More than 40 years after the “It’s A Small World” ride opened at Disneyland to promote world peace and showcase the cultures of the world, Disney is populating one of its most beloved attractions with its own trademark vision of the planet: Aladdin, Nemo, Ariel and more than two dozen cartoon characters plucked from its … Read more
it’s a small world Product Release & Signing Special Guests: Artist, Dave Avanzino & Disney Legend, Alice Davis Date: February 28, 2009 Time: 10 a.m. to 12 Noon Location: Disneyana Shop, Main Street, U.S.A., Disneyland® park Product Information: Join us Saturday, February 28, 2009 as we welcome Artist, Dave Avanzino and Disney Legend, Alice Davis who will be on hand for … Read more
According to the LA Times Travel Blog: What’s the most played song in the world? “It’s a Small World,” which plays on a continuous, 48-bar loop at one of five Disney theme parks around the world. What’s the most annoying song in the world? See above. After a yearlong rehab, Disneyland will unveil the completely revamped It’s a … Read more
Join us for a special preview of the newly enhanced “it’s a small world” before the official reopening! Dubbed “the happiest cruise that ever sailed the world” at the New York World’s Fair 45 years ago, “it’s a small world” takes you on a joyful boat ride as memorable as the delightful song that serenades … Read more
Pin releases aren’t usually something I like to talk about here on DLNT, but I thought these upcoming releases at Disneyland were appropriate to talk about: On January 25th, Disney will be releasing a 6 pin set (plus 2 completer pins) featuring various Disney characters that will be featured in It’s a Small World come … Read more
Both Haunted Mansion Holiday & It’s a Small World Holiday close tomorrow to have their respective holiday overlays removed. In honor of this, I felt it right to post this little bit of interesting Haunted Mansion Holiday related news: Quirky filmmaker Tim Burton gets a first glimpse of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion Holiday attraction, which is based on … Read more
Here are a collection of some of Myrna’s favorite nighttime shots from around the Disneyland Resort from her trip on Wednesday:
It’s a Small World Holiday continues its holiday light-up tradition this year. Absolutely stunning!
The full castle lighting ceremony will debut tonight.
A look up Main Street towards Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle.
The LED lighting effects on the Main Street Christmas tree should also debut tonight too.
The latest Disneyland Update on MiceAge as always provides a great look at what could possibly be coming to the Disneyland Resort in the near future. Let’s take a look through some of the more interesting details brought up in this update: Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln could very well be coming back in 2010, … Read more
It’s once again time for a photo report from Mrs. Myrna Litt. She visited the Disneyland Resort yesterday as Christmas decorations have started to be put up:
Anyone know why there was a conductor in this restaurant’s train?
Christmas decorations have started to be put up in Sunshine Plaza.
Scaff-holding is up around the Sun Wheel.
I absolutely love these construction walls at the bottom of the picture! An absolutely fantastic design choice.
My good friend Kenny Siegel was at the Disneyland Resort last week & sent us in this photo report: A look around the Princess room that was attached to Kenny’s main hotel room at the Disneyland Hotel. Now a look around the main part of Kenny’s hotel room. What an awesome closet design! Gotta love … 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
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
The Fortuosity Shop, the replacement for New Century Timepieces, finally opened up today. We’ll have pictures of the interior for you very soon, but for now here’s a picture of the new sign for the store, courtesy of the lovely MintCrocodile: Be sure to check out the link to MintCrocodile’s latest photo report for plenty … Read more
Myrna Litt is back with another excellent, yet small photo report. Here are a few updates from the Resort on September 11th: The Town Square flag was held at half mast to honor the tragic events of September 11th, 2001. A look at some of the Halloween merchandise & displays inside Frontier Mercantile. The Golden … Read more
The re-filling of the It’s a Small World flume started yesterday, & by now should hopefully be completely filled. You should be able to make out water in the flume in this picture of MintCrocodile’s:
Let’s take a look through some of the latest happenings through-out the Disneyland Resort, brought up in both pictures & words in this week’s Monday in the Parks on MiceAge: A couple updates for you on the Miley Cyrus Sweet 16 event that is being held on October 5th. Turns out that regular Disneyland guests … Read more
