Disney Alters Perks For Club 33 Members
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Some of Mickey Mouse's high-roller friends have their tails in a twist..
For access to what is billed as "the most exclusive address in all of Disneyland" - Club 33 - many members pay $11,000 a year. Now some of those fans are piqued over what they say is a roll-back of their platinum-plated perks. Some are even contemplating canceling a membership so coveted that the waiting list is closed.
The ...
Disney Anaheim Await Possible Suits
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During the next 30 days, city and Walt Disney Co. officials will be checking frequently with the Orange County Courthouse.
That's how long opponents of the proposed $3-billion Disneyland Resort have to file lawsuits challenging the environmental documents approved Tuesday by the City Council.
Disney officials say they are alert for potential litigation, which they warn could kill the project.
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Disney And HP Expand Their Alliance
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In 1937, the Walt Disney Co. became one of Hewlett-Packard's first customers when Walt Disney himself purchased a customized oscillator produced in the Palo Alto, Calif., garage where Bill Hewlett and David Packard founded their business. The two companies have been working together ever since, and Thursday [10/9/2003], they advanced their 66-year relationship with a 10-year strategic alliance to refine ...
Disney And Knott's Sell Tickets On Smartphones
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Orange County theme park visitors now can buy tickets on smartphones and use barcodes on screens to scan for entrance.
Disneyland Resort and Knott's Berry Farm this summer started programs allowing visitors to bypass lines by using their phones for ticketing.
The Anaheim resort is the first Disney location to use smartphone ticketing, said Melissa Britt, a Disneyland Resort spokeswoman. For now, ...
Disney Announces Guest Assistance Card Changes What You Need To Know
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NO MORE DISABLED PEOPLE AT DISNEY!
That's the general misguided nonsense a surprising number of bloggers, media outlets, and other anonymous sources have been throwing around the internets, and for someone who calls Disney her "second home," it's pretty darn disappointing.
Everybody take a deep breath and calm the pixie dust down so we can talk facts. Not fairy tales.
Yes, Disney is making ...
Disney Announces New Marvel Attraction In Anaheim And The Name Of Its Star Wars Land
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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 ...
Disney Announces Significant Expansion Plan For The Disneyland Resort
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The Walt Disney Company today unveiled a significant multi-year expansion plan for the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim that continues its growth as a multi-day, world-class tourist destination.
Announced by Disney President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger and Parks and Resorts Chairman Jay Rasulo at a press conference at Walt Disney Imagineering's Glendale headquarters, the expansion will bring new ...
Disney Announces Splash Mountain Will Soon Reopen After Refurbishment Closure
Pirates of the Caribbean, “it 's a small world,” Matterhorn Bobsleds, Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise, Indiana Jones Adventure, Peter Pan 's Flight, Buzz Lightyear 's Astro Blasters, Roger Rabbit 's Toon Spin, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Astro Orbiter, Disneyland Railroad, Space Mountain, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, Mr. Toad 's Wild ...
Disney Announces Upgrades In Anaheim And Major Expansion In Orlando
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Disney World in Florida will double the size of its Fantasyland, California Adventure will get new attractions, and the Star Tours ride in both states will be upgraded, the company says.
Disney unveiled plans today for the largest expansion in the history of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, provided updates on its $1-billion expansion of Disney's California Adventure and said it would modernize ...
Disney Antique Collectors Find U.S. And Canadian Items
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A bronze plaque accompanying an anchor on exhibit in Frontierland contains the following Inscription: "LaFitte's Anchor. Said to be from a pirate ship commanded by Jean LaFitte in the Battle of New Orleans, Jan. 8. 1815.
"It is also said that LaFitte's pirateering ships left a wake of blood from the mainland to Barataria Bay but don't believe everything you read."
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Disney Applies To Use Drones At Disneyland
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The Walt Disney Co. is seeking an exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration so it can possibly use drones for its nightly fireworks show at Disneyland and at Walt Disney World.
