"Almost" Wordless Wednesday: Park Birthdays Rule!

There's nothing like a birthday in The Park to make a kid smile.  This week was M.J.'s 9th birthday, so Mark and I were able to take he and a friend to spend the entire day riding whatever attractions they wanted, eating whatever they wanted, and generally just having a good time.  These are some of the best pictures we took that day from his favorite moments.  Happy birthday, son!

Earning his Wilderness Explorer Badge in the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail

He even got to meet Russell from 'Up'!

It's all worth it for a smile just like this!

Magical Mystery Mondays! - Where Are We?

We're back!  It's been a couple of weeks since we've been able to post up one of our pictures, but we still have plenty in the hopper and we're ready to get back to challenging our readers on their Park savvy.

Today's picture is fairly big, so unlike some of the ones we put up, it's very visible and noticeable.  The question is then, have you noticed it?  We've probably walked by a thousand times ourselves, but for whatever reason it only leaped out at us recently.  Just one of those things you don't even register we guess.

So, do you know where we took this picture?



If you think you know where it is, let us know!  Leave us a comment here (probably the best way to do it), send us a Direct Message on our Twitter account @DaysInThePark, or drop us an email at daysinthepark@daysinthepark.com; that way the answer isn't thrown out to everyone and more people get a chance to guess.  We like to keep it going as long as we can and give everyone a shot!

We'll be back tomorrow morning to post up all the people who guessed correctly and give you the spot where this was taken.

Have fun and let the guessing begin!

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We're back with the answer we know everyone has been waiting for! We got several guesses on our picture yesterday so we were back to normal with people participating which is an awesome thing. Guesses ranged all the way from the exact correct spot to "I'm stumped", and everywhere in between, which to us is what makes for the perfect picture.

This particular shot can be found at the restrooms in A Bug's Land in Disney California Adventure.

As always, we like to throw a little shout-out to those who actually did get the correct answer and "win" if you will.  This week's batch had some new participants, so we were really glad to see that.  They were, in order and by Twitter name:

• JenTucker
• stitchkingdom
• Robinpoppins (this girl is good!)
• and Chilebob

And that's it for this week!  We'll be back next week with another picture for you guys to take a crack at.  Meantime, if you have any spots that you know of that you would like for us to use, let us know!  You can contact us and have us take a picture of your spot ourselves (and credit you with the idea, of course!), or feel free to drop us a line at daysinthepark@daysinthepark.com if you have a picture for us that we can use.

Thanks for playing along with us!  And always keep your peepers open for those "little details".  You never know what you might see.

The Holidays In The Park: Disney California Adventure

Even though we may personally feel that Disney California Adventure might not be living up to its fullest potential, at least as far as Holiday decor is concerned, we still think there are some pretty neat decorations up and around this Park.  

It saddens us to say this will be the last year that the letters in California will be standing, and so the last year we'll see them with their candy cane feel.  But we're hopeful that with all of the changes that will soon be coming that there will also be some new Holiday decorations to look forward to, as well.

These are some of our favorites.  Hope you enjoy them, too!

We're going to miss the letters, and seeing them like this.  Glad we got to see them this way one more time.

Goofy doing what he does best on the letter "A"

It all starts with Mickey...

We tend to like this version even more than the real bridge.  Does the real one have a beautiful wreath on the front, too?

Why, Thank You, Mickey.  We'll do our best! (inside Greetings From California)

Flik thinks that he is Santa high atop the Fun Fair

We love this tree heading into Paradise Pier!  And while you're perusing, keep your peepers open and see if you can spot the Hidden Mickey on it.