Disneyland has bestowed a rare honor usually reserved for Disney Legends instrumental in the creation of the Anaheim theme park on a beloved annual passholder who was as much of a Main Street U.S.A. mainstay over the past two decades as Mickey Mouse. Disneyland has added a memorial plaque to a Main Street U.S.A. porch bench that pays tribute to Frank Rodriguez of Pico Rivera, who was known to park employees and regular visitors as the “Porch Potato”

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A Nevada couple visiting Disneyland were hit by a large tree just off Main Street U.S.A. that snapped and fell on top of them during a “crazy windy” night at the Anaheim theme park, according to social media reports. “My husband and I were the ones hit,” LeWanda Joseph of Las Vegas wrote on the Disneyland Magic Keyholders Facebook group. “The tree fell directly on top of us.” A ficus tree fell on Tuesday, Feb. 17 around 11:40 p.m. on the

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Two Disneyland Resort parkgoers were injured late Tuesday night when a tree toppled onto them in the midst of powerful winds brought to Southern California by a winter storm. Resort officials said that a tree fell on the patio of the Plaza Inn, just off Main Street U.S.A. when entering the park, at around 11:40 p.m. They said that due to the rain, no guests were sitting on the patio when the tree fell. Two other guests who were in the

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Newly named Disney CEO Josh D 'Amaro wants Disneyland visitors to fall in love with Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run after the installation of a Mandalorian and Grogu overlay that promises to give every rider the chance to participate in the story of the revamped flight simulator ride. “Guests like it, but they don 't love it,” D 'Amaro told the Harvard Business Review during a Smugglers Run design session at Walt Disney Imagineering. D

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My Disney dilemma My wife and I are about to take our two kids to Disneyland … and I'm absolutely terrified. Not because I don't want to go. My nearly 3-year-old carries his Mickey Mouse stuffie everywhere. He sleeps with it. Eats with it. When he sees Mickey in real life, he'll lose it. I can't wait for that. Here's the problem: I'm really worried about how much it's going to cost. The price of visiting

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Disneyland is getting a brand-new guided tour, and this one feels a little special. A new experience called Women Who Make the Magic is coming soon to Disneyland Resort, and while Disney hasn 't officially posted details online yet, we now know quite a bit thanks to signage now appearing at guest services. We stepped inside to inquire, and we 're sharing the details we know so far with you! This tour is all about the women who helped shape Disneyland,

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Disneyland will begin showing the Walt Disney and Abe Lincoln audio-animatronic shows in rotation after the Great Emancipator took a 10-month hiatus so the Anaheim theme park 's founder could hog the spotlight during the 70th anniversary celebration. “Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln” returned to the Main Street Opera House at Disneyland for a full day 's run on Friday, Feb. 13 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. while “Walt Disney A Magical Life” remains dark for

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Disneyland will soon let “foolish mortals” say “I do” at one of its most iconic backdrops. Beginning in July, the Haunted Mansion Courtyard will open for wedding ceremonies and vow renewals. The courtyard, already a popular photo spot for fans of the attraction, will host early morning ceremonies for up to 25 guests, along with the mansion 's grim grinning ghosts, before the park opens for the day. Packages include an officiant, light

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A trip to Disneyland or Disney World is an annual tradition for many families and self-proclaimed ''Disney adults,'' but the cost of magic is rising. The average cost of a single-day ticket to Walt Disney World climbed 5% year over year between 2014 and 2024, CNBC reported, outpacing typical inflation rates. Disney has attributed the increased cost of visiting one of the parks to inflation, rising labor costs, heavy investment

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What would Walt Disney say about the price of visiting Disneyland today? That 's a common question asked by people frustrated by the high cost of a Disney getaway. Walt designed his theme park for families, but today 's prices discourage many working parents from considering a visit. But I think that if some spirit ushered Walt Disney from the afterlife into 2026, he would be thrilled with the state of his company rather than disappointed.

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Disneyland Handcrafted is a new documentary about the construction of Disneyland from July 16, 1954 to its opening date on July 17, 1955. The fact that this groundbreaking park was built in one year is mind-boggling. Today, it can take five years to construct one Disney theme park ride! When Walt Disney and Walt Disney Studios embarked on the project, they had to cobble together funding, including a major investment from ABC, to which Disney provided

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Public health officials warned Saturday of possible measles exposure at Los Angeles International Airport, the Disneyland Resort and other Southern California locations tied to an international traveler. An airplane passenger who was infected with measles passed through LAX 's Tom Bradley International Terminal on Jan. 26 after arriving on Viva Aerobus Flight 518, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said in a statement. People who were

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The Anaheim Transportation Network, which serves millions of riders each year in the city 's resort area, will stop operating after March 31, officials said Wednesday, Jan. 29. ATN 's governing board, made up largely of hoteliers and other resort interests, voted unanimously to “conduct an orderly wind-down,” Fred Whitaker, the board 's legal counsel, said in announcing the decision made in a closed session meeting on Wednesday. ATN moves

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We can address Disney California Adventure later (Stage 17…I 'm looking at you), but they may be working to address some of those issues. So, let 's start with the original…Disneyland Park. The Golden Horseshoe This venue used to host live shows several times a day, including the classic Golden Horseshoe Revue. Now the building is relegated to being a quick-service location that features many of the same items that are available right

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A new documentary film about how Disneyland almost never happened sat on the shelf collecting dust for years and nearly never made it off the cutting room floor, according to the filmmaker. A 70-minute rough cut of “Disneyland Handcrafted” sat on the shelf in 2020 as Disney put the project on hold indefinitely, according to documentary filmmaker Leslie Iwerks. “I was thinking this would never see the light of day,” Iwerks told the Los

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Ah, the Disneyland of old, when people really dressed the part. Men wore suits and hats in the theme park. Women wore dresses, stockings and high heels. If you know the exhaustion of a park day in athleisure wear and sneakers, imagine what it was like in 3-inch heels. And while those ornately outfitted women were running around chasing their kids in the scorching Anaheim heat, the men were … enjoying the spa? It might seem unbelievable now, but there

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