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Do Not Skip This Improved Ride In Fantasyland

When it comes to visiting Fantasyland at the Disneyland Resort, most of us feel a connection to the nostalgia of the area. Containing four classic Disney Dark Rides, the land actively reminds me of my childhood with some of the first rides I ever experienced. The area is split up into two sections: Peter Pan 's Flight, with a typical 30 - 60 minute wait time, and everything else. One attraction that falls into the latter category is Snow White 's Enchanted Wish, and there is a good reason that you

Disneyland Replaces Lamp Posts As Precautionary Measure

Disneyland has begun removing and replacing lamp posts throughout the Anaheim theme park as a precautionary measure after high winds in November toppled a Town Square lamp post that left several visitors injured. Disneyland has removed and is replacing lamp posts near the Jolly Holiday and Rancho del Zocalo restaurants and Pirates of the Caribbean attraction as a precaution. Disneyland routinely inspects, maintains and replaces lamp poles as part of ongoing maintenance,

Gas Powered Autopia Vehicles Will Be Gone By 2026

Autopia 's gas-powered cars will be replaced with electric vehicles at Disneyland come 2026. The “Happiest Place on Earth” shared the news with the Los Angeles Times, who first reported the story. Earlier this month, Disneyland shared that Autopia, a gas-powered attraction located within Tomorrowland, would be electrified, but it stopped short of sharing when the switch would occur. After the news broke, various electric vehicle activists launched a campaign to

5 Rides To Go To First When The Park Opens

When Disneyland in Anaheim first opens its gates every day at eight in the morning, there are a few rides visitors should make a beeline for if they don't want to be standing in line for hours. Since it debuted in 1955, Disneyland has boasted many popular rides and other experiences that capture the magic of the company's extensive list of films and shows, primarily of the fantasy and adventure genres. Some of the rides that have been there since the beginning remain incredibly popular and are

Annual Passholder Fights 1 Year Ban For Selling Tickets On Ebay

Magic Keyholder Andrew Rich found out the hard way that Disneyland has a Magic Key Review Board and Revocation Team after he sold a pair of Sweethearts ' Nite tickets on eBay and had his annual pass revoked for a year. Andrew and his wife, Jen, both in their 50s, are hard-core Disney fans who have been annual passholders since the late 1990s and travel to Disneyland from their home in Spokane, Washington, half a dozen times a year. They renewed their Disneyland Magic Key

Meet The 19 Bayou Critters Moving Into Tianas Bayou Adventure

A musical group of beavers, opossums, racoons, bobcats and other Audio-Animatronic bayou critters will play songs from the 2009 “Princess and the Frog” animated film when the transformation of Splash Mountain into Tiana 's Bayou Adventure is complete. Tiana 's Bayou Adventure will open this summer in the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World resort in Florida. Disneyland 's version of the revamped attraction will debut in the fall or winter of 2024. Walt Disney Imagineering

Rare Disneyland Concept Art Shows Off Unused Anything Can Happen Land Elements

An ever-present subsection of theme park fandom revolves around the excitement over ideas for rides, attractions, and lands that never happened. Understandably, a recent Disney-fueled auction featuring tons of concept art from the 1950s and ‘60s seemed like a slice of heaven, as it featured quite a few original drawings for the never-realized Anything Can Happen Land. And I would have lost my mind over one or two of these attractions as a kid. Heritage Auctions recently made a wealth of

Crack Down On Disability Access Service Misuses And Abuses

Disneyland and Disney World will attempt to rein in the unwieldy Disability Access Service that has bogged down attraction queues and backed up Genie+ lanes as a result of a tripling in usage of the program ripe with misuse and abuse. The Disneyland and Walt Disney World resorts updated the Disability Access Service programs on Tuesday, April 9 that offer assistance to theme park visitors with developmental disabilities like autism and other neurodivergent disorders. The

Disneyland Swaps Peter Pan For Jack Sparrow When Fantasmic Returns In May

The “Fantasmic” nighttime spectacular will return to Disneyland 's Rivers of America on May 24 with a beloved Peter Pan sequence on the Sailing Ship Columbia and a new climactic battle scene between Sorcerer Mickey and Maleficent. The returning scene - featuring Peter Pan and Captain Hook sword fighting amid the masts of a pirate ship - was part of the original “Fantasmic” show when the nighttime spectacular debuted in 1992. A Tick-Tock the Crocodile float followed the ship

