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  • The Kiss Goodnight for Segways at Disneyland?

    The end may be near for the last “Segways at Disney” lawsuit.  But not quite yet.

  • Simple Pleasures: A Halloween Time Ride on the Disneyland Omnibus

    Want the best way to see the holiday decorations or to absorb the atmosphere and culture of Main Street, USA in Disneyland Park?  Take a few moments out and climb aboard the Disneyland Omnibus!  As I mentioned in the 2012 Halloween edition of the DIS Unplugged Disneyland Podcast, the second deck (of this original creation…

  • The Return of Classic Disney Imagineering

    Disney does it right. For years, theme park goers have found themselves amazed by the amount of detail Walt Disney Imagineering puts into creating new experiences for its guests. Everything from the line queues, ride vehicles, and walkways, to the background music, cast member costuming, and building structures are examined when creating a new area…

  • Disneyland Home Base: A New Way to Explore Southern California

    With Disneyland Resort park-hopper tickets maxing out at 5 days, a lot of guests are looking for options on how to spend the rest of their week-long vacation time in Southern California!   Well, fear not!  We at the DIS have LOTS of suggestions of places to go and things to do that can be…

  • Review of Breakfast at the Three Broomsticks

    One of the hottest theme park lands in Orlando is the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands of Adventure.  Even after 2 years it’s still one of the most popular Orlando theme park destinations around and guests can’t wait to visit this land.  It’s the first place guests race to when the park opens…

  • Johnny Depp & Armie Hammer “Ride Again” in The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger is riding again and this time is taking fan favorite Johnny Depp along for the ride. After 150 days of filming, the death of an on-set welder, and numerous back injuries to Depp, production is finally coming to a wrap. The Lone Ranger is set to hit theaters this July and expected…

  • Disney’s Tower of Terror 10-Miler Weekend – A Reflection

    Runners from 50 states and 14 countries gathered at the Walt Disney World resort for the Inaugural Tower of Terror 10-Miler weekend.  The collection of races saw children all the way to seniors running various distances all the way to the featured night time race; The Tower of Terror 10-Miler.  Continue through the page break…

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