Disneyland Terrace Set To Close Until Summer
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Disneyland guests will have to find a new place to pick up cheeseburgers and fries until this summer. The Tomorrowland Terrace is scheduled to close starting today while workers expand and renovate the kitchen, said John McClintock, a Disneyland Resort spokesman. The outdoor restaurant is set to reopen before July 4. The service-counter eatery mostly sells sandwiches, burgers and salads. ...
Disneyland Tests New Talking Mickey Mouse Character
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Disneyland is testing a groundbreaking Mickey Mouse meet-and-greet character that talks to visitors while posing for photos, according to Walt Disney Imagineering officials. The talking Mickey Mouse has been greeting visitors during unannounced and intermittent "play tests" in his cartoon-style house in Toontown, officials confirmed. After nearly 55 years of mute costumed characters at the ...
Disneyland Tests Virtual Queue With Indiana Jones Adventure Ride
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Disneyland plans to test a virtual queue on Indiana Jones Adventure as the Anaheim theme park tries to reduce the length of the socially distanced standby queue for the popular Adventureland attraction. Disneyland will begin testing the Indiana Jones Adventure virtual queue on Tuesday, May 11 as a temporary measure to alleviate foot traffic pinch points in front of the attraction that returned ...
Disneyland The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
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Summer Nightastic! The Good The best part of last Friday's media day at the Disneyland Resort had to be the news from a talk show-style presentation put on by the resort's marketing department called What's New, What's Next. Summer Nightastic! is the name of the Disneyland Resort's summer 2009 marketing campaign. It covers everything from dance parties to new lighting effects, enhancements to ...
Disneyland The Happiest Place on Earth
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I went to Disneyland today. I was expecting the worst. It's a Saturday. Great weather, the place would be packed. I drive up and see parking is $12. Lame. But then, at a Charger game a few weeks ago, parking was $25. Yikes. My girlfriend and I had both been to California Adventure previously, but neither of us went on that Hollywood Hotel elevator ride. We loved it. And, loved that there ...
Disneyland The Happiest Place On Earth
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No trip to Los Angeles is complete without a visit to Disneyland. I haven't been here in years, but Sleeping Beauty's castle looks as beautiful as ever. What can I say? It appeals to my inner princess and will always be a Disney landmark. Like Universal Studios, the crowds were smaller and more manageable. Unfortunately, Disneyland took advantage of the off-season to close several rides. We didn't get ...
Disneyland The Happiest Place On Earth Not For The Locals
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The Happiest Place On Earth isn't quite as happy for local residents lately - and it's probably your fault. Last weekend Disneyland raised its ticket prices - again. The 4 per cent rise in a one-day park admission makes the cost of a ticket $US96 ($103) - closing in on the magical $US100 for one day with Mickey and friends - and local residents are angry. OK, they're kinda angry at the price increase ...
Disneyland The Planet's Safest Place
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I just returned from my first trip to Disneyland. It wasn't on my "bucket list." Not like I've got one foot in the grave, but I could have died contentedly without ever seeing Mickey "in the flesh." I was raised by parents who had both witnessed the extreme poverty of third world countries. This translated into my brother and me being shielded from much of the popular culture of cartoons and ...
Disneyland Then And Now
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1955 Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week in summer; closed Mondays the rest of the year. Size: 60 acres, plus 100 acres for parking. Zones: Fantasyland, Frontierland, Adventureland, Tomorrowland, Main Street USA 18 attarctions Admission: $1 (including tax) for adults. 50 cents for children. Ride tickets, sold separately, priced from 10 to 35 cents. Employees: About 1,000 ...
Disneyland Through The Years
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1954-Summer Construction gets under way and Disneyland begins to emerge from the surrounding bean fields and orange groves of Anaheim. 1955-July 17 The opening day ceremonies are beamed coast-to-coast in a TV special. One of the hosts: actor Ronald Wilson Reagan. 1956-October Attendance hits the five million mark; the Skyway, Tom Sawyer Island, Storybook Land attractions open this year. 1957 ...
