November 18-- Diane Disney Miller, who inspired her famous father Walt to create Disneyland, died in Napa, California at age 79. Miller's death resulted from complications from a fall she took in September.
Status:Archive Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad will undergo its biggest project in more than three decades when the ride closes Monday for at least nine months.
The Frontierland ride, which mimics a runaway mine train through an Old West canyon, will ...
Status:Archive Parents now can easily see when they are ordering healthier fast food for their children at Disney parks.
Disneyland and Disney California Adventure have added a symbol next to children's menu items that meet certain nutritional guidelines at ...
Status:Archive Upright piano on the stage of the Golden Horseshoe.
I spent 75 minutes on the phone last night with Disneyland's annual passport services purchasing a ticket for the park's Golden Horseshoe salute.
That amounted to 70 minutes listening to ...
Status:Archive When the can-can dancers kick up their legs for Disneyland's "A Salute to the Golden Horseshoe Revue," they will be watched over by a dancer from the original show who last kicked up her legs more than 25 years ago.
Demetra "DeeDee" Bozikis was a ...
Status:Archive Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. announced the appointment of Michael Colglazier to president of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, effective Feb. 1.
Colglazier will replace George Kalogridis, who is set to become president of the Walt Disney World ...
Status:Archive Clerks with iPads are snapping photos of some pass-holders as part of a switch to a new system for identifying people with multi-day tickets
The lines at Disneyland were longer than a typical weekday in January on Tuesday, as the park moved to impose ...
Status:Archive A new theatrical production that incorporates Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters will debut this summer at Disneyland.
"Mickey and the Magical Map" will appear in the Fantasyland Theater near It's a Small World.
The theater closed in ...
Status:Archive Disneyland is a big place. Sometimes it's the smallest thing that counts.
It's early Sunday evening last weekend, and even as Space Mountain boasts a 45-minute wait, crowds are thin at one of my favorite places from childhood: Innoventions in ...
Status:Archive People who are traveling in the southern California area always wonder should I go to Knott's Berry Farm or got to Disneyland. Personally I think they are both great places to visit and have a good
time with family and friends. The both have great ...
Status:Archive It is hard not to be impressed when your tour guide is so passionate about their subject matter that they break down in tears. This was not a scripted gesture. Rather this was the result of a deep seeded and sincere love for the subject matter. In this ...
Status:Archive Secretive club opened since 1967 has been visited by dozens of celebrities and dignitaries enjoying the only place in Disneyland to serve alcohol
Over the years it has boasted a membership of presidents, world leaders and celebrities such as ...
Status:Archive An upcoming George Clooney movie is called "Tomorrowland" but is it tied to that famous, futuristic area of Disneyland?
Walt Disney Studios announced Monday that it was producing the live-action movie in which Clooney will star; the film was ...
Status:Archive Pilot season is now going strong at the networks, and Variety reports that ABC ordered four new drama pilots today, including Big Thunder, based on Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain ride.
Written by Jason Fuchs (Ice Age: Continental Drift) and ...
Status:Archive Enchanted Village Features Royal Hall for Princess Greetings, Royal Theatre for Interactive Storytelling
'Mickey and the Magical Map' Live Show Also Opens in 2013; Sofia the First and Doc McStuffins Join 'Disney Junior - Live on Stage!'
For many ...
Status:Archive Tony Baxter began scooping ice cream at Disneyland in 1965 as a college job and rose up to spearhead the creation of some of the park's biggest rides, including Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Star Tours.
Now, 47 years later, Baxter is stepping ...
Status:Archive Mickey Mouse will serve as a mischievous tour guide on a musical journey through a magical map in a new stage show coming to Disneyland's Fantasyland Theatre this summer.
"Mickey and the Magical Map" casts the title character in his classic role of ...
Status:Archive Is Super Bowl Sunday the least busy day to visit the Happiest Place on Earth?
According to persistent online chatter and practically anyone with a Disney annual pass that doesn't black out on weekends (sorry Southern California passholders, this ...
Status:Archive For 3 straight years, I visited the resort with a stroller. From a big, giant clunky ride to a rinky-dink umbrella stroller. Every time I struggled to get the stroller into the tram, I wished for the day that I didn't have to come to Disneyland with a ...
