More Info on Pixie Hollow Enchantment and the TLT Dance Club

Disney has released two press releases on the two smaller items of Summer Nightastic. First up, Pixie Hollow Enchantment: ANAHEIM, Calif. (June 12, 2009) – Summer nights at Disneyland Resort will sparkle with more pixie dust than ever this year as Tinker Bell and her fairy friends unite to create an iridescent light show in … Read more

This Summer Isn’t Looking So Nightastic…

According to the LA Times Travel Blog: While the OMG web rumors aren’t true, the new Maleficent dragon won’t make her scheduled debut this weekend at Disneyland in the upgraded Fantasmic show due to “technical issues.” Disneyland officials say those “technical issues” do NOT include the latest Internet rumor du jour pinging around the Twittersphere … Read more

Tickets Soon to Go on Sale for D23 Summer Events

It has been announced when tickets will go on sale for the two D23 member events being held in California this summer. The first event, A Day at the Walt Disney Studios and Archives, which will be held on Saturday, June 27th and Saturday, August 15th at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, with … Read more

An HD Dragon, 3D Dragon, and Marriage Proposal!

Disney have put up a few new press videos in the past couple of days promoting Summer Nightastic which I wanted to share with everyone: A magical moment happens on Main Street, U.S.A. when a young man proposes to his girlfriend on a Summer evening at Disneyland. Make a 3D dragon roar to life, summon … Read more

Mobile Room Ready Notification System Announced and Operational

Mobile Room Ready Notification Service allows Guests who arrive prior to their check-in time at Disney owned and operated Resort hotels to recieve either a text message or automated voice message when their room is available. During the check-in process at a Disney Resort, Guests can provide a cell/mobile telephone number and request a return … Read more

Video of “Magical”

Our newest staff member here at Disneyland News Today, Conner Purzycki, was at this past Wednesday’s preview performance of Disneyland’s new fireworks show “Magical”. Thanks to our fantastic new WDWNTube Disney Parks Video Site, he brings us a full high definition video of the show:

Stephen Thomas’ 6/5/09 Photo Report

Our very own Stephen Thomas is back with his second photo report for us:

Welcome to the Disneyland Resort, where we Celebrate You everyday!

This year’s California Food and Wine Festival finishes tomorrow


It’s a maze of construction walls!

World of Color on your left

And The Little Mermaid on your right

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Disney Castles (and Presidents) Are Ready for the NBA Finals

Disney has released a press video featuring the friendly wager between the Walt Disney World and Disneyland presidents over the NBA Finals between the Lakers and the Magic: Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom was illuminated June 4, 2009 in Orlando Magic team colors to support the local NBA franchise’s appearance in the 2009 NBA … Read more

Flotsam and Jetsam to Join The Cast of Fantasmic!

According to the LA Times Travel Blog: When Disneyland decided to incorporate Ursula’s evil eels Flotsam and Jetsam from “Little Mermaid” into the updated Fantasmic show, master puppeteer Michael Curry drew inspiration from a novelty shop wooden wiggle snake. “I wanted a sense of swimming, of serpentine motion and menace,” said Curry, a long-time Disney … Read more

Hall of Presidents Passholder Previews Announced!!!

Just announced on the Walt Disney World Passholder website: Be among the first to see the Hall of Presidents attraction before the official re-opening July 4th weekend! Open to all Passholders, this preview includes the Animatronics® figure of our 44th President, Barack Obama. And his predecessors will look more amazing than ever in a re-imagining … Read more

Conner Purzycki’s 6/2-6/4/09 Photo Report

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We’d like to welcome Conner Purzycki to the Disneyland News Today staff as our newest staff photographer. Let’s get to his first photo report for us:

Some work going on in the Grand Californian lobby

Work on Studio Disney 365 which opens June 26th

Kitson Kids is going into the old home of Starabillas

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Disneyland Gives a Sneak Preview of Magical

According to the OC Register’s Around Disney blog: Just a year after Disneyland opened in 1955, Walt Disney saw some fireworks being tested in the parking lot when he thought, “Let’s give it a try.” In 1956, the first fireworks show was created by hand, with employees touching off the fuses with a flare. A … Read more

Eat to the Beat 2009 Concert Line-Up

Disney has released the dates and groups performing during this year’s Epcot International Food & Wine Festival: LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – A platinum lineup of popular music acts, including several Grammy-winning bands, will unleash an eclectic mix of classic and current tunes during the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Sept. 25-Nov. 8 at Walt Disney … Read more

D23 Expo Details, Tickets, and Packages Now Available!!!

D23 EXPO, THE ULTIMATE DISNEY FAN EXPERIENCE, COMES TO THE ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER SEPT. 10-13 Four Extraordinary Days of Live Events, Interactive Pavilions and One-of-a-Kind Entertainment Celebrate the Past, Present and Future of Disney ANAHEIM and BURBANK, Calif. – June 3, 2009 – Disney fans will be given unprecedented access to never-before-seen movies, TV shows, … Read more

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