Dapper Day at Disneyland is an event I have been hearing about for years, looking enviously at pictures of people in their finest vintage duds at the theme park. It’s really a very simple idea: let’s all show up at Disneyland on the same day, all wearing 1940s-1950s-esque clothing and enjoy the park together. That…
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Five Things Museums Can Learn from Disneyland
In the museum and informal science education field we often place ourselves in opposition to amusement parks and theme parks. My own museum's ED has said to our staff, "we have no pirates" in our museum. From a certain perspective I think that makes sense. Amusement parks as private ventures have as their primary mandate…
The 12 Best Things I Discovered at Disneyland this Weekend
This past weekend, I had the good fortune of being able to go with my friends to the Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Parks in Anaheim , California. Growing up in Cali, I had gone a number of times to Disneyland with my family and friends. And as an adult I have been to Disneyworld, Disneyland Tokyo…
Disneyland Was Super Fun!
It's been at least 20 years since I've been to Disneyland. I had high expectations as a longtime Disney fan and from the other Disney parks that I've been to. I'm happy to report that the granddaddy of all amusement parks did not disappoint. Yes, there were crazy crowds, the lines were ridiculous, and…
2023 Highlights: Tokyo Disney, Closing Yehoodi, Skating, Knitting, Baking
Japan Disneyland Bucket List Trip The biggest highlight of the year for me was getting to go on a bucket list trip to Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea last May. Getting to visit the two best Disney theme parks was a dream come true. Of course, I had a lot of other lovely adventures in Tokyo,…
My First K-Pop Concert: BlackPink in Bay Area!
I guess I’m a Blink now. On Tuesday I went to the sold-out BlackPink concert at Giants Stadium along with 30,000 other Blinks (BlackPink fans) of all ages. I was a little nervous since I was going basically alone (I had friends there, but in a different section of the stadium.) And I had some…
Riki’s Top Six Experiences in Japan
It’s really hard to boil down two weeks in Japan into a few faves. But in the interest of brevity, here’s my top six experiences I had in the Land of the Rising Sun: NOTE: This doesn’t include all my Tokyo Disney adventures. Here’s a Google Map list of other places I hit up, for…
May the 4th Be with You!
From an epic trip to Disneyland in 2019 with my bud Kristin.
Reddit and Finding Support for Your New Hobby
I’ve been thinking about Reddit and how many folks use it to be the friend that they don’t have in their lives. There have been many times in my life when I was curious or excited about some activity but didn’t know how to start. Tap dance, playing the harmonica, writing science fiction are ones…
2022 in Review: Cake Bakes, Feeding the ‘Gram, Flexing My Diet, Disney with a Kid!
The year 2022 was a return to “normal” post-Pandemic life, which was wonderful. There were no major life changes, but there were a lot of wonderful moments to remember. Health I feel blessed to be in my 50s and able to do all that I do, from skating to dancing to biking everywhere. The biggest…