2012 Disneyland
May 1, 2012
May 10-- Alice Davis Main Street window dedication
2012 Disneyland Articles:
Disneyland Park Celebrates Three Kings Day For First Time In 2012
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In extending its holidays and New Year's celebrations, Disneyland Resort will celebrate Three Kings Day Jan. 6-8, 2012. Three Kings Day activities will take place at Zocalo Park in Disneyland Park.
The Disneyland celebration of Three Kings Day is ...
Disneyland Restaurants Close New One Opens
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Disneyland restaurants along Main Street U.S.A. will begin a transformation starting Thursday (today).
Some food venues on the west side of Main Street U.S.A. are set to close temporarily for renovations starting Thursday.
Also Thursday, the ...
Dining At Disney's Club 33: The Good, The Bad And The Shopping
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There is a special population obsessed enamored with all things Disney, and a completely unrelated group that wants to be a part of all things exclusive. Rarely do these two collide, except when discussing a certain door adjacent to the Blue Bayou in New ...
7 Attractions Temporarily Close At Disney
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Visitors to Disneyland resorts may want to check ahead to see if their favorite rides are operating as the park begins its annual maintenance.
Starting Monday, seven attractions will close for refurbishment as well as some shows and restaurants.
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3 Reasons Disney Is More Valuable Than You Think
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Few businesses ever strive for excellence. Advantages, yes. Profits, undoubtedly. But excellence? Not so much. Thanks to a Christmas-break trip to Disneyland in California (not China), I now believe Walt Disney is a notable exception to this rule, and ...
Disney Parks Switch Fireworks Entertainment
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Disneyland Resort's two parks are changing their entertainment schedule, including the fireworks show, during the slower winter months.
Some of the entertainment features are switching to a weekends-only schedule until the spring.
Here are ...
Jolly Holiday Restaurant Opens
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Mary Poppins' teaspoon that made the medicine go down is on display at Disneyland's new Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe. But there's no sugar in the spoon.
The sugar is in the pastry display cases.
The Main Street USA restaurant officially opened ...
The Matterhorn Is Down But Not Out At Disneyland
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The Matterhorn Bobsleds are now closed for refurbishment through June 14, 2012. Scaffolding has gone up around the iconic Disneyland mountain, which first opened to the public in 1959.
In addition to the cosmetic rehab, several changes are in store. ...
Disneyland Says Disabilities Act Doesn't Require It To Allow Segways
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As a lawyer for Disneyland defended the park's preference of wheelchairs for the disabled over Segways, the 9th Circuit judges joked about sedan chairs held aloft by porters, as practiced in ancient times.
Tina Baughman says that muscular dystrophy ...
Were Doritos Invented At Disneyland
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Gracias, Disneyland?
Over the weekend, I gave my short history of Mexican food in Orange County at the Segerstrom Center's Samueli Stage as part of its hosting of the awesome, ribald Chautauqua! show. Since I doubt I'll ever grace any stage at the ...
Five Unique Artifacts From Disneyland's Opening That Remain At The Park
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A lot has changed at Disneyland since the park first opened in 1955.
Over the nearly six decades that have passed since its debut, many things at the Happiest Place on Earth have either been lost over time or met with a wrecking ball during one of ...
Park To Celebrate Lunar New Year
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The Lunar New Year doesn't officially start until Jan. 23, but Disneyland is kicking off the celebration now.
Guests at the Anaheim theme park can enjoy a number of activities along the Small World Mall area. There will be Chinese dragon and ribbon ...
Disney Changes Dress Code To Allow Employees To Grow Beards
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First, they could grow a mustache, just like Walt Disney. Now, they can grow a little more facial hair but not quite enough to be like one of the Seven Dwarfs.
Disneyland announced that it's loosened up its dress code -- known as the "Disney Look" ...
Common Currency Customer Experience Is City's Killer App
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As a newly married couple in school together in Glendale, Ariz. we decided to drive across the desert in a '76 Plymouth Duster with no air conditioning and a questionable transmission on a weekend break to go see Disneyland in Anaheim Calif.
My new ...
California vs. Paris: The Railroads (Part Two)
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In November 2011, I wrote an article comparing the Railroads found in the two Disneylands parks closest to my heart (California and Paris). This month, I shall be comparing the stations at which they stop and the Dioramas which they pass.
The ...
Disney Temporarily Closes 8 Attractions, 1 Show
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Eight Disney parks attractions, one show and some hotel pools will be temporarily closed for at least part of February mostly because of maintenance projects.
Disney traditionally conducts most of their big renovation projects in the winter months ...
Disneyland Matterhorn Ride Closes For Extensive Overhaul
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The Scharff family of Spokane, Wash., made a special trip to Disneyland recently to celebrate the birthday of 5-year-old Mason with a ride on the Matterhorn.
So they were disappointed to see the 147-foot-tall attraction covered in scaffolding and ...
Secrets Of Walt Disney Secret Disneyland Apartment
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Hardcore Disneyland aficionados already know about the secret apartment above the fire station on Main Street USA where Walt Disney and his family used to hide out, an interview with Walt's daughter Diane Disney Miller, who reveals some of the secrets ...
Disneyland On The Cheap
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Sure, tickets to Disneyland are usually pricey. But you don't need a hoard of cash the size of Scrooge McDuck's to have a great time.
They say that money can't buy happiness, but Disney seems to prove that statement false. As the self-proclaimed ...
Disneyland Launches New Orleans Parties
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Disneyland is launching a series of New Orleans-style parties this weekend.
Over five weeks in February and March, Disneyland is holding New Orleans Bayou Bash events in New Orleans Square, mostly on weekends. The events will include music, Disney ...
Disneyland Fireworks Set To Return After Technical Problems
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The Disneyland fireworks are set to return Friday night after problems forced the park to cancel Sunday's show.
Disney shut down the "Remember Dreams Come True" show on Sunday because of "technical difficulties," said Betsy Sanchez, a Disneyland ...
