This year is my 3rd year attending The Disney California Food & Wine Festival at the Disneyland Resort. While I consider myself a non-foodie, I still find myself enjoying the Disneyland Food and Wine Festival each year and am excited to always see what new food offerings they have each year. Non-Foodie’s Guide to Disneyland read more »
Spend Rodeo Break 2020 at Disneyland
My favorite time to visit Disneyland is on weekdays during the low season. I love how relaxed the resort feels when we aren’t competing with a million other families. When my kids were really little we’d always visit in the fall when most kids were back in school. My kids are older now though, so read more »
5 Reasons Universal Studios Hollywood Is Better Than Universal Orlando
After visiting Universal Orlando a few times recently with my family, I was excited to head back to Universal Studios Hollywood so I could compare the two locations. I already knew the Hollywood park is much smaller having visiting it as a kid. Smaller park means fewer attractions but more isn’t always better in my read more »
How to trade Minifigures at LEGOLAND
One of the coolest activities at LEGOLAND is trading Minifigures with LEGOLAND employees (aka Model Citizens). For the Disney fans, it’s a very similar process to pin trading at Disneyland or Disney World. Check out these tips on how to trade Minifigures at LEGOLAND. How to Trade LEGO Minifigures at LEGOLAND We like to think of read more »
Yurt Camping Near Yosemite
Visiting many of the iconic National Parks with our kids is one of our travel goals. We took our first trip to Yosemite National Park last summer and had a blast. The park was amazing but we also loved our experience yurt camping near Yosemite with our partner Thousand Trails. Yosemite Lodging Options When I read more »
New at LEGOLAND in 2019
With the new year, comes fun new events, activities and attractions at LEGOLAND! My boys are always up for a trip to LEGOLAND, check out what we will find new at LEGOLAND in 2019! New at LEGOLAND in 2019 LEGOLAND California is celebrating it’s 20th birthday this year and as a result, there will be read more »
Yosemite Road Trip Tips
We had an epic summer vacation at Yosemite this year, one we hope to repeat again soon. No matter where you live, you’re likely driving at least an hour or two to get to Yosemite. I thought I’d share what we learned about driving there with these Yosemite road trip tips. Yosemite Road Trip from read more »
Marvel Superheroes at Madame Tussauds Hollywood
During our Christopher Robin press trip we also spent a little time learning about the Marvel Avengers Infinity War Blu-ray and DVD release from Executive Producer Trinh Tran. The presentation was held at Madame Tussauds Hollywood which allowed us time to experience the Marvels Superheroes exhibit and also make our own Infinity Gauntlet. Madame Tussauds Hollywood My family read more »
The Best things to do at LEGOLAND this summer
There are always new things happening at LEGOLAND California, this year the big new thing for my boys was opening of the new LEGOLAND Castle Hotel! Between checking out new things, and visiting old favorites there are always plenty of fun things to do at LEGOLAND! Best New Things to do at LEGOLAND This Summer read more »
LEGOLAND California Tips
My boys love LEGOLAND California. We’ve been several times over the past few years and have learned a few things in the process. Today I am sharing a few LEGOLAND tips and tricks to help make your trip to LEGOLAND California easier and more fun. LEGOLAND California Tips LEGOLAND Souvenirs LEGO Minifigure Trading Save on read more »
LEGOLAND Castle Hotel Review: Complete Guide To All The Royal LEGO Fun
We just go back from the grand opening of the LEGOLAND Castle Hotel in California and I am so excited to share all the reasons you will want stay there, even if you splurge for just one night! We were invited to the media preview event which means we were one of the first royal read more »
Pixar Fest Scavenger Hunt at Disneyland
I spent 2 days last week attending the media preview and opening day of Pixar Fest at Disneyland. It was a whirlwind adventure with lots of Pixar fun crammed in. I will publish my Pixar Fest guide soon but for now, I wanted to share a fun Pixar Fest Scavenger Hunt. Disney has created a read more »
Best Family Activities in Southern California
Southern California is one of our favorite places to visit. It’s an easy drive or flight to San Diego or Los Angeles for Arizona families, making it an ideal weekend getaway. With so many family activities in Southern California, we could visit every week and find something new to do! I’ve partnered with Visit Buena read more »
Cars Land Halloween Guide | Celebrate Haul-O-Ween at Disneyland
Thank you, Disney, for hosting me at Disneyland to celebrate Cars Land Halloween fun! I love visiting the Disneyland Resort during the holidays, especially Halloween Time. In the past, the Halloween fun was solely at Disneyland. This year Halloween Time has expanded to Disney California Adventure and more specifically Cars Land! The residents of Radiator read more »
Tips to Visit Petco Park with Kids
I think catching a game at a ballpark is a great activity in any new city whether you love baseball or not. Most ballparks offer local flavor in some manner or other, plus modern ballparks have cool amenities and you can’t pass up on the history at some of the old time parks. San Diego read more »
All The Superhero Fun during Summer of Heroes at Disneyland
I spent last weekend at Disneyland for the Cars 3 world premiere. The main purpose of the press trip was covering Cars 3 but we also had a lot of time in Disneyland and at California Adventure. We spent all day Sunday exploring the superhero fun at Summer of Heroes. Here are 7 things not read more »
10 Things to do at LEGOLAND on a Crowded Day
I tend to be an offseason girl when it comes to theme parks. I just prefer the lower crowds even if it means some rides are being refurbished and the parks hours are shorter. That being said, sometimes visiting a theme park on a busy day can’t be helped. We traveled to San Diego over read more »
Things To Do at Disneyland This Summer (2017)
We just got back from a fun Disneyland adventure over rodeo break. I loved checking out the new stuff from the past year and of course all of our old favorites. We finally were able to ride Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters, Soarin’ Around the World and Hyperspace Mountain. Plus we watched Olaf in the new Frozen read more »
11 Cool Multigenerational San Francisco Trip Ideas
San Francisco turned out to be an amazing location for a multigenerational trip. I shared my family’s in San Francisco on Traveling Mom but we really enjoyed a lot more. I’m partnering with Kidifornia today and sharing 11 cool multigenerational San Francisco trip ideas with you. 1. The Exploratorium One of our favorite San Francisco read more »
Art of Pinocchio Exhibit
Early last month I took a quick trip to San Francisco for the Rogue One press event. While the focus of the trip was Star Wars, visiting Lucasfilm headquarters to interview the cast of Rogue One and even attending a reception at Skywalker Ranch, we did sneak a few more Disney adventures in including a visit read more »