Status:Archive A local family filed a lawsuit Monday against Disneyland over claims of racism.
In August 2012, Annelia Black and her family took a trip to Disneyland to celebrate her nephew's birthday. Upon entering the gate, the White Rabbit -- a character from ...
Status:Archive A second family has come forward with claims that a Disneyland character ignored their children because of the color of their skin.
In a photo, a smiling 5-year-old Razzi White stands near a Star Wars stormtrooper. His mother, Nastasia White, said ...
Status:Current I learned something today.
My comparison article for January 2013 was always going to be about the Rivers of America in Anaheim's Disneyland Park, and its counterpart in Disneyland Paris.
However, until perhaps five minutes ago, I had assumed ...
Status:Archive Disney has long been a magical place, the happiest place on Earth in fact. That is particularly true for kids who, when they travel to the company's theme parks, create memories that can last a lifetime, both good and bad.
For at least two families ...
Status:Archive 2013 is a special year at Disneyland. Each and every week Disneyland will be doing spectacular, interesting and awe (and aww!) inspiring new things as part of a program called Limited Time Magic. And Valentine's Day week is particularly special with all ...
Status:Archive A man who played a Disneyland character for a decade is questioning several claims of racism made against characters at the popular attraction.
Last week, 10News reported on two different claims, including one lawsuit filed by a Spring Valley family ...
Status:Archive Mickey and his pals have some explaining to do. After going public last week with a discrimination lawsuit he's waging against Disneyland, a California attorney says he's hearing all sorts of allegations about employees of the amusement park.
Since ...
Status:Archive They worked, met, had their first date, and got engaged at Disneyland, with proposal coming in a dreamy location.
Ride operator Andrew Salter met Alyssa Allinson on her first day on the job at Disneyland.
Five months later, Salter asked her ...
Status:Archive Half Off Theme Parks, LLC, a leader in discount theme park ticket sales, says they are still selling Disneyland tickets regardless of Disneyland's new policies. Disneyland has recently been taking photographs of their customers before entering their theme ...
Status:Archive Disneyland's Monorail was shut down temporarily Monday after a mechanical problem on busy Presidents Day.
A short circuit caused smoke on one Monorail car, prompting the park to temporarily halt the entire ride midday, said Suzi Brown, a Disneyland ...
Status:Archive Joffrey's Coffee & Tea Co. and Walt Disney have entered into a long-term agreement making Joffrey's the official specialty coffee of Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort and Disney Vacation Club properties.
According to a company statement, ...
Status:Archive On Tuesday, the Anaheim parks began enforcing the 60-minute window on each ticket.
For more than a decade, Disneyland and Disney California Adventure have issued passes for certain attractions, allowing visitors to wait in a shorter line by returning ...
Status:Archive New video obtained by 10News appears to show a Disneyland character -- the White Rabbit -- behaving badly by cursing and getting physical.
10News recently broke the story of a lawsuit filed by a local family accusing the same character of refusing ...
Status:Archive An African American family has filed a civil lawsuit (Case Number: 30-2013-00630743-CU-CR-CJC, Orange County Superior Court.) against a Disneyland employee and the amusement park after the man dressed as the White Rabbit character from "Alice in ...
Status:Archive Like the clang of the trolley car bell, the smell of baking fudge and the turn-of-the-century architecture, the Dapper Dans barbershop quartet is part of the fabric of Disneyland's Main Street USA.
As part of a yearlong Limited Time Magic marketing ...
Status:Archive Disneyland may be where all childhood dreams come true, but Disneyland is also quickly becoming a foodie mecca as well. With a wide array of culinary pleasures to choose between, from carts to fine dining, here are our picks for best Disneyland eats.
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Status:Archive What is most certainly the happiest place on Earth can quickly become the unhappiest place on Earth with a cranky toddler in tow. Easily overstimulated and often cranky, the toddler is a fickle beast to please (at least in my experience). Here is a guide ...
Status:Archive Alessandra Douglas of Las Vegas was getting a princess makeover at Disneyland a yellow Belle dress, glittered hairstyle and pink sash for her third birthday.
She was tapped with a surprise invitation: Want to meet a princess?
Alessandra lucked ...
