Tag: Disneyland
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Guy Fieri Dishes on Disney & the California Food & Wine Festival
Food. Energy. Entertainment. These powerful words can both be descriptive of a good Disney vacation, as well as of the life of one of the busiest men in television today. From his roots as a Northern California restaurateur to exploding on the scene as the host of four currently-airing network television shows, Guy Fieri has…
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Disney Legend to Legend: Marty Sklar Discusses Herb Ryman
When I first met Disney Legend Marty Sklar, retired Executive Vice President and Ambassador for Walt Disney Imagineering, he sat down to discuss a small portion of his 54-year career working with and for Walt Disney. Marty is now president of his own company, Marty Sklar Creative, Inc., and is one of the founders of…
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D23 First Anniversary Party
Recently I attended the D23 First Anniversary Party held at Disneyland along with a small group of DIS friends. An after-hours party at Disneyland…fancy desserts…all the rides in Fantasyland….obscure characters…VIPs….what more could you want?? Read on to find out….
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Culinary Quest: A Tale of Two Mexican Restaurants
On a recent visit to Disney’s California Adventure, our Culinary Quest led us to Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill in the Pacific Wharf section of the park. It offers the usual Mexican items such as burritos, tacos, and tostada salads. Now, the title says a tale of TWO Mexican Restaurants. What happened? You’ll have to read…
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Constructing the World of Color at California Adventure
The hot talk of the year is definitely the opening of World of Color at Disney’s California Adventure Park this April. It’s a little show. Not much really. It is only touted to be the most hi-tech water spectacular of its kind. Fountains, music, color, and imagery will come together to tell a tale of Disney…
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RIDEMAKERZ at Disneyland’s Downtown Disney
Recently I took my 6-year-old son, West, to visit the new RIDEMAKERZ store at Downtown Disney in the Disneyland Resort where you can “Build Your Ride”. RIDEMAKERZ is to Radio-Control vehicles what Build-A-Bear is to…um…bears. Kids (and big kids) can build their own custom vehicle from the ground up. I knew we could blow our churro…
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Captain EO returns to Disneyland
Since Michael Jackson’s death in June, fan sites have been buzzing with rumors and hopes that Disney would bring back the 3-D “Captain EO” movie to the theme parks. The fans have finally gotten their wish. The show re-opened at Disneyland today as the first day of a limited run in Tomorrowland’s Magic Eye Theater. …