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April 2015

Disneyland buys A Harbor Blvd Hotel

Big real estate news in the Anaheim Resort District today. Disneyland has made a strategic move to buy the Carousel Inn, a hotel that sits directly across Harbor Blvd from the theme park. The purchase price was $32 million. “The Walt Disney Co. saw this… Read More »Disneyland buys A Harbor Blvd Hotel

Celebrity Spotting: Alan Cumming at Magic Kingdom

Tony Award-winning actor Alan Cumming was at the Magic Kingdom earlier this month to celebrate his birthday. Of course, what better way to celebrate than to share a cake with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in front of Cinderella Castle. Cumming, turned 50 years old… Read More »Celebrity Spotting: Alan Cumming at Magic Kingdom

Ultimate Marvel Marathon – Live Report

Editor’s Note: Chris has decided to partake in the Ultimate Marvel Marathon. He’ll be sending us reports during the various intermissions. I’ll update this post as more come in. A couple of friends and I have decided to partake in the Ultimate Marvel Marathon. Are… Read More »Ultimate Marvel Marathon – Live Report

The business behind Disney’s MyMagic+ MagicBands

A long deep dive into the business behind Disney’s multi-billion dollar MyMagic+ project by Austin Carr has been published by Fast Company. It’s a well written piece with a lot of sources and some “in the room” insights about the project that I’ve never heard… Read More »The business behind Disney’s MyMagic+ MagicBands

Construction update on new Adventureland Restaurant

As we reported last month, the Magic Kingdom is adding another restaurant by returning an old space from Character Meet & Greets to its original food service purpose. Originally known as the Adventureland Verandah, it will return with a new theme, a larger kitchen (shared… Read More »Construction update on new Adventureland Restaurant