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.

Mickey’s Soundsational Parade Premieres at Disneyland

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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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‘Mickey’s Soundsational Parade’ Celebrates Music in Motion at Disneyland Park

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Disney Music Comes Alive in a New Extravaganza; Each Float Tells Its Own Musical Story ANAHEIM, Calif., May 27, 2011 – Rhythm is king when the magic of Disney music takes to the streets in the new “Mickey’s Soundsational Parade,” debuting May 27 in Disneyland park. A bevy of favorite Disney characters including Aladdin, Ariel, … Continue reading "‘Mickey’s Soundsational Parade’ Celebrates Music in Motion at Disneyland Park"
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Disney’s California Adventure Construction Update

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Lee Zimmerman, Laura’s husband, is guest blogging this entry. — Since I was at the Disneyland Resort on Friday to cover the Star Tours Early Departure event, Laura asked if I would also take a pass around the resort to see if there was anything new to report on. Other than the new Star Tours … Continue reading "Disney’s California Adventure Construction Update"
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Star Tours – The Adventures Continue – Early Departure Event

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Lee Zimmerman, Laura’s husband, is guest blogging this report on the Star Tours Early Entry Event at Disneyland on Friday, May 20. — Laura had to work Friday and it was my off day, so she drafted me, typically her behind-the-scenes video guy, to attend this event in her place. Since I am a huge … Continue reading "Star Tours – The Adventures Continue – Early Departure Event"
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Pacific Northwest Cruise – The Food, Part 2

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We were at sea the next day, and went to Palo for brunch with some of the AllEars/Mouse Fan Travel group. Lee and I had never had brunch at Palo before, so it was a real treat for us. We were in the private dining room, with Daniel as our server. Daniel took those in … Continue reading "Pacific Northwest Cruise – The Food, Part 2"
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Disney Wonder Pacific Northwest Cruise – The Food, Part 1

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Since one of the things that many people seem interested in is the food on-board, here’s my blog about our dining experiences on the repositioning cruise. It’ll be in two parts, and will include some of Jeanine’s photos and comments as well. Once we (finally) were able to board in Los Angeles, we went to … Continue reading "Disney Wonder Pacific Northwest Cruise – The Food, Part 1"
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Pacific Northwest and Alaska Cruise – Day 13- At Sea

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Our last day on the ship – it’s supposed to be a relaxing at sea day, right? Hasn’t really worked out that way, though. 🙂 Ok, everybody brace yourself, because I’m about to use that dreaded four-letter word to talk about today: PACK. Sorry about that, but really, that’s what much of today was about. … Continue reading "Pacific Northwest and Alaska Cruise – Day 13- At Sea"
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Pacific Northwest and Alaska Cruise – Day 11 – Juneau

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Ahhh…another quiet restful night in our stateroom. Beci was telling us at dinner that she recommends Alaska Inside Passage cruises to her clients that are afraid they’ll be seasick, and I can understand why. It’s so smooth that a lot of the time I can’t even tell that we’re moving! I’m sorry that I haven’t … Continue reading "Pacific Northwest and Alaska Cruise – Day 11 – Juneau"
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Pacific Northwest and Alaska Cruise – Day 12 – Ketchikan

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Today was the kind of day that makes you believe that the Mouse really DOES control everything – INCLUDING the weather. In Ketchikan, the wettest city in the U.S., which gets rain 330 days out of the year, we had sunshine!!! Kinda spooky! Ok, yes, there were still lots of clouds and it wasn’t sunny … Continue reading "Pacific Northwest and Alaska Cruise – Day 12 – Ketchikan"
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