R2 D2 Roams Freely Around Star Wars Galaxys Edge In Play Tests
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A familiar blue and white astromech unit roamed freely around Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge speaking droid and marvelling at the Millennium Falcon as surprised Disneyland visitors snapped photographs.
The “play tests” with R2-D2 in Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge are part of an ongoing innovation process looking at new ways for guests to experience Disney parks, according to Disneyland officials. The ...
Railroad Engineers Ecstatic About New Route As Classic Ride Readies To Reopen
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"All Aboard" will be heard again when the Disneyland Railroad opens Saturday, July 29, 2017 after a being shuttered for more than a year.
Construction of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge meant the railroad would be closed while a new route was built around Frontierland for the classic opening day attraction. During that time, the rail line's engineers were busy keeping the steam-powered locomotives ready to ...
Rain, Rain Stay Away At Least 'Til Sunday
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I'm counting on the rain to hold off until at least Sunday so I can get to Disneyland this weekend, the first with the park decked out for the holidays.
I want to get in there before the Thanksgiving and then Christmas crowds arrive.
If you have never been, no kidding, it's the most amazing time to go. Especially if you're like me and sometimes have a hard time getting into the holiday ...
Rainy Day Guide
A rainy day visit to the Happiest Place on Earth may seem dreadful, but with the right attitude and preparation, you can have a magical experience at Disneyland even when storm clouds roll in. Lower crowds paired with proper rain attire like ponchos and waterproof shoes opens the door for lower wait times, fun splashy photos, and unexpected moments of joy. Follow the tips across four key areas in this ...
Raising Prices Once Again
The Walt Disney Company is one of the biggest and richest companies in the world and accordingly, they are jacking up prices for their customers. According to a report from Deadline, the company is raising the price of Disneyland Magic Keys across the board. The Magic Key program itself is just a year old and provides various admission options and pricing options (which it seems are not referred to as ...
Rare 1954 Disneyland Prospectus Sells For 10,600 Dollars At Auction
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A rare original 1954 Disneyland prospectus has sold at auction for $10,600 - that's five times the original estimate.
The item, a 14-page book of documents and images used to educate potential investors as to what they might expect at the park when it opened the following year, was just one of many unique lots for sale at Remembering Disneyland, a highly-anticipated sale of over 800 rare and original ...
Rare Antiques In Disneyland
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Yes, the magic kingdom of Disneyland abounds in genuine antiques. Some of them dating back to the 1500's, are in Tomorrowland (of all places!) as part of the interior of the "Nautilus," the submarine in "20,000 leagues Under The Sea." Since the Nautilus foretold what we know today as atomic-powered underwater craft, this exhibit is located in Tomorrowland. There are other antiques in Frontierland, the area ...
Rare Collecting Disneyland Exhibit And Auction
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Van Eaton Galleries, one of the world's premier animation artwork and collectibles galleries located in Sherman Oaks, California, has announced a rare exhibit and auction, "Collecting Disneyland." The auction will take place Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Van Eaton Galleries located at 13613 Ventura Blvd in Sherman Oaks, California. Collecting Disneyland is an extraordinary exhibit and auction devoted to ...
Rare Drawings From Museum Of Weird Walt Disney Vision For Haunted Mansion Go To Auction First Time In Disney History
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On Saturday, April 28, 2018, Van Eaton Galleries located in Sherman Oaks, California will auction some of the only known original concept artwork of "The Museum of the Weird," part of Walt Disney's original idea for Disneyland's iconic "Haunted Mansion" attraction. The artwork, created by one of Walt's original Imagineers, Rolly Crump, was part of a planned walk-through at the end of the attraction and ...
Rare Walt Disney 20000 Leagues Under The Sea Personal Presentation Nautilus To Be Auctioned
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700 Items to Auction in One Day
Van Eaton Galleries has announced The Art of Entertainment, a pop culture & Disneyland auction taking place May 4, 2019 beginning at 10:00 a.m. PT at Van Eaton Galleries in Sherman Oaks, California. A striking item included in the collection is a very rare, one-of-a-kind original presentation Nautilus used by Walt Disney in 1954 to promote the feature film "20,000 ...
Ratting Out The Mouse Is Disneyland A Haven For Rodents?
