Visitors to Disneyland's Galaxy's Edge can expect to see megablaster cannons in gift shops, laser weapons stowed in ride queues and stormtroopers with rifles at the ready, but there's one thing they won't be able to buy in the new Star Wars land: guns. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge won't sell blasters, rifles or pistols, Disneyland officials said. Weapons are not permitted in Disneyland, including toy guns and toy blasters. The new 14-acre Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

Disneyland plans to demolish and replace the Adventureland archway sign and redirect long queues waiting to order Dole Whip treats in an effort to improve pedestrian traffic flow at a notoriously crowded pinch point in the Anaheim theme park in advance of the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. A building permit filed with the city of Anaheim calls for the demolition of the existing Adventureland marquee and the installation of new sign and footings, according to

Disneyland had to evacuate riders from the Storybook Land Canal Boats attraction Monday morning when water flowed into one of the boats. About 10 children and adults on the Fantasyland kiddie attraction were transferred from one boat to another and transported to safety at approximately 11:30 a.m. Monday. A Disneyland ride operator travels on each boat with the passengers. Nobody was injured and riders were in good spirits after the incident, Disneyland

Disney has added the "Fantasmic" and "World of Color" nighttime spectaculars to the MaxPass system which lets visitors book FastPass attraction times via a mobile app at its two Anaheim theme parks. The $15 up-charge MaxPass system works with the free FastPass systems to allow visitors to set up return times for popular attractions in Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. The popular nighttime spectaculars draw thousands of people nightly for shows

Where you shop in the new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge coming to Disneyland will depend on whether you favor the light side of the Force, lean to the dark side or prefer to keep you options open. Theme park visitors will be able to pick their team and dress the part. Are you a First Order sympathizer? A Resistance loyalist? Or a rogue scoundrel hoping to mix in with the villagers? Your allegiance will determine where you shop for clothing, accessories and supplies

Disneyland is a place where we love in indulge ourselves. While buying food at Disneyland tends to get expensive, it's also incredibly good, and so whether you schedule reservations for dinner at the Napa Rose or just eat your weight in churros, food is as much a part of the Disneyland experience as anything. However, with Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge about to open, and insane lines expected from day one, guests might have been afraid to drink gallons of blue milk, so as

The first thing most people do when they visit Disneyland is head straight for the rides. They have it all wrong. To truly experience Disney magic, you need Walt to be your guide to his kingdom. Here's how a prominent group of Gonzaga alums experienced that for themselves while in Anaheim for Gonzaga's Sweet 16 games. The key is not to rush, especially right after you walk through the front gates. Stop to smell the flowers After you've gone

A Disneyland wagon ban has triggered an online petition and social media protests by families with children with autism, special needs and medical issues who rely on the pull carts as a safe haven for their kids amid the often kinetic and chaotic atmosphere of the Anaheim theme park. The online protests follow an announcement that Disneyland and Disney California Adventure will strictly enforce an existing ban on push-or-pull wagons beginning May 1 to help improve

Think about a theme park. What do you see? What do you hear? Odds are, you'll probably hear the roar of the roller-coasters zipping by or you may see the thousands of people that surround you as you walk to your next ride. To most, these sights and sounds would seem normal. We expect to hear loud noises and be stuck in crowds for most of the day and we think nothing of it. However, to some, this can be daunting and overwhelming, making for a less than perfect

Disneyland Resort is too popular for its own good. Raising prices, charging extra for high-demand days and adding blackout dates for annual passholders haven't been enough to thin the throngs that increase every year. Now with the expected onrush of fans for the May 31 opening of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - the biggest expansion in the park's history - Walt Disney Co. managers are going even further to squeeze more people into the same boundaries. They're

Patrick Begorra, 'The Little Man of Disneyland,' lives in a "wee snug house" in the Disney's California theme park Disneyland in California is home to a hidden leprechaun house that belongs to a "little man" named Patrick Begorra. The legend of leprechaun Patrick Begorra was first published for Disney's iconic Little Golden Book series in a story entitled 'The Little Man of Disneyland.' The book was written by Jane Werner, who wrote 400 Little Golden Books,

Disney has banned dry ice at its California and Florida theme parks ahead of the grand opening of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and years after dry-ice bomb explosions in Disneyland resulted in the arrest of a former employee. The new ban on dry ice and loose ice cubes at the Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World theme parks begins today, March 28, according to officials. The new ice policies are part of a Disneyland initiative dubbed Project Stardust, which

The new characters, powered by Disney's latest audio-animatronic technology, will have more precise and natural movements than their predecessors. A collection of next generation audio-animatronic figures coming to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland will bring to life alien pilots, black market shopkeepers, disc jockey droids, space pirates, cuddly creatures and stormtrooper battalions. The new Galaxy's Edge themed land set to debut May 31 at the Anaheim

Despite the 1941 Walt Disney film achieving success, including an Oscar win for best score, the Flying Elephant ride faced a slow start due to technological and financial issues. Disneyland's Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride boasts a noble heritage. It's based on the 64-minute 1941 Walt Disney film that won an Oscar for best score and which The Hollywood Reporter called the "gayest and most hilarious feature-length cartoon he has ever created." The movie - which Tim

There won't be a long line stretching away from the Tiki Juice Bar in late March for those tasty Dole Whip floats and soft-serve treats that Disneyland visitors crave because the Anaheim theme park will be testing a new mobile ordering strategy designed to help reduce congestion and crowding. The Tiki Juice Bar will run a test on March 28-30 when Dole Whip items at the food stand will be available for purchase only via mobile order, Disneyland officials said.

"Star Wars" fans who have been dreaming of flying the Millennium Falcon for four decades will get the chance to climb into the cockpit and pilot the famed starship on the new Smugglers Run attraction coming to the Galaxy's Edge themed land at Disneyland. But how do you actually fly the Falcon after you've taken your seat in one of the pilot, gunner or flight engineer positions? Which one of the 200 fully functional buttons, knobs and switches in the cockpit do you

Forget FastPass. You know what guests at Disneyland's new Star Wars land are really going to appreciate? The bathroom pass. That's right: An elegant plastic card will transport you from the middle of an hours-long line inside Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge to what is truly the Happiest Place on Earth when you really have to go. And when you're finished with business, that same pass magically reunites you with your party without the usual nasty looks as you

Disneyland employees wept tears of joy and whooped cheers of excitement when they found out they will be among a select group of 1,400 who will help open the highly anticipated Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge themed land. "I'm beyond excited," said Maria Zamora, who will be working on the inaugural Galaxy's Edge attractions team. "I'm so stoked. I can't wait." The reallocation of hundreds of cast members, Disney parlance for employees, means the Disneyland Resort

When you step inside Oga's Cantina in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland you're likely to find a bartender mixing interstellar cocktails, a droid DJ spinning otherworldly tunes and a bounty hunter who wants to talk to you about the galactic credits you owe a space pirate. "Every self-respecting spaceport has a cantina," said Walt Disney Imagineering portfolio creative executive Scott Trowbridge. "This is the best place on the outpost to catch up on the gossip,