AUTHOR: Tom Bell

Tom is the former host/producer of the Disneyland Edition podcast and is currently the co-host of the Connecting With Walt podcast, plus is also providing Disneyland content from the parks. He enjoys traveling with friends and spending time with family, including his son and grandson. In his spare time he volunteers with Scouts BSA and Cub Scouts, and helped found his son's former Cub Scout Pack. His favorite Disneyland attraction is Space Mountain.



Holiday Foods Around the Disneyland Resort

In addition to the great options at the Festive Foods Marketplace at Disney California Adventure’s Festival of Holidays, there are a number of fun treats and holiday foods now available around the Disneyland Resort. There is no shortage of Gingerbread Man Cookies, as they’re available at Disneyland Park‘s Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe, Market House, Red Holiday Foods Around the Disneyland Resort

New Merchandise for Festival of Holidays at California Adventure

This morning, Festival of Holidays opened at Disney California Adventure featuring food and entertainment from around the world, and new merchandise celebrating the event has appeared at several locations throughout the park. Here’s a sample: Baseball t-shirt $34.99 T-shirt hoodie $36.99 Pin $15.99 Ladies t-shirt $29.99 Coffee mug $14.99 Dessert plate $16.99 Hat $24.99 Festival of Holidays continues New Merchandise for Festival of Holidays at California Adventure

Director Rian Johnson Tapped to Create New Star Wars Trilogy

In a conference call for investors today, Walt Disney Company Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger announced that Star Wars: The Last Jedi writer-director Rian Johnson would create a new Star Wars trilogy. The new trilogy will expand from the original nine episode story arc into “a corner of the galaxy that Star Wars lore has never before Director Rian Johnson Tapped to Create New Star Wars Trilogy

Disneyland Makes Another Slight Change to Downtown Disney Parking Rules

Back in August, the Disneyland Resort changed their parking policy at their Downtown Disney parking lot, eliminating all free parking without a purchase of some kind. This week, Disneyland adjusted the policy a bit by increasing the number of free hours guests will receive. The updated policy provides 3 hours of free parking (up from Disneyland Makes Another Slight Change to Downtown Disney Parking Rules

Smokejumpers Grill at California Adventure Updates Its Menu

Smokejumpers Grill at Disney California Adventure has updated its menu, adding a new vegetarian option, updating its chili recipe, and upgrading its chicken nuggets. The new Campfire Chili is a bison-black bean chili which, along with the new Bear Paw Slaw, is offered on many of the restaurants sandwiches and burgers. You can also get Smokejumpers Grill at California Adventure Updates Its Menu

Exclusive Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom Card at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party

Every year during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, fans of Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom can pick up a special game card that is only available on party nights. The year’s card is “Rover’s Christmas Carousel of Progress,” featuring the trusty canine companion from the classic attraction. Guests can pick up the exclusive card at Exclusive Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom Card at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party

Permit Shows a New Thor ‘Encounter’ Coming to California Adventure

With last weekend’s box office success of Thor: Ragnarok, it’s no surprise that the Disneyland Resort wants to increase the character’s presence in the Parks. During the last month or so, Thor has randomly appeared in California Adventure as a walk-around character, but a new permit filed with the City of Anaheim indicates that both Permit Shows a New Thor ‘Encounter’ Coming to California Adventure