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
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 ...
No Big Deal Just Gawkers Watching Part Of Toontown Get Demolished For New Attraction
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.
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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.
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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 ...
No Place Does Christmas Like Disneyland
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It's called the happiest place on Earth but at Christmastime, Disneyland gets a full, festive makeover. Bulking up its attractions, characters and music, Disneyland is extra special this time of year, even for frequent visitors. And through it all, Anaheim is quite weather-friendly in December, unlike much of the country.
Through Jan. 16, Sleeping Beauty's castle is a snow and icicle-covered park ...
No Slowing Down For Dis Imagineer Sklar
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If he'd done nothing else in his career, Marty Sklar would rank as a Walt Disney Co. legend because of his exhaustive track record of impressing the heck out of the boss during the years when Walt Disney was achieving his ultimate dream, the launch of Disneyland.
Sklar, 72, served the Disney company for 50 years as the creative leader of the renowned Walt Disney Imagineering research and development ...
No Trip To Disneyland Is Complete Without Ralphing
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She just couldn't stand it anymore. Not with talking birds, harmonizing plants and drum-beating tikis overhead, all flooding her senses.
My 2-year-old, whom we call Lucy because that's her name, jumped off her seat and began dancing in the aisle of the Tiki Room at Disneyland last weekend. The first trip to Disneyland is almost a rite of passage in my family, and I knew that this wonderful child -- ...
Noaa National Weather Service Declares Disneyland Resort Stormready
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Officials from the NOAA National Weather Service have declared Disneyland Resort in California as a StormReady community. Along with the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, the Disneyland Resort joins more than 1,070 StormReady communities throughout the United States and is one of 18 such communities in California.
"More than 10,000 severe thunderstorms, 2,500 floods and 1,000 tornadoes affect the ...
Nobody Who Wants To Go To Disneyland Can Afford It
The Disney parks are a family-friendly, family-favorite vacation destination across the United States. But, per a poll done by Insider, the people who actually want to go to Disney the most are the least likely to be able to afford it.
Here 's the deal: Disney vacations, like everything it seems, have become way more expensive over time. But the people who want to go to Disney the most ...
Not Every After Hours Event Is Worth It This One Is
Regardless of my romantic situation on any given year, I 've never cared much about Valentine 's Day. The whole thing - elaborate gifts, overpriced roses, fancy dinners - always felt so constructed to me. It just never seemed like the outsized expectations that come with a holiday largely manufactured by commercialism could possibly match up to the reality of the night.
Which is a long ...
Not Only Is Splash Mountain Get A Princess And The Frog Retheme But There Is More Tiana Coming Too
It 's been more than two years since Disney Parks confirmed a major thematic redesign of Splash Mountain, and while we now know the new attraction, Tiana 's Bayou Adventure, is still two years away, this weekend 's D23 Expo has given us a sneak peek of what 's in store for us. It's also revealed that Disneyland is set to get even more new Tiana goodness, in the form of a new New Orleans Square retail ...
Noted Rocket Moon Authorities Contribute Skills To Space Ride
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Some of the world's leading rocket experts and scientists contributed their extensive knowledge of the field of space exploration as Tomorrowland creators sought to produce authentic settings for the world of 1986.
Willy Ley and Werner von Braun, two of the foremost rocket authorities and historians, aided Disney builders in the creation of the TWA Rocket to the Moon, a simulated round ...
Now-Deceased Anaheim City Manager Explains How Disneyland Became Disneyland
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Chuck Schmidt's recent Staten Island Advance story is about the 50th Anniversary of Tomorrowland DVD that documented the 2009 Disneyland event.
But the more interesting story Schmidt found involved the relationship between former Anaheim City Manager Keith Murdoch and Walt Disney and his theme park.
Murdoch, one of several speakers Ape Pen Publishing enlisted to speak on the DVD, was Anaheim's ...
