Innoventions Articles
Disneyland Resort Offers Plenty Of New Attractions
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The self-proclaimed "happiest place on Earth" is about to become a whole lot happier. When Disneyland Resort's new 12-acre Cars Land opens in time for next summer's tourist blitz, it will represent the latest achievement in the world of "imagineering" a word that was coined to emphasize the imagination of Disney engineers. Presently under construction in the Disney California Adventure park, ...
Itsy-Bitsy Teenie-Weenie Disneyland Exhibit Goes Nano
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To help visitors understand the vast world of the wee, the new Nanooze Lab at Disneyland, in Anaheim, Calif., allows guests to "touch a molecule" and zoom into the nanometer scale world of atoms and molecules. Using microscopes, they can see everyday objects magnified more than 100 times and share them on a large video display or with magnifying glasses, explore butterfly wings and other objects from ...
Wall-E Perfect Replacement For Captain EO At Disneyland
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Reports are surfacing that Disneyland is actively looking to replace Captain EO in its 3D theatre in tommorrowland. The park brought it back for an encore run after a 13 year run of "Honey, I shrunk the audience" made its home there. Now Captain EO's return has run its course as well and the park is looking for an upgrade. Disneyland brought back Captain EO in January of 2010 after the death of ...
Tips For Dealing With Holiday Crowds At Disney Parks
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Disneyland Resort parks can get jam packed, even filling to capacity, during the weeks around Christmas. It especially gets busy after Christmas Day when tourists flock to town. Read a story about Disney holiday crowds. Here are some ways to deal with the crowds: 1. Get there early: Disneyland opens at 8 a.m. and Disney California Adventure opens at 10 a.m. in the coming weeks. But lines ...
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 ...
Mitt Somebody
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While in California attending my nephew's high-school graduation, I acted on a whim and decided to divert to Disneyland. I have been to Walt Disney World in Florida several times but had not actually been to Disneyland since I was six years old. Blessed with a great memory for things in the past, that amazing day spent at Disney in the '50s came racing back as I walked through the park. In addition ...
California vs. Paris: The Lands of The Future - Part One
This month and next, I shall be comparing the Lands of The Future found in the two Disneyland parks closest to my heart (California and Paris). In California, as per Florida, Tokyo and Hong Kong, this land is called Tomorrowland; in Paris this is called Discoveryland. For the benefit of these articles, when I say Tomorrowland, I am only referring to the California one; I am also only writing about the ...
These Moments Remind Us Why Disney Is Special
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Disneyland is a big place. Sometimes it's the smallest thing that counts. It's early Sunday evening last weekend, and even as Space Mountain boasts a 45-minute wait, crowds are thin at one of my favorite places from childhood: Innoventions in Tomorrowland. I remember gaping as a kid at the way the building -- then called the Carousel of Progress -- slowly rotated. Inside was a show put on by ...
Iron Man 3 Will Suit Up In Innoventions At Disneyland
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Innoventions at Disneyland might not be getting a full Stark Expo overhaul any time soon, but Marvel is flying in for the release of Iron Man 3. On April 13, the Tomorrowland staple at Disney's flagship location will welcome Iron Man Tech Presented by Stark Industries. The exhibit will feature Tony Stark's Hall of Armors from the film itself and give park visitors the oppurtunity to virutally try on the ...
Iron Man Invades Disneyland More Avengers to Follow
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"Iron Man" fans can get closer to Tony Stark's armor than ever before and even inside it! toofab was invited to a sneak peek of the brand new "Iron Man Tech Presented by Stark Industries" exhibit at Disneyland's Innoventions building in Anaheim, California on Friday where we got the lowdown on the park's newest attraction. "I love the whole idea of Iron Man coming to Innoventions," Disney ...
Disneyland's Thor: The Dark World Attraction
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Disneyland opened its doors today for a special preview of the brand new, Thor: The Dark World-themed "Treasures of Asgard" attraction and ComingSoon.net/SuperHeroHype was on hand to take an early peek at the fantastic artifacts contained within. Located right next to Stark Industries' Iron Man tech display inside Tomorrowland's Innoventions building, "Treasures of Asgard" came about, creative ...
