Your Pixar Fest guide, new ALL-ACCESS features, vintage souvenirs and more…

In this week’s edition of your favorite feel-good Disney Parks newsletter, I put together a Pixar Fest guide for you, found some vintage 1950s Disneyland souvenirs that you might recognize, and added our new Daily Report feature (now with links!) to both apps!

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Your Pixar Fest 2024 guide:

Pixar Fest is in full swing at Disneyland Resort from April 26 to August 4, celebrating the beloved characters and stories from Pixar films. Here’s a guide to the best food, souvenirs, entertainment, and more:

Food Highlights

• Iconic Pixar Fest cake returns to Plaza Inn
• Troubadour Tavern features Pixar-inspired menu items
• “Coco”-inspired dishes at Paradise Garden Grill
• Alien Pizza Planet offers themed treats like Alien Macarons and Alien Apples
• Angry red hot mac and cheese inspired by “Inside Out”
• Ratatouille pizzetta inspired by “Ratatouille”

Must-Have Souvenirs

• Pixar Fest Lug bags featuring Inside Out, Incredibles, Toy Story, and Turning Red characters
• Alien Pizza Planet Truck popcorn bucket
• Dug popcorn bucket (exclusive for Magic Key holders)
• Coco-themed guitar popcorn bucket
• Slinky Dog sipper
• Wilderness Explorer and Toy Story merchandise collections

Entertainment and Events

• New daytime parade “Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration!” at Disney California Adventure
• Updated “Together Forever – A Pixar Nighttime Spectacular” fireworks show at Disneyland, featuring new scenes from “Onward,” “Soul,” “Luca,” “Turning Red,” and “Elemental”
• Potential appearances by new characters like Ember and Wade from “Elemental” and Red Panda Mei from “Turning Red”
• Pixar-themed decor, photo opportunities, and character meet-and-greets throughout the resort

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Updates from the Lounge

Brighten your day with a grand circle tour through the MouseWait Lounge! You’ll find incredible posts like the ones below.

VOYAGEERS: Finding Hidden Treasures in the Parks

I was scrolling through the ever fascinating Parkendium Project today and found this early “sales” manual for Cast Members that explained Walt’s original vision for Disneyland merchandise:

Look at how he described Disneyland as a “showplace of dreams and living facts” and the desire to create “souvenirs which are true, valuable mementos of Disneyland”:

Parkendium also added vintage pics of Disneyland merch. The crazy thing was that I instantly recognized these early toys even though I was born in the 70s. I guess these probably made it to everyone’s home at some point?

Do you recognize any of these souvenirs?

Thanks for reading this week!