What Is Club 33 Really Like
Author: Dean Chapman
Dateline: August 20, 2019
Posted: August 23, 2019
Learn All About Club 33: Past, Present and Future
We 've been asked countless times by our readers about Club 33 and that we should do an “insider article” on what it 's like inside this infamous club at Disneyland. We 'll, here you go! We finally put something together after gathering countless interviews from current and former members (all who will remain anonymous). We 've broken things down into questions that we get asked a lot and plugged in our
Disneyland Debuts Macabre Menu Item In Honor Of Haunted Mansions 50th Anniversary
Author: Michael Bartiromo
Dateline: August 19, 2019
Posted: August 23, 2019
Well, this certainly feels appropriate for the 50th anniversary of a slightly spooky family attraction!
Disneyland 's Haunted Mansion ride is currently celebrating its golden anniversary, having originally opened on Aug. 9. 1969. And seeing as no celebration is truly complete without plenty of food and drink, the park made sure to debut a “spooky array of delightfully delicious offerings just for the occasion.”
Offerings include ghostly-themed
20 Fascinating Facts About Walt Disney Even Hardcore Fans May Not Know
Author: Kathryn Mayer
Dateline: August 19, 2019
Posted: August 23, 2019
Walt Disney is one of the most well-known names on the planet. But while you're probably very familiar with the movies, theme parks, and characters, how well do you know the man who started it all? Walt Disney led a fascinating life, and there's a lot that isn't widely known about him that even the most dedicated of Disney fans might be surprised to learn. For instance, did you know he lost his first character in a corporate dispute and his first studio went
30 Captions For Couples Who Are Having A Date That Is Like A Fairy Tale
Author: Rachel Chapman
Dateline: August 17, 2019
Posted: August 21, 2019
When visiting Disneyland, there's nothing more magical than having your SO by your side. What could be more romantic than sharing a churro Lady and the Tramp-style with bae and holding hands while you're getting spooked at the Haunted Mansion? For a date that's truly fairy tale-worthy, you need to plan a trip to Disneyland. When you get there, don't forget to get a selfie in front of the castle, and post with one of these Disneyland captions for couples.
Ride Capacity How Long Will You Have To Wait In Line
Author: Scott Craven
Dateline: August 16, 2019
Posted: August 21, 2019
Many a Disneyland guest has walked past the Pirates of the Caribbean ride and been struck by the long line pushing through the attraction 's entry arch. Yet the posted wait time is a reasonable 20 minutes.
Conversely, those drawn to the Astro Orbiter 's short line tend to think the wait time on the sign is wrong. How could it be possibly be 40 minutes?
Such are the vagaries of wait-time math.
The answer lies within a ride 's hourly
Haunted Mansion 50th Anniversary Celebration Inside Special Event
Author: Eric Vespe
Dateline: August 16, 2019
Posted: August 21, 2019
I couldn 't have been older than six or seven years old when I first stepped foot inside The Haunted Mansion. Even at that young age I was already attracted to scary stuff, so on my first trip to Disneyland, I was drawn more to the creepy house in the middle of New Orleans Square than I was to the flying Dumbos or spinning tea cups.
I 'm not one of those super brainy people who can remember every significant moment of their childhood, but I can recall my
Can You Bring Double Strollers The Park Recently Updated Its Rules
Author: Lindsay E. Mack
Dateline: August 16, 2019
Posted: August 21, 2019
Planning a trip to Disneyland with your family is so exciting, but it's easy to stress out about the whole packing situation. For instance, can you bring double strollers to Disneyland, or is it best to leave them at home? The rules about what you can bring into the park have been updated recently, so it's worth double-checking before packing that stroller.
As of May 1, 2019, strollers you bring into Disneyland may not be larger than 31" (79 cm) wide
She Won A Free Disneyland Ticket 34 Years Later The Park Let Her Use It
Author: Hugo Martin
Dateline: August 15, 2019
Posted: August 19, 2019
In 1985, Tamia Richardson was a 14-year-old high school student when she walked through the turnstile at Disneyland and won a prize.
For the 30th anniversary of the theme park, Disneyland was running a promotional gimmick to give away gifts, including a new Cadillac, to the 30th visitor and every multiple of 30 thereafter. Tamia won the least expensive prize: a paper ticket emblazoned with the silhouette of Sleeping Beauty 's Castle and the words “Admit one
Disneyland Is Removing The French Fry Rocks In Front Of Tomorrowland
Author: Marla Jo Fisher
Dateline: August 15, 2019
Posted: August 19, 2019
Disneyland has begun the slow process of removing the colorful rocks that have decorated the entrance to Tomorrowland for more than two decades, according to Disney officials.
