Odds and Ends: Weekly Cap-Off (11/1-11/7)

Visits to The Park this week:  1

It's been a busy week around here!  We feel like we've been playing catch up almost every day!  Instead of posting ahead, we've been posting from behind, which is a little frustrating.  But unless we're wrong, we managed to get something new out almost each and every day.  So we'll just consider that a success!  

And we had some pretty awesome posts this week, if we do say so ourselves.  We'd be remiss if we didn't thank Lynnette again (Twitter @Lynnet_te) for guest-posting on our blog this week.  Her inside view of the Villains' Victory Party was just fantastic, and we're grateful for her willingness to do that.  If you haven't read it yet, please click the link below and check it out!

Last Week on Days In The Park:
On Monday, we screwed up, got behind and gave you the Weekly recap we should have done on Sunday (no need to relive our shame by providing you with a link)

Tuesday, our friend Lynnette took us along for an inside look at Halloween Time's end of season event, the Villains' Victory Party at Disneyland Park

For our "Almost" Wordless Wednesday, we gave you an interesting look at one of our favorite renditions of Ariel (The Little Mermaid) in The Park

We gave you the goods on one of our favorite Park moments, and a record set, on Splash Mountain on Thursday

On Friday we gave you another FastPass "lesson" in leaving some for later (as Annual Passholders) while you're spending your time in The Parks

And on Saturday, we took you along with us for Round 2 of our Vinylmation Adventures

At The Resort:
The Christmas overlay of The Park is now in full swing!  In fact, we heard yesterday (and are finding out now if it's true) that there's a big Christmas Parade filming going on, and there should be lots of celebs in attendance.  Guess we'll try to report back on that this week.  

On top of that, today is Harry Potter Day at The Park.  Good luck to all of you Horcrux hunters out there.  We know that Gryffindor is the popular choice of House, but we'd rather be Hufflepuffs any old day of the week.  Have fun, Potter-heads.

And if you're reading this, be sure to check back around 9PM PST tonight as we try to break that Splash Mountain record of ours we talked about earlier in the week.  We hope to be blogging about it on ride!  A true red-letter day in the history of Days In The Park, to be sure.  Although, knowing my luck, I'll no doubt drop my DROID in the river.

Meantime, November 12th is the day when the Holiday festivities officially begin.  Make sure you check it out if you can.  It's our favorite time of the year!

Here at Days In The Park:
It should be a great week around here.  We have plenty of ideas so the posts should be plentiful.  And seeing as how we're at The Park today, there should be a lot of new pictures of the Christmas/Holiday decor that we can give to you guys, should you be interested.

Especially cool for us this week, is a collaboration we are participating in with several other Disney blogs called the "Magical Blogorail".  Being the only "Lander" among "Worlders" on the loop should provide some pretty interesting perspective on all things Disney.  We're excited to be participating in it, so be sure to check back on Friday to be there when it all begins.

Meantime, Dole Whips in the air, and eat 'em like you just don't care how many calories they have.

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Odds and Ends: Weekly Cap-Off (10/25-10/31)

Visits to The Park this week:  0

While writing this weekly recap, we admit to two things:

• We did not spend a single day in The Park this week (Halloween and other real-life events and commitments ran interference here)
• This weekly recap is coming a day later than usual (see aforementioned excuse)

But in the interest of pretending we have some continuity in our blog, we're going ahead and doing one anyway.

We're still doing a good enough job around here (we think) to continue on for at least another week.  We keep drawing in a few new readers here and there and our numbers on a daily basis mean someone is reading us, and linking to us, and we're very happy to see that!  And what's best for us, is that we keep having the opportunity to meet some of you out at The Park, which is huge for us!  Hopefully, that trend will do nothing but continue.  Believe us, we'd love nothing more than to know that on any given day, when we go out there, someone will be there for us to hang out with.  We're meeting some awesome new people doing this, and we're really grateful for you guys.

Last Week on Days In The Park:
On Monday we gave you a belated introduction to just who it is that's behind the Days In The park website

Tuesday we revisited Big Thunder Ranch in Frontierland one final time for some last-minute Jack o' Lantern photos

For our "Almost" Wordless Wednesday we gave you a unique look at the Disneyland Park Petting Zoo's daily 'Running of the Goats!'

We gave you photos and a nifty little write up on Disney California Adventure's 'ElecTRONica' on Thursday

On Friday we tried to give you a brief "lesson" in pacing yourself (as Annual Passholders) while you're spending your time in The Parks

And on Saturday, we gave you a look at one of our Nights In The Park, and one of its best sights, Sleeping Beauty Castle

At The Resort:
Well, Halloween Time is over, which means that the Holiday season will kick into overdrive soon as the annual Holiday/Christmas decorations begin to go up all over The Park.  Snow has already appeared on Sleeping Beauty Castle while wreaths, bulbs and other typical decor have begun to appear all over The Parks and in Downtown Disney.  And that ride of rides, It's A Small World is currently closed for refurbishment and it's annual Holiday overlay.