It's unclear exactly how Disney would incorporate the special drones, called Flixels, in the nightly shows.
But in its 42-page application, Disney said it plans to use a fleet of 50 that would fly from a ...
Disney Artists Revive Art Form For New Orleans Square
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Reverse painting on mirrored panels of glass, an almost forgotten art form that dates back to the fourteenth century, has been revived by Disney artists for Mlle. Antoinette's Parfumerie, in Disneyland's New Orleans Square.
Artists at WED Enterprises have prepared panels to provide a unique and exceptionally feminine decor for the shop, one of the most popular spots in New Orleans ...
Disney Attraction Powered By Nuclear Weapons Tech
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On June 23, 1963, Walt Disney opened his famous Tiki Room on the grounds of Disneyland. Featuring animatronic animals, a Polynesian atmosphere, and nonalcoholic tiki drinks, the Tiki Room quickly became a hit with visitors to the California theme park. What visitors did not know was that the Tiki Room's beating heart was derived from nuclear weapons technology, missiles that could devastate the Soviet ...
Disney Autistic Kids Lawsuit Expands But Judge Rejects Group Status
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It's kind of 69 steps forward and 95 steps sideways in the American With Disabilities Act lawsuit against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. Late last week, a Florida federal judge decided that dozens more families of children with developmental disorders can join the discrimination case first filed in April, but now they must file individually. An amended compliant of August 27 sought to add 69 new plaintiffs ...
Disney Balances Family Image Need For Wild Rides
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Each day, thousands of visitors to Walt Disney Co.'s theme parks ride pulse-pounding attractions that propel them into space, plunge them multiple stories and send them racing along tracks at stomach-churning speeds.
For the most part, visitors ride without worrying much about the risks, especially when the attractions are backed by a trusted, family brand like Disney. But it takes just one ...
Disney Begins 100M Dollar Parking Structure
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Disneyland Resort has begun building a 6,500-space parking structure valued, according to permits, at $100 million, and part of the park's' $2 billion expansion, which also includes a fourth hotel and Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.
The six-story structure is scheduled, like the new Star Wars-themed land, to open next year. It's called Cleo in permits, after Geppetto's pet goldfish in Pinocchio, but a ...
Disney Begins 4 Million Dollar Big Thunder Overhaul
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Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad will undergo its biggest project in more than three decades when the ride closes Monday for at least nine months.
The Frontierland ride, which mimics a runaway mine train through an Old West canyon, will close so crews can begin a makeover that will last until fall. A reopening date has yet to be announced.
The renovation will cost $4 million, according ...
Disney Brings Epic Star Wars Experiences To Fans
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Six years ago in October 2012, Disney announced a deal to acquire Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion. The real value that Disney has brought to fans in taking over the franchise is the opportunity for fans to now to experience "Star Wars" adventures themselves. These experiences immerse fans in the "Star Wars" galaxies so they feel as though they are living out the story themselves.
At Disney World, ...
Disney Buys Anaheim Land Sparking Expansion Speculation
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The Walt Disney Co. has purchased three parcels of land near its Anaheim resort, sparking speculation that the property would free up land for a future park expansion involving Disney's Star Wars or Marvel's superhero characters..
"People have put two and two together and they know that something cool could be coming down the line," said Robert Niles, a Disney expert and founder of ...
Disney Buys Lucasfilm For $4.05 Billion
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For more than two decades, Jedi Knights and Darth Vader have wielded their lightsabers at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim. On Tuesday, they officially became part of the family when The Walt Disney Co. acquired Lucasfilm Ltd. from founder George Lucas for $4.05 billion.
Disney is paying approximately half in cash and issuing 40 million stock shares at the deal's closing, the company said.
"This ...
Disney California Adventure Set To Open A New Cars Land Ride March 7
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A replacement for a ride that closed at Disney California Adventure's Cars Land after poor reviews and several injuries is set to open March 7.
Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters will debut next month to replace Luigi's Flying Tires, one of three attractions that were built at Cars Land, an expansion that revitalized Disney California Adventure in 2012.
