Harry and Bess Truman were just another couple of out-of-season tourist here Saturday. The former president winked cupped his hands and shouted to his wife over the brassy din of a band playing. "I'm Just Wild About Harry": "Boy, is this plate a rubberneck's paradise." Then he set off on a 2 1/2 -hour tour of the park at a pace so brisk that his official party and newsmen had to jog to keep ...

Bright suns, Star Wars fans: The TSA has lifted a ban on thermal detonator-shaped Coke bottles, which the agency initially deemed looked like replica explosives. The bottles, which are for sale exclusively inside Star Wars lands in Anaheim and Orlando, are shaped like small orbs that resemble either a droid or a thermal detonator, depending on your point of view. The ban came as a ...

It made its humble debut at a single stand in the late 1980s next to Big Al's Coonskin Caps in Frontierland. Slowly it spread -- dripping, always dripping -- beyond Walt Disney World here to Disneyland in California. In 2010, with their sales spiking, Disney rolled out related souvenirs: hats, pins, sweatshirts, T-shirts printed with the slogan "Nice & Juicy!" The Magic Kingdom has even started ...

Harsh halogen lights bathed Disneyland's Main Street U.S.A. in the dark early-morning hours as the backup beeps of aerial lifts and heavy-metal cranes mixed with the thundering sound of their revving diesel engines. Horticultural workers in neon safety vests hustled to plant red and white blooms in a large flowerbed while a second crew directed a massive white crane to lower an 11-foot metal sleeve ...

No one has come forward yet with the minimum opening bid of $250,000, but Barbara Popovic isn't worried. After all, Disneyland wasn't built in a day either. Popovic, who is executive director of Chicago Access Network Television, and her husband, Radoje, are looking to sell the Northwest Side home where Walt Disney was born on Dec. 5, 1905. The two-story frame structure at 2156 N. Tripp was built in 1893 ...

A 1964 episode of "Wonderful World of Color," a television show hosted by Walt Disney, gives old-school insights into the making of what would become classic theme park rides. The show, now available via the website of the D23 fan club, goes behind the scenes of Disney's involvement in the 1964/1965 World's Fair in New York. The footage shows preparation for "it's a small world" and Carousel of ...

After nearly 1 million votes, America is sending 25 of their favorite Dream "Job" finalists to Disneyland Resort in June. The most popular videos included a Princess-in-Waiting, who received more than 70,000 votes and a Haunted Mansion Butler/Maid who received nearly 50,000 votes. Each winner will live out their ultimate Disney Dream "Job" in one of the five categories: Jungle Cruise Skipper, Pirate, ...

Disneyland may be called the happiest place on Earth, but just a short drive away, at a California court, the entertainment tycoon's fortune is the centre of a four-year, US$400 million (NZ$490m) family feud. Walt Disney's youngest daughter, Sharon Disney Lund, who died in 1993, left a massive trust fund to her children, Michelle Lund and Brad Lund. The twins were to be given lump payments from the ...

A ride at Disneyland and another at Disney California Adventure Park remained closed Monday as park officials worked to fix safety violations cited by the state. Disney officials said they voluntarily closed Disneyland's Space Mountain and Soarin' Over California at Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim over the weekend while they review their safety procedures. Park officials said they ...

Two Disneyland rides are closing for maintenance for a few days in December, a traditionally busy month for tourists. The park usually postpones major closures until January when traffic slows down following the bustling holiday season. For December, the closures are: Jungle Cruise is undergoing routine maintenance on Monday (today). Indiana Jones Adventure shuts down on Tuesday and ...

Ten years ago, when Walt Disney, then a 52-year-old boy, was ready to open Disneyland he said to his army of visitors, "The only thing I run promise you is that this amusement park will never be finished. Each year we'll try to add something new, something better." Ever on the lookout for improvements, Walt began last year an exchange program between his constantly expanding playground and Tivoli, ...

The two old men are holding hands. In the sunlight outside the Mountain View, Calif., rest home, while a parakeet sings in the lobby, Ed Morgan and Karl Bacon reach across 60 years of being each other's muse. Among the wrinkles in their faces there are twinkles in their eyes. They are laughing about the time the elephants refused to fly. It was opening day at Disneyland, 50 years ago this July. ...

Although Disney Parks Cast Members do everything they can to make sure rides and attractions remain operational for Guests every day, sometimes unexpected downtime does occur. Today, two of Disneyland Resort 's most popular rides - Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance are experiencing unanticipated temporary closures. As you can see below, the Disneyland app ...

What to Know Plans are underway for two new Disneyland shops inspired by 2009's hit animated film, ''The Princess and the Frog'' Ray's Berets and Louis' Critter Club will be located in Critter Country, near Tiana's Bayou Adventure; the flume attraction is still under construction Critter Country will temporarily close starting on May 1 so ...

One Disneyland store has an old name, but new merchandise. Another is selling sweets for the first time. This week, Disneyland is opening two new stores before the start of the busy Memorial Day weekend Jewel of Orleans and Geppetto's Sweet Shoppe, Disney announced Tuesday. The Jewel of Orleans spot in New Orleans Square has been empty since early April when the previous tenant moved out. ...

Nearly two-dozen people had to be rescued when a roller-coaster at Disneyland's California Adventure theme park came to a halt Friday afternoon. According to the Anaheim Fire Department, an object fell from one of the cars on the California Screamin' ride around 6:30 p.m. Friday. The object, later identified to be a backpack, fell onto the track while ride was upside down, causing the ride to ...