Behind their veneer of magic, mascots, and overpriced souvenirs, the Disney theme parks are overflowing with interesting stories and history. Disneyland in particular is home to many tales of innovation, imagination, and more than a few infamous missteps. This is the story of one of those missteps, and of how one of Disneyland 's most legendary attractions was discarded in favor of cheap thrills. This is ...

A blast of mighty rocket engines, the whine of rushing air, then the utter quiet of hurtling through space at supersonic speed . . . These are realistic sensations of passengers taking off on a TWA Rocket To The Moon, one of the major features of Tomorrowland. After speeding by a space station to the half-way point in its simulated flight, the ship turns end over end to reverse ...

Disney is in the process of updating Roger Rabbit 's Car Toon Spin, a popular attraction in Mickey 's ToonTown in Disneyland Park. But during the ride reimagining, will the attraction have to close for refurbishment? We have the scoop! Disney has been gradually updating several attractions at the theme parks. We saw Redd the Pirate given a fresh new story in a scene in Pirates of the Caribbean ...

As soon as I heard Disneyland would be giving Space Mountain a "rock and roll" makeover, I quickly made the appropriate arrangements. When Disneyland tries to be all rockin', things can get pretty cute up in that bitch. Take, for example, the outdoor concert area in Tomorrowland. It looks like a set from The Jetsons, or LAX - all retro-futuristic, with a stage that rises up from below. Bands appear ...

Rolly Crump, the pioneering Walt Disney Imagineer who helped design It 's a Small World, the Enchanted Tiki Room, The Haunted Mansion and other attractions for Disneyland, has died. He was 93. Crump died Sunday at his home in Carlsbad, California, his family announced. “Rolly and his family would like to thank the fans for supporting his work over the years,” they said in a ...

Boarding one of the four colorful trains in Disneyland is not just stepping aboard a train-it's actually stepping into a pioneer of early railroad history. It's experiencing a steam train ride of the past, at a time when the West was just really beginning to grow. The Santa Fe and Disneyland trains are the dreams and reflections of Walt Disneys love for trains -- an interest that dates from his days ...

Roy E. Disney, the son and nephew of The Walt Disney Co. founders who twice led shareholder revolts that shook up the family business, died Wednesday. He was 79. The Walt Disney Co. announced that Disney died in Newport Beach, Calif., after a bout with stomach cancer. Although he generally stayed out of the spotlight, Roy Disney didn't hesitate to lead a successful campaign in 1984 to oust Walt ...

The rubber ducks were off on a race around the world around the canal of Disneyland's It's a Small World, anyway. It was the fourth annual Rubber Duck Derby, an employee fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. "A couple of years ago, the Fantasyland management team thought that it would be fun for the cast members and (it) would be a good fundraiser," said Tamarah Robb, a guest-services ...

Honda announced today they have their new ASIMO robot that can run 4MPH in a permanent installation on a Disneyland stage. Naturally the host of the robot show is the Honda ASIMO theater inside the Innoventions attraction. The show is called the "Say "Hello' to Honda's ASIMO" show and shows off ASIMO's latest technological improvements including several new mobility and AI capabilities that enhance ...

Do you have plans right now? Because after hearing that Disney World in Orlando, FL, and Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, have a limited-edition margarita cupcake with actual tequila, you might be asking for vacation days and getting on a plane. There's just no way you won't want to get your hands on these delicious cupcakes from Sprinkles featuring Casamigos Tequila. The sweet treats are described as a ...

This year, Disney has received an incredibly large amount of complaints for its large amount of ride closures. Now that the Parks are fully back into the swing of things after the COVID-19 pandemic, many families are returning to the Disney Parks for the first time in years to relive the magic of Disney. Unfortunately, many of these Guests are instead met with a large number of ride closures ...

Russi Taylor, the voice of Minnie Mouse for more than 30 years, has died. Taylor, 75, died on Thursday at her home in Glendale, California, Disney announced. In 1986, Taylor beat out hundreds of other hopefuls to become the voice of Minnie in dozens of movies, TV shows and theme park experiences. Among a legion of credits, Taylor lent her voice to "Runaway Brain," ...

Eighteen Russian Olympic Games coaches, trainers and officials en route home from Melbourne had the time of their lives at Disneyland Wednesday afternoon. Visas were waived as was the Russian's inadmissibility to the United States as members of the Communist Party, the U.S .Immigration Service said, "but only for their 15-hour stopover between planes." Four Russians wound up in a car labels ...

Landscape architect Ruth Shellhorn, who designed landscaping for institutions throughout Southern California, died Nov. 3 at Torrance Memorial Medical Center. She was 97. By the time she retired in 1990, she was recognized for helping define the Southern California look of midcentury modern architecture for the now-defunct Bullock's department store chain and planning some of the central landscaping ...