Why Do You Want To Go To Disneyland So Bad Maybe It Is The Smell
The hype around Disneyland can be explained by psychological phenomenons, experts say. Perhaps the most interesting one is how our brains react to the park's familiar smells. Disneyland has been known to employ ''Smellitzers'' at the park to release nostalgic scents. If you've ever longed to float down the river on the ''Pirates of the ...
Why Does Attendance Seem To Be Down This Summer
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What on Earth is happening this summer at Disneyland? I've lost count of the number of people who have asked, emailed, or messaged me that question over the past couple of weeks. With its new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge land, Disneyland braced itself for record-setting crowds by raising ticket and annual pass prices and remaking pathways around the park to both reduce the size and improve ...
Why Does Disneyland Feel So Crowded If Attendance Is Limited
Is Disneyland limiting its attendance these days or not? California ditched its pandemic capacity restrictions nearly a year ago. Disneyland now is free to cram as many fans into its parks as local fire officials will allow, just like its competitors at Universal, Knott 's and Six Flags can. But unlike most other local theme parks, Disneyland and Disney California Adventure continue to require ...
Why Ex-President Truman Would Not Ride Dumbo
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The Idea, Walt Disney once said, was conceived on a park bench and nurtured by peanuts. "Saturday was always 'Daddy's Day' and I would take my two daughters to the merry-go-round and sit on a bench while they rode," he recalled "And sitting alone, eating peanuts, I felt there should be something built, some kind of a family park where parents and children could have fun together." Determined to make it ...
Why I Prefer Disneyland To Disney World
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There is no denying that Utahns love all things Disney, including the company's theme parks, television and radio stations, movies and iconic cartoon characters. For many of us, a trip to Disneyland was an essential rite of growing up. I first went when I was 12 and I have taken my kids and grandchildren to the park. In my day, our only choice was Disneyland. Now, there are Florida's Disney World and ...
Why Is Reservation System So Difficult
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Many Disneyland fans this month have been going on a ride that few of them ever wanted. Long before anyone can get on Space Mountain or Haunted Mansion, Disneyland fans must buckle up for a trip through Disneyland's availability calendar. December began with the entire month apparently "sold out," with reservations to visit Disneyland and Disney California Adventure unavailable to anyone - ...
Why Mickey And Minnies Runaway Railway Is Important
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Lead Imagineer Kevin Rafferty joined D23 members as they celebrated Mickey and Minnie 's birthday. During the presentation, Rafferty also shared some fun facts about Disney World 's new flagship attraction, Mickey and Minnie 's Runaway Railway at Disney 's Hollywood Studios. As Rafferty explained the ride 's back story and history, it became more and more clear how important it is to include ...
Why Millennium Falcon Is Not One Ride But Three
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After visiting Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge several times over the past month, I feel like I should stop saying that the land has only one ride. I know that Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance isn't open yet and that the other "attractions" in the land (Oga's Cantina, Savi's Workshop, Droid Depot) are not by any stretch rides. But, to me, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run - supposedly the only ride ...
Why Must They Sell Fruit At Disneyland?
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On a recent visit to Disneyland with my kids I passed a fruit stand on Main Street. It seemed out of place. From my visits to the park as a kid, I only recalled noshing on corn dogs and churros--certainly not watermelon. I was actually annoyed at the fruit stand for being there. I walked into the park thinking that I had the day off from enforcing a healthy diet onto my kids and then here was this ...
Why Pirates Of The Caribbean At Disneyland Is So Great At 50 Years Old
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Why is Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean still a "must-see" for theme park fans, 50 years after its debut? Not even the most dominant sports teams enjoy a 50-year winning streak. No movie or Broadway show has played to paying audiences in one place nearly every day for 50 years, much less to packed crowds for almost all of those days. And no other theme park ride has spawned a multi-billion-dollar ...
Why Pirates Of The Caribbean Is The Best Ride According To Bob Iger
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Every ride at Disneyland is probably somebody's favorite, but there are a few clear front runners in that never ending debate. If you love roller coasters than it may be all about Space Mountain or Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. If you prefer dark rides then your favorite might be the Haunted Mansion or possibly Peter Pan's Flight. One ride that is absolutely a lot of people's ...
