Category: Disneyland
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Opening date for World of Color at Disney’s California Adventure
Disney has finally announced the date of the long anticipated light and color show, World of Color. The show will open at Disney’s California Adventure on June 11. The location has been under construction for more than a year. Original plans had the show opening in spring, but the delays will allow the show to…
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Culinary Quest: A Rose by Any Other Name…
My wife and I recently celebrated our anniversary by visiting Napa Rose at the Grand Californian Hotel at the Disneyland Resort. This was simply one of the greatest dining experiences we have ever had. I use the word experience purposefully. Dining at the chef’s counter at Napa Rose was a complete experience. If you are…
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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…
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Disney Legend to Legend: Marty Sklar Discusses Herb Ryman
When I first met Disney Legend Marty Sklar, retired Executive Vice President and Ambassador for Walt Disney Imagineering, he sat down to discuss a small portion of his 54-year career working with and for Walt Disney. Marty is now president of his own company, Marty Sklar Creative, Inc., and is one of the founders of…
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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…
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Culinary Quest – Plaza Inn: The Good, the Bad, and the Friendly
My latest stop on the Culinary Quest landed us at the traditional Disneyland dining staple of the Plaza Inn. Other restaurants and menus may come and go, but Plaza Inn on Main Street U.S.A. remains a favorite of many. Plaza Inn used to be a constant in the dining rotation of my family and I,…
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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…