There Is Something Weird About The Way Disneyland Staff Point
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If you've ever been to Disneyland, you'll have really felt for the staff - or cast members, as they're called - because let's face it, they have a tough job.
Disneyland might be the most magical place on earth for kids (and I'm including big kids here), but for the staff, who have to constantly smile, be happy and act as though they can't hear kids screaming the entire time, it's a hard gig.
On ...
There's A Secret Members-Only Club At Disneyland Let Me In
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First, a word about my relationship with Disney theme parks: I don't have one. When I was a kid, my parents took my brother and I to Grandma's house for summer vacation. So while many of my friends were vomiting on the Teacups and seeing Captain EO, I was (kid you not) catching lightning bugs in Mountain City, Tenn.
Because I still haven't visited Disney World or Disneyland, the place remains a bit ...
These Are The Best Places To Eat Right Now
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A while back we ranked every single place to eat inside Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. But times have drastically changed in the Southern California House of Mouse thanks to the addition of Star Wars Galaxy 's Edge, and it will continue to morph with the just-announced Avengers Campus. And that means that the food items, too, have changed.
We've come a long way since the days ...
These Are The Best Rides
While there are two main Disney theme park resort complexes in the U.S., they are not duplicates of each other.
In fact, Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort are distinctly different with their own set of hotels, restaurants and attractions. Even when Disney rides and attractions share the same name at multiple parks, they are often very different experiences.
If ...
These Disney Characters Are Set To Appear At First Ever After Dark Pride Event
Over two dozen Disney characters, along with two openly gay superheroes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will make meet and greet appearances at Disneyland 's first After Dark Pride event on Tuesday evening.
Phastos from “Eternals”, who is one of the few confirmed LGBTQ+ superheroes, according to Entertainment Weekly, is slated to greet Disneyland guests during the first night of the Pride ...
These FastPass Tricks Will Save You Lots Of Waiting Time At Disney Parks
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Visiting a Disney park is a magical experience no matter how old you are. What's not so magical, however, is having to line up for hours on end, just to have one go on the Space Mountain ride. With the parks packed with Disney lovers all year round, queuing up has become an inevitable part of the experience.
It's no secret that the best way to skip the wait is by acquiring a FastPass - a ticket that ...
These Moments Remind Us Why Disney Is Special
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Disneyland is a big place. Sometimes it's the smallest thing that counts.
It's early Sunday evening last weekend, and even as Space Mountain boasts a 45-minute wait, crowds are thin at one of my favorite places from childhood: Innoventions in Tomorrowland. I remember gaping as a kid at the way the building -- then called the Carousel of Progress -- slowly rotated. Inside was a show put on by ...
These Vintage Disneyland Photos Will Let You See the Park Through Walts Eyes
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You can't build a time machine to visit Disneyland's opening day, but "Walt Disney's Disneyland," the new Taschen book by Chris Nichols, details enough of the park's origins to make you feel like you've been transported back to 1955.
Diving into the history of Walt Disney's park with mesmerizing behind-the-scenes photos of the first rides and earliest attendees, it's the stories that reign supreme, ...
They Are Back Disneyland Subs Resurface As Finding Nemo Ride
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Richard Nixon, then vice president of the United States, was on hand for the fleet's initial launch.
Walt Disney wanted to show off his fleet to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, who had a fleet of his own, but security concerns tripped that up.
Just last year, rumors circulated that the fleet was going to be beached.
Now, 55 years after Disneyland's submarines began taking guests on a ...
They Are Disneyland Superfans Why A Lawsuit Is Alleging Gangster-Like Tactics Against One Social Club
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They stroll through Disneyland in packs of 20 or more, motley crews that resemble a cross between the Hells Angels motorcycle gang and a grown-up Mickey Mouse Club with their Disney-themed tattoos and their matching denim vests strewn with trading pins and logos.
Disneyland social clubs, by most accounts, are harmless alliances of friends and family who meet up at the park to share a nerdy obsession ...