Visitors began noticing construction walls up around the area Thursday morning, Aug. 15, and speculating about the removal, which has been planned as part of a general campaign to widen walkways and improve pedestrian access around the park. It will also include cutting down the curb
Have Fans Finally Reached Their Limit
Author: Robert Niles
Dateline: August 13, 2019
Posted: August 19, 2019
After years of raising its ticket prices, has Disneyland finally discovered the limit that its fans are willing to pay?
The Walt Disney Company recently reported its financial results for the latest quarter, and they included a rare decrease in theme park attendance at both the Disneyland and Walt Disney World resorts. Attendance dropped 3 percent at Disney 's U.S. theme parks, despite the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge in Anaheim.
If you
Can You Vape At Disneyland Here Is The Risk
Author: Lindsey Bartlett
Dateline: August 13, 2019
Posted: August 19, 2019
Disneyland is often referred to as the “Happiest Place on Earth,” but for adults aged 21-and-up, couldn't it be happier?
Anecdotes of people getting busted for their vape pens at Disneyland and Disney World reached a breaking point when a grandmother was arrested for CBD oil. So, the question remains: can you vape at Disneyland?
With cannabis legal for adults in California and medically in Florida, confusion has cropped up when it comes to
20 Surprising Things You Can And Can Not See Do And Taste At Your Next Visit
Author: Joal Ryan
Dateline: August 13, 2019
Posted: August 19, 2019
Blue milk. Human ashes. Feral cats.
Disneyland may be 85 acres of carefully curated mirth, but even after nearly 65 years of operation in Anaheim, Calif., the vacation destination can still surprise -- as park-goers who 've encountered the blue milk, human ashes and, yes, feral cats can attest.
Before you next pass through the turnstile en route for the old-timey Main Street U.S.A., or bound for the all-new Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge, here 's
Disneyland Railroad Breaks Down Forcing Evacuation And Stranding Engine
Author: Brady Macdonald
Dateline: August 12, 2019
Posted: August 15, 2019
The Disneyland Railroad broke down over the weekend forcing the Anaheim theme park to evacuate riders from the passenger cars and stranding the disabled engine on a train trestle over the entrance to Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge.
The Ward Kimball steam engine blew an axle on Sunday afternoon and guests were evacuated, according to Disneyland officials.
The passenger cars were disconnected from the disabled engine and pulled back to New Orleans
10 Worst Times Of The Year To Go
Author: Marla Jo Fisher
Dateline: August 12, 2019
Posted: August 15, 2019
Disneyland has been remarkably uncrowded this summer, a fact that was recently acknowledged by Disney CEO Bob Iger. But that 's expected to change soon, as the annual passholders who were blocked out much of the summer because of the crowds anticipated for Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge are able to get into the park again.
So the throngs that visitors have experienced on busy days in the past should returns as well. That also means you 'll have to plan your trip
Disneyland Has A Secret Leprechaun Have You Spotted Him
Author: Harry Brent
Dateline: August 12, 2019
Posted: August 15, 2019
The little man of Disneyland is very rarely seen,
But keep a sharp eye open and you 'll spy just where he 's been,
A tiny hat, a little pipe - he leaves them lying around,
But don 't think you can catch him ‘cos he barely makes a sound.
So here 's a clue you 'll no doubt need, he lives within a tree,
At home inside Adventureland; a life of harmony.
There's plenty of magic and wonder at
Star Wars Flops Now Employees Getting Hours Cut Source
Author: Mike Cherico
Dateline: August 09, 2019
Posted: August 14, 2019
The force is not strong at Disneyland Opens a New Window. this summer and employees are feeling the pinch.
The new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Land made its debut to the public in May of 2019 at Southern California 's Disneyland and has become a bit of a disappointment Opens a New Window. to the theme park employees whose hours and paychecks have suffered due to lack of attendance.
“Wait times this summer for the new Millennium Falcon:
Disney CEO Bob Iger Talks Star Wars Galaxys Edge Low Attendance Numbers
Author: Herb Scribner
Dateline: August 09, 2019
Posted: August 14, 2019
Disney CEO Bob Iger explained why there were lower numbers at Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge than expected.
He said a number of factors affected the attendance numbers.
