New Frightfully Fun Parade Will Haunt Mickeys Halloween Party This Year
Last month, we learned that the Headless Horseman was going to make his Disneyland debut at Mickey's Halloween Party this year. But that's not the only spooky thing on the way, as the brand new ''Frightfully Fun Parade'' is also taking to the streets when the ghoulish fun kicks off next month. The parade will be an exclusive for those who purchase separate tickets for the Mickey's ...
Disneyland Unveils New Spooky Spread Of Halloween Eats
Ahead of its “Halloween Time” celebrations for 2025, Disneyland Resort has launched a spread of new menu items for the spooky season.
From Aug. 22 to Oct. 31, guests at “The Happiest Place on Earth” can enjoy creatively-themed bites and beverages with their favorite characters dressed in seasonal costumes alongside festive decorations, like the beloved Jack O ' Lantern on Main Street ...
Disneyland To Temporarily Pause Paint The Night For Holiday Season
Some fan-favorite entertainment from Disneyland 's 70th anniversary will temporarily pause to make way for holiday shows as the resort transforms into a winter wonderland beginning on Nov. 14.
Disneyland officials have confirmed that Paint the Night, a nighttime parade, and “other entertainment experiences” will pause during the holiday period. In its place, holiday entertainment will take ...
Food Just Got Even More Expensive Here Is What Your Favorite Snacks Cost Now
I found out the hard way, thanks to a sneaky price increase on nearly all food at Disneyland Resort.
It 's not uncommon for Disneyland prices to increase (after all, we 're all familiar with those late January and early October price hikes on tickets, Magic Key passes, and even hotel rates). But sometimes, they 're not so obvious like the July 2025 price increase on pretty much all Disneyland ...
Will Disneyland Give Tomorrowland A Fantastic Four Facelift
The aesthetic design of Marvel‘s new “Fantastic Four: First Steps” film opening in theaters this week draws inspiration from the optimistic, mid-century modern vision of the future and was heavily influenced by the look of Disneyland 's Tomorrowland.
Which raises the obvious question: Does Walt Disney Imagineering have plans for a Fantastic Four makeover of Tomorrowland?
The ...
Try The New Dole Whip Peach Flavor
DOLE released a sweet summer update just in time for DOLE Whip Day, unveiling a brand-new flavor exclusive to Disneyland. Nicole Cantore, Senior Specialist, Global Public Relations, wrote a blog post on the news:
Are you ready for a new DOLE Whip flavor? I sure hope so. As if DOLE Whip Day, being July 17, was not already one of the best days of the year for a foodie, I 've got an exciting and ...
Disneyland Resort Passes 1 Billion Visitors
Disneyland Resort recently surpassed 1 billion all-time visitors in 2025! The news was shared just in time for its 70th birthday. The news was reported by The Orange County Register.
In the past, Disney announced attendance milestones, including 100 million all-time visitors in 1971. In 2004, when visitor Bill Trow entered Disneyland at 10:16 a.m. on January 8 of that year, Disney celebrated ...
Pictures Outlast Your Memories 96 Year Old Elgin Man Photos Featured In Book Celebrating 70th Anniversary
Lou Perry of Elgin would tell his daughter that he took so many pictures on their vacations because he wanted to remember what things looked like.
Now, nearly seven decades after his first visit to Disneyland, vacation photos by the 96-year-old are featured in the new book “The Happiest Place on Earth,” which celebrates the 70th anniversary of the theme park in Anaheim, California.
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Disneyland At 70 Artists On The Parks Five Best Rides And Why They Still Captivate
Avisit to Disneyland can be an exhausting experience. The line for a ride can be hours long; there are hordes of overstimulated children and the sheer quantity of gift shops is overwhelming. When the park first opened, on 17 July 1955, an adult ticket cost $1 and kids were 50 cents: now a single day 's entry for one person can easily run $200 or more.
Despite all the kitsch and cartoon ...
What Was The Greatest Disneyland Era
Happy birthday, Disneyland.
The Disneyland Resort turns 70 today. What was once envisioned by Walt Disney and his team of animators, architects, engineers, horticulturalists and more, has become part of the fabric of Southern California, a landmark as recognizable to our region as beaches and palm trees. An estimated 17 million people come to Disneyland annually to dream, to play and to admire ...
