To make way for "Star Wars," Disneyland is about to launch its largest expansion ever, which means shutting down a significant chunk of the Anaheim theme park. In January, 10 attractions and eateries will close - some temporarily, some permanently - only a few months after the resort hiked the price of annual passes as much as 31%. This spring, Disneyland's biggest rival, Universal Studios Hollywood, ...

Disneyland is set to close multiple attractions and eateries next month to make room for the new "Star Wars"-themed land in the Orange County theme park. The 14-acre project would be Disney's largest single themed land expansion, CEO Bob Iger said when he announced the project in August at the D23 Expo. Groundbreaking is scheduled to take place in 2016 at Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios ...

Jon Snoddy, Disney EVP of Imagineering - the House of Mouse's artist-scientist genius division - dropped some big hints about just how cool the rides at Disneyland's forthcoming "Star Wars" area will be on stage at a CES 2016 panel. Thanks to the involvement of Industrial Lights and Magic, the legendary special-effects firm that Disney acquired in its big 2013 purchase of "Star Wars" studio Lucasfilm, ...

With demand continuing to grow for Disney parks and movies, the entertainment giant announced plans to add new attractions throughout its parks, including a new Marvel superhero expansion in Anaheim. During its fan exposition D23 in Anaheim, Disney officials on Saturday revealed details of planned attractions at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim and at its Florida theme parks Walt Disney World, Epcot ...

A year and a half after they were closed to make way for construction of a new Star Wars land, four Disneyland attractions along the Rivers of America are set to reopen. The Mark Twain Riverboat, Sailing Ship Columbia, Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes and the Disneyland Railroad will relaunch July 29, featuring new waterfalls and elevated trestles. Construction of the new 14-acre project, dubbed ...

Unless you've been living on Gilligan's Island, you likely know that Disney is building a new Star Wars-themed land inside Disneyland (and also Walt Disney World in Florida). It's big. It's exciting. And it's going to draw massive crowds. Here's what we know so far about Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. 1. Summer 2019: It's expected to open in Anaheim by summer 2019, and later in the fall in Orlando. ...

Walt Disney famously said that Disneyland would never be complete as long as there was imagination left in the world and that adage held true during the past decade as a host of attractions departed for Yesterland. Let 's take a chronological look at 18 Disneyland attractions, parades and fireworks shows that closed in the 2010s to make way for new or updated experiences. 2010 - ...