Are Interactive Droids In Development For Star Wars Land
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With a droid named Jake already roaming Launch Bay at Disneyland, are interactive droids in development for Star Wars Land? A big part of Star Wars is its droids, even more so than its alien species or weird planets. Their popularity is likely why Disney has developed a droid character able to roam and interact with different areas of the Star Wars Launch Bay at Disneyland. The droid, Jake, may be the ...
Are Those 200 Dollar Lightsabers Really Worth It
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Anyone knows that a trip to Disney is going to cost you a pretty penny. First, there's the price of park tickets and then the cost of food, drinks, and fun little treats, and last but not least you need to have a budget for souvenirs. While many are happy picking up a character t-shirt, stuffie or their own Mickey ears, there are some park souvenirs that are definitely a bit pricier, and that includes ...
Areas Of Disneyland Provide Visitors Wide Entertainment Choice
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Adventure, fantasy, the future, the past, the modern the old and the outdated-all are present in quality and quantity at the Disneyland world of entertainment, enchantment and variety. Starting with their entrance into the Park leading onto Main Street; U.S.A., visitors can project themselves into any one of four worlds which await them during their 1 1/4-mile walk through Disneyland's ...
Art Linkletter, Disneyland's Opening Day Host, Dies
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Art Linkletter, a media personality who hosted Disneyland's opening day broadcast, died Wednesday at age 97. Linkletter was awarded with the Disney Legends Award in 2005 for his ties to the company. Linkletter returned to the park for Disneyland's 50th anniversary festivities, as well. Disney President Bob Iger released Wednesday a statement about Linkletter's death: "Throughout Art's 60 ...
Artist Banksy Targets Disneyland
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A life-size replica of a Guantanamo Bay detainee has been placed in Disneyland by "guerrilla artist" Banksy. The hooded figure was placed inside the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad ride at the California theme park last weekend. It is understood to have remained in place for 90 minutes before the ride was closed down and the figure removed. A spokeswoman for Banksy said the stunt was intended ...
Artists Guild Calls Strike At Disneyland
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Disneyland was hit by the first strike in its history yesterday as members of the American Guild of Variety Artists refused to don their costumes and go to work. The walkout marked the second time in three days the magic kingdom was beset by problems. Last Thursday, the park closed about six hours early after a series of confrontations between police and young people. The strike, according to ...
As 1500 Disneyland Collectibles Go Up For Auction That Dumbo Car Or Trash Bin Can Be Yours
Fans who agree Disneyland is indeed the happiest place on Earth will soon be able to take home more than a souvenir. A passionate collector has brought Disney magic to a sprawling 30,000-square-foot (2,800-square-meter) building in Burbank, California, where fans can hear birds chirping in the Enchanted Tiki Room section or giggle at the animated ghosts from the Haunted Mansion ride as they ...
As Disneyland Prepares For Star Wars Land It Is Saving Trees That Could Be In The Way
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Since the preparation for "Star Wars" land started at Disneyland, the sound of chainsaws can be heard around the northern end of Disneyland's Rivers of America, and when they are silent, the sounds of workers digging with shovels take over. The chainsaws are removing trees in the way of the new land where the work started in January. The shovels are digging up trees Imagineers want to transplant into ...
As Disneyland Turns 56, Walt Disney's Daughter Reminisces
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Imagine growing up in a family surrounded by cartoon characters, a miniature steam train, Academy Awards and theme parks. Diane Disney Miller did. Her dad was Walt Disney. "He was always fun to be with him to walk around with him was fun," Miller said. While their father was a workaholic, one day a week was her and sister Sharon's day. "He would pick us up at Sunday school, then ...
As Haunted Mansion Nears Its 50Th Birthday The Voice Of Its Black Widow Bride Speaks
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When noted voice actress Kat Cressida was a little girl, her father did radio and television promotions for Disneyland. While he was taking business meetings in the park, sometimes she 'd amuse herself by tape-recording the many sounds heard from hidden speakers throughout the Anaheim attraction. “My first introduction to voice-over was hearing these iconic, amazing voices in ...
