The Utah Disney Dad Blog

Hi everyone! Welcome! This is a new endeavor for me. I am not a professional blogger. I’m just a Dad in Utah that enjoys taking my three kids and my wife on Disney trips. I should clarify, we also go to other places and we can talk about those on this blog in the future,… Read more

The day I heard that the Disney parks would be shutting down around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic my heart broke. I can’t make it to one of the parks every year but knowing they are an option always brings a smile to my face. Now something that, to me, seemed bulletproof had… Read more

There is nothing quite like waiting in a long line with your kids at Disneyland… or anywhere else for that matter. For all the magic that Disney is, sometimes waiting in a line is just waiting in a line. Your kids may do a couple of things while you wait. They may start to interact… Read more

I’ve always been mesmerized by the Disneyland Hotel. As a kid I remember riding the monorail with my family and getting off at the hotel station (now called the Downtown Disney station) and enjoyed wandering around the grounds at the hotel. I remember seeing a small water fountain show there as a kid and I… Read more

You did it! You finally made it! You’ve arrived at Disneyland and now are faced with what do you do first? I don’t have a great answer for this. I know many have traditions and must dos that happen first for them, but it seems like it is different for every person. As for me,… Read more

Everyone has their thing that makes a vacation enjoyable to them. For some it is where they eat. For others it is the activities. Some people just want a good book to read or some want a great pool to hang out by. For me, it is the hotel. This is where I may differ… Read more

Road trip! Once as a kid my family had planned a road trip to Disneyland. My dad runs his own business and was waiting for a customer to make a payment so that we could have enough money for the trip. Sure enough the customer made good on the promise to pay. So we picked… Read more