‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring…well, one creature is stirring! I absolutely love Christmas Eve. There are presents under the tree, Christmas songs playing in the house, and a glow from strung lights. As I was looking through this year’s holiday photos, I found a few […] Read more…
Note: this post covers Disneyland’s refurbishment “season”, from January-March. For current scheduled closures, please visit here. If you’ve been reading the blog for a while now, you know that late winter is Disneyland’s “refurbishment season”. While attractions close for maintenance and upgrades throughout the year, the park stacks many refurbishments into January-March, to take advantage of […] Read more…
For the past 2 years, Disneyland has been hosting a special after-hours ticketed event series: Disneyland After Dark. Each event has its own theme, with special character meet and greets, photo ops, and lots of open attractions. Disney just announced the 2020 lineup, and the new series is the largest ever, with 4 different events […] Read more…
You’ll be hard pressed to find a crazier spot in Disneyland than Main Street at parade time. If you try to get through this area during a show, good luck winding through tiny roped off pathways with people anxiously racing in both directions. But if you’re lucky, you’ll get to skip this altogether. Sometimes, when […] Read more…
I was recently flipping through my Disneyland Encyclopedia, when I came across some super interesting stats. Inside the book, the author includes lots of trivia and lists. One of these lists measures distances around the park by football fields (100 yards or 91.44 meters). I found this list fascinating, so I thought I’d share in […] Read more…
♫ This is Halloween! ♫ Yes, that song has been stuck in my head all day. Although since Disneyland starts Halloween celebrations in September, it kind of feels like it’s already over! This year the parks brought their A game with decor, and I found tons of new details that I had never seen before. […] Read more…
If you’ve ever browsed any online Disney forums, you’re bound to have encountered a mysterious rumored park: the Dark Kingdom. This park, almost always proposed as a 5th Disney World gate (and once in a blue moon, a 3rd Disneyland or Disneyland Paris gate), would be an villain-centric park. I’ve seen threads related to the […] Read more…
No expense adds up as quickly as food at Disneyland. When you can smell the popcorn, churros, and pastries all day long, it’s so easy to just keep grabbing little things and watch your cash dwindle from your pockets. There’s no way to totally escape the cost of dining at Disneyland, but there are some […] Read more…
If you follow me on Twitter, you probably saw that I recently attended California Adventure’s new version of the Halloween party: Oogie Boogie Bash! Oogie Boogie is throwing quite the party, with special entertainment, event-exclusive merchandise, trick-or-treating, and all the Halloween food & drinks you can possibly eat in one night. Cars Land, Grizzly Peak, […] Read more…
Sleeping Beauty Castle’s magic comes from its details: the real gold plating along its turrets, the stained-glass windows, and the colorful stone. Walk across the drawbridge and you’ll see one of those details up close, just above the archway. This fixture wasn’t original to the castle; it was added in 1965. Many sources, including Wikipedia, […] Read more…
The Disneyland Resort’s Halloween season is in full swing, with the sold out Oogie Boogie Bash drawing visitors dressed in their best costumes. But many visitors are already looking ahead to the resort’s next big party: the Festival of the Holidays! Source: Disneyland Resort From November 8 to January 6, Paradise Gardens Park will once […] Read more…
Source: Disney / LucasFilm Visiting Galaxy’s Edge is unlike any other part of Disneyland; when you arrive, you leave earth and head to the planet of Batuu. You won’t encounter cast members, just villagers trying to make a living. And you’ll hear them use some Batuuese phrases that sound a little strange the first time […] Read more…
When you think of Disneyland, you probably have a mental image of the castle standing tall at the end of Main Street. But Sleeping Beauty’s home isn’t even close to the tallest structure at the Disneyland Resort. In fact, at 77 feet, it doesn’t even make the top 10! Here are the 10 tallest Disneyland […] Read more…
Even though we just transitioned into the Halloween season at Disneyland, the holidays are just around the corner! If you’re planning a trip to the Happiest Place on Earth between November 8 and January 6, you’re in for a magical treat. Welcome to the Merriest Place on Earth…Disneyland’s holiday transformation. WINTER WHITES & BOUGHS OF […] Read more…