Last week, I attended a media preview event in which I was able to tour Cars Land and Buena Vista Street. As we approached the construction walls, I was all sorts of nervous. After seeing and hearing so much about Cars Land all these years,...
Think Buena Vista Street is just an entry way to the newly reimagined Disney California Adventure park? Think again. Buena Vista Street transports guests to the California that Walt Disney experienced when he stepped off the train in 1923 and continues to follow the architecture...
Sally’s Cozy Cone is a bright splash of color along Cars Land’s Route 66 and serves a variety of foods–all served in cones–from desserts to savory dishes like chili. (Babes In Disneyland will feature a full review of this quick service restaurant soon.) In the...
On June 5, I attended a special media preview of Cars Land. My information, photos and opinions had to be kept under wraps until today, June 13. The days between my preview and today were tough. I was bursting at the seams wanting to...
Disney California Adventure holds a special place in my heart. As luck would have it, one of my first jobs in college was as a show hostess and dough divider at the Boudin Bakery Tour on the Pacific Wharf when the park first opened...
This past weekend (June 9 & 10), The Disneyland Resort offered D23 Members and Disneyland Annual Passholders (APs) the opportunity to purchase tickets for morning and afternoon previews of Buena Vista Street and Cars Land at the newly redesigned Disney’s California Adventure (DCA). While...
Last summer we had several guests visiting from out of town, which in my book is the perfect excuse for a Disneyland Resort trip! A group of great friends, including Evan (my trusty sidekick), Steve, Cheryl, Logan, my Mom, and Aunties Pat and Cathy,...
In January of 2010, my parents, Rodney and Kay, came back out to California to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary. My wife, Faye, and I spent a week with them celebrating. We had times with other family, a day at Sea World, and of...
Picture of the attraction courtesy of fellow contributor Jessica There’s one in every family. One loves it, the other hates it. One begs, “Please, please. Can we? It’s my favorite!” And no amount of begging, pleading, exhorting will ever sway the other’s stalwart resolution....