June 2012
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Disneyland Resort Donates Iconic ‘CALIFORNIA’...
Love how somethings from Disney’s California Adventures are being donated and reused!
The “CALIFORNIA” letters previously located in the esplanade of the Disney California Adventure park entrance have found a new home! The Disneyland Resort will donate the set of letters, which were removed to make way for the Disney California Adventure park expansion project, to the Friends of the...
May 2012
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WonderGround Gallery Grand Opening in Downtown...
I am excited to see this new gallery!
I can’t believe how time flies. It seems like just yesterday I announced the concept of WonderGround Gallery right here on the Disney Parks Blog. Now, June 9 is around the corner and the grand opening is something you won’t want to miss.
One of the things I’m most excited to share with you is the debut of the new Vinylmation 95 platform! Guaranteed to get...
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Current Disneyland Resort Wait Times
Below are the current Disneyland Park and Disney’s California Adventure wait times as of 8:15pm PST! **Please note fastpass return times might be 5-15 minutes ahead depending on demand.
Disneyland Park Hours- 8-11 Disney’s California Adventures Park Hours- 10-10
NO APS are BLOCKED TODAY
Disneyland Park
Autopia- Stand By: 30 minutes Fastpass: 8:40pm to 9:40pm
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad-...
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Current Disneyland Resort Wait Times
Pretty busy at DCA but not too bad at Disneyland!
Below are the current Disneyland Park and Disney’s California Adventure wait times as of 2:40pm PST! **Please note fastpass return times might be 5-15 minutes ahead depending on demand.
Disneyland Park Hours- 8-11 Disney’s California Adventures Park Hours- 10-10
NO APS are BLOCKED TODAY
Disneyland Park
Autopia- Stand By: 25 minutes Fastpass:...
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Disneyland Resort Annual Passholders and D23...
Hahahaha is all I have to say! But if you want to pay your way into CarsLand and Buena Vista Street here are your options.
Disneyland Resort Annual Passholders and D23 members – you have a special opportunity to experience Cars Land and Buena Vista Street before they open on June 15 at Disney California Adventure park! This is your chance to be among the very first to experience Cars Land and...
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Today in Disney History: Disney Broke Ground On...
Wow its been that long!
I love writing posts about Disney history and the milestone I get to celebrate today is no exception. Exactly 45 years ago, on May 30, 1967, the first ground was broken for the construction of the Walt Disney World Resort.
I really wanted to share a photo of this milestone, so I partnered with fellow Disney Parks Blog Author Nate Rasmussen and the Disney Archives to...
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What’s New for the 17th Annual Epcot International...
Mmm I love the Epcot Internation Food and Wine Festival.
This just in: the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival was named by the Travel Channel as one of the country’s top food and wine festivals. Chefs are cooking up fantastic new experiences for this year’s fest, which open September 28 and runs for a record 46 days through November 12.
There’s no better setting for noshing, sipping...
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Space Mountain 35th Anniversary Shirt →
I love this shirt! Definitely a must add to my Space Mountain collection! Happy 35th anniversary Space Mountain
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Current Disneyland Resort Wait Times
It’s a beautiful day to enjoy the Disneyland Resort!
Below are the current Disneyland Park and Disney’s California Adventure wait times as of 3:20pm PST! **Please note fastpass return times might be 5-15 minutes ahead depending on demand.
Disneyland Park Hours- 8-12 Disney’s California Adventures Park Hours- 10-10
Only Socal Select APS are BLOCKED TODAY
Disneyland Park
Autopia- Stand By: 30...
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Celebrating 35 Years of Space Mountain at...
Wow I can’t believe its been 35 years Space Mountain!
Today marks the 35th anniversary of the landmark Tomorrowland attraction that became an instant classic when it opened on May 27, 1977.
A variation of a concept Walt Disney developed in the 1960s, Space Mountain first opened at Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in 1975. Construction on Space Mountain at Disneyland park...
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Current Disneyland Resort Wait Times
It’s a beautiful day to enjoy the Disneyland Resort!
Below are the current Disneyland Park and Disney’s California Adventure wait times as of 1:20pm PST! **Please note fastpass return times might be 5-15 minutes ahead depending on demand.
