Salute to All Things Disney but Mostly Disneyland from August 2009

Disney’s California Adventure Boardwalk Games

August 29, 2009 by Laura Gilbreath

At Disney’s California Adventure earlier this year, the Boardwalk Games in Paradise Pier re-opened, with the games re-themed to incorporate Disney or Pixar characters. The games are Goofy About Fishin’, Bullseye Stallion Stampede, Casey at the Bat and Dumbo Bucket Brigade. Initially they were offering the same stuffed animals for prizes that they’d had previously, … Continue reading "Disney’s California Adventure Boardwalk Games"

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Making Music at Disneyland

August 27, 2009 by Laura Gilbreath

Just wanted to share a couple of short videos from recent trips to Disneyland. The first one features the Dapper Dans. Those strange pipe-like things they are holding are called “Deagan Organ Chimes”. They make a cool sound! Mr. Potato Head is almost always doing something interesting – but I’d never heard him sing before! … Continue reading "Making Music at Disneyland"

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Disneyland Half Marathon

August 24, 2009 by Laura Gilbreath

The Fourth Annual Disneyland Half Marathon is coming up on Sunday, September 6. Lee and I will be running it for the second time – we ran the Inaugural event in 2006. I decided to run it this year because of this spiffy extra medal that Disney offers – if you finish either the Walt … Continue reading "Disneyland Half Marathon"

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Summer Evening at Disneyland

August 21, 2009 by Laura Gilbreath

Lee and I visited Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure last Saturday evening – I wanted to see the new and updated Electrical Parade and some of the other things that you can only enjoy after dark. For a Saturday evening in the summer the parks were not too crowded. Splash Mountain had a 75 minute … Continue reading "Summer Evening at Disneyland"

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Disneyland First Time Visitor – Your Tips

August 16, 2009 by Laura Gilbreath

Last month I asked for your tips to help AllEars® reader Nancy plan her first trip to Disneyland this fall. Thanks to everyone who responded. In the interests of length, I have edited and combined similar responses. Before we start, though, I wanted to mention that AllEars® blogger Jack Spence wrote a couple of blogs … Continue reading "Disneyland First Time Visitor – Your Tips"

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