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Disney California Adventure and World of Color

June 17, 2010

Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of being invited to the VIP Premiere of Disney California Adventure’s “World of Color”. I had been anticipating the opening of this for over a year. Since we are Season Passholders, I’ve seen it being built along the way. It was amazing to see it go from start to finish.

Before the show came on, we were able to attend the “blue” carpet entrance inside Disney California Adventure. I had no idea on what to expect. I joined the group of bloggers and media along the carpet awaiting the entrances.

It was awesome to see all of the celebrities who came out for this event. I only pictured a few as I did not get too many clear pictures as they were walking really fast. I didn’t think that you wanted to see pictures of the back of their heads. Teri Hatcher was quite awesome though. She came over and spoke with us for a few minutes. We all complimented her on her dress. She said that her daughter picked it out. But really, the biggest celebrities that I saw that night were the other bloggers. These women are my world. I love hanging with other bloggers and talking “shop”.

After the blue carpet premiere, we got settled in the waiting area for the show to begin. Of course, it started getting a little windy and I realized that my backpack with my jacket was in a locker at the front of the park. I went with an attendant to the front of Disney California Adventure and headed for the lockers. I learned that they clean out the lockers when the park closes. I was able to retrieve my backpack from the Lost and Found. After getting my backpack, I hurried back to the staging area for World of Color.

It got dark pretty quick and I was able to secure a spot to stand on the far left of the World of Color staging area. I would have to say that standing in dead center would be the best view. I had an obstructed view because of light poles and other very tall metal objects. I was also on the upper level so I did not get wet at all. I’ve been told that if you are standing on the lower levels, you could possibly get wet.

The show started off with a bang, literally. Because we were there for the premiere, they had fireworks. I’m a huge fan of Disney fireworks because they are always beautiful. There was music synchronized to the entire show. It was quite amazing. I highly recommend this show. Although, I think it is going to be very popular this summer. I will explain below on how to get a spot for the show.

I took my Flip video camera with me. I stood there and filmed the show while it went on. I will advise you that I’m not the greatest videographer. I have really bad hand shake and well, my hand got tired. But I did capture three videos of the show. I’m going to post the links to my videos, so if you want to click over, you can.

Angry Julie Monday: World of Color Premiere Video Part 1 of 3

Angry Julie Monday: World of Color Premiere Video Part 2 of 3

Angry Julie Monday: World of Color Premiere Video Part 3 of 3

Now for all of the details for World of Color. I’m going to try and be a bit informative now. I have a page of information about The World of Color so I’m going to lay out the nitty gritty for you (all from Disney of course):

*“World of Color” will be presented twice nightly throughout the Disneyland Resort “Summer Nightastic!” season, June 11 through August 29, 2010. Guests will stand during the 25-minute shows, which are at 9pm and 10:15pm. You may bring strollers into the viewing area.

*The FASTPASS for “World of Color” will be available each morning at the Grizzly River Run FASTPASS terminals. Guests can insert their park tickets into the terminal to obtain a FASTPASS ticket for the show, and they will be assigned a specific show time. As with other FASTPASS attractions, a limited number of passes are available for “World of Color”. When all of the day’s “World of Color” FASTPASS allotment has been distributed, Grizzly River Run terminals will convert back to distributing the Grizzly River Run FASTPASS tickets.

*Guests arriving before park opening to line up for the “World of Color” FASTPASS may enter the Esplanade at 7am and gather at the Main Entrance to Disney California Adventure. When Disney California Adventure opens to the public, guests lined up for FASTPASS will be walked into the park and over to the FASTPASS terminals.

*”World of Color” Picnic Meals, which are available online or by walk-up purchase. Beginning June 11, guests can go online and order a special boxed picnic meal that includes “World of Color” RESERVED VIEWING. Picnic meals may be ordered online at www.disneyland.com, or by walk-up purchase, subject to availability, at the Sonoma Terrace, Golden Vine Winery. You cannot order them by phone.

*Picnic meals may be picked up at the Sonoma Terrace from 2pm to 8pm. Reserved viewing tickets will indicate return time, location, and show time. Subject to availability, picnic meals ordered online include reserved viewing to the evening’s first show, and those making walk-up purchases will include reserved viewing to that evening’s second show.

*Picnic meal options include four selections for adults: The All American (cold honey-stung fried chicken), The Taste of Asia (chilled miso-glazed salmon), The European Antipasto (cured meats, regional cheeses, artichoke heart, sun-dried tomato) and The Mediterranean Vegetarian (marinated grilled vegetables in a whole wheat wrap with roasted garlic hummus). Kid’s option include: The Junior All American (chicken), The Lunchbox Classic (peanut butter and jelly), and The Little Squirt’s Box (apple wedges, string cheese). All picnic meals with “World of Color” RESERVED VIEWING are priced at $14.99 and must be redeemed for the designated reserved show date and time. No refunds, exchanges, or other discounts.

*Prix fixe meals are available at both Ariel’s Grotto and the newly redesign Wine Country Trattoria restaurants, and they come with “World of Color” Preferred Viewing. Guests may ordered from a varied menu of seafood, meat and vegetarian options at Ariel’s Grotto (current price: $36.99 for adults; $20.00 for children ages 3-9) or a selection of Italian cuisine at Wine Country Trattoria (current price: $39.99 for adults $18.99 for children ages 3-9). Restaurant seatings are at specified times and space is limited. Prix Fixe meals must be reserved, at (714) 781-DINE.

