Today is a special day for me…it’s my birthday! I know that technically summer has a few weeks to go, but growing up my birthday always signaled the start of the school year, so in my head it’s still the end of the season. Old habits are hard to shake! So to mark the “end” […] Read more…
March 2023 – present LOCATION Mickey’s Toontown – EngineEar Souvenirs marks the exit of the Runaway Railway attraction, in Toontown’s city center/downtown. To find the shop, walk toward Toontown City Hall. You’ll see the shop on your right, just beyond El CapiTOON Theater. EXPERIENCE Details: Merchandise – Clothing, accessories, stuffed animals, games, bubble wands Price Range […] Read more…
Fast pass. Genie+. Lightning Lane. Single pass. Multi pass. In the last few years, Disneyland’s “cut the line” system has changed a lot – both in name and in practice. The ever-changing system can be super confusing, especially if you’re not a frequent park visitor. So let’s take a moment to go through exactly what […] Read more…
Source: @PixieDustVibes July 1999 – August 2010 LOCATION Disneyland Hotel – The Lost Bar sat by the Neverland Pool on the hotel grounds. Today, the pool area has been completely reconfigured, but the bar stood very roughly where the building housing Trader Sam’s and Tangaroa Terrace stands today. EXPERIENCE Visitors to the Disneyland Hotel in […] Read more…
Have you ever watched a super hero movie where a city got absolutely wrecked in the big fight and thought…yikes. Who cleans that mess up? If you have, Marvel has an answer for you – and you can see nods to it in Avengers Campus. Scattered throughout the land, you’ll find boxes labeled “DDOC”. DDOC […] Read more…
If you’ve been on any Disney-related social media at all this last weekend, you probably saw a lot of commentary on D23! D23 is a bi-annual convention held just down the road from Disneyland, where Disney shares all kinds of news on what’s coming – to the parks, to theaters, to cruise lines…basically the whole […] Read more…
San Fransokyo Square definitely changed the vibe of California Adventure’s eastern side. Before, Pacific Wharf was kind of a quiet little corner between two super loud and energetic lands: Cars Land and Pixar Pier. And while the new land doesn’t have any big rides or dramatic happenings, the color scheme and decor definitely make it […] Read more…
Welcome to Ask The Duchess – Vol. 89, a monthly Q&A post covering a variety of resort-related topics. Ask The Duchess answers questions submitted by readers. If you have a question you’d like answered, send me a message here. 1. When it’s miserably hot out and lines are long everywhere, what in your opinion are […] Read more…
It’s August! Halloween season is just weeks away now, but I’m soaking up the last bits of summer for as long as I can (even if all the stores have moved on to back to school & all things Halloween!). July brought some new characters, openings and closures, and some major progress on the cast […] Read more…