Last year I had the distinct pleasure of getting to attend the world premiere for the World of Color at Disney California Adventure. Due to limitations at the time for youtube, I was unable to upload the entire premiere in one segment. This however was recently remedied. Once remedied, I went through the wonderful process of rendering a 43 minute video and then uploading. The first took approximately 13 hours and the latter another 5 hours. All of that done, it is now on youtube for the world to enjoy. It was [Read More]

Disney California Adventure (DCA) turns ten today. I wrote the following article for DAPs Magic Disney News this morning with a bit of a history of the park. Take a look at it and following it, I’ll write my own personal comments on the park. Let me know what you think of DCA both then and now.
Ten years ago Michael Eisner, Mickey Mouse, and more were present for the opening of the second gate at the Disneyland Resort. Disney’s California Adventure opened its gates for the first time ten years [Read More]

Things continue to change at the Disneyland Resort. Starting tomorrow there will be some very obvious changes to anyone who visits.
Let’s start with the cosmetics. Those big letters in front of Disney California Adventure (DCA), that people go and get their pictures with, will be going the way of the Dodo bird. Guests arriving at DCA tomorrow will quickly realize that things are different and the letters no longer available. With this will begin the changes to the main gate at DCA as well.  This will be bittersweet as the [Read More]

The week between Christmas and New Years is always a busy week at Disneyland. Busy perhaps is an understatement. Those who visit during this week often find themselves caught in a struggle to simply survive rather than having the wonderful and magical time that should be having!  Here are a few tips to keep your visit to the happiest place on earth, happy!
Be Prepared – Wear shoes that are comfortable. Plan on staying in the park for the duration of the day so either carry a backpack or rent a [Read More]

Last weekend Disney California Adventure unveiled a new show on the stage in front of Paradise Bay. Disney Channel Rocks is a celebration of the music that fans of the Disney Channel know and love. It incorporates 12 songs and 14 performers daily at 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:20 pm, and 1:10 pm.  Disney Channel Rocks replaces High School Musical 3: Senior Year Right Here! Right Now!
The 17 minute show has music from the Jonas Bros, Miley Cyrus, Camp Rock, High School Musical, and Cheetah Girls to name a [Read More]

Have you tried out the Summer Nightastic! glasses this summer? Have you heard of them? I vaguely remember hearing something about them at the beginning of the summer but really didn’t pay any attention. Last night, two of my friends went to the World of Disney store and casually asked about them. They walked away with enough for our party and met up with us at Fantasmic! for a very interesting night to say the least.
I will be the first to admit that I was a skeptic. These glasses look [Read More]

A friend recently posted this article on his facebook and I definitely think it is worth sharing. In it, the author writes about the ten things he misses the most about Disneyland in the past. It really got me thinking, what things do I miss from the past? What things do YOU miss from the Disneyland of the past? While Disneyland will never be finished and will always be growing and evolving, it also has some wonderful memories and a beautiful history. It is on these memories and rich heritage [Read More]

A few weeks ago I was honored enough to be among the invited press to cover the World of Color Premiere. It was an amazing experience and Disney really went all out. Our day began in our little press area where there were snacks, refreshments, and anything we could ever need information wise and networking wise to cover the event. We were then taken out to the Blue Carpet where we shot photos of the celebrities arriving. The real highlight of the night was the actual World of Color Premiere! [Read More]

For those of you who will be at Disneyland this weekend, you will get to see the Fourth of July fireworks presentation Thursday through Sunday.  A fourth night of Disney’s Celebrate America! A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky was added this year to accommodate popular demand. It will be presented each of the four nights at 9:30 PM, weather permitting.
If you intend to see Disney’s Celebrate America! A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky, I’d get there pretty early as this is generally one of the busiest [Read More]

A week ago today I represented DAPs Magic at the World of Color world premiere event. It was quite an honor to be invited to this and I was incredibly happy to discover that two of DAPs Magic’s original members, Jill and Marissa, were there as well as they had won tickets through the Disney Parks Blog! The following is a slide show of pictures I took along the blue carpet before seeing the World of Color premiere. The pictures I took there will be included in a slide show [Read More]