Disney New Monorail, Its Transportation Of The Future Still Is
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Although the new craft has made appearances, riders will have to wait a little longer. Those yearning to ride Disneyland's long-awaited new monorail found they had to hang on a little longer Saturday. The Mark VII, which had appeared off and on late in the week, never made it out of its shelter, to the dismay of some visitors hoping to step aboard. "I'm a little disappointed," said Samantha ...
Disney Offering A Free One-Day Ticket In Exchange For Volunteering
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Hoping to encourage people to perform volunteer work in their communities, Disney announced a program Tuesday offering a free one-day admission ticket to Disneyland or Disney World in exchange for a day of service with participating organizations. The "Give a Day, Get a Disney Day" promotion will begin Jan. 1, with the goal of inspiring 1 million people to donate their time. "In 2010, we want to ...
Disney Offers Free Admission To Theme Parks For Visitors On Their Birthdays
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Walt Disney Parks and Resorts will admit visitors free on their birthdays next year. "Every guest gets in free to one of our parks on their birthday in 2009," Jay Rasulo, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, said at a news conference in Manhattan today. Visitors will have to show valid identification and proof of birth date to qualify for the free admission to Disneyland in California and ...
Disney Offers Military A Deal
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During Walt Disney's Armed Forces Salute, active and retired U.S. military personnel can enjoy complimentary multiday admission to Disney's U.S. theme parks, special rates at Disney World Resorts, and additional ticket offers for family members and friends. For other guests, Disney asks, ''What will you celebrate in 2009?'' Guests can receive free admission to one of the Walt Disney World or ...
Disney Offers Night In Walt's Apartment
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You don't always have to wish upon a star to make your dreams come true if your dream is to take a kip in Walt Disney's apartment. Disney has just announced that one of the major prizes in its Year of a Million Dreams competition is a sleepover in Walt's apartment in New Orleans Square at Disneyland. The apartment was one of Walt's dreams and he was working on bringing it to reality when he died ...
Disney Offers Opportunity-Filled Internships
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The magical world of Disney offers paid internships to students and creates a life-enriching experience for those who partake in working for one of the largest entertainment industries in the world. Internships last one school semester, but students can choose to stay longer if they would like to. The Program is run through both the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla. and Disneyland Resort in ...
Disney Offers Theme Park Visitors Free Tickets To Princess And The Frog
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With Disney is celebrating its return to traditional animation with "The Princess and the Frog," the Mouse House is giving people who visit their theme parks a chance to see the movie for free. Visitors to any of the four Walt Disney World theme parks and any of the two Disneyland Resort parks in California between now and November 22, 2009 will be able to earn a free children's ticket to see "The ...
Disney On Net: Rated G -- ... Or X
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Walt Disney Co. is exploiting Internet commerce faster and more furiously than all but a handful of high-tech companies, allowing consumers to do everything from buying Winnie the Pooh to booking a vacation with the click of a mouse. That same mouse, however, can lead Disney fans -- including children -- to World Wide Web sites unauthorized by the company that contain sexual scenes of Disney's most ...
Disney Other Recruiters Get Social For Better And Worse
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To understand how recruiting is changing, look at The Walt Disney Co. To find animators for movies like "Frozen" or cast members to dance and sing at the Happiest Place on Earth, Disney doesn't just post openings on job boards. Instead, the entertainment conglomerate is all over social media, with multiple Twitter accounts, Facebook pages and LinkedIn company pages to share career news and job ...
Disney Paid Eisner $10.1 Million In 2005
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Michael Eisner, former chief executive of The Walt Disney Co., received $10.1 million in compensation last year, including a $9.1 million cash bonus, according to the company's annual proxy statement filed Wednesday.Eisner left the company on Oct. 1 after serving as CEO for 21 years. He was succeeded by Robert Iger, who serves as president and CEO. Iger received total compensation of $9.7 million in ...
