Apple Orchard in Michigan

Everybody piled into the church van to head down to the apple orchard

Halloweentime at Disneyland - 2011 Carved Pumpkins

New Haunted Mansion gingerbread house pics, plus other Holiday Mansion shots

Just another regular gingerbread house...

Until it transforms!

The pumpkins are back at Disneyland Big Thunder Ranch

Every year during Halloween-time, back at Big Thunder Ranch, Disneyland brings in some great pumpkin carvers. This year we got to talk with a carver who also created the giant Pongo (40 foot) and Perdita (38 foot) statues at the All Star Disney Resort in Florida.

We're only into the first weekend of Halloween-time and there's already lots of great pumpkins and there are sure to be many more as we get closer to Halloween.

2011 Minnie's Moonlit Madness Trivia Questions

Trivia Questions

1. What Disney channel original series features two best friends on a dance show?
a. sonny with a chance
b. the suite life on deck
c. shake it up
d. phineas and ferb
e. Hannah Montana

2. Which of the following Disney produced films has not been made into a production on Broadway
a. the lion king
b. beauty and the beast
c. finding nemo
d. Tarzan
e. Mary poppins.

2011 Minnie's Moonlit Madness Scavenger Hunt Questions

Map of the park that is needed for a few clues.

2011 Minnie's Moonlit Madness at Disneyland

On July 8th, our team captain found the following message on the Disney Backlot page.

Minnie Lives
4d696e6e69652773
4d6f6f6e6c6974
4d61646e657373
30392e31332e3131

>:\ EXO DCHE
[end of line]


This worked out to
HEX CODE
4d696e6e69652773 = Minnie's
4d6f6f6e6c6974 = Moonlit
4d61646e657373 = Madness
30392e31332e3131 = 09.13.11

Sweet! Obviously we've got a TRON theme going on this year.

For those who don't know, Minnie's Moonlit Madness is a cast-members (and their friends) only scavenger hunt around Disneyland after the park has closed for regular guests. Registration is limited to only ~350 teams of 4, and a part of the $75 registration fee goes to charity. This year the charity was the Boys and Girls Club of Anaheim.

Joe and Theresa's 6th Disneyland Half Marathon

Welcome to the 2011 Disneyland Half Marathon

Golf on a beautiful day in September

It was a beautiful day in September in California.  We went out with Jonathan and Lacey to Festival Hermosa.