Disneyland Is Celebrating Its 70th Anniversary Here Is A Look At The Park Then And Now
Disneyland is celebrating 70 years of being “The Happiest Place on Earth.”
The summerlong festivities in southern California include the opening of “Walt Disney A Magical Life,” a show featuring a lifelike animatronic of the company 's founder that debuts Thursday and also marks Disneyland 's official anniversary.
Walt Disney 's vision of creating a getaway for families ...
Disneyland Is Making An Unprecedented Change To Its Most Famous Song
Even if you 've never been on the attraction, you can probably sing the theme song to Disneyland 's It 's a Small World ride. But as of tomorrow, you 'll need to brush up on the lyrics.
It 's the first change ever made to the song, written by Robert and Richard Sherman, better known as the Sherman Brothers, who also wrote Disney classics such as “A Spoonful of Sugar” and ...
70 Years Of Disneyland A Look Back And Forward At The Happiest Place On Earth
Building Disneyland was an uphill battle for Walt Disney. Architects didn 't understand his vision. Banks didn 't want to make loans. And his business-minded brother (and partner) wanted him to reign in his spending. Yet Walt 's magnificent original park, the only one that he ever got to visit and enjoy, became a global icon beloved by generations of visitors.
Today, as Disneyland celebrates ...
Disneyland Unveils New Mainstreet Attraction Featuring Animatronic Walt
Honoring the 70th anniversary of the flagship Disneyland park, a new multi-gallery exhibit is opening in the Main Street Opera House on July 17 dedicated to the Happiest Place on Earth, featuring some pieces never before displayed to the public. Capping off this trip through the imagination, history and artistry of the park is a brand-new attraction where visitors can step into Walt Disney 's office, ...
Disney Imagineers Brought Walt Disney Back To Life And I Still Can Not Figure Out Exactly How They Did It
Disneyland is in the middle of celebrating its 70th year, and amidst the nighttime spectaculars and MagicBand+, Disneyland will open what may be its most important tribute: ‘Walt Disney A Magical Life ' the latest attraction that will be housed right near the front of the park in the Opera House.
And I just spent time at the attraction twice over. It starts with a 10-minute movie that tells ...
Walt Returns To Disneyland In A Magical Life
Romantics might argue that Walt never left his land, as his spirit continues to inspire countless fans and creators to this day. But it has been nearly 59 years since anyone has been able to see and hear Walt in his original theme park. Only filmed images persist, showing Walt in the Disneyland of the 1950s and 60s.
But starting this week, Disneyland visitors will be able to see Walt in the ...
70 Years Of Disneyland A Look Back And Forward At The Happiest Place On Earth
Building Disneyland was an uphill battle for Walt Disney. Architects didn 't understand his vision. Banks didn 't want to make loans.
And his business-minded brother (and partner) wanted him to reign in his spending. Yet Walt 's magnificent original park, the only one that he ever got to visit and enjoy, became a global icon beloved by generations of visitors.
Today, as Disneyland ...
A Once Adored Attraction Is Now A Half Empty Eyesore
Within a decade of Disneyland 's opening, Walt Disney already knew Tomorrowland had a problem.
“The tomorrows of 1955 had become yesterdays,” a park official said in 1967, quoting Walt 's realization that the future would always arrive faster than Tomorrowland could keep up with.
That problem has hardly lessened through the decades: Despite multiple reimaginings, it 's still the ...
Disneyland To Use Virtual Queue For New Walt Show
Disneyland's new Audio Animatronic show starring Walt Disney will use a virtual queue when it opens next week.
Walt Disney A Magical Life opens July 17 (Disneyland's 70th birthday) in the Main Street Opera House. The longtime home of Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln has zero queue set-up just a pre-show waiting area - so it's not equipped to handle multiple theater-loads of people ...
Port Royal Curios And Curiosities Reopens With Merchandise No Longer A Seating Area
Port Royal Curios and Curiosities Reopens with Merchandise
Port Royal Curios and Curiosities is a small shop located in New Orleans Square. The shop was often used as a merchandise location, specifically selling Haunted Mansion items. However, following the opening of Madame Leota 's Somewhere Beyond, the extra merchandise location was no longer necessary.
As seen in the above ...
70 Years How Walt Disneys Crazy Idea Stood The Test Of Time
When Walt Disney began dreaming of building a theme park in the early 1950s, the concept was ridiculed.
