Welcome to the Future: Purchasing Tickets on Smart Phones

From Erin Glover of the Disney Parks Blog: Disneyland Resort guests have a new way to purchase theme park tickets – from their smart phones! Starting today, the Disneyland Resort will begin testing this technology at the Main Entrance during busy times, all in an effort to help guests get their tickets and get into the parks faster … Read more

Tim Alcoser 6/5/12 DLR Photo Report

DLNT Reporter Tim Alcoser visited the Disneyland Resort on June 5th and has some great photos to share with us as we countdown to the re-opening of California Adventure in just a few days: There is a TRON themed trailer sitting in the Downtown Disney Parking lot, featuring a preview of TRON: Uprising Brave banners up … Read more

Numbers on the New Happenings @ DCA

From Disneyland News: On June 15, Disney California Adventure Park celebrates its grand reopening with the premiere of two, highly anticipated themed lands, Cars Land and Buena Vista Street, completing a five-year expansion of the Disneyland Resort.  Add new attractions, merchandise locations, entertainment and food offerings, plus opportunities for families to have fun together, and guests … Read more

Theming of Buena Vista Street

From Disneyland News: Expanded Disney California Adventure Park Features New Entrance Themed to Los Angeles of the 1920s and ’30s, When Walt Disney Arrived With Big Dreams and Plans for an Animation Studio ANAHEIM, Calif., June 6, 2012 – When guests walk into a Disney theme park, they find themselves in a place apart from the … Read more

Landmarks of Cars Land

From Disneyland News: Fun Facts: Cars Land Re-creates Radiator Springs with Familiar Landmarks for Disney California Adventure Park Guests It’s like stepping right into the “Cars” movie!  Route 66 leads guests at Disney California Adventure Park into Cars Land, a fully detailed, immersive re-creation of Radiator Springs, the setting for the hit Disney●Pixar animated film “Cars.” … Read more

Park Photography

If you are a fan of the Disneyland Resort, you may want to take a look at Tours Departing Daily. This site showcases the talented photography of Matthew, Michaela & Kevin within Disneyland and DCA. So head over to the site and enjoy their beautiful shots. Here is a sample of what they have captured: There … Read more

“Crowning Achievements” Exhibit Coming To The Disney Gallery

presents Crowning Acheivements Creating Castles for Magical Kingdoms Opening Saturday, June 30, 2012 As evidenced in Walt Disney’s classic feature films, every great story begins with a call to adventure, an invitation to embark on a momentous journey that can take you away from an old world of familiarity and thrust you into a new … Read more

“CALIFORNIA” Letters Have Been Donated

From Kevin Rafferty of Disney Parks Blog: The “CALIFORNIA” letters previously located in the esplanade of the Disney California Adventure park entrance have found a new home! The Disneyland Resort will donate the set of letters, which were removed to make way for the Disney California Adventure park expansion project, to the Friends of the California State Fair, a … Read more

Character Updates in DCA

From Shawn Slater of the Disney Parks Blog: When it’s officially reopened on June 15, Disney California Adventure park will feature even more Disney than ever before, with our famous cast of characters making special appearances in delightful new entertainment offerings. Down on Buena Vista Street, it’s the 1920s and 1930s, and you may run into those young … Read more

Ghirardelli Soda Fountain & Chocolate Shop Opening 6/7/12

From Erin Glover of Disney Parks Blog: Last week, we told you about the unveiling of Carthay Circle Theatre and the fountain in Carthay Circle. And today, just around the corner, the new Ghirardelli Soda Fountain & Chocolate Shop has emerged in the Pacific Wharf area at Disney California Adventure park. In the photos above by Paul Hiffmeyer, you can see the new … Read more

Cars Land: Day & Night Difference

From Paul Hiffmeyer of Disney Parks Blog: Usually only the birds get this great view of Cars Land, but recently, I had a chance to get above it all in Radiator Springs. The result is these photos taken just a few hours apart. Whether in all its daytime glory, or glowing against the backdrop of a … Read more

Max Guggenheim 5/26/12 DLR Photo Report

Max gets some shots of the progress on Matterhorn, Buena Vista Street, and Cars Land. We also get to see the new Mad T Party Merchandise, stunning shots of Carthay Circle Theatre & the new fountain. As we near DCA’s summer openings things are wrapping up. Still working on the Blue Ribbon Bakery. The Penny … Read more

McQueen & Mater visit Cars Land

From Paul Hiffmeyer of Disney Parks Blog: Continuing my Cars Land road trip with Lightning and Mater, I caught up with them over by Radiator Springs Racers. This stretch of road has one of the best views of Ornament Valley – and it’s a great place to set a spell and watch some racing. Then I caught up … Read more

“The Magic, the Memories, and You!” New Images

From Shawn Slater of Disney Parks Blog: They say, “Time flies when you’re having fun!” Well, I can tell you that working with the Creative Entertainment team at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is an absolute blast! I can hardly believe it’s Memorial Day weekend already. That means summer is here, and it’s time for another update … Read more