Legendary Cast Member Maynard Smith To Retire
Legendary Disneyland cast member Maynard Smith has announced his retirement, after 28 years working attractions including the Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise and more. He has become well known over the years for his comic impressions and antics, to the point that sometimes visitors seek him out at whichever post he happens to be working. In fact, he has not one but two fan sites on Facebook, ...
Pirates Of The Caribbean Closes Till Summer 2022
Starting today the New Orleans attraction at Disneyland Park will close until summer of 2022. Guests viewing the app can see the “Closed for Refurbishment” with the following statement, “Pirates of the Caribbean will be closed for refurbishment beginning March 14, 2022 and is expected to reopen early summer 2022.” Disney has stated that the attraction is closed so that they can rework the area ...
Disney Pirates Of The Caribbean Ride Was Once Decorated With Real Life Human Remains
Disneyland is perhaps the best theme park in the world thanks to its wide variety of activities and theme park rides. For avid Disney fans, the Pirates of the Caribbean ride remains to be the gold standard of amusement attractions. The ride lent inspiration to almost every experienced-based Disneyland ride, including Jurassic Park. Once ahead of its time, the theme park is considered standard ...
Five Stages Of Disney Parks For Parents
I've been talking about writing this story for years but until today, the eve of my youngest daughter's 13th birthday, it felt disingenuous. Now that I officially have two teenagers, and have experienced all of these phases, I feel I can share what I have dubbed the "five stages of Disney" with parents. The first is obviously the baby stage. I remember thinking what on earth ...
Disneyland To Improve New Orleans Square Traffic Flow Before Fantasmic Returns
Disneyland plans to launch a two-month project to improve traffic flow in New Orleans Square at a notoriously crowded pinch point near Pirates of the Caribbean ahead of the return of the “Fantasmic” nighttime spectacular along the Rivers of America. The New Orleans Square work will start after the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction closes on Monday, March 14 for a seasonal refurbishment and ...
In June 1959 Vice President Richard Nixon Was Abducted At Disneyland
On a warm summer Sunday in 1959, the unthinkable happened. Then-Vice President Richard Nixon was kidnapped at Disneyland, and Secret Service agents who had been by his side only moments before were completely blind-sided. It was Sunday, June 14, 1959, and Monorail Red had yet to cooperate with Imagineers. She was scheduled to be dedicated that afternoon, and Walt Disney had written a personal ...
Pirates Of The Caribbean Will Close Indefinitely In Days
Guests visiting Disneyland Resort this month will be without a fan-favorite attraction after the Park indefinitely closes Pirates of the Caribbean. Nestled in Anaheim, Southern California, Disneyland first opened decades ago in 1955. Walt Disney 's first amusement theme park brought Disney magic to the masses and has continued to provide magical vacations for Guests almost 67 years later. ...
Parking Trams Return After Nearly A Year Of Walking To Parks
Chip and Ariel Cashion have waited nearly two years since the pandemic closure of Disneyland so they could make the parking trams their first and last ride of the day. “We purposely waited until they were back,” Ariel Cashion said. “I make sure that we park here so that I can have my first ride on the tram.” The Disneyland trams transporting visitors between the Mickey and Friends ...
Disneyland Brings Back World Of Color Fantasmic And Main Street Electrical Parade
Disneyland plans to bring back “Fantasmic,” “World of Color,” Main Street Electrical Parade and the “Disneyland Forever” fireworks show after the nighttime spectaculars that draw large crowds were put on hiatus by the COVID-19 pandemic. “World of Color,” Main Street Electrical Parade and “Disneyland Forever” will return on April 22. “Fantasmic” will be back on the Rivers of America starting on ...
Disneyland To Have A New Grand Finale For The Main Street Electrical Parade
Disneyland announced Monday the return of four new nighttime spectaculars and a new grand finale for the Main Street Electrical Parade to celebrate the parade 's 50th anniversary. The news: Starting on April 22, Disneyland will showcase the Main Street Electrical Parade and Disneyland Forever fireworks spectaculars. World of Color - an event that includes music, fire, fog and ...
