Decorating an area of the Disneyland Resort like Main Street or Buena Vista Street is no easy task. Decorating a place like Cars Land in Disney California Adventure Park? That’s even tougher. When Dave Caranci, the Resort’s manager of resort enhancement, and his team...
Building a new land or even a new attraction at a Disney Park is an incredible feat. Disney Imagineers are tasked with not only creating safe, fun and unique experiences but they have to focus on many important details…like where the holiday decorations will...
Thousands of CHOC Walk participants make their way into California Adventure Park. On Oct. 14, over 14,000 people flocked to the Disneyland Resort for the 22nd Annual CHOC Walk in the Park benefiting CHOC Children’s. Every dollar raised by walkers will support the care, services, research and...
Two of my little guys several years agoin the Tiki Room restroom. Until about a year and a half ago, my oldest son Aidan, now 7, never thought twice about coming with me into the women’s restroom while out in public. We went through...
Turtle Talk with Crush is a fantastical interactive attraction featuring our favorite wave-riding turtle, Crush from the Disney-Pixar film “Finding Nemo.” The attraction is located inside the Animation Building in Hollywood Land in Disney California Adventure. The adventure begins when a Cast Member enters...
Jumpin’ Jellyfish is a kid-friendly ride that is located on Paradise Pier close to Ariel’s Under Sea Adventure. Guests are seated on a “bench” beneath brightly colored jellyfish and are launched 40 feet into the air. The jellyfish “jump”at different intervals from twelve different...
Runners wait at the starting line for the Cars Land 5K Rally. This Labor Day weekend, thousands of people flocked to the Disneyland Resort for the seventh annual Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend, and I was one of them! It was my first time participating...
Shortly after Disney California Adventure Park opened, I posted about the mailboxes in my new favorite spot to sit and people watch. (Click here for the article.) Located on Buena Vista Street is an apartment building facade with a covered porch area and stairs...
Monsters, Inc. Mike and Sulley to the Rescue! is a family favorite and a must for families with young children. Located in Hollywood Pictures Backlot, this attraction is a dark ride much like Peter Pan or Snow White in Fantasyland. Take a ride in...