DCA Archive

Nikon D850 Review

This real-world Nikon D850 review features photos I’ve taken with the new camera, and my insights after using the camera in the field. The words “best camera ever” and other superlatives are being thrown around a lot when describing the Nikon D850, and part of my focus in this review will be some thoughts on

Talking Donald, Minnie & Mickey Mouse at DCA

Today at Disney California Adventure, Imagineers are play-testing talking Donald Duck, plus Minnie and Mickey Mouse. In this post, we’ll share photos and video of Disneyland Resort’s talking trio, plus thoughts on the meet and greet experience. For starters, this meet and greet is currently in test mode, meaning that there’s no published schedule of

Free Things at Disneyland

Wondering if there are any free souvenirs or things to do at Disneyland? This post gives you tips and tricks for saving money at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure by enjoying some of the freebies inside and outside the parks. I know what you’re thinking, “the place where just about every ride exits into a

Top 10 Disneyland Queues

If you’ve ever been to Disneyland, you’ve waited in queues (codeword for a less-pleasant term: lines). Probably for hours. After all, not everything has FastPass or MaxPass. In this post, we offer our a fun post about the best queues at Disney California Adventure and Disneyland. While our goal is something fun, this is also

Disneyland Update – August 2017

A lot has changed since our last all-around Disneyland and Disney California Adventure update. While we’ve covered a lot of this in separate posts, I thought it’d be a good time to drop in with a random update on everything that’s happening at Disneyland Resort. Actually, using the words “everything” and “all-around update” are a

Cove Bar Review

Cove Bar is a bar and restaurant in Disney California Adventure. This review features photos of drinks and foods you can order from the menu. This Paradise Pier hotspot is best described as the epicenter of fun in DCA, and the park’s biggest E-Ticket. I don’t mean to overhype it by saying that, but it’s

Summer of Heroes Tips & Review

Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT also brought with it the Summer of Heroes at Disney California Adventure, and in this post, we’ll offer tips for seeing all of the special entertainment, as well as minimizing waits on the popular new attraction. Disneyland Resort is describing this ‘event’ as a “blockbuster season of heroic

Disneyland Spring 2017 Update

With the Guardians of the Galaxy – MISSION: Breakout conversion underway, Rivers of America construction nearly complete, construction ongoing for Star Wars Land, and a host of other projects underway, we thought now would be a good time for another Disneyland update. Many of you have asked why we haven’t posted much about Disneyland in