Is Disneyland Bringing Back Peoplemover
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The Disneyland Resort president hinted this weekend that the park could bring back a popular attraction: the PeopleMover.
But George Kalogridis revealed no specific plans to do so soon.
Kalogridis was asked Saturday about plans to bring back the ride during a presentation at an official Disney fan club convention, called Destination D. The PeopleMover rode visitors in carts on a tracks throughout ...
Is Disneyland Building A Third Theme Park Not Yet
A construction fence surrounding a large parking lot next to Downtown Disney on land Disneyland has identified as the future home of a major theme park expansion has raised a host of questions about the unannounced demolition project.
Why is Disneyland digging up the parking lot next to Downtown Disney? What 's going on behind those construction walls? Has Disneyland started building a third ...
Is Disneyland Getting A Star Wars Land
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In an online survey sent to Annual Pass holders and other park enthusiasts, Disney has apparently started to gauge interest in expanding the Star Wars presence at its resorts, starting with Disneyland.
In a screenshot tweeted by The Awl's Ken Layne, one of the questions in the survey asks: "How interested would you be in visiting a Star Wars themed land at the Disneyland Resort?" Star Wars fans are ...
Is Disneyland Getting Its First Ride Based On Mickey Mouse
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Will Mickey Mouse finally get his own ride at Disneyland? A Disney fan blog is reporting that the park plans to build a major new ride in Toontown called Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway, modeled after a similar ride already under construction in Florida.
Disney officials declined to comment , saying they have nothing publicly to announce at this time. The blog post spelled out plans for the new ...
Is Disneyland Making A Mistake With The Way It Is Opening Star Wars Galaxys Edge
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Is Disneyland making a mistake by opening Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge in phases?
Disney CEO Bob Iger announced last week that the biggest new land in Disneyland's history will open on May 31, earlier than pretty much everyone expected. But not everything in the new Star Wars land will open then. Fans will have to wait until later in the year to go on the biggest new attraction in Galaxy's Edge, the Star ...
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 ...
Is Disneyland The Happiess Place On Earth
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Over spring break, I had the fortune of spending two days in the Disneyland and California Adventure parks. The famous quote about these amusement parks is that they are the "happiest place on Earth."
This is a pretty bold statement. Waiting in line for The Hollywood Tower Hotel ride, I wondered if this was true. The parks are really clean, and there's rides, shows, characters, and I cannot think of ...
Is Disneyland The Most Expensive Place On Earth?
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Planning a trip to Disneyland? Prepare for high prices, terrible food and ridiculously long lines.
They call it the happiest celebration on Earth. And they could be right - no one puts on a show quite like Disneyland. But sadly, being part of the magic doesn't come cheap. Especially on a Kiwi budget.
The dollar was looking good. That's why we chose now to vist Disneyland's 50th anniversary ...
Is Elvis In The Building?
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From a parade grand marshal who's a real turkey named Marshmallow to giant Christmas trees and Elvis sightings, both real and perhaps imagined, the holidays have arrived at The Merriest Place on Earth. And, along with nightly snow showers on Disneyland's Main Street USA has come a flurry of speculation as to what the future holds for Walt Disney's original Magic Kingdom.
What We Know
As the song ...
Is Haunted Mansion Really Haunted Consider The Mystery Of The Missing Shingle From The Holiday Gingerbread House
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It 's become a ghostly tradition to leave out a plate of shingle-shaped cookies for the spectral spirit that likes to swipe roofing tiles off of the holiday gingerbread house in Disneyland 's Haunted Mansion.
It started in 2001 when Disneyland installed “The Nightmare Before Christmas” holiday overlay on the Haunted Mansion for the first time. Every year the Disneyland pastry team would show ...
Is It Possible To Escape This Disney Ride During A Breakdown
You may need to come up for air at some point.
Disneyland is home to some of the most iconic and classic Disney attractions like Splash Mountain, Mr. Toad 's Wild Ride, and Space Mountain. But one ride tends to get overlooked sometimes when discussing classic Disney rides. Disneyland 's Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage is an amazing attraction that takes Guests on an incredible journey through ...
