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
The first pictures from inside the new Blue Sky Cellar have popped up on the OC Register’s Around Disney Blog. Some of the concept featured inside we’ve seen, a lot we haven’t, so it’s definitely worth checking out. Our very own Myrna Litt will be at the Resort tomorrow for the first AP Preview day, … Read more
We now finally have a rough date on when the draining of the Paradise Pier lagoon (due to construction for World of Color) will begin, thanks to the guys over at Screamscape: As the park prepares to do construction work for the new World of Color show, I’ve been informed that they will begin to … Read more
Posters with some lovely concept art have sprung up on the back side of the Blue Sky Cellar building, & there are some lovely pictures up on the DCA Project Tracker on MiceChat. There are 3 posters, one for Buena Vista Street, one for Paradise Pier, & one for Cars Land. At least one piece … Read more
Here are 2 new pieces of DCA related concept art, plus the logo for the Blue Sky Cellar, released by Disney: Blue Sky Cellar logo. Concept art for the inside of the Blue Sky Cellar. New concept art for the Silly Symphony Swings, the re-theme of the Orange Stinger.
A treat I look forward to every other month is a Disneyland Update from MiceAge‘s Al Lutz. Al knows his stuff very well, & the articles always feature interesting information that usually comes to pass. Let’s take a look through some of the things spoken about in today’s update: DCA’s upcoming re-do has been split … Read more