Here Is What Is Changing When Mickeys Toontown Gets Transformed
Late last year it was revealed that Mickey 's Toontown at Disneyland was going to get a major overhaul. While we knew that a Disneyland version of Mickey and Minnie 's Runaway Railway was already under construction, we learned in November that all of Toontown would be closing down at some point this year for a major overhaul, set to be finished sometime in early 2023. But now we know exactly when Toontown ...
Closing Date For Mickeys Toontown
The Mickey's Toontown land at Disneyland in California will close next month for a year-long transformation project. Disney Parks Chairman Josh D'Amaro announced at the IAAPA Expo last year that Disneyland would make over Toontown in preparation for the west coast debut of Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway in 2023. Today, Disneyland announced that Toontown's last day ...
Could Disneyland Return To The Days Of Ride Tickets Why That May Not Be The Worst Idea
Walt Disney famously said that Disneyland would never be finished; it would always grow and change with time. That 's certainly been true with the attractions, for the most part, but it 's also true when it comes to the way the Disney Parks operate. New policies and procedures get implemented over time which change the way simply getting into the parks functions. But the new processes recently implemented ...
Doritos The Super Bowl Favorite Snack Were Created At Disneyland
Of all the beautiful things Disney has given the world - anthropomorphic mice, immersive-environment theme parks, monorails - there 's only one that 's part of countless Super Bowl spreads in homes across America today. (And no, I 'm not talking about the “I 'm going to Disneyland!” thing. That 's another story.) You 've probably got it in your kitchen right now, actually. Doritos, you might ...
Parking Trams Start Up Again On Feb 23
In another small step back to normalcy, Disneyland is bringing back its parking tram this month. Disneyland 's tram service will start up again on Feb. 23 to bring visitors from the Mickey and Friends and Pixar Pals parking structures to the main entrance esplanade between Disneyland and the California Adventure parks. When Disneyland reopened amid the pandemic, it did so at ...
Disneyland Taps Employees As Cultural Experts On Everything From Food To Decor
The Disneyland resort enhancement team planned to decorate a Plaza Point centerpiece display of two Victorian children mannequins pulling a wagon for the Lunar New Year with firecrackers, lucky red envelopes, oranges, tangerines and mandarins. The Disneyland designers brought in a group of Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese cultural experts during the research and development phase to provide ...
Monorail The First Of Its Kind Anywhere Changed Transportation Forever
You 've probably seen it gliding over Disneyland, and likely felt the whoosh of the nearly silent machine as it sped past you at 30 mph. Maybe you turned your back, forgetting there was an elevated train track nearby, only to jump at the blast of the monorail 's horn. But unless you 're a guest at a Disneyland hotel, you probably don 't have much occasion to ride the monorail. ...
I Was On The Haunted Mansion During A Ride Malfunction And It Was The Best Experience I Have Ever Had
There are people who like Haunted Mansion, and then there are people who, if they spend a day at Disneyland without a visit (or three) to the park 's “999 happy haunts,” leave feeling like the day was a total failure. Given that I wrote the previous sentence, it probably isn 't hard for you to decide which category I fall into. The attraction isn 't just my favorite ride in the park, it 's my favorite ride ...
Everything New Coming In 2022
Disneyland spent nearly all of 2020, and the first part of 2021 closed, which means that 2022 will be the first time since 2019 that the Disneyland Resort will have the chance to put together a full year of fun for guests. 2022 will also be the first year in quite some time that the resort is not expecting to open a major attraction or new land, but that doesn 't mean there isn 't going to be some fun to ...
Disney Announces Splash Mountain Will Soon Reopen After Refurbishment Closure
Pirates of the Caribbean, “it 's a small world,” Matterhorn Bobsleds, Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise, Indiana Jones Adventure, Peter Pan 's Flight, Buzz Lightyear 's Astro Blasters, Roger Rabbit 's Toon Spin, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Astro Orbiter, Disneyland Railroad, Space Mountain, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, Mr. Toad 's Wild ...
Newest Addition To Main Street USA Is A Beautiful Tribute To A Disney Legend
Normally, when something new comes along that changes an iconic part of Disneyland, there are at least a few people who will be upset by it. However, this time I think we 'll all be in agreement that the newest addition to Main Street U.S.A. is a welcome one, as Dave Smith, the Founder of the Walt Disney Archives, has now been immortalized with a window on Main Street. Yesterday in a ceremony ...