Disneyland Sued For Negligence In Jungle Cruise Crash
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Disneyland sells its popular Jungle Cruise boat ride this way:
"Board a trusty tramp steamer for a 7-minute guided tour of jungles from around the world, brimming with exotic animals and lush tropical foliage. Keep an eye out for potential perils -- ...
Disney's Do's And Don'ts
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Disneyland is often called "The Happiest Place on Earth". When you break it down, this claim has a lot of validity. Magic comes to life when your favorite childhood characters begin dancing in front of you. Suddenly Belle, Prince Charming and Mickey Mouse ...
Celebrate Mardi Gras With Tiana, Snacks
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Just because Southern California is nowhere near New Orleans doesn't mean you can't celebrate Mardi Gras in style.
And Disneyland in Anaheim is pulling out all the stops to make this a Mardi Gras to remember.
On select dates through March 11, ...
Class Action Of Blind Persons Against Disney
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On June 5, 2012, trial will commence in an action brought against Walt Disney Parks & Resorts by a class consisting of all blind visitors to the Disneyland and Walt Disney World resorts. In Shields v. Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, the class action pending ...
Disney Tightens Their FastPass Ride Reservation Policy
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There's all kinds of tricks, tips, and tidbits when it comes to visiting a mega theme park like those in the Disney empire. However, one of the best secrets was a kind of loophole in the FastPass ride reservation system over at Walt Disney World and ...
Disneyland Will Let Fans Line Up Early For 24-Hour Party
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Disneyland's special 24-hour party actually will last up to 32 hours for some fans.
Disney is allowing visitors to line up starting at 10 p.m. eight hours before a 24-hour party begins at Disneyland.
The park is staying open for 24 hours for a ...
What's Next For ‘Captain EO' At Disneyland
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Two years ago, fans lined up overnight to catch the first showing of Michael Jackson's "Captain EO" movie after a 13-year absence, thinking that it would show for only for a limited time at Disneyland.
But Disney has yet to announce when "Captain ...
Disneyland Prepares For 24-Hour Party
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Disneyland is making preparations to stay open for a 24-hour party, including special foods that will only be available overnight.
The company is having a promotion for Leap Day, called One More Disney Day, in which both Disneyland in Anaheim and ...
Longtime Disneyland Guitarist Passes Away
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Ernie McLean, a longtime fixture in New Orleans Square, passed away, he was 87.
McLean was reportedly the last entertainer personally hired by Walt Disney. He was one of the first members of the Royal Street Bachelors that played regularly in the ...
Line Starts Tonight For Disneyland's 24-Hour Party
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The big Leap Day promotion at Disneyland will kick off a day early on Tuesday night (tonight).
Disney is allowing visitors to line up starting at 10 p.m. Tuesday (tonight), eight hours before the park opens. The first 2,000 guests will get special ...
7 Tips For Tackling Disneyland In A Day
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I've been to Disneyland hundreds of times over the last two decades and have been writing the Funland theme park blog for about four years now. As a result, people are always asking me how to do everything at Disneyland in a single day.
The short ...
Disneyland Bomb Scare Was Handled In The Goofiest Way
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Disneyland was NOT the Happiest Place on Earth today. Not for the tens of thousands of people stuck in the parking lot for 3 hours due to a "bomb scare" that turned out to be ... ha. Not that scary.
Apparently there was an object of ... um ... ...
Suspicious Object Found At Disneyland Was Spiritual Message
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The suspicious object that forced Disneyland officials to lock down the theme park Saturday morning was a rolled-up piece of paper with a "spiritual message" discovered in a tree near the entrance, authorities said.
A Disney employee spotted the ...
Disneyland And AIDS Charity Sued For Darth Vader Swinging At Angry Bird But Hitting Lady
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A woman is suing Disneyland and the AIDS Services Foundation of Orange County in Superior Court because she claims her back was injured by a Disney employee dressed as Darth Vader and doing battle with a bird during the 2011 AIDS Walk Orange County at the ...
5 Disney Rides Temporarily Close Fantasmic! Show Returns
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Five rides in Disneyland Resort parks will be closed for at least part of March as the park prepares for spring-break crowds.
Four of the rides are set to re-open within the week after undergoing routine maintenance projects: Grizzly River Run in ...
Disneyland Pays Tribute To Small World Composer Robert Sherman
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Disneyland Resort honored one of its best-known composers, Robert B. Sherman, who died Monday in London, placing a simple wreath of white flowers outside his window on Main Street U.S.A.
Robert B. Sherman and his brother, Richard, were given their ...
New Star Tours Is More Transporting Than Expected
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Disney did more than just update the ride to make the ride brand-new again
I am not what you would call a Disney nerd. At least, not compared to the truly hardcore. However, I think it's safe to say that Disney's various parks have always been part ...
2 Dollars Charges Your Gadget For An Hour At Disneyland
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Disney installed a bank of 20 lockers to charge your gadgets as a test along Main Street U.S.A. with options for a traditional AC outlet or specialized chargers for your iPhone and other mobile gadgets.
It's $2 for an hour, and you pay up front. ...
New Cars Land Headlines Disneyland Expansion Set To Open June 15
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Lightning McQueen and friends are about to get the green light at Disneyland.
The park announced Wednesday that Cars Land, based on the Disney-Pixar "Cars" movies, is the headliner of four new attractions opening June 15 at Disney California ...
Disneyland Cracks Down On FastPass Abusers
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Disneyland is cracking down on park goers abusing their FastPass system.
The system was introduced in 1999 to help visitors to the Magic Kingdom spend less time in line. Free reservation tickets are issued at the beginning of the line of their most ...
Missing Out On The Internet At Disneyland
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The Internet might be ubiquitous, but it doesn't extend well into Disneyland.
Disney recently released the free Mobile Magic app for iPhone providing official attraction wait times, Fastpass return times, maps and other important information for ...
24 Consecutive Hours In Disneyland
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Normally, I'm quite neurotic about thoroughly planning Disneyland trips. Normally, I plan my trips in advance to fall during less-crowded times of year, I make reservations for the best Disneyland restaurants and I find hotel and airfare deals for my ...
Disneyland Resumes Weekday Fireworks
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Are you hearing the boom of Disneyland fireworks on school nights again?
