As a teenager living in Anaheim, Steve Martin worked at Disneyland first selling guidebooks, then later as a clerk in the Fantasyland magic shop (and, yes, the Main Street shop too). He used to hang out at the Golden Horseshoe Revue and learned about balloon… Read More »Steve Martin Returning to Disney to star in Magic Camp
Sadly it’s been much, much too long since Disneyland history sleuth Jason Schultz updated his Disneyland Nomenclature blog, but we promise to forgive if he returns with more great content like this new piece detailing a chilling chapter in Disneyland’s history. The park’s musical atmosphere… Read More »The Harrowing Tale of Disneyland’s First Entertainment Director, Tommy Walker
Artist Tom Hodges, whose punk Little Mermaid “Undersea Underground” t-shirt you may have seen on TeeFury recently, created this excellent map for a Star Wars theme park. Featuring the tried and true hub and spoke model, the map of a Star Wars theme park looks… Read More »Star Wars Theme Park Fan Made Map
Last month we finally sampled the Disneyland Corndog that has be replicated for east coast patrons out of the Fantasy Faire food truck at Downtown Disney. The verdict was that it was a very close approximation of the real thing. Thanks to our friends at… Read More »Why the Disneyland Corndog is so beloved by guests
College Humor, one of the internet’s leading sources of fantastic funnies, wondered how the obituaries would read for some of Disney’s greatest villains. Gaston is my favorite, but they also take on Ursula, Scar, and Charles Muntz, to name a few. I like this idea.… Read More »Disney Villain Obits
There’s a dish at the Surf’s Up! Breakfast with Mickey & Friends at Disney’s PCH Grill in Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel that is getting plenty of raves from guests. It’s the Chocolate, Peanut Butter and Banana French Toast from Chef Mark Buan and it brings a new level of delicious decadence to breakfast. I can’t wait to try it.
The good news, is we don’t have to fly to Anaheim, Disney has shared the recipe and a quick how-to video:
Okay, that’s more of a bread pudding, but why quibble over something that looks and tastes as amazing as that. Looks relatively simple to make too.
Full recipe below the jump:
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It’s been no secret, with hints coming even from the upper echelons of Burbank, that Disney is looking to capitalize on their acquisition of the Star Wars franchise by expanding its presence in the theme parks. Right now that is essentially limited to a motion… Read More »Bob Iger confirms large Star Wars presence coming to Disney Parks.
Although things are not perfect at Disneyland Paris, it’s no question things are a lot better today than they were 4 years ago. A lot of that is owed to the leadership of Philippe Gas. It makes sense that Disney would want him at their… Read More »Disney moves Disneyland Paris Chief to Shanghai Resort