Sacramento Chimes In On Selfie Stick Ban At Disneyland
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Disney announced it is banning selfie sticks from its U.S. parks, including Disneyland, starting Tuesday and the ban goes worldwide to their locations on July 1. New10's Emily Pritchard went around downtown Sacramento to see what people think of the controversial stick. Some people's reactions were short. "Why? Why? I just don't understand," chimed Raven Belk and Montana Storz. Others said they ...
Safe New World
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Consider the notion that Walt Disney might be better remembered as one of the late twentieth century's biggest influences on urban planning than as the man who drew a cartoon mouse. That's the premise of The Architecture of Reassurance: Designing the Disney Theme Parks, an exhibition that offers an unprecedented peek into the archives of the Imagineers. Originally mounted by Montreal's Canadian Center for ...
Safety Tips For Your Disneyland Vacation
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If you are going to the Disneyland Resort, you want to have a wonderful vacation. Smiles on the kids faces, memories to last a lifetime and nothing out of the ordinary happening. Well, that is the perfect vacation and to make sure this happens you need to put safety on your checklist. Here's how to make the best of your vacation while getting the 1. Familiarize the entire family with the Park. Show ...
Salem Family Shares Suite Dreams Of Disneyland
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The trio win a stay in the Dream Suite, but the resort hotels also would dazzle. She may not own glass slippers or a sparkly ball gown, but when Christine Terwilliger of Salem visited Disneyland on Jan. 31 this year, she starred in her very own fairy tale. Terwilliger and her family -- husband Shane and 6-year-old daughter Marissa -- were randomly selected to be the first guests ever to sleep in ...
Same Sex Couples May Dance In The Magic Kingdom
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Disneyland has quietly reversed a 28-year-old policy that prohibited partners of the same sex from dancing together in the Magic Kingdom.
Officials said the prohibition against same-sex dancing was dropped in mid-July in response to requests from patrons of Videopolis, a teen dance club that opened June 22 next to the family ride, ''A Small World.''
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San Diego Family Has A Blast Waiting For Rescue On Broken Down Ride
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A San Diego family stuck on a malfunctioning Disneyland roller coaster didn't let their bad luck stop them from having fun. In fact, the Biggart family said getting "walked off" of ride was a cause for celebration. "We go all the time," Jason Biggart said. "We kind of get excited if we're going to get walked off because it's a special thing." When Disneyland employees came to tell them they ...
Sandy In Disneyland
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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 as show-stopping, Duncan possessed a spunky vibrancy that appealed to casting directors - hell, she even turned up as a character in the Scooby-Doo ...
Santa And Disney Characters Star In Holiday Park Attraction
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Jingle Jangle Jamboree is the latest in a string of experiments with Frontierland carnivals. Santa Claus has found a new home at Disneyland this year. The park, for the first time, is hosting the Jingle Jangle Jamboree as a holiday carnival in the Festival Arena in Frontierland. There will be character greetings and music from Billy Hill and the Holiday Hillbillies. The Country Bears join the ...
Santa Claus Fell Out Of His Sleigh During A Parade This Weekend
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Parades are an everyday staple at Disneyland but this is something you just don't see: Santa Claus falling out of his sleigh. But that's what happened during Saturday's "A Christmas Fantasy" afternoon parade, when the sleigh apparently broke and sent him down. Luckily, like other parade performers, he was wearing a safety harness, so he wasn't injured but was just stuck there until he could be ...
Santa Fe Disney Line Is Railroaders Delight
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Model train enthusiasts dream about a complete terminal and railroad track of their own, but Walt Disney, who enjoys model railroading as a hobby, has carried his dream into reality with the Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad which travels around the perimeter of the Park. Built to five-eighths normal size for the enjoyment of children and adults alike, the Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad ...
Santa Fe To Have Novel Railroad At Disneyland
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The world's newest and most novel railroad, the Santa Fe & Disneyland, is all steamed up and ready to roll for the dedication Sunday (July 17) of Walt Disney's "magic kingdom" at Anaheim. Fred G. Gurley of Chicago, president of the transcontinental Santa Fe Railway, prototype of the SF&D, will be among ,the distinguished guests. He will join Walt Disney and Governor Goodwin J. Knight in ceremonies ...
