Painting Done New Orleans Square Spot Inches Closer To Opening
As the saying goes, “the only constant in life is change”, and that is true everywhere, especially at Disney Parks. Disneyland is always changing, growing, and adapting to bring the best experiences it can to Guests visiting its multiple resorts. One of those changes is happening in New Orleans Square at Disneyland and Disney is keeping Guests on their toes to figure out what is coming.
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Palm Springs Roots Of The Disneyland Hotel
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As had happened many times before, his imagination had greatly exceeded his pocketbook. And as before, that didn 't stop Walt Disney.
He 'd recently tapped out his credit, sold his home in the desert at Smoke Tree Ranch, and, together with his brother Roy, cajoled corporate sponsors into financing his dream of Disneylandia (shortened to Disneyland before it opened) amid miles of orange groves ...
Parade Breaks Down Abandoned In Middle Of Park
Disneyland 's daily parade ran into some trouble this weekend when one float decided that magic does not, in fact, happen when the power goes out.
Launched in 2020 - less than two weeks before COVID-19 shut down Disney Parks worldwide - Magic Happens sees the likes of Mickey Mouse, Moana, Elsa, Anna, and more entertain Guests each day at Disneyland.
The parade made its triumphant ...
Parade's Last Bulb Goes Out Tonight
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An electrical era ends today. After 24 years, Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade makes its final runs tonight at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Disney estimates that some 75 million people have seen the twinkling parade since it debuted in 1972.
Tonight, it may seem like all of them are back. Disney expects a capacity crowd at the park and advises visitors to arrive early and be prepared to be ...
Pardon The Pixie Dust Sleeping Beauty Castle Will Sparkle Again
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It's just another way that Disneyland Resort gets its sparkle back. Spring, 2019, the most Instagrammed spot in the park promises new magic.
If you've visited Disneyland Resort lately, you've seen the "pardon our pixie dust" signs in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle. The landmark pink and blue structure is getting a face-lift that even the most die-hard Disney fan can rally behind.
The iconic ...
Parents Of Man Killed In Disneyland Accident File Wrongful Death Suit
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The parents of a 22-year-old Gardena man killed in a Disneyland roller coaster accident last year have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company.
Marcelo Torres suffered severe blunt force trauma and died of extensive internal bleeding in the September fifth, 2003, accident. Ten others were injured.
Torres died when the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster's locomotive ...
Park To Celebrate Lunar New Year
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The Lunar New Year doesn't officially start until Jan. 23, but Disneyland is kicking off the celebration now.
Guests at the Anaheim theme park can enjoy a number of activities along the Small World Mall area. There will be Chinese dragon and ribbon wand dancers, live music and characters out and about like Mulan and Mushu the dragon. Chip and Dale will also be on hand sporting their Asian inspired ...
Parking At Disneyland Mickey And Friends Gets Sensors And Another Garage Is Under Construction
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It's no secret to anyone who goes to Disneyland regularly that parking there can be tough.
The Mickey & Friends parking garage - which was reportedly the largest in California when it opened in 2001 - can be bursting at the seams on weekends and holidays, requiring drivers to be diverted to auxiliary lots.
A new garage is under construction adjacent to the existing one that will provide 6,500 ...
Parking Trams Return After Nearly A Year Of Walking To Parks
Chip and Ariel Cashion have waited nearly two years since the pandemic closure of Disneyland so they could make the parking trams their first and last ride of the day.
“We purposely waited until they were back,” Ariel Cashion said. “I make sure that we park here so that I can have my first ride on the tram.”
The Disneyland trams transporting visitors between the Mickey and Friends ...
Parking Trams Returning In Early 2022
The end is near for Disneyland visitors tired of huffing and puffing along the nearly mile-long tram route between the parking garages and the front gates as the Anaheim theme park prepares to bring back the trams that have been out of commission since March 2020.
Tram service between the Mickey and Friends and Pixar Pals parking garages and the front gates of Disneyland and Disney California ...
Parking Trams Start Up Again On Feb 23
In another small step back to normalcy, Disneyland is bringing back its parking tram this month.
