Tag: Disney’s California Adventure

Disney’s California Food and Wine Festival

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
I recently had the opportunity to speak with Jim Ames, the producer of Disney’s California Food and Wine Festival, about this year’s upcoming Festival. This is the Festival’s third year, and it keeps getting a little bigger (and I think a little better) every year. The major change this year is that the Festival will … Continue reading "Disney’s California Food and Wine Festival"
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Disneyland Resort – This and That

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
Disneyland has renamed “Early Entry” to “Magic Morning”, and changed the days – it’s now Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. It’s still available to DL Resort guests every day it’s offered during their stay, otherwise it is offered one day of most 3- 4- or 5-day park hoppers. There’s more detailed information on the AllEars.net … Continue reading "Disneyland Resort – This and That"
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Pacific Electric Railway & Disney

Posted on by Jack Spence
Years before Los Angeles was famous for its freeways, it boasted the largest mass transit system in the world, the Pacific Electric Railway. Locals affectionately called the trolleys either the P.E. or the Big Red Car. The system spanned southern California with over 1,100 miles of track that ran between Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, and … Continue reading "Pacific Electric Railway & Disney"
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Quick Trip to Disneyland

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
I made a quick commando-type trip to Disneyland/DCA on Friday – my objective was to take photos of as many menus as I could since I haven’t updated them for AllEars in a while. (And if anyone out there is interested in helping with that in the future, please let me know!) I’m used to … Continue reading "Quick Trip to Disneyland"
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The Toy Story Zoetrope

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
“The Toy Story *what?*” is what I’m sure you’re all asking! At least, that’s that *I* said when I saw the sign outside the Animation Gallery inside DCA’s Animation Building. According to a Pixar press release, the zoetrope is a “kinetic installation… an early cinema device that created the optical illusion of static images in … Continue reading "The Toy Story Zoetrope"
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DCA – Fun at the Snow White 70th Anniversary Exhibit

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
Back in November (yeah, I know, not a very up-to-date blog entry, is it?) Disney opened a Snow White 70th Anniversary exhibit in the Animation Building at DCA. The exhibit is in the main room of the building – sort of a maze-like set-up of walls with some photos and artwork and copies of cels … Continue reading "DCA – Fun at the Snow White 70th Anniversary Exhibit"
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Disney’s California Adventure Expansion

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
This has been rumored for a while, but on October 17, 2007 the Disney Company finally made it official, and announced a “significant multi-year expansion plan” for the Disneyland Resort – most of which looks to involve major changes to Disney’s California Adventure. You can read the full press release HERE, but here are some … Continue reading "Disney’s California Adventure Expansion"
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Quick weekend trip to Disneyland

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
I made a quick weekend trip to Disneyland and actually spent the night up there for a change – mainly because I was doing the Segway tour which started at 7:15 a.m., and would have meant getting up *really* early if I left from San Diego! I met my friend Patty at my hotel on … Continue reading "Quick weekend trip to Disneyland"
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Is it Possible to See Both the Disneyland Electrical Parade and the Remember Fireworks on the Same Night?

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
That seems to be a fairly commonly asked question…and the short answer is yes, if you’re willing to accept a less-than-optimal fireworks view. For those of you who aren’t as familiar with the Disneyland parks…at Disney’s California Adventure (DCA) Disney’s Electrical Parade (DEP) begins at 8:45, and the Remember fireworks at Disneyland (DL) start at … Continue reading "Is it Possible to See Both the Disneyland Electrical Parade and the Remember Fireworks on the Same Night?"
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The Main Street Electrical Parade!

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
Well, ok…make that Disney’s Electrical Parade, now that it’s at Disney’s California Adventure and not Disneyland. But it’s still a “spectacular festival pageant of nighttime magic and imagination in thousands of sparkling lights and electrosynthomagnetic musical sounds!” These days it runs at DCA during peak seasons, which generally means the two weeks around Easter, mid-June … Continue reading "The Main Street Electrical Parade!"
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