That's because school is out in some places.
Disneyland has resumed fireworks showings on weekdays for about five weeks during the spring break period when crowds pick up. ...
Shiver Me Timbers! Pirates Of The Caribbean Ride Is 45 Years Old
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"Yo ho, yo ho, a pirates life for me."
Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland turned 45 years old on Sunday.
The ride was the last one at Disneyland that Walt Disney helped create. Sadly, he died just before it opened.
The ride, ...
Disneyland Names Honoree For Main Street Window
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Disneyland plans to give its highest honor a Main Street U.S.A. window to costume designer Alice Davis, Disney announced Monday.
Davis is best known for designing park costumes, including the supervision of about 150 dolls in "it's a small world" ...
California vs. Paris: Adventureland
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This month, I shall be comparing the Adventurelands found in the two Disneyland parks closest to my heart (California and Paris).
Standing in front of the castle, with your back to Main Street, U.S.A./World Bazaar, the first land you encounter ...
2 Disney Venues Closing Temporarily
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Two venues at Disney parks will close temporarily starting at the end of April, while most attractions remain open during the busy spring-break period.
Disneyland Resort usually schedules major projects in the early part of the year when traffic is ...
Man ID'd In Deadly Disneyland Fall
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A 23-year-old man fell to his death from one of the floors at the main parking structure at Disneyland, an Anaheim police spokesman said Tuesday.
The man, identified as Christopher Tran of Santa Ana, was found by an Anaheim police traffic controller ...
New Pixar Character Coming To Disneyland
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A character from Pixar's upcoming movie will begin greeting visitors at Disneyland a month before she appears on the big screen.
Merida, the lead character in "Brave," will arrive in mid-May at Disneyland, Disney has announced. "Brave" opens in ...
Return Of A New Hope As Star Tours Strikes Back
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Ever since it opened at both the Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort in 1987 and 1989 respectively, the attraction "Star Tours" had remained a perennial favorite among guests at both resorts. However, much like the "Star Wars" films, all good ...
Visit Disneyland Every Day This Couple Has So Far
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The turnstile clicked for the 100th day in a row Monday for a couple continuing a streak of visiting Disneyland every day in 2012.
Jeff Reitz and Tonya Mickesh met while scuba diving in 2006, and found they shared a love of Disneyland. They got the ...
Disneyland Sets End Date For Iconic Carnation Plaza
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Disneyland's iconic Carnation Plaza Gardens' entertainment venue will close at the end of the month to pave the way for a new princess greeting area, putting an end to rumors that the plans may be canceled.
Since 1956, the Main Street, U.S.A. plaza ...
Disney Changes Fireworks And Entertainment Schedule
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Disneyland fireworks will return to a weekends-only schedule starting Monday, now that the spring break crowds have subsided.
For about five weeks, the park shot off fireworks every night because of increased tourism during the busy spring break ...
Mystery Of Mr Lincoln
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Fellow Disneyland Historians and Fans,
I have a mystery that hopefully someone reading will be able to solve or provide further insights or clues to aid in this endeavor.
Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln has been a wonderful mainstay at Disneyland ...
Farewell To The Historic Carnation Plaza Gardens At Disneyland
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Announced at the D23 Expo in August of last year, Carnation Plaza Gardens at Disneyland park was scheduled to be reimagined into the new Fantasy Faire an enchanting village square that will immerse guests in the stories of their favorite princesses. The ...
Picturephone Dials Up First Transcontinental Video Call
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1964: Bell's Picturephone service dials up the world's first videophone call, and the New York World Fair's science consultant William L. Laurence gets some face time with Anaheim Bulletin managing editor Donald Shaffer at Disneyland.
The video chat ...
Disneyland Moves Entertainment To Frontierland
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Disneyland next month is moving outside performing groups and adding a new entertainment feature to a normally closed area of Frontierland.
The Disney Performing Arts program will host community performing groups and run education sessions in the ...
Disney Plans Exclusive Events For Show's Anniversary
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Disneyland is inviting annual passholders to exclusive events to mark the 20th anniversary of the Fantasmic! show.
Disney sent email invitations starting Wednesday to passholders, who can sign up to attend one of four nights. No anniversary events ...
9 Disney Venues Temporarily Close
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Nine Disney park venues, including attractions and restaurants, will be closed for at least part of this month for routine maintenance projects.
The closures include six attractions in Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. Three park ...
Matterhorn Gets The Most Extensive Rehab Ever
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Disney crews faced a challenge how do you paint Disneyland's tallest structure?
With 20 levels of scaffolding, it turns out.
Since January, motorists have watched the work play out from the nearby I-5 Freeway as the 147-foot-high Matterhorn ...
Remodeled Ice Cream Parlor Sweetens Main Street
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The biggest change in Disneyland's newly remodeled Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor is better crowd control and that's not a small thing.
The theme park as reopened the Main Street USA shop and the adjoining Penny Arcade/Candy Palace as it prepares for ...
Disneyland Opens Secret Club 33 Restaurant For A Price
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For the first time in a decade, Disneyland is opening up new memberships to its exclusive Club 33 the famous, secretive restaurant tucked inside the park.
Disney also is adding a private lounge for club members at Disney California Adventure.
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Disneyland Marks Attendance Record In Early 2012
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Disneyland broke an attendance record for the first three months of the year, with boosts from the popular 24-hour Leap Day party and part of spring break, Disney reported today.
Jay Rasulo, Walt Disney Co.'s chief financial officer, made the ...
Mountaineers To Return To Disneyland's Matterhorn When Ride Reopens
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I'm such a sucker for anything having to do with mountains -- hiking up them, watching climbers ascend them, snapping pictures of them -- that even phony peaks give me a thrill.
Disneyland announced Tuesday that the Matterhorn Bobsleds, the iconic ...
Rubber Ducks Race Through Disneyland
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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 ...
Special Fantasmic Anniversary Dessert At Cafe Orleans
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Disneyland annual pass-holders witnessed a special 20th anniversary, after-hours performance of Fantasmic! on Monday.
The multimedia show began with a four-minute prologue showing planning and preparation for the attraction and its premiere in May, ...