Status:Archive Time to get out the old tape measure and see if the Disney Princess tent taking up part of the playroom will fit in my suitcase.
Why you ask?
Because Fairy Tale Treasures, one of the enchanting locations at Fantasy Faire in Disneyland, opens its ...
Status:Archive It took a village to capture Elizabethan England in Disneyland's newest attraction.
Fantasy Faire actually is a mini-village, and it celebrates the era of best-loved fairy tales. It opens to visitors on March 12.
The Fantasy Faire was built ...
Status:Archive Fantasy Faire, a storybook village square and the latest expansion of Fantasyland at Disneyland Park, opened to the public today.
Located on the west side of Central Plaza at the Anaheim, Calif., park, the highlight of the village square is Tangled ...
Status:Archive What do you call a gathering of princesses? A pack? A gaggle? A bevy?
We don't know, either, but travelers heading to Disneyland may find themselves pondering that question when the theme park's newest attraction, Fantasy Faire, opens on Tuesday, ...
Status:Archive Children under age 14 will have to be accompanied by someone 14 or older to get into Disneyland and Disney California Adventure starting March 23.
The policy change is going into effect across Disney's American resorts, which previously had varying ...
Status:Archive The Disney resorts will soon require children below the age of 14 to be accompanied by someone older than that to get in, it was reported today.
No particular incident triggered the change in policy, a Disney spokeswoman told the Orange County ...
Status:Archive In an online survey sent to Annual Pass holders and other park enthusiasts, Disney has apparently started to gauge interest in expanding the Star Wars presence at its resorts, starting with Disneyland.
In a screenshot tweeted by The Awl's Ken Layne, ...
Status:Archive Taft High senior Sara Jewell used her CPR skills to save the life of a one-year-old girl when Jewell was on a choir field trip in Disneyland March 9.
The advanced chamber choir performed before a panel of judges in the morning and the singers were ...
Status:Archive The trip to Disneyland was amazing. It had been twenty years since the last trip where I was able to enjoy any of the thrill rides. I was apprehensive and skeptical about my chances of fitting on any of the classics, let alone on the new attractions. But ...
Status:Archive Free to all guests
Available for 13 attractions
Spend less time standing in line
The FASTPASS attraction entrances are separate, with much shorter lines
Park admission passport goes into the machine
A ticket prints out with a ...
Status:Archive Disney fans and animal lovers (no, we're not talking fans of Simba) might have had a hard time finding vegetarian eats on visits to the park in the past, but thanks to the increasing popularity of meat-free diets, the folks at Disneyland have decided to ...
Status:Archive Sartorial events at Disneyland attract thousands who enjoy the outmoded notion of dressing up in vintage or modern style.
A day at Disneyland is a marathon, and the visitors lining up in the plaza outside the park were prepared to make it to the ...
Status:Archive A quadriplegic man was awarded $8,000 after suing Disneyland for being stranded on a broken "It's A Small World" ride with the repetitive theme song blaring continuously.
"The music was blaring. They couldn't get it to go off," San Pedro resident ...
Status:Archive Innoventions at Disneyland might not be getting a full Stark Expo overhaul any time soon, but Marvel is flying in for the release of Iron Man 3. On April 13, the Tomorrowland staple at Disney's flagship location will welcome Iron Man Tech Presented by ...
Status:Archive Disneyland used to be a "one and done" visit a one-day rush through Disneyland with a pit stop at California Adventure for a couple of favorite rides and then home. That's almost impossible to do now as the new-and-improved California Adventure with Cars ...
Status:Archive A WELCOME SIGHT: Disneyland is in the details, many fans say, including the thousands and thousands of flowers that make up the Anaheim theme park's impressive landscaping. But the most famous and photographed group of buds at the Magic Kingdom happen to ...
Status:Archive For some, the biggest attraction at Disney theme parks is meeting the real-life princesses.
Known as "face characters," the princesses not only have to look the part, but they need to know quotes from their movies, stay in character at all times, ...
Status:Current The description in the Disneyland Paris park map for Big Thunder Mountain tells you that riders will "Hurl through an abandoned gold mine at breathtaking speed aboard a runaway mine train!" making this attraction one of only two within this park to have a ...
