World of Color - ONE

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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of The Walt Disney Company. To celebrate, a lot of new merchandise, foods, and experiences are coming to the Disney Parks. One such experience, "World of Color - ONE", will be making its debut on January 27. Here's a sneak peek of this new nighttime spectacular coming to Disney's California Adventure.

Here's the description of the show from Disney:

“World of Color – ONE” celebrates how a single action, like a drop of water, creates a ripple that can grow into a wave of change. You’ll discover how it only takes one action to make an impact on the people in our lives and the world around us, just as one man – Walt Disney – started the wave that has continued to grow and inspire people around the globe for 100 years.

The show will feature music and characters that are "wavemakers" from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Avengers, and Star Wars. This the first time characters from all four will appear in one show in Disneyland. The show is set to an all-new score and features a song called "Start a Wave." Mist screens and over 1200 fountains will bring the show to life and MagicBand+ effects will add to the magic and color.

Disney hopes the finale will leave guests feeling uplifted and as they walk away to make their own ripples, that they will remember how, when we come together, many drops can become an ocean.

Pride Month Treats At Disneyland

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Disney is celebrating Pride month with a small selection of delightfully colorful sweets and treats as well as a few dazzling tumblers and a popcorn bucket. Here are the tempting desserts and fun foodie collectibles you can find at Disneyland Resort throughout June.

Disneyland Park

Alien Pizza Planet

• Scented Pride Cake Straw Clip
• Pride Stainless Steel Tumbler
• Pride Mirrored Mickey Mouse Sipper🧁

Galactic Grill, Harbour Galley, Little Red Wagon, Refreshment Corner, & Troubadour Tavern

• Pride Mirrored Mickey Mouse Sipper🧁

Golden Horseshoe

• Scented Pride Cake Straw Clip
• Pride Parade Castle Tumbler
• Pride Stainless Steel Tumbler

Hungry Bear Restaurant

• Scented Pride Cake Straw Clip
• Pride Parade Castle Tumbler
• Pride Stainless Steel Tumbler
• Pride Mirrored Mickey Mouse Sipper🧁

Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe

• Mickey-shaped Macaron: Red Mickey-shaped macaron shell filled with hibiscus buttercream and a berry hibiscus center drizzled with white chocolate and rainbow nonpareils 🌈
• Mickey Pride Cookie: Mickey Cookie dipped in white chocolate and sprinkled with nonpareils 🌈
• Scented Pride Cake Straw Clip
• Pride Parade Castle Tumbler
• Pride Stainless Steel Tumbler

Market House

• Mickey Pride Cookie: Mickey Cookie dipped in white chocolate and sprinkled with nonpareils 🌈

Plaza Inn

• Scented Pride Cake Straw Clip
• Pride Parade Castle Tumbler
• Pride Stainless Steel Tumbler
• Pride Mirrored Mickey Mouse Sipper🧁

Rancho del Zocalo

• Pride Stainless Steel Tumbler
• Pride Mirrored Mickey Mouse Sipper🧁

Red Rose Taverne

• Mickey Pride Cookie: Mickey Cookie dipped in white chocolate and sprinkled with nonpareils 🌈
• Scented Pride Cake Straw Clip
• Pride Parade Castle Tumbler
• Pride Stainless Steel Tumbler
• Pride Mirrored Mickey Mouse Sipper🧁

Stage Door Café

• Scented Pride Cake Straw Clip
• Pride Parade Castle Tumbler
• Pride Stainless Steel Tumbler
• Pride Mirrored Mickey Mouse Sipper🧁

Popcorn Carts near Sleeping Beauty Castle, Town Square, “it’s a small world,” Fantasyland, Mickey’s Toontown, Tomorrowland, Frontierland, and New Orleans Square

• Pride Mickey Premium Popcorn Bucket

Ice Cream Carts & “it’s a small world” Churro Cart

• Pride Mirrored Mickey Mouse Sipper🧁

California Adventure Park

Award Wieners

• Scented Pride Cake Straw Clip
• Pride Parade Castle Tumbler
• Pride Stainless Steel Tumbler
• Pride Mirrored Mickey Mouse Sipper🧁

