Today’s Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop theme is “The Letter D” and I thought I’d share some “D” images from our Destination D trip. You can also read more about our weekend trip starting with Day 1, Part 1 and Part 2.
Destination D logo
Dick Van Dyke dancing…and rapping!
Dave Smith, Chief Archivist Emeritus at the Disney Archives, showing off an Olympic torch from the 1960 Winter Olympics
Dino Darts poster, Toy Story Mania, Disney California Adventure
Drink Me – Mad “T” Party, Disney California Adventure
DJ, Cars Land, Disney California Adventure
Make sure to check out the other “D” pictures from this week’s hoppers and if you have a picture of your own you’d like to share, make sure to link up! You can get to all the pictures as well as the link up by visiting Focused on the Magic by clicking the link below.
Most of our visits to a Disney resort are planned around the parks, spending as much time as we can enjoying our favorite attractions and shows. But, did you know that the Disney hotels all have great activities you can participate in too? We discovered this a few years ago, when we were visiting Wilderness Lodge and Colorado Boy and I were looking for something to do while Colorado Princess took a nap. I was looking through some paperwork we received when we checked in and found the activities schedule – a weekly list of activities available at the hotel, most of them free. The activities ranged from art projects to pool activities to trivia games. We decided to do the “Hidden Mickey” scavenger hunt around the hotel and found some great Mickeys for our collection.
When we stayed at Disneyland Hotel in January, we didn’t get a chance to partake in any of the hotel-led activities, but I did see one activity that intrigued me. Each morning, at 7:30am the week we were visiting, there was an activity called “Get Up & Go Power Walk” listed on the schedule. What really intrigued me was the description – “participate in a very brisk Power Walk while enjoying the sights and sounds of Disney California Adventure Park before it comes to life.” An opportunity to walk around one of the parks before it opens? Sweet! Will definitely check this out when we’re back at Disneyland in August.
Funny enough, as I was putting the info together for this blog post, the Disney Parks Blog happened to post about this very activity and even included a video:
Definitely looks like a great way to start the morning!
Hotels at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland provide a variety of activities each week, so make sure to check out the schedule included in your check-in packet – these activities are a great way to spend a little time away from the park!
This week’s blog hop theme is “Disney Icons” and really, there’s nothing more exciting to me than seeing each park’s unique icon for the first time as you’re entering the park. But, for me, the icon that always makes me get that “Ah…I’m back!” feeling is a little less typical, I think. When I visit the Disneyland Resort, I always get that feeling not from the train station or even the castle, but instead it comes when I see the BACK of this building.
Why the back, you ask? Well, that’s what you can see from outside the park when you’re driving down either Harbor Blvd or Katella Ave, and EVERY time I see it, I get that little flutter of excitement in my stomach knowing that within a few short minutes, I’ll be back at my “happy place”
Thanks to Deb at Focused on the Magic for hosting another great Disney Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop! Make sure to click through to see posts from all the other “hoppers” this week.
