Did you know you can make dining reservations before your next trip to the Disneyland Resort? The resort’s dining line can help you to make reservations at character dining restaurants and other table-service restaurants, in addition to answering questions about menus, food prep, special dietary requests, and so much more. (714) 781-DINE. (Reservations can also be made online by clicking here.) It is important to note that if you do not show up for your reservation you will be charged a $10 fee PER PERSON. The same can be said for reservation made in person the day of your visit. No...
The Disneyland Resort Dining Line and No Show Reservation Fees
November 25, 2014 in All Posts, character dining, dining, disney california adventure, disneyland, disneyland resort, restaurant tips, Tips & Tricks for Families
Did you know you can make dining reservations before your next trip to the Disneyland Resort? The resort’s dining line can help you to make reservations at character dining restaurants and other table-service restaurants, in addition to answering questions about menus, food prep, special dietary requests, and so much more. (714) 781-DINE. (Reservations can also be made online by clicking here.) It is important to note that if you do not show up for your reservation you will be charged a $10 fee PER PERSON. The same can be said for reservation made in person the day of your visit. No...
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Disneyland Pumpkin Cheesecake (Disney at Home)
November 24, 2014 in All Posts, disney at home, disney california adventure, disneyland, disneyland resort, Jessica, restaurant tips
Click here for an updated version of this post. I promised you a new recipe last week, and it has arrived! If you haven’t already planned what you are making for Thanksgiving dessert, you might want to add this Pumpkin Cheesecake to your list! I’ve long been a fan of Pumpkin Cheesecake instead of p umpkin pie at Thanksgiving (or if you can’t buck tradition, you could have both!) – so I was really excited when this recipe rolled across the Disney Parks Blog. It’s the same recipe they use for the Pumpkin Cheesecake found at the Jolly...
Fun Fact Friday: Town Square’s Little Secrets
November 21, 2014 in All Posts, disneyland, disneyland resort, fun facts, main street
In the past, I wrote about forced perspective used on Main Street. What you may not know is that there are two buildings on Main Street that do not use forced perspective–the City Hall Building and the Disneyland Opera House building. Both located in Town Square, they are two of the very first structures at Disneyland. Unlike most of the other buildings on Main Street, the second story of the structures are full size and are actual working offices. City Hall even has a full size attic on the third floor. Above the fire house in Town Square is Walt’s...
Disneyland Baking Guide
November 20, 2014 in All Posts, disney at home, disneyland, disneyland resort, Jessica, recipes
This is our Disneyland Baking Guide – a compilation of all of our tried-and-tested Disneyland dessert recipes. Here are all of the recipes we’ve made so far, and we continue to add new ones as they come along too. Don’t let the date on this post fool you–this is up-to-date with all of our scrumptious Disneyland Resort recipes! So don’t forget to bookmark or pin this post to Pinterest for later! Happy Baking! Cookie Recipes Gingerbread Chocolate Chip Cookie Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Snickerdoodle Cookies Chocolate Chip Cooke with M&Ms Muffin Recipes Cream-Filled Pumpkin Muffin Apple Cinnamon Muffin...
Ask the Disney Experts: Favorite Restaurant in Downtown Disney
November 18, 2014 in All Posts, Ask the Disney Expert, disneyland resort, downtown disney, restaurant tips, Tips & Tricks for Families
We’re taking a trip out of the parks and into the surrounding Disney property, at Downtown Disney! Yet again, we have reached out to some of our favorite fellow Disneyland experts to get their opinions. For this edition we asked them about their favorite Downtown Disney restaurant, and here are the answers: My favorite restaurant in the Downtown Disney District is Ralph Brenann’s Jazz Kitchen because of the tasty, Cajun and Creole-inspired dishes and decadent desserts… double chocolate bread pudding, anyone? The kids menu offers hearty and healthy three-course meals with foods my son loves, plus each option is served...
Control vacation spending with Disney gift cards and Disney Dollars
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Let’s face it. A trip to the Disneyland Resort is expensive. There’s no need to sugar-coat the truth. It is especially expensive if you are making a big family trip taking place over days or a week. With that in mind, a great way to keep spending under control is to use Disney gift cards and Disney Dollars. Here’s why I think they are great. By creating a budget and transferring your vacation dollars to gift cards, you will have to pay really close attention to your pennies. It’s so easy to spends small amounts of money at a...
2014 Dates for Disneyland’s Handmade Candy Canes Have Been Released!
November 15, 2014 in All Posts, disney california adventure, disneyland, vy
Image Courtesy of the Disneyland Resort The official dates for the 2014 handmade candy canes at The Disneyland Resort have been released, along with all the scrumptious goodies you can expect at both Disneyland’s Candy Palace and Disney California Adventure Trolley Treats! Now’s the perfect time to make sure you’ve got the Candy Palace phone line on speed dial (see Lisa’s post earlier this week) as you won’t want to miss out on this annual tradition, as well as many of the other treats in store!The 2014 dates are:Disneyland Park – Candy PalaceNovember 28 and December 2, 5, 9,...
Friday Fun Fact: Main Street’s Buildings
November 14, 2014 in All Posts, disneyland, disneyland resort, fun facts, main street
The buildings on Main Street were built using forced perspective. The first floor of the buildings are built at regular human scale but the second and third stories are each built smaller than the story below–even the bricks, boards, and windows are smaller. This optical illusion encourages the eye to travel up and the tricks us into thinking the buildings are much taller than they are. And the next time you are admiring those buildings, read the names on the windows. The tradition of honoring individuals with a personalized decorative window was started on Main Street, U.S.A. by Walt...
A Special “it’s a small world” Holiday Lighting and the 2014 A Christmas Fantasy Parade!
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November 13th marked the kick-off of the holiday season at The Disneyland Resort, which will continue through January 6, 2015, and promises to have plenty for the whole family to enjoy! To kick off the start of Disneyland’s Just Got Merrier holiday makeover, The Disneyland Resort hosted a special lighting ceremony of the “it’s a small world” holiday overlay. The current Disneyland Ambassador, Sachiko White (pictured above, left), hosted the ceremony and invited Vice President of The Disneyland Resort, Mary Niven, on stage to speak briefly on the many offerings that Guests can experience this holiday season. At Disneyland, there’s...
Want to know what’s cooking at the Candy Palace? You can!
November 13, 2014 in All Posts, disneyland, disneyland resort, main street, merchandise, shopping tips
Ever wanted to know what was cooking at the Candy Palace? If you want to know what candy is going to be made at the Candy Palace on a given day, you can get the schedule by calling the Candy Kitchen Menu Line (714) 781-0112. This phone number if for the candy kitchen at the Candy Palace on Main Street and does not apply to the kitchen at Disney California Adventure Park’s Trolley Treats. Feel like you can resist going into the Candy Palace when you walk by it? Find out why it’s not your fault by clicking here...