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10 Best Places To Take A Break At Disneyland
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Hot and tired of tromping around theme parks at the Disneyland Resort? We're there for you. Here are the best places to catch a break and cool down. At some point, like most of us, you've probably been inside the Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln theater. Yes, it's a little dated. But you know why its moments are still great? Because you get 16 minutes of blissful, dark, uninterrupted, air ...
10 Things To Know About Star Wars Nite
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Yes, Star Wars and Disneyland geeks and freaks, (and everyone else, too), Disneyland is about to hold its first ever "Stars Wars Nite" at the park, for those of us who just can't get enough of the fun. This is in anticipation of the next movie in the Disney Star Wars franchise, plus of course the anticipated opening of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge in July 2019. Here are 10 things you need to know: 1. ...
10 Tips For Visiting With Toddlers And Preschoolers
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Toddlers and preschoolers can be challenging travel companions, but travel destinations like Disneyland are made for them. I've never been a parent to wait until a certain age to travel with my kids anywhere, and there was no way I was going to miss out on the magic of Disney when my kids believed in it the most (and kids are free until they turn 3 at Disney). Consequently, I've been to Disneyland ...
1000 Items From Disneylands Earliest Days To Go To Auction
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Disneyland fans, you've got your annual pass and zillions of pins. But do you possess an original bird from the Tiki Room? Or an etched glass E-ticket sign that once hung at the Pirates of the Caribbean ride?. Now you can. As Disneyland rolls out plans for its 60th year celebrations, more than 1,000 items from the theme park's early days are going on the auction block in Sherman Oaks on Feb. 28. ...
12 Essential Tips For Enjoying Disneyland In The Rain
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A day at Disneyland is usually fun in the sun thanks to Southern California's reputation for year-round sunshine - unless you happen to show up at the theme park on one of the 23 days when it rains each year on average in Anaheim. This will go down as one of the rainiest weeks of the year in Anaheim, with the forecast calling for showers stretching into the weekend. While Disneyland remains open ...
12 Essential Tips For Enjoying Disneyland On A Rainy Day
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A day at Disneyland is usually fun in the sun thanks to Southern California 's reputation for year-round sunshine - unless you happen to show up at the theme park on one of the two dozen days when it rains each year on average in Anaheim. A series of storms headed for Southern California are expected to bring showers to the region over the next two weeks, making for a wet holiday season as ...
12 Fun Things You May Not Know About Disneyland
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Test your Disney trivia mojo here. How many of these items do you already know? 1. King Arthur Carousel. The lead horse on the iconic Fantasyland carousel is named Jingles. Walt Disney wanted all horses on the carousel, and he wanted them all to be leaping, so when a classic carousel was purchased, it was supplemented with other horses and those that had straight legs were redesigned. 2. Main ...
14 Interesting Things You Did Not Know About Thousands Of Plants
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Most people think of iconic rides such as Space Mountain or the Matterhorn when Disneyland comes to mind, but more than 100,000 flowering plants, shrubs and trees add to the beauty of the resort. They 're cared for by a small army of gardeners and landscape experts who mostly work behind the scenes. Here are 14 things you probably didn 't know about what 's growing at the Disneyland Resort: ...
2 Disney Rides Temporarily Close This Month
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Two Disneyland rides will temporarily close for part of this month as crews undertake projects. Disney traditionally schedules few rehabilitation projects during the busy summer season, when crowds are heavy. Meanwhile, the Jungle Cruise is scheduled to reopen Thursday after a weeklong closure. Crews are shrinking the gap between the dock and the boats to make it easier for visitors to get on ...
2 Nighttime Spectaculars Added To Premium Maxpass System
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Disney has added the "Fantasmic" and "World of Color" nighttime spectaculars to the MaxPass system which lets visitors book FastPass attraction times via a mobile app at its two Anaheim theme parks. The $15 up-charge MaxPass system works with the free FastPass systems to allow visitors to set up return times for popular attractions in Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. The popular ...
20 Loudest Rides And 20 Noisiest Shows With Decibel Readings
Disneyland 's monorail horn is as loud as a piledriver, its railroad trains as ear-splitting as a jackhammer and the nightly fireworks more deafening than a bulldozer, according to a noise analysis conducted on behalf of the Anaheim theme park. The decibel readings for attractions, shows and parades at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure are buried deep in the 17,000-page Environmental ...
2023 Holiday Decor Includes More Than 25000 Holiday Plants And A 60 Foot Tall Christmas Tree
It's snowing in Southern California - but only on Main Street, U.S.A. Christmas has arrived at the Disneyland, and the resort has pulled out all the stops for the winter season. During their visit, guests will be greeted by a staggering number of holiday plants this year: over 25,000 poinsettia, cyclamen and flowering plants, Disney said in a press release. There's also a ...
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 ...
3 Reasons Disney Is More Valuable Than You Think
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Few businesses ever strive for excellence. Advantages, yes. Profits, undoubtedly. But excellence? Not so much. Thanks to a Christmas-break trip to Disneyland in California (not China), I now believe Walt Disney is a notable exception to this rule, and I'm backing my thesis with a CAPScall. Three things I learned on our winter vacation When it comes to Disneyland, I don't surprise easily. I'd been ...
4 Hurt At Disneyland
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A woman was taken to a hospital and three other people were treated at the scene after they were struck by a Disneyland parade float tonight. "A Christmas Fantasy Parade" was near the end of its route, near the "It's a Small World" attraction, when it hit the four spectators at about 8:15 p.m., park spokesman Rob Doughty said. Anaheim fire Capt. Jamie Hirsch said the people were hit by the ...