Boardwalk Pizza and Pasta

• Mickey Pride Cookie: Mickey Cookie dipped in white chocolate and sprinkled with nonpareils 🌈
• Pride Parade Castle Tumbler
• Pride Stainless Steel Tumbler
• Pride Mirrored Mickey Mouse Sipper🧁

Clarabelle’s Hand-Scooped Ice Cream

• Pride Parade Castle Tumbler
• Pride Stainless Steel Tumbler

Corn Dog Castle

• Pride Parade Castle Tumbler
• Pride Stainless Steel Tumbler
• Pride Mirrored Mickey Mouse Sipper🧁

Fairfax Market Fruit Cart

• Scented Pride Cake Straw Clip
• Pride Parade Castle Tumbler
• Pride Stainless Steel Tumbler
• Pride Mirrored Mickey Mouse Sipper🧁

Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Cafe

• Mickey Pride Cookie: Mickey Cookie dipped in white chocolate and sprinkled with nonpareils 🌈

Pacific Wharf Cafe

• Scented Pride Cake Straw Clip
• Pride Parade Castle Tumbler
• Pride Stainless Steel Tumbler
• Pride Mirrored Mickey Mouse Sipper🧁

Paradise Garden Grill

• Scented Pride Cake Straw Clip
• Pride Parade Castle Tumbler
• Pride Stainless Steel Tumbler

Pixar Pier Chiller Cart

• Pride Parade Castle Tumbler
• Pride Stainless Steel Tumbler
• Pride Mirrored Mickey Mouse Sipper🧁

Smokejumpers Grill

• Pride Stainless Steel Tumbler
• Pride Mirrored Mickey Mouse Sipper🧁

Studio Catering Truck

• Scented Pride Cake Straw Clip
• Pride Parade Castle Tumbler
• Pride Stainless Steel Tumbler
• Pride Mirrored Mickey Mouse Sipper🧁

Various Outdoor Vending Carts

• Scented Pride Cake Straw Clip
• Pride Parade Castle Tumbler
• Pride Mirrored Mickey Mouse Sipper🧁

Grand Californian Hotel

Coffee House & GCH Craftsman Grill

• Pride Stainless Steel Tumbler

Downtown Disney District

Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen Express

• Rainbow Crunch Glazed Beignets: Blueberry, lemon-glazed beignet topped with a crispy rainbow cereal crunch

Black Tap Craft Burgers & Shakes

• Vanilla Shake with Rainbow Sprinkles: Vanilla frosted rim with colorful tart candies topped with a rainbow donut, rainbow unicorn pop, sour rainbow gummy rope candy, and whipped cream 

Naples Ristorante e Bar and Napolini Pizzeria

• Pride N’ Candy Cannoli: Cannoli shells filled with ricotta cheese, cream cheese, powdered sugar, rainbow candy chips, and cotton candy flavoring

Splitsville Luxury Lanes

• Vodka Bramble: Vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup, blackberry liqueur, and blackberries

Various Candy Locations Including: Marceline’s Confectionery, Trolley Treats, Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff, Candy Palace and Candy Kitchen, and Pooh Corner

• World of Color Crisped Rice Treat: Mickey-shaped cereal treat dipped in white chocolate and sprinkled with red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple sugar

🌈 - New

🧁 - Starting June 14

Disneyland trip - California Adventure

As I'm sure you've guessed if you've been following my instagram, I just got back from a short trip to Disneyland.  We've spent the last month and a half fixing up my Mom's house in Arizona, so we decided to go to Disneyland as a reward for all our hard work.  We only stayed for two days, so we visited one park each day.

