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 – Upcoming Events

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Here’s some info on some upcoming events at Disneyland… Annual Passholder previews for Toy Story Mania will be June 9-12. Unfortunately, unlike AP previews at Walt Disney World, you can’t just show up with your AP and get in – AP holders must register on the Disneyland.com web site ( http://www.disneyland.com/ap) and then be selected … Continue reading "Disneyland – Upcoming Events"
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My Bonus Trip to WDW – Part 5

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You can blame commando Lee for the fact that there was no blog entry yesterday. Since it was his only day to play in the parks he made the most of it – we got a short afternoon break back in the room, but that was it. We started our day with a three mile … Continue reading "My Bonus Trip to WDW – Part 5"
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My Bonus Trip to Walt Disney World – Part 4: We Got Dreamed!

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As I mentioned in yesterday’s blog entry, Lisa and I received lanyards entitling us to admission to some kind of after-hours event at the Magic Kingdom last night, but we didn’t actually know what it was going to be. Lee didn’t get back to the room until after 7:00…we decided to eat here at Riverside … Continue reading "My Bonus Trip to Walt Disney World – Part 4: We Got Dreamed!"
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My Bonus Trip to Walt Disney World – Part 3

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Lee decided he was going to stick around the room for a while this morning and do work stuff – he had a bunch of email that had come in over the last couple of days that he was working through. And since he *is* working this week, unlike some of us… I showed him … Continue reading "My Bonus Trip to Walt Disney World – Part 3"
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My Bonus Trip to Walt Disney World – Part 2

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Lee got up bright and early at 7:00 (which is VERY early when you just came from the west coast!) and kissed me goodbye when he left for his conference. I’m trying not to gloat too much about this whole “you’re working and I’m not” thing… 🙂 I actually got up not too long after … Continue reading "My Bonus Trip to Walt Disney World – Part 2"
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My Bonus Trip to Walt Disney World – Part 1

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I’m blogging live from WDW – and a couple of months ago I certainly didn’t expect to be here right now! Lee is attending a conference for work at Coronado Springs, and back in January asked me if I wanted to come with him. But I had work commitments – at that point in time … Continue reading "My Bonus Trip to Walt Disney World – Part 1"
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Back from Disneyland – A Few Observations

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I’m just back from a short overnight trip to Disneyland – we went up to attend Taste – the final signature event of this year’s Food and Wine Festival. Taste was fun – I’ll have more information and pictures up later. We stayed at the Paradise Pier – the last time I stayed there was … Continue reading "Back from Disneyland – A Few Observations"
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Food and Wine Festival – How to Bake a Chocolate Souffle

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Warning: This blog entry contains explicit chocolate photos. Not recommended for non-chocoholics. Chocolate Souffle was the star of the first Sweet Sundays demonstration of this year’s Food and Wine Festival, prepared by Napa Rose’s pastry chef Jorge Sotelo, and his assistant Sergio. Chocolate Souffle Makes 8 servings 6-1/2 ounces 62% Scharffen Berger Dark chocolate (or … Continue reading "Food and Wine Festival – How to Bake a Chocolate Souffle"
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Weekday Fun at Disneyland and DCA

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Out-of-town friends gave me the excuse to play hooky from work one afternoon last week and spend some time at Disney’s California Adventure and Disneyland. And I thought I’d share a few observations. My friend AK and I attended the Miner Family Wine Tasting Seminar at DCA’s Food and Wine Festival. I was pleased to … Continue reading "Weekday Fun at Disneyland and DCA"
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