Since the early 1960’s window shopping at Disneyland’s Emporium on Main Street USA has been made extra magical by the animated feature themed dioramas in the windows. The park will be upgrading those displays with special animated ‘enchanted’ displays for the park’s 60th anniversary. The… Read More »Disneyland’s New Enchanted Main Street Windows
Disneyland’s cast member VoluntEARS made a huge impact at west Anaheim’s Twila Reid Park yesterday. As part of the Disneyland Resort’s 60th anniversary, more than 700 volunteers transformed the 27-acre park, building a new KaBOOM! playground for neighborhood kids to enjoy. This is the largest… Read More »Disney VoluntEARS and KaBOOM! transform Anaheim Playground
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
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
This morning, over 300 fans dressed as their favorite Avengers visited Disneyland and met Captain America, Thor and Hawkeye before attending a special advance screening of Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” Many of them dressed up and it looks like fun was had by all.… Read More »Disneyland Fans Celebrate Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron
Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse appear at Sleeping Beauty Castle in their sparkling new costumes created especially for the Diamond Celebration at the Disneyland Resort. Mickey and his friends will debut their new costumes when the Diamond Celebration begins on May 22, 2015 with the… Read More »Mickey Mouse and Minnie show off new costumes for Disneyland Diamond Celebration
Normally when it’s your birthday people bring you gifts, but Disneyland is flipping the funnel for its 60th anniversary. The “Disney Diamond Days” sweepstakes begins May 22nd and will feature daily prizes with a variety of experiences and unique items. Imagine winning a Disney engraved… Read More »Disneyland to award guests prizes for 60th Anniversary Diamond Celebration
A brand new parade is coming to Disneyland as part of its Diamond Celebration. The spectacular new “Paint the Night” parade will feature some of the most innovative floats, dazzling special effects and unforgettable music ever presented at Disneyland Resort. But like all parade at Disney, the heart of the parade is the performers. Here we get a glimpse inside the rehearsals for a few of the performers:
Set to officially open on May 22nd as part of the 24-hour day event, “Paint the Night” will feature a contemporary soundtrack, some of which can be heard in the video. The song is “When Will I see You Again” by the band Owl City.
Some of the floats have started arriving at Disneyland. Head below the jump for a midnight delivery to Disneyland’s backstage:
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