convention cultured
This is our first Boysenberry Festival! We always see adverts for Boysenberry Festival on the 91 freeway. We always tell ourselves, “Okay, let’s do it!” Yet, because April is a busy month of conventions and other obligations, we’ve missed it…
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This is the second Adventureland Day! My my, has it grown! Adventureland Day is easily in my top three favorite unofficial Disney dress up days. Fans of Disneyland’s Adventureland showed up in droves of pith hats and khaki ready to…
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Villains Day took place on February 10, 2019. It was a rainy day in Anaheim. We had a flurry to thunderstorms during February. While we can say that it was “dark and stormy” for the 5th Annual Villains Day, it…
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Dapper Day took place on November 3 and 4, 2018 at the Disneyland Resort. This bi-annual event draws the intersection between Disneybounders and vintage lovers of all ages. The first day is very much focused on the expo that takes…
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I’ve been attending Disneyland Lolita Day since 2016. This is one of the very few Lolita events that I attend in Southern California. While I used to be active in the Lolita scene in New England, the community is too…
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Mickey’s Halloween Party is my favorite holiday tradition in Southern California. As Disneybounders, we can’t wear costumes in the parks. However, this is the one time during the year where you can…
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I haven’t been to Universal Studios since the days of Back to the Future and Terminator 2 3D: Battle Across Time. Universal Studios Hollywood was known as “that park by City Walk that you can do in half a day…
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Pixar Fest was the Disneyland Resort’s way to kick in the retheming of Paradise Pier, the early 20th turn of the century Californian boardwalk. When California Adventure first opened, Paradise Pier was a throwback to carnival rides and attractions that…
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Ever thought about owning a piece of Disneyland park history? The Van Eaton Galleries hosted That’s from Disneyland, a pop up museum in Sherman Oaks that showcased park history from concept art to collections from past attractions. To kick off…
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Why yes, we went to “the other park” in Orange County! For us, this was our first time at Knotts in decades. While I’ve been to Knotts during Scary Farm last year, I have not attended the regular park since…
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