New Star Wars Attraction Could Be A Half An Hour Long Ride
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The force keeps getting stronger as Disneyland will now take visitors to a galactic ride with the new attraction Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. After the long wait, fans are now counting the days until its grand opening in June and it sure as hell will be worth the wait. Unlike most theme park rides that require guests to queue for hours just to get that very short time of thrill, the ride called Star ...
New Star Wars Attractions Put Guests Behind The Controls And In Face To Face Battle With Kylo Ren
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Disney revealed some new details about two signature attractions that will be part of the new "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge," a new land, opening next year at Disneyland. On "Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run," guests will be able to take the controls in one of three "unique and critical" roles. On "Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance," guests can join an epic battle between the First Order and the ...
New Star Wars Build Your Own Lightsaber Offering Introduced
The Star Wars celebration Season of the Force is currently taking place at the Disneyland Resort, bringing a variety of limited-time special offerings, from special Star Wars merchandise to appearances by Luke Skywalker and an impressive new projection show. While many of these offerings are currently available, there are some more that will debut on “Star Wars Day” on May 4, including a new ...
New Star Wars Park Is Not Just For Kids It Is For Rich Older Dudes Too
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Doug Ridley remembers seeing the first “Star Wars” film when it came out in 1977 and snapping up all the toys he could persuade his parents to purchase. Now 47, the criminal-defense attorney often dons a stormtrooper uniform with his fan club and plans to be one of the first guests at Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge when the attraction opens at Disneyland on May 31. It won 't be cheap. Besides ...
New Star Wars Ride Runs Of Nvidia Quadro Graphics
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One of the highlights of yesterday's GTC keynote was a demonstration of the next big Disneyland ride - a new Star Wars attraction called Galaxy's Edge. NVIDIA has confirmed that it is working with Disney to create the look of the VR ride alongside Epic Games. The ride will involve a trip on the Millennium Falcon to a distant outpost called Batuu. Under the hood will be a BOXX workstation ...
New Study Finds The Disneyland Resort Generates $3.6 Billion For Region, Supports 65,700 Jobs
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The Disneyland Resort is a driving force for jobs and economic activity, contributing $3.6 billion in annual economic impact and supporting approximately 65,700 jobs throughout southern California, and is a critical driver of tourism to the area, according to a new economic impact study released today. The study, which was commissioned by the Disneyland Resort and prepared by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), ...
New Tomorrowland Entrance Will Be Inspired By Space Age Architecture Of The Past
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Disneyland unveiled plans for a new Tomorrowland entrance now that most of the “french fry” rocks that once welcomed visitors to a great, big, beautiful tomorrow have now been sent to Yesterland. Work on the project will begin during the winter holiday season with the new look to the Tomorrowland entrance expected to be completed in 2020. The Tomorrowland entrance enhancements are ...
New Tomorrowland Where The Dreams Of The Future Are Reality Today
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Realizing that time had naught It wish Disneyland's Tomorrowland, Walt may and his use at WED Enterprises began research in 1964 for an entirely new Tomorrowland - a $22 million project costing $5 million more than the total initial Disneyland investment. This complete rebuilding of Disneyland's world of Tomorrow follows Walt Disney, philosophy first expressed Disneyland's Dedication ...
New Toontown Channels The Parks Lost Land
In Disneyland 's newest ride, Mickey and Minnie are headed out to the country to go on a “perfect picnic” - that is, until Goofy gets involved and everything goes wrong. Mickey and Minnie 's Runaway Railway, a trackless dark ride that 's the first Disney attraction to star the world 's most famous mice, opened in January 2023. It 's the centerpiece of the massive renovation and reimagining of ...
New Tourist Thrill No Lines At California Theme Parks
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We scooted quickly to the front of Indiana Jones Adventure, Disneyland's herky-jerky thrill ride designed, I'm sure, by a chiropractor looking for business. We hopped right on Knott's Berry Farm's Sierra Sidewinder, a newfangled roller coaster that not only zips you along the traditional up-and-down track but also allows your four-person cart to spin. We could have ridden it again and again without much ...
