2011 Disneyland
June 1, 2011
June 3--Wally Boag, who played Pecos Bill in nearly 40,000 live performances of the Golden Horseshoe Revue at Disneyland and was the voice of Jose in The Enchanted Tiki Room., passed away. He was 90. He was a resident of Santa Monica, Calif.
June 4--Betty Taylor, who played Slue Foot Sue in Disney's long-running Golden Horseshoe Revue, passed away. Wally Boag, played her character's sweetheart, Pecos Bill. Betty's role as leading lady in Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe Revue helped turn it into the longest-running stage show in entertainment history. The 91-year-old Taylor died at her home in Washington state.
June 12--One Day Adult Ticket Prices increase from $76 to $80
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Disney Hikes Price Of Socal Ticket Deal
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Disney hiked the price of its annual two-day ticket deal for Southern California residents a promotion that begins Sunday (today). Southern California residents can pay $99 for two days at Disneyland Resort parks Disneyland and Disney California ...
California vs. Paris: Peter Pan
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In the fourth of my series comparing the two Disneylands closest to my heart (California and Paris), I shall be looking at Peter Pan's Flight. When I mention California's Peter Pan's Flight in this article, I am referring only to its current ...
No Trip To Disneyland Is Complete Without Ralphing
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She just couldn't stand it anymore. Not with talking birds, harmonizing plants and drum-beating tikis overhead, all flooding her senses. My 2-year-old, whom we call Lucy because that's her name, jumped off her seat and began dancing in the aisle of ...
Disney Parks Suspend Parades, 10 Attractions
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Ten Disney park attractions are slated to be closed for at least part of January, usually for routine rehab projects, as the parks enter a slower season. Disney traditionally shuts down some rides for longer maintenance and upgrade projects starting ...
Disneyland Launches New Weekend Entertainment
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Disney listed Tuesday the themes of the new Family Fun Weekends, which run through March 6, on the Disney Parks blog. The features are an alternative activity while Disneyland's parade is on a break. A Christmas Fantasy parade ended Jan. 3, but ...
Disneyland's Splash Mountain Set To Close Until May
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Disneyland is set Tuesday to close Splash Mountain for about four months during a major rehabilitation project, according to the Disneyland website. Disney usually refurbishes big rides about once every five to 10 years. Splash Mountain is next on ...
Just Trying To Get Through The Crowd
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Our family usually spends Christmas Eve at Disneyland, renewing our passes and watching the fake snowfall. This year we had out-of-town company, who spent two of their five days in the Magic Kingdom, so we saw a little more of Mickey than usual. They ...
Too Good To Be True
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Clayton Johnson became suspicious when he got a phone call informing him he had won a trip to Disney then was asked for his credit card information. The caller wanted to charge him $190 to hold his prize. "They said they were calling from Disney to ...
Disney To Project Guests Photos On Ride
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A new Disneyland show featuring photos of visitors is set to debut next week. The first show, called "The Magic, the Memories, and You," is scheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 27 in the outdoor mall area in front of the "it's a small world" ride, said John ...
Vintage Characters To Shine For A Weekend
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Don't even start us on Smee. Captain Hook's giggly if somewhat ineffective first mate was a Disneyland staple back in the day -- if you're of a certain age, "back in the day" means your younger days, we trust -- but he hasn't been seen around Anaheim ...
Roadwork Starts On Disneyland's Main Street
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Disneyland's Main Street U.S.A. became a bit of a maze for visitors starting last week when workers began construction on the main thoroughfare into the theme park. Crews are working on the concrete along Main Street U.S.A., mostly at night, for ...
A Frugal Guide To Disneyland
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If you're looking for a cut-rate vacation with the kids, The Disneyland Resort of Southern California may not be the first place that comes to mind. But a visit to the self-proclaimed Happiest Place on Earth doesn't have to mean saving until the ...
Disney's Critter Country Closes For Month
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Disneyland is set to shut down Critter Country for more than a month starting Wednesday. Crews already began refurbishing Splash Mountain and Hungry Bear Restaurant, two major features in the land in the northwest corner of the park, earlier this ...
Date Line Disney 74
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Hello friends, I'm back for another personal look at Disneyland from my distorted perspective, Dateline 1974. Yes the days of bell bottom jeans, bun hugger pants and tight 501's. Tight? (You mean you guys wore your pants tight back then?) Yes son "tight" ...
California vs. Paris: Dumbo
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In the fifth of my series comparing the two Disneylands closest to my heart (California and Paris), I shall be looking at selected references to the 1941 movie Dumbo within the parks. Please note, I am specifically referring to the Dumbo ...
Expect A Big Year At Disneyland Resort
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Spring with all its vibrant colors arrived a week before Groundhog Day at the Disneyland Resort. Southern California's signature theme parks are getting ready for a busy 2011 that will include, among several other attractions, the first all-new ride ...
A Four Year Old Boy's Delight There Was Not A Princess In Sight
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We're going to Disneyland. When you say those words to your child, the last thing you expect to hear is, "I don't want to go there." I was surprised by my son's initial reaction until I learned the reason behind it. Disneyland is for ...
Exploring Disneyland Upcoming Star Tours II: The Adventures Continue
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Star Tours closed it's doors last year to begin it's renovation to become the new Star Tours II: The Adventures Continue. And the much anticipated all new prequel to the original popular attraction is almost ready to take guests to a galaxy far, far away. ...
Quadriplegic Man Sues Disney Over Small World
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A quadriplegic man is suing Disneyland in federal court, alleging the theme park left him on the "It's A Small World" ride for 40 minutes after it had stalled while staff evacuated other passengers. The lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court, ...
Bill Justice, Walt Disney Studios Animator Worked On Fantasia And Bambi
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Bill Justice, a former Walt Disney Studios animator who worked on classics such as "Fantasia," "Bambi" and "Alice in Wonderland" and later joined Walt Disney Imagineering where he helped program Audio-Animatronics figures for attractions at Disneyland and ...
When Will Disneyland's New Parade Start
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Disneyland"s new parade may debut later than expected. The company announced last week that Mickey's Soundsational Parade would be part of Disneyland's summer lineup in a press release mostly about Walt Disney World's season. The release says that ...
Disneyland To Launch Mardi Gras Events Today
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Disneyland is kicking off its final theme of a series of weekend events Friday with Mardi Gras celebrations. The Mardi Gras events are set for Fridays through Sundays for the next three weekends, concluding March 6, according to the Disney Parks ...
Walt Disney Parks And Resorts Recalls Children's Watches Due To Risk Of Skin Irritation
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is ...
Disney Guests To Skip Ride Lines With New Plan
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Disneyland Resort park visitors will be able to reserve times for rides and check into hotel rooms from home under a new system that the company is developing, the parks' chairman announced Thursday. Tom Staggs, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and ...
Disneyland Or Bust Tips For A Dream Vacation
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Deprived of Vitamin D and perplexed with ways of entertaining children indoors as rain and snow pelt their windows, many families throw in the towel this time of year and book a pilgrimage to that storied place that bills itself as the Happiest Place on ...
