Posted on Thursday, 31st March 2011 by Nancy Johnson

I’ll admit it.  I went to see the new Disney Junior Live on Stage show at Disney’s California Adventure with a bias on my shoulders.   Let me explain. Even though I love most of Disney’s pre-school shows and have kids that fit their target demographic, I need to disclose that I grew to become a “hater” of [...]

Tags: Bear in the Big Blue House, California Adventure, Disney Junior, Disney Junior Live on Stage, disney world, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Little Einsteins, Mickey Mouse, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Minnie Mouse, My Friends Tigger and Pooh, Playhouse Disney, Stanley, The Never Land Pirate Band
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Posted on Wednesday, 9th March 2011 by Nancy Johnson

Tired of theme park trekking?  Hungry for just a nibble?  Want something for free?  I think I have just the thing you’re looking for… This installment in my Gems of the Disneyland Resort Series takes us over to California Adventure.  In the Pacific Wharf district of the park, most people walk right past the Mission [...]

Tags: California Adventure, Disney Free, Disney treats, Disneyland, Disneyland Gems, Free, Gems, Mission Tortilla Factory, Pacific Wharf, Snack, Tortillas
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Posted on Tuesday, 1st March 2011 by Nancy Johnson

Blue Sky.  That’s how high you should think, dream, and live in Disney Imagineering terms.  In fact, that’s how high of a vision the folks who have been redesigning Disney California Adventure have. Now that the new year has begun, the Blue Sky Cellar in California Adventure has reopened with all new exhibits on what [...]

Tags: Ariel's Undersea Adventure, Blue sky Cellar, Buena Vista Street, California Adventure, Cars Land, construction, Disneyland, Disneyland construction update, Flo's Diner, Flying Saucers, Goofy's Sky School, Luigi's Flying Tires, Mater's Junkyard Jamboree, The Little Mermaid
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Posted on Thursday, 24th February 2011 by Nancy Johnson

Wally, Wally Wally, get your construction here!  Oh – my bad.  Schoolhouse Rock is playing on my mental jukebox now…. As you guys all know by now, the construction walls in Disney California Adventure are here til 2012 and aren’t going away anytime soon!  I say – “Don’t Whine,”  “Don’t Complain,” and “Have fun with [...]

Tags: and Practical Cafe, Atwater Art Supply, Big Top Toys, Buena Vista Street, California Adventure, Carthay Circle Theater, Clarabelle's Ice Cream Shop, construction, Disney's California Adventure, Disneyland, Disneyland construction update, Elias & Company Department Store, Fiddler, Fifer, Julius Katz and Sons, Kingswell Camera Shop, Los Feliz Five and Dime, Mortimer's Market, Oswald's Filling Station, Trolley Treats, Walls
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Posted on Friday, 11th February 2011 by Nancy Johnson

Love is in the air.  Hearts abound.  So where do many couples go to share the romance of Valentine’s Day? Where else, but the Disneyland Resort!  That’s right!  Be it a day to celebrate love with your family, your best friend, or simply just the two of you, Disneyland fits the bill.   There are decorations [...]

Tags: California Adventure, Candy, Catal, Decorations, Dining, Disneyland, Disneyland Resort, Downtown Disney, Flowers, Hearts, Holiday decorations, Main Street, Pixie Hollow, Romance, Treats, Valentine's Day
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Posted on Monday, 1st November 2010 by Wayne Toigo

Disney California Adventure recently opened ElecTRONica, a new nighttime celebration promoting the upcoming release of the film TRON: Legacy.  The Hollywood Pictures area of the park has been transformed into a party scene, set in the future fantasy world of TRON.  At night, ElecTRONica comes alive with music, shows, food and drink, games and a [...]

Tags: California Adventure, Disney California Adventure, ElecTRONica, Tron
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Posted on Tuesday, 14th September 2010 by Nancy Johnson

 STOP!  Before you decide to skip over this because you have absolutely no interest in another article on Disney-sponsored running events, take a minute and give me a chance.  I am not a runner; I never pretend to have any kind of athletic prowess.  I’m just a short, overweight mom, who decided with her dear [...]

Tags: ASI, Backstage, California Adventure, Disney Endurance Series, Disney's California Adventure, Disneyland, Disneyland 5K, disneyland hotel, RunDisney
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