Chapter 5 We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents The announcement by name ritual is a little hokey, but it’s still a fun way to be welcomed on board. As we looked around at the Dream’s atrium, there were a few differences from the Wonder that we noticed …
October 22, 2014 Chapter 11 Research Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents On Wednesday, I worked from the Grand Californian for most of the day. I also popped into the parks a few times to do some research and fact-checking for my book. I happened to get a picture of this sign one last …
June 1, 2014 Chapter 51 My Future Career Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents It’s our final sea day, and here’s is the ninth (and last) Personal Navigator of the cruise. We slept in a bit since we didn’t have anywhere to be—which was, admittedly, a nice change after several ports of call in …
Chapter 13 Last Night by the Bay Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We had officially closed out the Walt Disney Family Museum—especially when you consider the half-hour-plus that we spent hemming and hawing over what souvenirs to get from the gift shop. In the end, we made our purchases and headed back out …
Chapter 186 End of an Era Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents December 26-31, 2013 I can’t believe it’s true, but we actually went to the O.C. Zoo upon our return before our first trip to Disneyland. There, we met this porcupine named Wolowitz and a beaver named Becky. We soon rectified our lack of Disneyland by …
Chapter 4 White Glove Check-In Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents If there was anything to complain about when it came to our Alaska cruise, it would have been the check-in and embarkation process. Since we were relegated to a secondary pier in Vancouver, everything had felt a little thrown together. For this cruise, …
Chapter 10 Finger-Lickin’ Good Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents It was just about a week before my birthday, so we decided to celebrate with dinner at Big Thunder Ranch Barbecue. If you remember the previous year, we’d had a reservation on my actual birthday and then gotten a call that morning saying that the …
Chapter 50 Sunset on the Sea Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Since All Aboard wasn’t until 7:45 and we got back on the Wonder before dinner, the ship felt relatively empty. There were also lots of characters doing meet-and-greets in various places on board. We got to meet Goofy, Chip, and Dale with no …
Chapter 12 Now It’s Time to Say Goodbye Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents The Disneyland room sort of bleeds into the next set of displays, which cover all of Walt’s final projects. Of course, another of his major impacts on the world of television was with the Mickey Mouse Club. And he made …
Chapter 185 Almost the End Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents December 8-14, 2013 We’d bought a Groupon for a holiday boating excursion in Newport Beach, and it was supposed to have great views of all the decorations people put up on their fancy houses along the water. Since we were about to head to …