On Saturday, April 28, 2018, Van Eaton Galleries located in Sherman Oaks, California will auction some of the only known original concept artwork of "The Museum of the Weird," part of Walt Disney's original idea for Disneyland's iconic "Haunted Mansion" attraction. The artwork, created by one of Walt's original Imagineers, Rolly Crump, was part of a planned walk-through at the end of the attraction and illustrates Walt's idea for the backstory to the mansion. When Walt

We've never shied away from a controversial pizza topping - and we're not just talking the kind that'll get you into lengthy debates like Hawaiian pizza (hello, pineapples). We're talkin' pickles. (Honestly, when are we not ...) We discovered those little green bites add the perfect tangy burst of flavor our food editors created a dill-topped 'za, and now it looks like Disneyland is taking a page out of our own book. To kick off Pixar Fest, the park just came out with

Finding a few phenomenal, out-of-this-world, beyond-extraordinary modes of transportation in the animated films of the Pixar universe? You don't need to search too far to locate fantastical vehicles and ways of getting around, from Lightning McQueen and his wheel-rocking buds in "Cars" to Bing Bong's low-fi "rocket" from "Inside Out" to the house held aloft by balloons from "Up" (Carl Fredricksen was the genius behind that whimsical mode of transport). But a

The Disneyland Resort played host to the usual tuneful pirates and hitchhiking ghosts this past weekend, but what visitors may not have noticed among all those carelessly pushed strollers were the 800 or so artists gathered for one of the most respected awards ceremonies of the themed entertainment industry. The honorees were announced months ago, so there was no envelope-opening suspense when attractions and creations such as Pandora - The World of Avatar at

Disneyland is deemed the "Happiest Place on Earth," but happiness doesn't pay the electricity bill. Disney parks and resorts are rumored to be the priciest theme park tickets around the globe. These facts might not surprise you, but what might surprise you is how much of that revenue is later used to bankroll the insane costs of operating Disneyland. Paying Employees It takes a small army to operate Disneyland. With 23,000 cast members and 200,000 employees

Neil Patrick Harris outed himself as a big spender Wednesday night. In 2016, Van Eaton Galleries' "Souvenirs of Disneyland" auction raked in $1.2 million-$172,500 of which came from Harris, who bid on an original stretching portrait from the park's Haunted Mansion attraction. The actor appeared on The Late Late Show, where he admitted to being a major memorabilia collector. "I love stuff from the Haunted Mansion. The Haunted Mansion in Disney is, like, my favorite

There will be a few unusual sights in the air when "Together Forever - A Pixar Nighttime Spectacular" debuts at Disneyland this week. Mixed in with the usual fireworks and projections onto Sleeping Beauty Castle will be a flying Buzz Lightyear and the house from "Up" moving across the sky. The new show is a part of Pixar Fest, a limited-time celebration of the studio's films, which will have activities in both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure theme

Tired of standing in long lines to order a meal at Disneyland? Maybe, by this summer, the lines will be shorter. Disneyland is finalizing plans to launch a new online ordering system that allows visitors to look at menus on the resort's mobile app at any time during their day, and then order a meal for pick-up later. The new system will be available at both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, but not at the hotels. No specific locations have been

Disney parks are a lot of fun, but waiting in long lines all day is the price we have to pay for that fun (well, that and the ticket fee). When you're really excited to get on a ride, the line can feel like it's taking forever. So the next time you're feeling bored or antsy in line at Disney, try some of these tips to help the wait fly by. 1. Look for hidden Mickeys What better way to pass the time at a Disney park than to look for hidden Mickeys? Disneyland

Five can't-miss Disneyland rides Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: A gold-mine-themed runaway train ride, it has nothing to do with Disney characters, except you'll yelp as high-pitched as Minnie Mouse through its twists and turns. And yet it wasn't too much for our 6-year-old. Space Mountain: Of course! The famed inner-space thrill ride hasn't lost its starry luster, even though it broke down on regular occasion the day we were there. Getting a FastPass is a

In a surprise move, The Walt Disney Company CFO Christine M. McCarthy announced in a call to shareholders that the House of Mouse is adapting the popular Disneyland ride "It's A Small World" into a live action feature movie written and directed by Jennifer Lee (Frozen, Frozen 2). The movie will be a "globetrotting adventure about a pair of siblings that must travel around the world to find clues to the whereabouts of their parents". It will be released on Christmas Day,

The first studio deal I made to write and produce a motion picture was at the Walt Disney Company - and Walt's imprint on the studio he created was so indelible that almost any time anyone would ask a question, the response was almost always began with - "What would Walt do?" A comment that always perplexed me as Walt had already been dead for 15 years at the time. In those days, ca 1981, the Disney amusement parks were doing well. But the studio, under Ron

One of the highlights of yesterday's GTC keynote was a demonstration of the next big Disneyland ride - a new Star Wars attraction called Galaxy's Edge. NVIDIA has confirmed that it is working with Disney to create the look of the VR ride alongside Epic Games. The ride will involve a trip on the Millennium Falcon to a distant outpost called Batuu. Under the hood will be a BOXX workstation with eight NVIDIA Quadro P6000 GPUs connected with Quadro SLI, and

Walt Disney (1901-1966) got the idea for Disneyland when kids started asking where Mickey Mouse and Snow White lived. He envisioned a place where "parents and children could have fun together." It took a little more than a year to convert 160 acres of orange groves in Anaheim into Disneyland. Construction began on May 1, 1954, and the opening day was July 17, 1955. Walt Disney borrowed against his life insurance to finance the construction of Disneyland.

Clip clop. Clip clop. In case you've been missing the sound of hooves on pavement, the horses are back at Disneyland. The horse-drawn trolley is one of the few Disneyland attractions that's been operating since opening day in 1955, carrying park visitors up and down Main Street USA nearly every day for more than 60 years. That was until Jan. 8, when they went on hiatus while Disney workers repaired the tracks. People who are particular fans of the Disneyland