More Than 600 Singers Help Out At Disneyland Annual Traditional Candlelight Ceremony
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Traditional carols like "Silent Night" and "We Three Kings" received royal treatment by nearly 600 voices in the Candlelight Mass Choir at Disneyland as part of its Candlelight Ceremony and Processional over the weekend. The annual event, started by Walt Disney in 1958 as a way to thank local charities and the community, featured two female narrators this year. Geena Davis, star of movies like ...
Most Disney Rides Re-Opened After Smoke
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Disneyland has re-opened seven Fantasyland rides shut down this afternoon because of smoke behind the scenes. More than 20 firefighters were sent to the park about 12:07 p.m. regarding smoke coming from a large electrical conduit inside the wall behind Pinocchio's Daring Journey ride, said Maria Sabol, an Anaheim Fire Department spokeswoman. That ride, as of 3:30 p.m., was the lone ride still ...
Most Exhausting Place On Earth
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The happiest place on earth is even happier with a four-month-old Golden Retriever. An integral and fun part of the service dog training experience is taking a trip to Disneyland. Sights, sounds, smells, and millions of distractions await the service dog-in-training at a Disneyland Park. People are overjoyed when they see a service dog partaking in the Disney experience, and the park and staff welcome ...
Most Famous Gingerbread House Has Legs Literally
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Jack Skellington might have asked "what's this?" several times in "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas," but that isn't a question you'll utter when your Doom Buggy rolls through the famous ballroom at Disneyland Park's Haunted Mansion. For you surely know what is before your very eyes, should you be familiar with the "Nightmare"-ish fable and Halloween Time at Disneyland Resort. It's a ...
Most Seasoned Candy Cane Maker Spills All His Sweet Secrets
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You're familiar with all of Disney World's most fabulous holiday offerings, of course, but what do you know of Disneyland's? Their hand-made, fantastically huge candy canes have had a niche cult following since they were first introduced 51 years ago, it turns out, and that's in part to longtime "Disneyland Candy God" Chris Thompson. In his 30 holiday seasons with Disney, Chris has ...
Mountaineers To Return To Disneyland's Matterhorn When Ride Reopens
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I'm such a sucker for anything having to do with mountains -- hiking up them, watching climbers ascend them, snapping pictures of them -- that even phony peaks give me a thrill. Disneyland announced Tuesday that the Matterhorn Bobsleds, the iconic roller-coaster-type ride that's been closed since January for a redo, will have mountaineers once again scaling its slopes when the ride reopens June 15. ...
Mouse Ears Get New Looks
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For more than 50 years, Disney barely touched the design of the classic and iconic black mouse ears that have been among its top-selling souvenirs. "How much do you change a popular (product)?" said Marianne Sharpe, vice president of merchandise and store operations for Disneyland Resort. But for Disneyland's 50th anniversary, the company took a risk and launched golden-colored mouse ears ...
Mouse House Boss All Ears
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It's a late summer morning at Disneyland, and Matt Ouimet makes one of his frequent strolls down Main Street. He greets employees, stoops to pick up stray pieces of trash and searches for any detail that will illuminate the weekly surveys of guest satisfaction that he uses as his gauge for the park's success. Are visitors moving easily through the walkways? Is guest relations doing a good job ...
Mouse Memories
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Disneyland's golden anniversary party began Thursday and will run through Thanksgiving 2006. We asked Bee readers to share memories of the park's early days. Here's what they recalled. Pop on your golden mouse ears and take a trip back in time ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My wife and I were married Sept. 25, 1955. During our honeymoon we ...
Mouse Mirage
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Disneyland is always a feast for the senses--and a trial for the feet. Truly observant folks can get a tantalizing glimpse of a charming inside joke: the world of the Hidden Mickeys. Here and there in the park, sly Disney imagineers have tucked a graphic symbol of their boss's greatest achievement: three adjoining circles that together spell M-I-C-K-E-Y. Most of us know thc design--a big circle with ...
