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.

Inaugural Tinker Bell Half Marathon – January 29, 2012

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The Inaugural Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend took place at Disneyland January 27-29. The Health and Fitness Expo was on Friday and Saturday, the Never Land Family Fun Run 5K was Friday night, the kids’ races were Saturday morning, and the Tinker Bell Half Marathon was Sunday morning, starting at 5:45. I’ll have more on … Continue reading "Inaugural Tinker Bell Half Marathon – January 29, 2012"
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Kellie Nickerson Wins Inaugural Tinker Bell Half Marathon at Disneyland Resort

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Photo ©Disneyland More than 17,000 runners take part in women-focused weekend of events centered on health, fitness and active lifestyles ANAHEIM, Calif. (Jan. 29, 2012) – Kellie Nickerson – looking apropos in her fairy wings and green tutu – flew away from the field to capture the inaugural Tinker Bell Half Marathon at Disneyland Resort … Continue reading "Kellie Nickerson Wins Inaugural Tinker Bell Half Marathon at Disneyland Resort"
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Tinker Bell Half Marathon by the Numbers

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1 – The inaugural Tinker Bell Half Marathon at Disneyland Resort 10 – Countries represented in the inaugural Tinker Bell Half Marathon; majority of international participants are from Canada. 14 – Age of the youngest participant in the 1/2 marathon 48 – US States represented in the half marathon; no runners from Maine or New … Continue reading "Tinker Bell Half Marathon by the Numbers"
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Inaugural Tinker Bell Half Marathon Takes “Flight” at Disneyland Resort

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TV sitcom star to be among the more than 17,000 runners inwomen-focused weekend of events centered on health, fitness and active lifestyles ANAHEIM, Ca. (January 19, 2012) – Pixie dust and fairy wings will overtake Disneyland Resort and the streets of Anaheim this weekend as thousands of runners participate in the inaugural Tinker Bell Half … Continue reading "Inaugural Tinker Bell Half Marathon Takes “Flight” at Disneyland Resort"
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WDW 2012 Marathon Weekend – The Food

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It wouldn’t be a complete set of trip blogs without a food blog, right? 🙂 I’m afraid you might find it a little repetitive, though – we ate at Kouzzina three times (two dinners, one breakfast)! 🙂 The night we arrived, after we visited the Marathon Expo, we still had time to walk into Epcot … Continue reading "WDW 2012 Marathon Weekend – The Food"
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Disneyland’s Lunar New Year Celebration

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Disneyland is celebrating the Lunar New Year with the Happy Lunar New Year Celebration! January 20-29. The festivities are taking place along the Small World Mall. There are banners and other decorations all along the way. Other decorations include colorful lanterns in the trees. Though they aren’t real, I thought the blooming cherry trees were … Continue reading "Disneyland’s Lunar New Year Celebration"
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Happy Lunar New Year! Celebration at Disneyland Park: Fact Sheet

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With good wishes for 2012, the Disneyland Resort invites guests to celebrate the Lunar New Year season at Disneyland park from Jan. 20-29. The Happy Lunar New Year Celebration! at Disneyland is a joyous tribute to coincide with the traditional Lunar New Year, and it recognizes time-honored traditions of the season with exciting, live performances, … Continue reading "Happy Lunar New Year! Celebration at Disneyland Park: Fact Sheet"
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WDW 2012 Marathon Weekend – The Marathon Relay

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If you don’t care about the new Walt Disney World Marathon Relay, stop reading now. 🙂 When they announced the new Marathon Relay race last year we were very interested, and signed up. But there was very little information on how it was going to work…and as time went on, not much new information was … Continue reading "WDW 2012 Marathon Weekend – The Marathon Relay"
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WDW 2012 Marathon Weekend – Part 2

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The Inaugural Walt Disney World Marathon Relay is in the books! Lee and I both had really good runs – he finished his half in 2:13:02, and I finished my half in 2:30:33. They also counted the 3:17 we spent in the transition area, so our total time was 4:46:51. I was thrilled that it … Continue reading "WDW 2012 Marathon Weekend – Part 2"
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WDW 2012 Marathon Weekend – Part 1

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It’s Marathon Weekend at Walt Disney World – and so we’re back in Florida again! It’s the place to be this weekend. 🙂 This time we are running the new Marathon Relay race on Sunday. It’s a new medal, so I HAD to have a new piece of bling for my collection! 🙂 Lee will … Continue reading "WDW 2012 Marathon Weekend – Part 1"
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