Disneyland Begins 50th Anniversary Celebration
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Backed by the sound of trumpets, the release of doves and the explosion of fireworks, Julie Andrews stood before Sleeping Beauty Castle Thursday to kick off Disneyland's 18-month birthday celebration. Andrews, dressed in a white suit, stood with Dakota Sandak, who has appeared in a Disney commercial, and said, "Do it together, one, two, Welcome Home!" Art Linkletter, on hand during the park's ...
Disneyland Begins Draining Rivers Of America As Prep For Star Wars Land Continues
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The water was lower by about four feet in the northern half of the Rivers of America at Disneyland Wednesday afternoon, as the park started to drain it so it could start work on re-routing the river and more. The water is being recycled, according to Suzi Brown, a Disneyland Resort spokeswoman. "All the resort's water is sent to the Orange County Water District and recycled," she said. The ...
Disneyland Begins Refilling Rivers Monday
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Disneyland started refilling the Rivers of America Monday that has been empty for four months by using a unique water-recycling process. Crews turned on the water shortly after 9 a.m., said Betsy Sanchez, a Disneyland Resort spokeswoman. Disney emptied the waterway surrounding Tom Sawyer Island starting Jan. 4 for a rehabilitation and upgrade project. The refilling process should take three or ...
Disneyland Bigger Scarier Abominable Snowman On The Matterhorn
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The scare factor of the Abominable Snowman on Disneyland's Matterhorn Bobsleds has clicked up a couple of notches. Since 1978, he had stood at the top of the mountain, with riders getting a glimpse of him before they scooted down the roller coaster. "It used to be you just rode by him and that was it," said Jim Hill, a Disney historian and blogger. Friday, as the attraction re-opens after ...
Disneyland Bomb Scare Was Handled In The Goofiest Way
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Disneyland was NOT the Happiest Place on Earth today. Not for the tens of thousands of people stuck in the parking lot for 3 hours due to a "bomb scare" that turned out to be ... ha. Not that scary. Apparently there was an object of ... um ... questionable intent (?) spotted in a tree near the park entrance by a security officer (one who as it turns out apparently needs binoculars or glasses or a ...
Disneyland Boosts Admission by $1 Knott's Stands Pat
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Despite two straight years of declining attendance, Disneyland has added a dollar to the price of a one-day admission. In what has become an annual rite, the theme park raised its adult admission price to $39 this month. Children's admissions are $29 and senior citizens $37, also up $1 each. The prices were boosted to compensate for higher operating costs and new entertainment, said Lynn Holt, a Walt ...
Disneyland Braces For A Crowd Crush As Ticket Prices Drop And Annual Passholders Return
The dwindling days of summer are expected to bring a brewing “crowd storm” to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure as the twin forces of lower ticket prices and returning Magic Key annual passholders combine to swamp the Anaheim theme parks with visitors. A “crowd crush” is expected to descend on Disneyland and DCA on weekdays starting Monday, Aug. 14 after a summer of relatively lighter ...
Disneyland Brass Mulls Fines Over Space Mountain Mishap
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Disneyland executives have not decided whether to appeal pending fines up to $234,850 due in part to an accident on Space Mountain and are working with the state on six citations issued to the Anaheim theme park, a spokeswoman said today. "We have received notification of the citations and are working with (the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health, known as Cal/OSHA) to fully review ...
Disneyland Bringing Back Fantasmic For Summer 2024 Kickoff
Disneyland fans will be able to kick off the summer with Sorcerer Mickey and a host of pink elephants, swashbuckling pirates and dancing princesses when “Fantasmic” returns after a yearlong hiatus following a fire that engulfed the show 's problematic animatronic dragon. The “Fantasmic” nighttime spectacular will return to Disneyland 's Rivers of America on May 24, according to Disneyland ...
Disneyland Bringing Back Sub Ride
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Construction workers are in the final stages of building a lagoon of glass-covered rocks, pliable coral and starfish for the re-opening of Disneyland's submarine ride. Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage is set to open in June, nearly nine years after the previous sub attraction was shut down partly because of unpopularity. Disney officials gave a sneak peak of the construction Thursday before workers ...
