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.

Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend 2013 – Half Marathon

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Laura Gilbreath shares day 2 of the Dumbo Double Dare, which was the Disneyland Half Marathon. "Whew...it was a very warm day for a half marathon (even warmer than it was on Marathon Sunday at WDW in January), but we did it, and added another DL Half Marathon medal and the new Dumbo Double Dare medal to our bling collection. 2:28:14 for me and 2:28:50 for Lee. Considering the heat I was very happy to finish in less than 2:30."
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D23 Expo 2013 – Cosplay

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The D23 Expo encourages guests to come in costume and one of the fun things to do is wander around and see all the people who dress up. There is a lot of creativity and artistry involved in those costume – you don’t see people dressed in costumes they bought at a costume shop! By … Continue reading "D23 Expo 2013 – Cosplay"
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D23 Expo 2013 – Day 3

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Sunday was a much less busy day than Friday and Saturday had been, at least in the various sessions. I don't think any of them filled up - I know for a fact that the two Arena presentations and all of the Imagineering sessions still had room for people to walk in. The exhibit floor was busy, but not as crowded as Saturday. I had a chance to go through the new Tomorrowland exhibit, which had opened the previous afternoon. It contains "artifacts" from the supposed "1952" box. Bizarre, and since I didn't see the Disney Studios presentation I didn't really get it.
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D23 Expo 2013 – Day 2

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Another pretty good day at D23 for me. Today was sold out, and it was a LOT busier - the show floor was quite crowded after 11:00 or so. The biggest frustration I heard was how long it took just to get into the building, though - 60-90 minutes for those who arrived in the 8:30-9:30 range (doors opened at 9:00 for D23 members).
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D23 Expo 2013 – Day 1

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It's the end of day 1 of the 2013 D23 Expo, and I am very happy to report that overall it was a pretty good day. I can honestly say that I had a good time, and am far less frazzled than I have ever been after an Expo day. Not that everything is perfect, but those of you who have read my blogs on previous D23 Expos know how frustrating I've found them in the past. D23 seems to have finally learned a few things this time around and made some improvements to reduce the frustration level.
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Let Disneyland Entertain You!

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I think a lot of people go to Disneyland for the rides and the attractions, and never realize all of the entertainment options that are also available! Lee and I, along with Jason (disneygeek) spent a summer day at Disneyland recently where instead of running from attraction to attraction, we went from live show to live show, and managed to fill an entire day. And we had a great time.
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How I Spent My Monstrous Summer Day

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How I Spent My Monstrous Summer Day by Jason, Jeanine, and Laura We thought we would collect up some of the photos we took and tweets we sent out during Disneyland’s Monstrous Summer All-Nighter and share them here. (We must give credit where credit is due, and tell you that Jeanine is the only one … Continue reading "How I Spent My Monstrous Summer Day"
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The Dopey Challenge – Walt Disney World Marathon

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First it was the Goofy Challenge, then the Coast-to-Coast Challenge and the Dumbo Double Dare. Now the evil geniuses at runDisney have developed a new series to tempt their loyal running fan(atics): The Dopey Challenge. runDisney is introducing a new 10K race into the 2014 Walt Disney World marathon weekend lineup. And they are convinced … Continue reading "The Dopey Challenge – Walt Disney World Marathon"
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