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 | Jul 12, 2024 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Disney Parks & Resorts, Facts and Figment Travel Planning, Lists
(A version of this article was shared with Pirates & Princesses and published on July 12, 2024.) Disneyland is the heart of Walt Disney’s whimsy and imagination, come to life for guests of all ages to experience for themselves. Disney’s original theme park is...
by Jim Smith | Jul 11, 2024 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, Lists, Travel Planning
Disneyland will always have the distinction of being the only Disney theme park that Walt Disney ever roamed. We could make a case that Walt walked the grounds of Walt Disney World, but the resort wasn’t developed until years after he had passed. Disneyland is infused...
by Jim Smith | May 24, 2024 | Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, Spotlight
(A version of this article was shared with Pirates & Princesses and published on May 22, 2024.) It’s a world of laughter, a world of tears It’s a world of hopes and a world of fears There’s so much that we share That it’s time we’re aware It’s a Small World after...
by Jim Smith | Oct 23, 2023 | Disney Parks & Resorts, Travel News, Travel Planning
(A version of this article was shared with Pirates and Princesses and published on October 23, 2023.) Disneyland Resort announced that the transformation of Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel into the Pixar Place Hotel will officially be completed in just a few months, on...
