Author: Caitlynnoel
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Parking Changes Coming to Downtown Disney at Disneyland Resort
Starting August 16th, Downtown Disney will no longer offer free 2 hour parking for guests. This is to help alleviate the full lot, as it’s become increasingly difficult to find parking most evenings and weekends. This is also to deter guests from parking in the Downtown Disney lot for a quick jaunt to the parks.…
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Caitlyn’s Disney Merchandise Round Up
Hi friends! I want to introduce you to a new series I will be doing about Disney merchandise. I am always on the lookout for new Disney items, and I want to be able to share them with you. Each week I will cover different merchandise from the parks, online shopping, and Etsy and Instagram…
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Disneyland Resort July Merchandise Round Up
The month of July brought a number of new items to Disneyland Resort shelves. From apparel to kitchen accessories, there’s something for everyone to find in this months merchandise round up. Here is an assortment of the new items you can find around the resort! *Please note, some of these items may no longer be…
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Celebrate Disneyland’s Birthday with DAPs Magic!
We know that the Anaheim area will be buzzing this weekend with the D23 Expo, the Fantasmic! return, and Disneyland’s birthday. We’d like to add one more thing to that list and hope that you’ll join us for a special DAPs Magic Meet Up on Monday, July 17th. We will be dressed dapper, as it is…
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Geeks Guide to Gifting: Father’s Day Edition
Father’s Day is right around the corner, and that means it’s time to find the perfect, geeky gift. If you’re anything like me, I love giving gifts, and I especially love giving geeky ones! I tend to get my dad Star Wars gifts, because there are always awesome ones out there! The hardest part is…
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A Disneylanders Guide to Planning a Walt Disney World Vacation
Going to Disneyland is a regular occurrence for me. I usually go on Sundays, and sometimes a night after work. Before I moved to Southern California, planning to go to Disneyland wasn’t too involved. I usually just booked a flight or decided to drive, and figured out a place to stay. Potentially, I would make a…
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Cars 3 Preview Speeds into Disney California Adventure
Yesterday, the Cars 3 preview opened in the Bug’s Life Theater in California Adventure, and I just so happened to be in the park and was able to check it out. Cars is one of my favorite Pixar movies, however the second one left me disappointed. I have high hopes for redemption with the third…
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Update: The Dress Shop Line Arrives at Disney Vault 28 at the Disneyland Resort
This weekend, Disney Vault 28 offered a glimpse at new line of Disney inspired dapper day dresses themed to attractions and characters alike. The Dress Shop features nods to Pirates of the Caribbean, The Enchanted Tiki Room, Haunted Mansion, it’s a small world, Tower of Terror, The Mad Tea Party, Minnie Mouse, the Orange Bird, and…
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Tips for Taking Small Kids to Disneyland for the First Time
Let me preface this article with this: I don’t have children, these are observations from going with small children and questions I have been asked before. When you take your kids to Disneyland for the first time, there is quite a bit of planning involved in making the trip magical, which can be an overwhelming…
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Beauty and the Beast Pop-Up Shop Opens at Disneyland
Today, a new pop up shop opened at the location that housed the former Anna and Elsa meet and greet in Fantasyland. The shop is made up entirelyof Beauty and the Beast merchandise, from both the animated and live action films. There are limited edition live action movie items such as a Cogsworth clock, Mrs.…
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Valentine’s Weekend at the Disneyland Resort
Hi all! Over Valentine’s Day/President’s Day weekend, I visited the Disneyland Resort! The weather was nice, and although the parks were quite busy, it allowed me the opportunity to roam and take some photos. Enjoy! Caitlyn
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An Inside Look at “Inside Out”
In the age where Hollywood is stuck in a rut of remakes and sequels, a little city about an hour north of me called Emeryville, created quite a bit of buzz for one of the most original and creative films I’ve ever seen. “Inside Out” is truly a wonderful and unique movie that everyone of…
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10 Tips For Taking a Toddler to Disneyland
10 Tips for Taking a Toddler to Disneyland As the summer crowds and heat start to descend on Disneyland during an already busy 60th Celebration, I want to give you some tips for a day (or a few hours) with a toddler at Disneyland. Now, let me preface this by saying that I do not…
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Cinderella: A Magical Review
Like many other young girls, I watched my fair share of Disney Princess movies growing up. Even in my adult years, I still go and see these timeless classics. I had been anticipating this movie since they announced it at the 2013 D23 Expo. The trailers leading up to the release of this film were…
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Spoiler-Free Frozen Review
Frozen is a movie that I have been waiting for ever since they showed us concept art and “Let it Go” was performed at Destination D almost a year and a half ago. You can imagine I was a little excited and obviously had to see this movie the day it came out. Many of…
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Remembering Diane
Diane Disney Miller Just two short months ago, I had the honor and privilege of meeting Diane Disney Miller at the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. My mom, friend Andrew, and I had gone up for a talk that Marty Sklar was doing. Little did I expect that the day would be truly…
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D23 Expo Part 2
Now you don’t have to wait long for Part 2 of the expo, so here it is! Once the presentation had ended, and the 4,000 people had filed out of the arena, we were given a Maleficent horns headband, and a saving Mr. Banks poster. Melodie, Sarah, and I were even able to snag some…
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D23 Expo 2013
Okay, so I might be a little late to the party, but this is what happens when I really think about what I’m going to write and journal it first. 🙂 Oh boy, oh boy, the D23 Expo! What a crazy, awesome, exhausting weekend! It’s the one weekend every 2 years where the Disney-est of…
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Disney in Concert
Hello, I’m back! I know it hasn’t been long, but there are quite a few Disney things that happened over the summer. Next up, Disney in Concert. My family went to the San Francisco Symphony for this event. Last year, we went to Pixar in Concert, and we expected Disney to be just as great!…
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Caitlyn’s Trip to Club 33
Hello again friends, I’m so excited to share with you, about my first Club 33 experience! Now, it actually happened in April, and life got a little crazy with Graduation and starting my new job, that I had completely forgotten that I hadn’t posted it! Either way, it was really exciting, and I hope you…
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D23 Fanniversary Event in San Francisco
Hi Friends! I’m back again with an event report! In April, my mom and I went to D23’s Fanniversary event, held at the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. When we checked in, we were greeted with buttons, ‘Brave’ and ‘Wreck-it-Ralph’ picture books, and a ‘Frankenweenie’ flipbook. D23 is pretty great with the swag…
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Caitlyn’s Trip to the Warner Brothers Studio
Where do I even begin on this tour? It was beyond awesome! Lauren and I wanted to do something different when we visited Southern California, and Lauren was interested in doing a studio tour. We looked around at the different studios that offered tours, but Warner Brothers was the only one that offered tours on…
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Caitlyn’s March Trip Report
Well hello my friends, It’s been awhile since I’ve written, but I’m happy to be back with a trip report. I went down to Southern California the weekend before Easter (and I’ve even been back down there since), but I went with my friend Lauren at the start of our spring break. We spent Friday…
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Caitlyn’s Trip Report – Nov 30th-Dec 4th, 2012 – Part 2
Hello again! Now it’s time for part two of my trip report, and I hope you enjoyed part 1! Sunday was our day to check into the Grand Californian, which was cool because it also meant that my mom and I stayed at all 3 Disneyland Resort hotels in 2012. We even got an upgraded…