Dates For 2019 Candlelight Ceremony
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Disneyland has announced dates for the annual Candlelight Ceremony with a 600-member choir that always draws thousands of holiday fans anxious to get into the Christmas spirit. The 2019 Candlelight Ceremony will be held at Disneyland on Saturday, Dec. 7 and Sunday, Dec. 8, according to Disney officials. In past years, the candlelight choir has paraded down Main Street U.S.A. for ...
Dates For Christmas Parades Fireworks And Food Fest
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Disneyland is already making plans for the Christmas season with giant ornaments, faux snow and holiday music even before Labor Day Weekend brings an unofficial end to summer and we put away our bathing suits, sunscreen and beach chairs for another year. Disneyland and Disney California Adventure will kick off the Christmas holiday season on Nov. 12 with a two-month celebration that will ...
Dates For Tianas Bayou Adventure Preview
Disneyland is inviting its Magic Key holders to experience its newest attraction, Tiana 's Bayou Adventure, before it opens to the public on Nov. 15.
The highly anticipated ride will be open on select days for annual pass member preview starting on Oct. 21 and ending on Nov. 12. Magic Key holders will also receive a “Magic Key keepsake during each date of the attraction preview” while ...
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 ...
Davy Crockett Tops Disneyland Crowd
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The big attraction for the small fry at Disneyland Sunday was Fess (Davy Crockett) Parker. A swell of excited comment and shrill cries of "Davy! There's Davy!" rippled through the sidewalk crowds as Parker was spotted in the parade. And every youngster was hoisted to his father's shoulder for a glimpse of Davy in the flesh. Among the spectators were such celebrities as Debbie Reynolds and ...
Day For Night The Annual Goth Gathering At Disneyland
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A sweaty and irritable 6-year-old girl, in line for Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, asks, "Mommy, why is everybody wearing black?" Mommy shakes her head, befuddled, as riders on the Thunder train scream and the line of gloomies swathed in capes and robes and knee-high patent-leather skull-buckle boots creeps forward with paralyzing, agonizing slowness. It is a scorching-hot Sunday ...
Dazzled In Disneyland
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In the third decade of this century America produced a young man of genius. He drew pictures with pen and ink and wash. Like other geniuses, such as Michelangelo, Leonardo and Bernini, he had a mechanical turn of mind; and, by means of all sorts of devices, he made his drawings into motion pictures which were works of art. He drew animals to perfection. With care and his knowledge of mechanics he made ...
Dazzling Debut For Disneyland Diamond Celebration Shows
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Diamonds are Minnie's best friend too, and she proved it as Disneyland Resort kicked off its 60th anniversary in style. Just in time for the start of summer, the two Disneyland Resort theme parks debuted three new shows, an all-new nighttime parade, fireworks show, and World of Color water and light spectacular. The recurring theme of the Disneyland Diamond Celebration shows is the integration of the old ...
Dazzling New Live Show Mickey And The Magical Map Opens May 25 In Fantasyland Theatre
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Mickey Mouse and a cast of beloved Disney characters will embark on a series of musical adventures through the magical powers of a sorcerer's map in "Mickey and the Magical Map," the all-new live show coming to the Fantasyland Theatre in Disneyland Park May 25. Created by Disney Creative Entertainment, "Mickey and the Magical Map" was conceived for children of all ages and represents the return of ...
Dear Walt, Thanks For The Memories
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From smooching in the tunnels to wide-eyed kids and sobbing adults, our readers have been through it all in Disneyland's 50 years. We've chosen excerpts from our favorite stories and photos among scores of tales told by readers who've paid countless visits to "The Happiest Place on Earth." Disney's celebration begins this week and runs for 18 months - some birthday party! Ours starts today. ...
Death Came Thursday
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Death came Thursday to the wizard of fantasy. Walt Disney, one-time Missouri farm boy who, through cartoons, motion pictures and his huge Anaheim amusement park brought laughter to a troubled world. Disney, 65, died in St. Joseph's Hospital, Burbank, across the street from his factory of make-believe, Walt Disney Productions. Spokesman for the family and studio declined to give a specific cause of ...
