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10 Disney Attractions Closing For Rehab
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Indiana Jones Adventure and two Fantasyland rides will close for most of the fall to undergo renovations as summer crowds dissipate at Disneyland. That park and neighboring Disney California Adventure will shut down 10 venues in September for refurbishment, after the record-breaking summer season wraps up with Labor Day. The longest closures, which begin Tuesday, will be Indiana Jones Adventure, ...
10 Major Rides In Disneyland That Are Not At Disney World
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When it comes to the American Disney Parks, it's a regular Battle Royale between the east coast and the west coast. On the one hand, Disneyland is Walt's original park. On the other, you have a bigger, better, and brighter version of the California classic. In our humble opinion, it all comes down to a matter of attraction. Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida might be the golden boy of ...
20 Surprising Things You Can And Can Not See Do And Taste At Your Next Visit
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Blue milk. Human ashes. Feral cats. Disneyland may be 85 acres of carefully curated mirth, but even after nearly 65 years of operation in Anaheim, Calif., the vacation destination can still surprise -- as park-goers who 've encountered the blue milk, human ashes and, yes, feral cats can attest. Before you next pass through the turnstile en route for the old-timey Main Street ...
24 Surprising Things About Disneyland We Did Not Know But Should
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Disneyland is said to be the "Happiest Place on Earth." For one day (or several depending on your trip schedule) people of all ages from toddlers to seniors can have fun, let loose and become a kid again. It's a place filled with magic, music, your favourite characters and rides to fit whatever you're in the mood for. It opened its doors on July 17, 1955, and was the masterpiece of Walt Disney's ...
500 Anaheim Children To Help Introduce Disneyland On TV
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Five hundred children from Anaheim Sunday Schools will play a big role in the ABC television -Show which will introduce Disneyland Park to a national TV audience Sunday. The lucky youngsters will enjoy a preview of Sleeping Beauty's Castle and the rides of Walt Disney's new magic kingdom. They will arrive at the park in 14 buses each of which will be under direction of a clown leader and two ...
58 Ways Star Wars Land Is Changing Disneyland
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The Walt Disney Company recently announced that an entirely new land based on the Star Wars universe would be coming to Disneyland, likely in 2019. The 14-acre mini universe will feature two major new rides and other attractions including a restaurant based on the Mos Eisley cantina in the films. I'm not a big Star Wars aficionado, but I hear that the designers working on it are, and genuine fans can ...
6 Disney Venues To Close Temporarily
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A half-dozen venues at the two local Disney parks are scheduled to temporarily close for at least part of this month. Crews will start installing holiday decorations in It's a Small World on Oct. 22. The Disneyland ride will reopen Nov. 8 with Christmas songs, lights and other holiday decor. Disneyland's Indiana Jones Adventure, Casey Jr. Circus Train and Storybook Land Canal Boats will remain ...
7 Things To Know About Disneyland's New Beauty And The Beast Eatery
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All about the gray stuff, how to get that in-demand souvenir cup and more tidbits about the Red Rose Taverne. Tie your napkin 'round your neck, cherie, and Disneyland provides the rest. The Southern California theme park is celebrating the live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast with the Red Rose Taverne. Location, location, location. The Red Rose Taverne is located in Fantasyland, ...
8 Rides In Under 25 Hours These Rides May Be Underrated
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There comes a time in every adult's visit to Disneyland that you 're so tired of the lines that you 're happy to ride anything, even the kiddie attractions that offer little in the way of excitement or legroom. That 's exactly how Melissa and I felt on a recent trip as we bobbed in a sea of people in the middle of Fantasyland A check of the Disneyland app showed lines in the ...
A Diamond Celebration In Sardineland
It had been three or four years since I had last been to Disneyland. But, on May 22, my mother and I went, just the two of us. That day was the opening day, for lack of a better term, of the park's Diamond celebration. As a part of that, the parks were open for 24 hours, closing at 6 A.M. on May 23 for a few hours. Rather inadvertently, we ended up parking in the "Toy Story" parking lot instead of ...
