Uh-Oa! Comparing Trader Sams at Disneyland and Disney World

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When John agreed to spend a day in Disneyland during our recent visit to southern California, I knew this was my time to fulfill my dream of staying at the Disneyland Hotel. I know, I know, it really doesn't make a ton of financial sense given that the resort property is so small, and it's so easy to stay at another Anaheim hotel for much less. That being said, as a nerd of Disney history I felt drawn to stay at the original hotel that Walt created. You can see a review of our stay at the hotel here. Of course staying at the Disneyland Hotel made making a dinner reservation at Trader Sam’s for our first night an easy choice

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Finding Disney Magic in Griffith Park

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When doing research for a trip my fiancé and I planned to Los Angeles, I purchased a book about Griffith Park. I knew we had plans to do some hikes in the area, and I wanted to see what else the park had to offer, as I had never been to LA before. When flipping through the book, I was delighted to be reminded of the connection between Walt Disney and the park in question—the merry-go-round that inspired the entirety of Disneyland was located at the park! Upon further reading, I found out that in addition to this landmark, the park is also home to Walt Disney’s Carolwood Barn, which only happens to be open the third Sunday of every month. By fate (or maybe a little pixie dust) the day we had planned to spend time in the park just happened to be the 3rd Sunday in March. Let the magic begin!

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Review: The Disneyland Hotel

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When John agreed to spend a day in Disneyland during our recent visit to southern California, I knew this was my time to fulfill my dream of staying at the Disneyland Hotel. I know, I know, it really doesn't make a ton of financial sense given that the resort property is so small, and it's so easy to stay at another Anaheim hotel for much less money. That being said, as a nerd of Disney history I felt drawn to stay at the original hotel that Walt created, and John, not having any concept of what Disneyland entailed, agreed with my outlandish dream.

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The (Monorail) Crawl is for All!

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Growing up, my family and I always stayed at the Grand Floridian when we visited Walt Disney World. Because of this, I formed a deep obsession with the monorail early on in my life. When much later in life I discovered that I could combine my love of the monorail with a tour of all the best lounges the Magic Kingdom Resorts had to offer, I knew it was a Disney Bucket List item I need to cross off.

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Review: Brunch at Be Our Guest Restaurant

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Living in the midwest, we don’t always get to take advantage of the new offerings at Walt Disney World as soon as they come out. This was why we were so excited to see new brunch dishes available at one of our favorite restaurants on property, Be Our Guest, appear days before we headed down to Florida! We were able to snag a last minute reservation for 10:15 am in order to fully take advantage of the two new offerings.

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