Luigi's Flying Tires lofted visitors in ...
Disney California Adventure's Flattest Ride Nearing Dead End
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Disney California Adventure is getting a much needed tire rotation, and will soon change out the Cars Land flat that is Luigi's Flying Tires.
The attraction is shutting down when the gates close on Feb. 16, according a message posted Friday on the Disney Parks Blog.
The bumper-car-like ride, where tires hovered (and never flew) on a cushion of air, was perhaps the weakest link of the new land ...
Disney Can Settle Florida Case Over Segways
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The 11th Circuit upheld a class action settlement that lets Walt Disney World ban Segways while it develops its own stand-up vehicle.
Disney bans the use of all two-wheeled vehicles in all of the parks and hotels within its Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. The ban provides no exception for those with disabilities who rely upon the two-wheeled vehicles for mobility.
In a 2007 ...
Disney Cancels Some Fire Effects At Shows Worldwide After Dragon Incident
Disney will pull certain fire effects from shows at their resorts worldwide after an animatronic dragon caught fire at Disneyland in Southern California on Saturday, company officials say.
“We are temporarily suspending fire effects similar to those used at Disneyland park 's Fantasmic at select shows and entertainment experiences globally out of an abundance of caution,” Disneyland officials ...
Disney Celebrates With New Attractions
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The 50th anniversary bash will last for 18 months -- long enough to give every Disney fan on the planet a chance to attend the party.
Most of these changes will premiere May 5 (that's 05/05/05 for numerical emphasis):
* A new parade, ``Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams,'' will feature floats that become mini-stage shows, music and more than 50 Disney characters. Performances twice a day, once in the ...
Disney CEO Bob Iger Talks Star Wars Galaxys Edge Low Attendance Numbers
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Disney CEO Bob Iger explained why there were lower numbers at Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge than expected.
He said a number of factors affected the attendance numbers.
“I think a number of things happened,” Iger said during Disney 's Q3 FY19 earnings result webcast, according to ComicBook.com. “First of all, helped in part by some of our efforts, there was tremendous concern in the ...
Disney Chairman Makes Movie Debut
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With all of the belt-tightening going on at major studios, the director of Disney's upcoming Race to Witch Mountain may have stumbled upon a smart fiscal strategy when he chose not to cast a professional actor for the small part of a train driver whose locomotive crashes after it gets caught in "alien crossfire." Instead, the director gave the part to Disney chairman Dick Cook.
Ok, it might not have ...
Disney Challenges Stricter Ride Oversight In California
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Walt Disney Co. is seeking to overturn a California court ruling that it says would impose the heightened safety standards that cover buses and passenger trains on roller coasters and theme park rides.
California's Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments in a case that stems from the death of a 23-year-old woman who died after riding on the Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland.
California is ...
Disney Changes Dress Code To Allow Employees To Grow Beards
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First, they could grow a mustache, just like Walt Disney. Now, they can grow a little more facial hair but not quite enough to be like one of the Seven Dwarfs.
Disneyland announced that it's loosened up its dress code -- known as the "Disney Look" -- to now allow employees to grow more facial hair. Beginning Feb. 3, employees can show up for work with a beard or a goatee without worry, just as long ...
Disney Changes Fireworks And Entertainment Schedule
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Disneyland fireworks will return to a weekends-only schedule starting Monday, now that the spring break crowds have subsided.
For about five weeks, the park shot off fireworks every night because of increased tourism during the busy spring break period. School vacations usually run anywhere from mid-March to after Easter. During the slower winter and spring seasons, the show only is held on ...
Disney Coast To Coast
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When I was ten years old, my parents entrusted me to TWA for a rumbling eternity in a prop-driven plane that pulled me across the continent to California. I was going to visit my aunt and uncle, but they were merely the agents of my real goal: Disneyland. The park had opened two years before, in 1955, and its effect on me was every bit as magical as the publicists had promised.
I was enchanted by all ...
