & Wine Festival

    Food. Energy. Entertainment. These powerful words can both be descriptive of a good Disney vacation, as well as of the life of one of the busiest men in television today. From his roots as a Northern California restaurateur to exploding on the scene as the host of four currently-airing network television shows, Guy Fieri has…

  • Wine Walks at Disney’s California Food & Wine Festival

    The Disney’s California Food & Wine Festival is soon upon us and each year brings a little more anticipation.  While it isn’t as famed as its older sister at Walt Disney World’s Epcot theme park, it is gaining quite a bit of ground.   One of the favorite things to do at the Festival is a Wine…

  • Dream Away in the Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel

    “Finally!”  and “I don’t have enough points!!!!” were the simultaneous thoughts I had when they announced that the Disney Vacation Club Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel were open.  I’ve been a member of the Disney Vacation Club (DVC) since 1993 and with as much as we use our membership points at the hotels here at…