Baymax To Fly Over Castle During New Fireworks Show
A massive Baymax figure in winged armor from “Big Hero 6” will fly over Sleeping Beauty Castle during the new “Wondrous Journeys” fireworks show coming to Disneyland for the Disney100 anniversary celebrating a century of Disney animation. Baymax will soar high above the Disneyland castle during the new nighttime spectacular in a thrilling moment of heroism “inspiring us all to fight for our ...
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 ...
Disneyland Extends Haunted Mansion Holiday Run 3 Weeks
Disneyland has extended the run of Haunted Mansion Holiday a few extra weeks this Christmas season - much to the delight of each and every Buddy the Elf and dismay of Scrooge McDucks everywhere. Disneyland 's classic version of Haunted Mansion won 't return until February once the Halloween and Christmas decorations are put away for another year. Since 2001, Haunted Mansion ...
Princess Nite A New Party To Twirl In Early 2023
The Walt Disney Company is entering its centennial year, a celebratory stretch that will include a bouquet of enchanted happenings at The Happiest Place on Earth. Fans are already anticipating the recently announced Disney 100 Years of Wonder events, which include new nighttime spectaculars and attraction openings, but fresh revelations seem to be arriving at a cheery clip the closer we get to ...
Indiana Jones Adventure Closing For Up To 6 Months For Refurbishment
The Indiana Jones Adventure dark ride in the crumbling Temple of the Forbidden Eye at Disneyland that has been prone to downtime and showing its age in recent years will undergo a comprehensive refurbishment in early 2023. The Indiana Jones Adventure attraction will be closed from Jan. 9 until spring 2023 for refurbishment and maintenance, according to the Disneyland website. The ...
Why Splash Mountain Might Be Closing Later Than Walt Disney World
Last week the penny dropped at Walt Disney World and the announcement we all knew was coming eventually finally arrived. Splash Mountain will be closing at Magic Kingdom in January for it 's total overhaul into Tiana 's Bayou Adventure. Conspicuous by its absence, however, was an announcement regarding the Disneyland version of the ride. But we may now know why it won't be closing in January, because ...
New Details About Ride That Will Replace Splash Mountain
Disneyland visitors riding Tiana 's Bayou Adventure will float through a swamp illuminated by fireflies while being serenaded by audio-animatronic critters playing zydeco music on instruments fashioned from objects found in the bayou when the attraction opens in 2024, Disneyland officials announced Friday, Dec. 2. Disneyland announced in 2020 that Splash Mountain would be re-themed to the 2009 ...
Almost No One Has Seen This Attraction And It Is Finally Coming Back
Disneyland fans - at least the ones who pride themselves on their knowledge of the park and its history - each have a list of rides and attractions they wish they could have seen back in the day. For some, it 's Museum of the Weird, the never-was expansion of the Haunted Mansion led by Rolly Crump and Yale Gracey. For others, it 's the Conestoga Wagons (and the much-missed Conestoga Fries) that left the ...
Disneyland Just Shared A New Scene From Tianas Bayou Adventure
MAGICAL PEEK: Knowing that you'll soon be entering an enchanted realm, one that is filled with the beauty of the bayou, plenty of Disney-style sweetness, spirited zydeco medleys, and a beloved Disney princess? As Tiana might sing, we're "Almost There," a feeling that is further enhanced when the Walt Disney Company shares fresh scenes from the upcoming attraction inspired by the 2009 animated hit ...
What To Know About 100 Years Of Wonder Celebrations In 2023
In 1923, The Walt Disney Company, then known as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, was founded. In the almost 100 years since the company 's founding, it 's expanded to be a global empire with parks and resorts around the world, five cruise ships-with three more on the way-and a handful of movie studios under its umbrella. Starting January 27, 2023, those traveling to the Disneyland Resort can ...