Disneyland Thunder Mountain Roller Coaster Reopens
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Disneyland on Wednesday reopened its Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster, which crashed last September, killing one man. The coaster, which looks like a train, partially derailed when the locomotive broke free from cars in tow. An investigation by state safety regulators later blamed the derailment on faulty maintenance. State safety regulators approved the ride as ready for service ...
Disneyland Tightens Pin Trading Rules To Rein In Pinsanity
Disneyland has reined in “professional” pin traders who bring thousands of collectible pins to the Anaheim theme park by extremely limiting the amount of time, number of pins and trading locations where the decades-old cherished Disney tradition is permitted. Disneyland has updated its Guest Pin Trading Etiquette policy to help enhance the overall visitor experience, according to Disneyland ...
Disneyland To Add A Digital Fastpass Option For $10 A Day
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Disneyland's Fastpass ticketing system, which lets visitors avoid the long lines for crowded attractions by booking a ride time, has been a free feature since it was created in 1999. But Disney announced Wednesday that it will let parkgoers use the Disneyland smartphone app to electronically book and redeem Fastpasses, as well as download unlimited photos taken by resort photographers - for $10 a day. ...
Disneyland To Add Projection Effects To Star Wars Fireworks Show
The Star Wars fireworks show at Disneyland will soon roll out new projection effects designed to rival the imagery seen on Sleeping Beauty Castle and Main Street U.S.A. that draw thousands for nighttime spectaculars.
The “Fire of the Rising Moons” fireworks show in Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge will feature projection effects and galactic music during the Season of the Force seasonal event running ...
Disneyland To Add Projection Effects To Star Wars Fireworks Show
The Star Wars fireworks show at Disneyland will soon roll out new projection effects designed to rival the imagery seen on Sleeping Beauty Castle and Main Street U.S.A. that draws thousands for nighttime spectaculars.
The “Fire of the Rising Moons” fireworks show in Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge will feature projection effects and galactic music during the Season of the Force seasonal event ...
Disneyland To Add Tangled Scene To Classic Ride
One of Disneyland 's original attractions is getting a touch of new magic, as the park prepares to add a scene from “Tangled” to the Storybook Land Canal Boats in Fantasyland.
A miniature version of Rapunzel 's tower will be added to the attraction, standing tall above a grassy area filled with flowers and boulders between the Patchwork Quilt and Toad Hall scenes.
Mini ...
Disneyland To Bring Back Fantasmic World Of Color And Main Street Electrical Parade In 2022
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Disneyland and Disney California Adventure will bring back a host of fan-favorite nighttime entertainment in 2022 that has been sorely missing from the Anaheim theme parks since they returned from a 412-day pandemic closure. “Fantasmic,” “World of Color” and the Main Street Electrical Parade will return in 2022 as part of a phased reopening of Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, ...
Disneyland To Build New 7 Level 6800 Space Parking Structure
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A new parking structure will be constructed at Disneyland as part of the $1 billion investment deal the theme park has with the city of Anaheim. On Aug. 2, the park announced the Eastern Gateway project, which will be a new seven-level, 6,800-space parking structure and a pedestrian bridge to the resort near a hotel. The new structure will be at the site of the Pumbaa parking lot and a ...
Disneyland To Celebrate 45th Anniversary Of The Enchanted Tiki Room
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Sunday marks the 45th anniversary of the Enchanted Tiki Room. On June 22, 1963, people first entered the attraction "where the birds sing words, and the flowers croon, in the tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room." Here are some facts about the attraction: The Enchanted Tiki Room was the first attraction to function completely via the wonders of Audio-Animatronics technology. The title ...
Disneyland To Celebrate 68th Anniversary With Limited Time Event
The Disneyland Resort will celebrate its 68th anniversary on Monday and will hold a celebratory cavalcade to mark the special occasion, the resort announced Thursday. Walt Disney welcomed the first guests into Disneyland on July 17, 1955. The celebratory cavalcade will take place at Disneyland at 11:45 a.m. and will likely include appearances from Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Daisy, ...
