Laura Gilbreath

Laura Gilbreath is a native of San Diego, CA. She has been making the trek up Interstate 5 to Disneyland since she was a small child and terrified of talking tikis and hitchhiking ghosts. She and her husband Lee enjoy trips to Disneyland and Walt Disney World, as well as sailings on the Disney Cruise Line.

2015 Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend – Half Marathon

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Sunday morning at 3:45… time to get up for the 10th Disneyland Half Marathon! We’d gotten almost everything set aside and ready to go the night before, but we still had some final preparations. Everyone has their own pre-race routines – it’s a very individual thing. What works for me doesn’t necessarily work for Lee … Continue reading "2015 Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend – Half Marathon"
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2015 Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend – Expo and 10K

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The events of our Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend have begun! We are running the Dumbo Double Dare for the third time, which means running the 10K on Saturday and the half marathon on Sunday. As always, we started at the Health and Fitness Expo, held in the Convention Center of the Disneyland Hotel. It opened … Continue reading "2015 Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend – Expo and 10K"
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2015 Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend – A Look Back

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It’s time for the 10th Annual Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend!. In this blog I thought I’d take a look back at the very first Disneyland Half Marathon and some of the changes over the years. I remember how excited we were for the Inaugural race weekend nine years ago, on September 15-17, 2006. At the … Continue reading "2015 Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend – A Look Back"
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Disneyland 60th Event Viewing

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I’ve had several opportunities to experience some of the events of Disneyland’s Diamond Anniversary this summer, so I thought I’d follow up with some additional observations, especially now that I’ve seen the parade and fireworks from different locations. The question I am most frequently asked is: “How long will the celebration last?” Disney so far … Continue reading "Disneyland 60th Event Viewing"
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Happy 60th Birthday, Disneyland!

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The Disneyland Resort Diamond Celebration is the inspiration for a two-hour television event, "The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60," on February 21 on the ABC Television Network. Hosted by Dancing with the Stars' Derek Hough, the broadcast will originate from Hollywood and at some of the most iconic locations throughout the Disneyland Resort, including Sleeping Beauty Castle, Main Street, U.S.A., and Cars Land. Among the special appearances during the show will be Sir Elton John, who will perform in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland park, singing the Oscar-nominated song "Circle of Life," from Disney's "The Lion King," and his new song "Wonderful Crazy Night."
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Norway Cruise 2015 – The Food, Part 2

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Wednesday night was the Captain’s Gala ship-wide menu. We were in Lumiere’s again. We ordered a lot of different things – I think this is the most photos I have for one meal! I started with the regional White Onion Soup with caraway and smoked salmon. As I recall the smoked salmon was not overwhelming … Continue reading "Norway Cruise 2015 – The Food, Part 2"
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Norway Cruise 2015 – The Food, Part 1

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It’s not a set of cruise blogs without some information on all of the dining, too! We’ve been on enough Disney cruises that we are familiar with a lot of the menu items – they don’t change that frequently. One thing we really enjoyed about this cruise was that there were some new offerings: each … Continue reading "Norway Cruise 2015 – The Food, Part 1"
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Norway Cruise 2015 – Part 7, Bergen

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Thursday – Bergen Lee followed Commodore Tom’s advice and got up at 6:00 to go up on deck, but I stayed in bed for another half hour. After that I put on shoes and a jacket and went out on the verandah. I’m afraid the sail-in to Bergen didn’t appear that special to me. Nothing … Continue reading "Norway Cruise 2015 – Part 7, Bergen"
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