Guided Tours Return With New Options
Disney Parks announced that guided tours are returning to the Disneyland Resort after operations were temporarily suspended. Two new tours, “Walt 's Main Street Story” and “Holiday Time at the Disneyland Resort,” are available for guests to book through the Disneyland website. The “Walt 's Main Street Story” guided tour will allow guests to go inside Walt Disney 's apartment and ...
Secrets Areas The Public Can Not Go
The Disneyland Resort is filled with magic - including some that is hidden from guests. Parkgoers can walk through almost any part of the theme park during their visit, from Sleeping Beauty 's Castle to “The Wildest Ride in the Wilderness,” but some areas have a “restricted to the public” spell cast over them. Matterhorn Bobsleds Rumor has it that there is a ...
It Will Never Work 5 Nowhilarious Things Walts Competitors Said About Disneyland And Lessons Todays Executives Should Learn
Today, the top three most-visited theme parks on Earth are all "Disneylands." Just about every park built "A.D." (that is, After Disneyland) borrow in one form or another from its model, layout, or attractions. So it's easy to forget that once upon a time, Disneyland was a risk... one that industry experts were certain was doomed to fail. Our friends at The Park Database compiled a very ...
A Guide To Fireworks
Disneyland fireworks are a spectacular way to end your night at the Happiest Place on Earth. There 's nothing quite like seeing Tinkerbell fly through the sky and sprinkle the air with her pixie dust. Read on for an overview of Disneyland fireworks shows, where to view them, and how to stake out a great spot on your next visit! Fireworks Shows at Disneyland ...
Disneyland Opens New Eudoras Chic Boutique Featuring Tianas Gourmet Secrets
Disneyland Resort has announced Tiana 's Bayou Adventure attraction will premiere in 2024. But the New Orleans Square retail area at the park is already heeding the princess 's arrival. Eudora 's Chic Boutique featuring Tiana 's Gourmet Secrets opened at Disneyland on Sept. 20. The shop, which is located next to Blue Bayou Restaurant and across from the Cristal D 'Orleans store, is inspired by ...
Why Disney Needs A Bigger Land
Some of Disneyland 's most loyal fans and customers remain salty over the resort 's recent changes to its Magic Key annual pass program. When Disneyland finally opened renewals for Magic Key last month, it changed the program 's top tier, replacing the old Dream Key with a new Inspire Key. The big difference between the two? The Inspire Key is blocked out for the period between the Christmas ...
Do You Remember These Phased Out Rides And Attractions
The Disneyland magic seems to stand the test of time even though the park has undergone several renovations since its opening on July 17, 1955. Since then, a few fan-favorite rides and attractions got a facelift or were cut by the big mouse himself. However, the internet and Disney 's ever-growing fanbase won 't let the rides ' memories fade, even if the park has tried to. Here ...
Tips And Tricks To Mobile Ordering Service
Many of the quick-service restaurants located inside Disneyland and Disney California Adventure allow for mobile orders. It 's a valuable service that allows guests to order food while waiting in lines for attractions, plan out their next meal and, in general, avoid one extra line to stand in. Here 's a few tips and tricks to using Disneyland 's mobile food and beverage ordering ...
Walts Beloved Apartment Just Got An Update For The Major Fans
Three are now a dozen Disney theme parks around the world, but there was only one that Walt Disney himself ever stood inside. Walt Disney spent so much time at Disneyland both before and after it opened that he had an apartment built for himself on the grounds. Few get to actually visit the apartment, but anybody can see where it was, day or night, because a lamp is always left burning in the window, but ...
How Tianas Bayou Adventure Will Expand The Story Of Disneys First Black Princess
Tiana, Disney 's first Black princess, is getting her own attraction - one that will expand the character 's story as well as bring more diversity to Disney 's theme parks. Tiana 's Bayou Adventure, currently slated to open in late 2024, will replace both Disney World and Disneyland 's version of the classic Splash Mountain attraction, which features elements that originated from the ...
Splash Mountain Princess And The Frog Retheme Everything Unveiled So Far
Disneyland is finally showing off more details of the long-awaited Princess and the Frog retheming of its iconic ride Splash Mountain. Tiana's Bayou Adventure is expected to open at Disneyland in late 2024, with imagineers speaking at Disney's D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, in September to describe the ride concept. The ride will be set in 1927, when Tiana is hosting a party at her ...