Why Planes Helicopters And Drones Can Not Fly Over Disneyland
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There are consequences for flying over Disneyland, Disney California Adventure or Walt Disney World. The theme parks have the same protection as the White House, the Kennedy Space Center, and sporting events when it comes to restricted air space. As the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District learned earlier this month, anyone planning to fly over the theme parks needs a special waiver ...
Why Some Rides Shut Down When It Rains
Ask a longtime Disneyland fan, and they 'll likely tell you that Disneyland can still be enjoyable on rainy days. So many people decide to stay home and wait for better weather, the general thinking goes, that ride queues clear out. For those who brave the elements, it can be a better, if not wetter, park experience. But does that thinking hold up now that so many things have changed at Disneyland? Here 's ...
Why Splash Mountain Might Be Closing Later Than Walt Disney World
Last week the penny dropped at Walt Disney World and the announcement we all knew was coming eventually finally arrived. Splash Mountain will be closing at Magic Kingdom in January for it 's total overhaul into Tiana 's Bayou Adventure. Conspicuous by its absence, however, was an announcement regarding the Disneyland version of the ride. But we may now know why it won't be closing in January, because ...
Why Splash Mountain Redesign Should Mean An Even Bigger Change In The Park
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It has been a wild ride worthy of a Disneyland attraction. After a groundswell of support built up for the idea of re-theming Splash Mountain at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World, Disney responded by announcing that the parks would do exactly that. While no timeline has been given, both parks' Splash Mountain rides will be replacing the existing Song of the South theme with The Princess and the Frog ...
Why Star Wars Land Is Being Added To Disneyland
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Star Wars Land won't open at Disneyland for several years, but construction will start bringing changes to the park soon after the New Year. The changes Star Wars Land is bringing to Disneyland reflect much more than the addition of a wildly popular entertainment franchise to a wildly popular theme park; they represent a cultural shift that is affecting theme parks across the country. When ...
Why The New Star Tours Will Honor Your Childhood
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News that Disney will revamp the Star Wars-themed rides at Disneyland and Disney World comes as a bittersweet announcement. Yeah, the original "shaking movie box" ride got outdated as soon as Back to the Future: The Ride hit Universal Studios. But I rode Star Tours with my dad when I was 12. I sort of want to take my kids on the same ride. Well, Bruce Vaughn, chief creative executive for Disney ...
Why Turkey Legs Taste So Good At Disney Parks And Why They Are So Large
Disney parks are internationally beloved for their world-class attractions, shows, and detailed theming. Over the years, Disney's culinary offerings have arguably become just as iconic as Cinderella Castle itself, thanks to the millions of hungry park goers looking for the tastiest food on their magical day. One of the most celebrated (and perhaps most infamous) foods at the parks is the turkey leg, ...
Why You Need To See 50th Anniversary Main Street Electrical Parade More Than Once
Disneyland 's Main Street Electrical Parade is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The parade ran continuously from the early 1970s to the mid-1990s and has returned to the park several times since then, so there 's a pretty good chance that if you 've been to Disneyland in the last five decades, you 've seen it. Having said that, if you 're a fan, you 're going to want to check out this new version of the ...
Wide World of Walt Disney
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In the world of children. he is the rich uncle-the casual, ordinary-looking man with the graying mustache and the baggy eyes who shows up from time to time, does funny tricks and gives wonderful presents, and then goes away until the next time. He makes everybody laugh, and everybody wonders about him-because like any proper rich uncle, he presents a fascinating mystery. Among other things he is probably ...
Will Bring Great Stories to Life - And Expand To New And Different Places
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After a momentous 2006, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is poised to unveil a full slate of exciting new attractions and entertainment in the coming year, highlighted by the continued rollout around the world of its groundbreaking Where Dreams Come True initiative. "As proud as we are of all that we accomplished in the last year, particularly with the great, global success of Disneyland's 50th ...
