Wall-E Heads to California; Jasmine Sings in L.A.

I love summer time, it reminds me of great vacations in the past to both Disneyland in California and Disney World in Florida. I’m often leaning more towards Disney World than Disneyland, but here are a couple of news bits that have me thinking I’ve been shortchanging California. Wall-E at California Adventures! If you needed another reason to pay a call on Disney’s California Adventures, here’s a great one! A friend of mine who gets an annual pass to Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventures every year received a newsletter announcing that a real, mobile audio animatronic Wall-E will be roaming … Continue reading

Adventures By Disney: Hollywood and Disneyland Resort

This adventure by Disney begins with your arrival in Los Angeles. You’re met by an Adventures by Disney representative who escorts you to your transfer vehicle. The driver will assist with your luggage and then escort you to your hotel. You’ll meet your Adventure Guide at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel where you’ll be within walking distance of places like Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, the Kodak Theatre and Hollywood & Highland Center, a shopping and entertainment center. Your Welcome Dinner that evening will be at Trastevere Ristorante where you’ll play a fun game of Disney trivia and enjoy a delicious Italian dinner. … Continue reading

Zagat Names Soarin’ Best Attraction

You know the Zagat guides? These great travel guides that give us access to all the interesting and charming things a city or location has to offer. This year, they’ve published their first ever Walt Disney World’s Insider Guide and named Epcot’s Soarin’ as the best overall attraction to visit. Having been on Soarin’, I have to agree wholeheartedly with Zagat on this. Soarin’ The Soarin’ attraction invites you to be strapped securely in your seats and then to experience the wonder of special effects and a screen that send you soaring across the countryside, beaches and mountains of California. … Continue reading

Do You Know What’s Happening at Disney’s California Adventure?

It’s the holiday season and the Disney theme parks are decking themselves out as they get ready for it all. As part of the celebrations, Disney’s California Adventure is decorating it from front to back. For starters, guests will notice that the letters at the entrance way that spell out CALIFORNIA have been redone to appear as swirling white and red peppermint sticks. You’ll find plenty of new attractions and old favorites at Disney’s California Adventure as well including: The High School Musical Pep Rally Monster’s Inc: Mike & Sully to the Rescue Soarin’ Over California (an absolute must, let … Continue reading