Disneyland Park Hours- 8-12 Disney’s California Adventures Park Hours- 10-10
Deluxe, Socal and Socal Select APS are BLOCKED TODAY
Disneyland Park
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Disney California Adventure Park Will Have Plenty...
When it’s officially reopened on June 15, Disney California Adventure park will feature even more Disney than ever before, with our famous cast of characters making special appearances in delightful new entertainment offerings.
Down on Buena Vista Street, it’s the 1920s and 1930s, and you may run into those young upstarts, Chip ‘n’ Dale, who are looking pretty snazzy in spiffy period outfits....
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Beginning June 18, Disneyland Resort Hotel Guests...
The Happiest Place on Earth is about to get happier – and beginning with arrivals on June 18, 2012, guests staying at a Disneyland Resort hotel can take advantage of Extra Magic Hour* – early admission to eitherDisneyland park or Disney California Adventure park – every day of their stay (with valid theme park admission and active hotel room key card).
Extra Magic Hour will allow registered...
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More of Cars Land at Night Through a...
As construction wraps up in Cars Land, parts of the land gradually become “ready for their close-up.” And that’s when we can get to work on taking photos of what this amazing place will actually look like when it welcomes its first Disney California Adventure park guests on June 15.
Last month, I was able to share some of the first photos of Cars Land as it will be seen once the sun goes down,...
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The Happiest Place on Earth Just Got Happier! Buzz...
Love these commercials!
The Happiest Place on Earth is getting even happier when the five-year expansion of the Disneyland Resort is complete on June 15! Even Buzz Lightyear is detecting “high levels of happiness” at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure parks – see for yourself in these brand-new ads!
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Down the Rabbit Hole … The Mad T Party Awaits at...
By now, you may have heard that a funderful new party is in the making at Disney California Adventure park … the Mad T Party! But, before experiencing the assortment of joyfulutionary entertainment that awaits you, you must make your way down the Rabbit Hole!
This magical, mystical passageway is unlike any other … and it leads to a party that is fit for a Queen (or King)! Guests will feel as if...
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SpaceX Rocket Soars Over Mission: SPACE at Epcot
Sooooo epic!
Since I started working at Disney, I have wanted to make a photo featuring one of our space-themed attractions in the foreground and a rocket launch from Cape Canaveral 60 miles away in the background. Well, all of the planets aligned for me this morning as I was able to capture the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching to the International Space Station in front of Mission:...
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Get on Board with the Red Car Trolley Collection...
Can you believe how quickly the time has gone? We are just less than one month away from the opening of Buena Vista Street and Cars Land at Disney California Adventure park, and I’ll tell you I’m not sure what I’m more excited for. It seems like it was only yesterday that we made a trek out to see some of the old railway cars and trolleys at a local Southern California museum. But it was Disney...
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Cue the Dining Music at Carthay Circle Restaurant...
Ooooo very very excited to experience this amazing music.
Nothing sets the mood over a tasty meal like just the right music. In this video, we take you behind the scenes and into the recording studio with Bill Cantos. Cantos is the music arranger of all the tunes that you’ll hear in the new Carthay Circle Restaurant in Disney California Adventure park. His task was to arrange classic Disney...
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Current Disneyland Resort Wait Times
It’s a beautiful warm day to enjoy the Disneyland Resort!
Below are the current Disneyland Park and Disney’s California Adventure wait times as of 2:45pm PST! **Please note fastpass return times might be 5-15 minutes ahead depending on demand.
Disneyland Park Hours- 9-10 Disney’s California Adventures Park Hours- 10-8
NO APS are BLOCKED TODAY
Disneyland Park
Autopia- Stand By: 20 minutes...
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‘Poster Art of the Disney Parks’ Arriving Soon at...
I am soo excited for this book!
I recently visited California, where I had one of the most amazing experiences of my Disney career. Imagineer Vanessa Hunt gave me a tour of the Walt Disney Imagineering Art Library vault in Glendale. This place houses the original art of the most iconic images from Disney Parks’ history. Incredible! Vanessa shared that fellow Imagineer Danny Handke and she have...
