Disney- Disneyland Vacation 2024

Well, friends… we finally made it to the end of our Disneyland trip! I know, I know – this trip ended months ago, But I’m back to it and ready to wrap up this incredible memory-making trip with the final post about it! Make sure you read to the end 😉

Disney- Shades of Green Resort

We finally stayed at one of the most unique resorts in Walt Disney World: Shades of Green

Shades of Green is an Armed Forces Recreation Center (AFRC). It’s a unique, value-oriented lodging experience exclusively for military service members, retirees, and their families – all within the magical Disney World Resort bubble.

Disney- Wine and Dine Race Weekend 2024

By now, you know we LOVE the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival! But did you know they also have a RunDisney Half Marathon weekend that accompanies the festival each year?

This is the second year in a row that we have participated in Wine and Dine Race Weekend, and I am so excited to share about our entire 2024 weekend experience!

Disney – Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon Weekend

We were so excited when RunDisney announced a new race weekend for Disneyland California last year. Once we saw the theme, we knew we had to participate.  Here are all the details for the Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon Weekend in 2024!

Disney – Disneyland – Disney California Adventure – Day Three

Come with us to Disney’s California Adventure for the very first time! We are Disney Worlders used to four huge theme parks, whereas Disneyland and DCA are quite a bit smaller. While Disneyland is a full-day or two park, DCA lived up to the rumor that it could be a half-day or one day park. However, we absolutely loved the theme of this park!

Disney- Disneyland Vacation – Halloween Half Marathon Weekend –Day Two

Wow—what an unbelievable whirlwind the month of October 2024 turned into. It’s honestly hard to understand where the month went, but in reality, we were deeply affected by back-to-back Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which devastated our community and uprooted our lives. Before we knew it, October was almost over.  We are incredibly grateful that our home, vehicles, pets, and Mark’s job are safe, and now we are working hard to get back to some normalcy. For now, my normal is blogging, affiliate marketing, and content creation, and today is the day I strive to get back into it.  I would like to continue sharing our first trip to Disneyland and all the details of our visit to Disneyland, Disney’s California Adventure, and our participation in the 2024 Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon Weekend.

Disney- Disneyland- Candy Cane Inn Hotel

Our first trip to Disneyland was everything I had hoped for, and more, and much of that experience hinges on the accommodations we chose to stay at. The one that kept coming up as a hidden gem for the runDisney races and parks was the Candy Cane Inn. I’ve got all the details in the blog!

Disney- Disneyland Vacation – Halloween Half Marathon Weekend – Day One

Boy, oh boy, where do I even begin? Mark and I just had a whirlwind trip of a lifetime that was 40 years in the making for me. I’m still reeling and trying to process our epic adventure on our first trip to California to visit Disneyland, the original Disney park, for the very first time. Here’s a day by day of our trip!

Disney – Gideon’s Bakehouse at Disney Springs

If you plan to visit Disney Springs, one of the most buzzworthy spots to check out is Gideon’s Bakehouse. Mark and I are not physically capable of going to Disney Springs without picking up something from Gideon’s! Here’s everything you need to know for this must do Disney Springs spot:

Disney – Epcot Food & Wine Festival 2024

The Epcot Food and Wine Festival has begun! This year, the festival includes 33 Marketplaces with special menu items and hundreds of delicious options—you know we tried as many as we could on opening weekend! Check it out!