Disneyland Workers Sue Over SSN-Embedded ID Cards
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Employees at the "happiest place on Earth" aren't too happy about what they say is a major privacy violation. Several Disneyland employees have filed a lawsuit claiming the company is violating the law by issuing worker IDs that are embedded with ...
Object Used In GPS Treasure Hunt Closes Downtown Disney
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Downtown Disney was reopened after about 90 minutes Tuesday following a report of a suspicious object that turned out to be part of a high-tech treasure-hunt. Anaheim Police Sgt. Bob Dunn said police received a call of a suspicious object in Downtown ...
What should replace Disneyland's ‘Captain EO'
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Disneyland brought back the Michael Jackson movie, "Captain EO," for what was billed as a limited run. A year ago Wednesday (today), the 3D movie is still at the park. And Disney officials have yet to announce an end date. The return of the 1986 ...
Disneyland Plans To Change Fastpass Rides
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Disneyland recently closed the time-saving Fastpass service for one ride and soon plans to use the tickets for another. The Fastpass system allows visitors to get tickets stamped with times when they can come back for shorter lines for certain rides. ...
Ultimate Guide To Disneyland Theme Parks
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A recent visit to the Disneyland Hotel with my children inevitably led me to the adjacent world-famous Disleyland and Disney California Adventure theme parks, which now offer a plethora of perks for the luxe-minded family vacationer. When even an ...
Disney Temporarily Closes 8 Attractions
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Disney parks are renovating eight attractions and other venues that are shut down for at least part of March. Many of the areas are already closed and some are slated to reopen later this month in the two parks, Disneyland and Disney California ...
Taste Of Disney
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As a fat person who enjoys eating, and more importantly enjoys the camaraderie of eating with friends or family at the table. I have to admit one of the main thoughts of visiting Disneyland for a day is the thought of all the snacks to be had and eaten ...
California vs. Paris: Casey Jr. Circus Train
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In the sixth of my series comparing the two Disneylands closest to my heart (California and Paris), I shall be looking at the section of the park featuring Casey Jr. Circus Train and Storybook Land Canal Boats. When designing the Anaheim park, Walt's ...
Tom Hanks And Tim Allen Set For Jungle Cruise
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Disney enjoyed huge success transforming its Pirates of the Caribbean theme park ride into an adventure movie franchise. On Wednesday it announced similar plans for its popular Disneyland ride Jungle Cruise. The new movie will star Tom Hanks and ...
Disneyland Sets Date For New Attractions
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The Disneyland Resort will be having one of its biggest summers in years, and it will get started earlier than usual. There will be three major attractions at the two Anaheim theme parks: the new "Ariel's Undersea Adventure" at Disney California ...
Guy Inside Talking Animatronic Mickey Mouse Head Greets Visitors At Disneyland
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A person stuffed inside a giant mouse costume, sweating and probably grumpy, an animatronic talking Mickey Mouse head resting on his shoulders, twitching in a conniption fit of Disney enthusiasm. Meet the new Disneyland Mickey Mouse. Gone are the ...
Longtime Disneyland Art Director Wins Major Award
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Disneyland has a lot of Kim Irvine in it. In more than 40 years with the company, Disneyland's art director has created trash cans to fit in with the lands, and renovated vending carts at least twice. She outlined Disney character costumes in "it's ...
Disneyland Set To Show Exclusive Pirates Film Clip
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Disneyland visitors can see an exclusive 3D movie clip of the upcoming "Pirates of the Caribbean" film starting March 25, Disney announced Tuesday. The park plans to host nighttime, preview shows in advance of the release of "Pirates of the ...
Long-Lost Disneyland Rides
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Opened in 1955, Disneyland in Anaheim, California has delighted visitors for decades with its eight themed "lands" of rides, shows and attractions. It just isn't possible to forget a first spin on Dumbo, rocketing through darkness on Space Mountain or ...
Discover Disneyland Hidden Park Secrets
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It's hard to deny that magical feeling when leaving the real world behind and entering the gates of Disneyland. No matter how many trips have been made to this wonderful amusement park, part of the magic of the "Happiest Place on Earth" is that millions ...
Planning A Trip To The Happiest Place On Earth- Here's Some Tips From Experts And Fans
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"Mommy, we need to go to Disneyland." My son delivered this suggestion over a bowl of Cheerios, just after he and his little sister waged their daily war over which identical blue spoon they'd prefer. Neither of my preschoolers remembered that ...
Exclusive 'Pirates' Clip Debuts At Disneyland
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Four hours before the debut, Laura Henderson and her husband sat down on rock wall to make sure they were first in line to see an exclusive clip of the upcoming "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie at Disneyland. They were the only ones there for about ...
Disney Teams With Dupont For Another Futuristic House
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News item: Disney is teaming with a leading United States company to show people what a house years ahead might look like. That, as many Disney fans remember, was in 1957. Disney's creative team partnered with Monsanto to build what it called a ...
Pirates 4 Debut, Johnny Depp Set For Disneyland
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The star-studded premiere of the upcoming "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie, including an expected appearance by actor Johnny Depp, is set for May 7 at Disneyland, Disney announced Tuesday. The 3D movie screening is reserved for invited guests and a ...
Disney Reveals New Star Tours Destinations
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Disney unveiled some of the new destinations featured in the revamped Star Tours ride that is set to open this summer at Disneyland. Crews are now transforming the 1987 ride into a 3D journey through space based on the "Star Wars" movies the ...
Disneyland To Premiere Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 May 7
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Disneyland has announced they will hold the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides premiere on May 7, 2011. It will be the first showing of the film and it will be shown outdoors in 3D. All of the stars of the film will be in attendance as well ...
Most Exhausting Place On Earth
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The happiest place on earth is even happier with a four-month-old Golden Retriever. An integral and fun part of the service dog training experience is taking a trip to Disneyland. Sights, sounds, smells, and millions of distractions await the service ...
California vs. Paris: Alice In Wonderland
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In the seventh of my series comparing the two Disneylands closest to my heart (California and Paris), I shall be looking at selected references to Disney's 1951 animated movie Alice in Wonderland within the parks. The best place to start is perhaps ...
California vs. Blackpool: Alice In Wonderland
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In my main article this month I compared selected references to Disney's 1951 animated movie Alice in Wonderland found within the Magic Kingdoms in California and Paris. In one particular section of my article, I compared Anaheim's dark ride (with ...
Disneyland Resort Generates 4.7 Billion Annually To Economy
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The Disneyland Resort generates about $4.7 billion to the Southern California economy each year, Disney announced Friday. The figure includes taxes and tourist dollars. George Kalogridis, president of the Disneyland Resort, revealed the ...
Disneyland Unveils Details About New Parade
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Disneyland's new musical parade will feature floats and performers from films ranging from "Mary Poppins" to "Tangled" when it debuts next month. Disney unveiled details Friday about the upcoming Mickey's Soundsational Parade during a State of the ...
Disney Imagineer Collin Campbell Passes Away, Leaves Legacy
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Disney Imagineer Collin Campbell passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2011. Campbell, an employee of WED Enterprises, the division of the Walt Disney Company directly responsible for creating the iconic Disney theme park attractions, was involved in ...