First, we went to California Adventure. I had never been to Cars Land before,  and I absolutely loved it! It looked just like the movie, which looks just like my hometown. It was especially gorgeous at night with all the neon lit up. Our favorite ride was definitely the Radiator Springs Racers. The cars were fast and the views were awesome. And besides, our car won! We also enjoyed the other Cars Land rides. Mater's Junkyard Jamboree was hilarious! Those little tractors really do whip around. And Luigi's Flying Tires were crazy fun to try to "drive". We had breakfast at Flo's V8 Cafe.  I especially liked the Cars waffles from the kids meal. And the restaurant is so cool. The left side has several of Flo's records from her days as a Motown singer. The right side is Doc Hudson's office and has car replacement parts as well as his trophies from the Piston Cup. They were huge! In the afternoon,  Bean had the mac and cheese meal in a Lightning McQueen car. It wasn't a ton of mac and cheese, but it was more than enough for her. I tried a Chili Con Queso Cone from the Cozy Cone, and it was pretty good. While we were eating, we saw DJ's Dance 'n' Drive. I especially liked the carhop costumes. They were so 50s. My Mom and Bean had chocolate ice cream cones from the Cozy Cone in the evening, and they were huge!

We also got a surprise chance to ride the Grizzly River Run. It wasn't supposed to open back up until Friday, but they got the refurb finished early,  so it opened just as we were walking by. Wow, is that a wet ride! I would say it's at least as wet as Kali River Rapids in Disney World! After we Were soaked,  we wandered down the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail so that Bean could earn her Senior Wilderness Scout Badge. She loved the rock wall and the towers with the netting to climb. She managed to finish just in time for the Wilderness Explorer Ceremony, where we got to meet Russell.

On our way to Paradise Pier, we stopped to watch the Phineas and Ferb Rockin' Rollin' Dance Party Parade. It was really cute, with lots of songs from the TV show. And the dancers were dressed as Fireside Girls; too cute! Bean convinced me to ride California Screamin' for the first time. She loved it, but I'm still not sure I like roller coasters with loops. The other Paradise Pier rides were fun. I really liked the Silly Symphony Swings, which reminded me of the ones I used to ride at Lake Fair as a child. None of us enjoyed Goofy's Sky School, it was way too jerky and rough. The Jumpin' Jellyfish were fun without being fancy. We all liked the Golden Zephyr and King Triton's Carousel. We also rode the Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure, which is so cute.

Toward the end of the night, we headed toward the front of the park. My Mom rode Soarin' for the first time and loved it. She can't wait to ride it again this fall when we go to Disney World. Then we watched the last Aladdin - A Musical, of the day. It was hilarious! The jokes the genie told were somewhat inappropriate at times,  but they were over most kids heads and actually really funny.  It was one of the best shows I've ever seen at a Disney park. We stopped by the Mad Tea Party for a minute. I loved the costumes and the music,  but it was much too loud. Then we rode Monsters, Inc. Mike and Sulley to the Rescue.

After taking one last peek at Cars Land before we left (I just had to see all the neon lit up), we headed toward Buena Vista Street, where I got the cutest Olaf marshmallow for Bean. (We discovered later that it was dipped in caramel before the white chocolate. Yum!) While I would have liked to see World of Color, the crowds were just too big. Next up, our day at Disneyland.

Celebrate Happy

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To celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Disneyland, Disney has released a new album, Music From the Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration. Six of the songs will be featured in World of Color Happiness! at California Adventure. The first song on the album, "Celebrate Happy" performed by the Jonas Brothers, will be a part of Tapestry of Happiness, a projection show on it's a small world.

Music from the Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration is available now from digital download stores and streaming services.

Glow With the Show Ears coming to Disney World

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I'm so excited about the latest news from the Disney Parks blog: Glow with the Show Ears are coming to Disney World, starting October 15! This date marks the 15th anniversary of Fantasmic! at Hollywood Studios. The videos of these fun new ears in use at Disneyland are amazing. The lights synchronize with the lights and music of World of Color at California Adventure. I've been hoping they'd make the jump to Disney World, and now they have.

When they first become available on October 15th, they will work with Fantasmic! By October 19th, they will also be a part of the Wishes fireworks and Celebrate the Magic projection show in the Magic Kingdom. At Christmas, they will become a special part of the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights as well as Holiday Wishes: Celebrate the Spirit of the Season. I can't wait to try them out!