At the time, amusement parks were typically dirty, chaotic places with cheap rides and little attention to detail or storytelling. Disney dreamed of creating something entirely different: a clean, immersive, family-friendly park where guests of all ages could step into the worlds of their ...
It Was Disneylands Most Controversial Restaurant
If you check Yelp reviews and fan forums, one restaurant comes up again and again as the worst place for a sit-down meal in Disneyland. And word has clearly gotten around: If you 're looking for a same-day reservation, there 's almost always availability at the River Belle Terrace.
Situated in a no man 's land between Frontierland, Adventureland and New Orleans Square, River Belle Terrace has ...
Iconic Attraction Makes Major Change For Summer Visitors
The summer season is unsurprisingly one of the busiest times of year for travel.
With millions of kids out of school and weather conditions far more favorable during the summer months, families are far more inclined to book their next vacations abroad in June, July and August than they are during any other point in the year.
With that in mind, it's no surprise that Disneyland ...
A Popular Ride Just Lost Its Fast Lane And It Is A Good Thing
Disneyland has revoked Lightning Lane privileges for one of Disneyland's most beloved rides.
According to Disneyland officials, Pirates of the Caribbean has returned to standby only and has been removed from the park's lane-skipping Lightning Lane offerings as of July 1.
Disneyland first added the ride to its list of Lightning Lane attractions in January 2024 after losing ...
Single Rider Queue Returns To Indiana Jones Adventure In Disneyland Park
The Single Rider option has returned to the Indiana Jones Adventure in Disneyland Park.
Indiana Jones Adventure Single Rider
Despite returning for a brief stint in the summer of 2021, the Single Rider option at Indiana Jones Adventure has been missing for some time. However, the queue for single guests has returned as of June 27.
Previously, Single Rider guests were ...
Rude Guest Habit That Is Ruining Rides For Everyone Else
As the lights dim in Disneyland 's Haunted Mansion, the famous Paul Frees narration begins.
“Welcome, foolish mortals, to the Haunted Mansion,” he intones. “I am your host your ghost host. Kindly step all the way in please, and make room for everyone. There 's no turning back now.”
If you are lucky, you can listen to Frees ' chilling voice as it was intended. But nine times out ...
I Am A Disneyland Pro Here Is How To Conquer Fantasyland Without Feeling Like You Are In A Line Waiting Nightmare
Fantasyland is perhaps the most popular destination in Disneyland Park, but with these expert strategies, you can avoid the longest wait times.
Sure, Main Street is magical, and the pathway between Adventureland and New Orleans Square is perhaps the most crowded spot in any Disney theme park. But there 's no denying that Disneyland 's Fantasyland draws seriously big crowds.
Home ...
Disneyland First Day Was Such A Disaster It Is Still Called Black Sunday 70 Years Later
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July 17, 1955 is still known as ''Black Sunday'' at Disney. By day's end, he and his team faced melting asphalt, food shortages, gas leaks, and 28,000 guests instead of the expected 15,000.
Here's what happened on opening day, when the Happiest Place on Earth felt anything but.
Walt Disney's Morning Mishap
Walt ...
Here Is The Real Truth About Disneyland
Here is a request for my fellow writers and journalists around the world. Please stop using “Disneyland” as a metaphor for something fake or tacky.
Look, I understand the challenge in finding useful metaphors these days. The monoculture that we seemed to have had a generation ago is gone. Average TV shows no longer command tens of millions of viewers each week. Pop music has fractured into ...
New Buffalo Chicken Beignet Slider
A colorful combination of both the Disneyland 70th Anniversary ‘Celebrate Happy ' event and the PRIDE Celebration featured in Disney Parks over the month of June has created a rainbow-colored wonderland for Disney guests! There is so much to see and enjoy, particularly with specially themed bites and sips added to event menus for both occasions. As if those were not enough, we are seeing more and more food ...
Are Wait Times Getting Worse I Did The Research And The Answer Will Surprise You
Data suggests the average wait time for Disneyland attractions hasn 't increased significantly in the last five years, despite how it might feel when you 're in the park.
Did it feel like you were waiting an awfully long time for every attraction last time you visited Disneyland Resort? With wait times regularly creeping well past 45 minutes and into the hour-plus territory on weekends all ...
