Did you know Walt Disney planned a ski resort and year-round recreation complex in California called the Mineral King? Sadly, that Disney ski resort was never built, but a new book titled Disneyland on the Mountain: Walt, the Environmentalists, and the Ski Resort That Never Was tells its story. Walt 's plan was for a vacation destination - like “Disneyland at the top of a mountain” - where ...

Disneyland Resort is planning a massive expansion project that would include creating a seven-story, 6,800-space parking structure, a new transportation hub, and a pedestrian bridge over Harbor Boulevard. They are slated to be completed by the end of 2018. Q. What's going to happen to the Carousel Inn? A. It will close sometime in October and eventually be razed. A spokesman for Wincome ...

When George Kalogridis left his previous job in Anaheim, Disney's California Adventure was barely a year old. On Monday, Kalogridis, 55, toured a torn-up park undergoing a $1-billion renovation - and realized he's now in charge. Disney announced Monday that Kalogridis was named the new president of the Disneyland Resort, Orange County's largest employer with 20,000 employees in two theme parks, ...

Walking down Main Street during the holidays is always a heart-warming feeling. But behind the twinkling, towering Christmas tree and the Mickey-shaped garlands is an entire team of cast members who handcraft every bow and ornament. We talked to Alecia Keen and Cathy Carson who are part of the Holiday Services team about what it takes to transform the resort into a winter wonderland every year. What ...

A quadriplegic man is suing Disneyland in federal court, alleging the theme park left him on the "It's A Small World" ride for 40 minutes after it had stalled while staff evacuated other passengers. The lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court, alleges Disneyland violated the Americans With Disabilities Act because it didn't have proper procedures in place for evacuating disabled passengers from ...

Some tourists thought it was part of the show. Quake veterans knew better The 7.2 magnituide quake that hit northern Mexico also shook up the happiest place on earth. Park patrons at Disneyland described a rolling motion that swept over the park at 3:40p.m. Hotel guests reported seeing water suddenly splashing in the swimming pools. The park was quickly divided into the quake veterans and ...

"Queen of the River" that's what they called the paddle-wheel steamboats that plied the muddy waters of the Mississippi between New Orleans and St. Louis a half-century ago. Ornate and sometimes gaudy, the Mississippi sternwheeler nevertheless was a proud ship of the great inland waterways, casting its own shadow of dignity at every port of call. All that remain today of these typically ...

There 's no news about the return of Fantasmic! to the Disneyland Resort after the fire that destroyed the show 's iconic Maleficent dragon animatronic, but thankfully, guest favorite Queenie and the Jambalaya Jazz Band have returned - and they 're bringing music back to the Rivers of America. According to the Disneyland app, Queenie and the Jambalaya Jazz Band will perform popular, ...

Alright kiddies. Today officially marks the end of the holiday festivities at the Disneyland Resort. It's now officially safe to go back to the park. Oh sure, it's a little chilly out (yes I consider 75 degrees chilly), and no there won't be any pretty decorations. But the next 2 months will be the best possible time to go have some fun at the parks. January and February mark the 2 months where the ...