Toll Booth Workers

I've had to drive through the toll booths on my way home from my new job.  I've done it about three times this week and I noticed that the workers never really look at you and they barely acknowledge you.  Are they never happy?

This is the toll booth I drive through to work.

Maybe one of these days I'll pay toll to a worker who looks happy.  I'll let you know when I do.

Future changes?

In my previous post, I wrote about getting a new job and since then I finally cleared all my background checks, reference checks, and medical/physical checks (yes I had to have a physical for this job).  I've never been through such an intensive background check and, even though I knew I was going to pass, it was still a little nerve-racking.

Now that I'm for sure done and going to start a new job, it looks like our future plans might be changing.  The basics will be the same.  I still have plans for my 30th birthday party, next year we are going to Hawaii for the first time for our 10 year anniversary, and I still want to finish paying off the last of our debts (mortgage not included).  However, now we're looking at moving to cut down my commute.

This addition of moving is very excited.  Now we have to decide if we will be renting or selling our current house.  It might not happen and there are a lot of things that need to be done first.  I have to finish paying off the student loans, I need to have the money saved for the Hawaii trip, I need to have made it through my 90 days at work, I need to like my work (no worries here), I need to have all the little things repaired at our current house, I need to have a down payment saved, and I need stay in the current house till November.

This is going to be both exciting and nerve-racking.  The target date to start looking at houses will be October.

I got a new job!

I haven't had much time to post but I do have good news.  I got a new job in the Healthcare industry.  I can't post many details for now but this is a complete industry change for myself.  I'm looking forward to it.  It kinda just happened and moved very quickly.  Wish me luck!

If you are keeping track, the is my second job change within a year.  I don't like how I did this but the new company offered me something I couldn't pass up.

Some of the ups and downs of the Hospitality Industry

I've worked in the Hospitality Industry for the last 6-7 years.  These are a few of the ups and downs in the Industry.

Ups

• You get hotel discounts.  With taking vacations, lodging can be one of the biggest costs.  As an employee you get discounts at hotels.  It will depend on availability and the rate depends on the hotel you are trying to book.  Typically you can get $39 room nights.
• You get free food at lunch.  The kitchen prepares food for all employees.  This saves money on lunch for the associates.
• Depending on the location and events in town, you get to meet a lot of different people or learn about a lot of different businesses.  You may also see a celebrity.
• You can start off with a really good job title.  For me with little to no experience but a lot of schooling, I was able to start as the HR Director.
• Although it helps, you do not need any education to be successful in the Hospitality field.  At one of my previous jobs, I was one of the most educated managers.  A lot of my peers, at that time, had worked their way up into their positions.

Downs.

• You will have to work weekends, holidays, and nights.  The hospitality industry is always going and can be busier at times which a normal 9-5 job would not be working.
• You get less holidays and vacation.  I've seen/worked for companies that give very little vacation time off and very little holidays.  It's difficult seeing my wife get a lot of time off due to her teaching schedule and yet I have to be at work.  I also used to work in banking and the amount of time they had off compared to the hospitality industry is huge amount.
• You get really low salaries.  This is especially true if you are starting off in the industry.  The highest paid position is the General Manager.  After the General Manager there is a very large salary gap between the General Manager and the next level of employees.  this gap is typically $40 to $60 K.  In General, the GM makes around $120K, and depending on the emphasis of the company, the next line of managers will make between $70k to $80K (This will be the Sales Director and Controller).  The next level of employees will make around $60K (This is the Chief Engineer, the F&B managers, HR, Front Office Manager, etc.).  Finally all starting managers will make between $36K and $45K.  Again this varies by company and by their emphasis.

I see hospitality as a great field to work in and can be very rewarding.  It can also be a great starting point for a career.  I believe that after you survive hospitality, you can move into a lot of different industries or stay in the hospitality field and succeed.

New Office.

We recently took in a roommate for a short period of time which means I lost my full office.  I thought I might hate it but I really like not having my office.  Now my "office" area is part of our master bedroom.