With California Adventure Growt, Disney Now No 1 O. Employer
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The pair went in a group to Disneyland in 2007, and a romance broke out.
Now, James and Beth Silverman, recently married, are moving their relationship across the esplanade to join the staff launching the updated Disney California Adventure next ...
Disneyland Raises Prices For 2nd Time In Less Than A Year
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The 'Happiest Place on Earth' just got a little more pricey.
Disneyland Resort has raised prices for single-day tickets and season passes for the second time in less than a year.
The new prices took effect on Sunday, and they affect both the ...
Grown-Up Gals Have Fun Like Kids But Without Kids At Disneyland
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Disneyland is not just for sugar-soaked kids. Consider, all you grown-up women out there, going for a gals' day out.
That's exactly what my childhood friend Joanna and I, both of us in our 30s, recently did instead of heading to the beach or ...
Disneyland Hikes Prices Fans Angry
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Disneyland, the self-proclaimed "Happiest Place on Earth," has ignited a strong response from many people angry about the latest price increase on all ticket options.
With the new price hike, which took effect on Sunday, it now costs $87 (up from ...
Did Disney Raise Annual-Pass Prices To Thin Crowds
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Disneyland Resort parks have faced an unusual business dilemma in recent years: Too many regular customers.
Nearly 1 million people now have annual passes, prompting Disney to make changes to its program that could thin out crowds and possibly weed ...
Getting The Most From Your Disneyland Visit
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A trip to Disneyland can be expensive, with the lowest price SoCal resident one-day, one-park tickets starting at $81 for kids 3-9 years old. Admission is only one cost. There's gas, meals, snacks and souvenirs, and if you plan to stay overnight, the cost ...
California vs. Paris: The Treehouses
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This month, I shall be comparing the treehouses found in the Disneyland parks closest to my heart (California and Paris).
Both treehouses can be found in Adventureland and are walk-around attractions with a set path to follow. They both feature ...
Disney Knotts Frequent Targets Of Lawsuits
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Darth Vader was shooing away a bird at Disneyland when he smacked a woman in the back according to the lawsuit she filed claiming such "severe injuries" as back pain, headaches and trouble sleeping.
Scores of other visitors to Orange County's ...
Solo Parent Can Do Disneyland
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Fear not, intrepid parent. Going solo at the Happiest Place on Earth isn't the worst idea you've ever had. With some planning, expert advice and a shot of courage, it could be one of your most memorable trips to Disneyland.
For Amanda Ficili, ...
Mitt Somebody
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While in California attending my nephew's high-school graduation, I acted on a whim and decided to divert to Disneyland. I have been to Walt Disney World in Florida several times but had not actually been to Disneyland since I was six years old. Blessed ...
Eating Gluten-Free At Disneyland
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I was born at a hospital about 20 minutes away from Disneyland and grew up with relatives who loved to give yearly passes to Disneyland as gifts. You could say that a love of Disneyland started early, as some of my fondest memories are of going to ...
Disneyland's New Matterhorn: Snow White Sights Abominable Sounds
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Steps away from the honking traffic jam of humanity crushing into the grand opening of Cars Land on Friday, Disneyland quietly welcomed back one of its icons the Matterhorn Bobsleds.
The Swiss-Alps themed ride was the park's first roller coaster ...
Single Rider Option Saves Time
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Three may be a crowd, but at Disneyland Resort this summer, it may also be an advantage.
That's because two of Disney's signature rides load in groups of three and have special lines for single riders.
Since there are far more couples than ...
Disneyland Increases Halloween Prices
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Disneyland visitors will pay $2 to $5 more to go to the park's popular after-hours Halloween parties this year.
Disney is already getting ready for its big fall promotion, Halloween Time. The company this week announced the dates and prices.
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July 4 Comes Early To Disney Parks
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Disney parks started Fourth of July festivities three days before the actual holiday.
Nearby, Knott's will offer a fireworks show on the Fourth, and will offer free admission to veterans July 2-6.
On Sunday, Disneyland and Disney California ...
California vs. Paris: Pirates of the Caribbean and Blue Bayou
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This month, I shall be comparing the versions of the Pirates of the Caribbean found in the Disneyland parks closest to my heart (California and Paris).
The Californian of Pirates of the Caribbean (POTC) can be found in New Orleans Square (NOS), was ...
Disneyland Remodels Classic Restaurant And Shops
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Disneyland visitors can now dine indoors at a classic cafe, watch candy makers from more windows and find more space to buy ice cream or candy on Main Street, U.S.A.
The final business on a block of Main Street, U.S.A. recently re-opened after a ...
Couple Tries For Year Of Daily Disneyland Visits
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It seems like a dream as flighty as Tinkerbell and as quirky as Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
Yet a Southern California couple have passed the halfway mark in their quest to visit Disneyland every day this year.
"We joke around that we're here more than ...
A Grandmother's Magical Return To Disneyland
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If you live in North America, indeed much of the world, you are unlikely to have avoided the spell that has been cast over modern culture since the day Walt Disney opened the gates to his Disneyland theme park in California in 1955.
If you were a ...
Like Disney Turkey Legs Take The Smell Home
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Disneyland fans soon can take the smells of the park home with them.
Next month, Disney parks will begin selling air fresheners with the scents of park food items, including turkey legs.
The company is starting with four types that will sell ...
Party With Mickey While Saving On Disneyland Admission
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It may be July still, but Disneyland is already planning its holidays and this week posted its invitation for all to Mickey's Halloween Party at Disneyland.
And the best part about this "party" is the admission price$54 to $69 per person, depending ...
Disney And Knott's Sell Tickets On Smartphones
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Orange County theme park visitors now can buy tickets on smartphones and use barcodes on screens to scan for entrance.
Disneyland Resort and Knott's Berry Farm this summer started programs allowing visitors to bypass lines by using their phones for ...
Antioch Author Completes Disneyland Vacation Guide
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Disneyland has become a destination for young and the young at heart since it opened this week 57 years ago. With its ever-changing array of attractions, the park can be a bit overwhelming, especially when tugging along after the youngsters and trying to ...
