Fantasmic! is a night-time show staged on the waters of the Rivers of America at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA (photo by Kenn Stearns)

I’ve been spending the week in Southern California and whenever I’m here Disneyland comes to mind. Before there was a Disney World, my family would visit Disneyland for summer vacations. My father usually combined our visits to the greater Los Angeles area with business. One year we stayed with business friends in La Cañada Flintridge – their daughter was in a music group that Disneyland had signed on as an act and we watched them perform at the park. Little did I know that decades later my own daughter would perform at the park during the summer of 2009.

You're Invited! Celebrate Today! Main Street USA at Disneyland (photo by Kenn Stearns)