“I think a number of things happened,” Iger said during Disney 's Q3 FY19 earnings result webcast, according to ComicBook.com. “First of all, helped in part by some of our efforts, there was tremendous concern in the marketplace that there was going to be huge crowding when we
At Haunted Mansion 50th Anniversary Bash Disneyland Stays Weird
Author: Todd Martens
Dateline: August 09, 2019
Posted: August 14, 2019
Vintage Disney attractions are loaded with oddities. Seemingly outlandish creations - operatic tropical orchids or rum-hungry feral cats - are less likely in today 's modern theme parks, where referencing the thing we saw in a movie too often takes priority.
But even for '60s-era Disneyland, when weird wasn 't in short supply, 1969 's long-in-development Haunted Mansion stood apart. Here, the borderline perverse clashes with the ghoulishly celebratory. A
Chunk Of Plaster Breaks Off Matterhorn Bobsleds Forcing Partial Closure
Author: Brady Macdonald
Dateline: August 08, 2019
Posted: August 14, 2019
A bedroom door-sized chunk of rockwork plaster broke off from the faux mountainside of the Matterhorn Bobsleds roller coaster at Disneyland and forced the closure of one side of the attraction.
Disneyland officials said the rockwork broke loose early Thursday morning while the Anaheim theme park was closed.
“During overnight maintenance, a portion of decorative rockwork was found to be in need of repair, which we are working quickly to make,”
Haunted Mansion Dining Low Disneyland Earnings A Galaxys Edge Cookbook And More
Author: Josh Spiegel
Dateline: August 08, 2019
Posted: August 14, 2019
As you may know, this Friday, August 9, marks the 50th anniversary of The Haunted Mansion, which opened its doors first in Disneyland. Since this is an all-timer attraction beloved by pretty much everyone, it 's no surprise that there will be plenty of exciting festivities to commemorate the milestone. And that, of course, means brand-new food. Starting Friday, you can check out an array of new foods in Frontierland, New Orleans Square, and Critter Country. There 's
Haunted Mansion Is Celebrating It Is 50th Anniversary And These Grim Grinning Ghosts Have Plenty Of Memories
Author: Marla Jo Fisher
Dateline: August 07, 2019
Posted: August 14, 2019
Welcome, foolish mortals, to this tale of a haunted house so legendary that it 's lasted 50 years. That 's right, it 's been half a century since the Haunted Mansion opened in Disneyland as a landmark of New Orleans Square.
Since then, this antebellum manor, known to millions as the “home of 999 ghosts with always room for one more,” has spawned books, tribute websites and Facebook pages, a major motion picture, sound recordings, replicas at other Disney
Disneyland Is Throwing A New Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween Party
Author: Anna Sheffer
Dateline: August 06, 2019
Posted: August 09, 2019
There 's no place that does Halloween quite like Disney. Once fall hits, the amusement parks offer plenty of tricks and treats-from ghoulish Halloween delights to magical new merch. There 's also the annual Halloween party, which features beloved Disney characters in an event that even the jumpiest park-goers will enjoy. This year, Tim Burton fans can rejoice at Disneyland 's new Oogie Boogie Bash, a Halloween party inspired by The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Attendance Drops Despite Launch Of Star Wars Galaxys Edge
Author: Brady Macdonald
Dateline: August 06, 2019
Posted: August 09, 2019
Attendance fell 3 percent at Disney 's domestic theme parks despite the launch of the Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge at Disneyland during the most recent quarter, according to the company 's latest earnings report.
Walt Disney Co. reported an increase in theme park revenue in its fiscal third-quarter 2019 results on Tuesday.
Disney 's Parks, Experiences and Products revenue increased 7 percent to $6.6 billion in the latest quarter. Increased
Can You Name All 15 Eticket Rides Still At Disneyland It Is Not As Easy As You Think
Author: Brady Macdonald
Dateline: August 05, 2019
Posted: August 09, 2019
As Disneyland celebrates the 60th anniversary of the E-ticket, it seems like a good time to look back at the rides that earned that distinction at the Anaheim theme park.
But what are the E-ticket rides of Disneyland? Naming them all is not as simple as you might think.
There were 23 E-ticket attractions during the ticket book era that stretched from 1955 to 1982, according to Disneyland. Of those attractions, 15 remain today and 8 have been
Main Street Electrical Parade Returns On Friday
Author: Marla Jo Fisher
Dateline: August 01, 2019
Posted: August 04, 2019
Fans of vintage Disneyland may like to know that the Main Street Electrical Parade is making an encore appearance there starting Friday, Aug. 2 through Sept. 30.
This 20-minute-long parade with its half-million miniature lights and infectious synthesizer music starts at the beginning of Main Street, wends its way past the famous statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse toward the Matterhorn, and then ends at It 's a Small World.