Disneyland Bringing Frontierland Dueling Piano Show To Golden Horseshoe Saloon This Fall
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A new dueling piano show will replace the long-running “Laughing Stock Co.” at the Golden Horseshoe Saloon in Frontierland this fall as Disneyland begins adding new entertainment to replace retiring shows. The dueling piano show will be joined by a strolling magician who will entertain visitors in Frontierland as part of a new slate of live entertainment, Disneyland announced Wednesday, Sept. ...
Disneyland Brings Back A Favorite Old Fireworks Show For An Encore Performance This Summer
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Disneyland will bring back a favorite old fireworks show this summer just a few days after the debut of Galaxy's Edge as the Anaheim theme park gears up for the crowds expected to descend on the new Star Wars themed land. The "Disneyland Forever" fireworks show from the park's 60th anniversary celebration in 2015 will return to Disneyland for an encore performance beginning June 7. The returning ...
Disneyland Brings Back A Secret Menu Food To Hungry Bear Cafe
Before the pandemic, secret menu items were everywhere at Disneyland. If you knew what to ask for - or if you were just creative enough to make your own special request - you could find options far beyond what was on the regular menu. The pandemic ended a lot of that (though there 's still a secret menu at Trader Sam 's). When I went searching for the legendary alien-style burger at Galactic ...
Disneyland Brings Back Attractions That Were Closed For Star Wars Land Construction
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A year and a half after they were closed to make way for construction of a new Star Wars land, four Disneyland attractions along the Rivers of America are set to reopen. The Mark Twain Riverboat, Sailing Ship Columbia, Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes and the Disneyland Railroad will relaunch July 29, featuring new waterfalls and elevated trestles. Construction of the new 14-acre project, dubbed ...
Disneyland Brings Back Royal Theatre Live Shows
Witty and fast-paced versions of Disney princess tales are headed back to Disneyland 's Royal Theater as live stage shows continue to make a comeback as part of the phased reopening of the Anaheim theme park resort. Live theatrical performances return to the Royal Theatre in Fantasy Faire at Disneyland on Friday, April 29 after a two-year pandemic pause. The Storytelling at the ...
Disneyland Brings Back Something You Never Expected
Disney beloved character couples have always been Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, and Donald Duck and Daisy Duck. These character power couples have been through the longest courtship ever. Mickey Mouse came from the original Mortimer Mouse and since the name doesn 't flow off your tongue, his name was changed to Mickey. Donald and Daisy came to Walt Disney (DIS) - Get Free Report fans as ...
Disneyland Brings Back Up Close Character Meet And Greet Photo Ops
Disneyland visitors will be able to hug Mickey Mouse, high five Goofy and strike a royal pose next to Cinderella as the Anaheim theme park once again allows up-close meet-and-greet photo opportunities with Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars characters. Traditional up-close character interactions will return as early as April 18 to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, according to the ...
Disneyland Brings Back World Of Color Fantasmic And Main Street Electrical Parade
Disneyland plans to bring back “Fantasmic,” “World of Color,” Main Street Electrical Parade and the “Disneyland Forever” fireworks show after the nighttime spectaculars that draw large crowds were put on hiatus by the COVID-19 pandemic. “World of Color,” Main Street Electrical Parade and “Disneyland Forever” will return on April 22. “Fantasmic” will be back on the Rivers of America starting on ...
Disneyland Brings Chills This Halloween
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Halloween is coming early this year! Today,Disneyland park will put on its costume to give a not-so scary fun time to guests. Everyone from adults to little ghouls will have a fun time seeing the various decorations and experience the tricks and treats that Disney has in store! *Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy: As guests fly through the cosmos there will be a space ghost trying to catch them. Marvel at ...
Disneyland Brings Scan And Go Shopping To Theme Park Stores
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Disneyland has expanded its new mobile checkout system to two theme park shops. This allows shoppers to use the Disneyland app to scan for products, leave the store for purchases, and completely bypass the checkout counter line. Disneyland 's Emporium and Disney California Adventure 's Elias and Company began offering mobile checkouts for their products on Thursday, June 24, according to ...
