A lot of interesting stuff has been happening in the world of LOST this week. First we had all the entertainment reporters clammoring over LOST’s supposed drop in ratings last week. Of course, all those reports failed to mention that the episode was broadcast on Valentine’s day and a drop in viewership is expected. Nice.… Read More »LOST lessons learned and unheard
When you deal with issues of branding, trends, and marketing all day long it’s tough to leave that behind when you go on vacation. It’s especially difficult when your vacation is to Walt Disney World arguably one of the biggest brands in the world. So I always find the opinion of marketing folks very insightful.… Read More »A marketers viewpoint of their Disney World vacation
Michael at the Disney Enquirer Blog has another round of Disney domain registration investigation up. This time it’s a long list that includes domains for a new product called ‘TV Photo’, something called ‘D-Concert’ (perhaps having to do with a Disney Channel Stars concert), and a bevy of new domains for upcoming film properties "Haunted… Read More »Disney Domains Via Disney Enquirer Blog
An AP Reporter writes about how his company paid Disney to make him a winner of the Cinderella Castle Royal Suite in the Year Of A Million Dreams contest. A long description of what it’s like to be a winner follows, but there are no details as to how that night was arranged? Did it… Read More »AP Reporter “Wins” night in Cinderella Castle Royal Suite
If you’ve been watching Playhouse Disney on The Disney Channel recently then you’ve probably seen the interstitials with the band in the blue suits. Those are "Imagination Movers" a band formed to entertain and educate children. Imagination Movers came out of New Orleans and were hit hard by Hurricane Katrina. So their tale of success… Read More »Imagination Movers
Over on Yahoo Answers producers of the ABC primetime show LOST have posted a question asking viewers what they think the ‘Monster’ really is. When the question period expires, the LOST producers will check out all the answers and then choose the winning answer! Will it be an answer close to the truth? Will it… Read More »What do you think the LOST island monster is?
I write for a few blogs besides The Disney Blog, namely DadCentric and DadBloggers, two sites that, you guessed it, are aimed at dads and the subsequent stuff that said dadness entails.
This combination of interests has allowed me to meet some really great people, mostly parents, that are planning trips to a Disney park. Many of them have not been since they themselves were children, and they have questions.
I’m going to attempt to address some of those, as well as provide my two cents on planning a Disney trip with small children. I understand that this will not apply to all of you (Disney World reports that roughly half of their yearly visitors are adults sans kids), or that you might (probably) will have a different take than I do. No worries. If you have something to offer please add it in the comments.
Also, please keep in mind that I live in Los Angeles and that my trips to Disneyland Resort outnumber my trips to WDW by roughly 100 to 1, so my suggestions, while applicable to any family outing, are going to focus more on a California adventure than any other. Yes, I know I said California Adventure.
Time:
First and foremost, I think that the most important allowance that parents should make while planning a Disney trip is time. Obviously Disney World screams for multiple days, in which you still won’t see it all, but people tend to overlook this ingrediant when coming west. The longer you are able to stay at DLR the better. There are lots of shows and parades that happen at set times throughout the day at any Disney park. Making note of which you must see versus those you are willing to sacrafice, plus the time and location of each, will give you a strong axis to float the rest of your stay around. Don’t try to see them all in one day. Not only is this bordering on
impossible, but it will greatly increase already high levels of fatigue in
both the parent and the child.
Louise Lee at Business Week tells us about "Paul Pressler’s Fall From The Gap." Paul Pressler was at The Disney Store before becoming Disneyland Resort President, and then to Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, which included the Disney Cruise line and Walt Disney Imagineering. Some of this article sounds awfully familiar. The immediate post-mortem analysis:… Read More »Business Week on Former Disney Exec