October 18-19, 2002.
Lots of nighttime photos.
Disney’s Electrical Parade. ∗ Fantasmic!
Second visit to Disney’s California Adventure.
Second visit to Haunted Mansion Holiday.
February 4 to 14, 2002. Resort: Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
When it opened in October, 1982, the second theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort was called EPCOT Center. The letters in its name were capitalized to emphasize that the word was really an acronym coined by Walt Disney …
November 24, 2001.
First visit to Haunted Mansion Holiday.
Christmas Fantasy Parade.
September 12-13, 2001.
Stuck in Orange County after 9/11 on a business trip, but with a camcorder.
First visit to Disney’s California Adventure
Like many Americans, I was far from home at the time of the attack on America. I flew from Chicago to LAX late in the evening on Monday, September 10, 2001, for a business meeting scheduled for Tuesday morning. I …
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February 6 to 13, 2000. Resort: Disney’s Contemporary Resort September 3 to 6, 2000. Resort Disney’s Yacht Club
July 3-5, 1999.
Scanned Panoramic still photos. New Tomorrowland 1998.
Rocket Rods. Disney’s California Adventure under construction.
The Mulan Parade.
January 23, 1999. A day trip from Paris, France.
On January 23, 1999, after nearly a week of visiting Paris, France, I took the 45 minute RER commuter train about 20 miles to the east of Paris to the Marne-la-Vallée-Chessy Rail Station for my first visit to the Disneyland Paris Resort. As of this trip, the Resort included one theme park: Disneyland Paris (1992); seven hotels and the Disney Village entertainment district. The Rail Station is located between the Theme Park and the Disney Village. At the end of my visit that evening, I took the RER train back to my hotel in central Paris.
December 24, 1997.
To see photos and videos, see the April 1996 page.
November 13-21, 1996. Resort: Disney Institute -and- Disney’s All Star Sports Resort
Photos and videos from this visit are on Walt Disney World March 1996 Page
April 28, 1996 & December 24, 1997
First two trips to Disneyland with a Camcorder.
In 1996, the Main Street Electrical Parade “glowed away.”
1997 included the Fantasmic! Balcony.
March 13-14, 1996. Resort: Buena Vista Palace (Downtown Disney) November 13-21, 1996. Resort: Disney Institute -and- Disney’s All Star Sports Resort
May 21, 1991. A day trip from Los Angeles, CA. Since the park closed around 6 p.m., this park visit was followed by a game at Anaheim Stadium where the Angels were playing the Chicago White Sox. …
