Gotta Do Disney!

There are two carousels named for kings in the Disneyland resort, but my favorite is King Triton’s Carousel of the Sea in Disney’s California Adventure. Tucked near the back wall of the Boardwalk, right next to California Screamin’, King Triton’s Carousel is a whimsical merry-go-round that features whales, dolphins, otters and other sea creatures instead [...]

Disclaimer: I’m a huge Star Wars fan, so this is probably the single coolest thing in the park to me. It’s even cooler than Star Tours. Jedi Academy turns guests into Padawans and pits them against Darth Maul and his minions. The stage area for this recurring, interactive show is located just in front of [...]

This attraction ties for Disneyland’s “Most Annoying” and “Sentimental Favorite,” sometimes with the same person! Happy little boats wind through interior caverns filled with singing, dancing dolls representing a panoply of world cultures. The vignettes are delightful, the dolls are adorable  and that song will stick in your head for days. Originally created for UNICEF [...]

The Haunted Mansion is one of those Disney classics that you have to do almost every time you visit. The ride and the grounds are incredibly detailed. Read the tombstones for a lot of corny (and punny) jokes. When you get to the steps, watch invisible horse hitched up to the hearse (if that’s possible). [...]

Grizzly River Run is the wettest ride in the entire Disneyland Resort. It’s my son’s all-time favorite, and it’s in my top 5. Unlike Splash Mountain, which is a leisurely, interior float with one big drop, Grizzly River Run is more like an outdoor, water roller coaster. Each round boat holds 8 guests. The wettest [...]

No matter how long it’s been around, Fantasmic! is still one of the best examples of Disney magic there is.   Ok – bumpy first week for the challenge and bedtime for Dia!  I’ll round out the minimal posts over the weekend.  Night, night!

When night falls, an entire section of Disney’s California Adventure turns into “The Grid.” What follows is a TRON-themed electronic dance party! My sister and I discovered ElecTRONica during a routine visit to Disney’s California Adventure with three kids in tow.  It was winter, so it took some bribery and cajoling to get the cold, [...]