November 12th is the day when the Holiday festivities officially begin.  Make sure you check it out if you can.  It's our favorite time of the year!

Here at Days In The Park:
We still have lots of ideas and thoughts percolating in our heads.  And some exciting things are coming up.  Maybe even some guest writers and collaborations with other blogs and websites!  We can't wait to get it out for you guys.  We hope you'll keep coming back to see it.

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Odds and Ends: Weekly Cap-Off (10/18-10/24)

Visits to The Park this week:  2

It's been a great week around here!  We're continuing to make new friends and followers on the blog, and the numbers (we hate numbers) say that we're getting more and more views each and every day.  Numbers aside, it means someone is reading us and that's what we want.  It would kind of stink to share adventures that no-one read.  But someone is.  So to you, we say "Thank You".  

We'll keep it up if you will.  

Last Week on Days In The Park:
On Monday we took you around Main Street, USA and showed you some of the remaining pictures from our Halloween Time trips; the Jack 'o Lanterns

Tuesday, we told you about our First Disney Wish 

For "Almost" Wordless Wednesday, we showed you the peskiest and most difficult to find ghost in all of the Disneyland Resort

We gave you a sneak-peek at the importance of Disney Music on Thursday

On Friday, we gave you a behind the scenes look at Disneyland Resort's Halloween Time tour, the Happiest Haunts Tour 

And finally, on Saturday we not only told you about some of Days In The Park's most distinguished members, but we took you out for the first of our many Vinylmation Adventures 

At the Resort:
There's only one week left to get out there and check out the Halloween Time festivies!  What are you waiting for?  

The Christmas decorations are beginning to go up, and it's the last weekend to ride that seminal classic, It's A Small World before it shuts down for its holiday overlay.

And while construction continues all around California Adventure, one show ends and another begins in the Hollywood Backlot.  While 'Drawn to the Magic' has ended its run, 'Disney Dance Club' has sprung up in its stead.  We're still not sure what to think of it.  But check it out, and let us know what you think.  Video courtesy of Mr. Daps at mrdaps.com and dapsmagic.com.  Check him out! 



Here at Days In The Park:
This week we're gonna try to:

• Give you a sneak peek of our first trips into ElecTRONica and Flynn's Arcade
• Teach you some lessons we've learned around The Parks, in places such as Turtle Talk With Crush
• Continue our burgeoning careers as Vinylmation Adventurers
• Spend some time in the Animation Building at Disney's California Adventure
• Finally get around to our First Timer series
• And hopefully highlight a great area of The Park with one of our favorite Cast Members

Keep coming back, because we're gonna keep shovelling it.

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Odds and Ends: Weekly Cap-Off (10/11-10/17)

Visits to The Park this week:  1

And while we may have only graced it with our presence once this week, it was a pretty big one in that we got to do something we've been wanting to for a very long time.  But more on that later this week!

We're still moving forward, picking up the occasional follower and reader, but it's been a really great week in that we've made some new friends while sharing our adventures, both in the blogosphere and in real life.  We're grateful for all of you guys and your support!  It helps us keep going when sometimes we wonder if anyone really cares what we have to say.  Thanks!

Last Week on Days In The Park:
Monday we took you on a stroll through Disney's California Adventure and showed you some of the sights from the new ElecTRONica extravaganza as well as the various construction taking place inside DCA

On Tuesday we gave you a brief glance of just what it looks like to be at The Park on 10/10/10

We took you along with us on Wednesday for a ride on one of our favorite attractions in The Park, the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

We finally made it into Big Thunder Ranch on Thursday and took some pictures to let you in on the Halloween fun

Friday, we eschewed Disneyland Resort's 'Vote For Your Favorite Disney Villain' and gave you our view on who should have been given a shot

And finally on Saturday we gave you a sneak peak (a very small one) at our coming post on The Happiest Haunts Tour when Mark showed off some of the goodies he got on our last trip

At The Resort:
Many congratulations to all of you who participated and walked to raise money in the 'CHOC Walk in the Park' this morning at Disneyland Resort!  A tremendous amount of money was raised for the Children's Hospital of Orange County today; always for a good cause!

We really hope to participate next year when we're not so late to the game.  :(

Here at Days In The Park:
This week we hope to:

• Give you the lowdown on some of our favorite Disney music
• Wrap up our series of posts on the different Halloween aspects of Disneyland Park
• Teach you a valuable lesson about dealing with your children in the midst of the throngs imposing on your vacation
• Give you some insider information about something a lot of the visitors to The Park don't know about
• Teach you the joys of pacing yourself while you're at The Park
• And maybe, just maybe, finally start our Vinylmation Adventures.

