Tag: Disneyland
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Memories: The Luxurious Arcadia Suite in Disneyland’s Grand Californian
“How the other half lives.” We hear this phrase all of the time, but what does it mean? Well, I had a rare opportunity to find out how those with a taste for luxury spend their vacation time at Disneyland Resort’s flagship hotel, the Grand Californian Hotel and Spa. Ten years ago, when the Grand first…
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Memories: A New Blog Series Looking Back at Disney’s Past
I want to introduce everyone to a new series we’ll be doing on the blog. It’s called Memories: …. The idea of this series is to showcase Walt Disney World and Disneyland from the past: everything from long gone attractions, shows, and elements to our own personal experiences. We hope that you enjoy seeing our…
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Holiday Shopping at the Disneyland Resort
I love shopping during the holiday season. I love the sights and smells, the colors, and even the crowds of people looking for that just-right gift. My daughter, Kelly, and I decided to go visit the Disneyland hotels and Downtown Disney to check out some of the shops there. We parked at the Mickey &…
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Local Holiday Events to Complement Your Disneyland Vacation – Part 2
In my last blog on local events, we talked about Central Los Angeles holiday activities for your family to do while vacationing at Disneyland. I realize that those of you staying at the Disneyland Resort would like to find some of these holiday events a bit closer to your accommodations. Therefore, in this blog we’ll delve…
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Local Holiday Events to Compliment Your Disneyland Vacation – Part 1
As you know, the winter holidays are one of the busiest seasons for the Disneyland Resort. Guests are either whisking their families off on a Disney adventure, coming to the Los Angeles and Orange County area spend the holidays with friends or local family members, or are simply just getting away from their families all…
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Knott’s Merry Farm Christmas Crafts Fair
Near the Disneyland Resort is the first American theme park ~ Knott’s Berry Farm, and during the holiday season Knott’s is transformed into Knott’s Merry Farm. It has been a long-standing tradition for Knott’s to host a Christmas Crafts Fair in its Ghost Town. Through the years, the crafts fair has changed, and each year…
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Disneyland Holiday Design – The Wreaths of Small World Holiday
Since I’m neverendingly amazed at the depth that the Disneyland Resort goes to in theming for the holidays, I thought it only appropriate to bring some of that to the blog for the holiday season. To start the season off right, I wanted to share a new “discovery” that I had when being dragged through…