For anyone that wants to know......
Here's how I get the search to work...
Start by clicking Search in the bar at the top of the page. It opens a little menu box w/ a place to type. Instead of typing, click "advanced search".
It will open a new page (blue page). Click on "advanced search" again over on the left below the "key word" search box. That will open another menu below. Then type in whatever you want to search for in that "key word" box or you can even search by user name if you are looking for something that a particular DISer posted.
Then go to the DIS menu on the bottom right, with all the forums listed. You can scroll down to search whatever forum you want, or you can search ALL of the DIS. However, if you search everything it takes FOREVER!!! Just select "
Disneyland (California)" if you are looking for something posted on this board.
I learned this from another DISer quite awhile ago, and it is still the way that I can find things easily. Hopefully it can help so of you to!