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The Little Mermaid – Ariel’s Undersea Adventure: Sneak Peek!

Friday, June 3, 2011

After we exhausted our allotted time at the Annual Passholder preview of Star Tours on Sunday, we went over to California Adventure to see if The Little Mermaid – Ariel's Undersea Adventure was soft open, and we lucked out. The line was about 20 minutes, but, like the ones at Tokyo Disneyland, it moved constantly, ...

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Star Tours: The Adventures Continue at Disneyland – Complete Photo Tour!

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

On Sunday we were among the lucky winners of a lottery for Disneyland annual passholders to preview Star Tours before it officially opens on June 3. We couldn't shoot the actual ride film, but Patrick took a ton of photos of the queue, so if you want to wait and be surprised when you go, ...

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Off to D23’s Destination D!

Thursday, May 12, 2011

I'll be at Walt Disney World for the next few days to attend D23's Destination D mini-convention on the history of the Florida parks. I'll also be doing my usual routine of running all over the parks shooting pictures of Disney wedding ceremony and reception locations, plus trying some popular restaurants and snacks to see ...

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Trip Report Update: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter!

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

At last I've reached the part of the trip where we went to Islands of Adventure to see The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. We took a TON of pictures that day, so I've had to break it into installments. This part covers the morning at WWoHP and lunch at Mythos, with a prologue that ...

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How to Order a Cake at Walt Disney World – The Complete Guide & FAQ

Friday, April 29, 2011

I just finished a HUGE research project on cake for The Disney Food Blog, so I've completely revamped the How to Special-Order a Cake page on this site. Basically, I called every single resort and park at Walt Disney World to find out what their cake options were and then organized the info into the ...

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Trip Report Updated: Event Venue Tour of Disney’s Hollywood Studios & Patrick Arrives!

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Today's installment of Trick or Tweet: Halloween at Disney World & Disneyland includes the tour of event venues at Disney's Hollywood Studios that gave me the idea for our anniversary party at Tower of Terror. It also chronicles what may be the perfect kind of day at Walt Disney World: checking in to the Beach Club, ...

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