If you grew up watching Pixar movies with your dad, you can now celebrate together by hanging out with your favorite Pixar characters. This year’s Disney Vacation Club Member Father’s Day Lunch is inspired by Pixar Fest happening at Disneyland Resort. At the Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, the made-for-Members lunch will include Pixar-themed games … Read more
The recently announced revised hotel menus are now available and I sampled two of the new dishes featured at the Grand Californian Hotel’s Storytellers Cafe: the Short Rib Grilled Cheese and the Butterscotch Bread Pudding. Are these dishes worth taking time out of the parks to eat? According to the menu, the Short Rib Grilled … Read more
If you’re a foodie like me, you’re always looking for the next hidden gem, a refreshing take on basic ingredients, or a unique dining experience. Wrap all of that up with world-class Disney service and you’ll find yourself in an exclusive seat at the Napa Rose Chef’s Counter. Never heard of it? Well, that may … Read more
From Pam Brandon on Disney Parks Blog: “We asked our bartenders to come up with 20 cocktails to feature at Napa Rose,” says Philippe Tosques, general manager of the restaurant at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa. Philippe and restaurant manager Eric Quezada challenged bartenders Matt Ellingson, Ryland Brown and Joe Monje to come up with incredible … Read more
From the Disney Parks Blog: We have some exciting news to share this holiday weekend. Starting tomorrow morning, Sunday, July 4, the Disney California Adventure park gate at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa will open at 9:00 a.m. exclusively for Disneyland Resort Hotel guests so they can get in line for Disney’s FASTPASS tickets … Read more
Today there was a small fire at the Grand Californian Hotel in the Storyteller’s Cafe at about 8:30 a.m. From the OC Register: A fire broke out in a pizza oven in the hotel’s Storytellers Cafe, where French toast was being prepared, Sabol said. The heat prompted a sprinkler to go off, spraying water into … Read more
As Summer Nightastic! lights up the night this summer at Disneyland Resort, more exciting Disney attractions and experiences are on the horizon. GET A DISNEY STUDIO STAR MAKEOVER AT STUDIO DISNEY 365 Opening Friday, June 26, in Downtown Disney, Studio Disney 365 offers aspiring stars, age 3 and up, makeover transformations and an opportunity to … Read more
With the scheduled late-September opening of The Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Resort & Spa, Disneyland Resort guests will be able to kick back in home-like surrounds in the middle of the magic, with windows of some units framing views of Disney vacation fun. The opening of the 50 two-bedroom equivalent vacation villas marks Disney … Read more
According to the OC Register’s Around Disney blog: As hundreds of workers hang drywall, weld girders, pour concrete and install plumbing in the new wing of Disney’s Grand Californian, the sales staff are kicking off selling space in 50 time shares. The villas at the Grand, to be completed in the fall, will be the … Read more