Satchmo Stars At Disneyland
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"Dixieland at Disneyland starring Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong will be presented Sept. 25 and 26 on the Rivers of America in America in Frontierland Disneyland. The cast of more than 300 persons including many who, helped create Dixieland music, and will center around "Satchmo's" own career. Armstrong who starred in the first three such shows-at Dixieland, returns this year for the fifth annual ...
Save Small World Ride Creator's Family Begs Disneyland
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An "idiotic plan" to add Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters as well as an American tribute scene to Disneyland's It's a Small World represents a "gross desecration" that would "bastardize" the stylized artwork and "marginalize" the original theme of the boat ride, wrote the family of the classic attraction's creator in an open letter to Disney executives. "Ripping out a rain forest (imaginary or ...
Saving Disney From Itself
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Friends, the past few months have been a mere exercise in what is about to become the largest online and public battle against Disneyland-specifically its managers, starting with Paul Pressler. He is the one who will be held responsible for the destruction of Disneyland as we know it and as Walt planned it. I write this with a very heavy heart. I do not want my playground to become my battlefield, but that ...
Saving The Magic Kingdom
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For weeks, Michael Eisner, the 42-year-old No. 2 man at high-flying Paramount Pictures, had been campaigning hard for the chairmanship of foundering Walt Disney Productions, and when word came that the prize was his, he wasted no time. The next day, a Sunday, Eisner and his three young sons toured the studio's campus like lot in Burbank; by 5:30 the next morning, he was already hard at work in his new ...
Say 'Cheese!' Disneyland Resort Invites The World To Be A Part Of 'The Happiest Faces On Earth A Disney Family Album'
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In a visually spectacular kick- off ceremony this morning in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland in Southern California, Disneyland Resort President Matt Ouimet joined over 1,000 Disneyland Cast Members, plus their friends and families, in formally launching an exciting new program that will be a major part of the global celebration of the 50th anniversary of Disneyland next year. "The ...
Say Goodbye To Bats Day Weekend
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A popular unofficial Disneyland event that annually attracts thousands of devotees of the Goth lifestyle will be scaled back and most elements eliminated after Sunday's final event, its founder says. "Bats Day" began 20 years ago as a simple meetup at Disneyland park of like-minded Goth fans, but grew in spooky popularity over the decades to include a full-fledged convention, with hotel lodging, ...
Say Goodbye To The Pirates Of The Caribbean Bride Auction
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Disneyland is preparing to nix the familiar scene on its Pirates of the Caribbean ride where captive, tied-up women are auctioned off as brides, presumably to pirates, as it will be shut down temporarily starting April 23 to make the switch. As visitors riding in small boats enter the scene currently, they come upon a sign that reads, "Auction: Take a wench for a bride," with a line of most unhappy ...
Scariest Place On Earth Just Got Scarier
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Disneyland is advertising its annual Halloween fright fest and, as usual, I'm confused. The theme park is scary year-round as far as I'm concerned. So, what happens in October? It gets even scarier? Oh, my. Halloween Time, which continues at the park through the end of the month, features a specially decorated Main Street, retooled rides like "Haunted Mansion Holiday" and "Space Mountain Ghost ...
Season Of The Force Returns With New Shows Encounters And More
Attention all Star Wars fans: Disneyland 's Season of the Force limited-time event is making a much-anticipated return in 2025! From March 28 to May 11, visitors will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a galaxy far, far away, with brand-new experiences, thrilling attractions, exclusive merchandise, and fresh food and beverage options.
What 's New for 2025?
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Season Of The Force Will Include Magical Experiences And Galactic Goodies
What to Know ''Season of the Force'' materializes at Disneyland from April 5 through June 2, 2024; theme park admission and a reservation are required Themed food, new merchandise, and evening experiences, including ''Fire of the Rising Moons'' in Galaxy's Edge on select dates, are part of the cosmic joy Fans can pose for a holopuck Magic ...