Music is Magic
I don't even remember my first trip to Disneyland as a child. My first trip with my high school band, on the other hand, I do remember, if a little vaguely. Hey, I've been going since I was a kid, and even with my makeshift leash, all the wonderful memories have always tended to blend together. It was when I was a freshman in high school and we were to march down Main Street, something we did every year. ...
Failed Ugly 90s Ride That Still Looms Over Guests
Disneyland is a kingdom of illusions. Forced perspective makes small buildings appear grander. Special paint colors hide eyesores in plain sight. Disney Imagineers company lingo for theme park creatives are the best in the business at keeping reality from creeping into guests ' consciousness.
But there is a glaring exception: a ride, dead now for nearly 25 years, that still looms large ...
What Would Disney Build At Disneyland With $1 Billion
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A Millennium Falcon ride? Going for a spin in an Iron Man suit? Disney executives have announced plans to spend $1 billion on new attractions in Disneyland and/or Disney California Adventure. Here are some options: 'Star Wars' More Yoda? Natural, it would be. The Star Tours ride has been running since 1987, and the stories and characters from "Star Wars" could generate even more rides, ...
Walt Disney Parks And Resorts Announces New Star Wars Land Entertainment And Experiences At D23 EXPO 2015
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Disney announced many new coming attractions and entertainment during the D23 EXPO 2015 in Anaheim this past weekend. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Bob Chapek delivered a behind-the-scenes look at what is coming to Disneyland. He was joined on stage by Imagineers working on the projects to give insight into the future of the lands. Of the many announcements, Chapek told everyone that the new and ...
The Force Reigns At Disneyland New Star Wars Event
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What if Disneyland converted Tomorrowland to a "Star Wars"-themed area rather than building a 14-acre Star Wars Land? Starting Friday, you can see what that would have looked like with Star Wars Season of the Force at the Anaheim theme park. The "Star Wars" festival officially kicks off Monday, but you can check out all the new additions to Tomorrowland right now as Disneyland "soft opens" a ...
Disneyland To Close Some Attractions To Build Star Wars Land
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To make way for "Star Wars," Disneyland is about to launch its largest expansion ever, which means shutting down a significant chunk of the Anaheim theme park. In January, 10 attractions and eateries will close - some temporarily, some permanently - only a few months after the resort hiked the price of annual passes as much as 31%. This spring, Disneyland's biggest rival, Universal Studios Hollywood, ...
Disney During The Holidays How To Navigate The Parks Like A Pro
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On Christmas day this year, Disneyland in California and the Magic Kingdom at Disney World in Florida hit maximum capacity and closed - forcing the parks to turn away unlucky Mouseketeers and signaling the arrival of peak season. It's not a rarity for the parks to close temporarily due to overcrowding: it can happen during extremely popular times. And it's not just closing you need to worry about. ...
How Star Wars Has Taken Over Disneyland
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Officially, Star Wars Land at the Disney Parks is still a few years away, but anyone visiting Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., will notice that Disney's latest franchise has invaded nearly every aspect of the resort. Disneyland visitors will notice that Star Wars is, literally, everywhere, including in merchandising, food and park attractions. And the experience begins before one ever enters ...
Disneyland Season Of The Force Isnt Star Wars Land But Is It Enough For Now
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You've probably heard about Star Wars Land, the new themed area coming to Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando. Like all things Star Wars, it's gotten a ton of press over the last few months, including a heavily hyped prime-time sneak preview during the Disneyland 60th Anniversary special a couple of weeks ago. There's no launch date yet, but it's safe to assume it's well over a year ...
This Is How Disneyland Changed In The 1990s
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It was a "Fantasmic!" start for Disneyland in the 1990s, and the decade ended with a new Tomorrowland and the disappearance of the parking lot. 1990-92 Not much happened for the first two years in terms of changes or additions of new attractions until 1992. Mission to Mars had its last flight and was grounded. In New Orleans Square, something new was coming to the waterfront of the Rivers of ...
