While it may not be happening at Walt Disney World, WDWNT will be heading out to California to cover all the festivities at the Disneyland Resort over the next week. From the grand opening of Cars Land and Buena Vista Street, to the premiere of new entertainment such as the Voices of Liberty, Streetmosphere, and … Read more
We may be just days from the opening of Cars Land’s E-ticket attraction Radiator Springs Racers, but we’re just now getting our first look inside this gate-busting extravaganza: The sign for the attraction The mountain range is as close to the real thing as you can get Right out of the movie Even the bridge … Read more
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
From Michelle Harker on the Disney Parks Blog: Can you feel the excitement in the air? I know I can! Buena Vista Street, Cars Land, Mad T Party and of course, our all new merchandise locations … The big day is almost here! For those of you amazing Disney Parks fans out there wondering if … Read more
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
From Paul Hiffmeyer of Disney Parks Blog: As construction wraps up in Cars Land, parts of the land gradually become “ready for their close-up.” And that’s when we can get to work on taking photos of what this amazing place will actually look like when it welcomes its first Disney California Adventure park guests on June 15. Last month, … Read more
“If Main Street, U.S.A., is the romanticized version of Walt Disney’s hometown, Buena Vista Street is the next chapter of Walt’s life when he came to California,” says Ray Spencer of Walt Disney Imagineering. “It’s an extension of where we started at Disneyland park . . . and now our guests can step across the … Read more
With a nod to landmark diners along America’s historic Route 66, guests will feel as if they have stepped into the town of Radiator Springs at Cars Land, with a contemporary spin on classic tastes from the 1950s. “We started working nearly four years ago on the concepts,” says Disneyland Chef Chris Maggetti. “For Cars Land, … Read more
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 … Read more
From Jennifer Fickley-Baker at the Disney Parks Blog: Earlier today, models of New Fantasyland, Cars Land and Buena Vista Street were shared with the media here atWalt Disney World Resort. Photographer Kent Phillips stopped by and snapped these fun shots of the models up close. Enjoy! For the images of the WDW Fantasyland expansion, please visit the Disney Parks Blog.
From Kathy Mangum of the Disney Parks Blog: I’ve already told you about the neon signs and merchandise location signs we’ve installed at Cars Land, but I’m back today to show you the marquees that have been installed at each of our three attractions. What I love about these marquees is that they are so varied from each other while perfectly … Read more
Cold, Rainy day at the resort today (April, Friday the 13th, 2012), which always makes for the best days in terms of crowds. We start in Downtown Disney. It’s pretty obvious what is being covered up at the lego store. Maybe it will be a Murphy V. Mickey if we are lucky. New Lightening McQueen/Tow … Read more
DLNT Reporter Tim Alcoser was at the Disneyland Resort last night and captured some great photos of Buena Vista Street. Trolley wire is set up down Buena Vista Street and Hollywoodland. Fountain up and running on Buena Vista Street! Beauty shots of Cars Land at night. Enjoying some World of Color Not the least bit … Read more
Take a look at Tim’s Photo Report on his recent trip to Disneyland & DCA Some painters along Main Street I decided to drop by because I realized I had never been to Disneyland during the opening rope drop, so I stopped by and waited with the crowds. There are a lot of baby ducks … Read more
Photo Report from Hayley’s recent trip to the Disneyland Resort Its a beautiful day Upper scaffolding is gone. Matterhorn is looking pretty. Love the new Cars themed Monorail Vinylmation Such cute little Disney Ducks Looking forward to Carnation Cafe reopening this summer LaBrea’s refurb Clever new Donald T-shirt Cinderella, Gus, & Jaq in Small World … Read more
ANAHEIM, Calif. (March 7, 2012) – The Happiest Place on Earth will get even happier June 15, 2012, with the grand opening of Cars Land, Buena Vista Street and the Carthay Circle Theatre at Disney California Adventurepark. The exciting, new additions will complete the five-year expansion ofDisneyland Resort, a premier, multi-day vacation destination in Southern California with two theme parks, three … Read more
