3 Unused Star Wars Ride Concepts Dreamed Up By Imagineering For Galaxys Edge
Walt Disney Imagineering dreamed up three attraction concepts for Galaxy 's Edge at Disneyland and Disney 's Hollywood Studios that never made the leap from the drawing board to the theme park, according to a new book on the art of the twin Star Wars lands.
The new “The Art of Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge” coffee table book publishing on Tuesday, April 27 gathers together hundreds of pieces of ...
Disneyland Relaxes Employee Beard Restrictions To Sneezy Sleepy And Grumpy Lengths
Disneyland employees can grow their beards as long as Sneezy, Sleepy or Grumpy provided they keep them neat and tidy in a break from long-standing rules regarding facial hair and park traditions stretching back to the 1950s.
Disneyland has relaxed restrictions on mustaches and beards for employees as part of major changes to the Anaheim theme park 's dress code designed to make the guidelines ...
A Mane Attraction Trots Out A Fresh Look
The heart of Disneyland park? Just about every guest would name something that means a lot, in their own mind, whether it is a particular ride, or memory, or cast member, or experience.
But there's neigh, er, no way to deny what's at the physical, easy-to-see heart of Fantasyland: It's the King Arthur Carrousel, one of the first attractions to debut at the Happiest Place on Earth back ...
After Rethinking Racist Rides Disney Parks Extend Inclusion Push To Cast Members Add Adaptive Costumes
As part of its efforts to create a welcoming environment, Disney Parks announced today that it is adding inclusion as one of its core guiding principles.
“We want our guests to see their own backgrounds and traditions reflected in ... their interactions with Disney,” said Josh D 'Amaro, chairman of Disney parks, experiences, and products, in a blog post introducing the initiative. “And we want ...
How The Haunted Mansion Will Change When Disneyland Reopens
The 999 ghosts that call Disneyland 's Haunted Mansion home have been busy redecorating the classic dark ride attraction and the grounds surrounding the estate while the mortals were away during the yearlong coronavirus closure of the Anaheim theme park.
Disneyland 's Haunted Mansion renovation brings new draperies, carpet, wallpaper and decor inside the attraction and fresh paint and plants ...
How Costumed Characters Will Interact With Guests After The Park Reopens
Disneyland will change the familiar meet-and-greet photo opportunities with princesses, superheroes and villains to socially distanced wave-and-play impromptu moments when the Anaheim theme parks return after a yearlong coronavirus closure.
New physical distancing rules will mean that theme park visitors won 't be able to hug Mickey Mouse, high-five Goofy or dance with Cinderella when ...
Disneyland Announces New Details On Reopening Plan Reservation System And Safety Guidelines
With its April 30 reopening date approaching, Disneyland Resort has announced details of how it plans to safely welcome guests for the first time in over a year.
The reopening plan includes new rules regarding ticket reservations as well as enhanced health and safety measures.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, guests only needed a valid admission ticket to visit the park. Now, ...
Disneyland Reveals Which Rides Will Be Closed When The Park Reopens
Disneyland reveals which rides will be closed when the park reopens on April 30th. Here's the full list of what will not be open at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure:
Buzz Lightyear 's Astro Blasters
Chip 'N Dale Treehouse
Davy Crockett 's Explorer Canoes
Disneyland Monorail
Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln
Donald 's ...
Walt Disney Once Accidentally Kidnapped President Richard Nixon
Walt Disney once accidentally kidnapped Richard Nixon from the Secret Service.
Nixon visited Disneyland back in 1959 with his two daughters - and, of course, his security personnel - while he was vice president of the US.
The group were set to do a lap around the park aboard Disney 's monorail, as told by Bob Gurr, an amusement ride designer who is famous for his work at ...
Disneyland Adding A Second Place To Buy Alcohol In The Park
Disneyland knows we all need a tall, cool drink after a year of coronavirus closures and the Blue Bayou will joyously break with the long-standing prohibition on alcohol in the Anaheim theme park by offering beer, wine and cocktails when the restaurant reopens.
The Blue Bayou will serve beer, sparkling wine and Hurricane cocktails when the New Orleans Square restaurant returns after Disneyland ...
