Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
1
Meeting Mickey and screaming your head off on Space Mountain at
Dis-
neyland
, then catching the fireworks show.
2
Fighting outrageous bed hair inside the eye of a hurricane at the
Discov-
3
Shopping for vintage treasures and slurping milkshakes from a soda foun-
tain in
Old Towne Orange
.
4
Building a beach bonfire after a day of surfing killer waves at
Huntington
Beach
.
5
Cycling past the as-seen-on-TV sands of Newport Beach's
Balboa Penin-
sula
.
6
Discovering Orange County's alternative side (yes, there is one) at the
Lab and the Camp 'anti-malls' in
Costa Mesa
.
7
Falling asleep to the sound of the surf inside an oceanfront cottage at
8
Watching the sun dip below the horizon from the bluff-tops of art-filled
La-
guna Beach
.
9
Being awed by the Spanish colonial history and the beauty of
Mission San
DISNEYLAND & ANAHEIM
Mickey is one lucky mouse. Created by animator Walt Disney in 1928, this irrepressible
mouse caught a ride on a multimedia juggernaut (film, TV, publishing, music, merchand-
ising and theme parks) that rocketed him into a global stratosphere of recognition, money
and influence. Plus, he lives in the 'Happiest Place on Earth,' an 'imagineered' hyper-real-
ity where the streets are always clean, the employees - called 'cast members' - are always
upbeat and there are parades every day of the year.
Since opening his Disneyland home in 1955, he has been a pretty thoughtful host. For
the more than 14 million kids, grandparents, honeymooners and international tourists who
visit every year, Disneyland remains a magical experience.