Death That Sparked The Legend That No One Dies At Disneyland
A place as mythologized as Disneyland comes with a lot of rumors: that there are real human skeletons inside Pirates of the Caribbean, that Walt Disney 's head is cryogenically frozen, awaiting revival someday in the future, and, perhaps most persistently, that no one dies at Disneyland.
According to urban legend, Disney brass finds death incompatible with the happiest place on Earth, so ...
Debunking Most Widely Shared Myths All Of The Plants In Tomorrowland Are Not Actually Edible
I had a plan. A plan I knew my wife would hate. On our family 's vacation to Disneyland in February, I would test what I always believed to be the most unbelievable of Disney 's urban legends: 100% of the plants in Tomorrowland are edible. My wife 's response when I tried to softly break the news to her: “Grant. No.” The reasons no one has ever vetted one ...
Decision Caps A Bad Year For Long Beach
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Hopes that the Walt Disney Co. would rescue Long Beach from its deepening economic woes were dashed with Thursday's announcement that the entertainment giant is abandoning plans for its second Southern California theme park of the city's waterfront. The news that Disney has chosen Anaheim for a resort and park was yet another in a series of economic setbacks for the state's fifth-largest city. "I ...
Deck The Halls At Disneyland 2018 Guide To The Holidays
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The Happiest Place on Earth just got much merrier! The Holidays at Disneyland Resort are just around the corner, and this year will be the most magical season to date. Disneyland Resort celebrates the holidays from November 9, 2018, through January 6, 2019, providing park guests with nearly two months of holiday cheer. Magical Decor and Guided Tours Disneyland Resort does not skimp on decorating ...
Delicious Treats And Awesome Groot Meets
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Eating at Disneyland could be a full-time job all on its own - one that I attempted to take a temp position on with my two-day trip to the House of Mouse. I've spoken previously about why February is a wonderful time to visit the Anaheim park, some of the specialty dishes available right now, and another pass on some of the usual snack suspects. This trip was also interesting in that all of Main ...
Denim Clad Gangs Are Descending On Disneyland
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There's a new phenomenon at the Happiest Place on Earth. On the streets and pathways of Disneyland in Anaheim, California, groups of guests in coordinating vests have become a common sight. And we're not talking matching family reunion T-shirts or high school team colors - these are Disneyland social clubs, and their ranks are swelling. Taking cues from motorcycle clubs, the groups wear matching ...
Deplorable Scheme To Skip Lines
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It's made headlines recently. We all know how frustrating it is, waiting in those long lines at Disney. But now some families are cheating the system. They're hiring disabled tour guides so they can cut right to the front. We went undercover and caught it all on tape. The rides, the characters: Disneyland is "the happiest place on earth" -- except if you're waiting in those long lines, you and your ...
Designer John Leland Passes At Age 91
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John Leland might not be a household name to all, but we can assure if you are a Disney fan then you have definitely seen his works. Unfortunately, it is with heavy hearts that we share his recent passing. Leland was a designer for the Disneyland Resort. Specifically, he worked on Main Street, U.S.A. John Leland was a long time visual artist who worked alongside master puppeteer ...
Designers Drew Inspiration From A Colorado Town When Constructing Main Street USA
In the early 1950's, when an ambitious Walt Disney was at the height of his career and starting the process of designing Disneyland theme park, he famously used memories of his hometown of Marceline, Missouri as a reference for what he wanted the park to look like. Harper Groff, one of Disney's production designers, had an instrumental role in the park's design. He, too, drew ...
Designing A New Disneyland
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If Walt Disney Co.'s new Disneyland Resort is completed near the turn of the century, it will cover 490 acres and cost $3 billion. Moving sidewalks, monorails and a 45-minute boat ride will transport visitors through the resort featuring several deluxe hotels, shops and restaurants. The crowning attraction will be a new theme park that offers visitors a glimpse of the future and journey to the four corners ...
