“Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world. It is something that will never be finished. Something that I can keep developing and adding to.” Walt Disney once said these words referring to changes and development at Disneyland. While he did not live…
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Happy Birthday, Walt Disney!
Walt Disney was born in Chicago, Illinois on this day (December 5) in 1901, and he passed away on December 15, 1966 at the age of 65. You know, there is so much information about Walt Disney on the Internet, but I want to share with you one of the places that I enjoy learning…
A Disney Thanksgiving!
I’ve never spent the Thanksgiving season at one of the Disney Parks, but I sure would like to! The Thanksgiving season would be an ideal time to visit Walt Disney World or Disneyland because you’d get the bonus of seeing all of the festive Christmas decorations as well as being able to enjoy a Disney…
What’s Up with Pin Trading?
Pin trading at the parks brings a mixture of joy and fear in the hearts of parents. The joy comes from watching your child find just the pin he or she was looking for. Fear at the thought of how many pins you might have to tote to Disneyland or Walt Disney World with you….
This Month in Disney Parks History – October
This month is a big one is Disney Parks History. October of 1971 brought us Walt Disney World!!! The Walt Disney World Resort consisted of The Magic Kingdom, the Contemporary Resort, the Polynesian Village, and Fort Wilderness. When the Magic Kingdom gates opened at 10am that day, the first guests were William Windsor, Jr accompanied…
LA/Hollywood Experience
There are many additional Southern California sights that can be added to your Disneyland vacation package when you book through your travel agent. One of them is a one day tour of Los Angeles and Hollywood through Grayline tours. Since my daughters had never seen some of these iconic sights, we booked it for our…
This Month in Disney Parks History – September
Welcome to this month’s installment of Disney Parks History. September was one busy month for the Disney Parks and it also seems to have been the month of the closings, with over 20 rides, attractions, parades, and restaurants closing in various years in the month of September. September also is the anniversary month of Tokyo…
Thrill Rides at Disney Parks
Happy 10th anniversary to Mission Space in Epcot! On August 15, 2003, Mission Space lifted off with a soft opening. Mission Space is an attraction that mimics space travel and is probably as close as most people will get to space travel. What’s nice about this attraction is that there are two different intensity levels. …
D23 Expo
Held every two years, the D23 Expo could be called the ultimate in Disney fan experiences. The next Expo, coming up this weekend August 9-11, 2013, will be full of fan fun. This is the third Expo to be held in the history of the D23 Disney Fan Club. The location, the Anaheim Convention Center,…
This Month in Disney Parks History – August
Welcome to the second installment of my Disney Parks history series. August is full of history of the Disney Parks. Many events happening in Disneyland itself as may attractions continued to open following its grand opening in July 1955. Ten more attractions/restaurants open in Disneyland in August of 1955, including: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea…
Why Do We Travel to Disney?
It seems that every time we tell family that we are going to Disneyland or Walt Disney World, we are asked why. Why travel there “all the time”? “Why do you have to go to Disney?”, we’re asked. “You’ve already been there,” the family says. Today, I was reading some Walt Disney quotes, and I…
This Month in Disney Parks History – July
With this month bringing the 58th anniversary of Disneyland and of Disney parks in general it got me thinking about how much has changed over the past 58 years of Disney Parks. So many attractions have come and some have stayed though many have gone. So many milestones have been reached and obstacles overcome. In…