Disneyland Resort Archives

Summer Nightastic Lights Up Disneyland

February 3, 2024June 12, 2009

D23 have put up 2 articles for the debut of Summer Nightastic today. The first covers last night’s media launch: On Thursday, June 11, Disneyland was packed with summer guests, and D23 was invited for a peek at all the new happenings as Nightastic! takes over the park this summer. First stop was the new … Read more

Summer Nightastic is Here!

February 3, 2024June 12, 2009

Summer Nightastic begins tonight at the Disneyland Resort, and in honor of that, here’s a new Disney press video with footage from all three main offerings, as well as interviews with Carla Carlile (show director for Fantasmic), Denny Newell (senior show director for Disney’s Electrical Parade), and John Addis (senior show director for Magical):

The Electrical Parade Has a Dragon That Works…

February 3, 2024June 11, 2009

Summer Nightastic launches tomorrow at the Disneyland Resort, and Disney has released a press release for Fantasmic, as well as more pictures of the updated version of Disney’s Electrical Parade:

More powerful projection technology and some awe-inspiring new creatures – including 37-foot-long eels Flotsam and Jetsam – make “Fantasmic!” an exciting part of Summer Nightastic! at Disneyland. The long-running nighttime special-effects spectacular, presented on the Rivers of America in New Orleans Square and Frontierland, jumps off the screen like never before with stunning video and lighting effects that bring brilliant life to Mickey Mouse’s encounters with classic characters and menacing Disney villains.

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Tinker Bell and Dumbo Take to the Skies

February 3, 2024June 10, 2009

ANAHEIM, Calif. (June 12, 2009) – Tinker Bell is helping Disneyland guests celebrate the nights of summer with “Magical,” the new fireworks spectacular presented by Honda. Tink’s sparkling touch will awaken favorite Disney moments and memories from movie classics such as “Pinocchio,” “Mary Poppins” and “Cinderella.” And, in a very special debut, Dumbo proves that … Read more

More Info on Pixie Hollow Enchantment and the TLT Dance Club

February 3, 2024June 9, 2009

Disney has released two press releases on the two smaller items of Summer Nightastic. First up, Pixie Hollow Enchantment: ANAHEIM, Calif. (June 12, 2009) – Summer nights at Disneyland Resort will sparkle with more pixie dust than ever this year as Tinker Bell and her fairy friends unite to create an iridescent light show in … Read more

This Summer Isn’t Looking So Nightastic…

February 3, 2024June 9, 2009

According to the LA Times Travel Blog: While the OMG web rumors aren’t true, the new Maleficent dragon won’t make her scheduled debut this weekend at Disneyland in the upgraded Fantasmic show due to “technical issues.” Disneyland officials say those “technical issues” do NOT include the latest Internet rumor du jour pinging around the Twittersphere … Read more

Tickets Soon to Go on Sale for D23 Summer Events

February 3, 2024June 9, 2009

It has been announced when tickets will go on sale for the two D23 member events being held in California this summer. The first event, A Day at the Walt Disney Studios and Archives, which will be held on Saturday, June 27th and Saturday, August 15th at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, with … Read more

An HD Dragon, 3D Dragon, and Marriage Proposal!

February 3, 2024June 8, 2009

Disney have put up a few new press videos in the past couple of days promoting Summer Nightastic which I wanted to share with everyone: A magical moment happens on Main Street, U.S.A. when a young man proposes to his girlfriend on a Summer evening at Disneyland. Make a 3D dragon roar to life, summon … Read more

Video of “Magical”

February 3, 2024June 6, 2009

Our newest staff member here at Disneyland News Today, Conner Purzycki, was at this past Wednesday’s preview performance of Disneyland’s new fireworks show “Magical”. Thanks to our fantastic new WDWNTube Disney Parks Video Site, he brings us a full high definition video of the show:

Disney Castles (and Presidents) Are Ready for the NBA Finals

February 3, 2024June 5, 2009

Disney has released a press video featuring the friendly wager between the Walt Disney World and Disneyland presidents over the NBA Finals between the Lakers and the Magic: Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom was illuminated June 4, 2009 in Orlando Magic team colors to support the local NBA franchise’s appearance in the 2009 NBA … Read more

Disney Castles (and Presidents) Are Ready for the NBA Finals

February 3, 2024June 5, 2009

Disney has released a press video featuring the friendly wager between the Walt Disney World and Disneyland presidents over the NBA Finals between the Lakers and the Magic:

Flotsam and Jetsam to Join The Cast of Fantasmic!

February 3, 2024June 5, 2009

According to the LA Times Travel Blog: When Disneyland decided to incorporate Ursula’s evil eels Flotsam and Jetsam from “Little Mermaid” into the updated Fantasmic show, master puppeteer Michael Curry drew inspiration from a novelty shop wooden wiggle snake. “I wanted a sense of swimming, of serpentine motion and menace,” said Curry, a long-time Disney … Read more

Disneyland Gives a Sneak Preview of Magical

February 3, 2024June 4, 2009

According to the OC Register’s Around Disney blog: Just a year after Disneyland opened in 1955, Walt Disney saw some fireworks being tested in the parking lot when he thought, “Let’s give it a try.” In 1956, the first fireworks show was created by hand, with employees touching off the fuses with a flare. A … Read more

Lakers vs. Magic, Crofton vs. Grier, Disney World vs. Disneyland

February 3, 2024June 3, 2009

As an Orlando Magic fan, I can’t wait to see Ed Grier walking right down the middle of Main Street U.S.A. at Disneyland park in shame: ANAHEIM, Calif./LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (June 3, 2009) – Walt Disney World President Meg Crofton and Disneyland President Ed Grier are squaring off – all in fun – as … Read more

Lakers vs. Magic, Crofton vs. Grier, Disney World vs. Disneyland

February 3, 2024June 3, 2009

Look’s like we may actually see Ed Grier in the parks after the Orlando Magic win the NBA Finals: ANAHEIM, Calif./LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (June 3, 2009) – Walt Disney World President Meg Crofton and Disneyland President Ed Grier are squaring off – all in fun – as their local teams, the Orlando Magic and … Read more

A Magical Preview

February 3, 2024June 2, 2009

According to the OC Register’s Around Disney blog: Guests at Disneyland on Thursday night will likely get a sneak peek at Disneyland’s new summer fireworks spectacular “Magical.” The new fireworks show officially begins nightly on June 12, but Disney officials plan to test it out in a rehearsal around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday – depending upon … Read more