Mouse That Turned To Gold
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In real life, fame rarely leads to fortune--particularly if you are a mouse. But in Hollywood, almost anything can have a fairy tale ending. After more than a quarter-century of paw-to-mouth existence, Mickey Mouse finally is piloting his creator, Walt Disney, to the pot of cheese at the foot of the rainbow. In some ways, the $17-million Disneyland amusement park that opens in Anaheim, Calif., July 18, ...
Mouse Trap
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It's "TOONAUGURAL" day at Mickey's ToonTown, the first new "land" built in Disneyland in two decades, and company chairman Michael Eisner is all smiles. Euro Disney woes be damned, goes the zeitgeist on this bright California winter morning: ToonTown already look to be a lucrative hit. And to make sure that message comes across, hundreds of perky Disney staffers are on hand, burbling upbeat remarks for the ...
Mouse Trap Resistance Is Futile From Disney Family Appeal
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There are generally three reactions when you tell someone you 're taking a family vacation to Disney World: • Excitement/jealousy: “How fun, you 'll have a blast!” • Financial concern: “Man, that costs an arm and a leg.” • Outright disdain: “Yeesh. Why?” The “happiest place on Earth” isn 't for everyone, especially in Orlando 's summer swelter. As ...
Move Over Mickey Disneyland's Princesses Are Getting New Digs
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Sleeping Beauty and company will be moving to a new Disneyland hangout. Come 2013, the princesses will have their own storybook village, dubbed Fantasy Faire, to call home. The princesses have been holding their meet-and-greets in the Fantasyland Theatre since 2006. Construction is expected to begin this fall on the re-imagined princess experience built up around this venue. According to ...
Move Over, Mickey
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France will soon have Euro-Disneyland, and Japan already boasts a Tokyo Disneyland. Now , Columbia Pictures has received the nod from its Japanese owners to launch Sonyland in the United States. Details on the park will not be available for several months, but Southern California is being considered as a site. The folks at Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm may wonder what Sony knows that they don't know. ...
Mr Disneyland Ron Dominguez Passes Away On New Years Day
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The year has started off on a sad note for the family and friends of Disney Legend Ron Dominguez, also fondly referred to as “Mr. Disneyland.” Disneyland Alumni Club Facebook group member Mark Eades shared the unfortunate news, writing: Some sad news to start the new year. The Disneyland Alumni Club has learned that Ron Dominguez, to many known as “Mr. Disneyland, and a former ...
Mr Khruschev Hits Disneyland Curtain
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Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev had on iron curtain banged down in from of his eyes Saturday -- and he didn't like it one bit. He was forbidden, for security reasons, to visit Disneyland during his 20-hour stay in Los Angeles. The Soviet chief expressed his disappointment like an angry Donald Duck. Angrily he boomed at 400 Hollywood personalities assembled for luncheon at 20th Century-Fox ...
Mr. Lincoln Returns To Disneyland
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Does it thrill you when something you grew up with, something known the world over, returns after a long absence? Doesn't always happen. Frequently doesn't happen. But it is happening on Friday, December 18th, when "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" returns to Disneyland. The show had been retired for years, while other attractions took over the theater space near the main Disneyland gate. But ...
MSN and Disneyland Resort to Webcast the 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' Red Carpet World Premiere
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MSN® Video will broadcast live the world premiere of Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" on Saturday, June 24, from 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. PT to a worldwide audience on MSN Video. Pirates of the Caribbean, the popular Disney theme park attraction that inspired the movie, is once again brought to the big screen in Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest." In a unique twist, the ...
Much Has Changed Much Thankfully Remains The Same
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It had been more than seven years since we last visited the Disneyland Resort. So much has changed since 2006 ... and, thankfully, so much remains the same at Walt Disney's ground-breaking theme park, known universally as The Happiest Place on Earth. Disney fans who live on the East Coast and spend the majority of their vacation time in Walt Disney World in Florida have a somewhat skewed view of ...
Music is Magic
I don't even remember my first trip to Disneyland as a child. My first trip with my high school band, on the other hand, I do remember, if a little vaguely. Hey, I've been going since I was a kid, and even with my makeshift leash, all the wonderful memories have always tended to blend together. It was when I was a freshman in high school and we were to march down Main Street, something we did every year. ...