Disneyland Businesses Enjoy Prop. 13 Loopholes
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Has ownership of Disney changed hands since 1978, when property-tax-shrinking Proposition 13 changed the face of California government? One could argue that such publicly-traded corporations have changed hands many, many times since then but Prop. 13 was not written to consider such complex forms of ownership, or decide when a reassessment might be prudent. So there is no reassessment. Business ...
Disneyland California - Always Something New
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It's been over 30 years since I took my six year old son to Disneyland in Anaheim, California and over 20 years since my last visit. So, when I began thinking about how fun it would be to take my granddaughter there, I had some catching up to do. For starters, the Disneyland® Resort is now two theme parks in one, Disneyland Park® and Disneyland's California Adventure® Park, plus the Downtown Disney ...
Disneyland California Adventure To Host 24 Hour Party In May
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Disney used Twitter and 140 of its most iconic characters Friday morning to announce the company's next 24-hour party in its two local parks. An aerial photograph of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and 138 others was posted to the company's Twitter account. "140 Disney Characters invite you to an All-Night #DisneySide Party on both coasts," the accompanying announcement read. For the second ...
Disneyland Calls Its 69th Birthday Party The Road To The 70th Nice
Happy birthday to the self-proclaimed “Happiest Place on Earth.” Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955 in Anaheim, California, changing American culture as we knew it with life-sized versions of our favorite animated characters, iconic rides like the Matterhorn and It 's A Small World, and a litany of intriguing conspiracy theories that keep us up at night.
While 2024 marks the theme park ...
Disneyland Can Be Done In One Day But Here Is What You Will Want To Prioritize
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Disneyland probably is the best place on earth... The number of roller coasters and fun activities you can do is huge and that's why you will want to prioritize your visit and follow the tips we have for you. Disneyland can be fun, but you'll want to do some things first so that you don't miss the park's greatest part! Make sure you book your trip quickly because you won't see ...
Disneyland Can Build New Attractions Up To 300 Feet Their Biggest Ever If New Zoning Is Passed
Disneyland may be reaching new heights with future attractions! A new zoning law currently proposed would allow for “three additional structural thematic elements (for a total of four) to have a height of up to 300 feet” within Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, per the resort plan. The project, known as DisneylandForward, has been approved by the Anaheim Planning ...
Disneyland Cancels Candlelight Ceremony As Coronavirus Threatens Christmas Events
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Disneyland has been forced to cancel the annual Candlelight Ceremony that fills the Anaheim theme park each December with seasonal songs as the coronavirus pandemic that has already spoiled summer and wrecked Halloween is now taking aim at Christmas. The Candlelight Ceremony and Processional will not take place this year at Disneyland, according to Disney officials. The ...
Disneyland Cancels Fireworks Show For 6th Night
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As Disneyland continues to evaluate the safety of its holiday fireworks show, the nightly display was canceled on Wednesday night. It was the sixth time in the past week that the show was canceled because of technical issues. Last Thursday, an employee suffered possible ear damage when a shell exploded near the ground. Since then, officials have been looking at the system daily to decide ...
Disneyland Cancels Grad Nite Parties Due To Coronavirus
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One of the popular teenage traditions of Southern California - Grad Nite at Disneyland - has been canceled this year due to COVID-19, the park has announced on its Disneyyouth.com website. “In light of recommendations by school and government officials to limit gatherings for the remainder of the academic year, we are making the difficult decision to cancel Disneyland Resort Grad Nite 2020,” ...
Disneyland Cancels Tale Of The Lion King Performance After Cast Illnesses
Disneyland has canceled a performance of a new “Lion King” musical stage show less than a week after opening at the Anaheim theme park after several members of the cast fell ill amid a surge in COVID-19 cases across the United States. The performance of the “Tale of the Lion King” in the Fantasyland Theatre at Disneyland planned for Thursday, June 2 has been canceled out of an abundance of ...
Disneyland Candlelight Parade Holiday Ceremony Expands December Dates
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It's been a Disneyland tradition since 1958. But it's also been a well-kept secret, until now. Disneyland's Candlelight Ceremony and Processional is a holiday concert featuring 600-person choir and an orchestra of local notable musicians, as well as a notable thesp narrating the story of the first Christmas. It's all staged with great fanfare on the steps of the Main Street railroad station. Past ...
