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Video: Disneyland 1957
Feb 8th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
This footage of Disneyland 1957 was previously unreleased until recently. The film was cleaned up, edited, and paired with music, but all of the images are original. In 1957, the Disneyland park in Anaheim, California wasn't even yet two years old. The park opened in July of 1955. The best part about this footage is that it is actually good! The editing and overall cleanup job helps, of ...
Disneyland's Splash Mountain to be closed this spring
Jan 20th, 2011 at 9:00AM:
If you plan to visit Southern Cailfornia this spring, a ride on Splash Mountain won't be in the cards. Disneyland's famous water ride is closed for refurbishment until just before Memorial Day.
The 4-month closure is part of a regular refurbishment program at Disneyland. Big rides get spruced up every 5 to 10 years, and it was Splash Mountain's turn, reports the Orange County Register.
...Disney photo privacy questions raised by new 'Let the Memories Begin' campaign
Jan 3rd, 2011 at 11:30AM:
Walt Disney World and Disneyland are inviting guests to share their Disney Parks memories in the form of photos, video and stories submitted to a Disney Web site as part of a 2011 marketing campaign called "Let the Memories Begin." Videos shot by Disney visitors are being used in TV commercials for the theme parks.
And a key component of the new marketing campaign starts early this year, ...No parades at Disney's California Adventure for most of 2011
Dec 21st, 2010 at 4:30PM:
One classic part of the Disney theme park experience - the afternoon parade - will be missing from Disney's California Adventure for most of next year.
The Pixar Play Parade can be seen at the park through Jan. 3, but then it's not expected back until November. The hiatus is a result of a major overhaul of Disney's second California theme park.
The Orange County Register reports that ...Disney to dismantle iconic California sign
Dec 10th, 2010 at 12:30PM:
Disney is in the midst of a major overhaul at its California Adventure theme park in Anaheim, and the latest change is the removal of an iconic sign at the entry.
The California sign - really more of a monument than a sign, with letters spelling California stretched out in front of the park - will be removed next month.
That sign has been in countless family photos over the years, as ...How to buy a Disneyland candy cane (and why you would want one)
Dec 2nd, 2010 at 9:00AM: Disneyland candy canes are a sought after item during the holidays. In fact, they are in such short supply that Disney has devised a ticketing system for buying them. That's right, you need a ticket to buy a candy cane. For $9.95 each, no less.
The sweets are made at Candy Palace on Main Street U.S.A. at the California theme park.
To get one, you'll need one of those magic tickets. They are ...Duffy the Disney Bear - New face to see (and buy) at Disney Parks
Nov 25th, 2010 at 12:00PM: If you are planning at trip to Disneyland Resort or Walt Disney World at the holidays, you will likely encounter Duffy the Disney Bear.
And when you do, I imagine you will likely think, "Hey, who the heck is this?"
No, you've never seen Duffy in a Disney movie. He's never been in a Mickey Mouse cartoon or a Pixar animated short. And he's not the star of a new series for preschoolers on the ...Turkey with presidential pardon not going to Disneyland
Nov 20th, 2010 at 12:00PM: Each year just before Thanksgiving, the president pardons a turkey in a ceremony at the White House, saving that turkey from its likely fate atop a dining table. But this year, that turkey is not going to Disneyland.
Disney started flying the pardoned turkeys to California in 2005, when Disneyland was celebrating its 50th anniversary. The turkey has served as grand marshal of the the Disneyland ...Neil Patrick Harris lends voice to Disney ride
Nov 9th, 2010 at 5:30PM: Disney California Adventure theme park has introduced a new ride recording for California Screamin', featuring the voice of actor Neil Patrick Harris.
The official Disney Parks Blog says NPH's new recordings are meant to emulate a classic carnival sideshow barker.
California Screamin' is in the Paradise Pier section of Disney California Adventure. That part of the park has a classic ...Disney Imagineers said to be working on a 'Tron Legacy' ride
Nov 8th, 2010 at 12:00PM:
The next Disney movie to get a ride at Disneyland may be more futuristic than fairytale. The blog Blue Sky Disney is reporting that Disney Imagineers have been given the green light to develop a ride treatment for the upcoming movie "Tron Legacy."
Disney Parks have gone a little Tron crazy this fall, with a Tron-wrapped monorail at Walt Disney World and a nighttime elecTRONica party at ...'World of Color' steps up Disney's nighttime spectacular game
Aug 2nd, 2010 at 5:30PM: Disney's theme park shows are often over-hyped and underwhelming (remember Cinderellabration?), but at Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim, the amusement titan recently premiered a new show that really does step up the stakes.
World of Color could be described as "The Bellagio Fountain on Peyote": The lagoon in front of the Mickey's Fun Wheel was rebuilt to accommodate nearly 1,200 ...Disneyland to livestream "World of Color" premiere
Jun 9th, 2010 at 5:30PM: You don't have to make a trip to the park to see Disneyland Resort's newest nighttime show, "World of Color." Disney plans to livestream the show's debut Thursday, June 10.
The broadcast is set for 8:45 Pacific Thursday night on Disney's official Ustream. It will be a live feed of World of Color's first showing during a private event for VIPs and the media.
The show officially opens to the ...Disney announces closing date for Star Wars rides at Disneyland, Disney World
May 14th, 2010 at 8:30AM: Disney Parks is overhauling the Star Wars-themed Star Tours rides at Disneyland and Walt Disney World later this year, and now Star Wars fans know when they can get that last ride on the original.
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Star Tours will close at Disneyland on July 27 and at Walt Disney World on Sept. 8.
The original Star ...Disney Parks testing new, talking Mickey Mouse for character greetings
May 6th, 2010 at 12:00PM: Meeting Mickey Mouse has been a pivotal part of a visit to Disneyland for generations. Park visitors wait in line for up to 90 minutes to meet Mickey, get his autograph and pose for a snapshot with the Disney icon. But all of this interaction took place in silence, until now.
Some Disneyland guests are reporting that they have participated in tests with a new Mickey Mouse character - a walking, ...Disney offers free park admission to volunteers
Sep 30th, 2009 at 9:30AM:
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Volunteer one day of your time next year, and you could receive a free day of admission at a Walt Disney theme park in return. The Disney company has announced that one million people who volunteer with the HandsOn Network can get into any Disneyland Park in ...Disney stops looking for breasts after a decade of trying
May 6th, 2009 at 12:00PM: Why do I always miss the good stuff?
Disney has announced that it's no longer going to scan riders on Splash Mountain, Tower of Terror, Space Mountain and California Screamin ... for unfettered chests. Apparently, women are known on these rides from time to time to flash for the camera. Though I've looked for it on each ride, I've never witnessed these public displays of exuberance.
I'm not ...Expect a $1.1 Billion Facelift at Disney's California Adventure
Oct 17th, 2007 at 11:13PM: Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim is planning a renovation to the tune of $1.1 billion, which is more than they spent building the theme park just six years ago. On the agenda? They're going to add more shopping, focus on the connection to Walt Disney's life and develop a new area that will focus on cars, among many other things. For the complete low-down on all the changes that will happen ...Low-Cost Housing Near Disneyland?
Feb 27th, 2007 at 2:02PM: My daughter is 2 1/2. Thus, it won't be long before we'll be faced with one of the first monumental decisions in raising said daughter: should we, or should we not take her to Disneyland?
It's one of the most popular tourist attractions on the planet, and now, thanks to proposed low-cost housing requirements as part of a 1,500 condominium and apartment project, its workers might be able to ...
