Disneyland Resort has been closed for nearly a full year at this point but there is hope on the horizon. A Touch of Disney will reopen California Adventure’s gates for guests to shop and dine inside of the park. This is Disney’s work around to not being able […]
Disney California Adventure opened up the gates and welcomed guests inside on this day twenty years ago. The park has had quite a tumultuous history, flopping after opening and then rebuilding and developing several times. California Adventure’s current iteration is still flawed and with a few major issues […]
I’ve always been a night owl but there’s something serene and fresh about Disney Parks when they open. A few hours after sunrise, the air is still a little cooler and the morning light hits some of the sights just right. The same is true later in the […]
It’s a new year! We did it! 2020 was one of the worst years in many perspectives, including theme parks. At the least, Disney Parks were reduced in capacity and closed for a few months. At most (hi Disneyland Resort), they were closed from March on. Unfortunately, those […]
If you missed part one of this trip report, click here to catch up! The next morning, Melissa and I made it back into Disneyland a few minutes before opening to get a spot in the Rise of the Resistance virtual queue. All of these months removed from […]
Flo’s V8 Cafe is a quick-service restaurant in Disney California Adventure. Located in Cars Land, Flo’s is what ties the area together. Adorned in neon lights in the evening and bright colors through the day, Flo’s is one of the first things eyes are drawn to when entering […]
If you missed the first or second installment of this trip report, click on the corresponding number to catch up! Wait, we had a trip report going? That can’t be right. I’m just as shocked as all of you but here we are, ready to dive into the third […]
Arbitrary rankings have become a national pastime on par with baseball and eating way too much on holidays (and most other days of the year.) In fact, I wonder what the internet would look like without thousands of blog posts ranking this or that. It’d probably be full […]
If you missed parts 1 or 2 of this trip report then click on the corresponding number to catch up! Sunday was our last full day in the parks and we planned to make it a long one. Disneyland was open from 8 AM until midnight so we […]
Pixar Pier opened in 2018 at California Adventure after being rethemed from Paradise Pier. The nearly universal love of Pixar matched with the work of Imagineers seems like an ideal combo. Instead the land misses the mark in a few ways. In this post I’ll break down a […]
Our California Adventure Itinerary is a touring plan for what attractions, shows, and dining we’d do in one day at the park. This itinerary is our efficient way to experience all of the, what we consider, California Adventure essentials. While other touring plans are more focused on fitting […]
