This Tragic True Story Inspired A Haunting Disneyland Urban Legend
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As a sucker for ghost stories, I'm always the first to butt in when I overhear conversations about "the haunted side" of Disney parks. The idea of ghosts at Disneyland seems like the Anaheim park's best ride, The Haunted Mansion, come to life! And luckily for Disney-loving horror enthusiasts, there are several urban legends about hauntings within the park. But one in particular, the story of Dolly's Dip, ...
This Tragic True Story Inspired A Haunting Disneyland Urban Legend
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As a sucker for ghost stories, I'm always the first to butt in when I overhear conversations about "the haunted side" of Disney parks. The idea of ghosts at Disneyland seems like the Anaheim park's best ride, The Haunted Mansion, come to life! And luckily for Disney-loving horror enthusiasts, there are several urban legends about hauntings within the park. But one in particular, the story of Dolly's Dip, ...
Thomas Kinkade's Newest Release, Disneyland 50th Anniversary, Debuts
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Thousands of people came on Saturday, September 10, 2005 to The Disney Gallery in New Orleans Square at Disneyland to see Thomas Kinkade's newest release, "Disneyland 50th Anniversary," and to have their limited edition pieces signed by Thomas Kinkade. Mr. Kinkade spent the afternoon in the park to celebrate the release of this new image and meet with collectors. As part of his visit to Southern ...
Thousands Attend Annual Fullerton Train Days
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Thousands gathered in downtown Fullerton for the ninth annual Fullerton Railroad Days on Saturday and Sunday.
The Fullerton Railway Plaza Association hosts the event every year to raise money to build a future museum.
"We draw somewhere between 30,000 to 40,000 people a year - it's the largest function in the city of Fullerton," said Harold Benasn, who sits on the association's board of ...
Thousands Temporarily Without Power In Anaheim Near Disneyland
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Thousands in Anaheim lost power amid an outage that affected hotels and, briefly, Disneyland Wednesday evening, Anaheim Public Utilities confirmed.
During the outage, firefighters received at least five calls reporting people trapped in elevators at hotels, including the Anaheim Carriage Inn, Anaheim Desert Inn, Best Western and Hyatt.
Riders also reported getting stuck on Disneyland attractions ...
Three Former Disneyland Managers Claim They Were Fired For Being Old
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Three former Disneyland managers who allege they were fired or forced to resign because of their ages were not victims of discrimination but failed to meet "the Disney model," a Disney attorney told a court Wednesday.
In opening statements in Orange County Superior Court, attorney Daniel F. Fears said his client, the Walt Disney Co., has strict policies prohibiting employee discrimination and ...
Through The Jungles Of Disneyland
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When Walt Disney, creator of Mickey Mouse and other animated film cartoon characters who have become household names, first viewed 160 acres of flat sandy land in suburban Anaheim, California, 25 miles southeast of Los Angeles, he envisioned what others would never have dreamed of--$17,000,000 Disneyland, which threw wide its gates to the public in mid-July of 1955. Before his magic hand began to mold it, ...
Tianas Palace Is Almost There
Tiana 's Palace restaurant at Disneyland Park is “almost there.” As the song from Walt Disney Animation Studios ' “The Princess and the Frog” goes, the new eatery inspired by the 2009 movie is “getting closer and closer every day.” The reimagined quick-service location is set to open on Sept. 7 in the space formerly known as French Market Restaurant.
“As you all know, Walt Disney said Disneyland will ...
Tianas Palace Restaurant Will Open On Sept 7
The Disneyland Resort has announced Tiana 's Palace, inspired by the restaurant in “The Princess and the Frog,” will open in New Orleans Square on Sept. 7, 2023.
The reimagined quick-service style location (formally the French Market Restaurant) will feature Mardi Gras-inspired colors, lily details on signs, plaques, and light fixtures, and decor that offer nods to Tiana 's story, including ...
Tianas Palace Review Do Dreams Come True In New Orleans Square
We love it when one of our favorite places gets an update.
And New Orleans Square in Disneyland is undoubtedly looking good these days!
Tiana 's Palace, a quick-service dining location, opened at Disneyland in September 2023. We checked it out on opening weekend.
Here 's what you need to know before mobile ordering or getting in the Tiana 's Palace Disneyland ...