Will Critter Country Be Gone Soon
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Disney recently announced that they will be retheming Splash Mountain at Disneyland and Walt Disney World to Princess and the Frog featuring Tiana and her friends. Along with this announcement, Disney said that the reimagined attraction will join New Orleans Square at Disneyland. This land, found only at Disneyland in California, is currently home to Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, ...
Will Disneyland Add New Show Scenes During Haunted Mansion Makeover
A new version of the Hitchhiking Ghosts could catch a ride home in your Doom Buggy and Constance Hatchaway may redecorate her chilling attic bride scene during the extensive makeover of the Haunted Mansion dark ride at Disneyland.
Disneyland will update the Constance Hatchaway attic scene and the Hitchhiking Ghost mirror effect during the extended closure of the Haunted Mansion ...
Will Disneyland Let Guests Retain The Option Of Walking From Parking Structures Instead Of Taking A Tram
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Disneyland has started work on its new parking garage, which will go up on the site of the former Pinocchio parking lot. As part of the site prep work, Disneyland has moved its security check and tram-loading stations into the bottom level of the Mickey and Friends parking structure. It's the latest of what seems to be never-ending changes at Disneyland, as the resort prepares for next year's opening of ...
Will Disneyland Offer Discount Tickets For Locals When The Park Reopens
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Disneyland fans in Southern California anxious for the Anaheim theme park to reopen with thin crowds and short lines following an extended coronavirus closure could find one other surprise awaiting them: Cheap tickets. Walt Disney World has begun offering discount tickets as low as $49 per day for Florida residents who buy multi-day Magic Flex packages. Disney 's Anaheim theme ...
Will Disneyland Spend Millions To Bring Back The Fantasmic Dragon
“Fantasmic” fans all want to know one thing now that the beloved nighttime spectacular has returned after a yearlong hiatus following a terrifying blaze that destroyed the show 's signature dragon: When will Disneyland bring back the massive animatronic?
Disneyland officials have said “Fantasmic” would not include the dragon figure when the show returned, but instead feature new special ...
Will Fans Want To See A Nighttime Show Without Fireworks
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Disneyland plans to roll out a new nighttime spectacular on Main Street USA that is heavy on projection mapping technology but without fireworks most nights as Sleeping Beauty Castle undergoes a months-long rehabilitation wrapped in construction scaffolding. Mickey's Mix Magic swaps Disneyland's familiar nightly fireworks show for a laser, lighting and projection show set to a new musical score. The ...
Will I Love Disneyland As Much As Disneyworld?
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Some years ago, we took our two young boys to Disneyworld in Florida. They are grown up and my wife and I are going to California next year. Should we visit Disneyland, or is it a squib after the Florida park? It's true that the Disneyland complex in Anaheim is smaller than the newer Disneyworld in Orlando, even the iconic Disneyland Castle and the peaks of Big Thunder Mountain are a tad teenier. ...
Will Star Wars Galaxys Edge At Disneyland Succeed In Taking Us To A Galaxy Far Far Away
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Will Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland succeed in taking us to a galaxy far, far away? So now we have a name and more details about Disneyland's upcoming Star Wars land. Titled "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge," the new land will attempt to do something that no major themed land has done before. It will expand a franchise's universe, instead of simply attempting to recreate it. Previous ...
Will The Muppets Move Into Haunted Mansion
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The new “Muppets Haunted Mansion” holiday TV special coming to Disney+ this fall will challenge the Great Gonzo to spend Halloween night with 999 happy haunts inside the classic Disneyland attraction. Which raises the question: Will Disneyland create a Muppets holiday overlay for the Haunted Mansion or let Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal and Gonzo take up permanent residence in the ...
Will There Be Any Space Left To Sit At Disneyland Anymore
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Moving people around a theme park is like one of those slide-tray puzzles. You move from one place to any other space that is clear, in the hope that eventually you will get to wherever you actually wanted to go. Except that at Disneyland, there's often not that extra, empty space you need to move around the board. It's gridlock. Disney latest step to address its overcrowding problem is to remove ...
