Category Archives: Disneyland

Dumbo Double Dare 2013: The Half-Marathon

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Mike

Back-to-back runs is something new for me, so I wasn’t sure how Saturday’s 10K run was going to affect my run in the half on Sunday.    Even during training, there were no back-to-back runs.   I was following Jeff Galloway’s training … Continue reading →

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Dumbo Double Dare 2013: The 10K

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Mike

This morning I was up before 4 a.m. to get ready for the first leg of the Dumbo Double Dare, the inaugural Disneyland 10K.    I tend to be a morning person anyway so this didn’t throw me off much — … Continue reading →

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Dumbo Double Dare 2013: Race Expo

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Mike

I started off 2013 by running in the WDW Half-Marathon in January.    I knew that if I completed that (it was my first run of that length), that I would than want to do the Disneyland Half over Labor Day … Continue reading →

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D23 Expo 2013: Highlights from the Imagineering Panels

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Mike

Sunday at the D23 Expo was Imagineering day.    Early on, when schedule details were first being announced, it was revealed that there would be five Imagineering sessions on Sunday, but it wasn’t until the last week or so before the … Continue reading →

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A Walk in Walt’s Disneyland Footsteps

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Mike

During the D23 Expo, I made many new friends, and there was a lot of sharing of what we were doing around the parks before and after the Expo.     One thing that was mentioned more than once was the Walk … Continue reading →

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I love it when a plan comes together

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Mike

Sometimes the stars align just so, and something magical happens.    This may just be one of those times in my life. Almost a year ago, tickets went on sale for the 2013 D23 Expo.   Since I’m planning on writing a … Continue reading →

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Disney Christmas: West Coast Edition

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Mike

I’ve been a regular visitor to the Walt Disney World resort during the holiday season for many years; but this year is the first time I’ve made a similarly timed trip to the Disneyland resort.    I was excited to see … Continue reading →

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A First Visit to Cars Land and Buena Vista Street

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Mike

A while back I visited the Cars Land and Buena Vista Street areas of Disney’s California Adventure for the first time. Buena Vista Street Buena Vista Street is a nice addition to the park; it does a great job of … Continue reading →

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Coming Attractions

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Mike

Now that the new blog is up and operational, I’m looking forward to some of the things that I’ll be blogging about here in the months to come. June and July will probably be light, but things will begin to … Continue reading →

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