Disneyland Looks To Accommodate All With New Mickey Mouse Ride
Of all the new rides and attractions teased at Disney 's D23 Expo in Anaheim earlier this month, the first to open to the public likely will be Disneyland 's Mickey & Minnie 's Runaway Railway. The anchor attraction for the reimagined Mickey 's Toontown is a trackless dark ride through a modern Mickey Mouse cartoon. But that 's not the most significant thing about this new ride. Unlike many ...
I Went To The Oogie Boogie Bash Halloween Party Is The 179 Dollars Ticket Worth It
“Hello my dears,” Cruella said, flipping her dalmatian coat dramatically behind her as she walked across the stage. I was walking closer and closer to her, stopping every so often to collect another handful of candy as I approached. “Aren 't I just amazing, stunning, perfect really?” I mean, except for the whole puppy murder thing, yes. But she wasn 't the only villain I 'd talk to at ...
New Documentary Critical Of Disney Created By A Disney Heiress
Contrary to popular belief, Disneyland is not the happiest place on Earth, particularly for many of its workers. In fact, a significant number of Disneyland Resort workers toil at poverty-level wages, can 't afford to buy a house or pay rent for an apartment, need to survive on food assistance and can 't afford health insurance. Many attest to having slept in their vehicles to get by, even ...
Disney Unveils Disneyland Toontown Revamp
When Mickey's Toontown reopens sometime early next year, visitors will see a newly reimagined area of Disneyland. The moment visitors walk underneath the Disneyland train trestle that separates Fantasyland from Toontown, they'll first encounter CenTOONial Park. There, they'll see a large manicured grassy area and, in the middle, a Dream Tree modeled after the same tree ...
How Disneylands Weather Station Helps Save Water And Keep 1000 Floral Beds Blooming
Keeping Disneyland 's 17,000 trees green and 1,000 floral beds blooming takes a mammoth effort by the Anaheim theme park 's horticulture team that 's focused on reducing water consumption during Southern California 's latest drought. Constant readings from Disneyland 's weather station in the Toy Story parking lot combined with a sophisticated irrigation control system have allowed the ...
Work Continues On Mysterious Retheme Project
As we reported a few months ago, Disneyland announced that it would be closing Tarzan 's Treehouse in order to retheme the attraction. Over the last few weeks and months, we have seen parts of the attraction be completely dismantled and destroyed as a part of the project. Tarzan 's Treehouse has been closed to Guests as it has been undergoing construction since September 2021, which is a ...
Magic Happens New World Of Color Show Coming Next Year
During Disney 's D23 Expo in Anaheim this weekend, Josh D 'Amaro, Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products announced two all-new nighttime spectaculars will debut at Disneyland next year in addition to the return of the “Magic Happens” parade. As part of Disney 's 100th celebration, Disneyland will introduce multiple “limited-time” celebrations throughout the year. The celebration ...
Toontown Getting A Major Face Lift
Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California is getting a major overhaul in Mickey 's Toontown according to Disney Parks Blog. The area has been closed since March of 2022. Josh D 'Amaro, Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products, elaborated on the reimagining of Toontown by saying, “We are so excited to leverage Disney 's powerful brand, develop new stories and share even more magical ...
Not Only Is Splash Mountain Get A Princess And The Frog Retheme But There Is More Tiana Coming Too
It 's been more than two years since Disney Parks confirmed a major thematic redesign of Splash Mountain, and while we now know the new attraction, Tiana 's Bayou Adventure, is still two years away, this weekend 's D23 Expo has given us a sneak peek of what 's in store for us. It's also revealed that Disneyland is set to get even more new Tiana goodness, in the form of a new New Orleans Square retail ...
Disneyland Reveals More Tianas Bayou Adventure Details At D23 Expo
A massive bronze gold tiara atop a new water tower poking out of Splash Mountain 's hillside will boldly announce Tiana 's takeover of the classic Disneyland attraction when the Disney princess finally moves into New Orleans Square. Disneyland unveiled a scale model of the Tiana 's Bayou Adventure makeover of Splash Mountain during the D23 Expo that kicked off Friday, Sept. 9 at the Anaheim ...
