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Five Facts About Disneyland
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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 There's at least one hidden Mickey Mouse on every ride in Disneyland, and if you look closely at the tombstones at the Haunted Mansion ride, you'll see ...
25 Things You Need To Know About Disneyland's Diamond Celebration
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Disneyland is celebrating 60 years of magic with a Diamond Celebration set to begin May 22. Since opening in 1955, Disneyland has continued to hold a special place in the hearts of children and adults alike. Here are 25 things you need to know if you are planning to celebrate with Mickey.
Diamond Celebration hours
1. Disneyland opens at 6 a.m. on May 22 for a 24-hour kickoff of the Diamond ...
24 Hours Of Disney Mickey Mouse Balloon Shaped Popcorn Buckets In Massive Demand
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Popcorn is great -- but the containers are, too?
Friday was the debut of the Mickey-Mouse-balloon-shaped popcorn buckets, and park-goers waited in long lines at popcorn carts around the park just to get the blue, red and purple varieties for $12.50 a pop.
In January, the official Disney Parks blog posted an online item featuring the buckets -- so fans were ready.
Gretchen Davison, 21, works ...
Disneyland Reopens Its Gates After Shutting Them To Control Overflowing Crowd
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Disneyland re-opened its gates, about an hour after the second official appearance of its new parade, Paint the Night.
The park had closed its front gates to newcomers at about 2:30 p.m. Friday to limit the number of guests during its 24-hour celebration of the theme park's 60th anniversary.
Such closures do occur at times, but usually in the night-time after people get off of work. Further, ...
A Diamond Celebration In Sardineland
It had been three or four years since I had last been to Disneyland. But, on May 22, my mother and I went, just the two of us. That day was the opening day, for lack of a better term, of the park's Diamond celebration. As a part of that, the parks were open for 24 hours, closing at 6 A.M. on May 23 for a few hours.
Rather inadvertently, we ended up parking in the "Toy Story" parking lot instead of ...
Dangerous Disneyland Mental Fatigue Part 2
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It wasn't until I was almost finished with the human stupidity portion of this "Dangerous Disney" article that I realized that this should be a two-parter, so that (in addition to keeping it from being too long) some might hopefully regain some faith in humanity. Here is that second part. Again, some of these I've only read about on one site.
I start with the PeopleMover, again. In 1968 a rainstorm ...
Unfinished Magic
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I guess it's a fact of life that not every idea for an attraction or Land can actually be built. Occasionally, the failed idea was a revamp or replacement of an older attraction that was shut down for various reasons. Other times, the idea was scrapped because of the success of another, similar, ride. There are a multitude of other reasons things can be scrapped.
After Submarine Voyage closed, it was ...
This Is How Disneyland Looked In The 1970s
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The seventies at Disneyland started with an invasion, then went into space, and ended with a wild ride in the frontier.
Unfortunately for Disneyland, the riots that had been happening in cities across America during the latter half of the sixties and some of the protesters turned their attention to Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom. On Aug. 6, 1970, the Yippies (an offshoot of the hippies of the sixties) ...
Disney First Latin American Princess Elena Of Avalor Makes Her Park Debut
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Orlando's Walt Disney World welcomes a new princess at Magic Kingdom today.
Elena of Avalor, the entertainment giant's first princess "inspired by diverse Latin cultures," will be available for meet-and-greets throughout the park and appear in a live performance "The Royal Welcome of Princess Elena."
The presentation, which is staged at Cinderella's Castle, features Cinderella, Prince Charming ...
Main Street Electrical Parade Is Coming Back To Disneyland In 2017
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The Main Street Electrical Parade, a night-time fan favorite that rolled along Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A. for years, will return in 2017 with its synthesized version of "Baroque Hoedown."
A Disney official said its stay will be temporary but declined to put a time frame on the parade that features one-million-plus twinkling lights. He also declined to say if guests will be able to see the ...
Is Disneyland Overdoing Its Nostalgia
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"When can we do this again?"