Disney Paint The Night Parade Wins Industry Award
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Disneyland's "Paint the Night" parade lit up the Themed Entertainment Association's Thea Awards banquet by securing an award for Outstanding Achievement for a parade. The parade has been offered nightly at Disneyland since the spring of 2015 in honor of the park's 60th anniversary. The award was announced during the association's 2016 Gala Awards Banquet Saturday night at the Disneyland Hotel. ...
Disney Park Announces New After Hours Events But Fans Are Not Satisfied
Disney fans of all kinds, from the most casual park-goer to the dedicated Annual Pass holders, enjoy the After Hours events introduced at Walt Disney World and the Disneyland Resort. In fact, some of the most popular and most attended holiday celebrations include Mickey 's Not So Scary Halloween Party/Oogie Boogie Bash and Mickey 's Very Merry Christmas Party. However, Disney Parks also offers ...
Disney Park Attendance Increases
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Attendance at Disney's local theme parks spiked 15 percent in recent months as the company offered deals to lure more guests. Walt Disney Co.'s latest financial report showed that the two Disneyland Resort parks increased visitation even with the economic downturn. On Thursday afternoon, the company released its figures for the end of the fiscal year, which concluded Oct. 3. From July through ...
Disney Parks Adding Fancier Foods, More Beer
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As a longtime annual pass-holder, dining inside Disneyland's two theme parks never crosses my mind. For those who desire more than your average pizza, fries and burgers, Disneyland concessions don't cut it. But menu makeovers debuting throughout the park and resort area could be a game-changer for finicky theme park foodies. Items like bacon-and-fennel-topped flatbreads, premium beef burgers and ...
Disney Parks For Grown-Ups: An Insider's Guide
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Because of my lifelong passion for Disney theme parks, I've become something of a counselor to friends and co-workers considering a visit to Disneyland or Walt Disney World. They'll stop by my office before a vacation to tell me their fears or ask for tips. Believe it or not, the park is still just as magical to me today as it was when I was 9 and made my first visit. My husband and I have been to a ...
Disney Parks Give Meal Deals For Holidays
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Disney theme parks are offering rare coupons for discounts on meals over the busy holiday season, but visitors must eat during off-peak hours. Guests can get 30 percent off meals at 10 restaurants at Disneyland Resort's two theme parks by bringing vouchers that can be printed on the Disney Parks blog. The vouchers are valid before noon or between 3 and 4:30 p.m. from Dec. 19 to Jan. 3. The ...
Disney Parks Offer Devices For Visually Impaired Visitors
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After becoming legally blind at age 30, Brenda Woodrum missed seeing the details of one of her favorite Disneyland rides, Pirates of the Caribbean. So, Woodrum teared up when she heard a description of cannons shooting from pirate ships on the ride using a new listening device that just became available at Disney parks. "It was really an emotional experience," said Woodrum, 47, of Fullerton. "I ...
Disney Parks Princess And The Frog Redo Of Splash Mountain Gets Name And Launch Date
Back in 2020 Disney announced that its popular (but highly controversial) attraction Splash Mountain would get an overlay, this time themed to “Princess and the Frog,” its 2009 animated feature that starred the studio 's first African American Princess, Tiana (voiced memorably by Anika Noni Rose). Now the company has finally announced some details, chiefly that the attraction 's new name will ...
Disney Parks Provides Sneak Peak Of Jingle Cruise Holiday Overlay
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Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort are preparing for the Christmas season. On Nov 6, the Disney Parks Blog provided a sneak peak of what guests can look forward to with the new Jungle Cruise holiday overlay, as well as the overlay's opening dates at Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Park. The Jungle Cruise holiday overlay, called "Jingle Cruise," will offer a spirited addition to the classic ...
Disney Parks Suspend Parades, 10 Attractions
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Ten Disney park attractions are slated to be closed for at least part of January, usually for routine rehab projects, as the parks enter a slower season. Disney traditionally shuts down some rides for longer maintenance and upgrade projects starting in January, when crowds diminish after the holiday rush. Disneyland's Splash Mountain will be out of commission for about four months. Also, ...