Pirates Of The Caribbean Ride Once Had Real Human Bones And Maybe Still Does
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate 's afterlife for me.
That 's probably not what the people who willed their remains to UCLA 's Medical Center imagined would be their final repose, but for some, it actually was. Maybe even still is - the jury is out on that. But one thing is absolutely certain: When Pirates of the Caribbean opened at Disneyland in 1967, all of the skeletons on the attraction were actual ...
California Theme Parks Must Close Some Indoor Rides And Shows State Guidelines Say
Revised state guidelines will force Disneyland, Universal and other California theme parks to minimize attraction lines, close some indoor rides and shutter indoor shows once they reopen starting next week after more than a year of coronavirus closures.
California has issued revised COVID-19 health and safety guidelines for theme parks that detail new rules and regulations regarding ...
How Rides Will Change Under COVID19 State Guidelines
Riding on Space Mountain, soaring on Dumbo the Flying Elephant or journeying into the Haunted Mansion will be a far different experience for Disneyland visitors in the age of coronavirus.
An in-depth set of state guidelines provide California theme parks with a roadmap for reopening rides and attractions following more than a year of coronavirus closures.
The COVID-19 health and ...
Jungle Cruise Ride Is Finally Getting That Makeover Check Out The New Details
Back in January Disney Parks revealed official plans for a major redesign of the classic Jungle Cruise attraction. Previously, the attraction was a loose affiliation of animatronic sequences that were really only held together by the Jungle Cruise skipper and their endless stream of corny jokes. The new Jungle Cruise was described as a more cohesive story, but exactly what that story was we did not know, ...
Woman Of Color At Center Of Revamped Jungle Cruise Backstory
Walt Disney Imagineering has made a woman of color the central character of the revamped Jungle Cruise rides at Disneyland and Walt Disney World set to undergo major makeovers to remove “negative depictions of native people.”
Alberta Falls is the free spirited adventuress and descendant of world explorers from India and England who will serve as the fictional heroine of the renovated Jungle ...
Reopening In April But There Is A Quiet Catch
After more than a year of being shut down, Disneyland Park and California Adventure Park are set to re-open to guests at the end of next month. Both parks will allow guests who are California residents to return on April 30, after a year of being closed down due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The two parks, which are based in Anaheim, CA, will open at limited capacity, as new safety ...
What A 15 Per Cent Attendance Cap Could Mean
Disneyland and Disney California Adventure could look like ghost towns for those fortunate enough to nab tickets during the first few weeks after the Anaheim theme parks reopen in late April with strict attendance capacity limits.
Updated state guidelines will require California theme parks operate with social distancing-friendly attendance caps in place once they reopen following year-long ...
Disneyland Says It Will Reopen On April 30
Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park will reopen with limited capacity starting April 30 after being closed for more than a year because of the coronavirus, the entertainment giant said Wednesday.
The theme parks initially will admit only California residents while Disney continues to follow state health and safety protocols. Californians interested in visiting the parks will have ...
Disneyland Looks To Reopen By Late April After Yearlong Closure Due To Covid19 Pandemic
Disneyland is aiming to open by late April following a yearlong closure because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek announced Tuesday.
“Here in California, we 're encouraged by the positive trends we 're seeing and we 're hopeful they 'll continue to improve and we 'll be able to reopen our Parks to guests with limited capacity by late April,” Chapek said in a ...
Disneyland Looks To Reopen In Late April Says CEO Bob Chapek
After California officials issued new guidelines Friday allowing theme parks and stadiums to reopen as early as April 1, Disney CEO Bob Chapek said at the company 's annual shareholder meeting Tuesday that Disneyland is hoping open its gates again in a matter of weeks.
“The fact is, it will take some time to get them ready for our guests,” he said, adding that Disney is focused on “recalling ...
California Oks Reopening Of Ball Parks Disneyland
California has cleared a path for fans to hit the stands at opening-day baseball games and return to Disneyland nearly a year after coronavirus restrictions shuttered major entertainment spots.
The state on Friday relaxed guidelines for reopening outdoor venues as a fall and winter surge seemed to be ending, with COVID-19 infection rates, hospitalizations and deaths plummeting and vaccination ...