*Guests who do not obtain a FASTPASS or reserve dinner packages for “World of Color” may watch the show from viewing locations around Paradise Bay.

I have a ton of more information to share with you about Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. They have the new “Summer Nightastic!” party throughout the summer. I will share all of that information in another post at the beginning of next week!

Disclosure: I was invited to this event by The Disneyland Resort. I was given free entry to Disney California Adventure. I’m a huge fan of Disney and we go there all the time. I may have gone to Disneyland approximately four times in the past week. I don’t think they needed to nudge me to post about this fabulousness at all!

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Our one hour at Disney

April 27, 2010

Orange County, Photography

My mom and I took Angry Kid to Disneyland this past Sunday. It was another impromptu, unplanned trip. It was a beautiful day, so we figured, why not. We approached the parking structure and saw that the cars were starting to back up a bit. We still got in line. We even cringed a little, when we kept going higher and higher in the structure. But we made it, and parked the car.

We headed towards the trams and picked our side to wait. We waited for our turn, while we got our usual “people watching” in. It is amazing what you will see at Disneyland. I wish I was a bit faster with my camera, because if I could capture some of the people and outfits that we saw. This is probably why I will never be a good paparazzi photographer. I’m just not fast enough.

I did get some pictures of Angry Kid making faces at me, and the new trams with doors installed. We waited about ten minutes for the tram, and were on our way. We headed into Disney’s California Adventure, because Angry Kid wanted to go on the Toy Story ride. We got our obligatory Disney churro and headed towards the ride. After forty-five minutes, we hopped on for an rootin’ tootin’ adventure on Toy Story.

The worse part of the ride, because truly, it is a great ride, is the exit. The ride exits into a store, not just any store, but a toy store. As soon as we made it down the stairs, Angry Kid made contact with a $30 Toy Story Lego set. I told Angry Kid, “no”, as his birthday is coming soon. He did not like my response. He began to kick and scream. Well, my mom and I each took one of Angry Kid’s arms, and promptly drug him out from the store. Well also promptly placed him into the stroller, and headed towards the entrance of the park.

Angry Kid shouted some wonderful things on our way out, such as “I hate you momma. I want another churro. I want that Buzz Lightyear Lego Toy.” I looked at my watch, and realized that we had only been there one hour. It was probably a good thing, my mom and I were both discussing some fabulous Disney ice cream. Angry Kid probably saved me at least 500 calories.

But, I did capture some “sweet shots”. So my photo above is designated for today’s “Sweet Shot Tuesday” with Darcy from Life With My 3 Boybarians.

Oh, and the photo is Angry Kid overlooking the new “World of Color” at Disney’s California Adventure Park. It opens on June 11, 2010. The Angry Family can’t wait!

Video courtesy of Disneyland News.

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HalloweenTime at Disneyland

September 30, 2009

Holidays, Orange County

Sunday morning, I got a text message from Angry Husband, “You wanna do Disney after work?” I replied “yes”. Of course I wanted to go. I knew that Disneyland had already been decorated for Halloween. I also saw some tweets on Twitter from Suz and Kelly about Disneyland. They had attended an event on Saturday.

So at about 4pm, we packed our stuff, got in the car and headed that way. I noticed that Disneyland was quite busy, as we waited in a line in the parking structure for about ten minutes. We then parked our car and headed towards the tram. I had an incident with my stroller, and took a gash out of my thumb along the way. I was trying to nurse my injury with a napkin. Angry Husband told me to stop being a baby. As we headed towards the main gate of Disneyland, we realized that the tires were somewhat flat on the stroller. Angry Husband headed towards the stroller rental for a fill-up and I headed towards first aid for a band aid.

We headed straight towards Space Mountain, otherwise known as Ghost Galaxy during Halloween. We saw that there was a 90 minute wait, but we decided that it would be worth it. Plus it was Angry Toddler’s first time riding Space Mountain. We ended up in lanes 1 and 2 in the car for the ride. I ended up in space 1, obviously. I told Angry Toddler to close his eyes, if he got scared. I did not know what to expect from the ride, but Kelly told me that it was awesome and that her son, whom is Angry Toddler’s age rode it. Well it was dark and scary for sure. I saw lots of flames. I just keep worrying about Angry Toddler. We ended the ride and I turned around. I asked Angry Toddler if he liked the ride, and he nodded “ya”. Nothing scares this kid.

Angry Toddler was getting tired, so we headed down Main St., to hang out for a bit. I like to look at the decorations and the parade was heading down Main St. We had a great view while walking. We stopped and watched the parade for a bit and headed towards the main gate. I suggested going over to Disney’s California Adventure for a bit. We casually strolled through DCA and enjoyed the calmness. We headed towards the construction for The World of Color. Angry Husband and Angry Toddler wanted to see the progress.

We stayed in Disney’s California Adventure for about 30 minutes. We people watched. We checked out the changes. We then decided it was time to go home. Angry Husband and I had both worked earlier in the day, and had to work the next day also. We got Angry Toddler a churro and went on our way.

We know that we will be back several times during HalloweenTime. We didn’t get to experience everything while we were there. I love how they decorate the Haunted Mansion. Plus, I NEED to see the fireworks show. I’ve heard that the fireworks show is a must-see.

This is only my view on HalloweenTime at Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure. Check out my friend’s blogs for more stories. Plus, some super cool videos.

Alive in Wonderland
Just Spotted
Peace, Love, and Momminess

Oh, and I also did a whrrl story while I was at Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure. You can find it here.

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