About: Brady MacDonald

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http://travel.latimes.com

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I got an annual passport to Disneyland a decade ago when I was covering Anaheim as a beat reporter. As a graphics reporter, I visited California Adventure a dozen times in advance of the second park’s debut. And now, as a deputy web editor, I’ve decided to blog about my interests in Disneyland and theme parks. I’m neither an expert nor a critic, but rather a fun-obsessed fan with a point of view and a father of a mouse-addicted daughter. Mostly I keep going back to Disneyland because of my fascination with Walt’s limitless imagination and daring to dream big. In the course of my reporting, I plan to cover news, trends, issues and changes at Disneyland and the major Southern California amusement parks that would be of interest to the casual vacationer as well as the diehard fan.

• Theme park news: Kobe rides Terminator coaster; bring back Captain EO; Hong Kong Disneyland expansion (04 Jul 2009)
• Legoland scraps plan for Michael Jackson tribute figure (02 Jul 2009)
• [Update] Legoland to memorialize Michael Jackson as Lego figure (01 Jul 2009)
• Theme park news: Animatronic Obama, Battlestar Galactica dueling coasters, Hong Kong Disneyland expansion (27 Jun 2009)
• First look: ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’ musical at Universal Studios Hollywood (25 Jun 2009)
• Theme park news: Underwear models on coasters, Legoland considers Florida, Disney World dumps Stitch show (20 Jun 2009)
• Kobe Bryant soaks in Laker love during Disneyland parade (18 Jun 2009)
• U.S. water park updates for summer 2009 (17 Jun 2009)
• Disneyland Hotel to get long-overdue makeover (16 Jun 2009)
• Theme Park news: interactive Space Mountain queue; Witch Mountain motion simulator; Dino Mountain returns (13 Jun 2009)