IN THE SPOTLIGHT: PIRATE’S LAIR

Yesterday, I went to Disneyland with my younger sister and her best friend. They are both Disney purists- they hate the Haunted Mansion Holiday overlay and even some of the changes that have been made to the Pirates of the Caribbean ride over the years- but when I mentioned the change from Tom Sawyer’s Island […]

DISNEY FIX: TIME TRAVEL FRIDAY

HAPPY FRIDAY, INNSIDERS! Nobody knows retro like the Howard Johnson Hotel in Anaheim knows retro- so today we are going to take a little trip together. You don’t need a passport or anything, but you might want to fix yourself a little in flight snack and your beverage of choice- because we are going back […]

DISNEY FIX: TILT-SHIFT VIDEO EXPLAINED

Just because you’re not at a Disney Park doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t be allowed to have a Disney Experience! The good folks that run the DisneyParks YouTube Channel must agree, because they posted something last week that lets those of us who are not physically in the Parks share in the Celebration! Isn’t that […]

DISNEYLAND NEWS: HALLOWEEN TIME TIPS

I’ve been to the Parks a few times this October, and I’m not claiming to be an expert or anything- but I do want to pass along a couple of things that have helped make my time in the Parks more thrilling! 1. If you don’t feel like spending three hours of your time in […]

DOES DISNEYLAND EVER LOSE ITS MAGIC?

As an Annual Passholder who works right across the street from the Disneyland Resort and goes into the Park at least once a week, this is a question that gets asked of me pretty regularly. And it’s understandable- if I was able to eat my Grandmommie’s Chocolate Pie after every meal, it might stop being […]

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: HALLOWEEN TIME FEVER

I asked some of our guests here at the Howard Johnson Hotel in Anaheim what their favorite things to do and see during Halloween Time were, and here are some of the things that I heard: What do you and your family like to do and see during this time of year at the Disneyland […]

DISNEYLAND NEWS: HALLOWEEN TIME AT THE DISNEYLAND RESORT

It’s no secret that Halloween is one of my most looked forward to holidays. I love everything about this time of year- the cool chill in the air, the way people start bundling up and standing a little closer together, scary movies, pumpking carving, trick-or-treaters, spooky decorations and a spirit of fun that seems to […]