Keep coming back, because we're gonna keep shoveling it.

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Odds and Ends: Weekly Cap-Off (10/4 - 10/10)

Visits to The Park this week:  3

In fact, we're there yet again even as this publishes.  

We continue to move onward and upward, picking up new followers here and on Twitter as we go.  If you're new to Days In The Park, welcome aboard!  We're glad to have ya!

This last week on Days In The Park:
On Monday, we picked up, packed and left our blogspot domain and took up residence in a new permanent home:  www.daysinthepark.com

Tuesday, we gave you an insiders view into our attempt to conquer the Evil Emperor Zurg and save the universe

A little wooden puppet stalked one of our kids on Wednesday

Jack Skellington invited you to take a ride Thursday on his Haunted Mansion Holiday

And Friday, Mark learned what was truly important in life in a cup of pineapple juice and soft-serve

At The Resort:
The biggest news/event taking place at Disneyland Resort this past week would have to ElecTRONica.  From all reports it was a HUGE event with a great turnout.  Highlights included a stage event and live music, Laserman, a special 3D sneak-peek of TRON:Legacy (exclusive to California Adventure), a huge dance party complete with beverages and food in the Backlot, and Flynn's Arcade (your chance to play some of those old 80s cabinet arcade games you're always telling your kids about).  We can't wait to get out there and see it for ourselves!
And in other assorted news, work continues on the demolition of California Adventure.

Nothing new really coming this week.  Mickey's Halloween Party continues every Tuesday and Friday night during the HalloweenTime season at Disneyland Park, and ElecTRONica will continue on weekends over at Disney's California Adventure.  You can find out more information on both by hopping over to Disneyland.com.

Here at Days In The Park:
We continue to work on new ideas for posts and we're working hard at editing pictures from our visits this week so we can share them with you guys.
Ideas we're currently working on include:

• More HalloweenTime posts and pictures; we finally made it into Big Thunder Ranch!  What an awesome joint!
• This week is our turn at the Happiest Haunts Tour.  Can't wait to take our first Disneyland Tour!  We'll let you know how it goes!
• We began our Vinylmation Adventure this week.  Can't wait to show you how it's going.
• Disney fanatics that we are, there are still things at The Park we have not done.  This week, we'll let you in on a whopper!
• And we're inching closer and closer to our first giveaway.  What's it gonna be?!  Keep checking in to find out!
• And hopefully, maybe, a few surprises.

See ya on the flipside.

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DITP This Week At The Parks!

One of the most interesting aspects of running a blog is seeing just how it morphs as time goes on.  We've only had Days In The Park up and running for a week or so (at full speed) and already we're getting some good feedback from people on what they want to see.  While when we originally started we definitely voted more for the "personal" aspect rather than this being an "informational" blog (there are so many of those out there that do it so much better than we will ever be able to), we've nonetheless heard back from a party or two that they'd like to see more of both here, as well.  We listen, and we acquiesce.  Without further ado:

This Week At The Parks!

Mickey's Halloween Party
For several years now, the Disneyland Resort has offered a special program during HalloweenTime.  This year, Mickey's Halloween Party has moved from its original home in California Adventure and is taking up residence in Disneyland Park.

From now until the end of October (beginning last Friday night), every Tuesday (from 6pm to 11pm) and Friday night (from 7pm to 12am), Disneyland is closed to the general public for this special program which includes:

• Trick or Treating throughout the Park (at special treat stations)
• Entertainment including music, a special fireworks showing starring one Jack Skellington, parades and more!
• A special Meet 'n Greet with Disney Villains not typically seen during the regular year in the Park

Tickets for this event can be purchased in advance for $49 ($44 for annual passholders), or they can be purchased the day of the event for a slightly higher fee.

For more information, or to order your tickets, check out Disneyland's Halloween site.

ElecTRONica
California Adventure's GlowFest (taking place during the summer in conjunction with World of Color) is gone!  Enter ElecTRONica, an all new late-night festival intended to ramp up the anticipation for the December release of Disney's TRON: Legacy to a fever pitch.

As part of the festivities, ElecTRONica will include:

• Lotsa lasers, music, dancing, food and beverage (both for the kiddies and the adults)
• A replica of Flynn's Arcade, complete with games and high tech gadgetry
• A special 3D sneak peek of TRON: Legacy in the building where MuppetVision 3D is usually housed
• LASERMAN -- he defies explanation.  Must be seen to be believed (or so we hear)

ElecTRONica begins this Friday (October 8); be sure to check it out!