This summer, Disneyland is celebrating its 70th anniversary. But, if you ask Club 33 and 21 Royal chef de cuisine Gloria Tae, she 's already looking forward to the holidays. “For the Club, the big one for us is Candlelight. Candlelight [Processional] weekend that 's when we 're completely booked out,” Tae told SFGATE. “They 're projecting to do over 1,300 covers in two days for both lunch and dinner.” For non-Disney fanatics, Tae, who

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Ahead of its “Halloween Time” celebrations for 2025, Disneyland Resort has launched a spread of new menu items for the spooky season. From Aug. 22 to Oct. 31, guests at “The Happiest Place on Earth” can enjoy creatively-themed bites and beverages with their favorite characters dressed in seasonal costumes alongside festive decorations, like the beloved Jack O ' Lantern on Main Street USA. New sweet and savory bites can be spotted all

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Disneyland is going all in on Halloween, giving fans a bounty of bewitching bites and beverages to look forward to when Halloween Time returns to the beloved theme park in late August. There will be plenty of new seasonal delights for visitors to enjoy, from pumpkin-spiced breadsticks served with a caramel cream cheese sauce at Alien Pizza Planet to a pumpkin Doberge cake with chocolate whipped ganache and salted caramel buttercream at Blue Bayou

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Some fan-favorite entertainment from Disneyland 's 70th anniversary will temporarily pause to make way for holiday shows as the resort transforms into a winter wonderland beginning on Nov. 14. Disneyland officials have confirmed that Paint the Night, a nighttime parade, and “other entertainment experiences” will pause during the holiday period. In its place, holiday entertainment will take center stage through Jan. 7, 2026. Still, “World

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The aesthetic design of Marvel‘s new “Fantastic Four: First Steps” film opening in theaters this week draws inspiration from the optimistic, mid-century modern vision of the future and was heavily influenced by the look of Disneyland 's Tomorrowland. Which raises the obvious question: Does Walt Disney Imagineering have plans for a Fantastic Four makeover of Tomorrowland? The “Fantastic Four: First Steps” film debuting on Friday, July 25

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I found out the hard way, thanks to a sneaky price increase on nearly all food at Disneyland Resort. It 's not uncommon for Disneyland prices to increase (after all, we 're all familiar with those late January and early October price hikes on tickets, Magic Key passes, and even hotel rates). But sometimes, they 're not so obvious like the July 2025 price increase on pretty much all Disneyland Resort food. This price increase on food hit

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Lou Perry of Elgin would tell his daughter that he took so many pictures on their vacations because he wanted to remember what things looked like. Now, nearly seven decades after his first visit to Disneyland, vacation photos by the 96-year-old are featured in the new book “The Happiest Place on Earth,” which celebrates the 70th anniversary of the theme park in Anaheim, California. Perry was an avid amateur photographer and lover of all

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DOLE released a sweet summer update just in time for DOLE Whip Day, unveiling a brand-new flavor exclusive to Disneyland. Nicole Cantore, Senior Specialist, Global Public Relations, wrote a blog post on the news: Are you ready for a new DOLE Whip flavor? I sure hope so. As if DOLE Whip Day, being July 17, was not already one of the best days of the year for a foodie, I 've got an exciting and tasty update for you. This year, there is a brand-new

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Disneyland Resort recently surpassed 1 billion all-time visitors in 2025! The news was shared just in time for its 70th birthday. The news was reported by The Orange County Register. In the past, Disney announced attendance milestones, including 100 million all-time visitors in 1971. In 2004, when visitor Bill Trow entered Disneyland at 10:16 a.m. on January 8 of that year, Disney celebrated the 500 millionth visitor. The “population” sign on the Main

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Avisit to Disneyland can be an exhausting experience. The line for a ride can be hours long; there are hordes of overstimulated children and the sheer quantity of gift shops is overwhelming. When the park first opened, on 17 July 1955, an adult ticket cost $1 and kids were 50 cents: now a single day 's entry for one person can easily run $200 or more. Despite all the kitsch and cartoon capitalism, though, Disneyland still delivers moments of actual

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Happy birthday, Disneyland. The Disneyland Resort turns 70 today. What was once envisioned by Walt Disney and his team of animators, architects, engineers, horticulturalists and more, has become part of the fabric of Southern California, a landmark as recognizable to our region as beaches and palm trees. An estimated 17 million people come to Disneyland annually to dream, to play and to admire American pop art at its most optimistic. A

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Disneyland is celebrating 70 years of being “The Happiest Place on Earth.” The summerlong festivities in southern California include the opening of “Walt Disney A Magical Life,” a show featuring a lifelike animatronic of the company 's founder that debuts Thursday and also marks Disneyland 's official anniversary. Walt Disney 's vision of creating a getaway for families revolutionized the amusement park industry with immersive attractions

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Even if you 've never been on the attraction, you can probably sing the theme song to Disneyland 's It 's a Small World ride. But as of tomorrow, you 'll need to brush up on the lyrics. It 's the first change ever made to the song, written by Robert and Richard Sherman, better known as the Sherman Brothers, who also wrote Disney classics such as “A Spoonful of Sugar” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” from “Mary Poppins” and “The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki

