Today, Disney Consumer Products announced a new contest to celebrate parents and guardians who foster their child’s creativity and teach valuable life lessons through storytelling with a nationwide search for the “Winnie the Pooh “Storyteller of the Year.” The “Storyteller of the Year” user generated contest taps into parents’ love of Winnie the Pooh and invites them to share the loveable bear’s story in a creative way through video and the use of fun props including Pooh plush toys, puppets, blankets or any other Pooh item. To enter, all parents and families need to do is create a simple,...
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Celebrating Moms at the Disneyland Resort
April 18, 2013 in All Posts, character dining, dining, disneyland, disneyland hotel, grand californian, mother's day, motherhood, restaurant tips, Tips & Tricks for Families
Photo courtesy of the Disneyland Resort Mother’s Day is just a few weeks away on Sunday, May 12, so it’s time to make plans to honor the moms in our lives! What better place to do so than the Disneyland Resort, where she (or you!) can feel like a true Disney princess?In Disneyland Park, three restaurants will be offering special meals to celebrate moms. At Blue Bayou in New Orleans Square, you’ll find prosciutto-wrapped halibut with forbidden rice and corn chowder for $39. Carnation Café will serve honey-mustard, lemon-roasted chicken with mashed potatoes and glazed baby carrots for $16.99,...
Terrific Tip Tuesday: Save Money on Sodas at Disneyland
April 16, 2013 in All Posts, dining, saving money, Tips & Tricks for Families
Ok, there’s no real tip today. I just thought this was a funny picture of my boys sharing a Sprite (and saving me the cost of two sodas) at Rancho del Zocalo…which, by the way, offers free refills while you are dining there. (The Plaza Inn offers free refills during your meal and a to-go cup when you are ready to head back into the park. Pizza Port also offers free refills.) So look…there was a tip after all!
Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room 50th Anniversary Event
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Coming up this summer, June 2013, marks the 50th Anniversary of one of Disneyland’s most unique, innovative (at it’s opening), and classic attractions – Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room! To celebrate, there will be a special, one-of-a-kind, exclusive, Polynesian-themed merchandise event. Would you like to be a part of the magic? Here are the details:When: June 28th, 5pm – 9pm & 29th, 8am – 5pmWhere: Disneyland Hotel Exhibit Hall “Chip n’ Dale Enjoy a Pineapple Treat” Limited Edition Pin Admission Cost: $85.00 per person, the “Jose Package” (Limited Availability)Event Includes: Event Store (allowing first opportunity to purchase Tiki Room 50th anniversary...
Weekly Update for Limited Time Magic (April 15, 2013)
April 15, 2013 in All Posts, characters, disneyland, disneyland resort, limited time magic, vy
Limited Time Magic at the Disneyland Resort is beginning to pick up momentum as we enter mid-April. There have been a lot of exciting events and opportunities for Passholders lately and it looks like we can look forward to so much more! Check out what has recently passed and what’s coming up!Limited Time Magic Recap – April 8-14, 2013 Long Lost Friends Week Many of you voted in the Disney Parks Blog poll to bring back some of your favorite “Long Lost Friends”. The Disneyland Resort also brought back some Long Lost foods as well, such as Monte Cristo...
Fun Fact Friday: Top 5 Facts About Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln (and the Opera House Lobby)
April 12, 2013 in All Posts, attraction tips, disneyland, fun facts, Randy, Tips & Tricks for Families, Top 5
Even as a child, Walt Disney admired President Abraham Lincoln, often dressing up in a homemade stovepipe hat and his father’s frock coat to deliver the Gettysburg address to schoolmates. From that lifelong admiration we eventually got Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln. But did you know these 5 facts about this classic attraction? 1. Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln was introduced at the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair. It was sponsored by the State of Illinois and was the first use of a human-like Audio-Animatronic. All that the Imagineers had learned over the last several years of designing mechanical...
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday: The Most Surprising Window on Main Street
April 10, 2013 in All Posts, disneyland, main street, photography
While recently dining on the Carnation Cafe patio, I noticed the windows pictured here. The set of three windows is above the restrooms to the back of the dining patio. The center window is for Christopher D. Miller, Walt Disney’s grandson and the son of his daughter Diane. The bottom three windows, from right to left are for a gym, Turkish bath, and… wait for it… a massage parlor! Anyone else find this surprising?
A Visit to the Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives
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Located in Simi Valley, just 70 miles from the main entry plaza at Disneyland, the Reagan Library is the temporary home to the largest exhibit of Disney memorabilia that has ever been on display in one location- Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives. The Archives have been on display since last summer but I haven’t been able to get the kids there until this past weekend. Included with the price of admission ($21 for adults and $6 for children 10 and under) is a self-guided tour of the library, Air Force One Pavilion where you can tour an actual...
Weekly Update for Limited Time Magic! (April 8, 2013)
April 8, 2013 in All Posts, disneyland resort, limited time magic, vy
Happy Monday Babes in Disneyland readers! It was quiet all last week for Limited Time Magic at the Disneyland Resort so there isn’t much of a recap. However, starting today, there is one exciting update! Check it out!Limited Time Magic On the Horizon – April 8-14, 2013 Long Lost Friends Week at the Disneyland ResortDid you participate in the Long Lost Friends Week poll last month? The Disneyland Resort asked Guests to input their favorite characters that are rarely seen at the Parks and to bring them to life! Image courtesy of The Disney Parks Blog From April 8-14,...
Merchandise Monday: April 2013, Earth Day, Art, and Events
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This month we have a few new merchandise products available, a featured treat, and several events to share with you for April’s Merchandise Monday update!Earth Day 2013 Limited Edition Pin – Released on 4/4, this limited edition (1,000 pins) pin shows Mickey, Chip, and Dale celebrating Earth Day 2013 by displaying ways to care for our earth. Artist Sketch of the Month – This month, at The Disney Gallery, Off the Page, or the WonderGround Gallery, you can find new sketches available – like the Pinoccio and the Marionettes sketch, which can be purchased unframed or framed and with pin.Featured Treat – This candy...