Posts tagged with: "disneyland"

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Disneyland honors Manning with parade

Eli Manning finally made his post-Super Bowl visit to Disneyland yesterday, three months after the game's MVP shouted the famous "I'm going to Disneyland!" phrase into the cameras for the traditional post-game commercial. Manning, accompanied by new bride Abby McGrew, rode in a cavalcade... [More]

Eli Manning finally coming to Disneyland

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning will finally make good on his post-championship statement "I'm going to Disneyland" this week with a trip to the Happiest Place on Earth. As the MVP of Super Bowl XLII, Manning made the traditional pronouncement following his team's... [More]

'Small World' character additions anger some

Confirmation from Disneyland officials concerning planned additions to the park's classic It's a Small World boat ride has led to public outcry and anger amongst some long-time Disney fans. Officials said that the park would be adding Alice from Alice in Wonderland, among other... [More]

Disneyland to get new Indy stunt show

Disneyland is set to receive a new live-action stunt show this summer, timed to coincide with the release of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." According to casting calls posted on the Disneyland auditions website, the park is looking for a... [More]

Monorail Red testing at Disneyland

New pictures posted at MouseTimes show Disneyland's new Mark VII Monorail Red on the track in testing, just a week after the shrink-wrapped Monorail Blue arrived at the park via flatbed truck. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health was expected to sign... [More]

Man dies after jump from Disneyland Hotel

A man staying at the Disneyland Hotel jumped to his death on Friday from the balcony of his Fourteenth-floor room. Anaheim police were called to the area below the resort's south tower around 11:00 am, where the body of the man, initially believed to... [More]

Disneyland to Vegas rail idea gains support

A proposal for a magnetically levitating train running from Disneyland in Anaheim, CA to Las Vegas, NV is up against a competing plan based on a cheaper diesel-electric alternative, dubbed the DesertXpress, in a race to provide a direct link between Southern California and... [More]

Disneyland Resort gets new head of operations

Following more than three decades of experience with Disney, most recently serving as vice president of Disney's Hollywood Studios, Michael O'Grattan has been named as the new head of operations for the Disneyland Resort. O'Grattan's hiring was first reported on Chad Emerson's Theme Law... [More]

Goat set to return to Disneyland's Big Thunder

A dynamite-chewing, audio-animatronic goat missing from Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad attraction since November is expected to return to its previous spot in the attraction in the next few weeks according to park officials. The LA Times reports that although the official response is... [More]

Disneyland announces Innoventions Dream Home

Disneyland has announced a five-year alliance with Microsoft, HP, Life|ware and home builder Taylor Morrison to showcase "integrated digital technologies for the home" in a new 5000+ sq ft. attraction dedicated to the future but rooted in the park's past. The new Innoventions Dream... [More]

Florida woman wins spot in DL's Pirates

A Florida woman recently had a specially-created portrait of herself in full pirate regalia added to the queue area of Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. Jenifer Greenwell of St. Petersburg, Florida won the "Become a Disney Pirate" contest held in connection with the... [More]

Disneyland ups Splash Mountain min. height

Disneyland has raised the height requirement for the front seat of the logs on its Splash Mountain flume ride. The ride is unique compared to Disney's other Splash Mountain rides in the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World and in Tokyo Disneyland in that... [More]

Disneyland's Small World to undergo long rehab

Disneyland's It's a Small World is set to undergo an extensive, long rehab beginning today and lasting through late November. The classic attraction, which still uses the original flume and fleet of boats created for the 1964-65 World's Fair in New York, is scheduled... [More]

Disneyland announces So-Cal 2 for 1 promotion

Disneyland has announced a new promotion in which it will offfer Southern California residents a "Southern California 2Fer Ticket” that features admission to Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure parks on two different days for the price of one day's admission to one park. Below... [More]

Disneyland receives new monorail train

Disneyland has received the first of several next-generation monorail trains, the first new trains to hit the park's monorail track in twenty years. "I think we're always looking for ways to update and refresh classic attractions," said Scot Drake, the monorail lead designer. "This... [More]

Cage lobbying Disney for 'National Treasure' ride

Nicolas Cage, star of Disney's National Treasure movies, has stated that he wants the company to build a ride based on the franchise. An Oscar-winner for his performance in 1995's Leaving Las Vegas, Cage said, "My biggest thrill would be if Disney was so... [More]

Disneyland expands firefighter admission program

Following an outcry from rescue personnel who were initially left out due to the zip code restriction, Disneyland has expanded its Disney’s Wildfire Heroes Salute program to offer free and discounted admission to all rescue workers with valid identification. The program, which is scheduled... [More]

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Disneyland guests spreading ashes on rides

Al Lutz's most recent MiceAge column provides insight into a little-known problem: according to the article, a surprising number of Disneyland guests are bringing the ashes of cremated loved ones to the park, in order to spread them around inside rides like the Haunted... [More]

Disneyland offers free admission to firefighters

The Disneyland Resort has announced its "Disney's Wildfire Heroes Salute," a program that will run from Nov 13, 2007 to Feb 28, 2008, and offers Southern California area firefighters, law enforcement, and rescue personnel free three-day Park Hopper admission to Disneyland and Disney's California... [More]

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