Second Disneyland
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Walt Disney has always had a soft spot in his heart for Missouri, which is probably why St. Louis will be the site of the second Disneyland in America. Although born in Chicago in 1901, Walt was raised on a farm in Marceline, Mo., then educated in Kansas City, Mo. Last year several leading businessmen in St. Louis approached Disney, asked him if he wouldn't please erect a second Disneyland as part of a ...
Second Star Wars Late Night Event After First Sold Out
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Disneyland just gave "Star Wars" fans a new reason to visit the theme park. The park is adding an additional Star Wars-themed "After Dark" celebration in May after the first sold out. The park had already set aside its first celebration for May 3, one day ahead of "May the Fourth," otherwise known to fans as "Star Wars Day." Disneyland has now added an additional date on May 9 due to popular ...
Secret Disney: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Goat Trick
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Sometimes when you hear secrets about Disney and Disneyland, one wonders could this be true? Then a decision is made that one needs to try it themselves to see if it is real or just talk. Which brings us to the Big Thunder Mountain Goat Trick. This trick was described to me by Cast Members and after trying it today, there isn't a question about it: it's fun! Remember to hold on to your hats and ...
Secret Messages You Did Not Know Were Hiding In Indiana Jones Adventure
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Disneyland is the happiest place on Earth, and one of the reasons for that is all of the intense attention to detail that went into the park's many attractions. You've likely heard of the hidden Mickeys you can find all Disney-themed parks: Some are in plain sight, while others would require superhuman vision to locate on your own without any help. One location at Disneyland in Anaheim, ...
Secret To Disneyland Anniversary Spectaculars Tinker Bell Pixie Dust And One Of A Kind Tech
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On Disneyland's Main Street USA thoroughfare, a throng of visitors stream past Donald Duck as excited kids line up to hug him, their voices raised to be heard over the carnival music and hurly-burly outside the theme park's Opera House. But inside, park technology guru Chuck Davis stands in a dark second-floor room. Blackout shades can't quite block the California sunshine at the edges of the windows. ...
Secret To Getting The Best Seat At Blue Bayou
Every Disneyland fan has their favorite restaurant, but if you were to poll a group of them, Blue Bayou would almost certainly be at the top of the list. The restaurant isn 't just a dining experience; it 's inside Pirates of the Caribbean in New Orleans Square and part of the attraction itself. The tables just on the edge of the water are, by far, the best tables in the house. From there, ...
Secret To Making Your Wait In Line Fly By
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Disney parks are a lot of fun, but waiting in long lines all day is the price we have to pay for that fun (well, that and the ticket fee). When you're really excited to get on a ride, the line can feel like it's taking forever. So the next time you're feeling bored or antsy in line at Disney, try some of these tips to help the wait fly by. 1. Look for hidden Mickeys What better way to pass the ...
Secret Way Disneyland Transforms Into The Merriest Place On Earth For Christmas
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Even on the average day, Disney is "the Happiest Place on Earth." Once Main Street gets the Christmas treatment - twinkle lights, poinsettias, and snowy accents - Disneyland truly becomes the "Merriest Place on Earth." But how does all that magic happen? Well, Disneyland Resort Enhancement Manager Dawn Keehne and the 10-person Holiday Services Team have been hard at work this year's ...
Secret Way To Make This Ride Even More Terrifying
While Walt Disney World is a huge Resort featuring tons of attractions within its four Parks, many Guests prefer the iconic Disneyland when on going on vacation. Something about Disneyland is so magical and so, well, “Disney”. From classic rides like Mr. Toad 's Wild Ride, Space Mountain , and Peter Pan 's Flight to the original Sleeping Beauty Castle at the end of Main Street U.S.A., Disneyland is truly a ...
Secretive Club 33 Sheds Much Of Its Past In Major Renovation
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Disneyland's secretive Club 33 is getting a massive - and somewhat controversial - makeover that will eliminate nostalgic touches when the swanky upgrades are unveiled July 18. The top-to-bottom rehab includes the addition of a full-service lounge overlooking New Orleans Square and a menu overhaul by award-winning Napa Rose chef Andrew Sutton, according to club members who received renovation details ...
