Disney California Adventure Rope Drop Strategy

The first key to a great day at Disney California Adventure is to start the morning right! In this post, we discuss how to approach rope drop—the very beginning of the day—at Disney California Adventure. Read on to learn how to accomplish as much as possible in your morning at this exciting park!

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Review of Disney's Disneyland Hotel

Disneyland Hotel is one of the most famous Disney hotels and the oldest to bear the Disney name. For a long time, we’d avoided the hotel for its high prices, but we recently decided to splurge and find out what things are like at this Disneyland option. Read on to learn more about Disneyland Hotel!

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How to Meet Mickey Mouse at Disneyland (Both Parks)

In this post, we’ll discuss how you can meet Mickey Mouse at Disneyland. We’ll start with where you can find greetings in the park (and when and how we recommend doing those) before discussing the only way to book a Mickey greeting—character dining! Read on to learn all about meeting Mickey Mouse at Disneyland!

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Disney Hotel New York - The Art of Marvel (Paris) Review

As part of a recent trip to Disneyland Paris, I had the opportunity to stay in Disney Hotel New York - The Art of Marvel. Formerly “Disney’s Hotel New York”, the reimagined hotel opened in 2021 with the “Art of Marvel” theming. I’ve been excited to see how this ambitious re-theming worked out. Read on to learn all about my stay at Disney Hotel New York - The Art of Marvel!

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Disneyland Paris Premier Access Guide + Review

In this post, we’ll breakdown Disneyland Paris’s “Disney Premier Access” system—their skip-the-line system. We’ll start with the basics before diving into our personal experience and thoughts on whether and when Premier Access is worth it. Read on to learn about about Disney Premier Access at Disneyland Paris!

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Review of Finding Nemo Suite at Art of Animation

In this post we’ll review a family suite at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort. Specifically, we’ll be reviewing a Finding Nemo Family Suite. We’ll start with the basics (like all the types of suites at Art of Animation) before diving into a discussion of the room and, maybe most importantly, what we think of it at its relatively high price point. Read on to learn all about the Finding Nemo Family Suites at Art of Animation!

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Getting the Most Out of Discount Disney Gift Cards

Where can you get discount Disney gift cards? Are they worth the hype? We'll explain everything you need to know about Disney gift cards including, most importantly: what makes a good discount, when to plan to use Disney gift cards, and when using them actually loses you money. 

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