This Is How Disneyland Changed In The 2000s
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The new century started out with few changes inside Disneyland, as the company was focused on big changes outside the park, but things would liven up as the century progressed. 2000 Parking at Disneyland changed with the opening of the Mickey & Friends parking structure on the land that was a strawberry farm for decades. The more than 10,000-space structure was the largest one when it started ...
Autopia All New Look
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Where did you first sit behind a steering wheel, with your foot hovering over the gas pedal, ready to finally go, go, gooooo? It might have been a quiet cul-de-sac in your neighborhood, with a parent at your side. Or you might have initially driven a car through the carless parking lot of a local stadium or ballpark. Or, if you grew up in Southern California, you could have enjoyed your first ...
9 Ghosts That Reportedly Haunt Disney Parks From Urban Legends To Actual Events In The Parks History
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In 1955, something spectacular happened: Disneyland opened in Anaheim, Calif., forever changing the face of amusement parks in America. Given its long and storied history, of course, it's to be expected that over the years, rumors that ghosts allegedly haunt Disneyland, as well as Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. And all the other Disney properties that have opened in the intervening decades, would have ...
Honda And Disneyland Resort Form Strategic Alliance
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A new 10-year business alliance was announced today between American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and the Disneyland Resort that provides sponsorship of the theme park's new 50th Anniversary fireworks show and its annual Grad Nite celebrations. The parties are also in the process of finalizing an agreement to develop a new exhibit at Innoventions in Tomorrowland that may feature ASIMO, Honda's advanced ...
So, What's New?
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[*This article has been edited non-Disneyland Info removed--MMP*] More light, more action at Disneyland Disneyland has retired its decades-old Main Street Electrical Parade and is replacing it with a state-of-the-art light show/parade. "Light Magic: A Spectacular Journey" will begin Friday night. Eighty-foot stages will roll along the traditional parade route, with Disney characters bathed in ...
Mickey Mouse Welcomes ASIMO To Disneyland
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Mickey Mouse this week welcomed ASIMO, the world's most advanced humanoid robot, to its new home in the Honda ASIMO Theatre, inside Disneyland park. Guests visiting the popular Innoventions attraction at the park can now see ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility) in an all-new live science show, Say 'Hello' to Honda's ASIMO, opening June 2 as part of the theme park's 50th Anniversary celebration. ...
Imagine This If You Can.
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From Glendale Disneyland's new Tomorrowland won't open until May 1998, but in a drab gray and beige industrial building in Glendale the project already is mostly complete. The building is part of Walt Disney Co.'s Imagineering complex, where ideas are put to paper and then crafted into models of the company's future endeavors. The model for the rebuilt Tomorrowland nearly fills a cordoned, windowless ...
Pioneer Launches Branding Effort At Magic Kingdom
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Pioneer unveiled an aggressive branding campaign at Disneyland Wednesday, one that incorporates advertising, a revamped web site, and sports and entertainment sponsorships. Such sponsorships include Pioneer's presence at Disneyland's "Innoventions," a showcase in Tomorrowland for new- and next-generation digital technologies for home and mobile entertainment. Pioneer's heavily branded presence at the ...
Disney Reinvents The Future
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For the third time in its history, Disneyland has opened a revamped Tomorrowland. Gone are the impersonal chrome and steel of the old structures, along with the Mission to Mars ride, the PeopleMover and the Circle-Vision theater. In their place, Disney has built a kinder, gentler tomorrow with buildings decorated in lush jewel tones and gardens filled with fruit trees and edible plants. Tomorrowland ...
Honda And Walt Disney
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After making several appearances in the UK over the last few months, Honda's ASIMO - claimed to be the world's most advanced humanoid robot - has flown across the Atlantic to Disneyland, where it is being demonstrated in a special show included in the rather awkwardly named Innoventions attraction. The 15-minute act takes place in a simulated home environment and involves walking forwards and ...