I Went To Disneyland By Myself Even Though I Hate Rides And Crowds Here Are 11 Of My Favorite Things I Did
When I embarked on a five-week trip across California, I had no intention of hitting up Disneyland. But when I booked a beach resort close to the theme park, it felt like too good of an opportunity to pass up. Even though park reservations were sold out, I managed to snag a last-minute ticket by repeatedly checking the website the morning of. I hate rides and crowds, but I ...
5 Hacks For Getting The Most Out Of Disneyland
A lot goes into planning a trip to Disneyland. There 's buying park tickets, making sure you secure park reservations for every day of the visit, finding a hotel that 's both affordable and within close proximity to the park, and securing travel that won 't break the bank before you get there. It doesn 't stop there, though. Disneyland can be intimidating for the ...
15 Things You Never Knew About Matterhorn Bobsleds
Fans of Disneyland 's first E-Ticket attraction that ascends an icy slope and throttles through snowy chutes will be without their favorite high-speed thrill ride as Matterhorn Bobsleds undergoes an extensive overhaul over the next few weeks. The Matterhorn Bobsleds attraction at Disneyland will return in the fall after a seasonal refurbishment, according to signs in the park. ...
What Does New Disney Vacation Club Lounge Mean For The Future Of Tomorrowland
Tomorrowland will be home to Disneyland 's first Disney Vacation Club member lounge when the timeshare perk opens next year in unused “space” in a perpetual white elephant building - but what does that mean for any makeover plans for the futuristic themed land? The Disney Vacation Club Star View Station will open in the first half of 2023 on the second floor of the Star Wars: Launch Bay ...
Disneyland Rolls Out The Green Carpet With More Artificial Turf Around The Park
Disneyland has rolled out the green carpet with more artificial turf over the past few weeks and months as part of a drought-fighting water conservation effort that has largely gone unnoticed - and that 's the goal. But sharp-eyed Disneyland fans may start noticing the change from natural to synthetic grass throughout the park starting this week. New artificial turf around the ...
Splash Mountain Rides New Name Revealed At Disneyland Disney World In Response To Cries Of Racism
The rebranding of Disney 's Splash Mountain is finally happening. In early July, Disney declared a formal name change for the well-known ride. The ride formerly known as Splash Mountain will be renamed Tiana 's Bayou Adventure from 2024 onward. The popularity of Princess Tiana from “The Princess and the Frog” has led to a name change for Splash Mountain. In late 2024, Disneyland and Walt ...
Silhouette Studio Returns For First Time Since Pandemic
The little portrait studio on Main Street U.S.A. where lightning-quick artists armed with only scissors create hand-crafted paper cutout silhouettes of Disneyland visitors in less than a minute has returned for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic closed the park. The Silhouette Studio at Disneyland will reopen at noon on Friday, Aug. 26, according to the Disneyland website. ...
Private Vip Tours At Disney Can Cost Thousands Of Dollars But Are They Worth It Here Is Why Die Hard Disney Fans Say Yes
If you've ever been to Walt Disney World (WDW) or Disneyland, you've likely seen employees in plaid vests walking around the parks with groups of mouse ear-wearing park goers. Those red-vested people are VIP tour guides, cast members (Disney's term for its employees) whose job is to help people get the most out of their Disney day. While you might assume the groups include a celebrity ...
Haunted Mansion An Updated Cast List Including Rosario Dawson And Owen Wilson
2023 will be a major anniversary for Haunted Mansion; not the popular attraction at Disneyland or Walt Disney World, but the movies based on that ride. Next year will be the 20th anniversary of the first try to turn the ride into a movie, as well as the year Disney tries to make you forget that movie by releasing a brand-new one. Disney has been hit and miss when it comes to turning theme park ...
15 Things You Never Knew About Matterhorn Bobsleds
Fans of Disneyland 's first E-Ticket attraction that ascends an icy slope and throttles through snowy chutes will be without their favorite high-speed thrill ride as Matterhorn Bobsleds undergoes an extensive overhaul over the next few weeks. The Matterhorn Bobsled attraction at Disneyland will return in the fall after a seasonal refurbishment, according to signage in the park. 1) ...