What I like most about this is that I no longer feel like I lock myself away in a separate room.  Also, my office is no longer just a storage room for anything my wife didn't want in the rest of the house.  We actually have to file and throw things out!

My daughter also discovered my office chair and how it spins.  It's been fun playing on the office chair.

The office in transition.

Father's Mindset: 50/50 challenge the first month.

Father's Mindset: 50/50 challenge the first month.: 50/50 challenge The 50/50 challenge is where you read 50 books and watch 50 movies within one year. This is what I have done in 2012. Mo...

50/50 challenge the first month.

50/50 challenge

The 50/50 challenge is where you read 50 books and watch 50 movies within one year.  This is what I have done in 2012.

Movies

1.       Tron legacy

a.       Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn, looks into his father's disappearance and finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce programs and gladiatorial games where his father has been living for 20 years. Along with Kevin's loyal confidant, father and son embark on a life-and-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous. Written by ZootCatchy 

b.      Good Quote: “I fight for the users.”

c.       Thoughts:  This movie was good but I thought the original was better.  I ended up falling asleep and missing the last 20 minutes.  I had to go back a watch the ending but it wasn’t surprising.  I wish Tron was used a little more and or made more of a redemption.

d.      Personal Rating: 6 out of 10.

2.       Astro Boy

a.       Storyline: Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he has lost. Unable to fulfill the grieving man's expectations, our hero embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before he returns to save Metro City and reconcile with the father who had rejected him. Written by Anonymous  

b.      Good Quote: “I was made ready”

c.       Thoughts: I never read any of the Astro Boy comics and truthfully only watched this when I was taking care of a sick daughter.  It was a little sad but it seemed like it was a long TV show.  I found it on Netflix and truthfully it is a great Netflix type movie.  I wouldn’t pay to watch it unless I was a fan.

d.      Personal Rating : 4 out of 10

3.       Morning Glory

a.       Storyline: Becky (Rachel McAdams) is a hard-working morning TV show producer, or at least she was until she got fired. Desperate to get a job, she finally gets an interview with Jerry (Jeff Goldblum) - who is desperate to hire a producer for the struggling show "Daybreak". Becky accepts the job and it proves to be more difficult than even she might be able to handle. She has to fire the sexist co-host, then try to convince egotistical news reporter, Mike Pomeroy (Harrison Ford), to take the job, and then try and get him to actually do the job, properly. And she has to do this while falling for handsome Adam (Patrick Wilson), and trying to save the show from plummeting ratings. Will Becky be able to hold on to her dream job and her sanity? Written by napierslogs  

b.      Good Quote: You know what I've noticed, people only say "lighten up" when they're gonna stick their fist up you’re a**.”

c.       Thoughts:  This movie pleasantly surprised me.  It was something my wife and I turned on when we found that we had a free night to relax after my daughter fell asleep.  It was cute and funny.  Harrison Ford was good at his part and Rachael McAdams was funny and, as usual, hot.

d.      Personal Rating: 7 out of 10

4.       Real Steel

a.       Storyline: A future-set story where robot boxing is a popular sport and centered on a struggling promoter (Jackman) who thinks he's found a champion in a discarded robot. During his hopeful rise to the top, he also discovers he has an 11-year-old son who wants to know his father. Written by Anonymous  

b.      Good Quote: “Max Kenton: So what do we do? Charlie Kenton: We fight smart, be patient and pray. Seriously, pray!”

c.       Thoughts: I had wanted to watch this movie for sometime.  I remembered seeing the posters for it on one of our Disney Trips which lead me to believe that it was a Disney movie.  It isn’t.  It was produced by Dreamworks and distributed by Disney.  The movie was better than I expected and I’m glad I own it now.  (I somehow got the blu ray for $3.)  It will be something I rewatch in my free time.  I can also see why the movie was nominated for an Oscar.

d.      Personal Rating: 8 out of 10.

