My Tiny Planet Photo of the Disneyland Floral Mickey

Take a look at this awesome Tiny Planet photo I created using the Samsung Gear 360 camera in front of the famous Floral Mickey Mouse at Disneyland. My friend Cesar is my human tripod for this.

Let me know what you think of the photo in the comments below and if you have suggestions of other places that you would like to see a Tiny Planet photo in Disneyland.

Disneyland and DCA in 360 with the Samsung Gear 360 Camera

Every since Samsung announced their venture into the world of Virtual Reality (VR), I was excited to see what products they were going to offer. I got the Samsung S7edge that came with the VR Headset. I loved the content that was available but was floored when Samsung announced the Gear 360 Camera! I took the Gear 360 Camera to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure on December 23rd and 24th to field test it.

The camera is easy to use and to pair with my phone and got a lot of looks from people walking around me, But let's get to the content that I shot! Below you will find two examples from Disneyland and two examples from Disney California Adventure! Use your mouse on the photo to move around and see what we captured!



This first 360 photo is the main entrance into the park. The famous Floral Mickey Mouse greets you to Disneyland. As Walt said that Mickey was a personification of him (Walt voiced Mickey in the early days) that the Floral Mickey is a personal greet by Walt himself to his park.



The next image is of the one of the most photographed locations on earth, Sleeping Beauty Castle! The castle was kept small because European castles were meant to be large and imposing, Walt didn't want that for his castle. I find that Disneyland's castle is the most charming castle of all.



Next, we move across the esplanade into Disney California Adventure and into the popular Cars Land, based off the hit Pixar film Cars! We are standing in the heart of Cars Land, right below the only light signal in the area. This land feels as if the animated film was actually shot on location here.



Lastly, we have one of my favorite locations in Disney California Adventure. This is the bridge next to Grizzly River Run that takes you past Frog Jump Falls. Take a look around the area and you feel as if you are somewhere in the high Sierras.

I hope you enjoyed this field test of the Samsung Gear 360 Camera and the 360 photos that we took. If you have any suggestions of other areas of the parks that you would like to see please let me know in the comments below! Next up will be some short video testing in the parks in the coming weeks!

Sasaki Time's Dapper Tour of Walt Disney's Disneyland! Main Street USA!

To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Disneyland, I thought it would be a fun idea to take a look at the park in black and white as if it were 1955. So with that idea, my friend Kristen and my friend Kevin, who was our photographer for the day, headed out into Disneyland.

The first thing you see as you enter the park is of course the famous Floral Mickey. Walt always said that Mickey was a representation of him and I always see the Floral Mickey as Walt's personal greeting to all of us when we enter the park. The floral Mickey was there to greet you on Opening Day.

Heading over to the Disneyland Fire Department to visit the fire wagon which was out and about on Opening Day but has since been retired and sued as a photo op here. Above of course is Walt's apartment. Walt himself stayed here at the park with friends and family. Walt would be seen walking out in his park early in the morning.

Maybe one day the fire wagon could be taken out for a trip up and down Main Street again but the sheer size of this horse-drawn vehicle makes this highly unlikely.

We then headed over to Town Square where the dedication plaque is. On Opening Day, Walt welcomed everyone to this happy place.

A few steps away we jumped on the horse-drawn trolley, a great throw-back to a time when real horse power took us through town.

And then we headed to the front of the vehicle to take a photo with a real engine! Always ask the Cast Member if it is alright to take a photo with the horse. Not all of the horses are photogenic and we were also asked not to touch the horse.

A quick look around Town Square brought us to another fire wagon. This one powered by fuel.

As we started to head up Main Street, I stopped to take a photo underneath the window dedicated to Walt's father Elias. Walt took a similar photo here and all the windows with a dedication are to the men and women that helped contribute in some shape or fashion to Disneyland.

Across the street, Kristen and I stopped to take a photo with the Cigar Store Indian. On Opening Day the, the building behind the Indian was the location of the Disneyland Tobacco Store.

Crossing the street again, we find the Carnation Cafe, one of our favorite places to eat! I recommend the Mickey waffles for breakfast and the fried pickles and the meatloaf for lunch or for dinner!

Further up the street and once again looking both ways before we cross the street we find this fantastic porch. Believe it or not but on Opening Day this was the home of the Intimate Apparel Shop. The host was the Wizard of Bras and yes, you could purchase a corset or bra while in the park.

Now the porch is a welcomed place to sit and people watch or take in the parade.

As we finally make it to the end of the street we run into Sleeping Beauty Castle, one of the most photographed places on the planet. As the castle gets ready for the 60th Anniversary, we end our look at Main Street USA.

We continue our Dapper Tour of Disneyland in future installments! I hope you join us and learn more about the park as it celebrates it's 60th Anniversary!