Posted on Monday, 9th May 2011 by Nancy Johnson

This weekend, I got a chance to go shopping in the newly reopened and rethemed Star Traders retail shop in Disneyland‘s Tomorrowland.  The reopening of The Star Trader is just the first step in the reality that the opening of the updated Star Tours attraction is just around the corner!    If you plan on riding this highly anticipated [...]

Tags: build your own lightsaber, Disneyland, Star Tours, The Star Trader, Tomorrowland
Posted in Disney World, Disneyland | Comments (10)

Posted on Thursday, 7th April 2011 by Nancy Johnson

What better thing is there to do on a Sunday afternoon than take a leisurely drive through the country?  Feeling the wind through your hair because the top is down on your jeep or convertible, creating that smooth rhythm as you shift between the clutch and the gas pedal, and the intake of the undeniable [...]

Tags: Autopia, CARS, Chevron, Disneyland, Fantasyland, Midget Autopia, Tomorrowland
Posted in Disneyland | Comments (5)

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
Posted in Disneyland, News | Comments (0)

Posted on Tuesday, 1st June 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Beer on Main Street?  Contortionists?  Ice billiards?  Imagineers at your beck and call?  Parade floats not seen for nearly two decades?  Has the Mad Hatter taken over Walt Disney World?   No, but there was an over-the-top private party put on by Disney Destinations for U.S. Travel Association’s International Pow Wow, and it was clear [...]

Tags: Electrical Parade, Fantasyland, Imagineer, International Pow Wow, Magic Kingdom, Tomorrowland, US Travel Association, Wishes
Posted in Disney World | Comments (5)

Posted on Wednesday, 24th February 2010 by WebmasterLeah

Since Michael Jackson’s death in June, fan sites have been buzzing with rumors and hopes that Disney would bring back the 3-D “Captain EO” movie to the theme parks. The fans have finally gotten their wish.  The show re-opened at Disneyland today as the first day of a limited run in Tomorrowland’s Magic Eye Theater.  [...]

Tags: Anjelica Huston, Captain EO, Disneyland, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Magic Eye Theater, Michael Jackson, Tomorrowland
Posted in Disneyland, News | Comments (2)

Posted on Monday, 8th February 2010 by Nancy Johnson

So it took me a while to think about my first blog of 2010. I had so many topics to choose from. Would it be food? Nope. Tony took that one by announcing his Disneyland Dining Quest. How about events? Nope- with all the events that Walt Disney World has in January, like the Goofy Marathon weekend, the [...]

Tags: 15th Anniversary, 2010, 55th Anniversary, Annual Passholder, audio-animatronics, Autonomatron, autonomatronic, Band Concert, Buena Vista Street, California Adventure, California Food and Wine Festival, Captain EO, Coast to Coast, construction, Dining, Disney Vacation Club, Disney's California Adventure, Disneyland, Disneyland 5K, disneyland hotel, Food and Wine, Fountains, Golden Zephyr, Grand Californian Hotel, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, Half Marathon, Harrison Ford, History, Hollywood Backlot, Honey I Shrank the Audience, Indiana Jones, Lagoon, Lincoln, Mickey, Mickey's Fun Wheel, Orange Stinger, Paradise Pier, Rainforest Cafe, Red Car Trolley, Remote control boats, renovations, Robert Irvine, Silly Symphony Swings, Tomorrowland, water show, World of Color
Posted in Disneyland, Editorials, News | Comments (5)

Posted on Monday, 7th September 2009 by Kathy Werling

Demolition has started on the old Skyway building at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World.  The bathrooms located here will remain and are going to be redone.  This building is located behind the Stitch stage in Tomorrowland.

Tags: Disney World, Magic Kingdom, Skyway building, Tomorrowland
Posted in Disney World | Comments (1)