At Disney, Many Hits ... And A Few Misses
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Disneyland Rocket Rods in Disneyland was the centerpiece of an overhaul of Tomorrowland in the late 1990s, but while the vehicles had a Buck Rogers feel, they had all the kick of Roy Rogers' horse. The folks at WED Enterprises (now Walt Disney Imagineering) have come up with some pretty spectacular rides, attractions and innovations over the years at the Disney parks. But, sad to say, there have also ...
At Disneyland Even Grown-Ups Have Fun
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It happens every time we set our eyes on the iconic visage of Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle: Swelling up inside us is a fierce urge to plunge through the crowd and make a mad dash toward Space Mountain. At least that's the way it goes when we have children in tow. A parent's gut says pick up the pace and get to as many rides as possible. All the better to keep the little tykes happy and ...
At Disneyland Even The Plants Have A Purpose
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Did you know that the trees and flowers planted throughout Disneyland were as well thought out as the design of the attractions and lands themselves? I didn't. In scurrying from one attraction to the other, I must admit that I never paid much attention to the foliage until I took Disneyland's two-hour "Cultivating the Magic" tour during which the guide talked of how the hundreds of varieties of ...
At Disneyland Even The Storefront Window Displays Get A Lot Of Attention
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The hand and face marks pressed onto the Emporium windows at Disneyland are a sign of success. The new Main Street Enchanted Windows - three-dimensional moving displays of classic Disney animated films of "Peter Pan," "Cinderella," and "The Princess of the Frog" - started debuting in May. The number of imprints left by guests says it all. "It's completely covered," said David Caranci, ...
At Haunted Mansion 50th Anniversary Bash Stays Weird
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Vintage Disney attractions are loaded with oddities. Seemingly outlandish creations - operatic tropical orchids or rum-hungry feral cats - are less likely in today 's modern theme parks, where referencing the thing we saw in a movie too often takes priority. But even for '60s-era Disneyland, when weird wasn 't in short supply, 1969 's long-in-development Haunted Mansion stood apart. Here, the ...
At Least 50 Reasons To Make A Trip To Disneyland
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If the early reviews are any indication, this will really be a happy birthday at Disneyland. The theme park, which turns 50 on July 17, lit the candles on its anniversary celebration Wednesday with the official debut of a nightly fireworks show, the most elaborate in its history. And the next morning, park officials took the wrappings off two new attractions for Disneyland's next-door neighbor, Disney's ...
At Your Own Pace Through Fantasyland
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Would you believe it? An amusement park has hung up the nation's record as "the best-planned city in America" in meeting the needs of people. It has demolished the "architectural barriers" we know to our cost in every city and town: streets that stretch non-stop with no spot to sit and rest... flights of stairs too steep for the handicapped or very aged ...bus steps too high for easy ...
AT&T Brings Improved Data Connectivity To Disneyland
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AT&T and Disney have teamed up to bring improved data connectivity to Disney properties throughout the U.S. As part of the network enhancements AT&T worked with Disney to install 350 small cells, 25 DAS systems, and 40 repeaters across the theme parks at Walt Disney World and Disneyland, and hotels in Hawaii, California, Florida, and Hilton Head, South Carolina. Small cells help enhance coverage in ...
Attendance Bounces Back To Nearly 8 Percent Of 2019 Levels Report Says
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Disneyland attendance has climbed steadily from 25% of 2019 levels when the Anaheim theme park reopened in late April after an extended coronavirus closure to nearly 85% by the end of the summer, according to a new report from a data analytics company. Disneyland saw visits rebound during the summer of 2021 and climb close to pre-pandemic 2019 levels, according to a report from Placer.ai, a ...
Attendance Drops Despite Launch Of Star Wars Galaxys Edge
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Attendance fell 3 percent at Disney 's domestic theme parks despite the launch of the Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge at Disneyland during the most recent quarter, according to the company 's latest earnings report. Walt Disney Co. reported an increase in theme park revenue in its fiscal third-quarter 2019 results on Tuesday. Disney 's Parks, Experiences and Products revenue increased 7 ...