New Type Of Locks Secure Each Room
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One of the unusual features which distinguishes the fabulous Disneyland Hotel is that it contains the first installation of new Yale 5400 series cylindrical hotel locks on the west coast. A product of the Yale & Towne Manufacturing Co. of White Plains, N. Y. these new locks combine all the features formerly found only in mortise locksets of large hotels, and have added features which will greatly increase ...
New Version Of Disneyland Debuts
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Welcome to Disneyland 2.0. After a pretty much uninterrupted run of nearly 65 years, Disneyland is returning after a break of more than 13 months. It 's been a hard reset for the resort, which now will be forced to operate in ways different than it has before. Some of these changes will be temporary. But some might endure, as Disneyland adapts to operate within a new reality. The ...
New Wonder In Disneyland; Strike
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What is going on, anyway, in the magic kingdom of Disneyland? As if it weren't bad enough that a band of hippies invaded the park last month, some of its own inhabitants chose to walk out last week in a potentially crippling strike-the first in the fifteen-year picture-book history of the Anaheim, Calif., multimillion-dollar wonderland. The strike started as a demand for higher wages and shorter hours ...
New Years Eve Fete Slated At Disneyland
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Disneyland will greet its Tencennial Year with what is billed as the biggest and happiest New Year Eve party in the nation. Fourteen dance bands and specialty groups will entertain throughout the park in the biggest talent line-up in the five-year history of the event. In addition to Disneyland"s 50 world-famous adventures, the party my will include a spectacular salute to the New Year with the ...
Newest Addition To Main Street USA Is A Beautiful Tribute To A Disney Legend
Normally, when something new comes along that changes an iconic part of Disneyland, there are at least a few people who will be upset by it. However, this time I think we 'll all be in agreement that the newest addition to Main Street U.S.A. is a welcome one, as Dave Smith, the Founder of the Walt Disney Archives, has now been immortalized with a window on Main Street. Yesterday in a ceremony ...
Newest Eatery Will Offer Tiki Torches And A River View
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Disneyland visitors will be able to sit on an outdoor deck in Adventureland, watch boats from the Jungle Cruise ride by and eat exotic grab-and-go food when the park's newest eatery opens later this year, according to the Disney Parks blog. The blog provided a few more tantalizing details about the new Tropical Hideway eatery under construction next to the Enchanted Tiki Room. This spot is being ...
Newest Food Option The Tropical Hideaway Is Finally Open And Here Is What It Looks Like
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It might be true that nothing at Disneyland these days is really hidden away, not with record crowds, but it's still worth checking out the newest eatery, called the Tropical Hideaway. Sandwiched in between the Enchanted Tiki Room and the Jungle Cruise, this new outdoor dining spot provides a rustic river-view deck and iron tables and chairs, along with an experience designed to thrust you in the mood ...
Newest Ride Is Opening Jan 27
Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway will open at Disneyland on Jan. 27, ahead of the reopening of Mickey's Toontown in the spring, Disney Parks announced Thursday. The trackless ride, which opened at Disney World's Hollywood Studios in Florida back in early 2020, has been under construction at the California theme park for the past few years. During 2022, Toontown also closed down ...
News From Disneyland
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Wooden soldiers will march, 20-foot tall dolls will glide past, and dozens of other "larger than life same animated toys will be featured is Disneyland's second annual "Parade Of Toys" during the Christmas season. The exciting parade, which widespread acclaim from guests and reviewers alike in 1960, will be premiered on Sunday, December 17 at Disneyland. It will then be held twice daily ...
Nighttime Shows Return In Time For Summer
California 's Resort reopened just over a year ago after a 13-month closure because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The resort now marks that anniversary with the return of its “nighttime spectaculars,” including theme park classics like the Main Street Electrical Parade. “We are thrilled to welcome back our beloved nighttime spectaculars and introduce all-new offerings that underscore our ...
Nighttime Spectacular That Almost Happened In 1987
Disneyland developed a nighttime spectacular in 1987 that featured ghosts, skeletons and black widow brides escaping from the Haunted Mansion to entertain crowds along the Rivers of America five years before “Fantasmic” became a surprise sensation.