20 Lessons From Walt Disney On Entrepreneurship Innovation And Chasing Your Dreams
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With the title of being the "Happiest Place on Earth" it's amazing to think it only took one year to conceptualize and create
Disneyland before opening its gates on July 17, 1955.
As a tribute to 57 years of bringing imagination to life, let's ...
Disneyland Celebrates 57th Birthday Today
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Tuesday has arrived with The Happiest Place on Earth's 57th birthday.
It was this date in 1955 that Disneyland opened in Anaheim, Calif. on 60 acres of orange groves. Starting with just 20 attractions, the wonderland has since turned into a major ...
Women At Disneyland's 1st Day Return
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Mary Lechlitner and her daughter were among the first to ever ride the Disneyland train on the park's opening day on July 17, 1955.
On Tuesday, the mother and daughter returned to sit in the train station to watch a ceremony commemorating the park's ...
Court Tells Disneyland To Study Segway Use
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A California appeals court told Disneyland it must consider allowing use of two-wheel Segways by disabled people.
Disneyland currently allows disabled visitors to use wheelchairs and scooters at the Anaheim theme park, but the justices of the 9th ...
Disney Adventure Without The Kids
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When I told a New York friend I was heading to Disneyland to explore its appeal for adults, his immediate retort was that it would be a very brief visit. And when our group, not a person under 35, walked through the gates of Disneyland on a warm Saturday ...
8 Memory Keepers To Pick Up At Disneyland & Almost ALL Under 10 Dollars
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I dare you to go to Disneyland and not buy at least one souvenir on your visit. Unless you work there or are a season pass holder who drops by whenever you please, odds are you will pick something up to help you remember the "magical" time you had. Me, ...
Disneyland Segway Ruling Stands As Victory For Disabled Mom
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Disneyland's Segway policy must balance the rights of disabled visitors with the theme park's safety concerns, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit overruled a lower court that found Disneyland's Segway ...
Does Disneyland Discriminate Against The Disabled
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Tina Baughman wanted to take her daughter on a trip to Disneyland for her eighth birthday. But there was a problem: Baughman suffers from limb girdle muscular dystrophy, which makes it hard for her walk or stand up from a seated position. She contacted ...
Disneyland Jungle Cruise Closes For Week
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Disneyland is making it easier to hop aboard the Jungle Cruise a week from now.
The popular attraction is closing for a week to undergo a project that will shrink the over-the-water gap between the dock and the boats where visitors board and leave ...
2 Disney Rides Temporarily Close This Month
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Two Disneyland rides will temporarily close for part of this month as crews undertake projects.
Disney traditionally schedules few rehabilitation projects during the busy summer season, when crowds are heavy.
Meanwhile, the Jungle Cruise is ...
Disneyland New Pirate Experience
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PRINCESS TO PIRATE: The shiny ringlets are perfect curled. The tiara is perfectly set. And the dress? It's all sparkle and glitter and color and dazzle. We're talking about the Disney Princess here, of course; "tiara" and "sparkle" were perhaps the ...
Disney Top 10 Innovations Of All Time
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The Walt Disney Company is known for its creativity, innovative thinking and technological advances.
Who, but Walt Disney, could have given us a motion picture like "Snow White," the first full-length animated feature film which was a movie industry ...
California vs. Paris: The Lands of The Future - Part One
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This month and next, I shall be comparing the Lands of The Future found in the two Disneyland parks closest to my heart (California and Paris). In California, as per Florida, Tokyo and Hong Kong, this land is called Tomorrowland; in Paris this is called ...
Disneylands Princess Fantasy Faire To Close In August
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On Aug. 2, Disney Parks Blog announced that Disneyland park will close its Princess Fantasyland Faire at the Fantasyland Theatre on Aug. 12.
Princess Fantasy Faire, a Disney Princess meet-and-greet, will be closed for an extended period of time. ...
Custodian Has Cleaned Disneyland Since 1964
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The first time Mike Larson walked along Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A., he focused on the horse poop.
Larson started as a Disneyland custodian 48 years ago, his first job pushing a "honey bucket" to scoop up the mess that the carriage horses left ...
Insiders Guide To Disneyland
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If I could live anywhere, I would live in The Haunted Mansion, like all year long," director Guillermo del Toro said last year at Comic-Con while discussing his upcoming film featuring Disneyland's iconic haunted house. And he's not alone.
Hollywood ...
New Show Coming To Fantasyland
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Cinderella, Snow White and their princess friends will move out soon of their spot in Disneyland's Fantasyland Theatre.
The princess meet-and-greet center will relocate, temporarily, to near the "It's a Small World" ride starting Aug. 13, Disney ...
12 Unique And Magical Memories To Be Made At Disneyland
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When visiting Disney, many families head straight for the E-ticket rides, from Space Mountain to the Matterhorn to Dumbo. But in doing so they not only spend a whole lot of time in long lines, but they miss out on so many magical moments and memories that ...
After Earthquakes, No Impacts Reported At Disneyland
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No damage was reported from the latest Orange County earthquake, though fire departments were making routine checks.
A spokesman for the Disneyland Resort said that rides had not been closed, but that he was not sure about other safety checks being ...
D-Tech Will Turn Little Kids Into Princesses
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Disney has long transformed little girls into princesses by selling them costumes, wands and tiaras. But a new limited-time offer at Disneyland takes the idea even further. Starting August 26, for a $99.95 (plus shipping), kids will be able to take home a ...
Disneyland Memorabilia Is A Fascinating Look Back
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Of the millions and millions of phone numbers that have been in use since Alexander Graham Bell (or Antonio Meucci, if you're so inclined) invented the telephone, a handful of numbers have managed to live on despite the passage of time ... and the ...
Disney Creates Botanicus Interacticus Multi-Touch Plants
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The last thing in the world I would've ever believed could be turned into a touch sensor would be a plant. However, that is exactly what Disney's Pittsburgh research center has done in a project called Botanicus Interacticus. I can only imagine a ...
Temperatures Rise And Crowds Drop
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If you're still out of school and have a high tolerance for heat, this might be a good week to visit Disneyland.
