Debunking Most Widely Shared Myths All Of The Plants In Tomorrowland Are Not Actually Edible
Author: Grant Marek
Dateline: March 19, 2022
Posted: March 31, 2022
Status: Current
I had a plan.
A plan I knew my wife would hate.
On our family 's vacation to Disneyland in February, I would test what I always believed to be the most unbelievable of Disney 's urban legends: 100% of the plants in Tomorrowland are edible.
My wife 's response when I tried to softly break the news to her: “Grant. No.”
The reasons no one has ever vetted one of the most widely shared “secrets about Disneyland you
How Disneyland And Disney World Are Quietly Prepping To Remove Splash Mountain From The Park
Author: Dirk Libbey
Dateline: March 19, 2022
Posted: March 31, 2022
Status: Current
Back in 2020, Disney revealed plans to give its popular Splash Mountain attraction a complete re-theme, replacing the Song of the South story with one that would act as a sort of sequel to The Princess and the Frog. Nearly two years have now passed since the announcement, and thus far neither ride has closed for this update and no timeline has been presented letting us know when it is expected to happen. And yet, some steps toward this eventual change have certainly
Legendary Cast Member Maynard Smith To Retire
Author: Marla Jo Fisher
Dateline: March 17, 2022
Posted: March 31, 2022
Status: Current
Legendary Disneyland cast member Maynard Smith has announced his retirement, after 28 years working attractions including the Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise and more.
He has become well known over the years for his comic impressions and antics, to the point that sometimes visitors seek him out at whichever post he happens to be working. In fact, he has not one but two fan sites on Facebook, where people post sighting and photos of him in the park.
Blue Bayou About To Shut Down As Part Of Larger Refurb
Author: Dirk Libbey
Dateline: March 17, 2022
Posted: March 31, 2022
Status: Current
Most people would probably agree that Pirates of the Caribbean is one of the best attractions inside Disneyland. Many people would probably also agree that the Blue Bayou restaurant is one of the best places to dine inside Disneyland. The food is pretty good, and has become even better with a recent update to the menu, but the thing that makes it great is that the restaurant exists inside Pirates of the Caribbean. Unfortunately, due to the ride 's current refurbishment,
Pirates Of The Caribbean Closes Till Summer 2022
Author: Dean Chapman
Dateline: March 14, 2022
Posted: March 22, 2022
Status: Current
Starting today the New Orleans attraction at Disneyland Park will close until summer of 2022. Guests viewing the app can see the “Closed for Refurbishment” with the following statement, “Pirates of the Caribbean will be closed for refurbishment beginning March 14, 2022 and is expected to reopen early summer 2022.”
Disney has stated that the attraction is closed so that they can rework the area around Pirates for better access to and around the attraction.
Disney Pirates Of The Caribbean Ride Was Once Decorated With Real Life Human Remains
Dateline: March 13, 2022
Posted: March 22, 2022
Status: Current
Disneyland is perhaps the best theme park in the world thanks to its wide variety of activities and theme park rides. For avid Disney fans, the Pirates of the Caribbean ride remains to be the gold standard of amusement attractions. The ride lent inspiration to almost every experienced-based Disneyland ride, including Jurassic Park.
Once ahead of its time, the theme park is considered standard today. While its main attractions are numerous, the skulls stand
Five Stages Of Disney Parks For Parents
Author: Janeen Christoff
Dateline: March 12, 2022
Posted: March 22, 2022
Status: Current
I've been talking about writing this story for years but until today, the eve of my youngest daughter's 13th birthday, it felt disingenuous.
Now that I officially have two teenagers, and have experienced all of these phases, I feel I can share what I have dubbed the "five stages of Disney" with parents.
The first is obviously the baby stage. I remember thinking what on earth will I do with a baby at Disneyland but after visiting the park,
Disneyland To Improve New Orleans Square Traffic Flow Before Fantasmic Returns
Author: Brady Macdonald
Dateline: March 11, 2022
Posted: March 15, 2022
Status: Current
Disneyland plans to launch a two-month project to improve traffic flow in New Orleans Square at a notoriously crowded pinch point near Pirates of the Caribbean ahead of the return of the “Fantasmic” nighttime spectacular along the Rivers of America.
