DISNEY FIX: THE HAUNTED MANSION AND HOJO

The early 1960’s are near and dear to the HoJo and of course Disneyland. New attractions were underway at the park and the 10-year anniversary was coming up in 1965. Construction began in 1962 for The Haunted Mansion attraction with a hopeful opening date in 1963. By 1963 the exterior of the Mansion was complete […]

NEWSDAY TUESDAY: MORE WAYS TO SAVE

Right now, more than ever, every penny counts. So whenever I hear of a great new way to save, I like to pass that information along to as many people as I can, because I know that I’d want someone else to do the same for me! There are already lots of great reasons to […]

NEWSDAY TUESDAY: THE SKIES, THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’

This past Sunday marked the death knell for the Halloween Screams fireworks show [BOO!] . But starting this Friday, November 6th, the ‘Remember…Dreams Come True’ comes back for three nights [YAY!], and then the Holiday Season officially commences in the Parks the following Friday, November 13th [Double YAY!] . And you know what that means, […]

DISNEY FIX: THE BANANA BOAT

Sooooooo…I don’t like getting on water rides. Because I don’t like getting wet [shrugs]. I know! I know! It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense- but I feel very strongly about it. Then one day, I’m reading a thread on MiceChat about what the ‘storyline’ for Splash Mountain is, and I’m reading all the […]

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY: DISNEY FIX

The Matterhorn, originally uploaded by kyle.tucker95. Toad Manor uploaded by HoJo Anaheim Wonderland Lights uploaded by HoJo Anaheim An Aura of Foreboding uploaded by HoJo Anaheim Ready to Ride! uploaded by HoJo Anaheim Mark Twain uploaded by HoJo Anaheim Oogie Boogie Topiary uploaded by HoJo Anaheim Creepy Cobwebs uploaded by HoJo Anaheim Haunted Mansion Holiday […]

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 […]