Despite Troubles, Plan Bodes Well For Future
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Expansion: Analysts generally applaud Disney's ambitious resort project in Anaheim. Some say it is time for company to grow once more. Walt Disney Co.'s decision to launch a $3-billion resort project in Anaheim comes at a time when revenue for its existing theme parks is down and the company is a target of sniping by critics for missteps in its film and music businesses. "If the question is, do you ...
Details About The Princess And The Frog Attraction
When Disneyland Resort announced just over two years ago that a new attraction inspired by "The Princess and the Frog" would debut at The Happiest Place on the Earth, fans of the beloved Disney animated film, which premiered in 2009, began anticipating an announcement about an opening date, as well as other details. The Anaheim theme park revealed new renderings and details of the ride on July ...
Details On Mickey And Minnie Mouse Ride
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It doesn't seem possible that Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Disney royalty, never had their own major ride at any of the Disney parks, but that has been the case. Disney will soon remedy that fact. Starting in 2022, visitors to Disneyland Resort will be able to experience what it's like to step into a Disney cartoon on the Mickey & Minnie Runaway Railway ride. Riders will go on their ...
Details Released On Disneyland's Planned Star Wars Galaxys Edge Attractions
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"Star Wars" fans will soon be able to pilot the Millennium Falcon and face off against Kylo Ren in battle. Disney on Saturday announced some details of the new "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge" lands, opening in 2019. It also announced that composer John Williams, creator of the classic "Star Wars" themes, is writing new music for the "Galaxy's Edge" attractions, and shared a sneak preview. The two ...
Diamond Celebration Will Light Up The Disneyland Resort Beginning With Dazzling 24-Hour Event
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A dynamic 24-hour party will kick off the summer and launch the Disneyland Resort Diamond Celebration, May 22-23, as guests enjoy the thrilling premieres of three, new nighttime spectaculars: the glittering "Paint the Night" parade and the groundbreaking "Disneyland Forever" fireworks show at Disneyland Park, plus the new presentation, "World of Color - Celebrate! The Wonderful World of Walt Disney," at ...
Dick Nunis Former Chairman Of Walt Disney Attractions Dies At 91
Dick Nunis, the former chairman of Walt Disney Attractions, died Wednesday in Orlando, The Walt Disney Co. announced in a release. He was 91. What You Need To Know Dick Nunis died Wednesday in Orlando at the age of 91 The former Disney executive started his career at Disneyland in 1955 Nunis, who also served as chairman of Walt Disney Attractions, was instrumental ...
Did Disney Raise Annual-Pass Prices To Thin Crowds
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Disneyland Resort parks have faced an unusual business dilemma in recent years: Too many regular customers. Nearly 1 million people now have annual passes, prompting Disney to make changes to its program that could thin out crowds and possibly weed out some passholders, a Disney watchdog blog reports. The company last week dramatically upped prices for annual passes by as much as $150 each, ...
Did Not Get A Reservation For Star Wars Land Here Is When It Opens To Everyone
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Reservations for the grand opening of Disneyland 's new Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge land in Anaheim went fast - like, Yoda battling Count Dooku in “Star Wars: Attack of the Clones” fast. Disney hasn 't released numbers on how many reservations it issued for the land 's first month, but it 's safe to say that thousands will be packing the brand-new, 14-acre land between opening day, May 31, and ...
Did The California Earthquake Cause Damage At Disneyland
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Disneyland in Anaheim, California, is up and running following a 6.4 magnitude earthquake. There was no damage reported at the theme park following the quake that shook Southern California on Thursday, July 4, just after 10:30 a.m. local time. Although the earthquake was several miles away from Anaheim, the folks over at Disneyland needed to take the proper precautions to make sure that the attractions ...
Did You Know
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1. The Elliot float in the “Main Street Electrical Parade” is the tallest in the parade. FALSE: The clock tower in the “Cinderella” sequence of the parade is the tallest float at 18½ feet. Elliot measures 16 feet tall. 2. The Super Hero-themed land coming to Disney California Adventure park will be called Avengers Campus. TRUE: Guests can suit up alongside their ...