Muslim Disney Worker Claims Discrimination
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Imane Boudlal, surrounded by supporters, left work 15 minutes after her shift started Wednesday. For a fourth day, the 26 year old who works as a host at a restaurant at Disneyland's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa went home without pay. At issue is her hijab, a head scarf, which is a symbol of her Muslim faith. "I said, what's the reason?" Boudlal said. "They said it's because of the ...
Must Do Adventureland Discoveries
Exploring specific areas of Disneyland is one of my most favorite ways of spending time at the charming and whimsical little park that Walt created. I feel like I uncover a new detail -whether big or small- with each visit. After you walk down Main Street U.S.A., passing Jolly Holiday along the left side, we 're heading straight into Adventureland. The land provides a vintage setting of a lush, ...
My Dad Helped Design Disneyland Here Is What the Park Was Like Before It Opened
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When Walt Disney's theme park opened 62 years ago, ?it was named Disneyland and christened "The Happiest Place on Earth." ?It was a thrill to behold all the rides and exhibits making Disney's movies, cartoons, ?and characters come to life. My sister, Diane, and I were treated to an even more special event. Our preview of the park occurred a year earlier than the official opening on July 17, 1955. (Bet ...
My Delight And Surprise Over Adventureland Treehouse
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In 1962, just five years after Disneyland opened, the Swiss Family Treehouse was added to Adventureland. This new Disneyland attraction was themed after the hit 1960 Disney movie, “Swiss Family Robinson.” The original version of the treehouse remained until 1999, when it was changed over to Tarzan 's Treehouse based on the 1999 Walt Disney Animation feature, “Tarzan.” In both cases, the treehouse was ...
My Favorite 10 Dollar Lunch
Sometimes, when I visit the Disneyland Resort, I 'm on a budget. Other times, I 'm just lazy and don 't want to think about lunch. When either of those scenarios take place, my solution is to head over to Refreshment Corner at Disneyland Park for one of my favorite bargain meals.
Now, we all have our guilty pleasures in the park. I 'm sure there are some of y 'all out there eating those ...
My Favorite Do Not Miss Things
As I prepared to head back to the Disneyland Resort after being away for nearly two years, I started to put together a list of some of the things that I missed in the parks…some of my favorite things about being at Disneyland that I definitely needed to make a priority on my first visit back.
I 'll be back in the parks more often going forward, but there are certain things that I want to do ...
My First Long-Awaited Much Anticipated Wonderful Trip To Disneyland
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I had never been to Disneyland. When I was growing up, we watched "The Wonderful World of Disney" TV show and thought it looked like a magical place, but the idea of piling all seven of us into the 1953 Plymouth and heading for California was not something that occurred to us. I didn't even know anyone who lived in California, and in those days our few vacations were generally to see family and friends. ...
My Party Of 6 Did A Vip Tour For 6100 Dollars The Perks Made It Worth Every Penny
It's hard to imagine forking over about $6,100 for a day at Disneyland. But that was my bill for a six-person family vacation and it was worth it. For my nephew's fourth birthday, we decided to book a VIP tour and take on both Disneyland and California Adventure in one jam-packed day. Although the price of a VIP tour varies based on the time of year, I paid $4,900 for a ...
My Sordid Disneyland Past Confessions Of A Magic Kingdom Popcorn Man
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I really want to not care about Galaxy 's Edge. All the hype, all the lines, all the money. The last time I was in Disneyland I couldn 't wait to leave. It was so crowded. I felt so old. I am a baby boomer, the real kind. I quit the football team after I read the Beats, protested Vietnam, fled to San Francisco. I lived next door to the Grateful Dead in the Haight, saw Janis before she was ...
My Thoughts About The Announcements At The D23 Expo
While we didn 't get any major news about Disneyland Forward or the much needed makeover of Tomorrowland, there were a few surprise announcements at this year 's D23 Expo that will hopefully make us Disneyland fans happy.
By now, you 've all probably seen the news stories about the new attractions and shows coming to the Disneyland Resort, but as a so-called Disneyland expert, I wanted to ...
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