How Attraction Wait Times Have Changed Since Reopening
The changes in wait times at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure since the yearlong pandemic closure read like a timeline of the phased reopening of the Anaheim theme parks and the roller coaster ride of the COVID-19 pandemic 's ups and downs. Thrill Data, which uses big data and statistical analysis to track theme park attraction wait times, has been collecting wait time data for ...
Documentary Critical Of Disney From The Disney Family
Three years ago, Abigail E. Disney began to publicly excoriate the Walt Disney Company for its “obscene” pay inequality, with Robert A. Iger, who was then chief executive, at one end of the scale and hourly theme park workers at the other. The company founded by her grandfather and great-uncle repeatedly returned fire, at one point calling her assertions a “gross and unfair exaggeration of the facts.” ...
History Of Blue Bayou Disneyland Most Popular And Perennially Booked Restaurant
You decide you want to have a meal at Blue Bayou, the restaurant in Disneyland 's New Orleans Square inside the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. But you can 't just eat there whenever you want. You need a reservation. So you pick up your phone and open the Disneyland app to book a spot, only to find there 's no availability - not for a single table on a single day at any point in the future. So ...
Review Strawberry Sweetheart Tea Is A Sweet Slushy Valentines Day Treat
The season of love is approaching once again, and Disneyland Resort is ready to go with a new Strawberry Sweetheart Tea at the Red Rose Taverne in Fantasyland. But this concoction may not exactly be what you 'd expect from the name! Strawberry Sweetheart Tea - $6.49 Black Tea, with Lemon sweetened with Strawberries We were rather shocked at first when the Cast Member ...
Splash Mountain Is Closing Is The Song Of The South Story Finally Going Away
Disneyland first announced changes to Splash Mountain nearly two years ago, with an intention to make the ride more inclusive. While the company has maintained that the plans are still in place, it doesn't appear that major changes are happening any time soon. Plans to remove the Brer Rabbit theming on Splash Mountain, the log flume water ride that opened in 1989 in Disneyland and 1992 in ...
15 Items To Bring On A Trip And What To Leave At Home
After shutting down for over a year during the pandemic, Disneyland is officially back and fully reopened. While vaccination against COVID-19 isn 't required to visit the resort, Disney recommends that guests are either vaccinated or receive a negative test before entering the resort. Masks for guests ages 2 and older are required indoors and recommended outdoors. Packing is always a major ...
Behind The Scenes At 21 Royal Most Luxurious Dining Experience
In 2017, Disneyland debuted 21 Royal, a first-of-its kind experience combining the best of its culinary and service talent to create an extraordinary dinner experience. But what can you expect from dinner here? Once you leave your car with the valet at Disney 's Grand Californian Hotel, you are privately escorted to the restaurant, locating in a space which was intended to be Walt Disney 's ...
Secret Way To Make This Ride Even More Terrifying
While Walt Disney World is a huge Resort featuring tons of attractions within its four Parks, many Guests prefer the iconic Disneyland when on going on vacation. Something about Disneyland is so magical and so, well, “Disney”. From classic rides like Mr. Toad 's Wild Ride, Space Mountain , and Peter Pan 's Flight to the original Sleeping Beauty Castle at the end of Main Street U.S.A., Disneyland is truly a ...
U.S. Grants Disney Patent For Virtual World Simulator For Theme Parks
At Disneyland, you can find Main Street, U.S.A., Adventureland, Fantasyland, Frontierland, Tomorrowland and perhaps soon a Virtualland. What You Need To Know The U.S. Patent Office on Dec. 28 granted The Walt Disney Co. a patent to create a virtual-world simulator in a real-world venue The patent could mean the creation of a virtual theme park or similar type of ...
Fire Alarm Evacuates Disney Restaurant Guests Into Rain For Over 1 Hour
If you are ever visiting a Disney Park, it is rare that something will go wrong. That being said, even in a world of fantasy such as this one, Guests will sometimes experience real-world upsets. We have written about attraction evacuations multiple times, but it is much rarer for a building or restaurant to be evacuated. Typically, if a ride breaks down and it is unsafe for the attraction to ...
