Happy Place Hodgepodge - July 13, 2014

Pictures!
Because when it all boils down to it, isn't that one of the best parts about any Disney blog, be it about The Land or The World?

One of the best parts about operating and writing at Days in the Park has always been, and will always be, noodling through all of the pictures we have of our adventures and letting you, our loyal readers, in on the fun.

I could wax poetic about them all day long, but since a picture is worth a thousand words, I'll let them speak for themselves, with maybe just a tiny bit of diatribe thrown in for good measure.

Hope you enjoy them!

The fantastic DJ Missy B drops the beats on a regular basis at the Mad T Party in Hollywood Land, Disney California Adventure Park

On any given night (every night during summer schedule) and weekends (during the offseason) you can find the Mad T Party Band (Hatter, Alice, Dormouse, March Hare, Caterpillar and Cheshire Cat) covering some of the best songs from all musical eras, 4 times a night!

A little attention from Alice during the Mad T Party? You just might be lucky!

I was actually able to stand and watch as the bride-to-be climbed down from her very own carriage on her way to her fairy-tale wedding at the Disneyland Hotel. It was an amazing moment! Too bad I wasn't invited...

My view from back in May during my weekend birthday celebration at the Disneyland Hotel's Trader Sam's. It's an excellent view, with great food and drinks, and it's just a great place to chill, especially with a great breeze blowing by. Highly recommended!

Another shot from Trader Sam's on my birthday; I highly recommend getting the appetizer bonanza that has a little bit of everything! This was a lesson in reading for me, because upon initial inspection, I read these as "Chinese Long Balls", but man, were they yummy!

Because even at 1:30 in the morning during a 24 hour day, while waiting in line for some fabulous Mickey's Chicken and Waffles at the Plaza Inn, the texting never stops! (with l-f: Michelle, Jason, Amy & Jennifer)

The texting is done; it's time to eat!

D23 Expo 2013: Sorcerer Radio Hosts "East Meets West All-Star Podcast and Blogger Fan Meet"

Sorcerer Radio WDW Tiki Room hosts Kristen and Aljon with Disneyland Resort correspondents Big Bubba, Taylor and DisGeek Podcast host Daniel Hale at DCA!

If you're headed to the Disney D23 Expo (August 9-11, 2013) this year you're in for an added treat! Sorcerer Radio DJ's Kristen and Aljon of the WDW Tiki Room show will be hosting the "East Meets West - All-star Podcast and Blogger Fan Meet!" Join the team for fun, door prizes, good times and a LIVE BROADCAST on SORCERER RADIO! Here are the details:

Odds and Ends: Weekly Cap-Off (5/23 - 5/29)

Visits to the Park this week:  2
We're down from the norm, but we still made it out a couple of different times this week, ensuring that our Annual Passes continue to earn us dividends! 

We were out on Monday along with Amy for another Cast Member Preview ride on The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure (which is fantastic by the way!), and we will be out for an hour or two this morning along with our friends at Disney Day Trippers riding Star Tours: The Adventures Continue one last time before the attraction officially opens up on June 3rd.

They were short trips into The Parks this week, but awesome as always! 

Last Week on Days In The Park:
On Monday, we took you out for another "Magical Mystery Monday" and challenged you to guess where in The Parks we took the picture

Tuesday, we gave your a very early, spoiler-free review of Star Tours: The Adventures Continue 

We got back on track this week our usual "Almost" Wordless post on Wednesday

Thursday, we co-hosted a "Disney Blog Hop" with our friend Lisa from Babes In Disneyland!

On Friday, we posted not one, but two Vinylmation articles: Our Latest Vinylmation Adventure and a look at a new segment called Vinylmation Domination

And lastly, we slowed down on Saturday and decided to give back to the community as Chad participated in this year's AIDS Walk OC

This Week At The Parks:
It's here!  "Summer Soundsational" has arrived!

Mickey's Soundsational Parade opened up in Disneyland Park this past Friday, The Little Mermaid and Star Tours open up this week on June 3rd, and the all new pool and restaurants Tangaroa Terrace and Trader Sam's opened up at the Disneyland Hotel this past week as well.  Oh, and did we mention that Splash Mountain opened up this past Friday too?  We couldn't be more psyched!

June 3rd is the first official day of summer in The Park and we're tremendously excited about it.  Anyone else planning on being there this weekend?  Stop by and say hi!

Video Of The Week:
We just got through talking about!  This week's video features Mickey's Soundsational Parade footage which the Disney Parks Blog post this week.  We've said it here a few times before; we're not really parade people, but we're very excited about this one!

In addition, our friend Sarah from Magical Days With The Mouse was able to attend the parade this weekend and took some amazing pictures of it all. You can check it out here.

Here At Days In The Park:
It's Star Tours week at Days In The Park!  In honor of the attraction's "official" opening this coming weekend, and because we love "Star Wars" so much, we've decided to dedicate a whole week to "Star Wars" and Tours themed posts.  You can can never have too much of "a galaxy far, far away", right?  So keep your eyes peeled here for all kinds of articles dedicated to your favorite "Wars", lots of pics, and maybe even a surprise or two, you never know!  We can't wait for Monday to get here so we can start!

We hope you'll keep dropping by to spend a Day In The Park with us.  We enjoy having you around!