How Star Wars Canon Now Works In Disneys Theme Parks

When Disney created Star Wars Galaxy 's Edge at its theme parks, the aim was to let fans step into Star Wars. This happened both literally, by people moving their bodies through the area, but also figuratively, because everything happening in the land took place in the overall Star Wars canon. At least, that was the aim when Galaxy 's Edge opened in 2019. Park guests were visiting the planet Batuu in the middle of a conflict set between the events of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars:

Unmissable Addition To Star Tours Ride Space Whales

Disneyland 's Star Tours: The Adventures Continue has proved to be one of the theme park 's most versatile attractions. Though perhaps no longer the groundbreaking technological marvel that it was when it debuted in 1987, the flight simulator ride has shifted with the franchise, withstanding cultural trends and aligning with whichever version of “Star Wars” is popular at the moment - or in need of a marketing boost. The latest update to Star Tours brings the ride into the

Disneyland Adds Space Whales To Star Tours During Star Wars Festival

An ever-expanding Stars Wars festival returning to Disneyland brings a new interstellar destination to the Star Tours attraction that will take riders through a pod of massive space whales undulating through the sky above a watery planet. The annual Season of the Force event returned Friday, April 5 and will run through June 2 at the Anaheim theme park with a new Star Tours destination in Tomorrowland, a fireworks show with a galactic soundtrack in Galaxy 's Edge, the return of

Free Roaming Droids To Make Appearances At Star Wars Galaxys Edge

New droids capable of dancing, hopping in place, bowing their heads and nudging humans like pets are coming to Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge at Disneyland beginning on Friday. The droids, known as BD-X droids, will make appearances at various locations around the Black Spire Outpost at Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge throughout the day. The appearances will coincide with the resort 's “Season of the Force” event which runs until June 2. BD-X droids first appeared at Star Wars: Galaxy 's

Disneyland Announces Details For Pride Nite 2024

Experience Disneyland After Dark: Pride Nite as it returns to the Disneyland Resort for its second year, promising new celebrations, photo opportunities, exclusive merchandise, tasty cuisine, and refreshing beverages. Mark your calendars as this separately ticketed, after-hours extravaganza takes place at Disneyland Park on June 18 and 20, 2024. Get ready for a whole lot of fun, and stay tuned for updates on ticket sales! Themed Entertainment, Food and More Coming to Pride Nite

Food By The Numbers Millions Of Churros Hot Dogs And Mickey Pretzels

Disneyland food and drinks take center stage in the second season of the “Behind the Attraction” documentary series on the Disney+ streaming service. “Behind the Attraction” takes a by-the-numbers look at the many theme park treats produced each year by Disneyland - and eaten by Disneylanders. During the Disney food episode, the show offers a behind-the-scenes look inside the 10,000-square-foot Disneyland Central Bakery production kitchen where a team of 100 bakers create

How Disneyland Hides Eyesores In Plain Sight With Go Away Green

Disneyland is all about immersion: stepping into a jungle adventure, getting lost in the alleyways of old New Orleans, escaping to a far-flung planet in the “Star Wars” universe. But as beautifully detailed as these lands are, some things just can 't be avoided. Like hand rails and power outlets. For these legal and logistical necessities, Disneyland came up with its own paint colors, the most famous of which is “Go Away Green.” From the start, color was one of the most

Disneyland Closes Critter Country During Splash Mountain Renovation

Princess Tiana 's takeover of Critter Country will expand further into the Hundred Acre Wood when the Winnie the Pooh and Brer Rabbit shops are pushed out of the neighborhood to make more room for retail space themed to the 2009 “Princess and the Frog” animated film. Disneyland will temporarily close Critter Country on May 1 to reimagine two retail shops as Louis ' Critter Club and Ray 's Berets. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh dark ride will close May 1 for

Plans To Electrify Autopia Convert Popular Attractions Gas Powered Cars

Plans are in the works to replace the gas-powered cars at Disneyland's popular Autopia attraction as part of the Anaheim resort's ongoing decarbonization efforts and its goal of net zero emissions, Disney officials said Tuesday. ''Since opening with Disneyland park in 1955, Autopia has remained a guest-favorite most popular with young kids experiencing driving for the first time,'' Disneyland Resort spokesperson Jessica Good said in statement. ''As the industry

Top 5 Tips For Visiting With Small Children

We 're going to keep it real here. Bringing younger children to Disneyland, the Happiest Place on Earth, isn 't always the easiest. A day at the park involves a lot of planning; outfit changes may be involved, you 're dealing with cold or hot weather, lines can be long, etc. But you 've been dreaming of the day when you can take your little one(s) to Disneyland and get that magical picture with Mickey and see them laughing on Dumbo and holding hands with a character to take a stroll around the park.

