Ex-Disneyland Employee Pleads Guilty To Planting Dry Ice Bombs
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A former Disneyland worker who planted two dry ice bombs outside Toontown at the amusement park last spring pleaded guilty Monday and was immediately sentenced to 36 days in jail. Christian Isaiah Barnes, 23, of Long Beach was accused of planting two water bottles filled with dry ice, one in a trash can and the other in vending cart, at Disneyland. Both bottles exploded, but there were no ...
Ex-Disneyland Engineer Dies
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For a guy with a keen sense of humor like Don Edgren, working for the Walt Disney Company was a dream come true. What better way to earn a paycheck, the Murrieta resident said when discussing his career last year, than to rub elbows with the man who practically invented animation and his legions of off-the-wall-thinking cartoonists, engineers and other artistic wizards charged with making people ...
Ex-Disneyland Performer Says Racism Claims Against Characters Are Misinterpretation
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A man who played a Disneyland character for a decade is questioning several claims of racism made against characters at the popular attraction. Last week, 10News reported on two different claims, including one lawsuit filed by a Spring Valley family that claimed the White Rabbit character of "Alice in Wonderland" avoided touching four African-American children during a trip in August. "I just ...
Exile On Main Street
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Exiled Wearsider Richard Geere is hitting the high notes in a real Mickey Mouse job in the States. The former Bede School pupil plays piano on Main Street in Disneyland, California. He wears a name badge telling visitors he is from "Sunderland, England" and never misses a chance to tell people about his home city. Paul McCartney is among the thousands of Disneyland guests who have witnessed ...
Expansion Conceptual Maps Indicate 16 Rides And An Outdoor Show
Plans released for a massive Disneyland theme park expansion imagine thrill rides that could be like Radiator Springs Racers, family attractions similar to Toy Story Midway Mania and shows like “Fantasmic” filling themed lands based on “Frozen,” “Tron,” and “Zootopia.” Conceptual maps included in the 17,000-page Environmental Impact Report released by Anaheim in mid-September for the proposed ...
Expect A Big Year At Disneyland Resort
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Spring with all its vibrant colors arrived a week before Groundhog Day at the Disneyland Resort. Southern California's signature theme parks are getting ready for a busy 2011 that will include, among several other attractions, the first all-new ride since "Toy Story Mania" in 2007. Disneyland's "it's a small world" ride was the first out of the gate with a nightly lights-and-animation show that ...
Expert Tips For Experiencing Fireworks Nighttime Shows
Since 1956, the fireworks have been blasting off over Sleeping Beauty Castle to the delight of Disneyland guests. The first Disneyland fireworks show was called Fantasy in the Sky, and, much like today, the blasts were timed with music that was played throughout the park. Today, Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park have their own nighttime spectaculars, Wondrous Journeys and World of Color ...
Exploring Disneyland Upcoming Star Tours II: The Adventures Continue
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Star Tours closed it's doors last year to begin it's renovation to become the new Star Tours II: The Adventures Continue. And the much anticipated all new prequel to the original popular attraction is almost ready to take guests to a galaxy far, far away. Star Tours II will feature, among other things, a completely updated ride system which will consist of a high-definition video, a Disney Real-D 3D ...
Ex-Reporter Goes Full Circle With Disneyland 50th
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Fifty years ago, Charlie Ridgway was a reporter working for the Los Angeles Mirror-News. On a scorching day in July, he set out to cover the opening of Disneyland -- never realizing that Mickey Mouse would become a central figure in his life. Back then, a lot of people thought that Walt Disney, the animator, was -- as my Southern family would say -- a little touched. He'd spent $17 million on an ...
Extends Annual Pass Expiration Dates During Coronavirus Closure
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Disneyland will extend the expiration dates for passholders who have annual passes that are valid during the coronavirus closure period stretching through the end of March. “Given the necessary closure, all Annual Passholders who have Passports that are valid during the closure period, will have their Passport expiration date extended based on pass type and level of access due to the impacts ...
Ex-Worker Sues Disney, Says Company Forbids Muslim Head Scarf
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A former Disneyland restaurant employee sued Walt Disney Co on Monday for harassment and religious discrimination, saying she was fired because she wanted to wear a Muslim head scarf at work. Imane Boudlal, a 28-year-old Muslim, worked as a hostess at the Storytellers Cafe, a restaurant inside Disney's Grand California Hotel & Spa at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, according to a complaint filed in ...