Disney California Adventure

Farming Corn Dogs

According to D23: Bountiful Valley Farmer’s Market in Disney’s California Adventure Park will begin serving corn dogs on June 1 due to the temporary closure of Corn Dog Castle to make way for the upcoming attraction based on the movie The Little Mermaid.

The Night Is Getting a Little Brighter

hurricanefreak101 on YouTube has posted a very neat video of an after-hours test of Disney’s Electrical Parade. The notable changes here include new effects (including the pixie dust trails) on all the floats, the new Snow White Dwarf Mine, and a partially lit new Pinocchio float:

Toy Story Mania! Debuts in Wii Form This Fall

The OC Register’s Around Disney blog has more information on the new Wii version of Toy Story Mania! being released this fall: Disney Interactive Studios has announced plans to release “Toy Story Mania!” this fall for the Nintendo Wii console. Although many aspects of the game are still in the works, a demo version of … Read more

Stephen Thomas’ 5/8/09 Photo Report

We here at Disneyland News Today would like to welcome Stephen Thomas as our newest staff photographer! While Stephen won’t be visiting the Resort as much as some of our other photographers, his amazing pictures and video will indeed make up for that. Let’s now get to Stephen’s first photo report:

The state of the Astro Orbitor as of yesterday. They started putting some of the pieces back up today

Mickey’s Fun Wheel re-opened last week

The sunburst on California Screamin’

The fountains being installed for World of Color

Corn Dog Castle closes June 1st to be re-themed

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DCA’s Premiere New Attraction…

According to D23: New Guest restrooms across from Golden Dreams in Disney’s California Adventure will open May 16 after a scheduled reconstruction. The restrooms adjacent to Golden Dreams will close as work continues on one of the premiere attractions in the Paradise Pier area, which is based on the movie The Little Mermaid.

Chuck Canzoneri’s 5/6/09 Photo Report

It’s once again for a photo report from our very own Chuck Canzoneri:

The walls came down at Pixie Hollow on Wednesday

This is the new fountain with octopus shaped lighting

While it is very obvious that the lighting is there, it still does look quite nice

A Cast Member at Pixie Hollow said the lights won’t be active until they finish installing the ones in the trees

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New DCA Refurb Project Dates

The DCA Project Tracker has some new information on upcoming refurbishments at Disney’s California Adventure: Construction walls will go up around Golden Dreams on May 26th, as work finally begins on The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Adventure. On June 1st, those walls will spread down to Souvenir 66, Corn Dog Castle, and Dinosaur Jack’s Sunglass Shack, … Read more

Mickey’s Fun Wheel is Now Soft-Opened

According to the OC Register’s Around Disney blog: The Mickey’s Fun Wheel ride in Disney’s California Adventure is open for business. Disney Spokesman John McClintock said this week’s opening was a “soft” one, so the ride may be in and out of service through the week as cast members tweak the operations. The retrofitting of … Read more

It’s Wheel-y Fun!

According to D23: Mickey’s Fun Wheel will be open to Guests today after a makeover which added five fab characters on the sides of each gondola and a “pie-eyed” Mickey Mouse overlooking Paradise Bay in Disney’s California Adventure Park.

TLT Renovation

D23 has put up a couple of interesting things today that I want to share with everyone. First up, a great look at the Disney’s California Adventure renovation is provided in the Summer issue of Disney twenty-three magazine: In the summer issue of twenty-three, Steven Clark and Jeffrey Epstein take readers on an exciting walk … Read more

April 28th News Update

Today was another one of those days with a lot of articles coming out, so I once again thought I’d post a news round-up: –D23 has an interview with “Celebrate! A Street Party” show producer Denny Newell: Already a hit with Guests, Celebrate! A Street Party hits the ground running (literally!) at Disneyland on a … Read more

April 25th Weekend News Roundup

A lot of news has popped up over the last couple of days, so I thought I’d post some of these smaller pieces into one big news update: –D23 reports: On April 29, for the first time in history, two people will receive a window on Main Street, U.S.A. on the same day. The windows … Read more

More Information on Summer Nightastic!

D23 has even more information on Disneyland’s new Summer Nightastic promotion: Disneyland Resort will glow like never before this summer as it debuts an all-new fireworks show, Magical, along with beloved characters and sensational new effects that will brighten the Summer Nightastic! Guests can see Disneyland Resort in a whole new light as Summer Nightastic! … Read more

DLR Photo Report :: 4/21/09

My parents visited the Disneyland Resort today while I was unfortunately in school. The reason for this visit was my father’s birthday, and he of course got his Birthday Fun Card. Here’s some photos they were able to get for us:

Monorail Orange pulling into the Downtown Disney Monorail Station

Food and Wine Festival banners in Downtown Disney

A tent has been set up in the middle of Sunshine Plaza for the Festival Welcome Center

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Go Green! Celebrate Earth Day in Style!

This Earth Day, celebrate in style, Disney style that is. The Disneyland® and Walt Disney World® Resort are pleased to offer an array of environmentally friendly merchandise offerings including tee’s, accessories, bags, plush, stationary and more. One of our most popular items includes the Every Tree Has Character – Reusable Bag. Choose to Re-Use! Be … Read more

Disney’s California Food & Wine Festival Fun Facts

Tantalizing taste buds with authentic, international flavors, Disneyland Resort celebrates its fourth annual Disney’s California Food & Wine Festival, with a six-week “World Celebration” featuring celebrity chefs, signature and complimentary experiences and winemaker dinners with themes from around the globe. Southern California Restaurant Writers recently awarded Disneyland Resort 15 new awards for its restaurants and … Read more

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