Disneyland 's tram service will start up again on Feb. 23 to bring visitors from the Mickey and Friends and Pixar Pals parking structures to the main entrance esplanade between Disneyland and the California Adventure parks.
When Disneyland reopened amid the pandemic, it did so at ...
Part Of Disneyland Cleared Due To Unclaimed Bag
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A part of Disneyland was briefly evacuated because of a suspicious bag that was spotted near a ride.
Anaheim police Sgt. Tim Schmidt said Wednesday about 1,000 people were asked to leave Tomorrowland for about 90 minutes because of the unclaimed bag.
Schmidt says a bomb squad determined the bag -- described as a rolling ice chest -- was harmless and contained food.
The bag was near the ...
Parties Are Materializing For The Haunted Mansions 50Th
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There are Disneyland Resort events, those official, in-park happenings created by the Disney team for guests visiting The Happiest Place on Earth to enjoy.
There are the unofficial events that pop up at the Anaheim destination, the ones that find fans gathering to dress in vintage finery - hello, Dapper Day - or pay homage to a focus of the fandom.
And then there are those Disney-devoted ...
Parts And Labor
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All Things Being Equal
A few months ago, a friend asked me to explain how equal length headers work and why they make more power. I explained scavenging effect and resonance tuning and how you have to decide on a specific powerband to tune for. I went through my half-hour lecture with elaborate gesturing and virtual diagrams in the air that made me resemble something between Bill Nye The Science Guy ...
Party With Mickey While Saving On Disneyland Admission
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It may be July still, but Disneyland is already planning its holidays and this week posted its invitation for all to Mickey's Halloween Party at Disneyland.
And the best part about this "party" is the admission price$54 to $69 per person, depending on which night you attend the event. Tickets are for Disneyland only, but offer a savings of up to $35 per person.
The event happens from either 6 ...
Password Safari
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If you're tired of freeways, or looking for something really different to do, Walt Disney has come up with the solution: a "trip far from civilization."
The password is"Safari," and summertime visitors at Disneyland will be validating their passports, stepping aboard steamers and sailing off on a grand new tropical adventure that may set jungle exploration back to the days of "Dr. Livingston, I ...
Path Opens And Gives A Peek Of Star Wars Land Construction Zone Inside Disneyland
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The holiday season means the force of the crowd is upon Disneyland, so officials decided to help that crowd get around the park more easily by making part of the "Star Wars" land construction zone visible to visitors.
For a few days this week, officials opened a temporary pathway in Frontierland, along what used to be called the Big Thunder Trail. The trail goes from Frontierland to Fantasyland around ...
Paying Employees 59 Million Dollars During Coronavirus Closure Study Shows
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Disneyland is expected to pay its 31,000 employees about $59 million during the unprecedented closure of the Anaheim theme park due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to an economic impact study commissioned by Disney.
Disney will continue to pay its employees while Disneyland and Disney California Adventure are shuttered through the end of March by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Paying Pixar
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Last week, Disneyland kicked off its golden-anniversary celebration by waxing nostalgic as well as announcing some new attractions that will be coming to Disney's West Coast theme parks. Over at Disney's California Adventure, the young park's horrendous Superstar Limo ride will be replaced with a family ride themed to the animated hit Monsters, Inc., while Finding Nemo characters will soon leave their ...
PBS American Experience Walt Disney Premiering Sept 14
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In 1966, the year Walt Disney died, 240 million people saw a Disney movie, 100 million tuned in to a Disney television program, 80 million bought Disney merchandise, and close to seven million visited Disneyland. Few creative figures before or since have held such a long-lasting place in American life and popular culture.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE offers an unprecedented look at the life and legacy of one ...
PBS Documentary Shows Both Sides Of Walt Disney The Genius Who Created Disneyland
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Nearly 50 years after his death, Walt Disney has been transformed from a man into a symbol. He's the eponym of a giant corporation, a bronze statue greeting visitors to Disneyland, an avuncular figure who assures buyers of Disney products that family-friendly, emotionally uplifting pleasure lies ahead.