Tiana's Showboat Jubilee Opens At Disneyland For A Limited Run
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I got a sneak peek at "Tiana's Showboat Jubilee" last night, and I have to say I really enjoyed the latest Disneyland show.
The limited-engagement show, tied to the upcoming "Princess and the Frog" animated movie from Disney, begins its daily run at the Anaheim theme park starting Friday (Nov. 6). The 20-minute production - presented four times a day - continues through Jan. 3.
About three dozen ...
Ticket Prices Go Up As Much As 8 Percent With Parking Rising 20 Percent
Disneyland and neighboring California Adventure Park raised most daily ticket prices Monday and are adopting an even higher price to visit on the most popular days of the year, such as Christmas and New Year 's Eve.
Daily ticket prices are jumping 3% to 8%, with standard daily parking rates going up by 20%. The parks last raised ticket prices by as much as 5% in February of 2020 - shortly ...
Ticket Scam Crackdown Means Longer Lines At Disneyland
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Clerks with iPads are snapping photos of some pass-holders as part of a switch to a new system for identifying people with multi-day tickets
The lines at Disneyland were longer than a typical weekday in January on Tuesday, as the park moved to impose a new identification system for people who purchase multi-day passes, a spokeswoman said.
People with passes for several days' worth of entry to the ...
Tickets And Parking Prices Are Going Up Again As Much As 25 Percent
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Only months before the opening of its $1-billion Star Wars expansion, the Disneyland Resort announced price increases of up to 25% for daily tickets, annual passes and parking.
The increases, which took effect Sunday, come less than a year after the resort adopted price hikes of up to 18%. Under the latest increases, the cheapest daily ticket will be more than $100. Daily parking prices are rising to ...
Tickets On Sale For Golden Horseshoe
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Upright piano on the stage of the Golden Horseshoe.
I spent 75 minutes on the phone last night with Disneyland's annual passport services purchasing a ticket for the park's Golden Horseshoe salute.
That amounted to 70 minutes listening to Christmas music and longer than the loop of tunes. I was fortunate when the customer service rep came on the line because I could tell that Goofy singing the ...
Tickets To Disney Parks Now Cost How Much
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Pricing for a single day ticket for adults now varies from $95 to $119 at Disneyland and $97 and $114 at Disney World. Child tickets cost between $89 and $113.
They've done it.
The Walt Disney Company announced this weekend a new "surge" pricing structure for its guests - meaning you'll pay more to visit the increasingly popular (and crowded) theme park on its most popular days.
Although not ...
Ties That Bind Disneyland, Freedomland, The New York World's Fair And Walt Disney World
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Freedomland: The East Coast's Answer To Disneyland
"There has now been established within our boundaries, on a 205-acre site in the Baychester section of the Bronx, the world's largest outdoor, family entertainment center -- called Freedomland -- whose purpose it is to restage 200 years of the American heritage, from pioneering days to the wonders of the space age."
-- New York City Mayor Robert ...
Time Disneyland Had Its Own Circus And It Did Not Go Well
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When Walt Disney first conceived of the idea that would eventually become Disneyland, much of his desire to build his own amusement park location was born from the fact that he was largely unhappy with the offerings of the day. Simple "kiddie rides" were only fun for children, and mom and dad had little to do. Carnivals and circuses tended to be dirty and frequently brought in a bad element. Adults tended ...
Time's Stephen Koepp's Cover Story On Disneyland
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Associate Editor Stephen Koepp still likes Pirates of the Caribbean best. "As a kid growing up in Wisconsin, whenever I went to Disneyland, I was always yearning to get out of the boat and join the pirates." As writer of the main story in this week's cover package on the burgeoning Disney empire, Koepp was able to revisit Disneyland and Pirates of the Caribbean, and, of course, childhood. He reports, "Once ...
Tinker Bell Moves Into New Disneyland Home, Giving Ariel The Boot
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How do you sit down for a photo with Tinker Bell without actually sitting on the palm-size pixie? We'll soon find out when Peter Pan's fairy friend gets her own meet-and-greet area at Disneyland.
Pixie Hollow, which takes the place of Ariel's Grotto near the Matterhorn Bobsleds, is expected to soft open on Friday, Oct. 24, 2008 in advance of an official opening next week.
Visitors walking past an ...