Disney Tub Toys

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I love Disney tub toys! We have several sets (it seems like at least one set is on clearance every time we go to Disney World), but my favorite is the It's a Small World boat with children from various countries. The children represent China, Mexico, Italy, Africa, and Japan. They sit in the boat and float along as your child plays in the tub. We purchased this on our one trip to Disneyland since Bean was born. She loves it and has played with it for several years. Recently, Disney released a new version of the boat with Donald in his Mexican costume at the front. The set also includes Alice in Wonderland, Aladdin, Stitch and Peter Pan. It is absolutely adorable!

Disney also has several character sets, generally in groups of 5 - 7, that come in a storage bag. We have 3-4 of these sets. My sister's favorite is the Nightmare Before Christmas set with Jack Skellington, Sally, Oogie Boogie, the Mayor, and Zero. We have a set with Alice in Wonderland, Aladdin, Peter Pan, Hercules, Pinocchio and Dopey. Another set is Pixar characters: Mr. Incredible, Dash, Buzz Lightyear, Sulley from Monsters Inc, Nemo, and Woody. The set I love is one that we haven't purchased yet, the Star Wars set: Yoda, C-3PO, R2-D2, Chewbacca, Darth Vader, Clone Trooper, and Boba Fett. Maybe when we go to Star Wars Weekends, if it's still available.

Other sets include a classic characters set: Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto; a Playhouse Disney set with Mickey & Minnie from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Handy Manny, Lumpy & Darby from Tigger & Pooh Supersleuths, and Leo & June from Little Einsteins; and a Princess set with Cinderella, Ariel, Snow White, Belle, Aurora, and TinkerBell.

In addition to sets, we have a few Donald Duck rubber duckies. My favorite is Donald in the Haunted Mansion Doom Buggy. We also have a few Princesses made for the tub or pool. Bean loves her Ariel that changes color with warm or cool water. In all, there are a lot of Disney toys for kids to have fun with in the tub.

Lunar New Year Treats At California Adventure

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Disney is marking Lunar New Year with a month long celebration at California Adventure. This year is the year of the horse, which symbolizes independence, energy, and strength. To celebrate, there will be special appearances by characters in holiday attire, Mulan’s Lunar New Year Procession, and the Hurry Home – A Lunar New Year Celebration pre-show before World of Color Happiness! And of course, there will be lots of sweets and treats to enjoy. The celebration runs from January 23-February 22.

Performance Corridor

Bamboo Blessings

• Five-Spice Popcorn Chicken with sweet chile-garlic sauce 🍊
• Strawberry Milk Tea Macaron: Strawberry buttercream with a milk tea center

• Guava Dragon Fruit Sparkler: Simply Lemonade, Topo Chico, and guava and dragon fruit syrups garnished with frozen dragon fruit 🍊🧋
• Brown Sugar Milk Tea: Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co. Ceylon Tea, oat milk, and brown sugar, maple and butter pecan syrups garnished with banana milk-inspired whipped cream 🧋
• Guava Dragon Fruit Vodka Cocktail: Vodka, Simply Lemonade, Topo Chico, and guava and dragon fruit syrups garnished with a lemon wheel 🍊
• Lunar New Year Straw Clip 🍊

Longevity Noodle Co.

• Japchae Noodles with kalbi short rib 🍊
• Garlic Noodles: Long noodles tossed in zesty garlic butter with parmesan
• Strawberry Lychee Cocktail: Bourbon, strawberry purée, lychee syrup, and lime juice garnished with a lime gummy wedge
• Lunar New Year Straw Clip 🍊

Lucky 8 Lantern

• Phở Dip with rice noodles, sliced beef, shaved jalapeños, pickled onions, and phở broth
• Chocolate Firecracker: Light chocolate mousse, chocolate ganache filling, chocolate almond dacquoise, and popping candy featuring DOVE Dark Chocolate
• Red Envelope Margarita: Tequila, orange juice, sweet and sour, raspberry purée, blood orange syrup, and gold shimmer 🍊
• Yuja-Melon Cocktail: Gin, Lillet Blanc, yuja purée, and rock melon syrup garnished with a purple orchid 🍊
• Lunar New Year Straw Clip 🍊