Status:Archive Disneyland's popular Space Mountain roller coaster and another ride are temporarily closed after the company received citations from state regulators last week that prompted a review of its employee safety protocols, a spokeswoman said Sunday.
After ...
Status:Archive "Iron Man" fans can get closer to Tony Stark's armor than ever before and even inside it!
toofab was invited to a sneak peek of the brand new "Iron Man Tech Presented by Stark Industries" exhibit at Disneyland's Innoventions building in Anaheim, ...
Status:Archive A ride at Disneyland and another at Disney California Adventure Park remained closed Monday as park officials worked to fix safety violations cited by the state.
Disney officials said they voluntarily closed Disneyland's Space Mountain and Soarin' ...
Status:Archive Disneyland executives have not decided whether to appeal pending fines up to $234,850 due in part to an accident on Space Mountain and are working with the state on six citations issued to the Anaheim theme park, a spokeswoman said today.
"We have ...
Status:Archive California safety regulators have fined a Disney contractor $60,995 after a worker was injured while cleaning the Space Mountain ride.
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health says Los Angeles-based HSG Inc. violated several safety ...
Status:Archive Disneyland's Space Mountain remains closed for safety repair work, two weeks after state regulators cited the park for hazards to maintenance workers on the outside of the attraction.
Disneyland officials, who said they have no estimate on when the ...
Status:Archive Much has been written about dining at Disneyland, and frankly, quite a bit of it was written by me. I'm like that-from kid meals to churros, no giant turkey leg has been left unturned (rotisserie?). We work up an appetite.
Over the years we have ...
Status:Archive Grab your mouse ears and get ready to spend an all-nighter at Disneyland and Disney World at the start of Memorial Day weekend, with Pixar characters from the upcoming movie "Monsters University" roving around and other special events.
The Magic ...
Status:Archive In the land of Disney, princess always reigned supreme. However, though Sleeping Beauty's Castle, the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique and those ever-popular princesses may get a lot of the attention, Disneyland and California Adventure offer a pixie dust-less ...
Status:Archive My boys are map people. They get that from their mother. They are also big Disney fans, and they get that from both of us.
Their two worlds collide when we visit Disneyland. The minute they are in the gate they both grab a map, unfold it, which is ...
Status:Archive Annette Funicello
The death of Annette Funicello this month set off a wave of nostalgia among baby boomers who remember her as the star of the "Mouseketeers" of the original Mickey Mouse Club (MMC). MMC was the brainchild of Walt Disney, studio ...
Status:Archive If you go to Disneyland on Sunday, May 5, and find yourself surrounded by kids of all shades of pale, looking as sinister as the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, don't be alarmed. It's just Bats Day in the Fun Park, the annual Magic ...
Status:Archive After a three-week closure to complete safety work, the popular Space Mountain attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim reopened Friday evening.
Disneyland voluntarily closed the 36-year-old ride April 13 after state regulators investigating the injury ...
Status:Archive State regulators have reduced the fines and the number of citations against Disneyland over safety requirements for maintenance crews working on Space Mountain.
The state Division of Occupational Safety and Health last month issued fines of $234,850 ...
Status:Archive BEYOND THE RIDES:
If you were to ask a hundred regular Disneyland Resort visitors about their favorite part of the parks, you'd probably get a few dozen attraction-based answers, at least twenty responses involving food, and then one really random, ...
Status:Archive Every lady knows the emotional weight of that memory -- when, in a not-so-metaphorical typhoon of confusion, you discover that peculiar splotch in your panties and your world breaks in half.
Now, take that thrilling adolescent recollection you have, ...
Status:Archive They say that Disneyland Resort can't be experienced fully in one day, and they are right. There are just too many rides, dining locations, shows, parades, shops, interactive areas, character meets, and all of those famous Disney touches along the way to ...
Status:Archive Mickey Mouse and a cast of beloved Disney characters will embark on a series of musical adventures through the magical powers of a sorcerer's map in "Mickey and the Magical Map," the all-new live show coming to the Fantasyland Theatre in Disneyland Park ...
Status:Archive Disneyland visitors expressed shock Tuesday night that an explosive device was left at the popular family destination that bills itself as "The Happiest Place on Earth."
The apparent dry ice "bomb" exploded about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in a trash can at ...
Status:Archive Mickey Mouse is center stage again in Fantasyland.
