Happy Mother's Day

True or False? Cast Members

Are Disneyland Cast members allowed to have facial hair?

Picture via http://www.distantcreations.com/dreamjob/

The answer is true.  This use to be false but in the year 2000 Disney officially changed the rule. Now cast members are allowed to wear beards, mustaches and long hair. 

Fun w/Food

Hip Hip Hooray it's Hop Day! Blog Hopping that is! This weeks topic is FOOD! We have had so many wonderful experiences with food at Disneyland I had a really hard time deciding what I was going to share. I finally decided to share some of our Character Dining pictures! I love Character dining because it makes visiting with the characters so easy! You aren't searching for them all day long or waiting in lines, they come right to your table it's wonderful! Our first experience was the Minnie and Friends Breakfast. It seems to have the most characters and it offers early entry into the park! My son was two and had a blast! (He didn't eat much but Daddy made up for that.)

We also have been able to visit with Characters at Goofy's Kitchen! Goofy's Kitchen is located at the Hotel. I loved this breakfast as well but my favorite is still Minnie and Friends. (My son was three here.)

Disneyland offers other dining experiences as well! You have to make reservations for these and also Character Dining so call in advance. Here is the phone number, 
714-781-DINE (3463). 
You can also read my previous post on the coffee at Disneyland  here .

Don't forget to hop on over to Babes in Disneyland and check out all the other great Disney Blogs!

True or False? Space Mountain

I've decide that its going to be True or False week here on my blog so with out further ado. Was a guest actually beheaded on Space Mountain because they stood up while the ride was in motion?

Photo~ Joe Penniston

The answer is FALSE, it was only a test dummy who lost his head on a test run of the ride! Thank goodness!

True or False?Haunted Mansion

Have guests at Disneyland actually dumped the ashes of their loved ones on rides?

The answer is TRUE! There have been many reports of quests trying to spill the ashes of loved ones in the Haunted Mansion. So, every time it happens, the Mansion has to be closed and a hazmat team cleans it. Fortunately Disneyland has provided the Mansion with the appropriate types of ghost! In my opinion guests don't need to add anymore.

Thursday Blog Hop

 I found a wonderful new blog called Babes in Disneyland. Every Thursday they host a blog hop! Which means tons of bloggers sharing tons of  Disney tips and fun facts. Click the link above to go to their site and to find all of the other Disney Blogs!  Love it!!! 

Tribute on the Matterhorn

"As you ride the Matterhorn, you may notice a pick axe and crate in one of the caves. These items are well lit and seen in a snowy area. The crate says, “Wells Expedition” and is a tribute to the late Frank Wells. Frank Wells joined the Walt Disney Company in 1984 with Michael Eisner as the President. Immediately before joining the company he climbed the tallest summit on each of the seven continents. His book Seven Summits about his adventures is a very interesting book. Frank died in a helicopter accident in 1994 and the tribute on the Matterhorn was places there soon after."

from ~ Theme Park Detective

Happy Earth Day

Happy Earth Day everyone! Go give a tree a hug or better yet plant one! I found this video on the Disney Parks Blog. It's shows a small part of how Disneyland helps with conservation.  In fact,the Walt Disney Company was in California's Top 10 waste reducers in 1996, recycling over 80,000 tons of waste materials and saving $528,000 in disposal costs! Since 2005 Disneyland has recycled over 35 million bottles and cans! They earned over a quarter of a million dollars and have donated that money to Canine Companions for Independence. Canine Companions for Independence

Jungle Cruise

On the Jungle Cruise ride, there is a crate behind the gorillas, during the Lost Expedition section, that reads "WED Expedition." WED stands for Walter Elias Disney.