Posted on Thursday, 16th December 2010 by Nancy Johnson

One of the biggest things that makes the holiday special is the sweet treats you find in every corner.  You can’t escape them anywhere – in the office, at home, family gatherings…  I could go on.   The Disneyland Resort is no exception, and each year, they try to outdo themselves.  This year is no exception.  [...]

Tags: Caramel Apples, Christmas, cupcakes, Disney Popcorn buckets, Disneyland, Disneyland Resort, Food, gingerbread men, Holiday, holidays, Jay Garcia, Karlos Siqueiros, snowmen, Treats, Yule Log
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Posted on Sunday, 21st November 2010 by Nancy Johnson

I can’t believe it’s that time of year again.  The joy of the winter holidays are by far my absolute favorite time of the year and how they celebrate them at the Disneyland Resort is one of the things that keeps me wanting to go back each and every year.   And now – Disneyland has [...]

Tags: Christmas, Christmas Fantasy Parade, Disneyland, Haunted Mansion Holiday, Holiday, holidays, New Orleans Square, plaza inn, Small World Holiday, Walt Disney World Christmas Parade, Yule Log
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Posted on Wednesday, 2nd December 2009 by Nancy Johnson

They entice you. All shiny, with their glistening, swirling, red and white stripes. You can almost taste them with your eyes. This is one of the great, but not well known (until now) holiday traditions at Disneyland. The making of the Candy Canes at the Candy Palace, on Main Street in Disneyland, is truly one [...]

Tags: Candy, Candy Canes, Candy Palace, Christmas, Disneyland, Food Network, Guy Fieri, Guy's Disney Holiday, holidays, Main Street, Tex Wasabi's
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Posted on Wednesday, 25th November 2009 by Kathy Werling

I love the Christmas holidays in Orlando. Since moving from the cold North there are moments when I miss the cold weather. Thankfully there is a wonderful attraction here in Orlando where I can remember them. If you are looking for something to do outside the theme parks, this is an attraction the entire family [...]

Tags: Christmas, Gaylord Palms ICE!, Gaylord Palms Resort, Orlando
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Posted on Wednesday, 18th November 2009 by Nancy Johnson

Who doesn’t want to be part of the glamour of the television world – the lights, the cameras, the celebrity buzz around the set, the heat of the lights, the screams of “CUT” and “RESET”, watching everyone go back to the beginning for the 17th time, moving on to the next angle shot – two [...]

Tags: Anika Noni Rose, Carnation Cafe, Cheryl Burke, Christmas, dancers, Dancing with the Stars, Demi Lovato, Disneyland, Filming, Main Street, New Orleans Square, parade, Princess Tiana, Showboat, Snowflake, snowmen, Stevie Wonder, Taping
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Posted on Thursday, 25th June 2009 by Nancy Johnson

Can you think of anything more American, that brings more old fashioned excitement, than a train pulling into your town, bringing the latest and greatest of everything? Well that excitement is what the folks at Disney are banking on with the development of the Christmas Carol Train Tour.  It is making 40 stops at cities around [...]

Tags: Amtrak, Charles Dickens, Christmas, Christmas Carol Train Tour, disney, Jim Carey, Movie Preview, National Exhibit, Performance Capture, Train, Walt Disney Company
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