http://www.ratcage.com Disneyland and other things Disney Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:07:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At Disneyland, a lot of times I'll bring a back pack with some granola bars, bottled water, maybe my camera. Backpacks are awesome right? Ahhhh. So where to put your backpack? You don't want to carry it around all day, do you? I can't say that I blame you. I used to ... http://www.ratcage.com/strollers-as-lockers/   You'd be hard pressed to find a less expensive souvenir in the shops of Disneyland than a flattened penny. Pressed penny machines take a regular penny and squash it between two special plates, each with a special design - Splash Mountain for example, or a character like Mickey.  The Disneyland pressed ... http://www.ratcage.com/disneyland-pressed-pennies/   Megan celebrated her 5th birthday Monday.  She received a call from Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) at 7:30am, Snow White at 8:00 and Belle at 8:30.  It was a fun surprise for her.  Later in the day when Lela and the girls went outside to play, Megan insisted on taking the cordless ... http://www.ratcage.com/disneys-enchanted-calls/   I have to credit this to the forums at DisBoards - One of the best of the Disneyland forums (they're actually stronger in WDW stuff but have a great Disneyland section) Mimi's Cafe is a medium size chain of restaurants that began in Anaheim.  They're a favorite among Disneyland goers for ... http://www.ratcage.com/free-breakfast-at-mimis/   Jiminy Cricket may have failed a certain Curtis Cordery. Curtis Cordery made the FBI's Most Wanted list for bank robbery after he robbed a credit union in July.  He was apprehended after a neighbor spotted him at Disneyland.  The neighbor contacted Disneyland security who along with police apprehended Cordery. You can find ... http://www.ratcage.com/fbi-most-wanted-caught-in-disneyland/ UPDATE 8/25/2009:  This benefit has been changed.  Now instead of a free stroller, you get your stoller rental at half price. If you're traveling to Disneyland with small children - consider leaving your stroller at home and renting some of the Disneyland strollers.  The strollers you can rent at Disneyland ... http://www.ratcage.com/disneyland-strollers/ UPDATE: I received word today 5/19/09 that this is no longer available.  I haven't had this confirmed yet, but in the meantime, please don't plan on taking advantage of this until you have called Costco beforehand to guarantee this. For those who've been looking at getting a Disneyland Deluxe Annual Pass ... http://www.ratcage.com/the-disneyland-deluxe-annual-pass-discount/ Ok, forgive me another post about Disney shareholders.  As you may know, you can get a single share of Disney stock at OneShare.Com.  You can also buy more through any brokerage, and now MIGHT be a good time (or a bad time!) but the stock had fallen as low as ... http://www.ratcage.com/disney-shareholder-meeting/ I was given a share of DIS for Christmas a couple years ago.  You can buy a single share of stock from OneShare.Com.  It's really nice because the Disney stock certificate has a picture of Walt on it, as well as several characters - and it came in a nice ... http://www.ratcage.com/disney-dividend-check/ Our family had the opportunity to ride in Lily Belle on our most recent trip. It had been something that we'd looked forward to for a while, and the experience was even better than the anticipation! To ride on Lilly Belle, inquire at Main Street Station. Ask a conductor if there ... http://www.ratcage.com/disneylands-lilly-belle-presidential-train-car/