California Adventure Archives

2016 April, 14

10 Reasons You Why You Should Stay At Disneyland’s Grand Californian Resort & Spa

travelmagicstg2016-04-14T06:00:58-04:00April 14, 2016|Disneyland|0 Comments

Napa Rose. This beautiful restaurant has a Napa Valley theme and specializes in California cuisine. It's 16,000-bottle wine cellar offers a selection of 80 wines by the glass and an award winning list of over 450 international wines. You can even dine in the patio with a view of California Adventure! Storytellers Café is another delicious option at The Grand Californian Resort & Spa. The walls feature murals that depict scenes from classic California stories. Enjoy a breakfast buffet with Chip, Dale, and friends, but don't forget to venture back for dinner and try the famous corn chowder. It has [...]

2015 July, 1

Enjoy Disneyland’s Diamond Celebration on a Budget!

travelmagicstg2015-07-01T06:00:00-04:00July 1, 2015|Disneyland|0 Comments

Disneyland is celebrating 60 years of Magic with its Diamond Celebration! Disneyland is where all the Magic began: the dreams of Walt Disney became the reality that we all know and love right on the streets of Disneyland Park. From the Diamond–studded castle, to the Paint the Night Parade, to the Disneyland Forever fireworks and the World of Color show in California Adventure, everything has an extra sprinkle of pixie dust just for you as Disney celebrates 60 years of Magic! All of this may sound exciting, but the value and convenience of staying at Walt Disney World seems much [...]

2014 December, 8

Avengers Super Heroes Half Marathon Weekend Recap

travelmagicstg2014-12-08T06:08:00-05:00December 8, 2014|Disneyland|1 Comment

My husband and I ran the Walt Disney World Half Marathon in January, and when we finished, we swore we'd never do another half marathon. But a few weeks later, we started thinking of ways that we could have had a better run... Things we could improve... And before we knew it, we were contemplating a Half Marathon at Disneyland, so we could earn a "Coast to Coast" medal in addition to the one for our run. And then, in a stroke of great luck, runDisney announced a NEW Half Marathon: the Avengers Super Heroes Half Marathon! It would be [...]

2014 August, 20

Disneyland Hotel

travelmagicstg2014-08-20T07:00:00-04:00August 20, 2014|Disneyland|0 Comments

The Disneyland Hotel is the classic hotel of the Disneyland Resort. It was originally opened as a motor inn and was the first to operate under the Disney name. The main lobby is filled with Disney nostalgia including Alice in Wonderland, Dumbo, and it’s a small world. The hotel has 990 rooms divided into 3 Towers - Adventure, Fantasy and Frontier. The “lobby” in each tower includes nods to attractions in that land at the Disneyland park. The hotel has standard rooms and suites ranging from 740 to 3400 square feet. Some of these amazing suites include the Pirates of [...]

2014 July, 25

My Top 10 Reasons to Stay at a Disneyland Resort Hotel

travelmagicstg2014-07-25T07:00:00-04:00July 25, 2014|Disneyland|0 Comments

You know, any trip to Disneyland is a good trip! You just can’t go wrong at Walt Disney’s original theme park! My very first trip to Disneyland was when I was 40 years old. My husband finally got up the nerve to take the whole family and we planned the trip to fit our minimal budget. Since I’d never been to either Disneyland or Walt Disney World, I had no idea what I was in for. We stayed at a modest Good Neighbor hotel. We waited for a shuttle every early morning for what felt like hours. We waited again [...]

2014 June, 26

Death Match 2014 – Day 10 trip report

travelmagicstg2014-06-26T07:00:00-04:00June 26, 2014|Disneyland|0 Comments

Disney California Adventure Background: About a year ago, I got a great idea for a road trip. I'd take my kids, fly from my hometown of Houston TX , to San Diego CA, and then drive from San Diego to Oakland. We'd stop and see all the sights along the way, and then fly home from Oakland. Then I asked my friend Gina, who lives in California, if she'd like to come along. With her kids. She agreed, and Death Match 2014 was born. Two ladies, seven kids, and a 15-day road trip up the California Coast. Day 10 - [...]