Is Jessica Rabbit Getting A Politically Correct Makeover
Jessica Rabbit - the famous red-headed character from “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” - will be getting a new role at Roger Rabbit 's Car Toon Spin ride, according to reports.
In the ride - which opened in 1994 in Mickey 's Toontown - Rabbit had been spotted in the ride 's first scene, sitting in the trunk of a car tied up. However, recent social media posts show the scene has been removed.
That ...
Is Jingle Cruise Gone Forever
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Between the oversized trees, snow falling on Main Street, and blink-and-they're-gone candy canes for sale, there's plenty to celebrate at Disneyland this Christmas.
For Adventureland fans, though, there may be one less present under the tree.
That's because Jingle Cruise, the seasonal re-theming of Disneyland's historic Jungle Cruise attraction, will not be returning to the park this winter. ...
Is MaxPass Worth The Price A Skeptic Puts It To The Test
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Perhaps you're planning your Disneyland summer vacation, noting how quickly expenses are piling up and making a list of snacks to take so you're not buying any $5 churros.
Then you see the MaxPass, a feature introduced last summer that promises to save you time by fetching FastPasses from your phone. Sounds good until you get to the price: $10 per person per day.
Hmm, family of four, at the park ...
Is Rope Drop Still The Best Time To Arrive
The Happiest Place on Earth, Disneyland Resort, is back and better than ever. After being closed for more than a year during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure welcomed back thousands of diehard Disney fans (at approximately 25% capacity on opening day, April 30) to enjoy the magic again.
Disneyland Resort has gradually increased theme park capacity ...
Is Splash Mountain Getting Ready For Its Princess And The Frog Redesign
For more than a year now we 've known that Splash Mountain, the iconic flume ride, would be seeing a total thematic redesign at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World. The current version of the ride was set to replace the existing Song of the South storyline with one based on The Princess and the Frog. But while we 've known the change is coming, it 's never been confirmed when work on the change would ...
Is The Matterhorn Haunted This Roots Of This Urban Legend Go Back More Than 33 Years
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Like a lot of monolithic cultural institutions, a lot of weird stories and urban legends cling to things associated with Disney - from the cartoons to the characters to the parks. But although the stories themselves often end up not being true, there's frequently a little kernel of reality buried somewhere deep inside it. If, for example, you've been wondering, "Is the Matterhorn at Disneyland haunted?", I ...
Is The Tomorrowland Skyline Terrace Fireworks Dining Package Worth It
What Is The Tomorrowland Skyline Terrace Fireworks Dining Package?
This fireworks dining option occurs just before the fireworks show at Disneyland. We watched it during the summer, but it 's also available for the Halloween Screams fireworks and the Believe In Magic Holiday fireworks.
Your family will check in after 6:30 pm to pick up your meal and head to the fireworks viewing ...
Is Tomorrowland Movie Tied To Disneyland Area
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An upcoming George Clooney movie is called "Tomorrowland" but is it tied to that famous, futuristic area of Disneyland?
Walt Disney Studios announced Monday that it was producing the live-action movie in which Clooney will star; the film was written by Damon Lindelof of "Lost" and Brad Bird of "The Incredibles."
While the studio is secretive about the details, Walt Disney himself is at the ...
Is Wildest Ride In The Wilderness Almost Ready To Roll After Year Of Renovations
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Could the "Wildest ride in the wilderness" begin streaking through one of the best known ghost towns in the west in early February?
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad has been closed since last January for an extensive refurbishment. It was originally scheduled to reopen in the fall, but in October the park announced the downtime had been extended to early 2014.
My fingers and toes are crossed the ...
It Is Not Worth The Risk To Cheat Height Restrictions
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Here's a tip for all the parents out there taking their kids to Disneyland or another theme park anytime soon. The only thing you should be putting in your kids' shoes is their feet.
A friend posted a photo to Facebook last week of an adult shoving napkins in a child's shoes in an attempt to make the kid tall enough to meet the height requirement at Disneyland's Indiana Jones ride. Both my friend and ...