5.       Hangover 2

a.       Storyline: Stu is getting married. Along with Doug, Phil, and his soon-to-be brother-in-law Teddy, he regretfully invites Alan to Thailand for the wedding. After a quiet night on the beach with a beer and toasting marshmallows by the camp fire, Stu, Alan and Phil wake up in a seedy apartment in Bangkok. Doug is back at the resort, but Teddy is missing, there's a monkey with a severed finger, Alan's head is shaved, Stu has a tattoo on his face, and they can't remember any of it. The wolf-pack retrace their steps through strip clubs, tattoo parlors and cocaine-dealing monkeys on the streets of Bangkok as they try and find Teddy before the wedding. Written by napierslogs  

b.      Good Quote: “All I wanted was a bachelor brunch.”

c.       Thoughts: I didn’t expect much out of this movie and it wasn’t even close to as good as the first one.  It was good for a quick watch and there are a few funny quotes.  On a side note, I think they are making a third movie too.

d.      Personal Rating: 6 out of 10.

6.       Take me home tonight.

a.       Storyline: It's the late 1980s, when Wall Street is riding high, and it seems as if the entire country is cashing in on the bumper profits. Disgusted with the materialism that surrounds him, Matt Franklin, a brilliant young MIT graduate, has walked out on his well-paid position at a local lab and taken a low-level job as a video clerk, much to his father Bill's consternation. And the crises keep piling up in Matt's life. His best buddy Barry has just gotten fired from his job, his brainy sister Wendy is getting hitched to her vapid boyfriend Kyle, and the gorgeous Tori Frederking, long-time object of Matt's unattainable adoration, is suddenly back in the picture. Now, on one wild, woolly and irresponsible evening, everything is coming to a head, with explosive results. Written by Anonymous  

b.      Good Quote: “Shut the f*** up and drive. I'm Matt Franklin. I work at Suncoast video at the mall and I still live with my parents. I don't know what I'm doing up here. I'm scared. And you know what... I have been so afraid of my life, that I have missed my life. But I'm like all of you. We're all scared. We're all trying to be something that we’re not. But tonight all of that changes. Tonight, I'm not afraid. Tonight, I got one thing to say to all that bulls**t. F*** it.

c.       Thoughts:  It was fun to see all the 80s references but the movie started to fall short towards the end.  It was an OK movie with somewhat of a predictable ending.  However, to me, the main character never fully completes the cycle of realization that the movie is geared towards.

d.      Personal Rating: 5 out of 10

7.       The Little Mermaid

a.       Storyline: Loosely based upon the story by Hans Christian Andersen. Ariel, youngest daughter of King Triton, is dissatisfied with life in the sea. She longs to be with the humans above the surface, and is often caught in arguments with her father over those "barbaric fish-eaters". She goes to meet Ursula, the Sea Witch, to strike a deal, but Ursula has bigger plans for this mermaid and her father. Written by Tim Pickett

b.       Good Quote: “It's a dinglehopper. Humans use these little babies... to straighten their hair out. See? Just a little twirl here and a yank there and voila. You've got an aesthetically pleasing configuration of hair that humans go nuts over.”

c.       Thoughts:  It’s a Disney classic. Nuff said.

d.      Personal Rating: 10 out of 10

8.       Prom 

a.       Storyline: Prom and high school graduation are approaching for a group of seniors, but when the prom decorations are destroyed in an act of school vandalism, the class president is left scrambling. With everybody else pre-occupied with finding dates and dresses, Nova is left to rely on the principal forcing the school rebel to help her out. But when he's there for her when she needs it, she starts looking at him in a different light. Written by napierslogs

b.      Favorite Quote: “The prom is like the Olympics of high school. You wait four years, three people have a good time and everybody else gets to live on with shattered dreams.”

c.       Thoughts: Found this on Netflix and since I’m trying to watch a Disney movie every weekend, I thought I’d give it a try.  It was very cliché and predictable.  It got boring at times.  I do believe two characters in the movie (Corey and Lucas) have their own show which they play the same characters that were in the movie (I like it stuff like that.)

