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An Evening at Flo’s V8 Cafe

There are few places more wonderful than Flo’s V8 Cafe when spending the evening at Disney California Adventure. I captured this shot a week or two ago right after sunset while visiting Cars Land. Oh, and did I mention I like the food there too? Make it a GREAT day! …

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Get Your Christmas… on Route 66

Christmas day found me wandering around Disneyland and surprise surprise… taking pictures. As I wandered through Cars Land I found myself taking this picture. I have really enjoyed all the different opportunities to take pictures through Cars Land and Disney California Adventure throughout the holiday season this year. It has …

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Merry Christmas Lightning

I think I found one of my new favorite photo locations for Cars Land. This picture of Lightning McQueen captures the beauty of Cars Land at Christmas and also Lightning McQueen himself! While taking pictures of a good young friend of mine the other night, I was inspired to take …

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A Cars Land Christmas

Christmas at Cars Land really is something special. I absolutely love how the stories of each of the Cars Land characters are continued and built upon. The best part is, they all make sense. It is exactly what you would imagine Christmas in Cars Land to be. Each area of …

Santa Mater!

Today I ventured into Disney California Adventure to see some of the holiday decor that is now in place and to watch the Christmas Carolers on Buena Vista Street. After watching the singers, I made my way to Cars Land where I was pleasantly surprised to find Mater with a …

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Driving Through Cars Land With Lightning McQueen

As I’ve mentioned before, one of my favorite things about Cars Land in Disney California Adventure is getting to see the characters drive and live in their natural environment. It really brings the movie to life and makes it a living tangible place as opposed to just a place in …

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A Nighttime Walk Through Cars Land

One of my favorite things to do on Sunday nights is to walk through Cars Land. It is absolutely stunning at night. Occasionally Lightning McQueen or Mater drive by, and Cars Land becomes even more alive. Sometimes though, it is nice when it just quiet and empty. Last night, there …

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Visiting Lightning McQueen

With the opening of Cars Land earlier this summer at Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater now have a perfect home where they can get to meet their fans. It really is a lot of fun to get to see Lightning and Mater living …

Midpoint Cafe

In Midpoint (Adrian), Texas one finds the Midpoint Cafe. To many who travel along Route 66 without doing their homework, they may not know what they are missing. This is the home of some of the most amazing pie in the world. It also was the inspiration for many of …

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Midpoint, Texas on Route 66

One of my favorite moments as we drove across to California from St. Louis was arriving in what is commonly called Midpoint, Texas but officially called Adrian, Texas. Now, this was exciting for me because there is a special place here that was influential in part of the making of …