One of the longest lines of the weekend was at Splash Mountain, which had a 65-minute stand-by wait Sunday afternoon, a good 40 minutes ...
2 Disney Artists Make Millions Of Portraits
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From a Disneyland office, two artists capture the profiles of babies, grandparents, dogs, cats, parrots, horses, goats, a hedgehog and even a vintage car.
Sometimes they work from photos, but usually from the people themselves. Halos are sometimes ...
Ex-Worker Sues Disney, Says Company Forbids Muslim Head Scarf
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A former Disneyland restaurant employee sued Walt Disney Co on Monday for harassment and religious discrimination, saying she was fired because she wanted to wear a Muslim head scarf at work.
Imane Boudlal, a 28-year-old Muslim, worked as a hostess ...
Disney Develops Face Cloning Technique For Animatronics
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The "uncanny valley" is one of the frustrating paradoxes of robotics. Every year, roboticists make humanoid robots that more accurately imitate human beings, but it turns out that the better the imitation, the creepier the end result. It's that strange, ...
Disneyland Opens Up Private Holiday Events
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For the first time in five decades, Disneyland will open up extra nights of its exclusive, celebrity-studded Candlelight Ceremony events for general park visitors over the holidays.
Normally, Disneyland sets up reserved seats on two nights of ...
Learn From Disney And Let Single Riders Have Their Day
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I was in California recently for a wedding and, because I hadn't been since I was a kid, I did something unusual and slightly inappropriate: I went to Disneyland by myself. No one, from the park patrons to employees, wants to see you do that. It defeats ...
Fantasmic Fun At Anaheim Disneyland
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As summer winds down, be sure not to miss the musical extravaganza Fantasmic! at Disneyland in Anaheim. The show depicts Mickey's rousing dream of good versus evil. This colorful phantasmagoria pits famous Disney characters heroes and villains in ...
Disney Making Its Tallest Gingerbread House
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At 9 feet tall with a ghost train around it, the upcoming gingerbread house will stand the tallest and feature the most complex special effects in the Haunted Mansion Holiday's 12-year history.
Disneyland will debut its new, spooky gingerbread house ...
Disney Sets Closing Date For The Magic The Memories, And You Show
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On Aug. 22, Disney Parks Blog announced the ending date for "The Magic, The Memories, and You." The nighttime projection show will have its last performances at Walt Disney World and Disneyland on Labor Day, Sept. 3.
"The Magic, The Memories, and ...
Taking The Kids Princess Power
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Who cares if it's hot?
Certainly a pint-sized princess doesn't when she's busy getting bejeweled and bedazzled.
Despite the Southern California summer heat, 4-year-old McKenzie Reyes was all smiles, decked out in the sumptuous long-sleeved, ...
10 Disney Attractions Closing For Rehab
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Indiana Jones Adventure and two Fantasyland rides will close for most of the fall to undergo renovations as summer crowds dissipate at Disneyland.
That park and neighboring Disney California Adventure will shut down 10 venues in September for ...
Disneyland For Adults Only
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When I told a friend I was heading to Disneyland to explore its appeal for adults, his immediate retort was that it would be a very brief visit. And when our group, not a person under 35, walked through the gates of Disneyland on a warm Saturday and ...
Learning To Love Disneyland Again
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As we walked across the broad, brick-paved plaza, a burst of music swelled, the strings rising to cinematic heights amid a pounding of kettle drums. A man in a crisp white shirt waved and beamed. Perfectly manicured flowers swayed in the breeze.
It ...
California vs. Paris: The Lands of The Future - Part Two
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This month I shall continue my comparison of California's Tomorrowland with Paris's Discoveryland, by looking at their versions of Nautilus and Star Tours, as well as the two Lands' arcades, shows, theatres and eateries
Les Mysteres du Nautilus at ...
Still Returning After 36 Years
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Having first visited Disneyland as a 2-year-old, Fairfax journalist James Croot reflects after his recent sixth visit.
"To all who come to this happy place: Welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here ...
Disney Can Settle Florida Case Over Segways
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The 11th Circuit upheld a class action settlement that lets Walt Disney World ban Segways while it develops its own stand-up vehicle.
Disney bans the use of all two-wheeled vehicles in all of the parks and hotels within its Walt Disney World Resort ...
Tour Visits Walt Disney Apartment
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Disneyland Park has revamped its "Walk in Walt's Footsteps" tour with new attractions and a new price.
The new tour is called "Walk in Walt's Disneyland Footsteps" and it began on Sunday, according to park employees. The Disney Parks blog announced ...
At Disneyland Even The Plants Have A Purpose
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Did you know that the trees and flowers planted throughout Disneyland were as well thought out as the design of the attractions and lands themselves?
I didn't.
In scurrying from one attraction to the other, I must admit that I never paid much ...
Disneyland Donates Matterhorn Cars To Roller Coaster Museum
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Most Disneyland visitors would describe the old cars on the Matterhorn ride as aging and cramped.
The chairman of the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives is calling the cars "the holy grail" of roller coaster artifacts.
Disneyland ...
Fall Into Disney River Prompts Ride Changes
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A 5-year-old girl's fall into the Jungle Cruise waterway prompted the state to order safety changes to the Disneyland ride, according to a state report.
Crews recently added bumpers to the Jungle Cruise boats and minimized the gap between the dock ...
National Roller Coaster Museum Obtains The Holy Grail Of Artifacts
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More than 53 years after opening the world's first tubular steel roller coaster, Disneyland is donating two vehicles from the iconic Matterhorn Bobsled ride at Disneyland to the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives. First open in 1959, the 1/100th ...
A Guy A Girl And 366 Straight Days At Disneyland
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If, like Jeff Reitz and Tonya Mickesh, you go to Disneyland oftenvery oftenyou know that asking for a roast beef melt made without horseradish, as opposed to a roast beef melt with horseradish removed after the fact, will require a ten-minute wait at the ...
Long Hiatus For Indiana Jones Ride
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You can tell autumn is at hand at the Disneyland Resort not by the weather or even by the Halloween decorations, but by the return of park refurbishments.