Disneyland consultant Don Dorsey discussed the history of the shelved Haunted Mansion-themed nighttime spectacular during the Magic After ...
No Big Deal Just Gawkers Watching Part Of Toontown Get Demolished For New Attraction
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Disneyland will never be finished. Walt Disney always said that as long as there was imagination in the world, his theme park would always change, adapt and evolve. And it certainly has done just that. For more than 65 years Disneyland has never remained still. There's always something new being added, which sometimes requires something old to be removed, but normally guests don't actually see this ...
No Disneyland Branch
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Walt Disney says he will not open branch replicas of Disneyland despite offers from a dozen foreign nations and uncounted requests from this country. Some organizations have gone so far as to offer complete financing, but Walt has turned them all down. PERSONAL PROJECT "Disneyland is a personal project with me, he says. "I must stay close to it, otherwise the park would no longer be fun. ...
No End Date Yet For Captain EO At Disneyland
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Nearly two years after Michael Jackson's death, "Captain EO," is still playing at Disneyland. The "Captain EO Tribute," the 3-D film and music video featuring Jackson, originally ran from 1986 to 1997 and was revived on a temporary basis in 2010. Recently, the Oriental Land Company, which operates the Tokyo Disney Resort, indicated the scheduled end date for "Captain EO" has been eliminated. ...
No Fantasmic This Summer
The show has been closed since last month, when fire engulfed the Maleficent character, forcing an immediate stop to the performance. All cast members were evacuated safely from the show area. Disneyland has run a "B mode" show without the practical Maleficent character on windy evenings, so the prop itself is not required to run Fantasmic. But with a fire destroying the dragon inflatable and ...
No Height Restrictions On Disneyland's Magic
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A full-toothed grin was plastered on my face as I walked down Main Street in Disneyland's Magic Kingdom a few weeks ago. It was one of those smiles so big that it that actually hurts your cheeks, but I couldn't wipe it off my face. My family was in Disneyland to celebrate several major milestones three graduations, two birthdays and one unbirthday and all four of us grown women were giddier than ...
No Mickey Mousing Around
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In a small courtroom in Orange County, Calif., last week, Attorney Allen Millstone pointed sadly to his wheelchair-bound client. In 1983 James Higgins had been a vigorous young man of 18 when he went to Disneyland and took a ride on Space Mountain. As the roller coaster rounded a bend, the youth was suddenly thrown from the rocket car. Through Disney's negligence, argued Millstone, Higgins is a paraplegic. ...
No More Underage Drop Offs Allowed At Disneyland
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The Disney resorts will soon require children below the age of 14 to be accompanied by someone older than that to get in, it was reported today. No particular incident triggered the change in policy, a Disney spokeswoman told the Orange County Register. Some parents have reportedly purchased annual passes for their kids and frequently dropped them off for the day at Disneyland and California ...
No One Asked Me But
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No one asked me but We have a young new track coach. Shane Hickman is one of us. He graduate from Moapa Valley High School and will be remembered for leading MVHS to state football and track championships. He was one of the "Cardiac Kids" who went down 20-0 at halftime against Truckee only to comeback and win the state championship 21-20. Shane was that quick big back a small school needs to ...
No One Can Die At Disneyland And Other Insane Conspiracy Theories About The Happiest Place On Earth
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Disneyland and Disney World aren't all laughter and magic all the time. In fact, there are many dark - not to mention insane - secrets behind the happiest place on Earth. That said, not all of these so-called "secrets" are true, including one Disney conspiracy theory about not being allowed to die at Disney parks. Curious to know more? Keep reading for some of the craziest Disney conspiracy theories ...
No One Over 55 Should Be Allowed At Disneyland
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Two noteworthy events collided in 1955: My parents purchased a television set (black-and-white with rabbit ears) and Disneyland theme park opened in Anaheim, Calif. Sunday after Sunday I sat in our family living room watching Disneyland, as the television series was called back then. I didn't realize it at the time, but the television program was, in reality, an extended advertisement for the theme ...