The New Orleans Square work will start after the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction closes on Monday, March 14 for a seasonal refurbishment and is scheduled to be complete before “Fantasmic” returns on May 28,
In June 1959 Vice President Richard Nixon Was Abducted At Disneyland
Author: Becky Burkett
Dateline: March 11, 2022
Posted: March 15, 2022
Status: Current
On a warm summer Sunday in 1959, the unthinkable happened. Then-Vice President Richard Nixon was kidnapped at Disneyland, and Secret Service agents who had been by his side only moments before were completely blind-sided.
It was Sunday, June 14, 1959, and Monorail Red had yet to cooperate with Imagineers. She was scheduled to be dedicated that afternoon, and Walt Disney had written a personal letter of invitation to Mr. Nixon and his family, welcoming them
Pirates Of The Caribbean Will Close Indefinitely In Days
Author: Thomas Hitchen
Dateline: March 9, 2022
Posted: March 15, 2022
Status: Current
Guests visiting Disneyland Resort this month will be without a fan-favorite attraction after the Park indefinitely closes Pirates of the Caribbean.
Nestled in Anaheim, Southern California, Disneyland first opened decades ago in 1955. Walt Disney 's first amusement theme park brought Disney magic to the masses and has continued to provide magical vacations for Guests almost 67 years later.
Disneyland Park was eventually joined by Disney
Parking Trams Return After Nearly A Year Of Walking To Parks
Author: Brady Macdonald
Dateline: February 23, 2022
Posted: March 2, 2022
Status: Current
Chip and Ariel Cashion have waited nearly two years since the pandemic closure of Disneyland so they could make the parking trams their first and last ride of the day.
“We purposely waited until they were back,” Ariel Cashion said. “I make sure that we park here so that I can have my first ride on the tram.”
The Disneyland trams transporting visitors between the Mickey and Friends and Pixar Pals parking structures and the front gates of
Cuban Sculptor Carves Furniture For Haunted Mansion
Dateline: October 1, 1969
Posted: March 8, 2022
Status: Archive
For Ciro Rolando Santana y Arrite, a soft-spoken, wiry little Cuban sculptor of extraordinary talent, a temporary position at Disneyland has become a springboard to the fulfillment of a long-time dream - to bring his family from an adopted home in Puerto Rico to the United States and continue his career as a sculptor.
Rolando Santana came to this country early in 1969. He had been at Disneyland for only a few weeks when the word went out from WED that new
Worlds Largest Clothes Closet Wardrobe Department
Dateline: October 1, 1969
Posted: March 8, 2022
Status: Archive
"I suppose we could tie the world up in yarn. The amount of yardage and thread used to make costumes for Disneyland is unbelievable. I couldn't even hazard a guess how much material we use in one year."
These comments came from Tom Pierce, guardian of the world's largest clothes closet -- Disneyland's Wardrobe Department.
The Department, which houses over 300,000 costumes, conceives, designs, sews, fits, and issues all costumes that
Up In The Attic
Dateline: October 1, 1969
Posted: March 8, 2022
Status: Archive
If grandmother's attic could produce treasures so interesting that they would convert a dull, rainy afternoon into an event of lasting memory, think what an "attic" a hundred times its size, serving a family of 6,000 could do.
And the typical grandma's garret rarely exhibits such incongruities as a wall-full of tiki masks beneath draped red, white, and blue bunting ... or 18 crates of Mickey Mouse Putty stacked next to a dozen flats of carbon paper .
Protocol Department Greets The Worlds Most Important People
Dateline: September 1, 1969
Posted: March 7, 2022
Status: Archive
In every nation of the world there is a department devoted entirely to doing the proper thing at the proper time. Knowing who sits where and whether the table water is for washing or drinking is the job of the protocol department. And the smallest Kingdom in the world - Disneyland - is no exception.
"Our job," noted Robert Wormhoudt, Disneyland's chief protocol official and manager of Public Relations, "is to receive heads of state and royalty in
Mineral King
Dateline: June 1, 1969
Posted: March 9, 2022
Status: Archive
Family recreational facilities for use every day in the year, a completely self-contained village nestled in an alpine setting, and a sublevel automobile reception center that keeps cars out of sight and out of the valley are among the highlights of Walt Disney Productions' Master Plan for the development of Mineral King, California.
