September 2005

September 24-25, 2005.
Disneyland Celebrates its 50th Anniversary.
Disneyland: July 17, 1955 to July 17, 2005

December 31, 2004

December 30, 2004 to January 9, 2005. Resort: Disney’s BoardWalk Villas Last Updated on November 23, 2014

November 14, 2004

November 13-14, 2004.
Tower of Terror is open at Disney’s California Adventure.
it’s a small world Holiday.   ∗   Disney’s Electrical Parade.
Disneyland is starting to freshen up for its 50th Anniversary.

2004

October 31, 2004 & November 15, 2004.

June 2004

June 18-21, 2004. Resort: Disney’s Old Key West Resort Last Updated on November 25, 2014

New Year 2003-4

December 29, 2003 to January 7, 2004. Resort: Disney’s Beach Club Villas  (including a night at the Downtown Disney DoubleTree) Last Updated on November 25, 2014

2004

January 4, 2004.
A side trip from Walt Disney World

Summer 2003

August 31, 2003 to September 1, 2003. Resort: The Villas Disney’s Wilderness Lodge

The main reason for this brief visit to Walt Disney World was to ride Mission: Space during its “soft opening” (a/k/a the “test and adjust period” before the attraction is officially open and operating). Since this was before I was an Annual Passholder and I had (at least) a day left over on a multi-day pass from a prior visit, on August 31, I visited only Epcot (and Disney’s BoardWalk). On September 1, I visited the Magic Kingdom resorts (but not the park).

Just past midnight, 1/1/2003

December 30, 2002 to January 5, 2003. Resort: Disney’s BoardWalk Villas Last Updated on November 25, 2014

December 2003

This visit: December 29-30, 2002 Last Updated on December 26, 2023

Haunted Mansion Holiday October 2002

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.

100 Years of Magic February 2002

February 4 to 14, 2002. Resort: Disney’s BoardWalk Villas Last Updated on November 25, 2014

Haunted Mansion Holiday November 2001

November 24, 2001.
First visit to Haunted Mansion Holiday.
Christmas Fantasy Parade.

September 2001

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

2000

November 4, 2000.
Includes views from The Universal Hilton.