Rides For Adults All The Thrills And Magic
Contrary to what some believe, Disneyland is far from a glorified kiddie-land. These days, you can get just as much thrill from a day at a Disney theme park as you could at Six Flags (with a whole lot more magic)! If you 're planning a trip to Disney but worried about getting your fix of big drops and high speeds, look no further; this complete guide to every adult-oriented ride at Disneyland ...
Magic Happens Parade Returns On Feb 24
The “Magic Happens” parade will return to Disneyland on Feb. 24, the resort announced on Wednesday. The daytime event, which debuted in 2020 before the parks closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, features Mickey Mouse and other characters as moments from Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios films are brought to life, a news release said. The parade will ...
Only Holdup In Disneyland History Was A Mess From Start To Finish
According to Richard Lowry, the first and only holdup in Disneyland history went like this: On Aug. 21, 1960, the 25-year-old restaurant cashier was tasked with taking the day 's cash haul to the Disneyland bank (more on this in a minute). Holding linen bags filled with $10,000 - almost $95,000 today, adjusted for inflation - he headed out into the packed Sunday crowds on Main Street. As he ...
Disneyland Sets Reopening Date For Mickeys Toontown
The Mickey 's Toontown section of Disneyland will reopen on March 8, 2023 following a year-long renovation, Disney announced Friday. Renovations began this past March to coincide with the debut of the West Coast version of the Mickey and Minnie 's Runaway Railway trackless dark ride, which itself will open on Jan 27, 2023. When the rest of the land reopens, guests can expect to find some areas ...
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. ...
7 Unusual Things You Did Not Know About Disneyland At The Holidays
If Disneyland uncovers your inner child during the summer months, you've got to see the resort when the holiday season rolls around. From icicles draping the spires of Sleeping Beauty Castle to hand-pulled candy canes, the entire Disneyland Resort is a remarkably festive place to celebrate the winter holidays. With this year's celebrations running from Nov. 11 until Jan. 8, 2023, there ...
Resort Resumes Sales Of Most Annual Passes Today
After a six-month hiatus, the Disneyland Resort will resume selling three of the four Magic Key annual passes today, Wednesday, Nov. 16. The sales will start no earlier than 9 a.m. Pacific on the Disneyland app and the website. Three of the four passes will be available for sale, at the same prices for which they were previously sold. The Enchant pass will not be sold but will be ...
My Delight And Surprise Over Adventureland Treehouse
In 1962, just five years after Disneyland opened, the Swiss Family Treehouse was added to Adventureland. This new Disneyland attraction was themed after the hit 1960 Disney movie, “Swiss Family Robinson.” The original version of the treehouse remained until 1999, when it was changed over to Tarzan 's Treehouse based on the 1999 Walt Disney Animation feature, “Tarzan.” In both cases, the treehouse was ...
Its A Small World Adds Characters In Wheelchairs
In an ever-expanding wave of inclusiveness, Disneyland has added several dolls in wheelchairs to its famed "It's a Small World" attraction. While the dolls have been added as part of the seasonal holiday overlay, these new characters will be permanent residents of the ride. On Friday morning, two dolls in wheelchairs were unveiled on the theme park's "It's a Small World" ride, a ...
Disneyland Announces New Theming For Tarzans Treehouse
Disneyland 's Tarzan 's treehouse will be re-themed to pay homage to its original theming, The Swiss Family Robinson treehouse, the park announced on Tuesday. The attraction, now called the Adventureland Treehouse, will include new rooms based on different family members. The new areas will be the “mother 's music den, the young sons ' nature room, the teenage daughter 's ...
How Disneyland Decorates The Resort For The Holidays Each Year
The Disneyland Resort 's holiday season kicks off Friday, Nov. 11, so Resort Enhancement Area Manager Dawn Pipal-Keehne and her team of 60 cast members are busy this week transforming the parks. This year is Pipal-Keehne 's 25th decorating the Anaheim parks (she and her team also decorate Aulani, A Disney Report & Spa in Hawaii). Among their seasonal duties are assembling the 60-foot-tall ...
