Author: Nancy Johnson

  • Home Base Disneyland: Southern California 101 – Where Am I Planning to Visit?

    As far as Disney fans are concerned, visits to Southern California can be divided into two categories: visiting the Disneyland Resort or doing something else and taking advantage of the occasion to visit Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. Yes, I know there are more specific reasons, but, hey!  If you’re a Disney fan, you can’t…

  • What Does it Take to Bring Cars Land to Life as a Rose Parade Float?

    We have all grown up watching the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day.  Live from Pasadena, California, we become transfixed to our televisions as the host of flower-festooned fantasies float fearlessly from their starting point on “Orange Grove, making that turn onto Colorado Boulevard.”  (I know that phrase must have been trademarked by…

  • Disney California Adventure Dresses Up in New Holiday Decor!

    Whenever Disney completes a new park or opens a new section of the park, the first question on the lips of both fans and vacationers alike is “Oooh – I wonder what this will look like when the holidays come?”  As we all know, Disney is no slouch when it comes to holiday decorations.  When…

  • Disneyland Home Base: Join the Action with a Working Movie Studio Tour

    Have you ever wanted to find a way to immerse yourself in the world of movie making?  Has your daughter dreamed of being on the set of her favorite show?  Has Grandma always wanted to be a contestant on The Price is Right?   Has your spouse ever wished to be able to simply stand where the greatest actors have…

  • Simple Pleasures: A Halloween Time Ride on the Disneyland Omnibus

    Want the best way to see the holiday decorations or to absorb the atmosphere and culture of Main Street, USA in Disneyland Park?  Take a few moments out and climb aboard the Disneyland Omnibus!  As I mentioned in the 2012 Halloween edition of the DIS Unplugged Disneyland Podcast, the second deck (of this original creation…

  • Disneyland Home Base: A New Way to Explore Southern California

    With Disneyland Resort park-hopper tickets maxing out at 5 days, a lot of guests are looking for options on how to spend the rest of their week-long vacation time in Southern California!   Well, fear not!  We at the DIS have LOTS of suggestions of places to go and things to do that can be…

  • Halloween Time Treats at Disneyland: No Tricks Required!

    Halloween Time is here at the Disneyland Resort, and as we talked about on our special 2012 Halloween episode of the DIS Unplugged Disneyland edition that means it’s time to celebrate our annual Halloween Visit and Sugar High with all of those creative treats that the season brings! Of course, each Halloween season is a…