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Disneyland 60th Anniversary – Big Announcement Today

Update: big announcement just wrapped up. Get full details here!

Sleeping Beauty Castle is currently all wrapped up in tarps getting reach for a diamond overlay to celebrate the parks 60th anniversary. We will find out today what else Disneyland is planning for the major milestone.

Thanks to Matthew Gottula of @DLthings and an early release of an marketing piece from AAA, we have a preview of what Sleeping Beauty Castle decorations will look like for the 60th.

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For reference, here was the castle during the 50th Anniversary:Read More »Disneyland 60th Anniversary – Big Announcement Today

Cinderella Sneak Preview announced for Disney California Adventure, plus new trailer released online

We previously posted about the special sneak preview of Disney’s Cinderella at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and now we have good news for our west coast fans, a special preview opportunity is coming to Disney California Adventure too. Beginning January 30, you an catch the extended… Read More »Cinderella Sneak Preview announced for Disney California Adventure, plus new trailer released online

Disneyland Measles Outbreak Spreads to Cast Members

It’s like the B-movie villain that just won’t die, Disneyland just can’t escape the clutches of the Measles outbreak. It started in late December when a guest who carried the disease visited the park. Since then, dozens of cases have popped up tied to that… Read More »Disneyland Measles Outbreak Spreads to Cast Members

Disney CEO’s Huge 2014 Pay Package

Disney CEO Bob Iger had an impressive compensation package for 2014. His total take rose 35% over 2013 to $46.6 million. Now that pales in comparison to some of Michael Eisner’s massive compensation packages (back in 1997 Eisner received over $575 million when you include… Read More »Disney CEO’s Huge 2014 Pay Package

Passport to Dreams Annual Disney Parks review is a must-read

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Foxx Fur, whose Passport to Dreams blog I return to time and time again for her detailed dissections of Disney’s theme park & resort design, is out with a wrap up of how good (or bad) 2014 was for Disney’s domestic theme parks. Okay, technically, the full reviews ended in 2011. Foxx Fur just hasn’t had the heart to continue them since then, too depressing. Instead this year, we get a take down of epic proportions on three huge mistakes Disney made in 2014.

To be fair, there is some good stuff to be happy about in 2014, New Fantasyland finally opened its final attraction “The Seven Dwarfs Mine Train” and it is a charming dark ride (albeit with some unforgivable errors at the end) and the Magic Kingdom also got a parade it deserves in “Festival of Fantasy.”

But three major changes are pretty much unforgivable from the author’s perspective.

I haven’t been to Disneyland in much too long. When I was last there, you could still visit Walt Disney’s un-used apartment above New Orleans Square. It was great having that previously private space open to guests, even if it was as a store. When it became the Dream Suite, that space was lost to guests. I knew that the expansion of Club 33 in 2014 cost guests another space (the Court of Angels), but I didn’t realize how badly it mangled Walt Disney’s vision of New Orleans Square destroying perspective and genericizing facades that were previously some of the best examples of Imagineering in any of the parks. Read More »Passport to Dreams Annual Disney Parks review is a must-read

Disneyland Turns on Discount for SoCal residents

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For a limited time Southern California residents who want to get in on the “Frozen Fun” at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure can save with a discounted 2-day ticket for $139 or a 3-day tixket for $169. Upgrades to include park hopping are also available.

Admission is valid through May 21, 2015 with blocked out dates of March 20-APril 4, 2015. You must live within ZIP codes 90000-93599 or in Northern Baja within 21000-22999 and proof of residency is required to enter the parks. Tickets can be purchased at the park, disney stores, and at some Vons grocery stores in the area.

‘Frozen Fun’ at Disney California Adventure Park

“Frozen Fun” in Disney California Adventure, a new limited-time offering, includes “Anna & Elsa’s Royal Welcome,” an elegant location inside the Disney Animation building for Anna and Elsa to receive visitors. Guests may reserve a time to meet the charming sisters by utilizing a Return Time ticket, available just outside the Animation building. Elsewhere in the Disney Animation building, guests at the Animation Academy will be asked “Do You Want to Draw a Snowman?” – with an Olaf drawing experience.Read More »Disneyland Turns on Discount for SoCal residents

Disneyland Resort visit is common thread in nine measles cases

If you’ve visited Disneyland recently, the California Department of Public Health has some important news for you. They are investigating nine measles cases where the common tie between the patients is a recent visit to the Disneyland Resort. The cases are linked to visits made… Read More »Disneyland Resort visit is common thread in nine measles cases

Time-Lapse Video: Disneyland at Christmas

It took two years, numerous trips, and thousands of photos to make this time-lapse video of Disneyland during the holidays. Christmas time is the most magical time of the year at Disneyland and this video captures it wonderfully. Thanks to the folks at Tours Departing… Read More »Time-Lapse Video: Disneyland at Christmas