Monthly Archives: June 2012

World Of Color Glow With The Show!

I had the awesome opportunity to attend an Annual Passholder showing of World of Color with free Glow With the Show mouse ears! The GWTS ears light up and interact with the show. This showing was all annual passholders so all of us had our ears on. Disney was filming it at the same time. Here’s my video of the whole show! You can kind of tell when my arms started getting tired–what can I say, I’m short and I had to hold the camera above my head.

It starts out of focus but comes into focus at 0:12

Enjoy!!!

Los Feliz Five and Dime

Ah, Buena Vista Street. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

1. Los Feliz Five and Dime.

Ta-da!

Just like Main Street is a shopping street, so is Buena Vista Street. But unlike Main Street, Buena Vista Street’s stores are all interconnected throughout the whole street. On the East side, you start with Los Feliz Five and Dime.

Even the exterior is awesome, including small murals like this:

That’s very Los Angeles-y

Love those little outfits.

Anyway, Los Feliz Five and Dime is your go-to hat store on Buena Vista Street.

I love the open-beamed ceilings

There you will find your hat writing machines, for all of your hat writing needs.

And cute hats on display

Los Feliz Five and Dime is also your destination for Red Car Trolley merchandise.

Shirts

Hats

Picture frames

I know, I’m REALLY into the trolley, okay? Theo is going to LOVE it. I’m sure he would also LOVE this:

Remote control Red Car Trolley, whaaaaattt???

Actually I think Kevin might like that as much as Theo would. Theo recently got a remote controlled Lightning McQueen for his half-birthday that he loves. Mostly I think he just gets a kick out of driving it under furniture and then reversing it to drive back out again. Although he is getting relatively adept at turning.

Well, he was, until we had to take it away because he wasn’t doing something he was supposed to do (I can’t remember what, but he had a choice–do it or lose Lightning McQueen). I think I’ll be nice and give Lightning McQueen back tomorrow.

ANYway, I also love that Buena Vista Street honors Disney history. We’re so used to the modern Mickey, it’s really fun to see a plush version of the original Mickey.

In a conductor costume!

I feel like I might need to own that.

And when you’re in ANY Disney store, don’t forget to LOOK UP!

Tin toys!

Telephones!

You guys are going to love Buena Vista Street when you get a chance to see it!

Search Engine Roundup–Yee Haw!

Oh yes, it’s that time again!

many years ago a young family

I’m dying to know what the rest of this sentence was.

middle eastern bazaar

Yeah, the one in Disneyland is probably not an accurate representation.

gif clown jack in the box

Run, Pinocchio! Run!

sister wives sightings

This show FASCINATES me. I can’t explain it.

disneyland frontierland flag not lit

It isn’t? It should be.

actual town of radiator springs

No such town–it was invented for the movie(s), but based on a number of similar towns off of Route 66.

charlie brown’s speedway knotts berry farm

Always a favorite!!

who worked at the main street magic shop

Magicians. Also Steve Martin.

aren’t i a winner! again скачать

No?

is the mad t party at california adventure open on weeknights?

For the summer season, yes. In the off-season I would anticipate only the weekend.

does disney own knotts berry farm

Unfortunately, no. The Knott family sold Knott’s Berry Farm in the 90s. Disney made an offer, but the family worried that it would lose it’s Knott’s charm, so they sold it to Cedar Fair. The ironic thing is that Cedar Fair changed it MUCH more than Disney would have, and not for the better. However, now it’s got a new chief and they’re cleaning things up. Camp Snoopy remains a favorite destination in this house.

shelby jones run disney

Not me. Hope you found her.

what was the year when a mouse and what did it say

I ask myself this question all the time.

best parent console for city mini

The cheap one made by Diono (formerly Sunshine Kids). It’s like 15 bucks and works fabulously, and doesn’t interfere with the fold.

what have i been doing in my year out

I don’t know, what HAVE you been doing in your year out?

2012 mouse year fortune

I forsee crowded parks and a profitable year for the Mouse.

what’s needed for a frozen lemonade stand

A stand and frozen lemonade?

lighting mcqueen lateral paint

Yeah, I don’t know what this means.

giraffe farm

Really?

do you rally steersteer jungle cruise boats

No, they’re on a track.

can you rent a double stroller a disneyland

No, only singles.

do you get to keep the lightsaber they give you a jedi training academy

No, but that would be cool.

disneyland churro

Yes!!!

More Buena Vista Street

Such a gorgeous place, y’all! I love this time period. I should, since my house was built in it. And I also love the Disney details, right down to the trash cans.

I will!

For those of you familiar with DCA’s original Sunshine Plaza entrance, which I personally disliked, Buena Vista Street could not possibly be more different.

A look down the empty street

Buena Vista Street was made to look a lot like Main Street, and it does.

Fun!

There’s a lot of Buena Vista Street-specific atmosphere here–lots of cast members in character, like the cyclist

Delivering newspaper

And this woman with her “pet dog”

Cute!

What’s great about her is that she wanders through the stores like she’s shopping.

Even the characters have their dapper outfits on–something you don’t find on Main Street.

Newsboy Mickey

See how my bangs are swept to one side there? I ended up with a sunburn on half of my forehead. Classy.

And even Chip and Dale.

Although Pluto’s idea of dressing up is a little unimpressive.

One fabulous thing Disney did with Buena Vista Street as well as Cars Land is to plant a TON of fully-grown trees. There’s a lot of nice shading in the area.

Here, for example

The building details are awesome. I particularly love the newspaper

Bugle! Who uses that word anymore?

So much fun stuff on Buena Vista Street! Go see it!

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