It’s official: the DisneylandForward project will go into effect 30 days from Tuesday, May 7, 2024, following its final approval from the Anaheim City Council this evening. DisneylandForward Approved in Final City Council Vote The motion to approve DisneylandForward in its final procedural vote passed with 7 votes in favor and 0 votes opposed. The … Read more
A Disney Crew Line crew member arrested for child pornography, a “Peter Pan” Big Ben popcorn bucket revealed for Fantasy Springs, and new Tiana’s Foods props arrive at Magic Kingdom — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Daily Recap for 4/17/2024 Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom New Merchandise … Read more
The Anaheim City Council approved the DisneylandForward project in a vote on Tuesday evening. DisneylandForward Approved in First City Council Vote The motion to approve DisneylandForward in this first vote passed with 7 votes in favor and 0 votes opposed. Though they approved the proposal during Tuesday’s meeting, they will vote on the project once … Read more
New food and beverages coming to Disney Parks for Star Wars Day, the first 2024 Disney Pride collection items arrive, and Disney reveals the medals for the snack-themed runDisney Summer Virtual Series — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Monday, April 15, 2024. Daily Recap for 4/15/2024 Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom … Read more
The first Anaheim City Council vote for DisneylandForward will take place tomorrow, April 16. After previously being approved by the Anaheim Planning Commission on March 11, the vote will now go to the Anaheim City Council. This is the first time the Anaheim City Council will vote on the projected Disneyland expansion. It will take … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
The Anaheim city council has chosen to not move forward with a proposed “admissions tax” that would have added a 2% surcharge to Disneyland Resort tickets. The tax was proposed by Councilman Jose Moreno. It would have applied to any venue with a capacity for 15,000 guests or more, including Disneyland Resort theme parks, as … Read more
According to the LA Times, a Disneyland executive is among those anonymously referred to in an FBI affidavit about a “cabal” influencing the Anaheim government and connected to Harry Sidhu’s recent resignation as mayor of Anaheim. The affidavit identifies an employee of “Company A.” The LA Times says a source close to the investigation identified … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Wednesday, February 17, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
The Anaheim City Council has voted in favor of allowing large theme parks to open at the same time as their smaller counterparts. The Anaheim City Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday to support a state assembly bill that would alter the reopening guidelines for theme parks, The Voice of OC reports. The bill would allow large … Read more
Anaheim City Council has voted to eliminate the tax subsidies that Disneyland called a “flashpoint for controversy and dissension in our community”. This vote means that the $267 million in tax breaks that Disneyland was set to receive for the recently postponed four-diamond hotel is no more. Agreed upon in 2016, the tax break would’ve given Disney … Read more
Right on the heels of announcing they are halting work on their new luxury hotel, Disney has called on Anaheim to end all tax break agreements. Yesterday, Disneyland President Josh D’Amaro sent a letter to city leaders to end tax incentive agreements with Disney. His reasoning for the call to action was that the incentives … Read more
Disney’s plans to build a hotel at Disneyland’s Downtown Disney have come to a screeching halt. According to Disney, they have stopped development of the luxury resort hotel due to a battle over tax breaks. In 2016, the Anaheim City Council approved a $267-million tax break for Disney to build the hotel. Today, however, David … Read more