Category: Disneyland
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Homemade Autograph Books Increase Character Interaction
For the past few trips to Walt Disney World our family has made our own autograph books to take to the parks. My girls, ages 8 and 11, really enjoy making them with me, and the books get a big response from the characters. During one recent family vacation to Walt Disney World, we met…
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Walt’s Barn – A Train Lover’s Dream in Griffith Park
The clack of the tracks, the sound of the steam whistle blowing its call, the smell of the oil and fuel. That is what runs through the veins and soul of a train man – and a train man is what Walt Disney was, through and through. Our family had heard the call of the…
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Happy Birthday Splash Mountain: A History
During my last trip to Walt Disney World, I had lunch with Disney Historian Mark Matheis from the Disney Institute. It was Friday, July 17th – a pretty momentous day in the history of the Disney Parks. On July 17, 1955, Ronald Reagan hosted the live telecast on ABC of Disneyland’s opening in Anaheim, CA. …
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Remember this Michael Jackson 3-D film at Disney? Captain EO
Captain EO Part 1 Captain EO Part 2
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A look inside Walt Disney’s apartment
In the life of a true Disney fan there are moments. Your first time at a Disney theme park, your first time seeing the castle, your first peek backstage. For some fans, luck smiles on them occasionally and they get to do things that a lot of people don’t get to do – dinner at…
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Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique Opens at Disneyland
The Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique opened this past April at the Disneyland Resort, CA, and I took the opportunity to go visit it. The Boutique is an enchanting stop at the Magic Kingdom for young girls to turn into princesses and young boys can become knights. It sits in the Sleeping Beauty Castle courtyard, and as…
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Adventure on the Remote Jungle Boats at the Disneyland Hotel
We found ourselves with an absolutely beautiful spring day – 80 degrees and a slight breeze – and Disneyland was really crowded. We had just checked into the Disneyland Hotel for a long weekend and weren’t quite ready for the parks – and there it was – across the empty lawn, taunting us with its…