Disneyland’s latest official podcast is quite a treat. It features a look at all of the new & upcoming attractions to the Disneyland Resort in this last leg of 2008. Covered are the Blue Sky Cellar, High School Musical 3: Right Here! Right Now!, Pixie Hollow, the Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough, & Holidays at the … Read more
Here’s a very interesting quote from Bob Iger brought up on the OC Register Around Disney Blog about Disneyland & the state that the economy is currently in: I was at Disneyland and California Adventure on Sunday, in the middle of this tough economy on a day that started with rain in Southern California and … Read more
It’s once again time for a photo report from Mrs. Myrna Litt. She visited the Disneyland Resort yesterday as Christmas decorations have started to be put up:
Anyone know why there was a conductor in this restaurant’s train?
Christmas decorations have started to be put up in Sunshine Plaza.
Scaff-holding is up around the Sun Wheel.
I absolutely love these construction walls at the bottom of the picture! An absolutely fantastic design choice.
There are 2 upcoming book signings at the Disneyland Resort, one that will make Disney fans happy, & one that will make screaming teenage girls happy. The first is for us Disney geeks, a book signing this Saturday with Don Hahn and Jeff Kurti: Book Signings with Don Hahn & Jeff Kurtti Special Guests: Walt Disney … Read more
The official website for Holidays at the Disneyland Resort is now online. Featured on this website is of course a look at all of the holiday attractions, which this year include Believe… In Holiday Magic, A Christmas Fantasy Parade, Haunted Mansion Holiday, It’s a Small World Holiday, Santa’s Reindeer Roundup, Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle, Santa’s … Read more
Here are 3 press releases that have recently been released by Disney. The first is on the opening of Pixie Hollow: To celebrate the animated film “Tinker Bell,” Disney’s most famous fairy and four of her best friends are featured in an all-new meet-and-greet experience at Disneyland Park. To meet Tinker Bell and her fairy … Read more
We received some very interesting new refurbishment dates, & I want to take the time here to go through some of them. First up, the walls around the Plaza Pavilion are scheduled to come down on November 7th, so we’ll finally see something nice in that corner of Main Street. It’s a Small World will … Read more
Brady MacDonald over at the LA Times Travel Blog has posted exclusive sneak peeks at High School Musical 3: Right Here! Right Now! & Pixie Hollow, which are both scheduled to debut tomorrow: The new “High School Musical 3” parade debuting at Disney’s California Adventure on Friday features six new songs from the movie, including … Read more
Myrna has sent in a few more pictures from yesterday’s Choc Walk, covering the various characters that cheered on the guests from the sidelines: Flora, Fauna, & Merryweather. Flik & Atta. The Incredibles float from the Pixar Play Parade, along with some of the performers. Mr. Incredible. Mrs. Incredible.
Myrna Litt was at the Disneyland Resort today to participate in the annual Choc Walk. Now I’m not really an expert on this event, so before we get to the pictures, here is Myrna’s description of what happened: I did the Choc Walk at Disneyland this morning. It was an early morning for me with … Read more
According to various sources, the Midway Games over at Paradise Pier will in fact close down on October 27th, 2008 for their conversion over to the new Disney character themed games. The buildings housing the games will be re-themed into a similar Victorian style as that seen with Toy Story Midway Mania. The 4 games … Read more
According to the LA Times Travel Blog: Mulholland Madness — a themeless off-the-shelf roller coaster that earned Disney’s California Adventure its on-the-cheap reputation — will get a Goofy’s Sky School “refreshing” as part of a $1.1-billion effort to add a heavy dose of Mickey Mouse and friends to the under-performing theme park. Gone is the … Read more
As promised, here is the second part of Myrna Litt’s 10/16 photo report: Earlier than expected, the Paradise Pier lagoon has started to be drained. And as you can tell from the picture, another testing barge for World of Color is in the lagoon. The Sun Wheel is now closed for its conversion over to … Read more
It’s time for a photo report from Myrna Litt, of the new Blue Sky Cellar in the Golden Vine Winery at Disney’s California Adventure: The entrance to the Golden Vine Winery has been modified with some slightly over the top Blue Sky Cellar signage. Displays on the back wall of the Blue Sky Cellar. This … Read more
It looks like there might be a change in the planned ride system for Radiator Springs Racers, according to Screamscape: It’s been months since we’ve heard any kind of update about Cars Land, but the latest rumor sent in this week is a doozy. One of the big assumptions about the Radiator Springs Racers ride, … Read more
ANAHEIM, Calif., October 15, 2008 – Nestled in the Golden Vine Winery at the base of Grizzly Peak in Disney’s California Adventure Park, the Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar is a place where Guests will get an exclusive sneak preview of what is new and what is in store for the expansion of the … Read more