d.      Personal Rating: 4 out of 10

Books

1.       Hunger Games

a.       Storyline: In a not-too-distant future, North America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 12 districts. Each year two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal intimidation of the subjugated districts, the televised games are broadcast throughout Panem. The 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors, literally, with all citizens required to watch. When 16-year-old Katniss' young sister, Prim, is selected as the mining district's female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart Peeta, will be pitted against bigger, stronger representatives who have trained for this their whole lives. Written by Suzanne Collins  

b.      Favorite Quote: “I just keep wishing I could think of a way to show them that they don't own me. If I'm gonna die, I wanna still be me.”

c.       Thoughts:  Great Book!  I’m looking forward to the movie.  There was action, a great story, and some very sad parts.

d.      Personal Rating: 10 out of 10

2.       Catching Fire

a.       Storyline: Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark both survived the Hunger Games. Both returned home wanting and expecting a somewhat peaceful future. But the Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.  When rumors of a rebellion that she started reach Katniss's ears, everything changes. Now, as Peeta and Katniss are forced to visit the districts on the mandatory Victory Tour, everything can and might go wrong—if Katniss and Peeta cannot pull off their act as two madly-in-love teenagers. If they fail, everything they've worked for will be gone.

b.      Good Quote: “I just wanted to hold them accountable, if only for a moment. For killing that little girl.”

c.       Thoughts:  Although it was a good book, it wasn’t as good as the first.

d.      Personal Rating: 9 out of 10

3.       Mockingjay

a.       Storyline: "Katniss Everdeen, the 'girl on fire', has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has escaped. Katniss' family is safe. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are leaders. A revolution is unfolding. "It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the arena in the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell, and it is by design that she has long been part of the revolution without knowing it. District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the Capitol. Everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plans — except Katniss. "The success of the rebellion hinges on Katniss's willingness to be a pawn, to accept responsibility for countless lives, and to change the course of the future of Panem. To do this, she must put aside her feelings of anger and distrust. She must become the rebels' Mockingjay — no matter what the personal cost."

b.      Good Quote: “It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart.”

c.       Thoughts:  It continued right after the second book and was just as good as the second book.  I did get a little tired of reading about a huge event and then going through the recovery section but what happened at the ending is what I wanted to happen.  I just wish someone else had died instead of the one who did at the end.

d.      Personal Rating: 9 out of 10

DVC gets you $40 gift card

Disney fans, be on the lookout for an offer from Disney's Vacation Club.  They are offering people a $40 Disney gift card if they call and get a virtual tour of the Disney Vacation Club.  I got a mailer which invited me to do this.  This might be a targeted offer.  I called within a week and on the weekend I spent about 2 hours on the phone discussing all the different vacation clubs.  About a month later, I got my gift card in the mail.  

On a side note, the gift card is a special Aulani themed gift card and I'm happy to say that it will be used for my big celebration in June (if not sooner).

This was the gift card design I got.

A unique way to save money on a Disney Trip.

You can save on APs too!

I've just found a way to save anywhere from 3% to 10% off your next Disney trip!  Disclaimer: This may take some work and it might not work out to a huge amount of savings or be cost effective for you.

I found a website called www.cardpool.com. 

Cardpool is a service that lets customers buy discounted gift cards for up to 35% off or sell gift cards for cash. All orders and transactions include FREE SHIPPING and are covered by our extensive Purchase Guarantee Program. 

So, you can essentially buy discounted Disney gift cards and use them on your trip.  The website lists that a typically Disney gift card is about 10% off.  Right now, they are out of stock and I really don't know how often a Disney gift card will be in stock.

So, what else could you do?  I know Target sells Disney gift cards and Cardpool has a large amount of Target gift cards to buy.  You could buy the amount of Target gift cards for your trip at a 3% discount.  The next time you are in Target, you can buy Disney gift cards with your Target gift cards.  When you are on vacation you will now be saving 3% off the cost of anything you buy Disney (meals at the park, admission, hotel rooms, etc.).