The world's most famous mouse has reclaimed Disneyland's Fantasyland Theatre for himself after a six-year occupation by the Disney princesses. In recent years, the theme park venue was used as a ...
Status:Archive Chuck Schmidt's recent Staten Island Advance story is about the 50th Anniversary of Tomorrowland DVD that documented the 2009 Disneyland event.
But the more interesting story Schmidt found involved the relationship between former Anaheim City Manager ...
Status:Archive Police have arrested a Disneyland employee over an apparent dry ice explosion which caused the evacuation of the theme park's Toontown on Tuesday.
Christian Barnes, 22, described as an outdoor vending "cast member", was being held on $1m bail ...
Status:Archive It's made headlines recently. We all know how frustrating it is, waiting in those long lines at Disney. But now some families are cheating the system. They're hiring disabled tour guides so they can cut right to the front. We went undercover and caught it ...
Status:Archive A Disneyland employee pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony possession of a destructive device in a public place during an incident where two water bottles with dry ice exploded in the theme park, authorities said Thursday.
Christian Isaiah Barnes, ...
Status:Archive Cars Land has put the pedal to the metal on attendance numbers at Disney's California Adventure Park.
The once-struggling theme park adjacent to Disneyland in Anaheim drew 7.8 million visitors in 2012, a 22.6% increase over the previous year, ...
Status:Archive Orange County residents will now have to pay more to experience "the happiest place on Earth."
Disney announced Saturday that tickets for single-day, one park passes for the Disneyland Resort, which includes Disneyland and Disney's California ...
Status:Archive A day at Disneyland is a marathon, and the visitors lining up in the plaza outside the park were prepared to make it to the finish.
They had on sneakers and sweats and packs (both fanny and back). Young men with knee-length basketball shorts hanging ...
Status:Archive School's almost out, and you're thinking of dashing down to Disneyland with the kids for a few days of fun and fantasia.
Just you - and many, many others.
On a summer day, tens of thousands of people will push through the turnstiles at Southern ...
Status:Archive A Disneyland worker charged in connection with the explosion of two dry-ice bombs at the theme park has been ordered released from custody.
Deputy district attorney Andrew Katz says an Orange County judge on Thursday ordered 22-year-old Christian Barnes ...
Status:Archive This summer, millions of people will walk through the gates of Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park. Some will hyper-focused on the rides, while others (like me) will be intent on eating and shopping their way through Main Street.
And ...
Status:Archive On June 14, Disney Parks Blog released details on its special Fourth of July events at both Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla. and Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif. As part of Disney's Limited Time Magic promotion, both Disney Parks will ...
Status:Archive Just about every day now, I send up a silent hosanna along the likes of: "Thank you, Oh Great One, for allowing me to raise my children before texting, sexting, Facebook, rap music and 'Gangnam Style.' " To that I must now add, "the exorbitant admission ...
Status:Archive During the early 1970s, Sandy Duncan saw her star ascend in a series of pleasant (if forgettable) films and television programs. Even though she wasn't the sexiest chick in show business, and even though her singing and dancing could hardly be considered ...
Status:Archive More than 50 years ago, Disneyland's Enchanted Tiki Room first opened its doors to the public. The attraction was revolutionary as the first to use audio-animatronic technology to make the robotic creatures talk and move.
Designer Kevin Kidney is a ...
Status:Archive Halloween is one of the biggest holidays of the year, especially when it comes to theme parks. While most places generally offer strictly terrifying thrills, Disneyland Resort offers spooky fun for the whole family.
From September 13th through ...
Status:Archive "Have a magical day!" is a familiar greeting you'll get at Disney's parks, or even their corporate offices. For those eager to visit Disneyland's theme park and California Adventure, the question is, what's the cost of a magical day? Especially with the ...
Status:Archive Here's a scary thought: Disneyland is raising the price for its Halloween parties.
Tickets go on sale Monday for the annual Mickey's Halloween Party, where nighttime guests can dress in costume to dance, enjoy the rides and watch special fireworks.
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Status:Archive The film, Saving Mr. Banks, won't be released until December, but a trailer for the highly anticipated movie was recently posted, and includes some brief, but captivating clips of Disneyland. It tells the based-on-true-events story of how Walt Disney made ...