A Really Weird Experience The Oddest Places Readers Have Ever Been Stuck On Rides
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There 's one moment on the Haunted Mansion - my favorite ride, my only must-do on any given Disneyland day - that I absolutely dread. Sometimes I close my eyes, sometimes I just avert them to focus on something more agreeable to my sensibilities, sometimes I just fix my gaze, staring down my own demon in grotesque horror. It has absolutely nothing to do with a ghost. The spot I ...
A Sprinkle Of Pixie Dust
"Fantasyland" is said to be Walt Disney's favorite Land. And it's tough to blame him. "Sleeping Beauty Castle" welcomes you, as both the main entrance and park icon. "King Arthur Carrousel" was built in 1875 and operated in Ontario, Canada from 1922 until 1955 when it was relocated to Disneyland. Until 1975, only one horse was white, and now all of them are. Merlin hosted a ceremony that determined which ...
All 9 Lands At Ranked
Fantasyland offers the most rides and is ideally located in Disneyland. Mickey's Toontown has mediocre rides and limited shopping and dining options. New Orleans Square has the best dining options and underrated classic rides. Disneyland in Anaheim is divided into nine distinct ''lands,'' and some of these certainly offer better experiences than others. ...
All Aboard Disney's Fort Wilderness Railroad
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It's no secret that Walt Disney had a special place in his heart for railroads. Years before Disneyland opened, he built a model railroad in his backyard which he dubbed the Carolwood Pacific Railroad and spent countless hours riding it, tinkering with it and giving his family and friends much-coveted rides. When Disneyland opened in 1955, the narrow-gauge Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad circled ...
All Water Rides Ranked By An Expert
I 've ridden every one of the water rides at Disneyland Resort trust me, these are the best (and worst!) in the parks.
In the last 30 years, I 've visited Disneyland nearly every month, which means I 've ridden a lot. And while there 's magic in (almost) every attraction, Disneyland 's water rides are a bit different. They run the gamut from calm and completely dry to thrilling and full of ...
California vs. Paris: Casey Jr. Circus Train
In the sixth of my series comparing the two Disneylands closest to my heart (California and Paris), I shall be looking at the section of the park featuring Casey Jr. Circus Train and Storybook Land Canal Boats. When designing the Anaheim park, Walt's original plan for this area of Fantasyland was to build a rollercoaster called Rock Candy Mountain, upon which guests were transported on Casey Jr. style ...
Cool Clear Water Water
My how time fly's, seems like yesterday I was asking about when the Rivers of America would be filled again. I never like to visit the park when any of the water is not working. It even bummed me out during the renovation of It's a Small World when I saw the canals were dry. I know, weird eh? Yeah that's me; the water kind of calms me down. Those of you that have read my previous articles know ...
Disneyland
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It may be more than the kids can bear. It has an Adventureland from Tahiti, a Frontierland entered through the log gates of an old fort complete with a Davy Crockett museum, a Fantasyland full Snow White, Peter Pan, Sleeping Beauty and all their associates, and a Tomorrowland with a Space Port. Walt Disney arranged it all, of course, and then named it Disneyland. Sprawled over 160 acres at Anaheim, Calif., ...
Disneyland And Imagineering Part 12
Although Disney had a dislike for the typical carnivals of the time, it wasn't so much the content, but the environment and the lack of attention to detail. Long before the park was built, after one of his frequent visits to Griffith Park with his daughters, he stated, "Things could be done better than this. A park should be designed for total family enjoyment. Besides a merry-go-round, there could be ...
Disneyland And Imagineering Part 13
Disneyland, the idea, came from the mind of Walt Disney, but Disneyland, the theme park, was a collaborative effort. It took a great many men and women to create it. Since all men are created equal, everyone who contributed should be credited. I've known about C.V. Wood for many years, and although he was not an Imagineer, he was a land developer who made significant contributions in terms of sales and ...
Disneyland Attractions Perfect For Toddlers
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You have to love how the Disneyland Resort caters to the whole family. As you walk around you will see that there are rides for every age group as well as the entire family. This includes toddlers. Yet, say you are going on a play date with just toddlers, do you know where you can take them so they can have some fun while you do to? Here are the best rides for toddlers at Disneyland: It's a ...