Like any pervasive earworm, that chorus from Disneyland's Paint the Night parade has burrowed its way into my brain over the past 15 months it has been playing at the park. Yeah, like many Disneyland fans, I bought into the parade's not-so-subliminal message and kept coming back to see it again and again - helping that theme song slip into heavy rotation in my mental ...
Whats New At Disneyland
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So many new attractions have recently opened at Disneyland and more are coming! Jen Dunyon, VP of Communications, says now is a great time to head to The Happiest Place on Earth. Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters in Cars Land opened in March, the NEW Frozen - Live at the Hyperion opened over Memorial Day Weekend (full Broadway style musical - get a Fastpass!), and Soarin' Around the World opened in mid-June.
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Changes Coming Soon To Disneyland Park
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There are two nightly opportunities to view the "Paint the Night" electrical parade: once as it slowly winds its way through Disneyland Park to where it concludes shortly beyond Disneyland City Hall, and then again as it returns after "Disneyland Forever."
A great way to be in a good position to see and take photos of both the parade and the fireworks show begins by making your way to Main Street, ...
Co-Composer Of Iconic Electrical Parade Music Dies
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Jean-Jacques Perrey, co-composer of the "Baroque Hoedown," which was made famous when it was used for Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade, died Friday, a music website reported.
The French native died in Switzerland from complications related to lung cancer. He was 87.
Perrey was an early pioneer of electronic music as one of the first musicians to use the Moog Synthesiser. He and ...
Main Street Electrical Parade Disneyland Return
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SEMI-SERIOUS QUESTION: Which is greater, the number of blinking bulbs in the Main Street Electrical Parade at Disneyland Resort or the number of times the parade's synth-sweet theme song has looped through your brain since you first saw it, live, at the Anaheim theme park? It's might be difficult to pin down, for A) there are thousands upon thousand of sources of illumination covering the parade vehicles ...
Main Street Electrical Parade Back At Disneyland
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The iconic Main Street Electrical Parade is back at Disneyland.
Disney die-hards lined up to see the memorable sparkle Thursday night. Many said they couldn't wait to hear the music and see the floats.
The parade hasn't been at Disneyland since 1996 and came back to the park after spending time at Walt Disney World.
"So nostalgic. I remember this parade from many, many years. I hope it has ...
Disney Sets Opening Date For Guardians Of The Galaxy Attraction At California Adventure
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Are you ready to dance with superheroes? If so, plan on a trip to Anaheim. Disney has set the opening date for the new "Guardians of the Galaxy"-inspired attraction and the company is going all out to commemorate the occasion, with new character interactions and even a dance party.
Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: Breakout will open May 27 at Disney California Adventure, but the attraction is just ...
See Main Street Electrical Parade From Your Home On March 7
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A Disney fan favorite, The Main Street Electrical Parade, has returned to Disneyland for a limited engagement through Sunday, June 18, 2017. While it truly is a sight to see, making the trip to the theme park in Anaheim, California before then may not be convenient for some. However, Disney has come up with a way for families to view the parade from the comfort of their own homes by taking advantage of the ...
Disneyland Electrical Parade Extended To August
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he Baroque Hoedown music will be heard on Main Street U.S.A. at Disneyland for a while longer.
The Disneyland Resort announced that the Main Street Electrical Parade's run is being extended until August 20, 2017.
The parade was originally scheduled to end its run in mid-June. It was brought back to Disneyland from Walt Disney World in January for a limited run while the Paint the Night parade was ...
Fantasmic Dining Reservations Open
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Perhaps you've visited a certain theme park located at 1313 Disneyland Drive in Anaheim over the last few months with a specific, sparkly-eyed goal in mind: Be dazzled, once again, by the Main Street Electrical Parade.
The limited-time experience, which has wended its way through Disneyland Park since January 2017, at least on this particular go-around, came with something a bit tantalizing to those ...
How These 3 Families Ended Up Working Together On Main Street Electrical Parade
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Identical twin sisters, a father and son, and a mother and daughter all have one thing in common, they are all cast members associated with the current run of Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade.
Twins
The twin sisters, Hailey and Taylor Benson, started dancing at the age of three. Now in college, they decided to try out as dancers for the parade.