Postcard From Disneyland: Fave Rides
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Disney certainly knows how to tell stories. And they know how to get us caught up in the stories they tell. That includes the hordes of little girls that I recently saw wandering the Magic Kingdom in princess dresses. And there were the young boys ...
Final Days To Buy Disney Socal Ticket Deal
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Thursday marks the final day when Southern California residents can buy discounted tickets for the two local Disney parks. Residents can pay $99 for two days at Disney parks Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. Visitors can spend either one ...
Customer Service The Disney Way
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I just returned from the Happiest Place on Earth in a foul mood. I'm not mad at Disneyland. As always they did everything right, providing an exceptionally magical experience for my family. I'm angry at other customer-facing merchants and businesses ...
Disneyland's Soundsational Summer Plan
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The Disneyland Resort is hoping everyone loves a paradeand a couple of new ridesthis summer. That's what Walt Disney Co. has on tap to spur summer attendance as the Anaheim resort passes the halfway point on a multiproject, billion-dollar-plus ...
Disney Worker Collapses, Dies Of Natural Causes
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A longtime cast member at Disneyland died after collapsing inside the amusement park on Wednesday afternoon. Philip Doyle, 58, of Corona died of natural causes, Deputy Coroner Larry Esslinger said Friday. Doyle had been under a doctor's care for a ...
Lodi Insider's Guide To The Happiest Place On Earth
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Disneyland. The Happiest Place on Earth. The sound of the Disneyland Railroad steam whistle piercing the air. The wind blowing through your hair as you plunge into the darkness of Space Mountain. The aroma of popcorn as you stroll down Main Street U.S.A. ...
Disneyland Closes Attractions For Pirates Premiere
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Disneyland this week temporarily closed five attractions as the park prepares for next week's celebrity-studded premiere of the upcoming "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" movie. Crews are building a screen and seating along Rivers of America for the ...
Disney Know It All's
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As a Disney "know it all" and contributing writer here at DLDHistory.com I have to admit there are times when I am quite annoyed when listening to another fan talk about material concerning the history of Walt, his Family and the Disney Theme parks. I ...
California vs. Paris: Fantasyland
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My articles so far, in which I have compared the two Disneylands closest to my heart (California and Paris), have focused on individual attractions found in Fantasyland. This month, after previewing what I shall be writing for the site in the future, I ...
14 Venues, Show Temporarily Close In Disney Parks
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Disneyland Resort parks have 14 venues and one show that are temporarily closed during May, mostly for major makeovers or special events. Many of the projects are ending this month as the two parks -- Disneyland and Disney California Adventure -- ...
22,000 Expected At Disneyland 'Pirates' Premiere
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Disneyland plans to set up 20,000 bleacher seats for fans who want to watch celebrity arrivals, including possibly Johnny Depp, for the "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" premiere Saturday. Another 2,000 invited guests, stars and ticket holders only are ...
Pirates Premiere Has Disneyland Scurrying Many Scallywags Expected
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If you plan on going to Disneyland, then plan on massive crowds this week. On Tuesday the final preparations for what is expected to be the biggest premiere yet are currently under way with the completion of the giant screen. The Pirates of the Caribbean ...
Disneyland Prepares For The Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Premiere
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A 3-D screen on Tom Sawyer Island, food for 2,000 people, musical acts it takes a seaworthy crew. For the last few weeks, after Disneyland has closed its gates for the night, a team of workers, including eight divers, has labored through into the ...
Disneyland Set To Reopen Star Wars-Themed Store
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Disneyland plans Friday (today) to reopen a gift shop with an expanded "Star Wars" section in time for the debut of the upgraded Star Tours ride. Star Trader in Tomorrowland is set to return after undergoing renovations for almost three months, ...
Christie Solaria Projectors To Premiere Pirates Of The Caribbean On Stranger Tides In 3D
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Christie® strikes gold again, with Walt Disney Studios selecting the acclaimed Christie Solaria™ Series CP2230 projectors to screen the highly anticipated World Premiere of Walt Disney Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films' "Pirates of the Caribbean: On ...
Disneyland Gives 2,400 Chance To Ride Star Tours Early
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Fans can register for the chance to ride Star Tours before the upgraded ride officially opens in Disneyland. Disneyland announced Friday (today) that the park will allow a about 2,400 fans to get on the ride May 20 during a preview event, according ...
Give Em Hill Huffing The Fairy Dust At Disneyland
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The morning after President Barack Obama interrupted "The Simpsons" to inform the country about the death of Osama bin Laden, my husband and I drove down to Disneyland. Now this was not a spur-of-the-moment, Munchkin-style "the wicked old witch at ...
Pirates of the Caribbean Inside the Disneyland Premiere
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Johnny Depp skipped most of the press line to instead spend time with thousands of screaming fans. Invited guests swarmed the free rides with virtually no lines. And a fireworks show capped the outdoor screening of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger ...
Star Tours Disneyland Relaunch T-Minus Three Weeks
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To say that Disneyland's old Star Tours ride (which originally opened in the park in 1987) was a little dated doesn't even begin to do it justice. Sure, some of the park's attractions are brought back with an admitted sense of nostalgia attached to ...
Disney Parks Adding Fancier Foods, More Beer
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As a longtime annual pass-holder, dining inside Disneyland's two theme parks never crosses my mind. For those who desire more than your average pizza, fries and burgers, Disneyland concessions don't cut it. But menu makeovers debuting throughout the ...
New Character Coming To Disneyland Ride
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Starting Friday, the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disneyland will feature the watery image of legendary pirate Blackbeard, who will invite riders to proceed "if they be brave or fool enough to face a pirate's curse." Since 2006, the face ...
Star Tours Jumps To Lightspeed
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Hang on, we're making the jump to lightspeed. Tomorrow the all-new Star ToursThe Adventures Continue, a reimagining of the classic Star Wars-themed ride, makes its highly anticipated debut at Walt Disney World (at Disneyland, June 3), and unless you ...
Disneyland's New Star Tours Ride Is Light-Years Better Than The Original
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The new Star Tours attraction that will soon debut at Disneyland adds several layers of 3-D realism to the 1980s-era simulator ride, making the experience less like watching a movie and more like being in the middle of the action. I took a few ...
Star Tours 2.0 Journey Started 14 Years Ago At Skywalker Ranch
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After 14 years in the making, the long-rumored and oft-delayed remake of the Star Tours attraction at Disneyland is about to become a reality. Walt Disney Imagineering's Tom Fitzgerald has been there since the beginning, writing the attraction's ...
Previewing Disneyland's Remodeled Star Tours Attraction
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Being a Disneyland Annual Passholder has its perks. In addition to discounts within Disneyland and California Adventure theme parks and hotels, passholders also have access to a variety of special events throughout the year. Most recently, annual ...
Soundsational Parade Combines Whimsy With Whacky At Disneyland
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Blending elements from "Drumline," "Stomp" and "Glee," the new music-centric "Mickey's Soundsational Parade" opening at Disneyland on Friday delivers on its fun and energetic party premise without feeling forced or contrived. There are no show stops ...
