Category: Blogs
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RunDisney goes International!
Big Announcement today in the world of Disney Sports: RunDisney has announced a brand new event in Paris!! Debuting the weekend of September 23-25, 2016, runners around the world will surely flock to Disneyland Paris to take part in this epic Inaugaral Race! This marks the very first RunDisney event outside the United States. No information…
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Exclusive RunDisney sneak peek of Disneyland's new "Paint the Night" Parade
RunDisney announced yesterday that in celebration of the Disneyland Half Marathon’s 10th Anniversary, guests will be invited to a special party in the park to kick off the weekend. On Thursday, September 3rd, party goers will be able to enter Disneyland Park prior to the party, starting at 4pm. At 9pm a private gathering will…
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Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend registration is officially open!
Tighten those shoelaces, the Disneyland Half Registration is officially up and running!! Falling each year on Labor Day weekend, the series of races include kids races, 5k, 10k, and the big Half as well as a 2 race challenge, Pasta in the Park Party, and a chance to be a Disney cheer…
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“A moment lasts all of a second, but the memory lives on forever.”
“A moment lasts all of a second, but the memory lives on forever.” – Unknown Yesterday I had the pleasure of getting to spend some time watching the Mad Hatter and Alice in Wonderland making memories at Disneyland. I hadn’t done this for quite some time and really it is a shame. As I stood there…
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Visiting Alice in Wonderland
One of my favorite things to observe at Disneyland are the magical interactions that happen daily throughout the Resort between kids of all ages and characters. On Sunday I was able to observe an adorable interaction between Alice in Wonderland and the girl in yellow. She was completely enthralled with Alice in her own little…
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Let the Snow Rage On
Disneyland has Frozen a bit. Let’s face it, it seems to be everywhere you look and really that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Sure, for those of us who visit regularly it can be a bit overwhelming. But let’s face it, there is a reason that there is Frozen stuff all over the place. In…
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The First Attempt at a Garden Railway – Part 3
My garden railway was starting to actually look like a railroad. It had a layout that was now embedded in lovely gravel and wound its way through my backyard. However, it was a little plain. I was given a book for my birthday that went into many different ideas for backyard trains. As I looked…
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Like a Grand and Miraculous Spaceship
Today I woke up thinking about what a new year is. It’s a new start. It’s a chance to hit the reset button in life and choose where to go from a new starting point. It’s a chance to decide and embark on a new adventure! Of course then my mind started wandering to things…
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The First Attempt at a Garden Railway – Part 2
The time had come to actually start building a train in my garden. I had the train. I had the track. I had the power-pack. I had a general vision or plan mapped out on my iPad. I also had figured out where everything would be going into the backyard. Now it was time to…
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The First Attempt at a Garden Railway – Part 1
A year or so ago I visited a friend’s house. It had been a few months between visits and imagine my amazement and wonder when I discovered that he had installed a train in his backyard. It was gorgeous. It wound its way around the entire yard, was embedded into the patio, and had a wireless…
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A Beautiful Night
During Disneyland’s Holiday Time I just can’t get enough of Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle at night. It is obviously pretty year round but… add the snow and those magical lights and it goes to the next level. The other night I wandered through the park with my camera and tripod in hand and stopped to…
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It's a Beautiful Small World
Christmas time at the Disneyland Resort really is all about the magic of Christmas lights. Thousands upon thousands of lights are strung throughout the Resort turning an already magical place into something even more incredible. One of the places where a lot of these lights end up is It’s a Small World Holiday. Both inside and…
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It All Started with a Train
As a kid, we moved around a lot. This led to some really interesting experiences for a growing boy but I’m going to narrow all of these down into just one story today. This is the story of where my love of trains originated (at least in my memory). Shortly after my sixth birthday, we…
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Beautiful Night, Beautiful Castle
Sleeping Beauty Castle is always a beautiful focal point of the Disneyland Resort. During the Christmas season though, it becomes even more dazzling. Every night the “snow falls” and it lights up with the beauty of a wintery and snowy Disney magic to become Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle. While it looks pretty cool during the…
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It's a Good Time to be a Star Wars Fan
Now is a good time to be a Star Wars fan. With all the excitement going on with the upcoming Star Wars movies, particularly Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, this is the most exciting time to be a Star Wars fan since the mid nineties when there were rumors surfacing about new movies…
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Pluto in the Rain on Main Street
This morning started off with rain coming down. It was absolutely beautiful. So after a quick jaunt to Starbucks, I ran to Disneyland. I arrived just in time to catch the end of the “storm” with just a few scattered sprinkles still coming down. I made my way to the Hub where I found that…
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Queen Elsa, Bring on the Cold!
Frozen is all over the place these days, and it isn’t just Disneyland I’m talking about. While Christmas shopping last night, I saw Frozen merchandise EVERYWHERE. There were dolls, toys, games, clothes, blankets, wrapping paper, bags, cards, Christmas stockings, and decorations… just to name a few things I happened to notice last night. The other…
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A Rainy Day with Tinker Bell and Fawn
Rainy days at Disneyland are always a favorite of mine. A week or two ago we were blessed with a few rainy days so I grabbed my camera and made my way to the park. During one of these visits I saw there was pretty much no line to visit Tinker Bell so I stopped…
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Amanda Jane Designs: The Magic of Friendship
If you have been tuning in to Dapsmagic over the last few weeks, we have been raving about the magical designs of Amanda Jane! She is so talented and such a sweet person too! In case you missed her, I interviewed her a few weeks ago about her process and popular designs, you can check…
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All in a Moment – the End of Mad T Party
One of the things I love so much about photography is the capturing of moments. I could write on and on and on about something and still not capture the emotion of an event. However, I could attend the same event and capture a quick photo (sometimes intentionally, sometimes not) that captures and conveys the…
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Idina Menzel: "Holiday Wishes" Review
It’s finally here! To all those hold outs who resisted until after the turkey had been consumed… you have no excuse now.. its officially CHRISTMAS season! With it, comes all the wonderful decorations, food, holiday smells, shopping, and of course, the part most of you hold out on until after Thanksgiving… the MUSIC! I have to confess,…
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Amanda Jane Designs: Jewelry for the Disney Fan!
We all love to show our #DisneySide, be it with character clothing, pins, bags, ears, or even combining them all into a sweet Disneybound outfit! Sometimes the perfect thing to add to our Disney ensemble is a little sparkle! I was recently given the opportunity to get to know an awesome Jewelry Designer, Amanda, who specializes…
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2014 Disneyland Resort Candy Canes Schedule
Happy November! The Holidays are in full swing as the parks transition into Winter mode and with it comes all sorts of Holiday goodies and treats. Out of all of the new items debuting on menus across the Disneyland Resort, there is one treat to rule them all! The traditional Candy Canes! Each are hand made in…