Status:Archive Disneyland is one of America's most popular tourist destinations. Here are five facts about the California theme park.
1 The lights in Walt Disney's apartment that served as his office are always on, in memory of his unstoppable work ethic.
2 ...
Status:Archive Friday the 13th - Sept. 13, 2013 - will offer extra chills this year at the Disneyland Resort. On that day, The Happiest Place on Earth gets spookier as Halloween Time returns with Disney villains, Mickey Mouse and his friends in Halloween costumes, a Dia ...
Status:Archive Here's a provocative and mind-bending question for you lifelong SoCalers out there, as well as those people who visited a certain Anaheim destination when they were children: When you think of Disneyland, or even go to Disneyland now, do you still see the ...
Status:Archive Fifty-eight years ago today, on a hot and sunny day in Anaheim, Calif., the noble experiment called Disneyland opened to the public. There were great expectations for the world's first-ever theme park ... as well as a flood of criticism from doubters and ...
Status:Archive The Fourth District Court of Appeal yesterday rejected a lawsuit by a woman who claimed the operator of Disneyland is violating her civil rights by refusing to allow her to use a Segway mobility device at the park.
"We find Disney established it is ...
Status:Archive Once upon a time, in a land known as Anaheim, the rulers of the Magic Kingdom of Disneyland had things pretty much their way when it came to customer safety, as did the rulers of all the amusement parks in the great regulatory wilderness of California. ...
Status:Archive Christmas has always been my all time favorite family celebration. And visiting Disney Parks during Christmas is magical. The lights, ornaments, food, and the cheerful mood everyone is in well, as you can see, I am already day-dreaming about it.
The ...
Status:Archive A day spent at Disneyland or, for that matter, DisneyWorld is a day spent surrendering yourself to a barrage of Disney branding. It is to be expected; after all, if you didn't want to have this much Mickey Mouse crammed all up in your grille, you ...
Status:Archive It's known as the Happiest Place on Earth. And judging by the wide-eyed look on my daughters' faces as we walked through the front gates of Anaheim's Disneyland Park, the statement is spot on.
Wandering up Main Street USA, the central thoroughfare ...
Status:Archive Ever wonder what it's like to steer the Mark Twain Riverboat through the Rivers of America at Disneyland? Or how the Radiator Springs Raceway cars get their power?
"Every Role a Starring Role" is one of my favorite Disneyland blogs that takes you ...
Status:Archive I had the joyful -- and exhausting -- experience last week of taking my two young daughters (ages 2- and 3-years-old) to Disneyland. We spent nine hours at the Magic Kingdom, about seven of those hours dedicated to princess-related activities.
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Status:Archive Attendance at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim and its parent's other U.S. parks saw record-setting attendance for the third quarter ended June 29.
The Disneyland Resort includes two theme parks, three hotels and the Downtown Disney shopping and ...
Status:Archive Disneyland employees have traded costumes for paddles in the 50th annual cast canoe race.
Eighty teams of Disneyland Resort cast members raced around Disneyland's Rivers of America on Wednesday before the Anaheim park opened.
It's a tradition ...
Status:Archive In 2001, Martin (Marty) Sklar, now 79, was officially recognized as a "Disney Legend" -- The Walt Disney Co.'s version of the Hall of Fame. In 2009, another exclusive distinction was bestowed on the low-key leader who had for decades guided Walt Disney ...
Status:Archive I finally caught up on my newspapers, and saw the request about making Disney affordable. I think those who chose to respond do not know how to have fun on a budget.
Disneyland is a very special trip. Here's how my family and I (we have three young ...
Status:Archive Disney's Bi-Coastal Event planned for September 13th will begin the 6-week Halloween Season at Disneyland in Anaheim California. LaDiscountTickets.com provides exclusive discount tickets to this event.
Tis the spooktacular season at Disney, and with ...
Status:Archive After a recent getaway to Anaheim, California to visit Disneyland and California Adventure Park, I have compiled a few tips to make sure your future visit does not involve waiting in long lines and junk food.
1) Use the Single-Rider Line -- If you ...
Status:Archive Spooky times -- G rated, of course -- ahead at Disneyland and it all starts this weekend when villains and goblins come out for a special night of fun in celebration of Friday the 13th.
