Author: Nancy Johnson

  • School’s in Session at Disneyland’s Princess Fantasy Faire!

    We all know the type.  They’re glamorous, charming, demanding, and you love them to pieces.  Well, they needs some training to harness that power for the good of mankind, so why not send them to someplace that understands their unique requirements.  Send them to the Princess Fantasy Faire in Disneyland and your children can learn to unlock their…

  • The Suite Life at Disneyland’s Paradise Pier Hotel

    Are you the type of traveler that would like a little more space when you travel?  If you aren’t a Disney Vacation Club owner like me, you do have some options at the hotels of the Disneyland Resort.  One of these options is the one-bedroom suites at the Paradise Pier Hotel.   Sleeping up to 6 people, they…

  • Disneyland Gems: A Close Look at the Mark Twain Riverboat

    One of the classic icons of Disneyland is the Mark Twain Riverboat.  The excitement she creates, as she travels through Frontierland on the Rivers of America, is classic to every child and child-at-heart.  In fact, though you may have taken more than one trip on this paddlewheeler, you might never have taken the time to walk…

  • Disneyland Gems: Mission Tortilla Factory in California Adventure

    Tired of theme park trekking?  Hungry for just a nibble?  Want something for free?  I think I have just the thing you’re looking for… This installment in my Gems of the Disneyland Resort Series takes us over to California Adventure.  In the Pacific Wharf district of the park, most people walk right past the Mission…

  • A Taste of Spring Comes from Flowers at Disneyland

    Let’s face it.  After this season, we’ve all got a case of the winter blahs.  It’s time to push past them and get a peek of the glories of spring to come. Therefore, I’d like to take you on a quick tour of the new spring plantings that grace Disneyland’s famous gardens and  give you…

  • Disney California Adventure’s Blue Sky – The Latest Updates

    Blue Sky.  That’s how high you should think, dream, and live in Disney Imagineering terms.  In fact, that’s how high of a vision the folks who have been redesigning Disney California Adventure have. Now that the new year has begun, the Blue Sky Cellar in California Adventure has reopened with all new exhibits on what…

  • Aulani Update! Latest Construction Photos!

        9/17/11 PHOTO UPDATE!! We’ve added nearly 800 photos of Disney’s Aulani Resort & Spa. CLICK HERE FOR THE MOST RECENT PHOTO GALLERY Aulani Resort and Spa Information I’m very excited.  Last July, I talked about the design and development of Disney Vacation Club’s newest destination resort , Aulani, in the Ko Olina resort…