This past Friday, on July 17, 2015 I celebrated Disneyland’s 60th birthday at the park! It was a great day full of fun and celebration. I was there with my kids, my siblings (and their spouses), and my parents. It was wonderful to celebrate so many years of family memories at Disneyland, and to create…
Author: Miachelle Gilstrap
I am a wife, mother, and fan of all things Disney. Many of my best memories are from family trips to Disneyland. I also enjoy crafting, reading, and spending time with family!
What’s in My Disneyland Bag?
In case you didn’t know by now, I love Disneyland! I grew up in the Southern California area and as a kid my parents took us about once a year. I continued the tradition with my own kids, until this last year when we finally got annual passes. Now we go almost monthly. With all these…
Our Experience – The Surf’s-Up Breakfast with Mickey and Friends
This month my baby girl turned 4! I can’t believe it; time sure flies. To celebrate her birthday my family and I took her to the Surf’s-Up Breakfast with Mickey and Friends. This is located in the PCH Grill, one of the restaurants in the Paradise Pier Hotel at the Disneyland Resort. This restaurant only…
Disneyland Collections: The Easy and Inexpensive Way
Disneyland collections come in all shapes and sizes. So many things can be collected, from toys to shirts to even artwork. If you have seen some of the great collections out there, it may have inspired you to want a Disneyland collection of your own. With so many great things to collect from the parks…
Goofy’s Kitchen at the Disneyland Hotel
Recently my family has had an opportunity to dine at Goofy’s Kitchen at the Disneyland Hotel. It is a buffet style, character dining experience that I will never forget. In fact we enjoyed it so much we went again just a month later when my brother and his wife were in town. It’s a…
Happy Birthday to the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland
As of August of this year the “999 happy haunts” have inhabited the Haunted Mansion attraction at Disneyland in California for 45 years. Since its opening, The Haunted Mansion has become a park favorite for many visitors, and has even inspired its own movie. Similar rides exist (or are planned) in the other Disney…
Summer Fun at the Disney Store
This summer you can bring a little magic to each day at the Disney Store! Every day throughout the summer (ends September 5th), at your local Disney Store, kids can participate in a variety of activities for free. Each day has different activities like story time, Art of Animation, music activities, character/movie inspired activities…
This Month in Disney Parks History – June
June was a great month for the Disney Parks. It brought the Monorail and The Enchanted Tiki Room to Disneyland, a Space Mountain ride to Disneyland Paris, Alice and Wonderland and the Columbia sailing ship to Disneyland, and brought Walt Disney World a couple of water parks (although one is no longer open). June also…
This Month in Disney Parks History – May
May brings us the beginnings of summer, as with such many openings in Disney Parks history, including Disney’s-MGM Studios, Fantasmic!, and the lovable It’s A Small World. May is also the month in which Disney kicked off its 50th Anniversary celebration back in 2005. I was lucky enough to be there for it, and it…
Our Trip to Disneyland: Part 1 – Character Breakfast
Our Trip to Disneyland: Part 1 – Character Breakfast Thanks to the best Christmas gift from my sister (tickets to Disneyland!!) my little and I ones recently enjoyed a trip to Disneyland! We began out day with “Minnie and Friends – Breakfast in the Park” located in the Plaza Inn…
This Month in Disney Parks History – April
April is a very big month for the Disney Parks. Three new parks opened in the month of April: Tokyo Disneyland in 1983, EuroDisney (now known as Disneyland Paris) in 1992, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom in 1998. April also brought us the opening (1957) and later closing (1966) of the Midget Autopia attraction in Disneyland. Fun…
This Month in Disney Parks History – March
It’s that time again! Let’s look back at Disney Parks history in the month on March. March of 1972 brought an expansion to Disneyland: Bear country! It opened this month bring to the park the Country Bear Jamboree, The Mile Long Bar, Teddi Barra’s Swingin’ Arcade, and Ursus H. Bear’s Outpost. March also brought several…