They Aren't All Princesses Anymore Why Disney Needs To Diversify
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The Disney theme parks are known for giving us the opportunities to meet our favorite princesses; from classic Cinderella and now even Anna and Elsa. But it's about time some of the more independent and less feminine characters get the chance to show their faces.
When you see an ad for Disneyland, Disney World, or any Disney theme park around the globe you'll notice that characters play a huge part ...
They Claimed A Disneyland Actor Hit Their Child So Pooh Took The Stand
When murmurs ripple through a courthouse, it 's usually for salacious reasons: an alleged serial killer escorted into his trial, a celebrity who couldn 't settle out of court, an infamous criminal trailed by news cameras.
But on April 17, 1980, people were rushing to fill a nondescript courtroom in Orange County Superior Court for a very different reason.
Winnie the Pooh was about ...
They Lived Inside Disneyland Their House Is Still At The Park Today
For years and years, tens of thousands of people walked by Owen and Dolly Pope 's house every day. No one had any idea that there was a private house on Disney property, or that Disneyland had two full-time residents who got to stay when the park shut down for the night.
The Popes moved out in 1971, but their house still stands inside the grounds of the Disneyland Resort today.
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Think You've Grown Up? See How You Handle Rides, Wonder, And Snot At The Happiest Place On Earth
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In the movies, people usually come of age in the great outdoors. You know, the coming-of-age stories that involve summer camp or baseball or a week on your crotchety-but-ultimately-lovable uncle's farm. Movies with trailers that begin like, "When Billy left to spend the summer shelling crawfish on his stepfather's boat, the last thing he expected to learn about was himself." Cue song by Toad the Wet ...
This Day In History Disneyland Opened 61 Years Ago Today
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Disneyland, the only theme park designed and built under the direct supervision of Walt Disney, opened on Sunday, July 17, 1955. Construction lasted for exactly one year, and cost only $17 million to complete.
The opening was only intended for about 11,000 invited guests and press, though a total of 28,000 attended due to a rush of counterfeit tickets. The event was telecast by ABC, anchored by actors ...
This Disney Park Has Two Stores With The Exact Same Name
When Guests visit Disneyland Resort, often they will feel as if they are in a very unique world where no two things are alike. Heck, even garbage cans completely change when you walk into a new land, whether it be Fantasyland or Tomorrowland.
At Disneyland Park, it is an easy statement to say that there is so much detail to take in, but there is one rather large detail that was duplicated ...
This Disneyland Breakfast Costs More Than A Night At The French Laundry
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Disney addicts and foodies are one and the same, as evidenced by all the insanely tasty treats you can eat at Disney parks - and until today, those passions were restricted to restaurants and food stands. But today, the folks at Disney blew our minds by announcing a new, extremely rare opportunity: eating a meal inside an iconic Disneyland attraction. Dubbed the Jungle Cruise Sunrise Safari Breakfast, this ...
This Disneyland Piano Is One Of The Most Played Pianos In The World
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Strolling up Main Street U.S.A. at Disneyland, one can't help but hear the sounds of ragtime music drifting from the Refreshment Corner where there sits a pianist tinkling the ivories on one of the most played pianos in the world.
The Yamaha model YUS1 upright the pianist plays has been faithfully making those melodic sounds since it was placed there more than five years ago, the latest in a long line ...
This Dream Home Comes With A Mouse
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Jonathan Cluts is the type of guy who once rewired his dorm room to control all the lights from a central switchbox. And as a kid, he thought it would be great to be an "Imagineer," one of the creative minds behind the Disney theme parks.
He hasn't realized that particular ambition, but he has come pretty close as the director of Microsoft's strategic prototyping team, including oversight of the ...
This Is How Disneyland Changed From 1956 To 1959
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The day after Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955, many newspapers had a field day with the myriad of problems the park had, such as gas leaks, failing plumbing and a lack of drinking fountains. Some called it Walt's Folly and more.
But that didn't seem to matter to the public because when the park opened its gates the next day, there was a long line of people waiting to get in - and the lines never ...
