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.

Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend – Day 1

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We’re back at Walt Disney World (yes, less than a month after our last trip) for Marathon weekend. As I mentioned several months ago, Lee and I are planning to run the Goofy Race-and-a-Half Challenge this weekend. That means that we run the half marathon on Saturday (which is today for many of you reading … Continue reading "Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend – Day 1"
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Disneyland: Rainy Day Tips

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As a lot of you know, we have been having an unusually wet fall and winter here in southern California. (In fact, it is raining AGAIN as I write this.) So that means lots of rainy days at Disneyland (it even rained on Christmas night!!!). The bad thing about rainy days is that some outdoor … Continue reading "Disneyland: Rainy Day Tips"
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Followup: A Little Disney in Your Decorating

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A while ago I shared some of my Disney holiday decorations, and invited you to share yours. Disney is popular with a lot of you! Here’s what you sent. Mary Virginia wrote: Disney Christmas ornaments are my favorite way to incorporate my two favorites: Disney & Christmas! As a young child (5 years old, actually), … Continue reading "Followup: A Little Disney in Your Decorating"
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2010 Holidays at WDW – Part 7

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All good things must come to an end…and today was the last day of our trip. It went way too fast! This was our coldest morning yet – 28 degrees at 8:00 (but felt like 20!). Still, it was a beautiful clear sunny day – hard to believe it was so cold until you went … Continue reading "2010 Holidays at WDW – Part 7"
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2010 Holidays at WDW – Part 6

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RADP Day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. It was COLD today. Windy all day, and I don’t think the temperature ever got above 45. How cold was it? It was so cold that the gardeners were covering a lot of the plants because they are expecting a hard freeze tonight. It was so cold that I … Continue reading "2010 Holidays at WDW – Part 6"
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2010 Holidays at WDW – Part 5

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I think this is going to be short – it’s been a very long day and I’m tired! Today was Magic Kingdom day. The day started off absolutely beautiful, with a cloudless blue sky. First meet of the day was Splash Mountain and Thunder Mountain. Fortunately they had turned off most of the real excessive … Continue reading "2010 Holidays at WDW – Part 5"
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2010 Holidays at WDW – Part 4

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RADP – Day 2 – Epcot! Actually we didn’t make the early meets at all today – we *really* needed to get out and run this morning (since we have this pesky marathon/half marathon coming up in four weeks!), so we went out and ran for 45 minutes or so this morning. If the weather … Continue reading "2010 Holidays at WDW – Part 4"
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2010 Holidays at WDW – Part 3

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Friday – the first day of the official RADP meets. Today was Animal Kingdom Day. The RADP Meet is really not about riding rides and doing things – it’s about spending time with friends that we might not see more than once every year or two. We have a good time being silly. The cast … Continue reading "2010 Holidays at WDW – Part 3"
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2010 Holidays at WDW – Part 2

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Big day today – instead of getting up and going to a Disney park, we actually left Disney property (gasp!) and went to Universal’s Islands of Adventure Park. Different experience in many ways. Our main objective was to visit the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter. For those of you who don’t want to read … Continue reading "2010 Holidays at WDW – Part 2"
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2010 Holidays at WDW – Part 1

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It’s late, and we have to get up fairly early (especially by west coast standards) to go to Universal tomorrow, so this is going to be a bit short… Had a very easy travel day today – smooth flights and minimal waits for our bags and rental car. We were at Disney’s Boardwalk Villas just … Continue reading "2010 Holidays at WDW – Part 1"
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