Disney Parks Switch Fireworks Entertainment
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Disneyland Resort's two parks are changing their entertainment schedule, including the fireworks show, during the slower winter months. Some of the entertainment features are switching to a weekends-only schedule until the spring. Here are some of the changes at Disneyland: Fireworks: "Remember Dreams Come True" fireworks show returns Friday (today) after going on a break during the ...
Disney Parks Temporarily Close 10 Rides
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Ten attractions at two Disney parks will be closed for refurbishments for at least part of this month. Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin in Disneyland has among the longest closures in November. The Mickey's Toontown ride closed Sept. 20 and is set to reopen Dec. 17. Most rides are scheduled for routine maintenance and refurbishments. The schedule is subject to change. Here is the current ...
Disney Parks To Add Pixar Based Attractions
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Many will be delighted to know that some family favorite Pixar movies will soon come to life at the Walt Disney Parks. The Walt Disney Company has recently announced its plans to add several attractions to the theme parks inspired by Pixar produced movies. An under the sea attraction that is currently in the works is the "Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage." The attraction is expected to open in ...
Disney Parks Want Us To Escape Reality But Real-World Conflicts Are Sometimes Unavoidable
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On June 29, Disney announced that as part of its ongoing renovation of old attractions, it would be removing the "wench auction" scene from its popular Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Many people online have expressed outrage. "Never have any of these wonderful scenes ever made me think of negative things!" wrote one fan on the Disney Parks Blog. Another posted, "I want to point out that the attraction ...
Disney Pass Price Hike Is Unacceptable
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Oops! Mickey and his friends did it again. The Disneyland Resort increased the prices of its Annual Passports for the second time this year. As an annual passholder, I'm not surprised, but I will not renew my pass when it expires. The Disneyland Resort is notorious for raising its prices, but this season's price hike is unacceptable. The new price hike removed the Premium pass in lieu of ...
Disney Picks Anaheim For $3-Billion Resort
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Development: Firm cities costly regulatory review process for its decision to bypass Long Beach. The Walt Disney Co. settled a high-stakes battle between two Southern California cities Thursday, announcing that it would award Anaheim with a $3-billion resort at Disneyland and abandon a seaside project in Long Beach. Officials in Anaheim, a city whose economic fortunes have been tied to Disneyland for ...
Disney Pioneer Buzz Price Dead At 89
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Harrison "Buzz" Price, the U.S. research economist who recommended the locations for Disneyland and Disney World, has died, his family said. He was 89. Price died Sunday of chronic anemia at Mount San Antonio Gardens' hospice in Pomona, Calif., the Los Angeles Times reported. Price was recognized as a pioneer in the field of theme parks, resort and leisure-recreation project feasibility almost ...
Disney Pirates Are Going PC
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After 30 years of rowdy behavior, Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean are becoming more politically correct. The pirates always have been naughty fellows -- robbing, drinking, carousing and chasing women. Soon though, they will have one less vice. Disney will close the ride Monday for a two-month refurbishing of the attraction's controls and scenes. Gone when the ride reopens March 7 will be a ...
Disney 'Pirates' Looking for Box Office Booty
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Walt Disney Co.'s "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl" sets sail for movie theaters on Wednesday hunting for box office booty and looking to put some wind behind the aging "Pirates" ride at Disney's theme parks. The live action pirate adventure has its risks since Disney can ill afford a flop on a big budget movie like last fall's animated "Treasure Planet." "Planet" cost a ...
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 ...
Disney Pixar Artists Rally To Preserve Small World Ride
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More than dozen Disney and Pixar creative artists who worked on "The Lion King," "Beauty and the Beast," "Aladdin," "Toy Story," "A Bug's Life," "Monsters Inc.," "Finding Nemo," "The Incredibles," "Cars" and "Ratatouille" have rallied together to protest changes to Disneyland's It's a Small World ride as a "gross creative misstep" and campaign to preserve the attraction as a "historic work of art." ...
