SAILING WITH DISNEY, PART 2: Disneyland, A Place Without Peer, Opens With Several Piers

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In the sweltering summer of 1955, guests who walked through the turnstiles of Disneyland, under the railroad tracks and into the magical environment of the world’s first theme park, saw things that were atypical for amusement parks of the day. To begin with, there was a perfectly replicated Main Street, circa the turn of the … Continue reading "SAILING WITH DISNEY, PART 2: Disneyland, A Place Without Peer, Opens With Several Piers"
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Disneyland Resort – 1/8/16

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Contributing photographer Jason of disneygeek.com sends us these photos from his trip to the parks on Friday, January 8, 2016. For this picture set I will focus on some "last visits". The full picture set is on my site as always. On January 10th quite a few attractions around the Disneyland Resort will be closing. … Continue reading "Disneyland Resort – 1/8/16"
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New Guest Experiences in Disneyland in 2016

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While the Disneyland Railroad is temporarily closed this year, guests at the Main Street and New Orleans Square Train Stations will be able to get up-close with the historic steam engines. Jungle Cruise Skippers will share tales during the Jungle Cruise closure. Look for these and other special experiences in 2016.
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Walt Disney World 373 Disneyland 1: Part II

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This is the second installment regarding my first trip to Disneyland. I want to concentrate on my attraction experience. Because of time constraints and a little something called the Disneyland Half Marathon, I had to make some choices and thus was able to experience only about two dozen of the almost 80 attractions waiting for … Continue reading "Walt Disney World 373 Disneyland 1: Part II"
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Fun Friday at Disneyland

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“Laura Gilbreath…you just returned from a long weekend at Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival…what are you going to do next?” “I’m going to Disneyland!!!” 🙂 It’s certainly not the first time that I’ve followed up a trip to Disney World with a trip to Disneyland a few days later! I wanted to see the new … Continue reading "Fun Friday at Disneyland"
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Disneyland Paris – Frontierland — Part 3 — Big Thunder Mountain and the Riverboats

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Big Thunder Mountain As with all Disney attractions, your journey on Big Thunder Mountain starts with the queue – and in this case, a very detailed queue. The line twists and turns around rusting mining equipment, amusing signs, and dilapidated buildings. Periodically, a mine train rolls by. Eventually you reach the boarding area and your … Continue reading "Disneyland Paris – Frontierland — Part 3 — Big Thunder Mountain and the Riverboats"
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