Disneyland Officially Debuts Mickey's Soundsational Parade
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On May 27, Disneyland welcomed "Mickey's Soundsational Parade, the new daily parade featuring favorite Disney characters in a musical and interactive show experience. The parade's concept is offered as a mobile music festival inspired by the music ...
California vs. Paris:Carrousels And Sword In The Stone Ceremony
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This month, I shall continue my series comparing the two Disneylands closest to my heart (California and Paris) by looking at the carousels. In California, this is called King Arthur Carrousel, whereas the Paris equivalent is called Le Carrousel de ...
The Majestic History Of Matterhorn Bobsleds
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Disneyland Park opened its gates for the first time ever on July 17, 1955. Since that notable date in history, Disneyland has grown, expanded, and renovated countless times making it the enticing vacation point that it is today. For some people, ...
Disney Legends Die Within A Day Of Each Other
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They shared a stage at Disneyland five days a week for nearly three decades and died within a day of each other. Betty Taylor, who played Slue Foot Sue in Disney's long-running Golden Horseshoe Revue, passed away Saturday - one day after the death of ...
Trip To Disneyland A Night To Remember For Graduate
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It's safe to say that the last week has been one of the craziest weeks of high school. I had family fly in from France and Texas, and although May 31 was my official last day of classes, the 2011 seniors had to return to school June 1-2 for ...
There Are Ways To Beat The Line At Star Tours
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The revamped Star Tours attraction at Disneyland is subtitled "The Adventures Continue," which is appropriate since right now just getting in is an adventure. Star Tours officially opened last week and has been generating lines that grow like the ...
Vigilance A Full-Time Job On Indiana Jones Ride
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An army keeps one of Disneyland's most elaborate and popular rides safe. Indiana Jones Adventure was among the most innovative attractions ever created when it opened in 1995: It was the first to put an independently moving platform that holds the ...
Analysis Shows 284 Med Issues At 7 OC Theme Parks
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Park-goers at seven Orange County theme parks reported 284 issues that required medical attention and were investigated by a state agency over a two-year period, according to a newspaper analysis. The Orange County Register's study of state records ...
Disneyland To Raise Ticket Prices
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Disneyland Resort is raising prices for park tickets and annual passes effective Sunday. Visitors will pay $80 for an adult one-day ticket to either Disneyland or Disney California Adventure. That is an increase of $4 from the current price. ...
How To Actually Be Happy At The Happiest Place On Earth
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School is out, the kids are full of energy and expectations and parents across Utah are making summer plans. Gasoline prices have driven many Utahns to choose Disneyland as their summer destination. Here are five tips and little-known secrets for making ...
No End Date Yet For Captain EO At Disneyland
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Nearly two years after Michael Jackson's death, "Captain EO," is still playing at Disneyland. The "Captain EO Tribute," the 3-D film and music video featuring Jackson, originally ran from 1986 to 1997 and was revived on a temporary basis in 2010. ...
George Lucas's New Star Wars Disneyland Ride
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The new 3-D version of the Disney theme park ride Star Tours is a quantum leap above the original. Riders will face the unexpected - thousands of different permutations in the story line. The ride's repeat business should be superb. The ...
Disney's Jack Lindquist Master Of Fun
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Like his good friend Marty Sklar, Jack Lindquist was hired by Walt Disney weeks before Disneyland opened in 1955. Lindquist was brought on board as the park's very first advertising manager. He came with a very strong recommendation. "I was ...
Grad Nite Will Switch Disney Theme Parks
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Disneyland"s five-decade tradition of hosting private Grad Nite parties for high school seniors is set to move next door to Disney California Adventure. Starting in 2013, Disney will host the overnight events exclusively at Disney California ...
Gallery Celebrates Art Of Disney Legend
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The Disney Gallery is marking the 45th anniversary of "it's a small world" at Disneyland by exhibiting conceptual art of the attraction by famed artist Mary Blair. Kim Irvine, a concept director for Walt Disney Imagineering, said Blair was chosen to ...
Disney Prepping Adventure Movie Based On Matterhorn Ride
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Disney is developing an adventure movie project inspired by the Matterhorn ride and has set Jason Dean Hall to pen the script. Justin Springer (Tron Legacy, Prom) is producing the project, which has a working title of The Hill. The Matterhorn, also ...
Survival In Mauschwitz
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Not for nothing did a grizzled lifer at Disneyland refer to his worksite as "Mauschwitz." In this case, "lifer" means "one condemned to wear a Donald Duck suit, day in and day out, even when it's 110 degrees in the shade, even when he can't see well ...
Special Fireworks At Disneyland For July 4
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For the second consecutive year, Disneyland is putting on its special Fourth of July fireworks display over four days. "Disney's Celebrate America! A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky," is set for 9:30 p.m. beginning Friday and running through ...
State Investigates 27 Theme-Park Medical Problems
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The state has completed investigations this year into 27 medical problems sustained on Orange County theme park rides, often when visitors were getting on or off the attractions, an Orange County Register analysis found. Venues with permanent rides ...
Disneyland Memories
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Two months ago, I was warned that my article for the July issue would be about my first memories of Disneyland. I knew from the outset how hard this would be. If I had been asked about my first visit to Florida's Magic Kingdom this would be ...
2011 Mickey's Halloween Party Tickets Go On Sale At Disneyland
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Disney Parks Blog has announced dates and tickets prices for Mickey's Halloween Party, the annual holiday event that takes place at Disneyland park. Tickets went on sale July 1, 2011. Among the highlights of the Disneyland Halloween party, which is ...
A Brief History Of Disneyland, An American Classic
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"The thing will get more beautiful year after year. And it will get better as I find out what the public likes; I can't do that with a picture it's finished and unchangeable before I find out whether the public likes it or not." Walt Disney on ...
Disney's Storybook Ride Gets Nightly Makeover
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Landscapers constantly work on Disneyland's Storybook Canal to keep the trees in scale with the miniature scenes in the attraction. Guides on the Storybook Land Canal Boats at Disneyland tell guests the plants are real - they've just been ...
Disneyland Rolls Out New Audio Guide For Blind Visitors
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Main Street is busy and noisy. It's packed with people, strolling by the classic old-time storefronts. Horse-drawn trolleys and old jalopies carry camera-clad visitors. If you're blind, it's hard to tell what's going on. That's why the Disneyland today ...
8 Secrets About Disneyland
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From how to score a cocktail to where to scatter grandma's ashes, this is your ticket to the real Magic Kingdom. 1. There are dead bodies in the Haunted Mansion The Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland is one of the scariest places in the park, ...
Legendary Disneyland Ghost Is Caught On Film
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For decades, fans of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion have discussed a long-gone resident of the Mansion called, simply, the "Hat Box Ghost," so named because he was a ghostly character posed holding a hat box, into which his head would appear and disappear. ...
As Disneyland Turns 56, Walt Disney's Daughter Reminisces
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Imagine growing up in a family surrounded by cartoon characters, a miniature steam train, Academy Awards and theme parks. Diane Disney Miller did. Her dad was Walt Disney. "He was always fun to be with him to walk around with him was fun," ...
