Salute to All Things Disney but Mostly Disneyland

How I Spent My Spring Break: D23, WDW, SWW, DL, and Various Other Acronyms (Part 1.)

June 22, 2011 by Jeanine Yamanaka

While I attended a multitude of events and places last month, most of them have already been covered in depth erstwhile. Here then, for your perusal, is a more superficial accounting of what you might have seen had you been in my slightly-tired shoes recently. Last month saw the publication of Dick Van Dyke’s new … Continue reading "How I Spent My Spring Break: D23, WDW, SWW, DL, and Various Other Acronyms (Part 1.)"

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Disney Soundsational Summer Press Event – What’s Next!

June 5, 2011 by Laura Gilbreath

As promised, here’s a number of videos from the Disney Soundsational Summer press event. There was quite a bit of info presented in the What’s Next presentation, which was held in the construction area just outside one of the entrances to what will be the new Cars Land. Disneyland President George Kalogridis talked about the … Continue reading "Disney Soundsational Summer Press Event – What’s Next!"

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Disney Soundsational Summer Press Event – This and That

June 4, 2011 by Laura Gilbreath

We probably aren’t going to be able to post the rest of the video for a while (we don’t have very high bandwidth internet service right now), but I wanted to post a few more thoughts and impressions about the press event. Here’s a photo from the Little Mermaid opening. From left to right: Tom … Continue reading "Disney Soundsational Summer Press Event – This and That"

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Star Tours Opens in Disneyland – Press Event!

June 4, 2011 by AllEars

On Friday morning I was in the Star Tours queue, where I had the opportunity to speak with Susan Dayne, Art Director for Star Tours. I apologize for the audio – I have a cold and I was losing my voice, so I’m afraid it’s hard to hear me – but fortunately Susan did most … Continue reading "Star Tours Opens in Disneyland – Press Event!"

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Little Mermaid Ride Opens

June 3, 2011 by Laura Gilbreath

Lee and I are at Disneyland for a short (but action-packed) afternoon/morning of events, including the grand opening of The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure, the official premiere of Mickey’s Soundsational Parade, and the grand opening of Star Tours – The Adventures Continue. Thursday afternoon was the opening of Little Mermaid. It was grand in … Continue reading "Little Mermaid Ride Opens"

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Disneyland Hotel Updates – New Restaurants and Pool

May 31, 2011 by Laura Gilbreath

The Disneyland Hotel has been undergoing extensive renovation for a while now. Major facelifts to the three towers, as well as the construction of a new pool area and restaurant complex. The two new restaurants opened last week, and the pool area opened on Sunday, May 29, so I wanted to share some photos from … Continue reading "Disneyland Hotel Updates – New Restaurants and Pool"

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The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure

May 31, 2011 by Laura Gilbreath

The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure is a new attraction at Disney California Adventure that officially opens on Friday, June 3. It has been in soft opening for about a week, and I had the opportunity to ride it last Thursday. Ariel’s Undersea Adventure is a classic dark ride that takes us through various scenes … Continue reading "The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure"

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Disney Wonder Alaska Cruise – The Food, Part 2

May 28, 2011 by Laura Gilbreath

After our absolutely beautiful day in Juneau we had a wonderful dinner at Palo with 10 other members of our group. We were in the private room again, which had a gorgeous view of the sea and mountains that we were sailing by. We even saw some orcas and dolphins! The Palo menu is HERE. … Continue reading "Disney Wonder Alaska Cruise – The Food, Part 2"

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Disney Wonder Alaska Cruise – The Food, Part 1

May 27, 2011 by Laura Gilbreath

So here we are, back on the Disney Wonder for another week of fun and food. Or maybe that’s food and fun? Since we did back-to-back cruises, the menus started to look a little familiar. Which wasn’t necessarily a bad thing – it meant there were opportunities to try things we missed the first time, … Continue reading "Disney Wonder Alaska Cruise – The Food, Part 1"

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Mickey’s Soundsational Parade Premieres at Disneyland

May 27, 2011 by Laura Gilbreath

The new Mickey’s Soundsational Parade premiered at Disneyland today – and it’s terrific. Wonderfully designed floats, great music, lots of characters, and full of energy. To be honest, there was SO much going on that I couldn’t take it all in, but it was brilliantly done. I can’t wait to see it again! It’s been … Continue reading "Mickey’s Soundsational Parade Premieres at Disneyland"

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