Tom Bricker Archive
Just a quick housekeeping post for today as I’m going to be updating other posts. Although this site is a blog format, I’ve found that some older posts remain popular over time, so I try to keep things updated so as to not give bad advice. My organization system is poor (and that’s being charitable),
We are experts on Disney Halloween costumes. Wait, you’ve seen our past costumes? Okay, you know “expert” isn’t the right word, then. We’ve had some fun with our costumes and despite not being especially crafty, some people seem to like some of our costumes…for some reason (presumably the same reason anyone likes this blog: they
Wine Country Trattoria is a table service restaurant in Disney California Adventure at Disneyland Resort. This review features food photos, thoughts on the cuisine and ambiance, and whether this Disneyland restaurant is worth your time and money. As basic background, Wine Country Trattoria offers Disneyland Annual Passholder discounts, and also World of Color dinner packages.
Mickey & Minnie’s Polynesian Paradise is a character dinner show in Polynesian Terrace at Tokyo Disneyland. This post reviews the meal and performance, with a ton of photos of the experience. This popular Disney meal is the kind of thing you book for the dinner show first and food second, so I’m mostly going to
We left off Part 1 of the Disneyland Half Marathon Report as the race hit the mean streets of Anaheim. I was dreading this portion of the course, which I assumed would be boring at best and depressing at worst. During the Walt Disney World Marathon, I found entering the parks or cool areas of
Yesterday, I ran the Disneyland Half Marathon. I thought I’d share some of my photos and thoughts from the runDisney race, since many of you want more trip reports, and this is as close as I’ll get to one anytime soon for Disneyland. If you read my Walt Disney World Marathon Report, you might be
Disney’s castles may not be as grandiose and historically significant as the “real” castles in Europe…but the ones in Europe aren’t surrounded by theme parks, so I’d say advantage: Disney. All castles, however, are surrounded by fantasy lands…because only the kind of person who is a bit ‘removed from reality’ builds themselves a castle to
On September 4, 2001, Tokyo DisneySea had its grand opening. Like EPCOT Center before it, DisneySea demonstrated the quality and ambition possible in a second gate. I’ve gushed over Tokyo DisneySea time and time again on this blog, repeatedly calling it the greatest theme park in the world. It’s hard for me to believe DisneySea
White Water Snacks is a counter service restaurant in Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa at Disneyland Resort. This review features food photos, a look at the menu, thoughts on ambiance, and other random stuff. For starters, you might be thinking, “wow, this blog is reviewing a snack stand?! Really scraping the bottom of the
Wyndham Anaheim is a hotel near Disneyland and the Anaheim Convention Center, and is a nice chained-brand hotel with solid amenities at a lower price point than the other major brand players in the area. This review features photos of the hotel, plus thoughts about our experience of staying here. None of the hotels near
To coincide with major film releases, Disney, Pixar, and Marvel release “Art of” books showcasing some of the concept art, backgrounds, and artistic inspiration that gave life to their films. This post reviews my 10 favorite Art of books. I’ll admit it: I am a sucker for these books, as they showcase things that flash
