Category: Disneyland
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Culinary Quest: Wine Country Trattoria World of Color Package
On a recent weeknight, my wife and I were able to have a date night at Disney California Adventure. We decided to partake in the World of Color Dining Package at Wine Country Trattoria. Both Ariel’s Grotto and Wine Country Trattoria offer similar dinner packages for $39.99 ($20.99 for kids and Annual Passholder discounts are…
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Disneyland Announces Opening Dates for Three New Attractions
Construction workers are scrambling to get the Disneyland Resort in California primed for the busy summer season. Disneyland officials confirmed the grand opening dates for three new experiences at the Anaheim theme parks. To alleviate any suspense, on May 27th the new Mickey’s Soundsational Parade will march down Main Street U.S.A. for its world premiere. One week…
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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…
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Have a Wall! Fun at Disney California Adventure!
Wally, Wally Wally, get your construction here! Oh – my bad. Schoolhouse Rock is playing on my mental jukebox now…. As you guys all know by now, the construction walls in Disney California Adventure are here til 2012 and aren’t going away anytime soon! I say – “Don’t Whine,” “Don’t Complain,” and “Have fun with…
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Around the World, Disney Dollars and More with Jack Lindquist
Interview with Jack Lindquist, Disneyland’s First President, Part 2 Jack Lindquist is a Disney Legend whose Disney career began in 1955 as the initial advertising manager for the new theme park. He worked in the public relations office alongside future head of Walt Disney Imagineering Marty Sklar. In Part 1 of the interview, Lindquist discussed his early years at Disneyland,…
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Interview with Disneyland’s First President, Jack Lindquist
Part 1: Jack’s Start at Disneyland to Dealing with Walt Disney’s Passing Recently I was able to speak with Jack Lindquist, a Disney Legend who also served as the first-ever President of Disneyland. He started with the Disney Company in 1955, two months after Disneyland opened, as the park’s first advertising manager. Jack worked his way up the…