Celebration Round-up and Barbecue Opens at Disneyland

From the OC Register’s Around Disney blog: “Toy Story” heroes Woody, Jesse and Bullseye are the stars at the Celebration Roundup & Barbecue, a new Disneyland outdoor restaurant located in the Frontierland area. The stage hosts constant entertainment featuring country music acts and seven different skits starring Disney-Pixar characters. The restaurant serves food family style, … Read more

We're Serving Up Fun, Family Style!

Disney has released more information on Celebration Round-up and Barbecue at Big Thunder Ranch, which is scheduled to open tomorrow: “Hey, howdy, hey y’all!” On April 2, as part of “What will you celebrate?” Big Thunder Ranch will transform into Celebration Roundup and Barbecue. Serving up family-style barbecue dishes, live entertainment and Disney characters, Guests … Read more

Disney Third Anaheim Theme Park Report is a Hoax

Don’t be fooled, a third theme park is NOT coming to Anaheim: Everyone can calm down. There’s no third Disney theme park on the way to Anaheim. The Orange County Metblog published a report today saying Disney officially announced it was building a water park patterned after the one in Japan. The water park would … Read more

People Still Vacation!

According to the OC Register’s Around Disney blog: As hundreds of workers hang drywall, weld girders, pour concrete and install plumbing in the new wing of Disney’s Grand Californian, the sales staff are kicking off selling space in 50 time shares. The villas at the Grand, to be completed in the fall, will be the … Read more

Shawn Hutchinson's 3/27/09 "Celebrate! A Street Party" Photo Report

Shawn was right next to me watching the Main Street stop of the second performance of “Celebrate! A Street Party” yesterday, and got some great photos while I was grabbing video (which is available in my photo report just bellow this report, or on the Disneyland News Today Podcast feed):

It was very busy at Disneyland yesterday.

A big crowd waiting for the 6:30 performance of the parade on Main Street.

And here comes the “parade”.

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New Horse, Old Bridge

The Twilight Bark news section of D23’s website continues to be a great source for little news tid-bits about the Disneyland Resort: 03.27.09 — Danny Makes His Debut! On March 20, Danny the Clydesdale made his debut as the newest addition to the horse-drawn streetcars on Main Street, U.S.A. At 5 years old, Danny is … Read more

Yamabuki To Close April 11th

According to the OC Register’s Around Disney blog, the Yamabuki Restaurant inside the Paradise Pier Hotel will soon be closing: Disney officials announced Thursday afternoon that Yamabuki restaurant, inside the Paradise Pier Hotel will close down  April 11. Some 39 hourly employees who work at the restaurant were informed of the pending closure during a … Read more

The Villas Come to Disneyland!

According to the Disney Vacation Club member newsletter: Sales begin for The Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel With construction of The Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa on schedule for a late 2009 opening at the Disneyland® Resort in Anaheim, sales have officially begun for this West Coast Disney Vacation Club Resort. … Read more

Celebrate More Info on "Celebrate! A Street Party"

The OC Register’s Around Disney blog has a little bit more information on the new “Celebrate! A Street Party” which debuts this Friday: Disneyland is holding all-night rehearsals to prepare for the Friday opening of its “Celebrate! A Street Party” street show. The show will feature — in constant motion – 48 dancers, 12 dancers … Read more

Buy Three Nights, Get Two Nights and a New Fireworks Show Free!

A press release for an excellent new vacation deal holds more to it than just that deal: Get Two More Days & Nights FREE, When You Buy Three at the Disneyland Resort It’s an offer as exciting as summer itself! You can get two extra hotel nights — plus two extra days of Theme Park … Read more

Celebrate! A Sneak Peak

Brady MacDonald from the LA Times Travel Blog has put up the first review, and a picture of Disneyland’s new “Celebrate! A Street Party”, which debuts this Friday: I was up well before dawn this morning to watch a dress rehearsal of  “Celebrate! A Street Party,” the new interactive “street show” debuting at Disneyland on … Read more

Celebrate! Only If You Have The Money...

The latest addition to Disneyland’s rather small list of table service restaurants is Celebration Round-up and Barbecue at Big Thunder Ranch. Lunch and dinner at this new restaurant will cost $28.99 for adults and $18.99 for children. The meal consists of my favorite kind of food, meat, and lots of it. Basically traditional barbeque fare, … Read more

Celebrate! A New Logo

The logo for the upcoming Celebrate! A Street Party, which debuts this Friday, has been revealed: Beginning March 27th, the heart of Disneyland Park rocks to the beat of some of the best party tunes of all time during Celebrate! A Street Party. Ballons and streamers fill the air on Main Street USA, while crazy … Read more

Ed Grier Appears at 3am This Morning for Third-Shift Appreciation

According to the OC Register’s Around Disney blog: Disneyland Resort President Ed Grier and Cast Member Genie Levert, of the Disney’s California Adventure night custodial team, play a game of Nintendo Wii Bowling during a sports-themed breakfast in honor of third shift cast members. According to Disney Spokeswoman Betsy Sanchez, the park hosts the breakfast … Read more

D23 News Round-up

D23’s website has so far proven to be a great source for news and information for the Disneyland Resort, posting some tidbits we haven’t even heard mentioned elsewhere. Here’s a round-up news from the last 2 days: 03.18.09 — Golden Farewell Golden Dreams, one of the original attractions at Disney’s California Adventure, is closing to … Read more

Disneyland: The First 54 Magical Years

Today is the last day of operation for Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years. It will be closed through fall 2009 and will then re-open as The Disneyland Story, Featuring Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln (more details on that in this press release). In honor of the closing of the attraction, here is a complete … Read more