Now to add additional savings for your next trip, you could purchase the gift cards with a Disney Visa and have the Disney Rewards dollars to spend too.

My rough math on savings:
Assume you plan a once in a lifetime trip that costs about $5,000 dollars and you are buying the Target gift cards at 3% off.  You would end up buying $4,850 in Target gift cards.  This saves you $150.  If you bought using a Disney Visa, you would get 1% back in Disney rewards dollars which would get you another $48.50 in gift cards to use.

I'm all for helping you save money any way you can.  I'm not even including other discounts you can find and/or Annual Passholder discounts which will help save even more money.  You could also get Disney gift cards and park passes at Safeway and other grocers that might net a larger savings.

Of course this could be applied to any type of item you could buy.

Other websites which sell discounted gift cards:

www.plasticjungle.com
www.giftcardrescue.com

The day I got hate mail at work...

Today, like most days this month, I spent the morning going through applications.  However, something new happened that I've never experienced before....I got Hate Mail.

It wasn't directed at me but at my company for an open job position that was posted on craigslist.  The position is a dual position where the employee will be working two different classification depending on the need for the day.  The position is an entry level position and pays $8.25 an hour as one classification and $11.00 an hour as the other classification.

The person was mad at the low wages a classification one gets paid.

Here is a synopsis of what they said:

"At first I was interested, I find the activities of a 1st class company exciting and the your industry very rewarding....and then I saw the hourly pay rate; $8.25 is insulting and frankly a slave's wage.  You expect your employees to jump when customers say jump and bow when management sneezes and you offer $8.25/hr??? And how much is your product sold for? What is the average annual salary of someone in management or the average guest? Does your company want under-paid, money-hungry, lower-class citizens serving their patrons???
Do you realize how much rent is in California?
Do you expect teenagers still living with parents to take these positions?
Honestly, who do you expect to live with these wages?
-Totally unacceptable-"


I was shocked because this is a union position that gets medical benefits and a lot more benefits that have been negotiated through the union.  It is a tipped position where the employee can make a lot more than minimum wage.  It is also an entry level job that does not even require a high school education.

Entry level jobs are typically lower paid jobs and I would think that, since it does not even require a high school education, the pay would be minimum wage.  This position can also make $11.00 an hour if there is need for the second classification for the day.  We also received around 1100 applications around for 5 jobs that I posted.

In some ways I could see where this person is coming from but without the full story of the position and all the benefits known about the position, they shouldn't be quick to judge.

Shall I do it? Goals for 2012

I don't really care for New Year's Resolutions but I am a goal oriented individual.  Here are a few of my current goals:

1. Complete the Couch to 5k.  Currently I should be in Week 3 but I'm going back and doing week 2 because I felt I did poorly.  Here is a link for details.  I still need to find a 5k to run this year.  Any recommendations?
2. Have a great 30th Bday.  Disneyland, Oakland A's, Family, and Friends....What could be better?
3. Lose my gut.  This is why I decided to do the Couch to 5k and also why I've started a diet.
4. I just found out this great challenge called the 50/50 challenge.  Its where you try and read 50 books and watch 50 movies over the course of a year.  Click here for details.  It's going to be tough reading all those books because I really don't read much.  Out of everything on the list, this might be the one that I don't complete.
5. Become PHR Certified.  It's the most prominent certification in my field.

Anyone Hungry?

March 23, 2012.  Remember the date!

That is the day that the Hunger Games gets released.  I know there are a lot of highly expected movies this year (Avengers, Batman, Hobbit, etc.), but I am really excited about this movie.

My wife has been pushing me to read the Hunger games series and I started them last week.  I finished the first book that week.  This weekend I finished the second book and I'm already a portion of the way into the third book.  It is really good.  My biggest fear will be that the movie will not live up to the book.  However, I've been told that the Author (Suzanne Collins) was a part of writing the screenplay, which gives me hope.

For comparison:
Harry Potter was a great book series and the movie was pretty good.
Percy Jackson was a good book series but the movie was not that good.

