Posted on Wednesday, 16th November 2011 by Nancy Johnson

Visually impaired guests now have an additional tool at their fingertips, as Disneyland recently installed permanent Braille maps in key locations around the park! Attractive and useful to any guest, these maps are a great way to help guests orient themselves to the park, without the use of a map.  This even includes lost people with perfect [...]

Tags: Braille Maps, braille park maps, Disneyland, Disneyland Planning, Disneyland Railroad, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, Main Street, park maps, permanent maps, visual impairments
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Posted on Saturday, 5th March 2011 by Nancy Johnson

Let’s face it.  After this season, we’ve all got a case of the winter blahs.  It’s time to push past them and get a peek of the glories of spring to come. Therefore, I’d like to take you on a quick tour of the new spring plantings that grace Disneyland’s famous gardens and  give you [...]

Tags: Daffodils, Disneyland, Fantasyland, Floral Mickey, Flowers, Main Street, Partners Statue, Plants, Primroses, small world, Spring, Tomorrowland, Tulips, Violas
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Posted on Thursday, 24th February 2011 by Dave Parfitt

On Tuesday, February 22, the DisneyParks blog announced that this spring guests visiting Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom will be able to secure a FASTPASS to reserve a time to visit with Mickey Mouse.  The new meet-and-greet-location will be right as you enter Town Square in a re-modeled Exposition Hall.  This is prime real estate for Mickey’s new [...]

Tags: FASTPASS, interactive queue, Magic Kingdom, Main Street, main street USA, Mickey Mouse, talking Mickey Mouse
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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 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, 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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