Prosperity Bao & Buns

• Char Siu BBQ Pork Bao with pickled red onions and jalapeño
• Kung Pao Bao with plant-based chicken, toasted peanuts, and scallions
• Brewery X, Grapefruit Citrus Seltzer 🍊
• Coronado Brewing Co., Nado Premium Rice Lager 🍊
• Harland Brewing Co., Lucky Horse 🍊
• Unsung Brewing Company, Photo Nuclear Orange 🍊
• Year of the Horse Beer Flight: Brewery X Grapefruit Citrus Seltzer, Coronado Brewing Co. Nado Premium Rice Lager, Unsung Brewery Company Photo Nuclear Orange Wheat Ale, and Harland Brewing Co. Lucky Horse West Coast IPA 🍊
• Lunar New Year Straw Clip 🍊

Red Dragon Spice Traders

• Spicy Chicken Wings with sesame seaweed crunch
• Mandarin Orange Cream Puff filled with citrus cream and Mandarin compote
• Honeydew Colada: Rum, melon liqueur, honeydew cream, coconut cream, and sweet and sour topped with a slushy made with DOLE Whip Pineapple 🍊

• Green Apple Soju Cocktail: Soju, grapefruit liqueur, green apple syrup, and sweet and sour 🍊
• Mango Soju Cocktail: Soju, Sprite, mango purée, and sweet and sour 🍊
• Peach Yogurt Soju Cocktail: Soju, Sprite, white peach syrup, and yogurt 🍊
• Soju Cocktail Flight: Peach Yogurt Soju Cocktail, Mango Soju Cocktail, and Green Apple Soju Cocktail 🍊
• Lunar New Year Straw Clip 🍊

Wrapped with Love

• Quesabirria Eggroll with guajillo pepper consomé
• Taro Vietnamese Cold Brew: Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co. Vietnamese-style Coffee, cocoa powder, and condensed milk garnished with taro chocolate sweet cream 🧋
• Cold Brew Cocktail: Bourbon, Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co. Vietnamese-style Coffee, cocoa powder, and condensed milk garnished with taro chocolate sweet cream and a chocolate wafer stick 🍊
• Lunar New Year Straw Clip 🍊

Buena Vista Street

Carthay Circle Restaurant

• Golden Moonfire Cocktail: Pomegranate martini served with a strawberry-mint garnish 🍊

Trolley Treats

• Firecracker Marshmallow Wand: Marshmallow on a stick dipped in caramel and red-colored white chocolate decorated with yellow sanding sugar, a piece of red licorice, yellow-colored white chocolate, and a gold and red flower chocolate piece

Hollywood Land

Award Wieners

• Scallion Pancake Tostada: Fried scallion pancake, bulgogi beef, kimchi aïoli, and spicy scallion salad
• Lunar New Year Stainless Steel Tumbler 🍊

Churros at Hollywood Land

• Feng Li Su Churro: Churro rolled in shortbread sugar topped with pineapple jelly and cherry-flavored popping pearls 🍊

Hollywood Lounge

• Tteokbokki: Rice cakes with gochujang sauce topped with cheese, sesame seeds, and green onions 🍊
• Lychee Soju Cocktail: Soju with lychee syrup topped with grenadine and club soda 🍊

Schmoozies!

• Hotteok-Inspired Mickey-shaped Waffles: Red batter waffles with brown sugar and cinnamon custard, yellow whipped topping, and sprinkles 🍊

Studio Catering Co.