Disneyland To Close Big Thunder Mountain Railroad For Overhaul
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Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is closing Jan. 7 to get new tracks, vehicles and paint. It will be the third major overhaul of a major Disneyland ride in as many years. The railroad in the Frontierland section of the Anaheim park has been operating since 1979 and portrays a runaway train that speeds through a barren Old West landscape. The ride is expected to reopen in fall ...
Disneyland To Close Multiple Attractions In January To Build Star Wars Land
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Disneyland is set to close multiple attractions and eateries next month to make room for the new "Star Wars"-themed land in the Orange County theme park. The 14-acre project would be Disney's largest single themed land expansion, CEO Bob Iger said when he announced the project in August at the D23 Expo. Groundbreaking is scheduled to take place in 2016 at Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios ...
Disneyland To Close Some Attractions To Build Star Wars Land
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To make way for "Star Wars," Disneyland is about to launch its largest expansion ever, which means shutting down a significant chunk of the Anaheim theme park. In January, 10 attractions and eateries will close - some temporarily, some permanently - only a few months after the resort hiked the price of annual passes as much as 31%. This spring, Disneyland's biggest rival, Universal Studios Hollywood, ...
Disneyland To Close Submarine Ride For Upgrade
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Disneyland's Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage will close for a refurbishment that won't be complete until late 2014. Disney announced Friday that the underwater ride that circles a lagoon will close on Jan. 6. About 5 million gallons of water will be drained, then workers will make improvements to the attraction. The water will go into the local groundwater aquifer after it is treated. The ...
Disneyland To Donate Food During Park Closure Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
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A global pandemic is no excuse to waste food. Disneyland recently made the decision to close its doors in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Fortunately, the company is taking the opportunity to help out a nearby food bank. According to a post on the Disney Parks Blog, Disneyland Resort will be donating excess food to the Second Harvest Food Bank. This action is attributed to ...
Disneyland To Feature Name Bands
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"Cavalcade of Big Bands" a collection of some of the biggest names in American music will be staged Saturday night at Disneyland. Bands will play in locations throughout Disneyland from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Count Basie and his Orchestra, billed as the most explosive force in jazz, will mix his "One O'Clock Jump," with many of his other world famous numbers. The Basie organization is one on which ...
Disneyland To Feature New Project
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Disneyland's newest development a $1.8 million attraction called "Nature's Wonderland," will be completed and unveiled early in June it was revealed by Walt Disney and his staff. Covering seven acres in Frontierland, Nature's Wonderland will feature a cast of more than 200 animated animals, birds and reptiles who will "perform" for visitors as a result of the most ambitious animation program ever ...
Disneyland To Fix Roger Rabbit
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A state order requiring Disneyland to overhaul a ride that left a 4-year-old boy with brain damage is raising questions about whether theme-park regulations now being drafted should require safety improvements in similarly designed rides. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has called on Disneyland to add entryway closures and sensor-equipped guards around the base of cars on the ...
Disneyland To Give Tarzans Treehouse A New Theme
Tarzan will soon be swinging out of his treehouse at Disneyland to make room for a re-themed attraction that will see a new Disney character move into the 80-foot-tall man-made tree in Adventureland. Disneyland will reimagine Tarzan 's Treehouse in Adventureland with a new theme and backstory, according to Disneyland officials. The treehouse experience isn 't going away, but the ...
Disneyland To Halt Wench Sale On Pirates Of The Caribbean Ride
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Disney will remove the infamous "bride auction" scene from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland next year, the company announced on Thursday. During the planned ride refurbishment, Disney will alter the roles of the auctioneer, the redhead woman and other characters participating in the "Auction: Take a Wench for a Bride" scene. In the current scene, the ...
Disneyland To Have A New Grand Finale For The Main Street Electrical Parade
Disneyland announced Monday the return of four new nighttime spectaculars and a new grand finale for the Main Street Electrical Parade to celebrate the parade 's 50th anniversary. The news: Starting on April 22, Disneyland will showcase the Main Street Electrical Parade and Disneyland Forever fireworks spectaculars. World of Color - an event that includes music, fire, fog and ...
