While Walt Disney World’s phased reopening is well underway, the Disneyland Resort’s reopening remains stalled, with hotel cancellations now extending through September 19. Guests with existing reservations has begun to receive emails notifying them of the cancellation, which read as follows: Dear Guest, We are sorry to inform you that your upcoming visit with us … Read more
Summer is not over yet, so if you need an easy way to cool off, grab one of these new handheld fans we found at Disneyland. Each one features colorful imagery that show off your love of Disney. They also fold up neatly, creating a travel-convenient way to give yourself a nice breeze. Take a … Read more
Tonight, September 2nd at 9pm Eastern, will be the next edition of WDWNT’s ParksCenter! This week, we’ll be talking about Moana coming to Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, the possibility of Disneyland reopening sooner rather than later, the latest updates (or lack thereof) for this year’s Christmas parties, and more! Want to watch us record the … Read more
Downtown Disney District is open and in full swing, with new merchandise coming in daily. With the parks extended closure this year, we were curious to see what merchandise has already made its way over to the Disney Outlets. We headed over to the store closest to Disneyland in Commerce, California, to see which items … Read more
To end off August strong, we made our way over to the Disneyland Resort this morning to check out all the latest happenings on property. Join us to take a look at our battle with parking, dense weekend crowds, hour-long waits, new merchandise, and more. Downtown Disney Parking When we first arrived at the Ball … Read more
“The Child,” also known as Baby Yoda, was the breakout star of “The Mandalorian” when it debuted last Fall. Disney was slow to produce “The Child” merchandise, but they have since made up for it with bags, shirts, MagicBands, action figures, plushes, spirit jerseys, dog spirit jerseys, leggings, pins and more. And now you yourself … Read more
The lights at the Disneyland Resort are back on and they’re as dazzling as ever. When the sun begins to set at Disney Parks properties across the globe, guests are dazzled by the lights that fill the lands, streets and attractions of each park. While both Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park have been … Read more
The Academy Award-winning Best Original Song, “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah”, originally from Song of the South and the main theme of Splash Mountain, was quietly removed from Disneyland Resort music loops across the Esplande and Downtown Disney recently. In response, Disney has just released a statement regarding its removal. The song was typically played between the Frozen Medley … Read more
Tonight, August 26th at 9pm Eastern, will be the next edition of WDWNT’s ParksCenter! This week, we’ll be talking about how Disney executives are getting their salaries restored while many Cast Members are still furloughed, the removal of Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah from the Disneyland Resort music loop, the potential return of Turtle Talk with Crush, and more! … Read more
Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro says that Disney is “ready” to reopen the parks of the Disneyland Resort as soon as California guidelines allow in a recent interview. D’Amaro recently made the statement on “The Dow Report,” a show hosted by U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow. As he stated, … Read more
UPDATE: Disney has released a statement regarding the removal of the song from Disneyland Resort music loops. You can read the full statement here. The Academy Award-winning Best Original Song, “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah”, originally from Song of the South and the main theme of Splash Mountain, has been quietly removed from Disneyland Resort music loops across the … Read more
Ray Spencer found out early on that his talent as a conceptual designer could be put to use, not for creating office buildings and shopping malls, but experiences. Since then he’s never looked back. With a career that spans decades of work, fleshing out ideas for places like the Field Museum in Chicago to Kennedy … Read more
Orange County in California has been moved off the watch list for COVID-19, following a downward trend of cases in the county. As the tweet from the City of Anaheim above states, being removed from the watchlist means: there’s a sign of progress, but no changes will be made right away the county must remain … Read more
While Disneyland Resort has no reopening date, both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park have recently installed plexiglass safety shields at all entry turnstiles. In addition to the fresh plexiglass, window display coverings have been removed at the front of Los Feliz Five & Dime on Buena Vista Street. While some plexiglass had been installed previously … Read more
While the Disneyland Resort remains closed to the public, some might want to give up on construction. But not them. Walt Disney Imagineering recently shared more pictures of the work going on at Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure on their Instagram account, including the installation of the Quinjet. Above, you can see concept art … Read more
