Disleelandia - Who doesn’t love a Disney classic?.They are the stories that made us fall in love with Disney characters and faraway lands that will be in our imaginations forever. Beginning yesterday, March 14th, you can take home some of the most memorable Disney Classics, now as apps, for only $.99 cents each!.. The sale runs until Monday, March 18th and includes the following apps: . Dumbo Disney Classics (orig. $1.99) Relive the timeless film, Dumbo, in this interactive storybook app featuring beautiful illustr... Read more

Disleelandia - Follow My Advertising.I picked up this little pin (1.25" in diameter) at a local Antique Mall. It looked old, but as any Disney collector knows, looks can be deceiving!. . Is it original, or a reproduction?.  . The back of my pin.It turns out that my pin is indeed a reproduction. You can see the original below, and two things stand out as different. First, the 'Follow My Adventures' tag line is in red on the original, but is black on the reproduction. And the pin itself protrudes beyond ... Read more

Disleelandia - Mine?.Everyone loves those greedy, single-minded, seagulls from Finding Nemo! Their familiar cry echoes in our minds every time we see something we want, especially while at Disney..This was the case for me during our recent visit to Disney California Adventure. While walking along Paradise Pier, we stopped into a shop called T's, Hats, and Tattoos, where I saw this cute little plush:. . One look into those eyes and I was hooked!.  . . 3 fish with 'mine' written on each.  .&nbs... Read more

Disleelandia - .Disney's PhotoPass.Disney California Adventure - Cars Land.... Read more

Disleelandia - This came in another surprise package from my Aunt Sandy.From 1968, "Walt Disney's Disneyland: A pictorial souvenir and guide". .The inside front cover folds out, and on the this fold out and the 1st page we get a short history of the creation of Walt Disney's "new concept in family entertainment". .  ..We then look at each of the lands, starting with Main Street, U.S.A.. .Adventureland.  .New Orleans Square opened on July 24th, 1966, and Pirates of the Caribbean opened March 18th, 1967.... Read more

Disleelandia - .Disney's PhotoPass.Disney California Adventure - Duffy.... Read more

Disleelandia - Precious MomentsThis was an anniversary present from my sister... sort of. You see, she bought us two Disney-related items from Carlton Cards, one of which we loved and the other... we exchanged. We got a Britto Winnie the Pooh and this: To cuteness and beyond! Plays 'You've Got a Friend in Me'  Sankyo Possibly a Japanese manufacturer of pachinko machinesIt didn't take long to decide to choose this snow globe/waterball! As I've said before, I'm not usually a big fan of the Precious Momen... Read more

Disleelandia - I traded for this Minnie Mouse Vinylmation back in January...At the time of the trade, I said "Great, a Disney Cruise Line Minnie Mouse!". I didn't even bother to look at the bottom. I wondered for a moment what was on her head, "Why is she wearing what look like goggles on her head?" but quickly let that go, and put her on a shelf next to Cruise Line Mickey...I even posted the assumption this was a Disney Cruise Line Minnie over on the Disleelandia Facebook Page. Go ahead back to January and look, I'll wai... Read more

Disleelandia - Aunt Sandy comes through once again, finding me some more of her great Disney ephemera from her past vacations. This is a Disneyland Vacationland booklet from Summer of 1970. This magazine was "published three times yearly by Walt Disney Productions, Disneyland Division".. .Our inside cover, interestingly, opens with a Dolly Madison ad, featuring the Peanuts Gang.. This is Volume 14, No. 2 of this publication...Next is a look at Tom Sawyer Island, told from the perspective of an adventure seeking, and very ... Read more

Disleelandia - Start Your Engines!.One of my all-time favorite attractions is the Tomorrowland Speedway at Walt Disney World. So when I visited Disneyland for the first time this past January, I just had to ride the original Autopia!.Did you know that this is the only remaining original attraction in Tomorrowland from opening day in 1955?.I've heard rumors that the Imagineers have their eye on it's footprint for future development, but I hope they never touch this classic gas-powered chug around Tomorrowland!. . ... Read more