I'm so there.
In honor of the day, Disneyland is staying ...
Status:Archive Disneyland's super-exclusive Club 33, where it costs $25,000 to join and membership fees are $10,000 a year, is reportedly undergoing a major renovation.
According to the unofficial Disney blog, Inside the Magic, the famous restaurant in the Anaheim ...
Status:Archive Disneyland has so much to do throughout its two parks that it actually may lead to adult onset ADD. There are so many options, visitors really should have a plan to maximum Disney splendor. This can be confusing for new park visitors and they may miss out ...
Status:Archive NO MORE DISABLED PEOPLE AT DISNEY!
That's the general misguided nonsense a surprising number of bloggers, media outlets, and other anonymous sources have been throwing around the internets, and for someone who calls Disney her "second home," it's ...
Status:Archive As a native of Southern California, I've been visiting Disneyland ever since I was a little girl. I have very fond memories of not being able to sleep the night before, my body positively buzzing from excitement - Disneyland! The drive to the park was ...
Status:Current To conclude my series of articles comparing the two Disneylands closest to my heart (California and Paris), I shall be writing a four-part look at those rides in which hinges creak in doorless chambers, and strange and frightening sounds echo through the ...
Status:Archive It's often said that you can't go home again, but you can definitely return to your childhood during Mickey's Halloween Party at Disneyland in Anaheim, part of the amusement park's holiday celebration through Oct. 31.
This family-friendly event is ...
Status:Archive Pirates of the Caribbean got Johnny Depp. Haunted Mansion got Eddie Murphy. Country Bear Jamboree and Mission to Mars got their moments, too. Now it's Museum of the Weird's turn, which leads to the question: What is Museum of the Weird?
"It's the ...
Status:Archive In a move that began Wednesday, Disneyland will be changing the way it accommodates visitors with disabilities. The change has sparked much debate and spurred a local Durango resident to take on the entertainment giant.
The Guest Assistance Card at ...
Status:Archive Pirates and cannons may not be typical wedding features, but they were the perfect setting for a Utah couple recently married on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride in Disneyland.
Tory Elegante had always dreamed of getting married at Disneyland, so ...
Status:Archive The Jungle Cruise attraction at Disneyland and Walt Disney World will get a special holiday makeover for the first time ever this year.
For the first time ever, the iconic Jungle Cruise ride at Disneyland Park in California and in the Magic Kingdom ...
Status:Archive Disneyland opened its doors today for a special preview of the brand new, Thor: The Dark World-themed "Treasures of Asgard" attraction and ComingSoon.net/SuperHeroHype was on hand to take an early peek at the fantastic artifacts contained within.
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Status:Archive He is the Picasso of pumpkins.
For the last seven years, Joseph Yakovetic has chiseled intricate pieces of character art -- Yoda, Goofy, Iron Man, Jack Skellington, Alice in Wonderland -- out of squash in front of audiences at Disneyland's Big ...
Status:Current I don't even remember my first trip to Disneyland as a child. My first trip with my high school band, on the other hand, I do remember, if a little vaguely. Hey, I've been going since I was a kid, and even with my makeshift leash, all the wonderful ...
Status:Current In part two of my four-part comparison between California's Haunted Mansion (in its regular form, rather than its seasonal overlay) and France's Phantom Manor, I shall be looking at the first three rooms one encounters upon entering the building.
All ...
Status:Archive A former Disneyland worker who planted two dry ice bombs outside Toontown at the amusement park last spring pleaded guilty Monday and was immediately sentenced to 36 days in jail.
Christian Isaiah Barnes, 23, of Long Beach was accused of planting two ...
Status:Archive Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort are preparing for the Christmas season. On Nov 6, the Disney Parks Blog provided a sneak peak of what guests can look forward to with the new Jungle Cruise holiday overlay, as well as the overlay's opening ...
Status:Archive "Mom, pleeeeeease can we play? Can we do something fun? This is so boooring. Monday is soooooo boring," my 6-year-old whined to me as I sat at my desk.
Nine times out of ten, I would have called in the circus and pulled out my "let me entertain you" ...
Status:Archive After Disneyland closes for the night, the security officer stands alone under the Main Street flagpole getting ready to go home. He looks up at the light still burning in the apartment window above the firehouse, and tips his hat.