Disneyland Gates Open Celebrity Throng At Premier
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Disneyland, a $17,000,000 fairyland dedicated to the pleasure of children, opened Sunday in a special preview of 35,000 invited guests whose enthusiasm indicated that Walt Disney's dream had lived up to expectations. The spectacular park will be opened officially to the public at 10 a. m. today and upward of 50,000 persons are expected for the event. Sunday the adults - members of the press from ...
Disneyland In One Day
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The First Hint that my mission will be daunting: I tell the cast member in Guest Relations the title of the article I'm researching, and she starts to giggle. Disneyland in a day? Who am I kidding? "It might be a little hard," she says, handing me my tickets, "to do it all in a day." Disneyland has its own special feel, and nostalgia is only part of it. Yes, it's the only park Walt Disney lived to ...
Disneyland Ride Review Ride In The Animal Cars On Casey Jr Circus Train
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Want to act like a monkey? You can. Just make sure you ride in the monkey car on the Casey Jr. Circus Train. The small train has two animal cars, one for those who want to be a monkey and another for "wild animals." There are also two sleigh cars and a caboose. "All aboard," says the train, and once you're locked in your cage or safely in your seat, the small locomotive starts out. The train ...
Disneyland Then And Now
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1955 Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week in summer; closed Mondays the rest of the year. Size: 60 acres, plus 100 acres for parking. Zones: Fantasyland, Frontierland, Adventureland, Tomorrowland, Main Street USA 18 attarctions Admission: $1 (including tax) for adults. 50 cents for children. Ride tickets, sold separately, priced from 10 to 35 cents. Employees: About 1,000 ...
Disneyland Trip With Grandma: Everyone's Flush With Enthusiasm
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I saw an old friend with new eyes last week. I went to Disneyland with three grandchildren, ages 7, 6, and 20 months. Understand that I first began going to the Magic Kingdom last century, when I was a teenager and a newcomer to Southern California. Disneyland became the big-date experience. It was fitting, considering that many of my classmates had been "Mickey Mouse Club" fans, that our all-night ...
Disneyland With A Preschooler 7 Genius Tips For Avoiding Meltdowns And Bankruptcy
When you figure in the high cost, endless lines, height restrictions and miles of walking, does it ever make sense to take a preschooler to Disneyland?
Yes, as long as their adults adjust their expectations, plan carefully and slow waaay down. Because, let's face it, most preschoolers are too young to understand what Disneyland is all about. It's the parental (and grandparental) ...
Disneyland's Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship Resturant
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Walt Disney's first Fantasyland was designed to give the impression that Sleeping Beauty Castle (with its rockwork turrets and extended walls of stone) was the single permanent structure in the area. Fantasyland's rides and concessions were arranged in the castle courtyard as if part of a traveling fair or medieval tournament. Peter Pan and the other dark rides (housed within the castle walls) had entrance ...
Disney's Storybook Ride Gets Nightly Makeover
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Landscapers constantly work on Disneyland's Storybook Canal to keep the trees in scale with the miniature scenes in the attraction. Guides on the Storybook Land Canal Boats at Disneyland tell guests the plants are real - they've just been miniaturized. Tinkerbell might be responsible for shrinking the hundreds of types of plant life in the 56-year-old attraction, but a crew of two Disney workers ...
Does It Pass The Smell Test Rides Ranked By Their Scents
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In an era when social media has made everyone with an annual pass a theme park influencer, it seems like we 've got rankings of every Disneyland ride, wait time, snack, souvenir and entertainment offering. But no one is talking about one of the most crucial elements to the park experience: the smell. Walt Disney himself knew that scents were important to forming positive memories. Just think about the ...
Every Attraction Ranked By Three Disney Superfans
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While pretty much everybody loves Disneyland to one degree or another, for some of us, love borders on obsession. Three of us in particular at CinemaBlend have been to Disneyland so many times that we've lost track. Jessica and Mack are both former Southern California residents who used to frequent the park regularly and still make a yearly pilgrimage back. While I live a few hundred miles away from the ...