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Building Disneyland was an uphill battle for Walt Disney. Architects didn 't understand his vision. Banks didn 't want to make loans. And his business-minded brother (and partner) wanted him to reign in his spending. Yet Walt 's magnificent original park, the only one that he ever got to visit and enjoy, became a global icon beloved by generations of visitors. Today, as Disneyland celebrates its 70th anniversary, new and old are seamlessly

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Disneyland is in the middle of celebrating its 70th year, and amidst the nighttime spectaculars and MagicBand+, Disneyland will open what may be its most important tribute: ‘Walt Disney A Magical Life ' the latest attraction that will be housed right near the front of the park in the Opera House. And I just spent time at the attraction twice over. It starts with a 10-minute movie that tells the story of Walt Disney, featuring archival footage and

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Honoring the 70th anniversary of the flagship Disneyland park, a new multi-gallery exhibit is opening in the Main Street Opera House on July 17 dedicated to the Happiest Place on Earth, featuring some pieces never before displayed to the public. Capping off this trip through the imagination, history and artistry of the park is a brand-new attraction where visitors can step into Walt Disney 's office, peruse historical mementos from his life and career and hear

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Romantics might argue that Walt never left his land, as his spirit continues to inspire countless fans and creators to this day. But it has been nearly 59 years since anyone has been able to see and hear Walt in his original theme park. Only filmed images persist, showing Walt in the Disneyland of the 1950s and 60s. But starting this week, Disneyland visitors will be able to see Walt in the Disneyland of today. Walt Disney Imagineering has recreated the

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Building Disneyland was an uphill battle for Walt Disney. Architects didn 't understand his vision. Banks didn 't want to make loans. And his business-minded brother (and partner) wanted him to reign in his spending. Yet Walt 's magnificent original park, the only one that he ever got to visit and enjoy, became a global icon beloved by generations of visitors. Today, as Disneyland celebrates its 70th anniversary, new and old are

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Within a decade of Disneyland 's opening, Walt Disney already knew Tomorrowland had a problem. “The tomorrows of 1955 had become yesterdays,” a park official said in 1967, quoting Walt 's realization that the future would always arrive faster than Tomorrowland could keep up with. That problem has hardly lessened through the decades: Despite multiple reimaginings, it 's still the park 's most outdated land, and no building is as emblematic

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Disneyland's new Audio Animatronic show starring Walt Disney will use a virtual queue when it opens next week. Walt Disney A Magical Life opens July 17 (Disneyland's 70th birthday) in the Main Street Opera House. The longtime home of Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln has zero queue set-up just a pre-show waiting area - so it's not equipped to handle multiple theater-loads of people waiting at the same time to see the show.

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Port Royal Curios and Curiosities Reopens with Merchandise Port Royal Curios and Curiosities is a small shop located in New Orleans Square. The shop was often used as a merchandise location, specifically selling Haunted Mansion items. However, following the opening of Madame Leota 's Somewhere Beyond, the extra merchandise location was no longer necessary. As seen in the above image, the space became a fake jazz club area, with the

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If you check Yelp reviews and fan forums, one restaurant comes up again and again as the worst place for a sit-down meal in Disneyland. And word has clearly gotten around: If you 're looking for a same-day reservation, there 's almost always availability at the River Belle Terrace. Situated in a no man 's land between Frontierland, Adventureland and New Orleans Square, River Belle Terrace has gained a reputation for forgettable food, a stodgy indoor

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When Walt Disney began dreaming of building a theme park in the early 1950s, the concept was ridiculed. At the time, amusement parks were typically dirty, chaotic places with cheap rides and little attention to detail or storytelling. Disney dreamed of creating something entirely different: a clean, immersive, family-friendly park where guests of all ages could step into the worlds of their favourite stories. Few others shared in his

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The summer season is unsurprisingly one of the busiest times of year for travel. With millions of kids out of school and weather conditions far more favorable during the summer months, families are far more inclined to book their next vacations abroad in June, July and August than they are during any other point in the year. With that in mind, it's no surprise that Disneyland and the various parks that make up its East Coast sister

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Disneyland has revoked Lightning Lane privileges for one of Disneyland's most beloved rides. According to Disneyland officials, Pirates of the Caribbean has returned to standby only and has been removed from the park's lane-skipping Lightning Lane offerings as of July 1. Disneyland first added the ride to its list of Lightning Lane attractions in January 2024 after losing two rides with line-skipping to renovations. In May 2023, the

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The Single Rider option has returned to the Indiana Jones Adventure in Disneyland Park. Indiana Jones Adventure Single Rider Despite returning for a brief stint in the summer of 2021, the Single Rider option at Indiana Jones Adventure has been missing for some time. However, the queue for single guests has returned as of June 27. Previously, Single Rider guests were given a small pink card when joining the line. Now, guests

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As the lights dim in Disneyland 's Haunted Mansion, the famous Paul Frees narration begins. “Welcome, foolish mortals, to the Haunted Mansion,” he intones. “I am your host your ghost host. Kindly step all the way in please, and make room for everyone. There 's no turning back now.” If you are lucky, you can listen to Frees ' chilling voice as it was intended. But nine times out of 10, someone talks along, mimicking Frees ' iconic

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