A handful of Disneyland visitors recently received an unexpected opportunity to enjoy one of the resort's priciest Star Wars experiences without spending nearly $250. The popular lightsaber-building experience inside Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge normally requires guests to make an expensive purchase. However, a frequent Disneyland visitor recently revealed that he and a few others had participated without paying the usual price. It

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DJ Mickey Mouse will spin familiar Disney tunes set to a dance music beat when Disneyland brings back a 2019 nighttime spectacular for a brief run in between the Halloween and Christmas holiday seasons. “Mickey 's Mix Magic” will return to the Anaheim theme park Nov. 1-12 with fireworks on the weekends and projection-only shows on weekdays. “Mickey 's Mix Magic” will include fireworks on Sunday, Nov. 1 and Nov. 6-8. The

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Southern California theme parks that bounced back after COVID-19 pandemic closures have lost ground once again after setting all-time attendance records, according to a new industry report. Southern California theme park attendance has dropped 7.8% from all-time attendance highs, according to the 2025 Themed Entertainment Association Global Experience Index. SoCal parks have shed 4 million visitors from individual attendance records set

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A theme park castle is built to be looked at. Sleeping Beauty Castle sits at the heart of Disneyland, and many guests stop in front of it for photos. On Monday, just days before Halloween, reports say it became something else too: a backdrop for television. According to those reports, the area in front of the castle has been set up for filming holiday specials for ABC. We've tied each claim to its source, labeled speculation as speculation, and

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