This past Friday, on July 17, 2015 I celebrated Disneyland’s 60th birthday at the park! It was a great day full of fun and celebration. I was there with my kids, my siblings (and their spouses), and my parents. It was wonderful to celebrate so many years of family memories at Disneyland, and to create…
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Minnie & Friends Character Breakfast at Disneyland
Disneyland offers five character meals, with only one of them inside Disneyland Park. The Minnie & Friends Character Breakfast is held at the Plaza Inn Restaurant, located near the Hub and Tomorrowland. The Plaza Inn is a Victorian styled restaurant that hosts the character breakfast and American-fare lunch and dinner. If you get an early morning…
Beating the Summer Heat on Your Disney Vacation
Summer weather can be incredibly hot and has the potential to drag you down on your Disney vacation. So, if you plan to hit the parks this summer, here are some ways to beat the summer heat! The cold may not bother Elsa, but she never said anything about the heat! Stay hydrated–Make sure to…
My Family Traditions at Disneyland Park
photo courtesy of Laurie Eck If you told me 20 years ago that my most visited Disney park would be Disneyland, I’d have laughed at you. After all, I was a native New Yorker who was practically raised at Walt Disney World. Seriously. When I told my friends I would be going on vacation, they’d…
Trivia Challenges at the Disneyland Hotel
photo courtesy of Rikki Niblett My birthday is recently happened, but I can’t help but reminisce about birthdays past. Last year I celebrated with a scrumptious dinner at Les Chefs de France and a FastPass+ viewing of IllumiNations. Taking the monorail back from Epcot to our room in the Polynesian Resort was a great way…
Disneyland for Walt Disney World Experts
Disneyland’s it’s a small world at Christmas Many ardent Walt Disney World fans are choosing to visit Walt’s original theme park this year, to celebrate Disneyland’s Diamond Celebration. And many of them are confused about where to start their planning. How far out do you need to make your Advanced Dining Reservations? What kind…
What’s in My Disneyland Bag?
In case you didn’t know by now, I love Disneyland! I grew up in the Southern California area and as a kid my parents took us about once a year. I continued the tradition with my own kids, until this last year when we finally got annual passes. Now we go almost monthly. With all these…
Pixie Hollow Magic
We would like to welcome new blogger Laurie to the Mouse For Less Family! Trips to Disneyland are very special vacations for our family but for one of my daughters, Disneyland is overwhelming and loud. Michayla is non-verbal, global developmentally delayed and autistic. These trips usually come and go with few reactions or memorable moments…
Staying Fit and Healthy on a Disney Vacation
Ears, MagicBands and sneakers – I’m ready to go! About five years ago, after a startlingly high cholesterol test, I decided it was time to shape up and get healthy. I managed to lose, and keep off, a little over 20 pounds, and put my cholesterol levels back on track. I was worried, however, how…
Our Experience – The Surf’s-Up Breakfast with Mickey and Friends
This month my baby girl turned 4! I can’t believe it; time sure flies. To celebrate her birthday my family and I took her to the Surf’s-Up Breakfast with Mickey and Friends. This is located in the PCH Grill, one of the restaurants in the Paradise Pier Hotel at the Disneyland Resort. This restaurant only…
Pixie Dust Challenge – Review of the Inaugural Race
Review of the inaugural Pixie Dust Challenge at Disneyland 2015 Pixie Dust Challenge: 2 races and 3 medals later First a bit of history: Walt Disney World staged its first long-distance road race – a full marathon in January of 1994. The event drew over 7,00 runners and their families to the Kingdom of the…
Review of the Egg-stravaganza at Disney California Adventure
On a Spring Break day at Disney California Adventure, we couldn’t resist surprising our daughter with the Egg-stravaganza – an Easter egg hunt throughout the park. This hunt ran from March 27th through April 5th. Similar hunts happened in both Disneyland Park and Epcot. Even though the hunt is now over, it is anticipated that…