convention cultured
It was an early morning in May. I had my Firefox browser open anticipating the release to be one of the first to secure a reservation for the soft opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. 90 minutes into the waiting…
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Heroes Assemble was announced in early 2019 as part of the Disneyland After Dark series. This would be the first of the “after dark” series that would take place in Disney’s California Adventure. This is also the first Marvel themed…
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Dapper Day Spring 2019 was one of the biggest and most hype Dapper Days yet! Dapper Day is a bi-annual event where Disneyland Resort guests dress up in mid-century high fashion. The event is ever growing and becoming a culture…
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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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