Why Disney Parks Shifted Away From Focusing Solely On Families
When Walt Disney created Disneyland in 1955, his vision was simple but revolutionary: a place where families could play together. Unlike typical amusement parks of the time, Disneyland offered attractions designed for everyone, so mom and dad didn 't have to sit on the sidelines (or park bench) while the kids had all the fun. This same family-first philosophy was carried over to the creation of ...
Why Disney World Is Open But Disneyland Is Closed
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Orange County, Calif., and Orange County, Fla., both enjoy year-round warm weather, swaying palm trees-and Walt Disney Co. theme parks that before COVID-19 generated billions of dollars in economic activity. But as California and Florida have adopted different approaches to reopening their economies during the pandemic, Disney has been straddling alternative paths with diverging outcomes. The ...
Why Disneyland Has Some Of The Most Toxic Fans On The Internet
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"This has to stop," a Disneyland fan said. There had been a stream of troubling comments for the past few days in the "Vintage Disneyland" Facebook group. People were getting offended and others were starting to speak out. It started innocently, with people sharing memories of the park with the phrase “My Disneyland had …” My Disneyland had the Welch 's Grape Juice stand. My ...
Why Disneyland Is About To Start Selling Blue Food
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The culinary forecast for Disneyland calls for blue skies with a strong chance of blue macarons, cake pops and churros as the Anaheim theme park makes a concentrated push to turn #ArendelleAqua into a trending color on social media. The Instagram-ready line of new Arendelle Aqua foods launched Friday, Sept. 13 at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure as Disney 's latest attempt to ...
Why Disneyland Is About To Start Selling Purple Food
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The culinary forecast for Disneyland calls for purple rain with a strong chance of purple macarons, cake pops and churros as the Anaheim theme park makes a concerted push to turn #PotionPurple into a trending color on social media. The Instagram-ready line of new Potion Purple foods launches Friday, Jan. 11, at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure as Disney's latest attempt to capitalize on the ...
Why Disneyland Is Not Selling The Same Old Stuff In Star Wars Galaxys Edge
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The most interesting nugget from last week's publicity dump from Disneyland on Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge revealed the company's merchandise strategy for the new land. Everything that Disneyland is planning to sell in Galaxy's Edge will be original souvenirs, designed specifically for the land, Disney said. That means no "Star Wars" T-shirts that you can find in the mall or online. No toys that you have ...
Why Disneyland Is Opening A Water Ride At The Start Of The Winter Holiday Season
Disneyland is tossing out the theme park rule book as the year-round vacation destination prepares to kick off the winter holiday season with the debut of Tiana 's Bayou Adventure rather than open the new water ride at the start of summer when visitors want to get wet.
Tiana 's Bayou Adventure will officially open to the general public on Nov. 15 the same day the Anaheim theme park kicks off ...
Why Disneyland Is the Best Place On Earth To Celebrate The Holidays
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Unless you nab a ticket to the North Pole, there's no better place to celebrate winter than at Disneyland Resort. Holiday time at the parks is so much more than Christmas trees, parades and hugs from Santa Goofy - which happens to be a very real thing. Between the nightly snowfall, majestic gingerbread houses and celebrations of every seasonal holiday beyond just Christmas, there's plenty worth coming back ...
Why Disneyland Removed The McDonalds Fry Wagon The Most Irresistible Food Option In The Entire Park
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Even if you didn 't know what was ahead of you, you knew what you were walking toward. The smell was unmistakable. Turn the corner from Disneyland 's New Orleans Square, pass the Mark Twain Riverboat, and there it was - four spoked wheels, wooden-slat walls and thick canvas stretched across the top, emblazoned with one iconic phrase: “Westward ho!” The quick-service cart in Frontierland was ...
Why Disneyland Should Eliminate Its Annual Pass Program
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Is it time for Disney to get rid of its annual passes? The Disneyland Resort has stopped selling two of its four Magic Key annual passes, while Walt Disney World in Florida has stopped selling three of its four annual pass levels. It might seem odd to suggest that a company drop a product that is so successful it 's selling out. But Disney 's theme park annual passes are not a traditional ...
Why Do Disneyland Fans Complain So Much
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Going to a theme park is supposed to be fun. But listening to some fans, you've got to wonder if the thing they find most fun about Disneyland is complaining about it. I get it - theme parks are a passion for many of us. We have been going to Disneyland for years, and those visits have grown into a long-time love affair. We adore the rides, the food, the entertainment and the atmosphere. There are ...
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
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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
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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 There Is A No Fly Zone Over Disneyland
If you have frequented Disneyland in Anaheim, California, you may have noticed that the skies are always clear we don't just mean nice weather, we mean not even a single drone. That's because Disneyland is currently a no-fly zone, like Disney World in Orlando, Florida, that prevents flights within a specific area above the park. Contrary to popular belief, this isn't because of the nightly ...
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, a ...
Why You Need To See 50th Anniversary Main Street Electrical Parade More Than Once
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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 ...
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