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 ...
Disneyland To Hold 1st Ever Pride Nite With LGBTQIA Themed Event Limited Tickets To Go On Sale
Disneyland has announced its first-ever Pride Nite for two separate evenings in June. Disneyland After Dark: Pride Nite will be held as a separately ticketed event at the happiest place on Earth on both June 13 and 15. The event will begin with a pre-party mix-in from 6 to 9 p.m., and then it will have a private party from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., where guests can take part in special ...
Disneyland To Improve New Orleans Square Traffic Flow Before Fantasmic Returns
Disneyland plans to launch a two-month project to improve traffic flow in New Orleans Square at a notoriously crowded pinch point near Pirates of the Caribbean ahead of the return of the “Fantasmic” nighttime spectacular along the Rivers of America. The New Orleans Square work will start after the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction closes on Monday, March 14 for a seasonal refurbishment and ...
Disneyland To Kick Up Birthday Party Early
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Disneyland will start celebrating its 60th anniversary before the theme park even reaches its birthday. The company announced that the yearlong Diamond Celebration will start sometime in the spring. But the actual anniversary date isn't until July 17. For the 50th anniversary, Disneyland kicked off its events early, too, on May 5, 2005, concluding 18 months ...
Disneyland To Launch Mardi Gras Events Today
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Disneyland is kicking off its final theme of a series of weekend events Friday with Mardi Gras celebrations. The Mardi Gras events are set for Fridays through Sundays for the next three weekends, concluding March 6, according to the Disney Parks blog. The celebrations are part of Family Fun Weekends a series of entertainment experiences that Disneyland began hosting since last month. The Mardi ...
Disneyland To Move Security Checkpoints Will Now Include Downtown Disney
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Disneyland security checkpoints will soon include the Downtown Disney district in a move that is set to be completed by the end of the year. The change of checkpoints is intended to boost security and increase guest convenience, a Disney spokeswoman said. While no "specific incident" has prompted the change, the park constantly reevaluates is safety procedures and has acted on a "current state of ...
Disneyland To Offer Halloween Screams To All This Fall
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The Disneyland Resort announced earlier this year that it would be moving its annual hard-ticket Halloween party back across the esplanade to Disney California Adventure this fall. But with the new Oogie Boogie Bash running over there, what would happen to the Halloween Screams fireworks show that used to play exclusively at Mickey's Halloween Party? Well, Disney answered that question ...
Disneyland To Offer New Souvenirs Snacks Drinks For 60th Anniversary
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Disneyland's 60th anniversary celebration this summer will give the park a chance to unveil a new fireworks show, a new parade and a water and light show hosted by Mickey Mouse and Neil Patrick Harris.. But it will also give the park an opportunity to generate hefty revenues from the sale of more than 500 new souvenirs, clothing items, drinks and foods. During a media event Tuesday, Disneyland ...
Disneyland To Open Exclusive Retro Futuristic Tomorrowland Lounge Here Is How To Get In
Disney Vacation Club members will be whisked away to a retro-futuristic Space Age vision of tomorrow when an exclusive new lounge opens in a long-underused Tomorrowland space at Disneyland ahead of the debut of a new DVC timeshare tower later this year. The Disney Vacation Club Star View Station member lounge inspired by Walt Disney 's optimistic vision for the future will open on Wednesday, ...
Disneyland To Open Tianas Bayou Adventure Based On The Princess And The Frog
Disneyland is gearing up to open its newest attraction, Tiana's Bayou Adventure, which is based on the 2009 animated film ''The Princess and the Frog.''
The ride officially opens to the public on Friday in the park's Critter Country. Riders are cautioned they should expect to get wet on the ride.
Renee Barrios Jr., project controls manager, says the ride ...
Disneyland To Premiere Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 May 7
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Disneyland has announced they will hold the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides premiere on May 7, 2011. It will be the first showing of the film and it will be shown outdoors in 3D. All of the stars of the film will be in attendance as well as what will certainly be a host of Hollywood A-listers. Joining the cast of Johnny Depp (Jack Sparrow), Geoffrey Rush (Barbossa), wil be Penelope Cruz ...
Disneyland To Provide Sign Language Interpreters
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In the past, guests who needed sign language interpreters at Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure Park had to call in advance to arrange for the service. Beginning this week, the theme parks will offer the service on a regular basis. No calls needed. Every Monday and Saturday as many as eight interpreters will be available at Disneyland. At California Adventure, the interpreters will be ...
Disneyland To Pump Beignet Smells Into Tianas Bayou Adventure
Walt Disney Imagineering plans to tap into all five senses, adding the smell and taste of fresh beignets to the sights, sounds and touch of the experience on Tiana 's Bayou Adventure when the former Splash Mountain attraction returns after an extensive makeover. Disneyland visitors will smell the sweet scent of beignets frying in the queue of Tiana 's Bayou Adventure when the attraction opens ...
Disneyland To Raise Ticket Prices
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Disneyland Resort is raising prices for park tickets and annual passes effective Sunday. Visitors will pay $80 for an adult one-day ticket to either Disneyland or Disney California Adventure. That is an increase of $4 from the current price. Disneyland raised single-day ticket prices, annual pass and parking fees in August 2010. Starting Sunday, visitors will pay $14 more than they did ...
Disneyland To Remain Closed Until 2021 Disney Official Says
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Disneyland and Disney California Adventure are expected to stay closed for the rest of 2020 and not reopen until 2021 while large California theme parks remain shuttered under state guidelines, according to Disney officials. “We currently anticipate Disneyland resort will remain closed at least through the end of the fiscal first quarter,” Disney Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy ...
Disneyland To Reopen Adventureland Treehouse This Fall After 2 Year Refurbishment
Work on the retheming of Tarzan 's Treehouse that has taken twice as long as the original creation of Disneyland is nearing completion as the final set pieces are being installed and tested in the what 's old is new again Adventureland Treehouse. Disneyland will reopen the Adventureland Treehouse this fall after a refurbishment project that has stretched for more than two years. The fall ...
Disneyland To Resume Fireworks Just In Time For New Year's Eve
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Laguna Niguel residents who aren't headed to Times Square in New York City, a local party, or even the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, just got lucky. Disneyland's fireworks display is back on. Just in time for New Year's Eve, Disneyland officials announced its "Believe in Holiday Magic" fireworks show would burst back onto the scene at 8:45 p.m. tonight and again at midnight Saturday. The show had ...
Disneyland To Rework Carnation Plaza Gardens Into Fantasy Faire
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Disneyland Park in Anaheim plans to rebuild its Carnation Plaza Gardens Stage into a storybook village called Fantasy Faire. The news was announced last week during the annual D23 Expo convention for Disney fans held at the Anaheim Convention Center. The project will change Carnation Plaza from a venue where high school bands, orchestras and choruses perform into a fairytale village that will be ...
Disneyland To Sell Alcohol Publicly In 2019 When Star Wars Galaxy's Edge Opens
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What's a round of Sabacc without a drink? For Disneyland guests mingling with the intergalactic barflies at the new cantina coming to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge in 2019, a conversation could be accompanied by a cocktail - a menu item the park has never before offered publicly. Since Disneyland opened in Anaheim more than 60 years ago, only one location - the secretive, exclusive Club 33 - has ...
