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SpringHill Suites Anaheim Resort/Convention Center is a hotel near Disneyland and Disney California Adventure with spacious, family-oriented accommodations. This hotel review features room photos, thoughts on amenities, and pros & cons of booking at this hotel versus its nearby competitors. The SpringHill Suites Anaheim Convention Center is about a 10 minute walk to Disneyland, and
Disneyland’s Fantasmic is still the king. Let’s just get that out of the way up front. Anaheim had the best version of Fantasmic before, and Fantasmic 2.0 (I’ll call it that even if Disneyland does not) remains the best. Arguably, it’s the best nighttime spectacular at any Disney theme park in the world. Hopefully that’s
A lot of announcements for Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and beyond were made at the Parks & Resorts panel of the 2017 D23 Expo. By our count, there were 13 announcements, which is a pretty staggering number–easily the biggest D23 Expo in terms of news. We’ve covered most of these with individual posts, but I
Best Western Courtesy Inn is a hotel near Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, located behind the Mickey & Friends Parking Structure. This review features photos of the hotel’s rooms, its pros & cons, plus thoughts about our experience of staying here. The Best Western Courtesy Inn is located in a fairly hotel-dense area, but not
This guide offers our tips for visiting Knott’s Berry Farm, which is a regional theme park in Southern California. It’s incredibly close to Anaheim, so if you’re already planning a vacation to Disneyland, Knott’s is an easy day trip as it’s only about 15 minutes from Disneyland. In this Knott’s Berry Farm guide, we’ll cover
Star Wars Land construction is coming right along and we have a Summer 2017 progress report with photos of the progress taken on May 30, 2017 at Disneyland. Both the Millennium Falcon and Stormtrooper Battle Escape attractions have significant vertical progress, and the construction site is quite active. While it’s still too early to tell,
This post reviews the new Guardians of the Galaxy — Mission: BREAKOUT! attraction in Disney California, which is the first MARVEL attraction at Disneyland Resort. It offers a bit of strategy for experiencing the ride with as short a wait as possible. Page 1 of the post is spoiler-free, offering thoughts on the exterior of
Hearthstone Lounge is the main bar in Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa at Disneyland Resort in California. This bar & lounge has a large seating area serving drinks and appetizers, and you can also order from the lounge menu at a number of tables in the Grand Californian’s lobby. In this review, we’ll take
Last night, Johnny Depp was inside the sets of the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disneyland, dressed up as Captain Jack Sparrow. He appeared to be ad-libbing a bit and interacting with guests whose boats he desired to “commandeer.” For years, there have been urban legends that Johnny Depp would sometimes do this, or
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
Castle Inn & Suites is a Disneyland Good Neighbor Hotel in Anaheim, 10 minutes from Disney California Adventure & Disneyland. This review has photos of the hotel, thoughts about our experience of staying here, and our take on who might like this hotel most. If you’ve ever been down Harbor Boulevard, you’ve probably noticed Castle
