Completed egg maps with prizes It’s springtime at Disneyland, and that means it’s time for the Eggstravaganza Egg Hunt! For the third time, I decided to do the Downtown Disney version of this hunt. And I discovered some surprises along the way! (Can you say FREE experiences?) How the Eggstravaganza Works The Eggstravaganza is a…
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Pym Test Kitchen Review
Welcome to Pym Test Kitchen in Avengers Campus! I am a Marvel fan. I see every Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, I mark my calendar for the days Marvel TV shows debut on Disney+, and I screamed like a 12-year-old fangirl when Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio joined Kevin Feige onstage at D23 Expo. (I am…
Review of Wrapped With Love Lunar New Year Booth
Welcome to Wrapped With Love in California Adventure Believe it or not, this year is the first time I’ve been able to experience Lunar New Year at Disneyland’s California Adventure. The decorations for the Year of the Rabbit were really cool. Of course, they paid homage to all the Disney rabbits. One in particular got…
Moonlight Magic at Disney California Adventure 2023
Welcome to Moonlight Magic at California Adventure! As Disney Vacation Club members, my family is able to experience Disney magic year after year at different Disney destinations. And once in a while, we’re able to experience an exclusive event just for members. The last time my family had experienced Moonlight Magic at Disney California Adventure,…
Why I Love the Haunted Mansion
…or is it your imagination? When you ask someone to name an iconic Disney attraction, you’ll hear lots of answers. It’s a small world! Pirates of the Caribbean! And over and over and over again, The Haunted Mansion! If you’ve seen the Behind the Attraction series on Disney+ (and if you haven’t you should) you…
Goodbye Splash Mountain, Hello Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
Disney announced more than two years ago that the classic Splash Mountain at both U.S. theme parks would be re-themed into a Princess and the Frog ride that will be called Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. We know the current attractions will have to close for construction soon, but while we wait, let’s take one more trip…
Visiting Sprinkles at Downtown Disney
Welcome to Sprinkles! Over spring break, I took my daughter to Downtown Disney in Disneyland so that we could do the Eggstravaganza egg hunt. All that egg hunting got us hungry, so after a nice, relaxing picnic in the picnic area, we decided to treat ourselves to a delicious dessert. I had heard so much…
Tips for Dining Gluten-Free at Disneyland
Gluten-Free Teriyaki Chicken meal at Lucky Fortune Cookery All my friends know how much I love Disneyland. So much so that when one of them is planning on a day there, they reach out to me to ask for advice. I am usually very happy to share my expertise with them. But recently a…
The fam goes BIG — the BIG Disneyland Trip Report
With the twists and turns of planning a BIG Disneyland family reunion complete, we headed off to California and our much-needed vacation. Since I’m here to tell the tale, we all made it through the parks and many attractions where things “unexpectedly” go wrong. Here’s our BIG Disneyland trip report on what we did and…
The Fam goes BIG — What’s new to us at Disneyland
We’ve made all the BIG decisions for our family reunion at Disneyland. We know when we’re going, how we’ll get there, and where we’re staying. Now it’s time to get to the details, the BIG new things that will be fun about this trip. The people Probably the biggest new thing is our travel party…
Eggstravaganza Egg Hunt at Downtown Disney
Disney’s annual egg hunt is back! Ah, spring. It brings fresh breezes, lovely flowers, and egg hunts! This past spring break, I took my daughter to Disneyland’s Downtown Disney for their Eggstravaganza egg hunt! We had done this twice before. The first time was in California Adventure, and the second time was at Downtown Disney….
The Fam Goes BIG — the Decisions for Disneyland
We’ve introduced our family and tackled some of the important things we need to know for a Disneyland family reunion. Now we get to the fun part for me: planning the details of our trip and making it a magical reality. Follow along in the second article of our series as we make the BIG…