A FASTPASS Guide for Disneyland and California Adventure, Digital FASTPASS & MaxPass

Updated September 4, 2022 ***FASTPASSES are no longer used at Disney Parks. Genie has replaced the FASTPASS and FastPass+ systems. For info on how to use Disney Genie+, go here. ***MaxPass launched 7.19.2017. Disney invited me to spend 7.18.2017 in the parks learning hands on with the new system. You can watch a video from…

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Cast Appreciation Week at the Disneyland Resort 2018

Updated October 13, 2023 Cast Appreciation Week at the Disneyland Resort was celebrated mid-July with daily events leading up to Disneyland’s birthday, which is July 17. Disney invited me to be a part of the celebration and to share all about this fun time in the parks. It was an honor! It only takes a…

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How to Use the Play Disney Parks App

Updated April 27, 2020 Just recently, Disney launched a new app aimed to better your park experience. There are so many fun features to know about, and I’m excited to share them with you today. I worked with Disney directly to learn all about the new app in early July 2018. We walked through the…

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Paint the Night Dining Package – Carthay Circle

Updated March 6, 2020 *This parade is currently on hiatus. Paint the Night Parade returned to the Disneyland Resort on April 13, 2018 with Pixar Fest. With it came three new dining packages. Yay! The Carthay Circle dining package allows guests to dine at the restaurant and then enter the reserved viewing section for the…

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Paint the Night Parade Dining Package – Wine Country Trattoria

Updated March 6, 2020 *This parade is currently on hiatus. Paint the Night Parade returned to the Disneyland Resort on April 13, 2018 with Pixar Fest. With it came three new dining packages. The Wine Country Trattoria dining package allows guests to dine at the restaurant and then enter the reserved viewing section for the…

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Pearls in the Park 2018

Updated March 6, 2020 ***Party tickets are nearly sold out as of 2.28.2018. 10 tickets remain and hotel rooms at The Disneyland Hotel are still available. There may be a few rooms at the Grand Californian. Please call the number below to inquire. It’s that time again! Pearls in the Park is back in 2018…

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Shopping at Disneyland

Updated October 18, 2023 My hope for this post is to provide you with a peek at what’s ahead for your upcoming trip or, perhaps, to show you what you can purchase from home. There are many ways to shop before, during and after your Disneyland trip. And, I love to shop. Follow me for…

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