Monthly Archives: February 2015
Disneyland Lunar New Year
Feb 27
Keith and Peter made their way to Disneyland last weekend to check out the Lunar New Year Celebration at California Adventure. Since Keith has a small portion of Chinese heritage, he wanted to check out the festivities along with seeing some characters and making his wish for the year of the sheep!
Keith Lapinig
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Tweets on Tuesday: Do Price Hikes Change Your Vacation?
Feb 25
This past weekend, Disney Parks upped their prices once again, as it’s becoming a yearly tradition, making some of it’s single day park tickets over $100 a person. I’ve seen so many people posting about it. With so many posts about it, I turned to Twitter to see what people actually thought about it. I wanted to know if the price change made anyone rethink their vacation or if they didn’t think twice about the extra cash. This is what everyone had to say.
: Hell no. I’m 1% bitch. Haha, well that sums things up nicely! I think that despite the price change, you are only forking over an extra $3-$5 per day which overall isn’t a large sum from what it was last year unless you have a family of 15. Then that gets expensive.
: it doesn’t change anything since I do live in south Florida I have so much love for the parks. That’s why there’s annual passes! Annual Passholders got a dramatic increase, unlike single park tickets. However, if you go to the theme parks over 10 times a year, it more than pays for itself. Plus you get perks like percentages off food and free parking. If I lived closer, I would definitely be a premium card holder!
: price makes no difference, have not known the exact price of ticket in about 8 years. This is probably what my exact answer would be. When I book a vacation at Disney World or Disneyland, I’ve done it for multiple days and price is never a factor. I’m not wealthy by any means. I struggle to pay the bills, but I set money aside for my trips and make sure I can do what I would like to on vacation no matter the cost.
: I’m an AP holder with parking. I heard if you renew your AP you will be able to add parking as well. Is this true? or only premium Ap’s will have parking from now on? I’m not too sure about this as I’m not familiar with the tiered Annual Pass setup and the differences in perks. Previously, you could add parking, but the cost of adding parking was pretty high that you may as well spend a few dollars more to upgrade to a premium pass. I would still assume that to be true.
I had to cut this one short as I have to hit the sack and get to work extra early tomorrow. I’m actually putting in extra time so that I can put money towards my next Disney vacation as funny as that is. Thanks to those that did answer my question and for those that didn’t get to me on time, feel free to leave your answer below or shoot me something on Twitter. I’d still love to hear your opinions. Make sure to follow me on Twitter to be involved in next week’s post!
Josh Taylor
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Disney History: The House of the Future
Feb 23
Frozen Fun in Disney’s California Adventure
Feb 23
Keith is having some Frozen Fun in Disney’s California Adventure! We take a toboggan slide down a snowy hill, play with snow, and see ice sculptures in this cool side of Disney’s California Adventure.
Keith Lapinig
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Tweets on Wednesday: Best Disney Park Snack?
Feb 18
I know normally this post is titled Tweets on Tuesday but I had a family emergency come up so I wasn’t able to get to this post until today so it’s now Tweets on Wednesday. I know that sound stupid, but I am running with it anyways. Despite not posting this on Tuesday, I was hungry for some great Disneyland and Walt Disney World snacks so I threw a question out to the Twitters. What’s the best Disney Park snack and why? I got tons of answers, some I would assume people would say and some pretty interesting snacks I have never even had. So lets get to it.
: dole whip, because dole whip. :) also cronuts because how can you go wrong with fried dough covered in sugar? Right off the bat I got a Dole Whip answer which I thought had to come my way, however I’m unfamiliar with where you can get a cronut at the Disney Parks. So I looked it up and found out that it’s in Epcot. I’ll be at Epcot in April and I believe that cronuts will be in my stomach!
: turkey legs! Not even an explanation but I don’t think this one needs it. Turkey legs have been a staple of the park for a long time. I can’t even count how many I saw the last time I was at the parks. The answer is probably hundreds.
: Dole Whip Float. Best value for DDP, pineapple goodness, refreshing on a hot day, portable, not messy, can add rum! I had my first experience with the Dole Whip float, sans rum, in my last visit to Disneyland and I wasn’t overly into it, mostly because I’m a natural catastrophe when it comes to liquids or sauces because no matter how careful I am I end up spilling all over myself. Maybe I will give this another try and sit down to have it so I won’t feel like spilling next time.
: Dole Whip!!! Dole Whips definitely deserve 3 exclamation marks!!!
: popcorn, because it’s like a blank canvas…caramel is my favorite, plus those popcorn carts at DLR are fabulous. I know many people that have some sort of food allergy and popcorn is by and far the easiest and best snack for anyone with food needs. As far as the food itself, I do love popcorn, but I’m more classic butter than caramel. I’d like to try many of the flavors at Tokyo Disneyland though. As far as the popcorn carts themselves, they are hidden with great details like the popcorn turners.
: my secret snack is dole whip or orange whip and scooping it with a churro. The best way to make me your best friend is by combining to foods I never knew could be combined to be so delicious. You win my best friend for the day award.
: Matterhorn Macaroon & an Abuelita! I totally forgot about the macaroons last time I was at Disneyland and I want to personally fly there right now just to have one. As for the abuelita, just like the cronut, I was unsure where to find this. Turns out that it was a part of the Viva Navidad celebration at California Adventure and I’m not exactly sure what goes in it. I do love Mexican chocolate and a Mexican hot chocolate sounds delightful, especially paired with a macaroon.
: Matterhorn Macaroon from Disneyland and Eukiwa Bun from DisneySea! Seriously, I will drive or fly to Disneyland for this macaroon right now if I have too. Like Keith Lapinig, I’m pretty sure Guy is bragging about how much he had fun at the Tokyo Disney resort. I’m all about trying something new so when I make the plunge to go to Japan’s Disney resort, I will probably grab a Eukiwa Bun.
: currently the citrus swirl. Using the word “currently” means that an opinion changes depending on the day. I’m with you here as I go back and forth on some of my favorites. Citrus Swirl is on my list to have when I’m down in Florida in April. Let’s do this!
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Josh Taylor
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Disney Headbanz Challenge
Feb 14
Keith has been on a roll with these gaming and collaboration videos. This week he teams with Sarah Snitch to play a game of Disney Headbanz. Enjoy their pantomimes and laughter in this latest video! See more from Keith at the links below
Keith Lapinig
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