Category: Disneyland
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Culinary Quest: Disneyland’s Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen
On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, my family and I took advantage of our Orange County location and headed off for lunch at Downtown Disney. As huge fans of Disney World’s dining offerings, we continue to look for restaurants here at the Disneyland Resort that are in the same class as those in Orlando. Unsure of…
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A Culinary Quest for the Ages
Imagine a world where one family from Southern California innocently embarks on a journey to Disneyland looking for a quick bite to eat. When suddenly their “quick” bite turns into a calendar year of gastronomic adventure the likes of which the DIS blogosphere has never seen. Yes, my family and I have decided to partake…
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It’s A Wonderful (Correspondent’s) Life
I know, I know, it’s cliche to write the year-end retrospective article around New Year’s. However, I can’t help it. It’s my nature as a scientist to analyze, evaluate, and reflect, and it’s amazing to think about all the different experiences I’ve squeezed into 2009. There were trips to Disneyland, Walt Disney World, SeaWorld, Universal…
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Princess and the Frog: Comparing the Ultimate Experiences
Having an event of “epic magnitude” is nothing new for Disney – they certainly have perfected that skill in many ways over the years. This year was no exception. On November 25th, Disney decided to preview its new movie, The Princess and the Frog, in a format it has used here at the El Capitan…
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Marty Sklar Discusses Working With And For Walt Disney
When Marty Sklar retired on July 17, 2009, the 54th Anniversary of the Disneyland Park in California, his title was Executive Vice President and Ambassador for Walt Disney Imagineering. After 53 years of working as a Disney Cast Member, Sklar received a tribute window on Main Street USA in Disneyland – the place where he…
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Princess Tiana comes to Disneyland’s New Orleans Square!
Pride! Honor! Jubilation! Those are some of the feelings and emotions that are found anywhere you go, when a local hero comes back to his or her home town. You know, that is exactly the feeling I found when visiting Disneyland’s New Orleans Square this weekend. With the arrival of Disney’s First African-American Princess, Tiana,…
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Introducing eTicket – a new Disney iPhone app!
I’m pleased to announce the release of the official iPhone app for the DIS – eTicket. eTicket represents what I like to consider the very best of the DIS condensed into a powerful research planning tool for the iPhone and iPod touch. We have mapped nearly 3,000 locations throughout Walt Disney World and Disneyland –…