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The Disney Resort is teeming with rats, according to current and former Disneyland employees reacting to media reports of rodent problems inside the Goofy's Kitchen restaurant at the Disneyland Hotel.
Longtime complaints by Goofy's Kitchen workers about rats, rat feces and mold at the cafeteria-style restaurant were recently chronicled in the Weekly (""Rats and Rat Shit Everywhere,'" Sept. 13; "Goofy ...
Raver Day At Disneyland
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It's 7am, you're "walking" through your hotel's lobby, dragging what were once your legs behind you. You're rocking that classic festival attire: booty shorts, neon colors, furry boots (even though it's scorching hot outside), and maybe that one pair of shutter shades you've had since the 90s but decided to whip out because you saw Kanye wearing them that one time in 2008. You're getting awkward stares, ...
Raver Day At Disneyland
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There are many subcultures that have made Disneyland their mecca for meet-ups-most notably the goths and those Disney megafans who dress like biker gangs. But there are also a bunch of lesser-known events, like Nerdy Day, Dapper Day, and a day for ska fans called "It's a Ska World After All."
Last Saturday, it was the turn of ravers, who spent the day in the park for their 14th annual Summer ...
Reaction Seemed Dim To Light Magic Parade
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Disneyland fan Robb Alvey took in the Light Magic parade this summer, and for the Westminster resident, ``Once was enough.''
Alvey, a former Disneyland employee, wasn't suprised to learn that the theme park has pulled the plug on Light Magic to make way for next summer's ``Mulan,'' a nighttime parade based on the animated film opening next summer. ``You watched the faces of kids and they seemed to be ...
Readers Recall Visiting Happiest (Or Scariest, Or Friendliest) Place On Earth
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When we asked readers to share their favorite Disneyland moments, we expected to hear about "Snow White's Scary Adventure" and shaking hands with Mickey Mouse.
What we didn't expect were the more poignant moments -- the Vietnam vet overcome by emotion when a greeter welcomed him home from the war. The adopted orphan from Russia who started to embrace her new culture through the wonder of Disney.
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Real House Of The Future Is No Disney Dream
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A "House of the Future," a concept of what tomorrow holds for cutting-edge living, usually tells us more about the dreamers than the dream.
In the mid-1950s, Disneyland, with the help of Monsanto, cooked up its "House of the Future," nearly all of it made of plastic, with a microwave range, gigantic TV screens, an ultrasonic dishwasher, "cold zones" instead of refrigerators, electrically operated ...
Real Human Bones Were Originally Used In Pirates Of The Caribbean Ride
Human remains once populated the world-famous Pirates Of The Caribbean ride at Disneyland. Now replaced with models, the story goes that the fake alternatives available back when the ride was built in 1967 weren 't up to scratch, and so the park 's "Imagineers" made do with some authentic materials.
It might be shocking to consider in the modern day, but Disneyland 's use of real remains isn ...
Real Reason Disney Parks Have Feral Cats And Other Wild Animals You Might See At The Happiest Place On Earth
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Animatronic animals aren't the only "furry" friends who get to enjoy Disneyland and Disney World. In fact, Disney parks are home to a variety of different species. Including, an abundance of feral cats that have free range of Main Street, Tomorrowland, and all other areas of the parks.
Want to know why Disney keeps these feral felines around? We share the real reason for the cats of Disneyland , plus ...
Real, Live Moo-Vie Star Tulare County Cow Doubles For Cartoon Character At Disneyland
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The jersey cow in the animated Disney film "Home on the Range" is anatomically incorrect, sporting a pink nose when everybody -- OK, everybody who's ever lived on a dairy -- knows they only come in black.
But that was only the first hurdle when Disneyland officials, seeking a living stand-in for bovine star "Maggie," turned to Tulare County for help last month. The second?
"I had to find a twin ...
Reasons Why You Should Never Visit Disney Parks In The Winter
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Thinking about booking a family vacation to Disneyland or Walt Disney World in the winter? You might want to reconsider - especially if your travel plans involve the holidays. Albeit an excellent time to experience the magic of Disney, visiting the parks in the winter (specifically December) has some significant downsides.
Discover the top reasons why you should never visit Disney parks in the winter, ...