This Is How Disneyland Changed In The 1980s
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Changes at Disneyland in the 1980s started slow, then ended in a splash down a mountain.
During the first couple years of the decade, Disney Imagineers were busy with the design and building of Epcot Center (as it was called then) at Walt Disney World. But they were also planning a project for Disneyland - rebuilding Fantasyland.
1980-83
In early 1982, most of Fantasyland was behind a ...
This Is How Disneyland Changed In The 1990s
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It was a "Fantasmic!" start for Disneyland in the 1990s, and the decade ended with a new Tomorrowland and the disappearance of the parking lot.
1990-92
Not much happened for the first two years in terms of changes or additions of new attractions until 1992. Mission to Mars had its last flight and was grounded. In New Orleans Square, something new was coming to the waterfront of the Rivers of ...
This Is How Disneyland Changed In The 2000s
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The new century started out with few changes inside Disneyland, as the company was focused on big changes outside the park, but things would liven up as the century progressed.
2000
Parking at Disneyland changed with the opening of the Mickey & Friends parking structure on the land that was a strawberry farm for decades. The more than 10,000-space structure was the largest one when it started ...
This Is How Disneyland Looked And Changed In The 1960s
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It was the '60s, a decade of change. And just like society, Disneyland would change too - in dramatic fashion.
1960
Just like previous years, Walt Disney was constantly tinkering with Disneyland as the decade started. The first year of the decade, he added more scenes to the Rainbow Ridge Mine Train, and changed its name to the Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland. The mules got a new name, ...
This Is How Disneyland Looked In 1955
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When Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955, there were sections of it that were not done. A reporter noticed all the construction still ongoing and asked Walt Disney if Disneyland would ever be finished. Disney replied in what has become an oft quoted quote: "Disneyland will never be completed, as long as there is imagination left in the world."
Disney was true to his word - Disneyland has never been ...
This Is How Disneyland Looked In The 1970s
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The seventies at Disneyland started with an invasion, then went into space, and ended with a wild ride in the frontier.
Unfortunately for Disneyland, the riots that had been happening in cities across America during the latter half of the sixties and some of the protesters turned their attention to Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom. On Aug. 6, 1970, the Yippies (an offshoot of the hippies of the sixties) ...
This Is How Much Tickets Have Increased Since The Park Opened
Disneyland Resort recently announced another price increase for admission tickets and its Genie+ service.
Genie+ replaced the park 's FastPass program in 2021, allowing parkgoers to use Lighting Lanes and bypass the standard line for attractions. Genie+ will now cost $25 instead of $20.
One-day admission tickets will range from $104 to $179, based on the day. One-day park hopper ...
This Is What It Is Like To Eat At The Secret Club In Disneyland That Has A 14-Year Waiting List
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Right in the middle of New Orleans Square in Disneyland, located across from La Mascarade d'Orleans, is the inconspicuous entrance to one of the most-whispered-about spots in Disney parks across the globe: Club 33.
Club 33 is a secret five-star restaurant that the regular public cannot access. There are only two ways to get into Club 33: being an exclusive member, or being invited by one.
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This Is Why Your Arms Will Not Get Torn Off On Disneyland Rides
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You can't help it, everytime you're on a rollercoaster you stick your arms out and up even though there is a fear that they will somehow be torn off during an unexpected turn or drop in the ride. I know I feel this way everytime I ride Space Mountain at Disneyland. So how does Disney ensure that park guests never lose a limb on their attractions? The answer is something called the "Envelope of Protection". ...
This Man Has One Of Disneylands Most Unusual Jobs
If you 're not looking for it as you stroll down Main Street U.S.A. (or, say, run for a first pickle award), you might miss it altogether. Only one little window reveals what 's inside the tiny shop, which is hardly even a shop at all. There 's no Disneyland merch, no ears, no spirit jerseys. The only things you can buy in the Silhouette Studio are memories.
People line up to get them, maybe ...
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, ...