So, there is probably a 50/50 chance of it being good or bad.

I also wonder how bloody the movie will be because the book was pretty bloody.

Here's the trailer

The Disneyland Bucket List - Rough Draft

If you don't know me, I'm a huge Disney fan and I love to visit Disneyland.  Being in Northern California and working in the Hospitality Industry has given me the opportunity to travel down to the Disneyland Resort more than most people.  I'm very blessed in that area.

Panoramic picture taken with my Atrix 2 using a program called Photaf.  This was at the VIP Seating for World of Color.

I typically hear comments "Your there again", "Wow, you go often", and one the more recent a favorite comment "Do you ever work?????? your at Disney all the time."  However, recently I was asked, do I get bored and have I done everything at the Disneyland Resort.  The answer to both questions is no.  I still haven't gone on every ride at the Disneyland Resort.


If you've been reading my blog, you would have seen the blog about turning 30, I really wanted to get something taken off my bucket list this year.  After the above comment, I got to thinking, I need/want/should do a Disneyland Resort Bucket list.  I'm currently trying to type it all together.  I'm going to consult some people I know to be Disney guru's to help my compile the list.  But in the meantime, here is what I have now:

The List starts with all the attractions and restaurants at the parks.  The fun stuff has the header of "Other Key Disney Treats."

Disneyland

Attractions

· Disneyland Railroad

· Main Street Cinema

· Fire Engine

· Horse-Drawn Streetcars

· Horseless Carriage

· Omnibus

· The Disney Gallery

· The Disneyland Story presenting Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln

· Disneyland Railroad

· Haunted Mansion

· Pirates of the Caribbean

· Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

· Pirate’s Lair on Tom Sawyer Island

· Frontierland Shootin’ Exposition

· Mark Twain Riverboat

· Sailing Ship Columbia

· Big Thunder Ranch

· The Golden Horseshoe Stage

· Splash Mountain

· Davy Crockett’s Explorer Canoes

· The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

· Enchanted Tiki Room

· Indiana Jones Adventure

· Jungle Cruise

· Tarzan Treehouse

· Chip ‘n Dale Treehouse

· Donald’s Boat

· Gadget Go Coaster

· Goofy’s Playhouse

· Mickey’s House and Meet Mickey

· Minnie’s House

· Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin

· Alice in Wonderland

· Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique

· Casey Jr. Circus Train

· Dumbo the Flying Elephant

· Disney Princess Fantasy Faire

· It’s a Small World

· King Arthur Carrousel

· Mad Tea Party

· Matterhorn Bobsleds

· Mr. Toad’s Wild ride

· Peter Pan’s Flight

· Pinocchio’s Daring Journey

· Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough

· Snow White’s Scary Adventures

· Storybook Land Canal Boats

· Pixie Hollow

· Astro Orbitor

· Autopia

· Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters

· Disneyland Monorail

· Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage

· Captain EO

· Innoventions

· Space Mountain

· Starcade

· Star Tours

Dining

· Blue Ribbon Bakery

· Carnation Café

· Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor

· Main Street Cone Shop

· Plaza Inn

· Refreshment Corner

· Jolly Holiday

· Blue Bayou restaurant

· Club 33

· French Market Restaurant

· Café Orleans

· Royal Street Veranda

· The Golden Horseshoe

· Stage Door Café

· Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante

· River Beller Terrace

· Big Thunder Ranch Barbecue

· Harbour Gallery

· Hungry Bear Restaurant

· Bengal Barbecue

· Tiki Juice Bar

· Toontown dining

· Village Haus restaurant

· Troubadour Tavern

· Redd Rockett’s Pizza Port

· The Spirit of Refreshment

· Tomorrowland Terrace

California Adventure

Attractions

· Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue

· The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

· Disney’s Aladdin – A Musical Spectacular

· Disney Junior – Live on Stage!

· Muppet Vision 3D

· Turtle Talk with Crush

· Animation Academy

· Character Close-Up

· Sorcerer’s Workshop

· The Hollywood Backlot Stage

· It’s Tough to be a Bug!