Two small rides are closed in Fantasyland, the circus train and storybook boats. But the ...
Disneyland Opens Haunted Carnival
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Billy Hill and the Hillbillies channel Charlie Daniels in their Halloween show in Disneyland Park.
The bluegrass band takes the stage six times a day during the Halloween Carnival at Big Thunder Ranch Jamboree.
The carnival is new this year. ...
Disneyland Villains Get New Halloween Area
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Disneyland for the first time has added a special tent for popular villain characters to meet visitors as part of a new Halloween carnival.
Visitors can use magic wands and conjure villain characters with a steamy cauldron in a new mini presentation ...
6 Disney Venues To Close Temporarily
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A half-dozen venues at the two local Disney parks are scheduled to temporarily close for at least part of this month.
Crews will start installing holiday decorations in It's a Small World on Oct. 22. The Disneyland ride will reopen Nov. 8 with ...
Ultimate Haunted Mansion Collectable-Disneyland Haunted Mansion Look-Alike Home For Sale
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Theme Park Connection specializes in buying and selling Disney and theme park items online and through their huge warehouse in Winter Garden, Fla. While they've sold a lot of huge collectibles, this is their largest yet It's a four-story, seven bedroom, ...
California vs. Paris: The Lands of The Future - Part Three
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This month I shall conclude my comparisons of California's Tomorrowland with Paris's Discoveryland, by looking at their versions of Autopia and Captain EO.
Captain EO, the $30million 3-d musical starring Michael Jackson and Anjelica Huston, was an ...
Disneyland's Wireless Wristband Could Replace Tickets
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Amusement parks have changed a lot since the early days, and paper tickets have long gone the way of the dodo. But a new gadget made for ...
Disney Worker Injured In Space Mountain
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A Disneyland machinist, struck by a Space Mountain vehicle last week, remained hospitalized Tuesday in a critical-care unit, officials said.
The 68-year-old employee was injured Oct. 3 after the park closed. The machinist was returning a vehicle ...
Some Rent Disneyland Tickets To Save Money
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Beth Holderness got a bad feeling as soon as she bought discount Disney tickets in a strip mall.
She found $80 tickets to attend Disneyland and Disney California Adventure on the same day, compared with the usual $125 ones. After giving her credit ...
Disneyland: A Personal Perspective of a Dream Come True
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I never thought I would get a chance to work at Disneyland. This was my life's' goal - to be a Cast Member.
Growing up in the Southern California desert, we were close enough to get to visit Disneyland at least once a year. The 2-hour drive seemed ...
In Disneyland Even A Gingerbread House Can Be Scary
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The Imagineers at Disney must have a creative outlet, or I think their heads will simply burst with ideas. I can't wait to take the kids and see, first hand, what they came up with this time.
Every year at this time, when the leaves change and the ...
Five Rides You Won't See In Disneyland
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Magic Kingdom Transpo - Perhaps it's the "transportation nerd" in me, but when I was at an otherwise-delightful weekend at Disneyland with my family (boy, do they do things up for Halloween!), I couldn't help but notice that there are some exciting new ...
Disneyland Carves Up Exotic Pumpkins
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A Monsters Inc. pumpkin wears a construction hat. Other pumpkins are engraved with intricate faces, including Sally from "The Nightmare before Christmas." Blue paint coats a version of Ursula from "The Little Mermaid."
Disneyland visitors are ...
Tom Hanks Movie To Film At Disneyland
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For the first time in a dozen years, Disneyland will host crews filming a major movie this one starring Tom Hanks as Walt Disney himself.
Disney will block off parts of the park Nov. 6-7 for "Saving Mr. Banks," which will tell the back story of ...
Disneyland Park Releases Dates Details Of Christmas Holiday Season
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Always a magical place, Disneyland Park becomes extra festive during the Christmas season. The theme park will celebrate the holiday from Nov. 12, 2012 through Jan. 6, 2013 with the return of its seasonal offerings, announced Disneyland Resort on Oct. ...
Disney Halloween Tickets Resell For $200 Online
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Tickets for Mickey's Halloween Party at Disneyland are at a premium this season as the event continues to grow in popularity, with online ticket brokers attempting to resell them at up to three times face value.
Tickets for the special event are ...
Disney Offers Opportunity-Filled Internships
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The magical world of Disney offers paid internships to students and creates a life-enriching experience for those who partake in working for one of the largest entertainment industries in the world.
Internships last one school semester, but students ...
Disney Buys Lucasfilm For $4.05 Billion
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For more than two decades, Jedi Knights and Darth Vader have wielded their lightsabers at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim. On Tuesday, they officially became part of the family when The Walt Disney Co. acquired Lucasfilm Ltd. from founder George Lucas ...
Disneyland Reindeer Staying At North Pole
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At first blush, it doesn't make much sense to fence in flying reindeer.
But when Santa Claus takes his reindeer out of the North Pole, he must comply with the same fence rules that apply to common reindeer.
Especially at public places, like ...
California vs. Paris: Frontierland
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Looking back at the articles I have written comparing the two Disneylands closest to my heart (California and Paris) I realize that the only Land in the Paris version of Disneyland Park which I haven't covered in any detail yet is Frontierland. [The only ...
Disneyland Combats Renting Out Park Passes
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Disneyland is trying to put a stop to the so-called "renting out" of discounted park passes.
Multi-day passes are cheaper, per day, than single-day passes. The multi-day passes are being purchased, then offered for "rent" on websites like Craigslist ...
Disneyland Holidays 2012
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Halloween is over and the Holiday season has arrived to Southern California .The decorations have been brought out, great meals are planned and with family and friends arriving to celebrate, there is so much left to do! Favorites are coming back and new ...
Cartoon Connection
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It's D-Day for Daniel Fallon as he fulfils a lifelong dream, his three children in tow.
Disneyland. This single word can evoke so many images. As a child I would dream about Mickey Mouse clowning about with his famous cartoon friends behind the ...