But he was, at one point, an actual human being. In an exhaustive but always lively four-hour, ...
Peaches And Cream Mule Skinners
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Who ever heard of a mule skinner with blonde hair, blue eyes, pretty smile and peaches-and-cream complexion?
Well, that's the way they grow them in Disneyland.
And this year, Carol Spaeth, who broke the all-male mule skinner tradition at the "Magic Kingdom" five years ago, has opened up still another man-size job for the girls by becoming the Park's first female surrey driver.
Disneyland has ...
Peek Into Disneyland's Dead Man’s Grotto
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Among the attractions that will vanish for at least 18 months during the construction of the new land devoted to Star Wars, there's a good chance that at least one, located on Tom Sawyer Island, might not return: Dead Man's Grotto.
After the enormous (and unexpected) success of the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie, the folks at Walt Disney Imagineering began developing an extensive makeover of ...
PeopleMover Innovation In Transportation
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In today's changing world, man is constantly striving for better, quicker, and more efficient means of transportation. The jet age has made business trips across the continent a matter of daily routine for many people. But the biggest problem, the need for transportation from the suburbs to the city and back without dangerous and time-consuming traffic congestion, is yet to be solved effectively.
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Permit Filed For Renovations To Disneylands Snow Whites Scary Adventures
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A discovery has uncovered a permit filed with the City of Anaheim detailing significant renovation planned for Disneyland‘s Snow White 's Scary Adventures.
The permit highlights the scope of the proposed work as “Tenant Improvement: 6,212 sq ft to remove and replace show prop sets and scenes, install new structural beams, rockwork and new projector platforms. With electrical”.
The ...
Peter Ellenshaw Film Special-Effects Virtuoso
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Peter Ellenshaw, matte artist: born London 24 May 1913; married 1942 Bobbie Palmer (one son, one daughter); died Santa Barbara, California 12 February 2007.
In the era before computer-generated special effects, budget-conscious film-makers relied upon background paintings to conjure up convincing historical or exotic locales as a cheap substitute for building sets or filming on location. This arcane ...
Peter Pan Flight Reopens At Disneyland
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Visitors can fly over London and Neverland again.
After a seven-month hiatus, an enhanced version of one of Disneyland's original rides is back along with Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Wendy, Captain Hook and Smee.
The Peter Pan's Flight attraction re-opens today, boasting new special effects and animation.
"Hopefully, it's the type of magical effect you've never seen before and wonder how we did ...
Phoenix Delivers Blast From The Past
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It's no secret that Disneyland is my happy place. It is, therefore, a pretty good bet that you can find me at the Happiest Place on Earth each July 17 celebrating Disneyland's anniversary.
This year, my daughter and I took a detour on our way to Disneyland's 55th anniversary celebration, stopping by a Garden Grove hotel to view a slide presentation by an entertainer named Charles Phoenix.
I ...
Picturephone Dials Up First Transcontinental Video Call
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1964: Bell's Picturephone service dials up the world's first videophone call, and the New York World Fair's science consultant William L. Laurence gets some face time with Anaheim Bulletin managing editor Donald Shaffer at Disneyland.
The video chat was part of a large public demonstration at the World's Fair that included seven calling stations. New Yorkers could speak with Disneyland visitors at a ...
Pioneer Launches Branding Effort At Magic Kingdom
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Pioneer unveiled an aggressive branding campaign at Disneyland Wednesday, one that incorporates advertising, a revamped web site, and sports and entertainment sponsorships.
Such sponsorships include Pioneer's presence at Disneyland's "Innoventions," a showcase in Tomorrowland for new- and next-generation digital technologies for home and mobile entertainment. Pioneer's heavily branded presence at the ...
Pirates 4 Debut, Johnny Depp Set For Disneyland
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The star-studded premiere of the upcoming "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie, including an expected appearance by actor Johnny Depp, is set for May 7 at Disneyland, Disney announced Tuesday.
The 3D movie screening is reserved for invited guests and a limited number of patrons who pay $1,000 for tickets. The proceeds will go to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
But general Disneyland visitors ...