· Flik’s Flyers

· Francis’ Ladybug Boogie

· Heimlich’s Chew Chew Train

· Princess Dot Puddle Park

· Tuck and Roll’s Drive ‘Em Buggies

· Toy Story Midway Mania!

· California Screamin’

· Mickey’s Fun Wheel

· Goofy’s Sky School

· Silly Symphony Swings

· Golden Zephyr

· King Triton’s Carousel

· Jumpin’ Jellyfish

· The Little Mermaid – Ariel’s Undersea Adventure

· Games of the Boardwalk

· World of Color

· Soarin’ Over California

· Grizzly River Run

· Redwood Creek Challenge Trail

· Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar

· The Bakery Tour

Dining

· Award Wieners

· Schmoozies

· Studio Catering Co.

· Ariel’s Grotto

· Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta

· Paradise Garden Grill

· Corn Dog Castle

· Bayside Brews

· Pacific Wharf Café

· Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill

· Pacific Wharf Distribution Co.

· Lucky Fortune Cookery

· Dulce Aventura

· Mendocino Terrace at the Golden Vine Winery

· Wine Country Trattoria at the Golden Vine Winery

· Sonoma Terrace at the Golden Vine Winery

· Taste Pilots’ Grill

Other key Disney treats

· Goat trick on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

· Keeping your belt a little loose on Tower of Terror

· Go on the swinging buckets and still buckets on Mickey’s Fun Wheel

· Complete the Matterhorn Sundae and get the button

· Get your 1^st visit button

· Get your birthday button

· Visit the bathroom in the tiki room

· Eat a churro

· Eat a Dole Whip

· Watch the fireworks at Disneyland

· Sit in VIP seating at World of Color

· Watch Fantasmic

· Visit Pixie Hollow at night

· Find the Incredible Mr. Limpit in the Little Mermaid Ride

· Wave hello to Max, Buff, and Melvin inside of Pooh

· Watch the Disneyland Fireworks from your hotel room

·   Ride the Lilly Belle

·   Ride in front of the Monorail

·   Ride the rear of the Monorail

·   Ride in the wheelhouse of the riverboat

·   Ride in the front of the Disneyland Train

·   Get a set of Mickey Ears with your name on it.

·   Be the Rebel Spy

·   Get the Storybook Canal Boat to sing you happy birthday

·   Get the ceiling to cave in on you in the Indiana Jones queue.

·   Find the Eeyore sign in the Indiana Jones Queue

·   Eat a Mickey Beignet

·   Go down a water slide at one of the Disney Hotels

·   Win a prize at one of the boardwalk games in California Adventure

·   Attend a rope drop

·   Be the last person to leave

·   See the Cheshire Cat in the Mad Hatter Store

·   See Mickey Climb the Matterhorn

·   Eat a corn dog at Disneyland

·   See someone famous at Disneyland

·   Buy a photopass photo

·   Get a Disneyland Candy Cane

·   Eat a Mickey cookie

·   Eat a Mickey Ice cream product

·   Get a kiss during the Disney Fireworks

·   Eat a Turkey Leg

·   Send a Postcard from inside the Park

·   Be a top scorer on Astro Blasters

·   Trade Pins with a Cast Member

·   Trade a Vynlmation

·   Stay at a Disney Dream/Signature Suite

·   Run the Disney ½ Marathon

·   Eat a Mickey Waffle

·   But a Mickey Balloon

·   Take a picture at the Disneyland entrance

·   Get a Disney Birthday Cupcake

·   Get a Disney Annual Passport

·   Be walked off a ride

·   Walk through a dark ride with the lights on

·   sit in the chair that is on the "porch" of one of the Main Street shops

·   Eat at a character breakfast

·   Visit Walt’s Apartment

·   Meet Maynard

·   Get a family picture on a ride that has photos

Please share any ideas of what I can add in the comments.  I know I still need to add the tours and the shops inside the park.  Suggestions are welcome.