Uncle Walt Disney As Spiritual Guide
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"The missiion is to bring happiness to millions," a promotion piece about Walt Disney stated in 1966. "It first became evident in the twenties, when this lean son of the Mid-West came unheralded to Hollywood and began to animate his dreams." What dreams! ...
Disney Won't Open Event To Regular Guests After All
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Disneyland made an announcement this summer: Regular visitors could buy tickets for a normally closed holiday event, the Candlelight Ceremony.
But now Disney is largely restricting the ceremony to annual passholders who win tickets through a ...
Worker Hurt After Falling From Roof Of Disneyland Space Mountain
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A worker fell while cleaning the Space Mountain ride at Disneyland Wednesday, breaking a leg and several other bones.
The 37-year-old subcontractor, working for HSG Inc., was cleaning the roof in a bosun chair when it came loose shortly after 7 ...
Disneyland Candlelight Parade Holiday Ceremony Expands December Dates
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It's been a Disneyland tradition since 1958. But it's also been a well-kept secret, until now.
Disneyland's Candlelight Ceremony and Processional is a holiday concert featuring 600-person choir and an orchestra of local notable musicians, as well as ...
Disneyland Still Has The Magic
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To think it all came from one man's imagination.
Where once there were orange groves and a couple of acres of walnut trees, there is now a collection of craggy peaks, fathoms of coral reef-filled sea, a jungle full of animals, subterranean caves that ...
Santa And Disney Characters Star In Holiday Park Attraction
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Jingle Jangle Jamboree is the latest in a string of experiments with Frontierland carnivals.
Santa Claus has found a new home at Disneyland this year.
The park, for the first time, is hosting the Jingle Jangle Jamboree as a holiday carnival in ...
Disney Indiana Jones Ride Whipped Into Shape
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The adventure ride was closed for three months for refurbishment.
Disneyland's Indiana Jones Adventure will resume operation on Dec. 8 after a three-month refurbishment.
Besides the popular inside ride, based on the "Indiana Jones" movies, no ...
Everything You Need To Know About Disneyland Resorts During The Holidays
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The busy holiday season is upon and it's usually filled with travel. Why not make a new tradition by including a family visit to Disneyland?
After my recent trip, I decided that the holidays are the best time to go. Post Halloween offers smaller ...
Lamb And Cow Join Disneyland Petting Zoo
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Two new animals are part of Big Thunder Ranch.
The lamb prefers to hide perched behind a manmade rock, and the cow stays inside a fenced-in area.
But the two animals soon are expected to warm up to the touches of Disneyland visitors.
The ...
Memories From The Mansion
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It was August 1969 and I had just turned 9 the month before. Summer was rapidly coming to an end so, as a treat, my Dad let me go with my summer camp group on a day trip to the Magic Kingdom. We were scheduled to leave early the morning of the 12th which ...
Basketball Court Inside The Summit Of Disneyland Matterhorn
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The first time I went to Disneyland was in 1966. I was five years old. My parents, who were in their 20s, drove our Volkswagen Beetle from Boulder, CO to Anaheim, CA in the middle of summer.
I remember four things from the trip:
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Employees Volunteer To Keep Disney's Candlelight Sounding Great
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If you look closely at the "Living Christmas Tree" that is the centerpiece of Disneyland's Candlelight Ceremony, you might recognize some of the singers as someone who might have been your Jungle Cruise skipper. That's because the tree is made up entirely ...
Legendary Danish Amusement Park That Inspired Disneyland
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Walt Disney had a dream of creating a "great, great playground for the children and families of America."
He traveled to Tivoli Gardens, one of the world's oldest amusement parks located in the middle of Copenhagen, for inspiration.
Unlike ...
Starbucks Landing On Disneyland Main Street
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A cafe on Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A., will begin serving up Starbucks next year.
But will visitors still get free coffee refills?
Disney is in the early stages of designing the look for the classic Main Street's Market House for when ...
California vs. Paris: Frontierland (Part Two)
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In Anaheim, Frontierland has five very distinct shops (Bonanza Outfitters, Pioneer Mercantile, Silver Spur, The Spirit of Pocahontas Shop and Westward Ho Trading Company) whereas there is really only one store in the Frontierland of Disneyland Paris. This ...
Disneyland To Close Big Thunder Mountain Railroad For Overhaul
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Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is closing Jan. 7 to get new tracks, vehicles and paint.
It will be the third major overhaul of a major Disneyland ride in as many years.
The railroad in the Frontierland section of the Anaheim park ...
Glow Ears Join Disneyland Holiday Fireworks
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Max Brauer brings his glowing Mickey Mouse ears to Disneyland several times a week.
But he has rarely seen more than a handful of visitors wearing the interactive ears during the "Believe in Holiday Magic" fireworks show, when the ears change colors ...
Bankrupt Kodak Ending Disneyland Sponsorship
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Kodak one of three remaining founding sponsors of Disneyland is ending its advertising at the theme park when this year comes to a close.
For decades, at Disneyland and then at California Adventure, the company sponsored "Picture Spots" ...
Disneyland Day Every Day For This Couple
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At 8 a.m. today, Tonya Mickesh and Jeff Reitz were to go through the entrance turnstiles to Disneyland for the 366th day in a row. It's a journey that's seen them spend 24 hours in the park for the 24-hour Leap Day, watch baby ducks grow up, and go from ...
Disneyland Attractions Opened/Closed in 2012:
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Disneyland Events in 2012:
February 24--Ernie McLean, a longtime fixture in New Orleans Square, passed away, he was 87.
McLean was reportedly the last entertainer personally hired by Walt Disney. He was one of the first members of the Royal Street Bachelors that played regularly in the theme park.
McLean was a guitarist and played at the theme park solo in recent years.
March 6--Robert Sherman, dies in London at age 86
May 10-- Alice Davis Main Street window dedication
June 10--Stan Jolley, one of the designers of Disneyland, passed away at 86 years old. He worked on projects that included the Golden Horseshoe saloon in Frontierland, the Autopia ride in Tomorrowland, and the Storybook Land Canal Boats attraction and interiors of Sleeping Beauty Castle in Fantasyland.
July 17--Disneyland celebrates it's 57th birthday
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