Autopia, the gas-powered attraction in Disneyland 's Tomorrowland, is set for a major upgrade. Disneyland officials confirmed to KTLA that the resort has an agreement with the California Air Resources Board to retire the ride 's gas-powered engines in early 2027. Work is underway on the design, engineering and testing of a fully electric vehicle prototype, with more details expected soon, according to resort officials. Closing

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Not too long after Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge opened at Disneyland in 2019, the land brought me to tears. It was a summer weekend evening, and I was strolling the 14-acre area, mainly to people watch. I caught a commotion in the crowd out of the corner of my eye, and decided to follow the activity. There, crouched along one of the walls of the fictional town of Black Spire Outpost, was an actor playing the role of Rey, the hero of the most

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Disneyland fans who want to show their love for the Happiest Place on Earth will soon be able to attach a California license plate to their cars that pays tribute to the Anaheim theme park. The California State Treasurer 's Office announced on Tuesday, May 5 plans to launch a Disneyland-themed specialized license plate that will raise money for children 's hospitals throughout the state. The proposed Disneyland license plate will advance

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Disneyland is testing cashless payments at 25% of its outdoor food vendors starting in late April Payment options include credit cards, mobile payments and Disney gift cards, with signs marking cashless locations The move follows similar changes at Walt Disney World in October 2025 Disneyland and Disney California Adventure are testing out cashless payments. Beginning in late April, a select few of the outdoor

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A tribute honoring legendary Disney Imagineer Bob Gurr took place Sunday night at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. Gurr was hired by Walt Disney in 1954 and became a key figure in the creation of Disneyland. He's the last of the original Imagineers still living. For decades, he has shared stories from the park's earliest days with fans eager to learn more. ''They love Disneyland, but they want to know more about Walt

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Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, is cracking down with a new “guest code of conduct” targeting a surge in ride disruptions. The changes, outlined in a recent operations briefing and detailed by the “Mickey Visit” blog, are aimed at improving reliability across increasingly complex attractions. Guest behavior accounted for 13% of ride shutdowns in fiscal year 2025 up from a 10% historical average prompting new regulations,

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In a galaxy not too far away at the Disneyland Resort, ''Star Wars'' fans will have the chance to enjoy more eras at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge just in time for the ''Star Wars'' holiday, May the 4th. Darth Vader and Imperial Stormtroopers, Leia Organa, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker will be joining the other popular roaming characters in the Outer Rim outpost. Composer John Williams' scores will be playing

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Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge at Disneyland has always been a treasure trove for eagle-eyed Star Wars fans. Seemingly every corner of Batuu is packed with hidden details waiting to be discovered, from scorched blaster marks on the walls of Oga 's Cantina to rare objects tucked in the rafters of Dok-Ondar 's Den of Antiquities. Now, visitors to Batuu will have even more to explore. Beginning April 29, 2026, Galaxy 's Edge is expanding its timeline to

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Disney 's CEO faces an existential crisis brought about by an emerging technology that threatens to make its core product expensively produced, tightly controlled entertainment cheap enough for anyone to create, keeps audiences at home instead of sending them out into the world, and has thrown the economics of the entire entertainment industry out the window. The year is 1955. The emerging technology is television. And Disney 's CEO is Walt Disney.

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