Disneyland's VIPs: Five Things You Didn't Know About Disney's Star Treatment
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Celebrities get the star treatment everywhere they go and Disneyland is no exception. For years now, Disney has offered VIP guides (usually seen walking throughout the parks donning their red and blue plaid vests) to the families of film, television and ...
Walt's First Passion
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Since its opening in 1955, Disneyland has seen plenty of attractions come and go, but one has stood the test of time. The Disneyland Railroad was Walt's original idea and continues to be a favorite amongst guests. Long before Walt had the idea to ...
A Few Nuggets About Disneyland As It Turns 56
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Disneyland The Happiest Place on Earth turns 56 on Sunday. Much has been said and written about the groundbreaking amusement enterprise in Anaheim, Calif. But even after more than five and a half decades in operation, some interesting nuggets can ...
Mickey Mouse, A-L-O-N-E
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I end up in this hotel in Orange County whose name refers to two trees for no apparent reasonthere are no trees around, only parking lots, enormous empty parking lots. I have no idea what to do with nine free hours in front of me and no car. Every ...
Happy Birthday, Disneyland
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"To all who come to this happy place: Welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future." Walt Disney It was 56 years ago today July 17, 1955that Walt ...
Macaroon At Disneyland
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The best-kept secret at Disneyland has nothing to do with Walt lore, secret VIP tunnels, or Club 33. The best-kept secret at Disneyland is that their bakeries turn out the best macaroons in Orange County. These are not macarons (one O)--not the ...
First Visit To Disneyland: Unforgettable
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For many years, Disneyland which celebrated its 56th anniversary this past July 17 was a place we thought we might never see. Since 1972, we were "regulars" at Walt Disney World, yet Disneyland was as far away in distance as it was in our travel plans. ...
Two-Dozen Riders Stuck After Disneyland Ride Shuts Down
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Nearly two-dozen people had to be rescued when a roller-coaster at Disneyland's California Adventure theme park came to a halt Friday afternoon. According to the Anaheim Fire Department, an object fell from one of the cars on the California Screamin' ...
Disneyland Readying For Christmas In July
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Disneyland doesn't keep holiday decorations up all year like some families do, but Christmas is a year-round event for the Resort Enhancement team. Then again, at-home decorators aren't dealing with a 60-foot-tall artificial Christmas tree that ...
Making Kinect Disneyland Adventures
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Disneyland has remained one of the world's most popular attractions ever since it was built on a 160-acre site near Anaheim, California, in 1955. Love it or loathe it, there is no denying that nearly 16 million people eagerly flock every year to gawp ...
Disneyland Tour Follows Walt Disney's Journey
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A tour of Disneyland from the perspective of Walt Disney ends with the guide quoting a newspaper article describing Disney's success as a "product of luck." The 180-minute tour, titled "A Walk in Walt's Footsteps," shows that Disney's rise from a ...
New Disneyland Attractions Provide Endless Summer Fun
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Say the word "Disneyland" to any child and you're sure to get a smile. KSL got an inside look at some of the new attractions at one of the world's famous amusement parks. If Minnie Mouse doesn't get you moving, then maybe Pluto, or Goofy, or ...
How Disneyland Workers Dress The Part
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Employees at the Disneyland Resort are known as "cast members," and just like those playing roles in a movie or a play, they wear costumes to look the part. The costumes can be that of a butler or a maid for Disneyland's Haunted Mansion, or a ...
Mark A Trip To Disneyland With A Button
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Disneyland has long been a place where people have gone to celebrate memorable occasions. The park promoted that theme beginning in 1987 after Super Bowl XXI. New York Giants quarterback Phil Sims was the first, and Green Bay Packers quarterback ...
Official Fairy Tale Gay Wedding
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Disneyland has been offering Fairy Tale Weddings for decades, but wow the Happiest Place on Earth broke new ground last week with Mat Wood and Eric Ross's wedding celebration. On LGBTPOV.com Karen Ocamb wrote: "In 1998, LGBTs in Southern ...
Disneyland Ride Gets New Shrubbery
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Topiaries have been part of "itsasmallworld" since the ride debuted at Disneyland in 1966, but today's plants are not the originals. Karen Hedges, director of Horticulture and Resort Enhancement, said the 15 topiaries - shaped as animals and objects ...
Storm In A Teacup
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With a boy of his own, Stephen Lacey makes his first visit to the Disneyland of his childhood. When I was a boy, my idea of Disneyland was pretty sketchy; it was where Mickey and Donald lived. And there was a ride where you sat in a giant spinning ...
10 Great Disney Restaurants Almost As Fun As The Park
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It's completely unacceptable: Our son is 7 years old and we still have never taken him to Disneyland or Disney World. But this year we're finally doing it: We're fitting one day at Disneyland into our vacation in Los Angeles. Being the food-obsessed type ...
A Disneyland Summer Vacation
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My family just came home from a wonderful week-long vacation at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA. We are big Disney fans, and have a blast every time we go, but this trip we saw some new stuff, and actually learned a cool secret that I'm willing to share with ...
California vs. Paris: It's A Small World
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This month, in my article comparing the two Disneylands closest to my heart (California and Paris), I shall be looking at "it's a small world", the ride which according to Walt Disney Imagineering's international Ambassador Marty Sklar- has a "song ...
Looking To The Stars
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Hello Friends! Steven here with my latest take on anything Disneyness. I have been taking a break from writing for the last couple of months due to selling my house, buying a new one, and moving closer to town. I really had forgotten how much junk a ...
3 Disney Attractions Temporarily Closing
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Even at the Magic Kingdom, maintenance is a must. Two Disneyland attractions are closed through August, a third will close at the end of the month and visitors to neighboring Disney California Adventure will have to slip into that park a little ...
Walt Disney's Custom Estate For Sale
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While it's easy to imagine Walt Disney simply living in Disneyland, perhaps in one of the houses that dot Disneyland's Main Street, the man behind Mickey Mouse actually built a custom estate in Los Angeles, about a half-hour drive from the "Happiest Place ...
Classic Perfume Shop Returns To Disney Park
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A specialty perfume shop that opened when New Orleans Square debuted at Disneyland in 1966 has returned after a lengthy absence. The Mlle. Antoinette's Parfumerie allowed guests to create their own signature fragrances and closed in the 1990s. ...
Annual Canoe Races Play Out On Rivers Of America
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The annual Cast Canoe Races at Disneyland began in 1963 when employees, who Disney calls cast members, challenged one another to a race. Nearly 50 years later, the event has evolved into a gathering with more than 600 Disney employees on 72 teams ...
Lightsabers At Disneyland Are Fan Favorite
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Fans of the movie Star Wars now have two places to build their own lightsaber when they exit Star Tours at Disneyland. Before Star Tours re-opened in June, guests leaving the ride were funneled into the Star Trader merchandise shop. The guests ...
Disneyland's Main Street, Restaurants to Expand
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Yesterday marked the beginning of a year-long expansion plan of Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A. that will affect many the street's current eateries. The plan also includes a 2012 debut of a new bakery in the park. Disney doesn't seem to be losing ...
