With Ed Grier recently forced out as President of Disneyland Resort there has been a lot of speculation as to whom would be the next candidate to jump into that high turnover position. Erin Wallace, currently the Sr VP of Operations at WDW, and Jim… Read More »New Disneyland President coming from Paris
Time to put the hopes of a third gate for the Disneyland Resort up on the shelf for at least the next 10 years. The Harbor Blvd Strawberry Field that had been targeted as the most likely spot for Disneyland’s next theme park is now… Read More »Disneyland’s Third Themepark Dreams Paved Over
For those of you who saw Steven Davison do his recreation of the pitch he gave that sold Disney management on “Believe… There’s Magic In The Stars” he will forever be known as Mr Forty-two shells in six seconds (read this interview from 2001 on Laughingplace.com and watch clips of the presentation in part two). “Believe…” was the show that rewrote what was possible to do with fireworks at a theme park. Davison used the pyrotechnic explosions as if they were paint on a canvas and brought music synchronization to a new level.
Now Steven and his team at WDI are bringing the water fountain and projection show to new levels. “Disney’s World of Color” is coming into the Paradise Pier Bay and, well, it’s best if we just let Steven describe it himself…
See parts two and three below the cut:
Read More »Steven Davison does Disney’s World of Color
With little or no ceremony the next to last section of the original Disneyland parking lot, now known as Timon, has been closed to guests. This is in preparation of adding ‘Cars Land’ to California Adventure, the second gate at Disneyland Resort. All the original… Read More »Original Disneyland Parking lot now completely gone
I’m happy to welcome Mark Storer as a guest columnist on The Disney Blog. He recently visited Disneyland’s neighbor and files this report. Unfortunately his camera malfunctioned, so you’ll have to make do with his well written imagery. – Ed It’s no secret to most… Read More »Drained Lakes and No Excuses – A California Adventure Update
At Disneyland everything its Nightastic! Well, almost everything. The much anticipated new Fantasmic! Dragon is still being worked on. But the new Tinkerbell float for the Electrical Parade at Walt Disney’s Adventure Park (I’m hearing that’s one possible new name for DCA) looks good and… Read More »Nighttime Entertainment Upgrade debuts at Disneyland
The latest sign of expansion and “re-Imagineering” in California Adventure park is the new illuminated “Paradise Pier” sign on the “California Screamin’” roller coaster. After the famous Mickey Ears were completely removed the sign was onstalled overnight between Thursday and Friday, March 12 and 13.… Read More »Screamin’ Hosts new Paradise Pier sign
If you aren’t yet planning to visit Disneyland for this halloween, then maybe this video from Disney Parks will convince of of the fun you’re missing. Even though there’s no really meat there, it’s a cute video none-the-less. How about some ‘behind the scenes’ magic… Read More »Halloween Time at Disneyland