I recently took my 17 year old daughter for her first trip to Hearst Castle. I have been going off and on since I was a kid. Well worth the trip if you live in CA or if your visiting. Its about a 4.5 hour trip from Disneyland. ; Not a day trip by any means, but again, well worth it. Walt Disney was an invited guest and is said to have brought his movies with him when he visited. More of Hearst Castle can be seen in my Flickr set http://www.flickr.com/photos/imagineeringmyway/sets/72157620542349131/