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Do You Remember When Disneyland AP Sales Were...
I totally remember this happening in 2001 when DCA was getting ready to open! Do you?
Disneyland Halts Pass Sales With New Park Soon to Open
Officials fear that too many patrons with the one-year ‘passports’ would jam the gates at California Adventure.
Concerned that the highly anticipated opening of its neighboring park may lead to overcrowding, Disneyland cut off sales of its...
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Disneyland Resort Ticket Price Update
Not too excited for this price increase! For those interested in the Premier Annual Pass for both Walt Disney World and Disneyland that saw a $100 increase as well from $749 to $849 + tax!
As we have done in the past, we wanted to give our loyal Disney Parks Blog readers a heads-up that ticket prices at the Disneyland Resort will be increasing, starting on May 20. This summer is one of the...
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Three New Faces Come to the Disneyland Resort:...
If you’ve been to the Disneyland Resort in the past couple of days, you may have noticed a few new faces along the Disneyland Monorail line. Here to welcome their “Cars” friends to Cars Land at Disney California Adventurepark, Mandy and Mona Monorails began making trips around the resort yesterday – and they will soon be joined by a third friend, Manny Monorail. You can tell each by their...
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Time Lapse: Scaffolding Rises Around the...
I always love watching Disney time lapse videos, they are so cool! This one with the Matterhorn scaffolding is pretty sweet too, check it out:
For this time lapse video, we used two cameras on opposite sides of the Matterhorn in Disneyland park. One camera was placed on top of Tomorrowland Terrace and the other was placed on top of Pinocchio’s Daring Journey in Fantasyland.
The scaffolding was...
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Extra Magic Hours, Magic Mornings, and Annual...
Mouseplanet released some new information on the new Extra Magic Hours, Magic Mornings and Annual Pass Early Entry. Looks pretty interesting check out all the info:
Thanks to a kind cast member reader, we can now confirm details of the new Extra Magic Hours schedule and Annual Passholder Early Entry offer for the Disneyland Resort this summer. A few things to note - Disney is now making a...
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Disney•Pixar’s ‘Brave’ to Join ‘World of Color’ at...
This time next month, all the new entertainment and attractions at Disney California Adventure park will be open for you to enjoy. I, for one, can’t wait to see everything. June 15 will be a full day of memorable experiences, capped off with the stunning “World of Color” nighttime spectacular!
Since “World of Color” made its debut back in 2010, the show has featured occasional updates and...
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Carnation Café Reopens June 13 at Disneyland Park
Mmmm so excited to have my favorite Disneyland restaurant reopening soon! The additions to the menu sound amazing!
At last! An expanded and spruced-up Carnation Café is getting ready for its debut June 13 on Main Street, U.S.A., in Disneyland park. There’s more seating, including indoor tables – and yes, cast member Oscar Martinez is back.
Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the new...
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Creating ‘Fantasmic!’ for Disneyland Park
“Fantasmic!”, the incredible nighttime spectacular at Disneyland park, marks its 20th anniversary this weekend. I’ll never forget the first time I saw the show. What had been a tranquil scene during the day was magically transformed at night by the power of Mickey’s imagination, and when the Sailing Ship Columbia fired its cannon and suddenly appeared as Captain Hook’s galleon during the show, it...
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Build Your Droid at the Droid Factory Coming to...
I can’t wait to see this in action. I kind of wish Disneyland had it as well.
Ever since I was a little boy, I’ve dreamed of owning my own droid just like Luke Skywalker in Star Wars. Granted, I also wanted to learn the ways of the Force, but I think having an Astromech droid will be slightly easier with the Droid Factory experience launching during Star Wars Weekends 2012. Fans will be...
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Inside Ramone’s House of Body Art at Cars Land...
In the “Cars” movies, Ramone’s House of Body Art is home to a great car artist – the one and only Ramone. So when it came to providing inspiration and styling inside Ramone’s shops at Cars Land in Disney California Adventure park, we turned to the best in the business – Chip Foose.
Chip was the perfect choice in many ways. Chip not only styled Ramone’s various paint schemes for the “Cars” movies,...
