Lost in the shuffle of everything else happening over the past few weeks, here is a photo report of some news not previously covered. New Churro Cart in Carthay Circle November, 18th, 1928, The date that Steamboat Willie premiered Taste Pilots Grill minus the rocket blasting out of the front is pretty plain Dancin With Disney is a cute experience in Hollywoodland. Basically a giant dance party with a DJ and characters Lots of strange characters in here Clarabell cow Clara Cluck and Clarice The Disney Channel Rocks Sets are being used The All American College Band is back this year and they are doing a set in DCA probably because they lost their usual once a day venue in Carnation Gardens. Cars Land Bus New Signage in the Bus Area The...

Let’s have a grand welcome to Larry Delceg! Our newest member of the DLNT crew! He’s going to be helping get us all our photo reports. This photo report covers DCA, Downtown Disney, and Disneyland. Larry provides images of parades in both parks, updates on the progress in DCA, and colorful shots from our favorite rides and attractions. The Animation Academy is now displaying a schedule for drawing classes. If a park guest would like to learn how to create a specific Disney character, the time for each lesson is now conveniently displayed on an ‘A Frame’ at the entry. The Red Car Trolley system will debut on June 15th and the overhead catenary has now been installed above the length of the tracks. High voltage electricity will travel through...

From Shawn Slater On The Disney Parks Blog: After taking a break for the past year to accommodate the Disney California Adventure park expansion, all your favorite Pixar pals are getting ready to bring the party back to the streets with the return of the Pixar Play Parade. The Pixar Play Parade brings to life the worlds of some of the most popular Disney●Pixar films, from “Toy Story” and “Cars” to “Finding Nemo” and “Monsters, Inc.” Along the way, the infectious soundtrack and energetic spirit of the performers get everyone into the fun of the show. And when the Pixar Play Parade starts rolling again on June 15, fans of the procession will notice a few updates. “The biggest change that fans will see is that we reconfigured the Omnidroid float in...

I was at The Disneyland Resort yesterday to celebrate my birthday which coincidentally was on one of the busiest days of the year. So I stuck to DCA for the day, which was also very crowded. Line to get into California Adventure around 9:20 Their was 2 cast members at each turnstile giving people hand stamps on the way in to the park. The DCA lines and the Disneyland lines met in the middle of the esplanade Finally, into the park The site of the temporary entrance coming in next week Spotted DCA VP Mary Niven helping guests Random Tower shot The Murals are completely gone Walked to the Gardenwalk for lunch… The Pumba lot hasn’t been open since the Toy Story lot opened, and it was full Signs on Harbor warning guests Back...

Some more sad news from DCA this week. Due to construction, it was announced on the Disney Parks Blog yesterday that the 2011 and 2012 Food and Wine Festival will not be held, but that is not all that DCA is losing from the expansion. From the LA Times Website: The ongoing expansion, derisively dubbed by some as “Disney’s Construction Adventure,” has proven a continuing nightmare for DCA planners, who have been forced to ship the Main Street Electrical Parade to the Magic Kingdom when construction shrank the parade route and holding queues had to be created to accommodate the thousands of visitors waiting to view the popular “World of Color” water show. And the ramped-up construction will force the Pixar Play Parade into hiatus...

I’d like to remind everyone about our upcoming fan meets at the Disneyland Resort on Saturday August 1st and Sunday August 2nd. First up on Saturday: Come enjoy an evening of fun on Saturday, August 1st, with the WDWNT Network and Disneyland News Today staff at Disney’s California Adventure park at the Disneyland Resort. Among the fun and surprises, here is a schedule of group gatherings that will be a part of the unofficial fan meet: 4:00 PM – Meet outside the Blue Sky Cellar for distribution of “free gift” Group walk through the Blue Sky Cellar 4:30 PM – Meet directly in front of the Blue Sky Cellar to watch the Pixar Play Parade 5:30 PM – Group meet n’ mingle (and possibly some eating) at Bountiful Valley...

I’m back from a wonderful evening trip yesterday to the Disneyland Resort. Even though I visited both parks, this photo report only covers Mickey and Friends and Disney’s California Adventure. So let’s get to this photo report: Some work going on at the Mickey and Friends Tram Station. The tram only loads on the right side at the moment As I got into DCA, the Pixar Play Parade started, so here are some photos The Ratatouile unit has finally returned to the parade It’s a recipe for fun! The old location of Cocina Cucamonga is now behind walls and will re-open sometime in September as an Asian eatery Meanwhile, the new location has opened up The restaurant looks very nice, a lot nicer than before The updated menu This sign was...

To prepare everyone visiting the Disneyland Resort during this holiday weekend, I wanted to go over the entertainment schedule for July 4th, as well as the park hours, to make sure everyone can successfully see what they want to see: Disneyland will be open from 8:00am to 12:00am all weekend. “Celebrate! A Street Party” will be performed every day at 3:30pm and 6:30pm. The special fourth of July holiday fireworks show, “Disney’s Celebrate America! A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky”, will be performed at 9:25pm starting tonight and running through Sunday night. According to D23, the shows on July 2nd, 3rd, and 5th will be a condensed version, only 8 minutes long, compared to the full show on July 4th which is 13 minutes long and will...

A lot of news has popped up over the last couple of days, so I thought I’d post some of these smaller pieces into one big news update: -D23 reports: On April 29, for the first time in history, two people will receive a window on Main Street, U.S.A. on the same day. The windows will honor Disney Legends and former Walt Disney Imagineers Rolly Crump and the late Don Edgren. Look for Rolly and Don’s names over the porch of the old bra shop and above the Silhouette Studio. -According to the OC Register’s Around Disney blog: Plans have been unveiled for a new shop coming to Downtown Disney; this one will replace the recently closed Club Libby Lu. Titled Studio Disney 365, it will be another salon and merchandise location.  It sounds similar to the Bibbidi...

In some late breaking news, it seems the Ratatouille float in the Pixar Play Parade has been removed from the parade due to budget cuts, as it is the float that has the most performers. The float will most likely return for the peak seasons such as spring break & the summer. Stay tuned to Disneyland News Today for the latest.