Disneyland To Rework Carnation Plaza Gardens Into Fantasy Faire
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Disneyland Park in Anaheim plans to rebuild its Carnation Plaza Gardens Stage into a storybook village called Fantasy Faire. The news was announced last week during the annual D23 Expo convention for Disney fans held at the Anaheim Convention Center. ...
Move Over Mickey Disneyland's Princesses Are Getting New Digs
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Sleeping Beauty and company will be moving to a new Disneyland hangout. Come 2013, the princesses will have their own storybook village, dubbed Fantasy Faire, to call home. The princesses have been holding their meet-and-greets in the Fantasyland ...
California vs. Paris: Fantasyland Shops
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This article shall finish off my series of comparisons between the Fantasylands of the Disneylands closest to my heart (California and Paris) by looking at the shops found in that Land. The shops in the Paris Fantasyland are La Bottega di Geppetto ...
California vs. Blackpool: General
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Earlier in the year, I wrote an article for DLDHistory.com comparing the Alice in Wonderland ride in Disneyland to Alice's Wonderland at Pleasure Beach Blackpool (the most visited theme park in the United Kingdom). As I have recently come back from a ...
Making The Grade
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As a Filmmaker, Instructor, Entertainer here in Apple Valley CA it sometimes amazes me of the talent in and around San Bernardino County that I have met or heard about over the years. I have engaged many an interesting person while out and about in this ...
Disneyland Resort Donates California Zephyr To Railroad Museum
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The California Zephyr train that was a prominent feature at the entrance to Disney's California Adventure has been donated to the Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Disneyland Resort officials said. The train, an authentic reproduction of the Western ...
Fantasy Faire Replacing Carnation Plaza Gardens
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An iconic Disneyland entertainment area is soon to be transformed into a meeting place for their favorite Disney princesses. Disney announced Carnation Plaza Gardens, a fixture in the Plaza Hub since 1956, will be replaced by Fantasy Faire. ...
Tis The Season To Be Spooky
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Separate-ticket 'Mickey's Halloween Party' Offers Trick-or-Treating In Disneyland Park on 10 Special Nights The spirit of Halloween Time will invade Disneyland Resort this fall with Disney villains, Mickey Mouse and his friends in Halloween costumes, ...
Disneyland Halloween Night Parties To Include Stormtroopers
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Stormtroopers, Duffy the Bear and Phineas and Ferb are set to crash Mickey's Halloween Party at Disneyland. Mickey's Halloween Party is a series of after-hours parties that include an exclusive fireworks show, trick-or-treating, a character costume ...
Disneyland's Mickey's Halloween Party 2011 Offers New Tricks And Treats
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Disneyland Resort's Halloween Time is almost here, and Disney Cast Members and fans are getting into the spirit of the holiday. One of the highlights of the season is Mickey's Halloween Party, the after-hours event that takes place at Disneyland Park. ...
A Family Tribute To Walt Disney San Francisco Museum Tells The Story Of The Man Not The Brand
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During Sunday brunch in a diner near Fisherman's Wharf, I started contemplating how my 14-year-old daughter and I would spend the afternoon. My husband and son were hustling off to the baseball park for a Giants-Brewers game so on our third day here, we ...
Disneyland Brings Chills This Halloween
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Halloween is coming early this year! Today,Disneyland park will put on its costume to give a not-so scary fun time to guests. Everyone from adults to little ghouls will have a fun time seeing the various decorations and experience the tricks and treats ...
Disney To Build Avatar-Themed Lands
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The Happiest Place on Earth is going to Pandora and beyond. But not to Disneyland or Disney California Adventure, at least right now. The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday that it had formed a partnership with Academy Award-winning director ...
Magic Carpet Malfunctions At Disney's Aladdin Show In Anaheim
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Cast members of "Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular" show at California Adventure had quite a scare Sunday after the magic carpet malfunctioned, leaving Aladdin and Jasmine hanging by their harnesses. Parkgoers quickly took to Twitter on Sunday ...
Disney Collection Mimics Halloween's Haunted Mansion
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Fans of the joining of "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" and the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland can take home collectibles based on the Halloween themed ride. Brian D. Sandahl is the art director in charge of the annual re-theming of the ...
Disney Ghosts Feast On Mansion's Gingerbread
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Halloween and Christmas collide at the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland when characters from "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" take over the home of 999 Happy Haunts. Brian D. Sandahl is the art director in charge of the annual conversion ...
Gay Days Celebration At Disneyland Resort To Draw 30,000
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Once an underground gathering that was regularly protested by religious groups and conservative politicians, the annual Gay Days at the Disneyland Resort marks its 14th anniversary this weekend and is expected to draw more than 30,000 people to the ...
Wonderful Weekend Trip To The Magic Kingdom
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There is nothing quite like experiencing Disneyland through a four year-old or soon to be four-year old I should say! The entire family got to share in grandson Samuel's amazing birthday celebration at the happiest place on earth. From the moment ...
California_vs. Paris: Main Street USA
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This month, I shall be comparing the Main Street, U.S.A.'s which can be found in the Disneylands closest to my heart (California and Paris). Both are based loosely on Walt's home town of Marceline Missouri. Anaheim's is set in 1910, as part of the ...
Disneyland Resort Offers Plenty Of New Attractions
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The self-proclaimed "happiest place on Earth" is about to become a whole lot happier. When Disneyland Resort's new 12-acre Cars Land opens in time for next summer's tourist blitz, it will represent the latest achievement in the world of ...
Disneyland It All Started With A Mouse
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Who wants sugar in their tea? The Mad Hatter asked. Everyone cheered. It is at this moment when I realised the greatest thing for the 'little traveller' was the parks unique way to bring treasured favourites to life, such as a favoured classic, Alice in ...
Mickey's Halloween Party At Disneyland
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I went to my first Mickey's Halloween Party last Friday! I shot photos and wrote words about the experience! Think I'm lying? Nope, not lying. I've always loved the month of October in the parks. Disney is thorough about pretty much ...
Disneylands Mine Train Still Runs In Their Memories
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Disneyland's Mine Train Thru Nature's Wonderland is fondly remembered by the men who ran it. Before there was Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, a roller coaster that hustles about, there was a battery-powered mine train that rolled along in that same ...
Scariest Place On Earth Just Got Scarier
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Disneyland is advertising its annual Halloween fright fest and, as usual, I'm confused. The theme park is scary year-round as far as I'm concerned. So, what happens in October? It gets even scarier? Oh, my. Halloween Time, which continues at ...
Six Disney Attractions Temporarily Closing
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Three attractions at Disney California Adventure and three at neighboring Disneyland are scheduled to close during October for holiday decorating and routine maintenance. Disney spokesman Kevin Rafferty, Jr. said Disney California Adventure's ...
Head Custodian Retires After 47 Years At Disney
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When Ray Sidejas started working at Disneyland in 1964 as a busboy, things were quite different. The park would close on Mondays and Tuesdays during the fall and Walt Disney himself would roam Disneyland. And the department Sidejas worked in was ...