The alpine terrain of Mineral King, similar to the European Alps, is located in an area of approximately 20 square miles
Swiss Family Treehouse A Storybook Classic Relived
Dateline: October 1, 1968
Posted: March 9, 2022
Status: Archive
Disneyland's Swiss Family Treehouse is another romantic adventure that has been re-created in the Magic Kingdom from Johann Wyss's classic novel, "The Swiss Family Robinson."
The, story of the Robinson family dates back to the early 1800's when they were shipwrecked on a deserted South Sea island. Resigned to their fate, the family, Mr. Robinson, a Swiss gentleman; Mrs. Robinson, his wife; Fritz, Ernst and Francis, their sons; and Roberta
Roundhouse Boasts Four Pioneers Of Early Railroad History
Dateline: October 1, 1968
Posted: March 10, 2022
Status: Archive
Boarding one of the four colorful trains in Disneyland is not just stepping aboard a train-it's actually stepping into a pioneer of early railroad history. It's experiencing a steam train ride of the past, at a time when the West was just really beginning to grow. The Santa Fe and Disneyland trains are the dreams and reflections of Walt Disneys love for trains -- an interest that dates from his days as news butcher on the Santa Fe between Kansas City and Jefferson
Mark Twain Voyage Reminiscent Of Early America
Dateline: October 1, 1968
Posted: March 10, 2022
Status: Archive
The era of Samuel Clemens' America has been reborn in Disneyland's sternwheel steamboat the Mark Twain.
Because of its massive size, the Mark Twain (108 feet long, 150 tons, designed to carry 350 passengers) was much too large to move through the doors of the giant sound stage of the Disney studio.
The triple-deck paddlewheeler was built only to be dismantled so that it could be trucked down the freeway piece by piece and reassembled at
New Orleans To North Pole Parks Communication System Reaches Both
Dateline: October 1, 1968
Posted: March 10, 2022
Status: Archive
"May I speak to Mickey Mouse?" "What is the current weather condition in the Magic Kingdom?" These are just two of the countless questions fielded by Disneyland's nine PBX operators.
Last year, Disneyland's versatile telephone operators handled over 2,850,000 telephone calls on their three-panel switchboard.
Located above the Main Street, U.S.A. Opera House, the Disneyland PBX room is as unusual as the subject of its calls. From its
One-Of-A-Kind Shop Displays Reflections Of Past Generations
Dateline: October 1, 1968
Posted: March 10, 2022
Status: Archive
Stepping into the gay and unique atmosphere of Disneyland's New Orleans Square, guests find themselves returning to the winding streets of the mid-nineteenth century filled with authentic shops and roving entertainers.
New Orleans is an extraordinary recreation of the fabled and romantic city at the height of its grandeur over a century ago. The Square consists of fine restaurants, intricate grillwork, tunnelways opening onto flowered patios, flagstoned
PeopleMover Innovation In Transportation
Dateline: October 1, 1968
Posted: March 10, 2022
Status: Archive
In today's changing world, man is constantly striving for better, quicker, and more efficient means of transportation. The jet age has made business trips across the continent a matter of daily routine for many people. But the biggest problem, the need for transportation from the suburbs to the city and back without dangerous and time-consuming traffic congestion, is yet to be solved effectively.
Here in Disneyland, the PeopleMover is a unique form of
Fantasy On Parade
Dateline: December 1, 1967
Posted: March 10, 2022
Status: Archive
Some of the most humorous and colorful Disney characters over imagined will come to life this Christmas at Disneyland as a fresh new approach to parading, Fantasy On Parade, will make two appearances daily from December 17 through December 31, after a colorful premiere at 9,00 p.m. on Saturday, December 16.
Instead of the usual band and Boat procession, Fantasy On Parade is a series of marching shows, each stop-ping periodically along the Main Street,
Sub Statistics Parks Undersea Fleet Big Attraction For Curious
Dateline: December 1, 1967
Posted: March 10, 2022
Status: Archive
No attraction at Disneyland evokes more behind-the-scenes interest and questions than the landlocked fleet of submarines, whose passengers want to know all about capacity, operations, names, and the ships' full-sized counterparts in the U. S. Navy.
Ride operators, thoroughly schooled by the University of Disneyland for the job, are equipped with a beautiful blue handbook packed with anything anyone could think of on the matter of subs, including a
Christmas Shopping Something For Everyone Including Those Who Have Everything
Dateline: December 1, 1967
Posted: March 12, 2022
Status: Archive
There is probably no busier time in department stores and city streets around the country than Christmas, with last-minute-rushes, shoppers buying dozens of presents and people deciding what to buy. But at Disneyland. this is no problem. Not only is the Magic Kingdom more comfortable and less crowded in the winter, but it also provides the world's most unusual assortment of merchandise for everyone from children to the man or woman who has everything."
