Disneyland fans of pork spareribs, beef brisket, pulled pork and sausage links have reason to celebrate with the return of Southern-style barbecue to the Anaheim theme park for the first time in nearly a decade. I sampled the menu of the new Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree during a soft opening on Thursday, Oct. 24 ahead of the official grand reopening of the revamped restaurant on Friday, Oct. ...

On July 17, 1955, Walt Disney invited guests to ''leave today and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow, and fantasy'' as he welcomed them to Disneyland for the first time. 70 years later, droves of ecstatic Disney fans are still making their way to the magical theme park in Anaheim, California that has served as a source of joy and inspiration for generations around the globe. ...

The Disneyland Resort has so much to offer guests. From the simple to the state-of-the-art attractions to the live music and colorful parades, Disney is the pinnacle of theme park experiences. At the same time, Disneyland and Disney California Adventure have a number of special things that the average parkgoer may not know about. We all love riding Peter Pan and Space ...

If you 've never ridden these attractions at night, you 're missing some of the best parts of Disneyland. As a Disneyland local who 's been visiting the resort 's two theme parks for over 35 years now, I tell everyone that nighttime is the best time to experience the attractions. Sure, you can speed-walk to multiple rides if you rope drop early in the morning but in my opinion, there 's ...

Disneyland 's Critter Country will receive a new name this holiday season. The land will soon be known as Bayou Country when Tiana 's Bayou Adventure opens on Nov. 15 “Bayou Country is situated on the edge of New Orleans Square with shady trees, mesmerizing music and a vast collection of enchanting surprises. Guests will discover a land filled with friendly woodland animals, from ...

At Disney Experiences, finding ways to protect the environment starts with people who care. Across the world, cast members are finding creative, impactful ways to reduce our environmental footprint and help build a more sustainable future. In honor of Earth Month, we 're celebrating recipients of the Disney Environmental Champion of the Year (DECOY) Awards, which honor cast members who go ...

More changes could be coming to the lands within Disneyland and Disney California Adventure following the revamp of Bayou Country, formally known as Critter Country. The “Happiest Place on Earth” is apparently considering ways to “amplify” areas such as Frontierland, Adventureland, and Star Wars: Galaxy Edge following the changes made at Bayou Country. Along with the retheme of ...

A Disneyland gift shop next to the exit for Tiana 's Bayou Adventure will open before the reimagined ride with T-shirts, hats and souvenirs themed to the musical critters performing during a Mardi Gras party at the heart of the attraction. The Louis ' Critter Club gift shop, taking over the half of Pooh Corner closest to the former Splash Mountain ride, will open on Nov. 13 two days before the ...

Nothing makes me hungrier than reading about food and the new barbecue menu at the reimagined Hungry Bear restaurant at Disneyland already has my mouth watering. The new Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree will bring a thematic, musical and menu overhaul to the Hungry Bear restaurant when Critter Country officially transforms into Bayou Country at the Anaheim theme park. Disneyland hasn ...

With the Nov. 15 opening of Tiana 's Bayou Adventure, Disneyland has formally rid itself of an attraction that came to be seen as problematic. In its place is a ride that serves as a celebration, boasting a statement about the communal power of music and a narrative that serves as an American success story. Centered on characters from the 2009 animated film “The Princess and the Frog,” Tiana ...

Disneyland 's new Tiana 's Bayou Adventure is soaking preview riders with a wall of water that floods the logs during the final 50-foot-drop and gets riders much wetter than Splash Mountain ever did, according to social media reports and Disney fan websites. “This ride has always come with a warning that ‘you may get wet, ' but even people who were familiar with Splash Mountain said they were ...

We 're sharing a first look inside the new Louis ' Critter Club, part of the new Bayou Country area of Disneyland Resort. It 's an exciting week at Disneyland Resort! Tiana 's Bayou Adventure is officially opening at the park on November 15, bringing with it a name change to Critter Country. Starting later this week, the land will become Bayou Country, with Tiana 's Bayou Adventure debuting ...

A corner of Disneyland that began as an Indian Village with Native American dances and teepees before transforming into Bear Country and then Critter Country will soon change again as Princess Tiana prepares to move into the ever-evolving themed land. Critter Country will officially transition to Bayou Country when Tiana 's Bayou Adventure opens on Nov. 15. The Many Adventures of ...

Disneyland announced earlier this summer that Hungry Bear Restaurant would get new Country Bear theming and become Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree when it reopens from refurbishment. Hungry Bear Restaurant closed with most of Critter Country on July 8. To coincide with the upcoming opening of Tiana 's Bayou Adventure, the land has been renamed Bayou Country. The first new sign was installed on ...

Disneyland 's Hungry Bear restaurant, known for its varieties of burgers and funnel cakes, is getting a new menu and name inspired by relics that once called “The Happiest Place on Earth” home. Hungry Bear Restaurant, now known as Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree, will offer a robust barbecue menu and music. The restaurant 's musical element was inspired by the famed Country Bears attraction, ...

Walt Disney Imagineering has hidden Easter Eggs and sprinkled plenty of surprises throughout the new Tiana 's Bayou Adventure log ride at Disneyland if you know where to look for the secret references placed for fans to discover. Several boatloads of Imagineers boarded Tiana 's Bayou Adventure log ride vehicles to offer a behind-the-magic tour of the new Disneyland attraction via a Disney ...

I 'm about to step onto the boat on Pirates of the Caribbean when I turn to the ride operator to ask whether I, traveling solo, should slide in next to the two strangers already seated on a long bench seat or wait for the next vessel. “This isn 't Knott 's Berry Farm!” the staffer tells me happily. It takes me a moment to decipher that his response means I 'm indeed supposed to wait. While ...

It's important to stay hydrated throughout your Disneyland day, and many visitors opt to bring their own water bottles so they can refill them as needed. There are several stations across the parks where guests can refill their bottles, and we now have news that Disneyland is adding some more! They recently added some really cute themed stations last year, so we're looking forward to ...

A Winnie the Pooh ride and shop will reopen ahead of the debut of Tiana 's Bayou Adventure as Disneyland begins unveiling the transformation of Critter Country into Bayou Country to welcome Princess Tiana to the rethemed land. Disneyland will reopen the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh dark ride and the Pooh Corner candy store on Thursday, Aug. 29. The return on the Pooh ride ...