by Jim Smith | Jul 23, 2024 | Disney Connections, Disney Legends
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place and published on July 18, 2024.) All great accomplishments start with a dream. Disneyland is perhaps one of the clearest modern-day examples of a dream pursued to perfection. But Walt Disney didn’t create his...
by Jim Smith | Jun 29, 2023 | Deals and Promotions, Disney Parks & Resorts, Facts and Figment Travel Planning, Travel Planning
July is upon us, which means it’s Disneyland Month! And it’s appropriate timing for Disney’s announcement of Summer 2023 discounts at all three Disneyland Resort hotels. Discounts up to 25% are available for select rooms and dates. Are you a Disney Visa Cardholder?...
by Jim Smith | Apr 28, 2022 | Disney Parks & Resorts, Facts and Figment Travel Planning, Travel News, Travel Planning
(A version of this story was published on Pirates & Princesses on April 28, 2022.) Disney Parks Blog announced that Disneyland’s Paradise Pier Hotel will soon begin a transformation, inviting favorite Pixar characters and themes into the hotel. The contemporary...
by Jim Smith | Jan 31, 2022 | Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Pocket Guides, Facts and Figment Travel Planning, Travel Planning
If you want to visit Walt Disney’s World (as in, the world Walt truly lived in) stop number one is the theme park that started it all – Disneyland Resort in Anaheim California. As Walt himself said, “Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may...