20 Surprising Things You Can Score For Free

While it may be the ''Happiest Place on Earth,'' Disneyland, in Anaheim, California, is definitely not the cheapest place on Earth. A single, one-day ticket to the Magic Kingdom in 2024 starts at $104, with prices fluctuating depending on the time of year and demand. Once you factor in fare for the whole family, as well as meals, hotels, transportation and souvenirs that are just too sweet to pass up, your Disney fairytale might start looking more like a budgetary

Full Details Of Season Of The Force

Season of the Force will land at Disneyland park on April 5th and run through to June 2nd with a new nighttime experience in Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge, along with food, exclusive merchandise and more! New experiences debuting during Season of the Force On select nights starting April 5 at Star Wars: Galaxy 's Edge, you will be able to take in “Fire of the Rising Moons,” a nighttime experience that debuts a different view of the stunning Disneyland park fireworks display, with

What To Expect At Pixar Fest 2024

The Pixar Fest seasonal event coming to the Disneyland resort this spring brings back a fan-favorite fireworks show along with a somewhat “new” parade that promise to unleash a heavy dose of Incredibles, Finding Nemo, Toy Story, Coco and Cars characters. Pixar Fest returns to Disney California Adventure and Disneyland on April 26 through Aug. 4 with the new Better Together parade and the returning “Together Forever” fireworks show. The new Pixar-centric Better Together parade

Land To Close Indefinitely Adding To Construction Chaos

Another major closure is hitting a part of Disneyland that 's been overtaken by construction this year. On Monday, Disney announced that Critter Country will temporarily shutter on May 1. The closure makes way for a complete redo of the Briar Patch, a Splash Mountain-themed gift shop that needs a renovation due to the ride's closure. The new shop will be called Ray 's Berets to pair with Tiana 's Bayou Adventure, “The Princess and the Frog” retheme of Splash Mountain. The

Disneyland Offers Guests New Fireworks Experience Coming April

Disneyland guests will be able to enjoy the park's fireworks show in a new way starting this April, Disneyland officials announced Wednesday. Starting in April, Disneyland guests visiting Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge during the fireworks show can experience ''Fire of the Rising Moons.'' According to Disney Parks Blog, the new experience showcases a different view of the classic fireworks display. The show can be experienced from multiple areas in the land,

Two New Disneyland Shops Inspired By The Princess And The Frog Will Soon Sparkle

What to Know Plans are underway for two new Disneyland shops inspired by 2009's hit animated film, ''The Princess and the Frog'' Ray's Berets and Louis' Critter Club will be located in Critter Country, near Tiana's Bayou Adventure; the flume attraction is still under construction Critter Country will temporarily close starting on May 1 so work may be completed Fans of ''The Princess and the Frog,'' the 2009 animated feature

Season Of The Force Will Include Magical Experiences And Galactic Goodies

What to Know ''Season of the Force'' materializes at Disneyland from April 5 through June 2, 2024; theme park admission and a reservation are required Themed food, new merchandise, and evening experiences, including ''Fire of the Rising Moons'' in Galaxy's Edge on select dates, are part of the cosmic joy Fans can pose for a holopuck Magic Shot with the Disney PhotoPass Service, available with the purchase of Disney Genie+ Traveling

Disneyland Can Build New Attractions Up To 300 Feet Their Biggest Ever If New Zoning Is Passed

Disneyland may be reaching new heights with future attractions! A new zoning law currently proposed would allow for “three additional structural thematic elements (for a total of four) to have a height of up to 300 feet” within Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, per the resort plan. The project, known as DisneylandForward, has been approved by the Anaheim Planning Commission but still needs approval from the City Council. Currently, the parks are

Adventureland Day And More

I 've been a Disneyland annual passholder for many years. Since COVID-19, however, when I visit Disneyland (and the adjacent Disney California Adventure) it has changed significantly. That is because reservations are now required, and Disney limits their number. Now I must plan all of my visits in advance (INSIDER 'S TIP: Try going online to make a reservation close to midnight the night before you want to go. Passholders get penalized if they are no-shows too many times, so they must