"We auditioned, and both got the same ...
Every Town USA
The final stop on my lovely tour of Disneyland, at least until "Star Wars Land" is completed, is the entrance to the entire park.
Said to be inspired by Walt's hometown of Marceline, Missouri, "Main Street, U.S.A" is designed to look like the idealized center of a town at around 1910. One of the designers, Harper Goff, showed Walt some pictures of his childhood home in Colorado and Walt liked the ...
One Of Disneyland Classic Attractions Is About To Close For Good Catch It While You Can
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All good things must come to an end, and, just as it did for the first time 20 years ago, Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade is flipping the off switch on Sunday, August 20. The encore performance of the parade, which initially ran from 1972 to 1996, was originally scheduled to end in June before being extended to the new date.
The parade, which features more than half a million lights, had ...
Pixar Fest Coming In April 2018
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Buzz Lightyear will do a flyover above Sleeping Beauty Castle in a new fireworks show at Disneyland.
Wilderness Explorer Russell and lovable golden retriever Dug from "Up" will make an appearance in the Pixar Play Parade.
And the Paint the Night parade is back and includes a new Pixar-themed storyline, but this time at Disney California Adventure.
Disneyland officials announced Thursday, ...
Know It All
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Walt Disney (1901-1966) got the idea for Disneyland when kids started asking where Mickey Mouse and Snow White lived. He envisioned a place where "parents and children could have fun together."
It took a little more than a year to convert 160 acres of orange groves in Anaheim into Disneyland. Construction began on May 1, 1954, and the opening day was July 17, 1955. Walt Disney borrowed against his ...
Mickey Mouse At 90 An Inside Look At Disneyland And The Celebration
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He may be perpetually young at heart, but Mickey Mouse is 90 years old. Still delighting kids of all ages, the Walt Disney creation has no plans to wrap up his birthday celebration any time soon, as the festivities continue into in 2019 at Disneyland Resort. We caught up with Robyn Vossen, general manager of Disneyland Entertainment Operations, to find out more about Mickey's party plans, how the magic is ...
Electrical Light Magical Nights
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The evening air is hushed. The aura of anticipation is everywhere. Then, into the summer darkness come the lights Blues, yellows, reds and greens -- all cheer up the charcoal sky and enable Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, Alice, Dumbo, and a host of other friends to sparkle their way through the night.
Imagine, if you will, the B1ue Fairy from "Pinocchio" in a towering gown of azure lights. Picture Alice ...
A Park With A Powerful Spell
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Disneyland opened on this day in 1955. For five decades, the Anaheim attraction has worked its magic on our culture and transformed the entertainment industry.
To build his dream theme park in Anaheim a half-century ago, Walt Disney borrowed against his life insurance policy and cashed in property, including a vacation home in Palm Springs, to pay the $17-million construction bill.
When the ...
Electrosynthomagnetic Sounds And Sparkling Lights
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It is dark. Crowds line the streets in anticipation; some have put down blankets and saved their places for over an hour. Finally, an announcement is made: "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Disney proudly presents our spectacular festival pageant of nighttime magic and imagination in thousands of sparkling lights and electrosynthomagnetic musical sounds - Disney's Electrical Parade!"
Those who ...
Disneyland Recycles Old Shows Into Summer Nightastic
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With no new major attraction to promote this year, Disneyland has strung together a series of existing nighttime shows under the banner of Summer Nightastic - in the hope visitors will ignore the giant construction site next door that is Disney's California Adventure.
With a heavy sprinkling of pixie dust, Disney has transformed what is normally regarded as periodic maintenance and "plussing" into a ...
When the Mouse Roared Back Part 2
The year 1985 was a pivotal one for Disneyland, and it really set the stage for the following year, which the Marketing team aptly named, "Looks Like We Started Something! Disneyland "86". The new Eisner-Wells team had been busy the two previous years turning on a ton of work, and a lot of it would show up in '86. The "GiftGiver Extraordinaire" was continued over, but this time instead of every 30th guest ...