4 Injured At Disneyland Parade
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One person was hospitalized Monday night after being bumped by a small float during Disneyland's Christmas Fantasy parade, officials said. Three other park visitors were treated at the scene for minor scrapes. The accident involved a "Genie" float and occurred near the It's Small World attraction, said Disneyland spokesman Bob Tucker. Events leading up to the incident were not immediately ...
4 Reasons To Visit Disneyland At Christmas
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Long before my husband and I had kids, we started a holiday tradition: Christmas at Disneyland and, later, California Adventure. Not every year, of course, but we've found that late fall to early winter is the perfect time to visit. Here are four reasons. * The weather. In our six or so visits over 15 years, cool mornings and sunny, mild afternoons have been the rule. It gets a little chilly ...
45 Surprising Secrets About Disneyland
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It's been 45 years since Disney Parks first took intrepid thrill seekers into the darkest corners of outer space. We're talking, of course, about Space Mountain. And while it's true that the iconic indoor roller coaster opened first at Walt Disney World in Florida on January 15, 1975, did you know that it was first dreamed up, at the request of Walt Disney himself, by ...
5 Lightning Lane Attractions Closing In January For Refurbishment
It 's just about that time of year again when some of Disneyland 's most popular attractions go out of commission for a few weeks or several months to get a little TLC. The end of the Christmas holiday season always brings a flurry of seasonal refurbishments at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure in January - with nine attractions getting a refresh in early 2023. January ...
5 New Churros For The Holiday Season
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Disney Parks said it will have five new churros for the upcoming holiday season events at Disneyland. Disney unveiled the new churro flavors in its new Foodie Guide to Holidays at Disneyland Resort. The breakdown includes a look at what food will be coming to the Disney Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure park and Disneyland. Here 's a look at the new Disneyland ...
5 Things To Know If You Are Taking A Preschooler To Disneyland
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Magic is real. Dreams really do come true. And the world can astonish you with its beauty and endless capacity for new adventure. How do I know all these things? I just spent two days at the Disneyland Resort with a small child. Disneyland is good for all ages, of course. But there is something extra-special about visiting the Park with a little one. When my preschool-aged daughter saw Mickey ...
5 Types Of People Who Should Visit Disneyland At Christmas Are You One Of Them
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Anyone who visits Disneyland during the holidays knows that the theme park didn't invent Christmas cheer. It perfected it. From a towering holiday tree to the wreaths and lights that drip from any real estate capable of supporting decorations, Disneyland is the center of the yule-niverse. It wasn't always this way. In December 1955, workers put up a modest tree and a few wreaths for the park's ...
50 Things You Didn't Know About Disneyland
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In honor of Disneyland's 50th anniversary, we present 50 cool, obscure and simply odd things you probably didn't know about the self-proclaimed Happiest Place on Earth. Many were culled from Mouse Tales by David Koenig (Bonaventure, $19.95). Some were provided by Disney archivist Dave Smith, and others came from 101 Things You Never Knew About Disneyland by former park employee Kevin Yee and lifelong fan ...
50 Ways To Love Disneyland
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Mickey Mouse is planning a blowout as Disneyland Resort in California celebrates its 50th anniversary, starting Thursday. Sure, it'll be hot, and the lines will be long. But you know you want to go: the Matterhorn; Mickey-shaped, chocolate-covered ice cream; mouse ears with your name embroidered on the back. Arizona is second only to California for the number of people who make the pilgrimage to the ...
50 Year Old Memories Of Worlds Fair
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It was half a century ago. This native son of Newport-Mesa was on the East Coast visiting the 1964 New York World's Fair. That fair turned out to be one of the highlights of my young life. I was 19 and stationed with the U.S. Army at Fort Slocum, N.Y., north of New York City. The fair was spread over 650 acres of Flushing Meadows territory, in Queens. The fair ran for two six-month seasons, ...
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 ...
6 Women Who Were Instrumental In Building Disneyland
When Disneyland opened in 1955 it was unlike anything the world had ever seen before. It was not simply an amusement park, but a theme park, an intricately designed experience, and one that continued to evolve over the years to come. As we celebrate Women 's History Month, it 's a good time to take a look at some of the women who made Disneyland the place that it was, and who helped it turn into the place ...
60 Reasons To Visit Disneylands 60th Anniversary
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You don't really need a reason to visit Disneyland. It is the happiest place on earth after all. But when was the last time you stepped onto Main Street U.S.A. and took a spin on Dumbo the Flying Elephant? If it's been awhile, you might want to consider planning a visit this year as the resort goes all out for its 60th anniversary Diamond Celebration. In honor of the occasion, let's highlight 60 of ...
7 Attractions Temporarily Close At Disney
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Visitors to Disneyland resorts may want to check ahead to see if their favorite rides are operating as the park begins its annual maintenance. Starting Monday, seven attractions will close for refurbishment as well as some shows and restaurants. The 52-year-old Matterhorn Bobsled ride will be closed until summer while crews update the ride and add new vehicles featuring three seats. Crews ...
7 Tips For Tackling Disneyland In A Day
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I've been to Disneyland hundreds of times over the last two decades and have been writing the Funland theme park blog for about four years now. As a result, people are always asking me how to do everything at Disneyland in a single day. The short answer is you probably can't. It can be a struggle for even hard-core fans with military assault-like strategies. The longer answer is there's lots of ways ...
7 Tips For Watching The Return Of Fantasmic
“Fantasmic” has returned to Disneyland after a two-year pandemic pause and an extensive reconfiguration of the waterfront viewing area that will require first-time and longtime visitors alike to adjust their strategies for watching the venerable nighttime spectacular. Disneyland presented the return of “Fantasmic” along the Rivers of America on Thursday, June 2 as part of a summer kickoff ...
