The Journal of a Disneyland Annual Passholder

My adventures at Disneyland is like Yen Sids Magical Map in Mickey and the Magical Map. They will never be completed as long as there is imagination left in the parks. For 9 years, I've see both Disneyland and California Adventure grow and change and i've been a witness to it all. And all of those new offerings is why I keep coming back. There is never a dull moment in the parks when something new is afloat. The key to enjoying a day at the parks is not seeing how many times you can get on a ride or how many churros you can eat, the key is really making memories that will last a lifetime. In the 9 years as an Annual Passholder, I've made countless memories thru experiencing everything and making new friends, both fellow Annual Passholders and Cast Members and those i'll never forget.

I'm a college student and after deciding to find another school (I was getting nowhere with El Camino), I stumbled upon Westwood College, a collection of colleges around the country that specializes in several career programs. Knowing I had talent in art in some forms, I decided to go as a Game Art Major. Originally wanting to go to the campus in Torrance (its closer to home), I decided to go to the campus in Anaheim for several reasons: 1.) My sister goes to that campus so she can ease me into the school system. 2.) Proximity to Disneyland which is down the street. I was initially nervous at first because the college runs different. There are no semesters, there are terms that last 9 weeks each. That can put a lot of pressure since work needs to be done in that short amount of time. But the first term was easy (and as its said, the first term is the only easy term you'll ever get). As the months went on, several teachers made me realize that I had talent that I didn't ev...

Hey everyone. Its been a while since I made this blog (3 years ago!) so I decided to start this back up. You'll notice that I have a new title as its now called "Journal of a Disneyland Annual Passholder". Its been one of my NYE Resolutions to re do this blog with fresh new stories and I can't wait to share with you all!

Steve Davison, the current Vice President of Parades and Spectaculars at Walt Disney Imagineerings Creative Entertainment, is considered one of the best Imagineers in WDI's history. Known for his firework shows and parades, Steve Davison has indeed left his mark on the history of every Disney Park. I first met him last year at California Adventure on the night of World of Color's 1 year anniversary and we saw each other again during the Annual Passholder event for Mickey's Soundsational Parade, one of his recent shows. He has created a fan page on Facebook so that his fans can ask him questions and leave comments on his shows.  Steve Davison (far right) disscuses Soundsational during a panel for the AP Event Me and Steve in front of the Mary Poppins float during the event Like many Imagineers before him, he had to work his way from the bottom. Starting out as a model maker for Disneyland's Entertainment Art Department, he eventually worked his way throug...