Tinker Bell, Mary Poppins, Cold Cash
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It is a place of improbable dreams, a 65-acre world drifted over with pixie dust. It is a place where Tinker Bell and Mary Poppins soar matter-of-factly through the evening sky, where Tom Sawyer plies his raft on the muddy Mississippi and the Lost Continent of Atlantis is cheek by jowl with the moon.
It is, of course, Disneyland-Walt Disney's incredible pearl in the neon ugliness of Anaheim, Calif. As ...
Tinker Hell
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William Fitzgerald says his neighborhood looks like a "war zone." Every night from June to August--as well as weekends and holidays during the off-season--the nearby Disneyland Resort sets off a massive fireworks display. Within minutes, a 100-foot-tall cloud of smoke rolls through the streets and homes in Fitzgerald's neighborhood.
"The smoke usually goes north down Harbor Boulevard," Fitzgerald ...
Tips And Tricks According To The Man Who Visits Daily
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Few people know Disneyland like Jeff Reitz. The 44-year-old Air Force veteran from Huntington Beach, California has visited the park every day since 2012, racking up 2,024 visits so far.
Reitz received his first annual pass as a gift from a friend and started his habit as a fun way to get out of the house while unemployed. He's since purchased his own annual passes, he told HuffPost, making visits to ...
Tips And Tricks To Mobile Ordering Service
Many of the quick-service restaurants located inside Disneyland and Disney California Adventure allow for mobile orders.
It 's a valuable service that allows guests to order food while waiting in lines for attractions, plan out their next meal and, in general, avoid one extra line to stand in.
Here 's a few tips and tricks to using Disneyland 's mobile food and beverage ordering ...
Tips For Dealing With Holiday Crowds At Disney Parks
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Disneyland Resort parks can get jam packed, even filling to capacity, during the weeks around Christmas.
It especially gets busy after Christmas Day when tourists flock to town. Read a story about Disney holiday crowds.
Here are some ways to deal with the crowds:
1. Get there early: Disneyland opens at 8 a.m. and Disney California Adventure opens at 10 a.m. in the coming weeks. But lines ...
Tips For Riding Big Thunder Mountain At Disneyland
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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is one of Disneyland's most popular roller coasters.
The coaster thunders through mine shafts, bat caves and caverns, past falling rocks and water.
We've got some tips on riding the coaster.
*For the speediest experience, ride in the late afternoon, when the grease on the rail is hottest. Chris Strodder, who wrote "The Disneyland Encyclopedia, claims that Big ...
Tips For Taking A Toddler To Disneyland
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What is most certainly the happiest place on Earth can quickly become the unhappiest place on Earth with a cranky toddler in tow. Easily overstimulated and often cranky, the toddler is a fickle beast to please (at least in my experience). Here is a guide to help make the most out of your stay at Disneyland with your toddler.
Rent a Stroller
Disneyland Park Main Entrance
Perhaps the best ...
Tips For Taking The Kids To Disneyland During The Holidays
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Every year, Disneyland magically transforms into a winter wonderland for families to enjoy.
There are almost 700 festively-decorated trees located throughout the park, including the popular one at the beginning of Main Street. Guests can enjoy visiting Santa Claus and even get a rare opportunity to see live reindeer in Frontierland.
The holiday times at Disneyland are sure to whisk you and your ...
Tips For Visiting Disneyland During The Holidays
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The holidays started a little early for my family this year. We recently had the chance to spend two days exploring the Disneyland Parks and having a great time. How could we not? During the holidays, the parks become a Christmas wonderland. Walking down Main Street U.S.A amidst the twinkling lights, the wreaths and majesty of Sleeping Beauty's Castle, it's hard not to be in the Christmas spirit.
The ...
Tips For Watching Halloween Fireworks At Disneyland
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Tonight, Disneyland is debuting a brand new fireworks show called "Halloween Screams - A Villainous Surprise in the Skies." We've got some tips to help you make the most of your fireworks viewing experience.
*Arrive early! Since the show will only be running for about a month, expect crowds because many guests will want to experience the spectacle.
*The best spot to view the fireworks is from ...
Tips To Beat The Disneyland Maingate Line! Get Inside FAST!
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Nothing is more discouraging than a line before you actually enter Disneyland. I mean you are coming from the Mickey and Friends Parking Structure, popped off the tram so fast you felt like an extra for the Incredibles, carefully opened your bags for security to review, then you cringe as you only hurried to walk up to a line to enter Disneyland. It is such a bummer! And with summer upon us, you have to ...