"Goodnight, Mr. ...
Status:Archive A DASH OF FA LA LA: There are several places around Southern California that stay pretty Christmassy throughout the year. Ice rinks keep it cold and doll shops keep it charming and ornament stores play carols even in the springtime. But no one place can ...
Status:Archive Firefighting units from Disneyland and a single unit from Anaheim were activated Wednesday morning when smoke began wafting from a storage facility at the park, an Anaheim Fire Department supervisor said.
The fire, in a commercial storage facility on ...
Status:Archive Diane Disney Miller, who inspired her famous father Walt to create Disneyland, died Tuesday in Napa, Calif. at age 79.
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of Diane Disney Miller and our thoughts are with her family during his difficult time," The ...
Status:Archive Many people in Southern California lament that there is no distinct change of seasons and that winter holidays are lacking because there isn't any snow.
But area theme parks have everything to get even the "bah, humbug!" types in a festive mood.
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Status:Archive A group of die-hard Disney fans are fighting to keep their favorite Disneyland attraction from retiring. The loosely organized group, led in part by Orange resident Steve Iversen, is hoping to keep Billy Hill and the Hill Billies alive by writing letters ...
Status:Archive Disneyland may be called the happiest place on Earth, but just a short drive away, at a California court, the entertainment tycoon's fortune is the centre of a four-year, US$400 million (NZ$490m) family feud.
Walt Disney's youngest daughter, Sharon ...
Status:Archive The holidays started a little early for my family this year. We recently had the chance to spend two days exploring the Disneyland Parks and having a great time. How could we not? During the holidays, the parks become a Christmas wonderland. Walking down ...
Status:Archive Jingle Cruise! Jingle Cruise! Jingle all the way! Oh, what fun it is to ride the Jingle Cruise during Disney Holidays, hey!
The holidays are our favorite time of the year. One of the ways that we celebrate as a family is by visiting the Disneyland ...
Status:Archive It had been more than seven years since we last visited the Disneyland Resort.
So much has changed since 2006 ... and, thankfully, so much remains the same at Walt Disney's ground-breaking theme park, known universally as The Happiest Place on ...
Status:Archive To be sure, the holiday season wasn't created by the Walt Disney Company, but the folks who encourage us to believe in magic have certainly put their stamp on "the most wonderful time of the year."
Having spent countless hours enjoying what Walt ...
Status:Archive Disneyland's Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage will close for a refurbishment that won't be complete until late 2014.
Disney announced Friday that the underwater ride that circles a lagoon will close on Jan. 6. About 5 million gallons of water will be ...
Status:Archive Walt Disney's secretary talks about early meetings that led to Disneyland: 93-year-old Dorothy Wrigley was Walt Disney's secretary while Disneyland was being built and during the park's early years. In an interview at her Rancho Mirage, Calif. home on ...
Status:Archive Disneyland employees who work on Main Street, U.S.A., got an unusual request: How'd you like to be in a Tom Hanks movie?
"I said, "Attaboy! Put me down,'" said Steve Finley, a 40-year Disneyland employee.
Two Main Street drivers and a balloon ...
Status:Archive I have to admit, I was getting a little nervous.
It was 1:20 in the afternoon of Nov. 22. I was standing -- actually, pacing back and forth - near the steps of City Hall in Town Square at Disneyland.
Rain was falling pretty steadily, as it had ...
Status:Archive It made its humble debut at a single stand in the late 1980s next to Big Al's Coonskin Caps in Frontierland. Slowly it spread -- dripping, always dripping -- beyond Walt Disney World here to Disneyland in California.
In 2010, with their sales ...
February 1--Tony Baxter began scooping ice cream at Disneyland in 1965 as a college job and rose up to spearhead the creation of some of the park's biggest rides, including Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Star Tours. Now Baxter is stepping down from overseeing Disneyland attractions.
April 8--Mousketeer Annette Funicello dies from complications of multiple sclerosis
July 17--Disneyland celebrates it's 58th birthday
November 18-- Diane Disney Miller, who inspired her famous father Walt to create Disneyland, died in Napa, California at age 79. Miller's death resulted from complications from a fall she took in September.
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