It Fakes a Village
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If Disneyland was once our great escape, California Adventure is an unsettling reminder of home We all live in Disneyland and we know it. The question is, What does it mean? On one hand, Southern California is a palm-studded paradise where any dream can come true. On the other, our cities are vast deserts of parking lots and strip malls, cluttered with power lines and billboards pimping glossy consumer ...
It Is A Favorite Spot To Scatter Family Ashes
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Custodians at the Walt Disney Co. theme parks in Orlando, Fla., and Anaheim, Calif., use code words to disguise the messier aspects of their work from visitors.
When a manager radios for a "Code V" cleanup, it means a patron has vomited. "Code U" signals urine.
No code is kept more under wraps at Walt Disney World and Disneyland than the call for a "HEPA cleanup." It means that, once again, a ...
It Is A Real Mickey Mouse Operation
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I had a chance to get away for a few days earlier this month and I ended up in Disneyland of all places. You know, the one in California, as opposed to Disney World, the one in Florida.
I have to confess, I have been to both of them a few times.
Growing up in San Diego, California, it was an annual event for my family. Disneyland opened up when I was six-years old, and I am sure I was there when ...
It Is Not Your Grandparents Disneyland Anymore
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When I first started going to Disneyland shortly after the park opened in 1955, the most advanced high-tech item you could buy was an authentic Davy Crockett coonskin cap. You wore it proudly and recorded your visit (in black and white) with your trusty Brownie Sure Shot camera.
Today you'll need a lot more interactive smartphone savvy if you and your children really want to explore ...
It Takes A Small Army To Transform Its A Small World For The Holidays
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Inside an empty pool known as "The Plunge," Joe Peters and his team of Disney technicians repair scenic props, replace burned-out Christmas lights and paint dinged-up decor in a makeshift workshop as holiday decorations used during It's a Small World Holiday hang from the ceiling above.
"It's that race to the finish line every year," said Peters, the technical director responsible for the Small World ...
It Will Never Work 5 Nowhilarious Things Walts Competitors Said About Disneyland And Lessons Todays Executives Should Learn
Today, the top three most-visited theme parks on Earth are all "Disneylands." Just about every park built "A.D." (that is, After Disneyland) borrow in one form or another from its model, layout, or attractions. So it's easy to forget that once upon a time, Disneyland was a risk... one that industry experts were certain was doomed to fail.
Our friends at The Park Database compiled a very ...
It Will Not Be Easy For Disneyland To Transcend The Rigid Hierarchies Of Its Founding
Disney theme parks have made recent headlines because officials have moved to update the content and imagery of attractions, while relaxing restrictions on employees ' appearances. This is all part of the company 's broader push toward diversity and inclusion.
Right-wing fans of Disney entertainment have pushed back, saying that Disney theme parks are being politicized and are surrendering to ...
Its A Small World Ignites Big Brouhaha
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The exterior of It's a Small World in Disneyland.For a ride intended to generate nothing but good will, the acrimony triggered by changes to It's a Small World in Disneyland has gotten a tad out of hand.
Last year, Disney decided to tweak the ride it first introduced at the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair by adding some modern-day Disney characters to the existing menagerie of colorful dolls ...
Its 3am At Disneyland, And The Wait For Space Mountain Is 75 Minutes
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After spending much of the day at capacity, Disneyland re-opened its gates with a little more than three hours to spare in its 24-hour day.
Park guests like Robert Llanos of Tustin spent hours waiting to cross from Disney California Adventure to Disneyland.
By 2:50 a.m., about an hour after the last Paint the Night parade performance, the gates were opened to new and returning guests, and ...
It's A Cool World After All
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A major upgrade to chilled-water systems at Disneyland is improving cooling capacity, increasing flexibility and reducing energy costs at the world-famous Southern California theme park. The project included updating equipment in the 85-acre park's two 30-year old chiller plants and drawing together the two formerly separate plants to allow load sharing.
Because the plants were constructed ...