All Aboard Disney's Fort Wilderness Railroad
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It's no secret that Walt Disney had a special place in his heart for railroads. Years before Disneyland opened, he built a model railroad in his backyard which he dubbed the Carolwood Pacific Railroad and spent countless hours riding it, tinkering with ...
Reflections On My Trip To Disneyland
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I was a little worried about our trip to Disneyland, which took place last week. Last time I went with my older son, then 4 years old, and misjudged the scariness of Pirates of the Caribbean by a factor of about 10. He didn't want to go on rides ...
Itsy-Bitsy Teenie-Weenie Disneyland Exhibit Goes Nano
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To help visitors understand the vast world of the wee, the new Nanooze Lab at Disneyland, in Anaheim, Calif., allows guests to "touch a molecule" and zoom into the nanometer scale world of atoms and molecules. Using microscopes, they can see ...
Environmental Group Files Suit Against The Happiest Place On Earth
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Minnie's House, the Haunted Mansion and Mr. Toad's Wild Ride are all attractions families may want to avoid during their next Disneyland adventure, according to an environmental group alleging the California theme park is riddled with attractions that can ...
Going Kid Free At Disneyland
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The thing that surprised me about Disneyland is how much fun I had without my kid. No, we didn't go by ourselves we brought our daughter. And we all had a blast. It was a couple days of fairies and magic and 5,000-calorie meals dipped in sugar and ...
It's Boo Time At Disneyland
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No matter what time of day you go to Disneyland during Halloween time, there is something seasonal, festive and fun going on. The spirit of Halloween Time visits Disneyland Resort starting in mid-September and stays through October 31. Popular ...
New Disneyland Attraction Involves Falling Tree Limbs
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They look beautiful but you can't trust them anymore either. Margarita Pina hoped May 1 would be an enjoyable day at Disneyland with her two toddlers. But the Riverside County mother got more than she paid for when a six-foot tree branch loaded ...
Elephant Returns To Disney's Jungle Cruise
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The most-feared animal in Disneyland's jungle has reclaimed her throne inside the Jungle Cruise. The female African bull elephant, affectionately called "Mother-in-Law" by employees, re-emerged on the banks of the ride's Nile River earlier this ...
Wall-E Perfect Replacement For Captain EO At Disneyland
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Reports are surfacing that Disneyland is actively looking to replace Captain EO in its 3D theatre in tommorrowland. The park brought it back for an encore run after a 13 year run of "Honey, I shrunk the audience" made its home there. Now Captain EO's ...
Welcome To Disneylead: Toxicity Found In The Magic Kingdom
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I recently had the semi-pleasure of visiting the "happiest place on earth," otherwise known as Disneyland, California. Disneyland loomed large for me as a kid growing up in Southern California, and I was cautiously eager to share the novelty of the ...
Disneyland, Disney World Military Discounts
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Here's how to get discounts to Disneyland and Disneyworld and their resorts Did you know that the Walt Disney Co. offers special discounts to Disneyland and Walt Disney World for active-duty and retired military, as well as disabled veterans? ...
Making Your Own Magic Kingdom
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I just got back to the real world -- from Disneyland. It was fascinating to watch people from all over the world as they were brilliantly funneled through cleverly planned entertainment. (Disclaimer: Call me "old school" but I only like the pre-Fantasia ...
California vs. Paris: The Railroads
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This month, I shall be comparing the Railroads which circle the two Disneylands closest to my heart (California and Paris). Both versions were opening day attractions, although in Anaheim it was called the Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad until 1974; ...
A Walk In Jenna's Shoes
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As pass holders to Disneyland I know there are times when we get a bit tired of the park when we have experienced the same rides and attractions for the millionth time around. If you have been reading any of past articles, you know how I feel about the ...
Mickey Mouse Gets A Toon-Themed Tree For The Holidays
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Mickey Mouse celebrates the holidays with a cartoon-style Christmas tree this season as new decor adds merriment to Mickey's Toontown for the 2011 holidays at Disneyland Resort. The holidays shine brightly throughout the resort from Nov. 14, 2011, through ...
One Republic At Disneyland: Performance For New Year's 2012
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Happy New Year! Ah, wait a minute, it's still November, right? Well, it might be on the calendar but the band of One Republic was at the Disneyland Resort on Saturday celebrating Rockin Eve 2012 with a crowd of New Year's Eve fans who found themselves ...
Harry Potter Day At Disneyland Turns Hope To Tears With The Wave Of A Wand
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This past Sunday, November 6, marked the fifth unofficial Harry Potter Day at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif. According to the organizer's website: "Our event draws Potter fans from all over the Southland and far beyond for a day of mirth, ...
Holiday Season Opens For Disneyland Today
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People dressed as reindeer rehearse their dance moves and work crews in cherry-pickers add lights to Sleeping Beauty Castle as the Disneyland Resort prepares for the holiday season. Each year, Disney's theme parks, hotels and Downtown Disney undergo ...
Five Things Disneyland Has Over Disney World
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When Walt Disney World opened its gates in Florida in 1971, Disneyland started taking the proverbial backseat to its younger (and much larger) sibling. Disneyland was just a theme park. Disney World was a destination. Of course, since then ...
He Runs Grandfather's Train At Disneyland
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Disneyland Railroad in his blood: Working on the Disneyland Railroad carries on a family tradition. For many, trips to Disneyland are a family tradition. But for Nate Lord, it's working at Disneyland that carries on a family tradition. ...
Rain, Rain Stay Away At Least 'Til Sunday
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I'm counting on the rain to hold off until at least Sunday so I can get to Disneyland this weekend, the first with the park decked out for the holidays. I want to get in there before the Thanksgiving and then Christmas crowds arrive. If you ...
Jake Is Newest Character At Disneyland Resort
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A new pirate showed up at the Disneyland Resort over the weekend, this time at Disney California Adventure. Jake from the Disney Channel's animated series "Jake and the Neverland Pirates," is on board as the newest walk-around character at the theme ...
Tips For Taking The Kids To Disneyland During The Holidays
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Every year, Disneyland magically transforms into a winter wonderland for families to enjoy. There are almost 700 festively-decorated trees located throughout the park, including the popular one at the beginning of Main Street. Guests can enjoy ...
Disneyland Sets Dates For Fresh Candy Canes
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Disneyland has started making and selling fresh candy canes popular treats that prompt fans to line up early during the holidays. The park's Candy Palace and Candy Kitchen sold the holiday candies for the first time of the season on Wednesday, when ...
Merry Holidays At Disneyland
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The magic of the holiday season is made all that more magical with cheap flights to Disneyland. Disney goes all out to create a winter wonderland at Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure theme parks. Expect holiday-themed attractions and parades, ...
Two Disney Rides Will Close Temporarily
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Two Disneyland rides are closing for maintenance for a few days in December, a traditionally busy month for tourists. The park usually postpones major closures until January when traffic slows down following the bustling holiday season. For ...
Celebrity-led Disney Event Restricts Viewing
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Celebrities ranging from actor James Earl Jones to Dick Van Dyke have led a holiday ceremony in the middle of Disneyland for five decades. But without an invitation, visitors must look for limited spots to see the event. This weekend, the annual ...
