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.

Disney Cruisin’ – The Food – Part 1

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It occurred to me that one thing I didn’t really talk about in my “Conclusions” blog was the food. I wrote about it in the “live” blog as I had time, but there were meals (and lots of photos!) that I had to skip because of time. So I’m going to put that in a … Continue reading "Disney Cruisin’ – The Food – Part 1"
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Disney’s California Food and Wine Festival 2009

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Disney’s California Food and Wine Festival 2009, one of my favorite annual events, will be back in 2009 with a longer run and an expanded slate of “Signature” events. This year’s Festival is six weeks long, from April 24-June 7, with events held daily. There will be over 600 complimentary demonstrations – everything from cooking … Continue reading "Disney’s California Food and Wine Festival 2009"
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“it’s a small world” Returns to Disneyland

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The “it’s a small world” attraction at Disneyland underwent a long rehab in 2008 – it closed in January and didn’t reopen until November. When it did reopen, it was in the holiday configuration, so some of the changes were not yet in place. The most controversial change seemed to be the proposed addition of … Continue reading "“it’s a small world” Returns to Disneyland"
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Disney Cruisin’ – A Question For You

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First, I’d just like to say a big thank you to all of you who have written to tell me that you read my Disney Cruise blogs. Thank you – it really means a lot to me to hear that other people enjoyed reading what I wrote. Kristin sent me this question that I wanted … Continue reading "Disney Cruisin’ – A Question For You"
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Disney Cruisin’ – Conclusions

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In no particular order, some of my thoughts and impressions about things we experienced on our Disney cruise. The Ship The Disney Magic is gorgeous. Just what you’d expect a classic ocean liner to be. Beautifully decorated and themed and appointed. And a lot of the Disney theming isn’t “in-your-face” theming – it’s more subtle … Continue reading "Disney Cruisin’ – Conclusions"
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Disney Cruisin’ – Day 9 and 10 – Castaway Cay and Debarkation

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Friday was our day at Castaway Cay, Disney’s private island in the Bahamas. We were due to arrive about 9:00. Lee and I went up to Topsider’s for breakfast – we each had a made-to-order omelet in addition to other stuff. Meg was working up there and we were able to visit a bit more … Continue reading "Disney Cruisin’ – Day 9 and 10 – Castaway Cay and Debarkation"
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Disney Cruisin’ – Day 8 – At Sea

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It was an At Sea day yesterday — which was supposed to be our day to relax, but we ended up filling it very well – though some of our activities were very relaxing! The weather was just about as perfect as you can get – sunny and about 80. Really beautiful. Sorry, no photos … Continue reading "Disney Cruisin’ – Day 8 – At Sea"
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Disney Cruisin’ – Day 7

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It was a very long day today, so you’re getting a very short blog entry — I’ll try to catch up further during our “At Sea” day tomorrow. We took the shore excursion to the Tulum (two-LOOM) ruins on the east coast of the Yucatan peninsula today. It was a lot of travel time — … Continue reading "Disney Cruisin’ – Day 7"
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Disney Cruisin’ – Day 6 – Grand Cayman

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The seas were quite rough last night – there was a lot of motion. I think I’m very glad we’re in the cabin we are, since it really didn’t bother us. We arrived at Grand Cayman ~7:00 this morning – we were already anchored when we got up at 7:30. The weather was absolutely beautiful … Continue reading "Disney Cruisin’ – Day 6 – Grand Cayman"
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