First off, a belated Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

And welcome to Friday, the new "regular" day for my column. Andy's Dateline Disneyland will now be on Mondays. Of course, if breaking news happens, I will have additional columns on any day that warrants it.

LOTS of news and photos to get to this week, but in case you missed it, I did run a "news" update as part of Dateline Disneyland on December 15th.

http://micechat.com/forums/blogs/dat...news-more.html...

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Yes, I know, it is not even Thanksgiving, but Christmas has arrived (or will arrive shortly) at the Southern California Theme Parks.

A quick Fire Update, the Southern California Fires have been contained, and while a lot of homes were lost, at least there were no fatalities. The smoke and ash has cleared and not affecting the air quality. Alas, this week has rain in the forecast in Southern California, and that is not good for the burned areas,...

Before we get started on the parks, the Southern California Fires have caused some serious issues that are not Theme Park related.

Everyone at MiceAge/MiceChat wants to send their best wishes to all of those who have been affected, and condolences to everyone that has lost their home! (I know of at least one Disneyland Cast Member who lost their residence!)

The Southern California Fires are still going on, and if you do not need to be in the area, please just stay away....

Monday, November 10th, 2008.

Well, lots to get to, plenty of stuff to see in photos, and then in the "political" arena.

First off, I should address the Political ads that showed up last week here at MiceAge/MiceChat. The ads are part of Google Ads, and as of last week, there was not an option to prevent political ads. Of course, all ads that show up here are not "endorsements", same as a newspaper.

I hope that Google will add an option...

This week focus - Upcoming events being held in Southern California Parks, and of course, some other news.

This Upcoming Weekend will be BUSY!

Veterans Day is Tuesday, November 11th (Yes, a Tuesday, Veterans Day is one of the few holidays that is celebrated on the actual date, and not moved around). While not everyone gets the day off, many government workers and students get the day off. And of course, with it being Tuesday, many folks will take the Monday off to make...