After 6 Hour Meeting Disneyland Can Move Forward With Sweeping Expansion

After a six-hour meeting that included speeches from Disneyland 's president, Disney cast members and a significant number of detractors voicing their concerns, Disneyland Forward has hit a milestone in its progress. The company received approval from the Anaheim Planning Commission to move the proposed expansion to the next round of approvals from the Anaheim City Council. That vote is scheduled for April 16, and Deadline reports that Disneyland is hoping to have the whole project approved this

Dapper Day Returns

When Disney Imagineers of the 1950s and 60s created concept art for a new attraction, they populated the scene swirling with stylish patrons. The men often sported natty bow ties and fedoras, women were often shown in glamour gowns with three-hour hairdos. When Justin Jorgensen visited the parks he saw a sea of cargo shorts and flip flops and longed for something more elegant. In 2011 he created Dapper Day, a series of group outings to museums, music halls, and the Disney theme parks where guests can

Disneyland Tries Its Hand At Modern Nostalgia With Disney Channel Nite

When Disneyland broke from its usual tradition and released a year 's worth of upcoming park programming all at once, there was a particular event that got the internet 's attention: Disney Channel Nite, which the company described as “an all-new evening event celebrating iconic Disney Channel TV shows and characters.” When I heard “iconic Disney Channel TV shows,” my head went immediately to Scrooge McDuck diving beak-first into the sea of gold in his money bin. Would there be a

My Party Of 6 Did A Vip Tour For 6100 Dollars The Perks Made It Worth Every Penny

It's hard to imagine forking over about $6,100 for a day at Disneyland. But that was my bill for a six-person family vacation and it was worth it. For my nephew's fourth birthday, we decided to book a VIP tour and take on both Disneyland and California Adventure in one jam-packed day. Although the price of a VIP tour varies based on the time of year, I paid $4,900 for a seven-hour experience, not including the price of park tickets. Because we wanted to see

Hidden Secrets Of Haunted Mansion Pet Cemetery

The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland Park is one of the most iconic and beloved dark rides ever created. Since opening in 1969, it has entertained and spooked millions of guests with its ghostly inhabitants and imaginative scenes. But hidden away outside this popular attraction is a lesser-known feature - the Haunted Mansion pet cemetery. History of the Pet Cemetery The pet cemetery first appeared in the early 1980s on the west side of the Haunted Mansion building. It was only

Star Tours Will Roam A New World Hyperspace Mountain Will Return Too

What to Know 1 Star Tours - The Adventures Continue is located in Tomorrowland at Disneyland Park in Anaheim 2 The attraction will feature new experiences inspired by recent Disney+ series; look for ''The Mandalorian,'' ''Ahsoka,'' and ''Andor'' to be featured starting April 5 3 ''Season of the Force'' returns on April 5 as well; Space Mountain will transform into Hyperspace Mountain through June 2

Star Wars Star Tours Adds The Mandalorian Andor And Ahsoka Updates

Star Tours at Disneyland and Disney World is set to elevate its experience by integrating updates inspired by The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and Andor. StarWars.com recently unveiled these enhancements to the beloved attraction, promising an immersive journey into the Star Wars universe. Originally introduced in 1987 as the pioneering Star Wars attraction in Disney parks, Star Tours has continually evolved, traversing new destinations as the saga's narrative expands. With over 250 unique

I Rode Space Mountain And Every Other Singlerider Attraction Here Is How I Rank Em

Most of the time when you go to theme parks, you do so with friends and family. When not solo, you always have somebody to eat with, to talk to while in line for attractions, and to otherwise share the experience. However, there are many of us, myself included, who end up at Disneyland alone and who still want to experience the rides. Yes, this makes waiting in long lines quite dull a lot of the time, but luckily a few attractions at a few parks have the option for single riders to skip much of

Rainy Day Guide

A rainy day visit to the Happiest Place on Earth may seem dreadful, but with the right attitude and preparation, you can have a magical experience at Disneyland even when storm clouds roll in. Lower crowds paired with proper rain attire like ponchos and waterproof shoes opens the door for lower wait times, fun splashy photos, and unexpected moments of joy. Follow the tips across four key areas in this guide - rides and attractions, food and dining, entertainment, and general strategies - to make the

Star Wars Rise Of The Resistance Is Disneylands Best Ride

Disneyland and Disney 's California Adventure are both filled with rides that impress, play on nostalgia, or a combination of both. But when it comes to the Southern California theme park, it 's hard to top Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. Part of the Galaxy 's Edge land within Disneyland, Rise of the Resistance shows what imagineering in the modern era can look like and has become a hot ticket for every park guest. It 's a must-ride anytime you visit Disneyland and, for those who might

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