Disneyland Dream Suite Tour and Interview with Resort President Michael Colglazier
June 5, 2013 in All Posts, d23, disney archives, disney video blog, disneyland, interview, video
Admit it. You’ve stood at the base of the stairs leading up to Disneyland’s Dream Suite and wished you could see inside. I know I have countless times. There’s such a mystique about the entire concept: a special suite, inside Disneyland, used on special occasions for guests to stay overnight that is filled with magical Disney touches in every room. The Disneyland Dream Suite was originally intended to be a luxurious apartment for the Disney family to use while at Disneyland and would have replaced Walt Disney’s apartment home away from home about the Main Street fire station. Unfortunately,...
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Terrific Tip Tuesday: Just because it’s bigger, it’s not necessarily more magical
June 4, 2013 in All Posts, entertainment, summer, Tips & Tricks for Families
Ragtime Robert and his legion of faithfulfans can be found at Coke Corner Fridaysand Sundays. If you time it right, Aliceand the Mad Hatter may also bethere for a game of musical chairs. There’s nothing like the entertainment offered at Disney Parks. The entertainment is a big part of the magic and while other theme parks offer musical acts and shows, the Disney Parks shows bring magic to life. This summer, the Disneyland Resort is offering a lot of really great shows and parades, including the all-new Mickey and the Magical Map and guest favorites World of Color and...
Weekly Update for Limited Time Magic (June 3, 2013)
June 3, 2013 in All Posts, disneyland resort, legacy annual pass, limited time magic, vy
Photo courtesy of The Disneyland Resort Happy June! The start of The Disneyland Resort’s Monstrous Summer kicked off with the success of the Monstrous All-Nighter event on Friday, May 24, 2013. (Check back soon for Lisa’s video and blog post all about it!) Other exciting happenings include the premiere of the new show, “Mickey and The Magical Map“ and the first of many “Small World” celebrations. There’s still plenty of Limited Time Magic events to look forward to. Check out this week’s fantastic update! Limited Time Magic Recap – May 24–June 1, 2013 Opa! A Celebration of Greece (May...
Disney Parks Accommodations Through the Eyes of a Special Needs Family
May 31, 2013 in All Posts, disney california adventure, disneyland, disneyland resort, first aid, legacy annual pass, personal, tips for guests with special needs, walt disney world
Make A Wish trip to Walt Disney World 2012 On October 11, 2013, sweet Brayden was taken from this earth. Please consider donating a little to help pay for his funeral expenses and his sister’s medical bills.In our ongoing efforts to shed light on the abuse of the special assistance Disney Parks provide guests with special needs, I thought I would highlight a family who has utilized Disney’s special assistance efforts and whose trips to Disney Parks would have been absolutely impossible without that assistance. Again, as in my last article on this issue, I ask you to put...
Several months ago, my five-year-old son came to me very excited about the new Mickey Indiana Jones cartoon coming out. I had no idea what he was talking about until I too saw the commercials promoting the new Mickey Mouse Clubhouse special Quest for the Crystal Mickey. When it finally aired on Disney Channel, all three of my boys were glued to the television and watched it over and over…and over and over again. They simply couldn’t get enough. And when Quest for the Crystal Mickey somehow got deleted off of our DVR, it was a bad scene and...
Last week Disney announced that for one night only, two of the world’s most celebrated songwriters and composers will take to the stage for “Richard M. Sherman and Alan Menken: The Disney Songbook.” Yes. I know. Take a moment and let it sink in. Sherman and Menken. The concert will take place at the D23 Expo 2013 at the Anaheim Convention Center in the D23 Expo Arena on Saturday, August 10.Together Sherman and Menken have won a combined 10 Academy Awards for their work with Disney, and have composed music and songs for more than three dozen Disney feature...
Mickey and the Magical Map Review and Full Perfomance Video
May 29, 2013 in All Posts, disneyland, entertainment, fantasyland, mickey and the magical map, summer
The Mickey and the Magical Map previews I attended were great, but nothing could have prepared me for the show’s premiere last Thursday at the Fantasyland Theater. Shortly after 6p.m., the Fantasyland Theater filled with invited guests and media and Disney executives for the show’s grand premiere, which was preceded by an introduction from the Resort’s new president Michael Colglazier. If you haven’t been following my posts (I won’t hold it against you, but you can see some pretty cool behind the scenes stuff if you click here), Mickey and the Magical Map follows Mickey Mouse in his...
Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Tutorial: The Very BEST Memory from our Walt Disney World Vacation #DisneySMMoms
May 28, 2013 in All Posts, boys, entertainment, pirates, pirates of the caribbean, walt disney world
There are moments and then there are Disney moments. We had a lot of really incredibly moments during our family’s recent trip to Walt Disney World. Seven days and six nights at Disney inevitably add up to some pretty memorable experiences. (I will be writing about my top 5 best memories from the trip in an upcoming post.) There was one moment, however, that was one of those moment’s that we will all remember for the rest of our lives.My son Brandon is a huge pirate fan. Huge. He lives in a fantasy world in which he is always...
To tell or not to tell, that is the question: Our Big Walt Disney World Reveal to the Kids #DisneySMMoms
in All Posts, Big Kids, disney video blog, disneyland resort, personal, summer, vacation planning, video, walt disney world
Deciding when or how to tell the kids about their upcoming Disney vacation is a big deal for parents. Do you just mention it at dinner one night or go for a big reveal? Do you tell them weeks or months in advance or spring it on them at the last minute. My husband and I struggled a bit with this decision when it came to our trip to Walt Disney World. When it comes to Disneyland, we go all the time, and given the fact that we live 40 minutes to an hour away, we often casually decide on...
Disney Social Media Moms Conference – Just the Facts! #disneysmmoms
May 26, 2013 in All Posts, walt disney world
A big part of my family’s Walt Disney World trip was partaking in the Disney Social Media Moms Conference. The conference has been held for the past four years at Walt Disney World and brings together bloggers and other social media influencers from across the country. As part of the conference, influencers attend a special conference day with inspirational and informative presenters and learn about Disney products and initiatives through the four days worth of events. Conference goers and their families are provided three nights-worth of accomodations and the conference events for a discounted rate and any additional nights,...