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 – Your Rainy Day Tips

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“Rain, rain, go away…” Just about the time the predecessor to this blog was posted the weather in southern California really started to improve, and we’re back to sunshine and dry conditions again. But I’m sure it will rain again before the winter is over, so I hope these rainy day tips submitted by some … Continue reading "Disneyland – Your Rainy Day Tips"
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Disney Dream Christening Cruise Photos – Christening, Embarkation, Stateroom

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A lot of you have said you want to see more photos, so I thought I’d put together a photo blog of the christening ceremony, boarding the ship, and a tour of our stateroom. Tinker Bell starts off the Christening Ceremony! The huge bottle of dreams that will be used to christen the ship This … Continue reading "Disney Dream Christening Cruise Photos – Christening, Embarkation, Stateroom"
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Disney Dream – The AquaDuck

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Since many of you seem very interested in the AquaDuck (even my mom’s first question to me was: “Did you ride the water coaster?”) I thought I’d write about that next. I was able to ride the AquaDuck three times – and it’s a lot of fun. You ride in a raft (which will hold … Continue reading "Disney Dream – The AquaDuck"
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Disney Dream Primer for Repeat Disney Cruisers

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Since we know many of you have cruised on the Disney Magic and the Disney Wonder, we thought that one of the first things you would be interested in is knowing what some of the differences are between the Dream and the ships that you are familiar with. So Deb Wills and I put our … Continue reading "Disney Dream Primer for Repeat Disney Cruisers"
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Disney Dream Christening Cruise – Day 2

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We’re on the Dream!!! The ship is beautiful. It’s been an amazing, awesome, and yesterday and today are just totally overwhelming. We’ve barely touched everything the ship has to offer. The christening ceremony was spectacular in true Disney fashion – we’ll have a video up on youtube after I get home. Internet service is not … Continue reading "Disney Dream Christening Cruise – Day 2"
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Disney Dream Christening Cruise – Day 1

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Deb Wills, Deb Koma and I are in Florida, where we have will be sailing on the Christening Cruise of the new Disney Dream ship! We have been invited by Disney attend the media events and go on the cruise. We are so excited! The actual christening is Wednesday, January 19, and there will be … Continue reading "Disney Dream Christening Cruise – Day 1"
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Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend – Dining

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So what do you eat when you’re getting ready to run a marathon and half marathon? “Anything you want” sounds like a good answer…but that’s not what we did. One of the things you get pounded into you when you’re training is: “Don’t do anything different just before a race.” This applies not just to … Continue reading "Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend – Dining"
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Disneyland Resort Salutes Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta

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Anaheim, CA – January 12, 2011 – The Disneyland Resort and its cast members, including Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Tom Staggs and Disneyland Resort President George A. Kalogridis, today recognized U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta at a special flag retreat ceremony. Giunta was recently presented the Medal of Honor – the nation’s … Continue reading "Disneyland Resort Salutes Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta"
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Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend – Half Marathon Day

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Saturday was half marathon day! In case you didn’t read the update I made in yesterday’s blog, we finished in 2:35:49. Which was faster than we anticipated, and we felt good afterwards. One thing we don’t like about Disney races…they start so darn early. The alarm and the wakeup call came almost simultaneously at 2:45 … Continue reading "Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend – Half Marathon Day"
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