Snow White Ride Has Been Scaring Kids For Decades But Its New Makeover Should Change That
While Disneyland in Anaheim, California, has been closed to visitors, it's given one of its long-standing attractions a major makeover.
The theme park's Snow White's Scary Adventures ride will soon be known as Snow White's Enchanted Wish - but it isn't just the name that's changing. The ride itself has been redone and includes all-new scenes.
By Disney ...
A Special Kind Of Weird
Howard Johnson 's Anaheim branch hotel is less than half a mile from the Disneyland Resort, a roughly 8 minute walk. The hotel also has a webcam pointing at various spots at the Resort. The main spots are in Disneyland, with the Matterhorn acting as Sleeping Beauty Castle, so to speak, having the whole mountain and a zoom in on one of the Bobsleds. The mountain is featured prominently in the overview of ...
Reverent Flag Ceremony Endures Thanks To Gunny And Some Day The Kids Will Return
”You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful place in the world, but it requires people to make the dream a reality.” - Walt Disney
At sunset on Dec. 5 last year - Walt Disney 's 119th birthday - security officer Ernie “Gunny” Napper lowered the flag in Disneyland 's Town Square, and walked it over to a private apartment above the firehouse where Disney spent many of his days ...
Disneyland Will Stay Closed For At Least Another 1 Or 2 Months Says Disney CFO
Disneyland and Disney California Adventure are expected to remain closed for more than a year and not reopen before late March or early April while California theme parks remain shuttered under state guidelines, according to Disney officials.
“Our current expectation is that Disneyland and Disneyland Paris will be closed for the entirety of the second quarter,” Disney Chief Financial Officer ...
Lost Park Attraction Only Exists In Marvel Comics
Back when Walt Disney was still alive and developing attractions at Disneyland with his team of Imagineers, there were some attractions that were conceptualized that were never made. One such attraction would have been a companion to the Haunted Mansion. Unfortunately, upon Walt's passing, the plans were scrapped and it was never built. It does exist, however, in a Marvel comic series.
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Disneyland Is Giving Another Controversial Attraction A Nonracist Makeover
Whenever Disneyland finally reopens, guests will enjoy a new and improved Jungle Cruise attraction, minus the dated caricatures and imperialist overtones that made it unseemly even when it opened in 1955, and which by today 's standards are just plain racist, the Los Angeles Times reports.
On the heels of Disney 's decision to retool its dated Splash Mountain attraction at Disneyland and Walt ...
We Are Going To Liberate Minnie Mouse The Day Yippies Invaded And Shut Down The Park
Before the pandemic shuttered Disneyland in March, there had only been a few days that the park had unplanned closures: the day after John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, after the Northridge earthquake in 1994, and after 9/11. But there was another day, in 1970, when Disneyland was overtaken by protesters, whose number and fury - about Minnie Mouse and miniskirts - closed the park early.
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Legendary Photographer Renie Bardeau Dies At 86
The man who arguably best documented the world 's first theme park over his long career has died at age 86, at his retirement home in Glendale, Arizona.
Renie Bardeau - a publicity photographer at Disneyland for nearly 40 years - died of kidney failure Monday, after having recently contracted COVID-19, his daughter, Debbie Bardeau said Tuesday from her house in Carson.
“What ...
Mr Disneyland Ron Dominguez Passes Away On New Years Day
The year has started off on a sad note for the family and friends of Disney Legend Ron Dominguez, also fondly referred to as “Mr. Disneyland.”
Disneyland Alumni Club Facebook group member Mark Eades shared the unfortunate news, writing:
Some sad news to start the new year. The Disneyland Alumni Club has learned that Ron Dominguez, to many known as “Mr. Disneyland, and a former ...
Growing Up In Disneyland
Some of you may have attended one of my many presentations at D23 or Disneyana Fan Club events over the past twenty years. My brother, David, has joined me as we walked the attendees through the wonderful life we had growing up in a celebrity family and Disneyland. Dad owned his own restaurant in Frontierland from 1957 to 1962 - a most unusual part of the Park 's history. Well, now I 've got a new book ...