Nothing new has
Mickeys Halloween Party Transforming Into Oogie Boogie Bash Extravaganza
Author: Sherry Barkas
Dateline: July 31, 2019
Posted: August 04, 2019
Princess or villain? That 's the choice Shelley Marie, a young girl who doesn 't fit in with others, must make as she and her mother prepare for Halloween.
In deciding, Shelley Marie wonders if she could be as strong and unique as some of her favorite Disney characters - villains who are like rock stars to her.
Deciding to step outside her comfort zone, she turns to her mirror in search of lessons on how to be a villain. The “magic mirror”
10 Things You Did Not Know About Space Mountain
Author: Tiffani Daniel
Dateline: July 30, 2019
Posted: August 03, 2019
Tomorrowland had a rough start when the parks first opened both at Disneyland and Disney World. The futuristic-themed sector of the park barely had any rides and even less money to fund the innovative endeavors that Walt Disney wanted to create. Space Mountain finally opened at Disney World in 1975 and at Disneyland in 1977, creating one of the more thrilling rides at Disney parks.
The concept for Space Mountain began long before its grand opening. But due
Fa La La It Is A Holidaytime Reveal
Author: Alysia Gray Painter
Dateline: July 29, 2019
Posted: August 03, 2019
It's always a little Christmassy inside Disneyland park, whatever date the calendar reads, thanks to The Happiest Place on Earth's devotion to nostalgic details, old-timey tunes, green trees everywhere, and costumes galore.
Which means this: When the yuletide season actually arrives, the Anaheim destination goes the distance on delighting guests, from the Candy Kitchen's famous handmade (and hefty) candy canes to windows, lightposts, and buildings
Flex Annual Pass 10 Things You Need To Know
Author: Brady Macdonald
Dateline: July 29, 2019
Posted: August 03, 2019
The new Disney Flex Passport is different from any annual pass ever offered for Disneyland and Disney California Adventure and with it comes a host of questions.
Fortunately you 've come to the right place. We 've got the 411 on all your FAQs about the $599 Disney Flex pass.
Let 's take a closer look at 10 things you need to know about the new Disney Flex Passport.
1. How does it work?
The new annual pass comes with a
Russi Taylor Voice Of Minnie Mouse For Over 30 Years Dies At 75
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Dateline: July 28, 2019
Posted: August 02, 2019
Russi Taylor, the voice of Minnie Mouse for more than 30 years, has died.
Taylor, 75, died on Thursday at her home in Glendale, California, Disney announced.
In 1986, Taylor beat out hundreds of other hopefuls to become the voice of Minnie in dozens of movies, TV shows and theme park experiences.
Among a legion of credits, Taylor lent her voice to "Runaway Brain," "Get a Horse!" and "Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers."
You Know You Want To Go To Star Wars Land We Asked Experts How To Make The Most Of The Experience
Author: Brad Tuttle
Dateline: July 26, 2019
Posted: August 02, 2019
Disney or Star Wars: It 's hard to say which universe has more obsessive fans. And it 's hard to underestimate how pumped people have been for the 2019 opening of Disney 's new Star Wars area, Galaxy 's Edge.
Galaxy 's Edge opened this past May in California 's Disneyland with only one true ride, “Millennium Falcon: Smuggler 's Run,” and Disney reported that by mid-July one million riders had already taken the voyage. Hollywood Studios in Florida 's Walt
Batuu Travelers Ogas Cantina Bookings Have Changed
Author: Alysia Gray Painter
Dateline: July 24, 2019
Posted: August 01, 2019
Question: Are there more Stormtroopers running around the Death Star, or moons in a star field, or nuggets of Jedi-based wisdom in Yoda's brain, or people who'd like to visit Oga's Cantina at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge inside Disneyland park?
That's a riddle as tough as a Bantha is soft.
But one thing is true: A lot of people out there are eager to enjoy a beverage inside the cosmically themed venue, and to visit its near-neighbor,
Which Disneyland Attraction Has The Most Riders Since Star Wars Galaxys Edge Opened You Will Be Surprised
Author: Brady Macdonald
Dateline: July 24, 2019
Posted: August 01, 2019
You 'd be forgiven for assuming the new Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run attraction has had the most riders of any Disneyland attraction since Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge opened - but you 'd be off by a long shot.
Disneyland announced last week that 1 million riders have ridden the Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run attraction since Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge debuted. That statistical peek behind the curtain tells us a lot about the ride capacity of the E-Ticket