Red Hot Chili Peppers To Rock Disneyland Resort
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers will entertain visitors to California's Disneyland Resort during the first few months of 2007 by helping to transform two of the resort's most popular rides with their music.
As part of the Disneyland Resort's "Year of a Million Dreams" promotion, both the venerable Space Mountain attraction in Disneyland and the California Screamin' roller coaster in neighboring Disney's ...
Rediscovered Disney Treasures Inspire Tomorrowland Movie
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Visitors to Disneyland in recent weeks might have noticed some areas around "It's A Small World," Matterhorn and other areas blocked off. There's a new movie in the works, titled "Tomorrowland," that crews were filming at the park.
The movie is billed as a live action, science fiction mystery movie starring George Clooney and slated for a May 2015 release.
Little information has been released on ...
Redlands Forum Focuses On Disneyland Celebration
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Marilyn Magness Carroll, executive director of creative entertainment for Disney Parks and Resorts, brought a bit of Disney pixie dust to Wednesday's Redlands Forum at Esri, offering a behind-the-scenes look at Disneyland's Diamond Celebration going on now.
The idea of the Anaheim theme park came to Walt Disney while sitting on a park bench at Griffith Park watching his daughters play. "And he thought ...
Reflecting On Changes At Disneyland
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What could be more exciting for a 10-year-old?
It was June 1955. My family had just driven across the country to our new home in Lakewood. Not only were we returning to our California roots, but the kids' paradise of Disneyland was just about to open for the first time.
My sisters and I used to watch the weekly TV show "Disneyland" in our suburban Washington D.C. home. After various adventures ...
Reflections From The Road: The Search For Main Street USA
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In July of 1995, I arrived in downtown Fort Collins, Colo., in search of clues to answer the questions that I always ask as a historical geographer: How and why did the townsfolk design and locate buildings, streets, and open spaces as they did? How did the resulting landscape fit into the broader pattern of the region and nation?
Since I am especially interested in how downtowns develop personalities ...
Reflections On A Day At Disneyland
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On vacation in Southern California over the holidays, we spent a day at Disneyland, giving my two sons (aged 2 and 4) a chance to spend the day with Mickey and friends, along with their parents, grandparents, aunt and uncle. Personally, it was my first visit to either of the domestic Disney parks as an adult; I had gone to Disneyland and Walt Disney World once or twice each, as a kid.
My thoughts ...
Reflections On My Trip To Disneyland
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I was a little worried about our trip to Disneyland, which took place last week.
Last time I went with my older son, then 4 years old, and misjudged the scariness of Pirates of the Caribbean by a factor of about 10. He didn't want to go on rides after that, pegged me as a complete liar (it was going to happen some time ) and stayed in the fetal position for the rest of the month.
Adding to ...
Refurbishing Snow Whites Scary Adventures
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Disneyland officially announced that they are refurbishing one of their classic dark rides next year, Snow White 's Scary Adventures. The Disney Parks blog announced that Disneyland plans to update the ride “with new magic inside and out in 2020.”
Snow White 's Scary Adventures will still have familiar elements when updated, but will implement new effects, story enhancements, and some all-new ...
Reimagined Mickeys Toontown Set To Reopen On March 8
Mickey 's Toontown will reopen at Disneyland park on March 8, 2023, Disneyland officials announced on Friday.
The updated Toontown area will feature “new experiences for families and young children to have more opportunities to play together,” Disneyland said in a news release. Disney says the area will be greener and more spacious, but still offer more play activities and attractions.
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Remember Dreams Come True Or Do They?
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I can't think of a more spectacular fireworks show on planet Earth than the Disneyland Resort's, "Remember... Dreams Come True". It's simply the best show around, but it's finally coming to an end, according to park insiders. Seeing how in 2010 the park will celebrate its 55th Anniversary, rumor has it that Disney is hard at work creating the next firework show to debut in 2009 just in time for next year's ...
Remembering Bob Matheison
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Bob Matheison was fully present in everything he did, whether it was developing a new Disney theme park in Florida; announcing bowl games in Orlando or his children 's high school football games; raising Scottish Highland cattle at his North Carolina ranch; or spending quality time with his wife, children and grandchildren.
As friends and family shared stories of their relationships with ...
