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." ...
Disney Plans Exclusive Events For Show's Anniversary
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Disneyland is inviting annual passholders to exclusive events to mark the 20th anniversary of the Fantasmic! show. Disney sent email invitations starting Wednesday to passholders, who can sign up to attend one of four nights. No anniversary events are planned for regular park visitors, said Michele Himmelberg, a Disneyland Resort spokeswoman. On May 13, Fantasmic! will turn 20 years old. ...
Disney Plans To Add Luxury Hotel At Disneyland Resort
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To take advantage of the city's new policy giving tax incentives to build luxury hotels, Disneyland officials submitted plans Tuesday to add a fourth Disney-themed hotel at the resort. Disney proposes a 700-room, four-diamond hotel and a parking structure on 10 acres at 1401 Disneyland Drive, at the north end of the Downtown Disney parking lot. Construction on the hotel would start in 2018 with a ...
Disney Plans To Use Visitors Photos In New Show
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Disneyland plans to project images of visitors on the "it's a small world" ride facade and use vacationers' personal videos for national commercials as part of its new promotion based on guests' memories. Disney announced Thursday its promotion for 2011, which is called "Let the Memories Begin." As part of the campaign, Disney is build on the new way tourists capture memories of their vacations: ...
Disney Powerful Marketing Force Social Media Moms
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Wendy Wright is a home-schooling mother of two, a prolific blogger and a self-described "Disney Nut." Her cats are named Mickey and Minnie, and her blog is filled with advice for visiting Disneyland, tips for holding Disney-themed parties and reviews of Disney movies. Wright's enthusiasm for all things Disney eventually drew the attention of the Walt Disney Co , which invited her to join a carefully ...
Disney Prepping Adventure Movie Based On Matterhorn Ride
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Disney is developing an adventure movie project inspired by the Matterhorn ride and has set Jason Dean Hall to pen the script. Justin Springer (Tron Legacy, Prom) is producing the project, which has a working title of The Hill. The Matterhorn, also known as the Matterhorn Bobsleds, is part of Disneyland's Fantasyland section. Opened June 1959, the elaborate ride was inspired by Walt Disney's desire ...
Disney Promises Grins Over Gore
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The Disneyland Resort on Thursday unveiled specifics of its "HalloweenTime" seasonal event, billed as the "biggest and best Halloween event ever celebrated" at the resort in its 51 years. The event, which starts Sept. 29 and runs through Oct. 31, is part of Disneyland's attempt to bolster attendance in the period between its peak summer and Christmas seasons. It aims to attract Southern California ...
Disney Pushes Jungle Cruise Back To 2020
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Disney's Jungle Cruise will now open on July 24, 2020. The Disneyland ride based movie was originally set to release on October 10, 2019. No other films currently set for that weekend would've served as real competition to Jungle Cruise so it's likely this move is based mostly on the post-production process. Disney has stayed suspiciously tight-lipped on upcoming Marvel release dates so it's unknown if ...
Disney Raises Ticket Prices For US Theme Parks
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Visiting the Happiest Place on Earth just got more expensive. With record attendance at its theme parks, Disney said starting Sunday it would raise ticket prices across the board for the Disneyland Resort here and at Walt Disney World in Florida. An adult one-day ticket to Disneyland or Disney California Adventure will rise from $96 to $99. A one-day park hopper add-on will increase from $54 to ...
Disney Raising Theme Park Ticket Prices
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As if rising gas and food prices weren't enough, a ticket to the Magic Kingdom will soon cost a few bucks more. Walt Disney Co. said Friday that it would raise one-day ticket prices at its domestic parks starting Sunday. One-day tickets for those 10 and older to Disneyland in Anaheim will rise from $66 to $69; for children ages 3 to 9, the price will increase from $56 to $59. At Walt Disney ...
Disney Readies Ride To Reopen
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The Big Thunder Mountain ride at Disneyland is expected to reopen in March, six months after an accident on the train killed a man and injured 10 others. The state Division of Occupational Safety and Health is scheduled to inspect the Big Thunder Mountain ride March 8 and 9, state officials said. If Disney has completed all the mandated changes and DOSH recertifies the attraction, it could reopen in ...
Disney Really Wants You To Stop Using Selfie Sticks On Its Rides
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Disney is cracking down on the use of selfie sticks on rides at the company's theme parks, with reports of new signs being put into place at certain attractions in both the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland in Anaheim. While selfie sticks are allowed in the parks, their use on rides has become an issue in recent years. Social media is awash in both images of people using ...
