Category: Blogs
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New Details for runDisney’s Inaugural Disneyland Paris Half Marathon Weekend
Disney Sports released some brand new details regarding this exciting new addition to RunDisney’s line up of events. Disneyland Paris Half Marathon Weekend marks the very first International group of races in the already extremely popular series. The new Disneyland Paris Half Marathon Weekend will be a three-day race weekend that includes a variety of…
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Mr. DAPs Railway Expansion and White Pass Addition
June means it is my birthday which in turn means… time to add something new to Mr. DAPs’ Railway. I had been anticipating this expansion for months (if not since first building the train a year ago) and had several ideas. None of these were 100% set in stone as I just wasn’t sure what exactly…
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Phoenix Comicon 2015 Recap
Greetings Geeks and Geekettes! It has been a week since Phoenix Comicon concluded and I really do feel it took me that long to process the event and recover. Having spoken to several people who attended Phoenix Comicon this year, the vibe definitely felt different. The layout was different, several attendee favorites were not present,…
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Cruella’s Soundsational Day at Disneyland
Sometimes even villains have their dreams come true at Disneyland. On April 26, 2015 Cruella saw one of her fiendish dreams come true when someone brought her a puppy. Thankfully, nothing tragic happened and Ms. DeVil and the puppy both walked away from the encounter in one piece. It was a lovely day at Disneyland…
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Queen Elsa’s Heart
The Frozen pre-parade before Mickey’s Soundsational Parade has become a favorite for many Frozen fans visiting the Disneyland Resort. It’s a great opportunity for fans young and old to get to see Queen Elsa and Princess Anna, especially if they decided not to make the trek over to Disney California Adventure to meet them personally.…
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Mr. DAPs’ Railway – Spring Has Sprung!
Spring has arrived and with it, flowers. The garden surrounding the railway continues to grow and hopefully soon will be flourishing. The main growth has come from the roses that are now starting to create some awesome natural tunnels for the train to steam through. In the future, there will be some wire arches to…
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The most Sparkly shoes in all the land! Artist Spotlight with Sparkle with Steph
One of my most favorite things is meeting and getting to know other artists who share the same passion for Disney. I was most privileged to interview the lovely Stephanie aka “Sparkle with Steph” about her absolutely stunning line of glitter shoes. I first spotted her on instagram by chance, and fell instantaneously in love with…
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Update with Amanda Jane
Things have been moving along pretty quickly for Amanda Jane Designs since we last checked in on her. This last week we chatted with her and got some awesome updates to what’s been going on in her shop! A couple of updates since my last interview! I created a new Cinderella necklace after the…
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Avengers Half Marathon Registration is Open!
Avengers Assemble! Today marked the open registration call for the runDisney Avengers Super Hero Half Marathon Weekend! Active.com opened up for participants at 9am PST to try to grab a spot before the individual races sold out. As of the time of this posting here are the stats…
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Dancing with Caballeros
Mickey’s Soundsational Parade is full of incredible talent. Quite often it is easy to notice the characters, the musicians, and people towering above as they dance down the parade route on stilts. However, there are dozens of others that bring the magic to the parade on a daily basis. They are absolutely incredible performers and without them…
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From Death Comes Life
One of my favorite things to see and places to visit is the pier leading out to the SS Palo Alto. This is a cement ship (one of only three) that was built towards the end of World War 1 and never saw action after being launched in May of 1919. She was mothballed in 1929…
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Home of the White Rabbit or the Mad Hatter?
It has always been interesting to me that the Mad Hatter store in Fantasyland really appears to be the White Rabbit’s home. I suppose I could dig into this more and find out why this is but it really has never gone beyond idle speculation before. In fact, just writing about it today takes it…
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Goodbye Tree Over the Train
One of the struggles with having a backyard train can be nature. The very thing which makes the whole backyard train thing so beautiful and intriguing can also be the most frustrating. Queue giant Jacaranda tree in my backyard. A beautiful tree, one of the tallest in the neighborhood, with the unique ability to drop…
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Early runDisney Registration for Annual Passholders
Great news for Annual Passholders who are ready to start (or already have started) their racing adventures complete with Disney magic! Disney allows a certain amount of early registers for each runDisney event, usually about 2 weeks in advance to regular registration. This helps TREMENDOUSLY when a race is sure to sell out in record time!…
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runDisney Announces New Avengers 10K and Challenge
Some awesome news for all our Disney runners out there! RunDisney released a new video today previewing some exciting changes to the Avengers Half Marathon Weekend. Joining up with the Avengers Super Heroes Half Marathon and the popular 5k, is now a third race: The Captain America 10K! This is super exciting because not only is…
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Wine & Dine Half Marathon Registration opens tomorrow
Registration for Walt Disney World’s November race weekend officially opens tomorrow! Noon EST or 9am for all of us in California. This particular RunDisney event is unique in that it combines its race weekend with Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival. Not only that, its an EXCLUSIVE event for Wine & Dine runners! Registered runners can enjoy…
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe Viewing Guide
With the upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron coming to theatres May 1st, it seems like a good time to sit down and look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole. And since “It’s All Connected”, I thought I’d throw together a quick little guide for you of what to watch, and in what order…
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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…