Salute to All Things Disney but Mostly Disneyland

More From Disneyland’s 55th Birthday

July 25, 2010 by Laura Gilbreath

On Disneyland’s 55th birthday, while I was waiting in Town Square for the Rededication Ceremony, I spoke with AllEars reader Iris, who has been to Disneyland on every July 17, from opening day until today! She grew up in southern California though she has lived in Texas for the last few years. She was kind … Continue reading "More From Disneyland’s 55th Birthday"

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World of Color Road Show – San Diego

July 23, 2010 by Laura Gilbreath

The World of Color Road Show is in San Diego July 22-25. As announced in this press release, Disney has been taking its new nighttime spectacular “on the road” to the cities of San Francisco, Sacramento, San Diego, and Los Angeles. Since you can’t really take the fountains and lasers and lights to a remote … Continue reading "World of Color Road Show – San Diego"

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A Preview of the Aulani Disney Vacation Club Resort in Hawaii

July 19, 2010 by Jeanine Yamanaka

So here’s what I did the last couple of weeks: On July 1st, the Disney Vacation Club had their first presentation of the Aulani resort at the Disneyland Hotel. It started off with the first of a couple of short videos of Joe Rohde, head of the Aulani design team, describing the resort and talking … Continue reading "A Preview of the Aulani Disney Vacation Club Resort in Hawaii"

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July 17, 2010 – Disneyland’s 55th Birthday

July 18, 2010 by Laura Gilbreath

Disneyland celebrated its 55th birthday on July 17, 2010. Like opening day on July 17, 1955 it was quite hot in Anaheim – though at least the water fountains were working and the asphalt wasn’t sticking to our shoes! We (Laura and Jeanine) have some pictures and video to share with you – we’ll have … Continue reading "July 17, 2010 – Disneyland’s 55th Birthday"

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Happy 55th Birthday, DISNEYLAND!

July 17, 2010 by Laura Gilbreath

Today, July 17 2010, is Disneyland’s 55th birthday. It’s been an amazing 55 years! Jeanine and I will be attending the 55th birthday celebration, and will have more on that later, but in the meantime I have asked my AllEars teammates to share some of their thoughts and favorite memories about Disneyland. Gloria Konsler: There’s … Continue reading "Happy 55th Birthday, DISNEYLAND!"

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50 and Fabulous D – Swiss Family Robinson Movie – D23 Event

July 12, 2010 by AllEars

On 7/10/10, I attended the “50 and Fabulous” showing of Swiss Family Robinson at the Disney Studio Theater on the Burbank lot. D23’s Jeffrey Epstein welcomed us to the showing and clarified some points about the ticketing process for the newly-announced Destination D and Scavenger Hunt. Archives Director Becky Cline then introduced the movie and … Continue reading "50 and Fabulous D – Swiss Family Robinson Movie – D23 Event"

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Touring Disneyland While Pregnant

July 5, 2010 by Laura Gilbreath

Becky Breiland, of the Mousetalgia.com podcast, brings us this guest blog on her Disneyland touring experiences. I am a firm believer that visiting the Disney Parks is appropriate at any stage of life. People who find out how often I visit Disneyland tell me things like “We’ll go when my kids are old enough to … Continue reading "Touring Disneyland While Pregnant"

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Happy 40th Anniversary, Disney Archives!

June 29, 2010 by Jeanine Yamanaka

On June 25, the Walt Disney Archives celebrated its 40th Anniversary, along with the retirement announcement of its founder, Dave Smith. To commemorate the event, D23 invited its members onto the Studio Lot for a presentation and reception. On checking in, guests were presented with a wristband and a souvenir pin, and guided over to … Continue reading "Happy 40th Anniversary, Disney Archives!"

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Toy Story 3 and the Fun Zone, at the El Capitan

June 24, 2010 by Jeanine Yamanaka

Toy Story 3 opened last weekend to general acclaim, winning an opening weekend box office of over $100 million–larger than any other Pixar movie to date. It also accomplished that even rarer feat, of being worthy of its hype. The third installment of the Toy Story characters brings something of a bittersweet coda to the … Continue reading "Toy Story 3 and the Fun Zone, at the El Capitan"

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Random Thoughts on World of Color Opening Weekend at Disneyland

June 21, 2010 by Laura Gilbreath

I spent the better part of three days at Disneyland last week…just thought I’d share some random observations and thoughts on various things. World of Color – I like this show more every time I see it – I see new things in it every time! Some of that is because of seeing it from … Continue reading "Random Thoughts on World of Color Opening Weekend at Disneyland"

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