Celebrate The Holidays At The Disneyland Resort With Festive Food Offerings
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The Holidays are here at The Disneyland Resort, check-out these seasonal food classics that's sure to please every palette. Chef Moses from the Blue Bayou, teaches Josiah how to make a fruit Brown Skewer. This easy to make dessert is sure to be a ...
Happy Birthday Walt Disney
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Today is the great and imaginative Walt Disney's birthday. The innovator died on Dec. 16, 1966, days after he turned 65. Because of Walt Disney, children young and old get to experience and know such characters as Mikey Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto and ...
X Made His Mark With The Walt Disney Company
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Marty Sklar, the former head of Walt Disney Imagineering, tells a great story about Francis Xavier Atencio the man known to everyone in Disney circles as simply X and how Walt Disney unexpectedly tapped X do write the script for a new ride being ...
Disneyland Enchanted Tiki Room, Walt Disney World Polynesian Luau Are Distant Cousins
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The Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show at the Polynesian Resort in Walt Disney World has been entertaining guests since the 1970s. It's a lively night set in the open-air Luau Cove Theater, with ample servings of Polynesian food coupled with traditional ...
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Walt Disney was born 110 years ago this week and, if someone decided to build a Mount Rushmore for Hollywood next to Griffith Observatory, we all take it for granted that he would be in granite. Disney the brand is among the strongest in the world but ...
Disneyland At Christmas It's Not Just For Kids
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If there's a better place to immerse yourself in the Holidays than Disneyland I don't know where it could be. And that's especially true if you can stay at one of Disney's resort hotels. Once again this year, California residents can take an easy ...
Disneyland Set To Close Early Today, Tuesday
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Disney employees won't only be working at Disneyland on Monday and Tuesday night. They'll also be celebrating. Disneyland is set to close early Monday (today) and Tuesday so employees can attend a holiday party there, said Betsy Sanchez, a ...
Christmas At Disneyland Is Busy But Still Magical
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Disneyland at Christmas Time is even more magical It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas and if the kids stayed off the naughty list they might just get lucky enough to be screaming "I'm going to Disneyland!" As the parents, brace yourself for ...
It's A Small World Holiday Guests Lining Up At Disneyland
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The Disneyland tickets need to be bought to see one of the biggest holiday traditions sailing at the Happiest Place on Earth. On Sunday, the It's A Small World Holiday attraction had guests waiting over an hour to share a ride on the boats. Everyone wants ...
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Having grown up in Southern California, I can't remember a time when I wasn't aware of Disneyland. I've loved the amusement park and all things Disney since I was itty bitty. I can remember being carried out to the car while it was still dark out ...
Tips For Dealing With Holiday Crowds At Disney Parks
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Disneyland Resort parks can get jam packed, even filling to capacity, during the weeks around Christmas. It especially gets busy after Christmas Day when tourists flock to town. Read a story about Disney holiday crowds. Here are some ways to ...
Disneyland Fireworks Temporarily Stopped
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Disneyland's nightly holiday fireworks show was canceled Tuesday night for the fifth time in the last week. The display, "Believe in Holiday Magic," was first canceled on Dec. 22 because of weather conditions and a technical issue. The same night, a ...
Happiest Worker Marks 55 Years At Disney
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On Friday, Disney will hold an internal party to celebrate Martinez's tenure the longest in Disneyland's history. In his signature, tall white chef's hat, Oscar Martinez holds out a hand out as he greets just about every breakfast guest sitting on ...
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Disney officials and experts are evaluating the safety of the Disneyland fireworks on a daily basis after an employee was injured last week, officials said. Disneyland is canceling its nightly fireworks again Wednesday the sixth time in the past ...
The Happiest Place On Earth
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I'm going to go to Disneyland by myself. Maybe that doesn't strike anyone as odd, but at my age I think the only people who do that are the people who decorate their homes in a Mickey Mouse motif and wear Pluto sweatshirts. I am not one of those people. ...
Disneyland Fireworks Show Day-To-Day After Employee Is Injured
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The skies over Disneyland have been unusually silent as the Christmas "Believe in Holiday Magic" fireworks show has been canceled several times because of "technical issues." Disneyland Resort spokeswoman Betsy Sanchez said a decision is being made ...
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A Disneyland employee quickly moved away from fireworks when he heard a suspicious noise before it exploded, avoiding any burns in a rare incident last week, according to an Anaheim Fire Department report. Disneyland tonight is canceling the nightly ...
Disneyland Cancels Fireworks Show For 6th Night
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As Disneyland continues to evaluate the safety of its holiday fireworks show, the nightly display was canceled on Wednesday night. It was the sixth time in the past week that the show was canceled because of technical issues. Last Thursday, an ...
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Laguna Niguel residents who aren't headed to Times Square in New York City, a local party, or even the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, just got lucky. Disneyland's fireworks display is back on. Just in time for New Year's Eve, Disneyland officials ...
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Disneyland will hold a 24-hour party on Leap Day next year as part of a promotion, Disney announced Saturday. Disneyland will be open for 24 hours starting 6 a.m. Feb. 29, according to a Disney website. Disney made the announcement on "Dick Clark's ...
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February 10--Bill Justice, a former Walt Disney Studios animator who worked on classics such as 'Fantasia,' 'Bambi' and 'Alice in Wonderland' and later joined Walt Disney Imagineering where he helped program Audio-Animatronics figures for attractions at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, died of natural causes, a day after he turned 97.
March--Kim Irvine, Disneyland Art Director , honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Themed Entertainment Association. Irvine's mother is the model for Madame Leota in the Haunted Mansion. Irvine's face and voice appears as Madame Leota in the Haunted Mansion Holiday make over. Irvine led major projects to decorate Sleeping Beauty Castle in 2005 for the 50th anniversary, design the Disney Dream Suite in 2008, add Disney characters to the 'it's small world” ride in 2009 and update scenes along Rivers of America last year.
April 2--Collin Campbell , a former Walt Disney Imagineer passed away . Campbell's distinctive paintings of the Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean, and the Haunted Mansion were an intrinsic part of the conceptualization and design of those Disney attractions. He may be best known for his illustrations for the 'Haunted Mansion' story-and-song record album, which featured the voice of a young Ron Howard and introduced legions of youngsters to the mystery of Disneyland's new Haunted Mansion attraction back in 1969
June 3--Wally Boag, who played Pecos Bill in nearly 40,000 live performances of the Golden Horseshoe Revue at Disneyland and was the voice of Jose in The Enchanted Tiki Room., passed away. He was 90. He was a resident of Santa Monica, Calif.
June 4--Betty Taylor, who played Slue Foot Sue in Disney's long-running Golden Horseshoe Revue, passed away. Wally Boag, played her character's sweetheart, Pecos Bill. Betty's role as leading lady in Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe Revue helped turn it into the longest-running stage show in entertainment history. The 91-year-old Taylor died at her home in Washington state.
June 12--One Day Adult Ticket Prices increase from $76 to $80
July 17--Disneyland celebrates it's 56th birthday
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