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Reservations Open Today for Carthay Circle...
Yay! I am so excited, going to make my reservations now!
The exciting new Carthay Circle Restaurant opens Friday, June 15, at Disney California Adventure park, with reservations open beginning today.
Recalling the grandeur of the original Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles, where “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” premiered in 1937, the Spanish Colonia Revival-style restaurant is a warm...
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Grad Nite Officially Moving to Disney California...
Well guess that long tradition of Disneyland Grad Nite’s will finally be broken next year.
Beginning in 2013, the Grad Nite Private Party will move to Disney California Adventure® Park where Seniors will enjoy all the newest offerings including an exclusive World of Color viewing and the new Cars Land.
Enjoy the last year of Grad Nites at Disneyland seniors.
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Kali River Rapids Or Grizzly River Run
The age old question of which is better and which do you like more?
Kali River Rapids at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Or
Grizzly River Run at Disney California Adventure?
My personal choice is Grizzly River Run at Disney California Adventure because it offers two drops as well as more twists and turns through an impeccably themed mountain.
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Rubber ducks race through Disneyland →
I would love to participate in something exciting like this. It looks like so much fun!
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Every Role a Starring Role – Disneyland Resort...
This looks like it would be a fun job to have backstage.
Disneyland Resort painters are known for making the old look new, and the new look old. The key is attention to detail, according to Disneyland Resort Painter Alan Smith, who will tell you more in this installment of Every Role a Starring Role!
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Mountain Climbers Return to the Matterhorn...
I don’t know about you but I am super excited to hear that mountain climbers will be returning to the icy peaks of the Matterhorn this summer.
Matterhorn Bobsleds has always been my favorite attraction at Disneyland park. Nothing beats the giddy thrill of hurtling through caverns of ice, encountering the Abominable Snowman and splashing down in an Alpine stream.
One of my earliest...
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Details Surface On New Grad Nite Plans
Since the beginning of this year I have been hearing from friends that their siblings or children were going to be enjoying Grad Nite at Disneyland. But, something they all told me was that they would be starting grad nite during the day and not staying for the full overnight. In the beginning I thought no this can’t be true, but I guess it is! Check out David Koenig’s article on the...
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Behind the Scenes: A Fresh Snowfall for the...
I can’t wait to experience the Matterhorn! Super super excited!
Since the beginning of this year, the Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland park have been closed due to an extensive refurbishment – not only of the attraction, but of the entire mountain itself. In this video, go behind the scenes with Walt Disney Imagineering to learn how they created the new “snowfall” that will cover the...
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New Seatbelts And Procedures Coming To Soarin
Some interesting Soarin news from Screamscape!
“General Park News - (5/7/12) I’ve heard a couple of interesting Soarin’ stories this weekend. For starters, I’m not sure of the reason, but I’m hearing it said that for some reason Soarin’ at Epcot is staying open for guests until about 10pm. This is a bit unusual, as I believe Soarin’ usually closed it’s line at 9pm nightly with the start of...
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Exclusive Club 33 at Disneyland Resort Invites New...
Today we’re excited to announce, in honor of the 45th anniversary of Club 33 and the completion of the five-year expansion of the Disneyland Resort on June 15, a limited number of new members will be offered Club 33 membership!
Envisioned by Walt Disney, who drew inspiration from the executive lounges at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, the club opened in 1967 and has since held a place of...
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New Storytellers Collection to Debut in Disney...
With just a little over five weeks to go before Buena Vista Street opens at Disney California Adventure park, here’s your first look at the art for one of the key programs, appropriately titled “Storytellers” and set to debut inside Elias & Co. While I could spend all day telling you why I’m a fan of this piece, I thought I’d turn it over to artist Noah and Product Developer Lisa Bergman, who...
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A Look Inside the Exclusive 1901 in Carthay Circle...
Very nicely done Disney!
Carthay Circle Theatre, the iconic focal point of the new Buena Vista Street area coming to Disney California Adventure park on June 15, continues to take shape – and today we’re excited to bring you a look inside the exclusive, private 1901, which will be located inside.
1901 will be a special lounge accessible exclusively by Club 33 members. Named for the year Walt...