Attendance Records Fall At Disneyland
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Every attendance record in Disneyland Park's four year history has been broken during summer season. In the months of June, July and August a total of 2,746491 toured the California wonderland. Major factor in the Park's record attendance was the addition of $7.3 million new attractions. Adults outnumbered the children at a ratio of 4 to 1. "Date Night at Disneyland" will continue through ...
Attendance Up At Disneyland, Although Company Struggles Elsewhere
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Despite the closure of attractions to make room for a "Star Wars" land, and the introduction of dynamic admission pricing that boosts ticket prices for many, the Walt Disney Co. reported an increase in Disneyland attendance this year through March. In Disney's second fiscal quarter, which ended April 2, revenue rose 4 percent to $3.9 billion and operating profits increased 10 percent compared to a ...
Attraction Lineup Through 2023 With Spidey Tiana And Mickey Rides
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Disneyland and Disney California Adventure have three major new attractions tied to Spider-Man, Princess Tiana and Mickey Mouse that are expected to debut over the next three years once the Anaheim theme parks reopen following extended coronavirus closures. Avengers Campus, Mickey and Minnie 's Runaway Railway and a “Princess and the Frog” makeover of Splash Mountain have all been announced - ...
Attractions That Typically Do Not Have Long Lines
Disneyland and Disney California Adventure are filled with various attractions, restaurants and retail shops that make for a magical visit, at least for the part of the visit where you aren 't in line. For Disneyland Resort fans and first-time visitors who want to enjoy the park more and spend less time standing in line, here are some attractions and experiences that typically don 't have long ...
Australia A Lucrative Market For Disneyland Resort
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He claims to have the best job in the corporate world and the president of America's Disneyland Resort said it's Australians who have helped make his theme park a global success. Matt Ouimet is in Australia to meet with various local travel companies to discuss deals for Australians wanting to visit Disneyland during its current 50th birthday celebrations. It is his first visit here and he is ...
Automated Transportation PeopleMover
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Cars that don't have motors, and roads that do, are features of an automated transportation system introduced at Disneyland in a preview of a future without traffic jams. The system, named the Goodyear PeopleMover for its ability to carry large numbers of passengers in continuous motion is operating in the new Tomorrowland. It was hailed by Russell DeYoung, chairman and chief executive officer of the ...
Autopia Adds Storyline With Robots On A Camping Road Trip
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A new storyline has been added to Disneyland's classic attraction Autopia featuring two robotic characters on a camping road trip. They are the robotic characters of ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility), developed by Honda, and "Bird," a robotic buddy. "Autopia's never really had a storyline," said Kim Irvine, a Disney Imagineer who serves as Disneyland's art director. Irvine felt it ...
Autopia All New Look
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Where did you first sit behind a steering wheel, with your foot hovering over the gas pedal, ready to finally go, go, gooooo? It might have been a quiet cul-de-sac in your neighborhood, with a parent at your side. Or you might have initially driven a car through the carless parking lot of a local stadium or ballpark. Or, if you grew up in Southern California, you could have enjoyed your first ...
Autopia Busted! Disneyland Learns Real Engineering
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At the end of Disneyland's opening week we had just two cars running out of the (37) Autopia ride vehicles built. Walt's custom car was safe on its rotating display turntable parked in Tomorrowland, while the two police cars were still running good enough for ride operators to give the tiny kids a ride. I was still repairing the cars with my own tools, working out of the trunk of my yellow Cadillac ...
Autopia Manufacture
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Some thought Walt was nuts to get into the automobile manufacturing busines. Why not just buy one of the typical carnival type midget autos that were commercialy available. Why go to the trouble of developing Disneyland's own little Autopia car? Well, to buy just any car certainly was not Walt. His park was going to be "his" and so the cars going to be "his". An importer of German amusement cars had ...
Autopia Testing
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By April 1955, the first Autopia car body was finished and mounted on the hand-built production test chassis. The Disney Studio Machine Shop now had a complete car ready for test driving, but without any bumpers. Kaiser Aluminum was to be a sponsor of Disneyland, and their salesperson, Mel Tilley, suggested we use their aluminum for the Autopia wrap-around bumpers. WRONG! I was to find out too late that ...
