Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean is my family's ride at Disneyland. The ride is great for children of all ages. It's a 14 minute long boat ride that starts out in the bayou and takes you back to a time when pirates ruled the world. The boat is made up of a couple of rows and you can easily fit two or three kids with you in one single row. There are a couple of mild drops that you and your kiddos will love and it's an absolute must attraction when you visit Disneyland.The ride is a classic that even the tiniest tots will love. My 2 and 3 year old march around singing yo ho ho a pirate's life for me. After a ride through this so will yours!!

Pirates of the Caribbean is located in New Orleans Square and even on a busy day expect to wait no longer than 20 minutes. We usually breeze through and wait less than 5 minutes. My only warning about this ride is to avoid it like the plague on nights when Fantasmic will be shown.

Baby Center at Disney's California Adventure

The Baby Center will be a welcome sight if you have babies/toddlers at either park of the Disneyland Resort. The Baby Center in Disney's California Adventure is located next to the Mission Tortilla factory/experience. They have toddler restrooms, a changing area, a feeding area, a breastfeeding area and a small coloring section for your older children while you nurse/change/feed your baby. If you are missing wipes, bottle, diapers or baby food(I always forget something even when I think I'm prepared) no worries, the baby center will probably stock it at a reasonable price.

Disneyland Annual Passports- Payment Plan

With the state of the economy it can be kind of tough to plop down a couple of hundred dollars to buy annual passes for the entire family. The folks at Disney have come up with a solution to this problem by allowing you to buy your pass in payments.

It works like this- The offer is available only to Southern California Residents
For New Annual Passholders - purchase your pass at the Main Entrance Ticket Booth at the Resort. You pay for the 1 day ticket-$69.00 and pay as little as $5.42 a month for the rest of the year.

If you are a renewing Annual Passholder-you have a choice- you can pre-pay the entire year or pay month by month. Go to Disneyland Main Entrance Ticket booth to renew if you would like to set up a payment plan. This is a great deal if you would like to spread your payments apart. I hope many will use. I have been an annual passholder for over a decade and I just love visiting the park. I love that I can take my time and if it's crowded only do a couple of rides and not be in a rush. It's also a great date night without the kiddos. I had a "girls night out" with my 12 year old niece last Saturday and we had such a blast. We got there at 8:30pm and rode all the "big kid" rides that I don't usually get to ride in about 2 hours. If you don't have a pass already - get one - you will love it!! The best part is that you get into both parks.. It's a total deal!!!

Happy New Year 2009!

If you are planning to visit Disneyland today, you should have already left for the park. Today is often the busiest day of the year with the turnstiles being closed frequently throughout the afternoon and evening. If you are in the park and have to leave, be sure to have the hand stamped, even if you are an annual passholder.

Those of you who do attend will be in for a big treat. Also, if you are not up to crazy crowds but still want the Disney experience on your New Year's Eve, try DCA. They are also open till the new year and it will feature mass amounts of entertainment.

Happy New Year To All!

Christmastime At Disneyland

November 21st marks the kick-off to the Holiday Season at the Disneyland Resort. This includes more extensive Christmas decorations, the special holiday fireworks show complete with a snowfall.

Also its a small world Holiday will be presented. Its a small world has been under renovation for most of the year, so it will be exciting to see it refreshed.

Haunted Mansion Holiday is also around through the New Year. Young children even get a kick out of this since most of the scare is replaced with holiday fun.

Happy Birthday Mickey

80 years ago today, Steamboat Willie opened. This date is also recognized as Mickey's Birthday. Happy Birthday Mickey!

11/18/08

Mickey's Trick or Treat Party - 2008

I can't believe summer is already over and the Fall is creeping in. Back to school also means that Halloween is just around the corner. It also means Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort.

This year, the newly named "Mickey's Trick or Treat Party" held at Disney's California Adventure will be held on October 3, 10, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, and 31.

Advance tickets, on sale now are $29. The Friday nights always sell out quickly as well as the dates closer to Halloween. Costumes are permitted, but not masks.

Passholder discount is available for the following dates: October 3, 16, 22, 23, 28, 29

There is no discount available for the October 31 event. All tickets for that date are $37.

Tickets available on-line at http://www.disneyland.com/tickets
Or by calling 714-781-4400
$3.00 shipping charge

Discounted tickets available to Annual Passholders on Disneyland's Annual Passholder web site: http://www.disneyland.com/ap

No charge for kids age two and under.
Limit of 8 tickets per event.