Club Members Look Forward To Mineral King
Dateline: December 1, 1967
Posted: March 12, 2022
Status: Archive
It's been a good year.
Well over 1,000,000 of you signed up for membership in 1967. New Chapters were opened in the San Francisco Bay area and north. Now, Magic Kingdom Club membership privileges are available in most communities and Disneyland is becoming ever mow popular with our neighbors "up north."
Mail has doubled, and your many letters indicate a growing interest in Walt Disney's Mineral King project in Sequoia National Forest.
Disney Artists Revive Art Form For New Orleans Square
Dateline: December 1, 1967
Posted: March 12, 2022
Status: Archive
Reverse painting on mirrored panels of glass, an almost forgotten art form that dates back to the fourteenth century, has been revived by Disney artists for Mlle. Antoinette's Parfumerie, in Disneyland's New Orleans Square.
Artists at WED Enterprises have prepared panels to provide a unique and exceptionally feminine decor for the shop, one of the most popular spots in New Orleans Square.
The Chinese were among the first to paint on the
Transportation Is Large Part Of Show
Dateline: December 1, 1967
Posted: March 12, 2022
Status: Archive
One would never think that Disneyland, the most fabulous entertainment center in the world, would feature an interwoven complex of nearly every kind of transportation conceived. Transportation systems of the past, vehicles of the present and transporters of the future are a big part of the Disneyland show.
The first vehicles a Disneyland visitor encounters are the Main Gate trams, a series of trailers pulled by a specially designed tractor. The purpose of
Dinning In The Magic Kingdom
Dateline: June 1, 1967
Posted: March 14, 2022
Status: Archive
No company in entertainment annals has provided visitors with such a variety of fabulous things-to-do as Disneyland - even in dining the Park excels. In fact, some of the finest eating places in all of Orange County are found in the Magic Kingdom.
Located throughout Disneyland are more than 25 restaurants and refreshment centers, each designed in the "theme" motif of its location.
A stroll down Main Street, U.S.A., takes Disneyland guests to
New Tomorrowland Where The Dreams Of The Future Are Reality Today
Dateline: June 1, 1967
Posted: March 14, 2022
Status: Archive
Realizing that time had naught It wish Disneyland's Tomorrowland, Walt may and his use at WED Enterprises began research in 1964 for an entirely new Tomorrowland - a $22 million project costing $5 million more than the total initial Disneyland investment.
This complete rebuilding of Disneyland's world of Tomorrow follows Walt Disney, philosophy first expressed Disneyland's Dedication Day in 1955 when he said Tomorrowland is "A vista into a world
Pirates Of The Caribbean
Dateline: June 1, 1967
Posted: March 14, 2022
Status: Archive
Picture, if you will, the eerie and cavernous headquarters of the infamous Blackbeard, or the swampy bayous on the treasure-laden island of John Laffite. Take a page out of history when pirates sacked the Spanish Main, looted cities, set them ablaze, auctioned off the fair ladies and conquered fortress after fortress. Combine all of this with the most hilarious blackhearted buccaneers the world has ever seen, and you have a small idea of the excitement you'll
Monsantos House Of The Future
Dateline: September 1, 1957
Posted: March 14, 2022
Status: Archive
What will the home of tomorrow look like? Is "push button living" really in store for us in the future? In what stage are plans for the development and furnishing of "futuristic" homes?
The most comprehensive answers to these and other questions about the future of home building are now in the visualization stage at Disneyland with the unveiling of a "plastic house" this past Summer.
Product of pioneering in the plastics held by Monsanto
House Of The Future
Dateline: June 1, 1957
Posted: March 17, 2022
Status: Archive
Monsanto's plastic house looks serene amid its landscaping here. Its white, cantilevered wings make cloud reflections in the quiet pool at its base. It looks as though it suited its hillside setting or could fade nicely into a flat plot in the Midwest, or a rocky one in New England, or among the jack pines and live oaks of South Carolina.
The thousands of people who visited the House of the Future since it opened its doors earlier this summer would find