Riverfront Square The Failed Disneyland Park Successor That Beer Helped Kill
Walt Disney was no teetotaller. At the end of his work day, his secretary would often pour him a Scotch Mist: scotch, plenty of ice and a kiss of lemon peel on top. But when it came to his theme park empire, Disney abhorred the thought of alcohol served to his guests. He despised places like Coney Island, full of debauchery, necking teens and plenty of booze. When Disneyland opened in 1955, it sold coffee ...
Disney Legend Alice Davis Passes Away
Alice Estes studied animation and costume design at Chouinard Art Institute, which trained countless Disney animators and artists and was one of the precursors of Walt and Roy Disney's California Institute of the Arts. It was at Chouinard where Alice met her future husband, Marc Davis - one of Disney's Nine Old Men and later one of the leading creators at what became Walt Disney Imagineering. ...
Hate Disney Lines Superfans Share 12 Tips To Avoid Them
At a Disney theme park, some parts of the experience are guaranteed: Mickey Mouse ears will be everywhere, kids will melt down and lines will be long. So, so long. Even as admission prices continue their decades-long climb, the crowds keep coming for a piece of Mickey Mouse 's magic. Sometimes, those masses are willing to wait around two hours to climb on a fictional winged creature for a ...
How Haunted Mansion Popularized The Haunted House And Changed Halloween Forever
Think of Halloween 's most basic elements: candy, costumes, spooky parties and haunted houses designed to scare you for fun. But what if those haunted houses didn 't exist? It turns out we have Walt Disney to thank for revolutionizing modern Halloween entertainment. And it all started with Disneyland 's Haunted Mansion. Scary stories have existed for as long as people have been telling ...
You Can Tour Walt Disneys Apartment But Is The 160 Dollars Price Worth It
While some of the millions of guests who file into the gates of Disneyland each year know little about the park beyond its rides, others are quite familiar with the extra touches hidden in plain sight. For example, some are aware that Walt Disney had an apartment located right on Main Street USA. They may also know that a lamp stays on in the window of that apartment as a symbol of the famous animator's ...
I Tried A Massive Amount Of Food Here Are The Top 5 Items I Cannot Wait To Eat Again
Hi, everybody! It 's Kaitlyn here at East Idaho News. Besides Taylor Swift 's newest album, “Midnights,” coming out last weekend, the second most exciting thing to happen in my life was a Halloween trip to Disneyland! I have always been a huge fan of the spooky season. Around Sept. 1, I start to crave caramel apples, love the feeling of leaves crunching underneath my boots, and ...
How Eddie Murphys Movie The Haunted Mansion Could Change A Popular Attraction
Nothing came of it, but there was an idea to change the attraction “Haunted Mansion” to match the Eddie Murphy movie. Most of the attractions at Disneyland or Walt Disney World are based on popular movies. Some of the others, such as Pirates of the Caribbean, became films themselves, which, in turn, inspired the renewal of the wave itself. It turns out that once Disney briefly considered doing ...
Dates When Handpulled Candy Canes Will Go On Sale
People willing to stand in line for a ridiculous amount of time to buy a Christmas candy cane at Disneyland will have some good news this year: They can sign up for an automated mobile wait list. This will enable them to roam the park until they get a text that it 's almost their appointment time - at which they can head back to one of only two sale locations and get their minty dose of ...
Disney Imagineering Made A Significant Mistake On A Classic Disneyland Attraction
Did you know Disney Imagineering made a huge mistake on a Disneyland opening day attraction? Blink, and you 'll miss it. Disneyland Resort has been a staple for family fun in America since the 1950s, welcoming millions of families each year, eager to experience Disney magic through breathtaking storytelling, immersive lands, timeless attractions, innovative new experiences, world-class ...
New Invention Could Change Guest Safety In Theme Parks
Over the past few years, we 've seen lots of patent applications filed for technology that could make the theme park experience different in both big and small ways. From a patent that could change snacks to interactive headgear, there are all kinds of unique things in the works! And now we 've found another invention that could change a small but critical part of your theme park experience. ...
