Pixar Fest
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
The end of summer was quickly approaching, and with that, the end of Pixar Fest. Neither of us were certain that we could swing enough time off work to make a trip, but with faith, trust, and pixie dust we were able to plan a visit at the end of August. Both of us were excited to partake in all the Pixar madness, especially the a-m-a-z-i-n-g treats! The images below are a collection of our favorite Pixar Fest moments.
From the moment we entered the park, we could tell that we were about to experience the most incredible Pixar magic. Most of our Pixar adventures centered around Disney California Adventure Park. We visited the newly minted Pixar Pier, and took in all the new themed walls. The Buzz Lightyear wings are located next to the Monster's Inc. ride.
We played some of the Pixar Pier boardwalk style games. See our post on that here. Though we were unable to snag a ride on the Incredicoaster, we did watch some lucky park attendees take a spin.
On top of the new rides, there was also a ton of new Pixar-themed merchandise! From Jack-Jack to Bing Bong, there were Pixar plush characters everywhere!
We even got a chance to catch a glimpse of the ever fabulous Edna!
Pixar Fest was a wonderful experience and it's safe to say that we are now in love with Pixar Pier! Counting down the days until we are back for the holidays at Disney and can visit Pixar Pier again.
William & Kate
It's only the end of October, but already the holiday season has graced the new and improved World of Disney. Before we get into a quick preview of some of the goodies they have displayed for the holidays, let's talk about the store.
The newly renovated World of Disney is stunning. Not only is the color palette is soothing, the displays are beautifully crafted. It's definitely an improvement on the original store. Now onto the holiday gear!
The color theme was a swirl of red, green, black, and silver and spanned from cute Mickey plush characters decked in holiday attire to home goods and holiday hats. Below are some of our favorite items this holiday season.
This is just the tip of the iceberg since it's only October! We can't wait to see the rest of the holiday gear once Halloween has ended at the parks.
We hope you enjoyed our holiday preview! What items have you added to your wish list?
William & Kate
Kate here! This blog post is going to be an evolving post all about Disney's allergy friendly snack line called Snacks with Character. For starters, I should mention that I am one of those unfortunate people who can no longer eat anything with gluten. I say unfortunate because I miss some things with gluten like my local bakery's a-m-a-z-i-n-g cinnamon buns, but overall the lifestyle has helped my health immensely. Having Celiac requires a lot of diligence, especially when it comes to eating things outside the home. I was recently doing some research about eating gluten free at the Disney parks when I read a quick blurb about Snacks with Character, the allergy friendly snack line. I made it my goal to try to hunt down these snacks on my past trip.
Now first things first, these snacks can be really hard to find. I was able to locate them at Pooh's Corner and Candy Palace and Candy Kitchen in Disneyland. As for Disney California Adventure Park, I found them at Trolley Treats and a little stand right across from Soarin' Around the World.
The snacks are fairly limited inside the parks, they consisted of lemon cookies, chocolate chip cookies, general snack mix, and a trail mix. Not all the snacks are gluten free, so it's very important to read the label. As you can see on the bag above, the no gluten symbol indicates that it's gluten free. The package also contains a certified gluten free label on the back. If you have soy and nut allergies, check for similar symbols on the other packages.
On this trip my purchase was limited to just one of the snacks, the Lemon Burst Cookies. These cookies are absolutely incredible! If you are a fan of lemon-flavored snacks and especially lemon pound cake, these cookies are for you. They are so soft, which means they tend to fall apart in the bag, but the flavor and texture remind me of a lemon cake. While these cookies taste amazing, I quickly learned that they were rich and warranted the phrase less is more.
Best of all, I didn't have any type of reaction to them and now I know I have a safe snack at the parks!
On my next trip, I'll be trying another snack and add my reaction to this blog post, so stay tuned to hear more about the allergy friendly snacks.
We know that most people enjoy the holidays at Disneyland with gingerbread, snowflakes, and decked out Christmas trees, but for Kate and I, Halloween is the most wonderful time of the year. From the pumpkins everywhere to the spooky snacks, the atmosphere is perfect for fall. This post serves as our photo journal of everything Halloween we saw at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park.
One of the things we both loved about the parks this year were all the skull-themed goodies. There were so many snacks a souvenirs it was hard to keep track. We both loved the skull cauldron popcorn buckets, and it took all our willpower not to buy one. Kate also really loved the skull-shaped coffee mugs.
In Disney California Adventure Park, there's a corner of the park dedicated to Pixar's film Coco. It was a cool, interactive experience that included an area for crafts, a place to write down and display memories of family, an a wall with colorful wings. It was beautifully curated, and we both hope that it becomes a mainstay of future Halloween exhibits at the park.
Kate's favorite Halloween decor is Cars Land, which isn't too surprising since Cars Land is her favorite land of the California parks. While we didn't get to taste any of the land's Halloween treats this year, we did take a quick tour of all the decorations to end our Halloween trip to the parks.
As we were exiting the park, we ran into Mickey in his Halloween costume, which made Kate happy because we didn't really see any characters this visit since it was a quick day trip.
And with that, our Halloween trip ended with a quick goodbye to Oogie Boogie and lots of new happy memories.
Thanks for joining us on our tour of Halloween at Disneyland! We certainly enjoyed our time there and hope you enjoy this little recap.
William & Kate
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