Tag: characters

  • Kick Yer Boots Off & Set a Spell at Disneyland’s Big Thunder Jamboree

    On May 3rd, 2012, Disneyland came up with another way to incorporate its Festival Arena into usable space for the summer season.  They did what now seems to be the obvious thing; since the entrance to the Arena is at the back of the Big Thunder Ranch -they opened it up as the Big Thunder Jamboree! …

  • Mandy, Mona, and Manny: The 3 New Stars of the Disneyland Monorail!

    With the excitement of the opening of Cars Land at Disney California Adventure, Disney has introduced a new celebrity family to guests of the Disneyland Resort.  Just who are these rising stars?  They are Mandy, Mona, and Manny Monorail!   That’s right.  The monorails have decided to show their true personalities to guests by making…

  • 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,…

  • 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…