I only spent one proper day at Disneyland, but I made the most of it! Read all the entries in this trip report here. Onward! Here’s the first thing to know about Disneyland Resort’s Parkside Market: despite what the name indicates, it is not parkside. It is, in fact, on the opposite end of Downtown Disney from the park entrance...
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I only spent one proper day at Disneyland, but I made the most of it! Read all the entries in this trip report here. Onward! After a brief-with-a-capital-B rest in my hotel room, I was ready to tackle the remainder of my single day in Disneyland! LIGHTNING LANE-A-PALOOZA Thankfully the late afternoon line at security wasn’t bad at all,...
Continue readingSnacking In San Fransokyo Square: Lucky Fortune Cookery
I only spent one proper day at Disneyland, but I made the most of it! Today we’re reviewing my lunch in Disney’s California Adventure’s San Fransokyo Square. Read all the entries in this trip report here. Onward! You think I just had a one-day Disneyland ride plan? Think again! I also scoped out all the menus and planned my...
Continue readingOne Disneyland Day: Early Bird Gets The Mouse
I only spent one proper day at Disneyland, but I made the most of it! Read all the entries in this trip report here. Onward! I knew I had only one shot at Disneyland, and I intended to make the most of it with a return to theme park commando touring. Step one: a very early wakeup call for...
Continue readingI Spent One Day Out There At Disneyland
Surprise! After 11 years, I made a second, brief pilgrimage to the motherland – Disneyland, that is! MY UNEXPECTED DISNEYLAND JOURNEY This was never a definite part of my schedule. Given that runDisney recently cancelled Disneyland races again, I had no reason to believe I’d head out west any time in the near future. Yet when my job happened...
Continue readingThree Adventures Of Davy Crockett: A Vintage Disney Conspiracy Theory
Hello! Do you have a moment to talk about Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier? Welcome to Happy Friday, a self-indulgent post wherein I chat about a random Disney/running/theme park thing I love… usually. Today, we put a little twist on the format. Let’s talking about a Disney thing my dad loves! Enter: Fess Parker, or to call...
Continue readingMy Thoughts While Watching Disneyland Around The Seasons (1966)
Hello and welcome once again to my inescapable series Thoughts While Watching, where we watch old Disney media with new eyes. And can you think of any more appropriate entry for December than the Wonderful World of Disney episode “Disneyland Around the Seasons”? This 1966 time capsule captures exactly what you’re craving this time of year: vintage footage of...
Continue readingHere’s The runDisney Registration Queue Scoop From An Insider
You read that right – I spoke to someone who works for the company that programs the runDisney registration queue software! Not just runDisney, either; in this conversation, Oogie Boogie Bash tickets came up too. I’m going to keep it vague for safety. Nothing about our chat suggested that the info I received was in any way secret, but...
Continue readingMy Thoughts While Watching: Disneyland After Dark (1962)
Hello and welcome back to my continuing series Thoughts While Watching, where we watch vintage-to-vintage-ish Disney media with modern eyes and wonder accordingly. Today we’re setting the time machine to waywayback – let’s visit Disneyland with Uncle Walt again! I’ve pulled another episode of The Wonderful World of Disney (Color?), this one called “Disneyland After Dark.” I went in...
Continue readingMy Thoughts While Watching: Disneyland—Man In Space (1955)
Hello and welcome back to Thoughts While Watching, where I – say it with me – consume vintage-to-vintage-ish Disney and Disney parks media and react to it in real time. Today we’re tackling an episode of “The Wonderful World of Disney,” or possibly “The Wonderful World of Color,” or possibly just “Disneyland.” I swear this show has suffered a...
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