The price to visit Disneyland and Disney California Adventure - for either a day or with a year's pass - is going up again. Effective Sunday, it will cost $97 to go to one of the parks on Value days, the lowest-priced days of the year, up $2. A visit on a Regular day will be $110, while a Peak day will cost $124, both up $5. Tickets are more on days when demand would be higher. Parking is ...

The Walt Disney Company is entering its centennial year, a celebratory stretch that will include a bouquet of enchanted happenings at The Happiest Place on Earth. Fans are already anticipating the recently announced Disney 100 Years of Wonder events, which include new nighttime spectaculars and attraction openings, but fresh revelations seem to be arriving at a cheery clip the closer we get to ...

A private jewelry store inside Disneyland, where visitors often buy engagement rings, is scheduled close because of the poor economy. The Jewel of Orleans has operated inside the theme park in New Orleans Square for about 12 years. But the recession has cut into business so much that the store plans to close as of April 15, said Lucretia Jacobs, whose family owns the shop. "It's been a tough ...

If you've ever been to Walt Disney World (WDW) or Disneyland, you've likely seen employees in plaid vests walking around the parks with groups of mouse ear-wearing park goers. Those red-vested people are VIP tour guides, cast members (Disney's term for its employees) whose job is to help people get the most out of their Disney day. While you might assume the groups include a celebrity ...

The idea of taking on the world's most famous theme park in a single day and leaving with zero regrets about missed rides, meals and other experiences may seem overwhelming. While the resort uses many tactics to bait you into spending multiple days in Anaheim - from charging less for multi-day passes to offering sweet perks at Disneyland hotels, a Disneyland one-day ticket is a thing to be both marveled ...

The forces of the Empire and Rebellion are still working on "Star Wars" land at Disneyland as a variety of retaining walls and other concrete foundations began appearing in the construction zone. Meanwhile, Disney announced the formal start of construction for the new parking structure that will be built east of Harbor Boulevard, near the Santa Ana Freeway. It will also occupy portions of the current ...

It's code name isn't ominous, but it does in part herald the beginning of something Disneyland visitors aren't dreading. "Project Stardust" is bringing several changes to how visitors get around Disneyland Resort, though many are specific to the park itself. The changes are being implemented before the scheduled opening of "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge" this summer. Alterations to the park's ...

Five best things about going without children: Not worrying about explaining to Grandma how you lost her granddaughter. No reason to set foot in Toontown. Not having to break up fights between children while in line for "It's a Small World." Consequently, there's less of a reason for going on the ride without kids, thus saving a sleepless night with the theme song endlessly rolling through ...

In every nation of the world there is a department devoted entirely to doing the proper thing at the proper time. Knowing who sits where and whether the table water is for washing or drinking is the job of the protocol department. And the smallest Kingdom in the world - Disneyland - is no exception. "Our job," noted Robert Wormhoudt, Disneyland's chief protocol official and manager of ...

One Disneyland visitor will not be returning to "the happiest place on earth" after he was kicked out of the park Wednesday afternoon following an unfurling of a large pro-Trump flag on the side of the Mark Twain riverboat. The man identified himself as Dion Cini as he streamed live on Facebook moments before the unfurling. The video shows Cini and another male companion taking out a "Re-elect Trump ...

Now it can be told. Terry O'Brien sank the ship at Disneyland. If you read accounts about the opening of the park 50 years ago, you might read about how the Mark Twain paddlewheel boat sank on one of its maiden voyages, but no details or the reason are ever given, because O'Brien didn't talk until now. ``Now, I figure, what can they do to me? They can't fire me.'' O'Brien grew up in ...

PSA (Pacific Southwest Airlines) has been chosen as the official airlines of Disneyland Park and the Magic Kingdom Club. As a new Disneyland corporate participant, PSA will sponsor an exciting new film, "American Journeys," and what will now be called the "World Premiere Circle- Vision" attraction in Tomorrowland. The film is scheduled for a July 4th weekend premiere to the public. The "Magical ...

Last weekend, I spent an evening above New Orleans Square at a destination known to few. While many visitors may be familiar with the members-only establishment named Club 33, most guests are unaware of the neighboring dining space known as 21 Royal and its significance. I 've seen a handful of articles and videos that approach the subject, but I believe I 'm the first writer to experience it firsthand . ...

"The Dog Days of Summer" take on special significance today at Disneyland with the unusual visit to "The Happiest Place on Earth" by Nutmeg ("Meg" for short), a nine-month-old Beagle whose markings include a perfect Mickey Mouse-shaped silhouette on the top of her head. Disney "Imagineers" sometimes design subtle "Hidden Mickeys" into Disneyland Resort attractions, but Meg's natural markings make her a ...

The modern era has caught up with pay phones at the Disneyland Resort. Thanks to the incredible growth of cellphones, the resort has quietly removed all the pay phones from its original theme park. Locations such as those across from the exit to Space Mountain have been cleared of the phones, and in other areas of Disneyland. In the 1960s, AT&T, along with Pacific Bell were major sponsors at ...

Most kids would probably agree that Disneyland is the happiest place on earth, but on a recent trip with my family to the Anaheim park, I couldn't help but ask: Is it the healthiest place on earth? Disneyland's food never mattered much to me as a kid, not when Matterhorn and Space Mountain were calling. It's only been in recent years, as I've trekked there regularly with my nieces and nephew, that ...