• Tteokbokki: Rice cakes with gochujang sauce topped with cheese, sesame seeds, and green onions 🍊

Avengers Campus 

Pym Test Kitchen

• Spicy Pork Belly Grilled Cheese: Pork belly marinated in Korean spices with white American cheese, spicy aïoli, pickled onions, sourdough bread, and green onion crust served with potato bites 🍊

Cars Land

Cozy Cone Motel 5 – Popcone

• Crispy Chicken Bao: Fried chicken coated in sweet chile sauce with cucumbers, carrots, and sesame seeds served in a soft bao bun 🍊

San Fransokyo Square

Aunt Cass Café

• Year of the Horse Bread: Horse-shaped Boudin sourdough bread 🍊🥬
• Strawberry Green Tea Bread Pudding: Strawberry and green tea-layered bread pudding with green tea crème anglaise and whipped topping 🍊
• Almond Cold Brew: Almond cold brew with orange cold foam 🍊🧋

Boudin Bread Cart

• Year of the Horse Bread: Horse-shaped Boudin sourdough bread 🍊🥬

Lucky Fortune Cookery

• Mango Milk Tea with brown sugar tapioca spheres topped with pineapple cold foam 🍊🧋

Pixar Pier

Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff

• Firecracker Marshmallow Wand: Marshmallow on a stick dipped in caramel and red-colored white chocolate decorated with yellow sanding sugar, a piece of red licorice, yellow-colored white chocolate, and a gold and red flower chocolate piece

Lamplight Lounge

• Chef’s Special: Mongolian beef topped with green onions, sesame seeds, red Chile flakes, and crispy shallots served with noodles tossed with Chinese broccoli, cabbage, and carrots 🍊

• Coconut Pandan Donuts 🍊
• Lunar Cocktail: Baijiu, gin, mango purée, lychee syrup, and lemon juice

Lamplight Lounge – Boardwalk Dining

• Lunar Cocktail: Baijiu, gin, mango purée, lychee syrup, and lemon juice

Adorable Snowman Frosted Treats

• Lunar New Year Straw Clip 🍊

Paradise Gardens Park 

Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta

• Korean Pork Belly Pizza: Roasted soy-glazed pork belly with kimchi cucumber, mozzarella, yellow corn, sesame seeds, and kimchi marinara 🍊

• Pandan Cheesecake: Pandan-flavored cheesecake, brown butter graham crust, coconut whipped topping, and strawberry jam 🍊
• Lunar New Year Stainless Steel Tumbler 🍊

Paradise Garden Grill

• Lemongrass Pork Skewers: Grilled lemongrass-marinated pork belly skewers served with fried garlic rice, pickled carrots and daikon radish, and a side salad 🍊

• Vietnamese Coffee Roulade: Coffee sponge, Vietnamese coffee mousse, coffee cookie crumble, and sweetened condensed milk whipped cream 🍊
• Strawberry-Lychee Cocktail: Bourbon, strawberry purée, lychee syrup, and lime juice garnished with a skewered lime gummy
• Lunar New Year Stainless Steel Tumbler 🍊
• Lunar New Year Straw Clip 🍊

Chiller at Paradise Gardens Park

• Lunar New Year Stainless Steel Tumbler 🍊
• Lunar New Year Straw Clip 🍊

Corn Dog Castle

• Lunar New Year Stainless Steel Tumbler 🍊
• Lunar New Year Straw Clip 🍊

Grizzly Peak
Smokejumpers Grill

• Bulgogi Fries: Fries with marinated bulgogi beef, kimchi cucumber, mozzarella cheese, and gochujang aïoli topped with sesame seeds and green onions 🍊
• Lunar New Year Stainless Steel Tumbler 🍊

Select Outdoor Vending Carts

• Mickey-Shaped Hot Dog Bun: Classic milk bread with hot dogs, hoisin glaze, parmesan, green onion, and sesame seeds
• Blue Vanilla Cotton Candy: Blue vanilla cotton candy 🍊
• Watermelon Cotton Candy: Pink watermelon cotton candy in 70th anniversary bag 🍊
• Lunar New Year Stainless Steel Tumbler 🍊
• Lunar New Year Straw Clip 🍊

Disneyland Hotel

The Coffee House

• Lunar New Year Stainless Steel Tumbler 🍊

Be sure to buy one of these adorable gift cards featuring Mickey and Minnie in their Korean-inspired outfits to make paying for all of these delicious delights quick and easy.

🍊 - New

🧋 - Non-alcoholic 

🥬 - Plant-based