Category: Disneyland
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Calling all Wilderness Explorers!
The Redwood Creek Challenge Trail at Disney California Adventure has some new visitors with Russell from “Up” starting a Wilderness Explorer Camp inside the trail. The bad news is that he made so much noise setting up the camp, that he chased away Koda and Kenai from Brother Bear (though you can still catch them for breakfast at Storytellers. Lox anyone?).…
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Culinary Quest: Boardwalk Pizza and Pasta at California Adventure
Two new restaurants, Boardwalk Pizza and Pasta and Paradise Garden Grill, opened recently at Disney California Adventure as part of the continued overhaul of the park. It took three consecutive days and five people, but we were able to sample nearly everything both restaurants had to offer. Such is the kind of heart-felt sacrifice I…
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Interview with Jodi Benson: Voice of Ariel, Barbie, and now, Legend
Recently, the Disneyland Resort in California opened 3 new attractions, including the highly anticipated The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure at Disney California Adventure. Disneyland Correspondent Wayne Toigo described this ride as “one of the most delightful attractions to come to the park”, and well worth the wait. Continue after the break for the DIS…
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Video: “The Imagineer” – Kevin Rafferty
Drea Cooper produced this touching video highlighting the personal journey of Walt Disney Imagineer Kevin Rafferty. If you are a fan of the Disney Parks, but have not heard Kevin Rafferty’s name – trust me, you know his work. He was writer and director for the award-winning Toy Story Mania attraction, and is currently working…
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Goofy’s Sky School: Can it get off the ground?
Are you ready to fly the Goofy way? Well you’re in luck. Goofy is now taking applications for student pilots. Mulholland Madness, which opened in Paradise Pier with California Adventure in 2001, has reopened as Goofy’s Sky School. But are a fresh coat of paint and some new billboards enough to get this new attraction…
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Must Disney Parks Do More to Accommodate Visual Impairments?
A federal judge’s decision to certify a class in a disability lawsuit brought by visually impaired theme park visitors has generated considerable confusion in the Disney blog-o-sphere. Some confusion is understandable given the highly technical nature of class action rules. These rules require a court to decide the class action issue as early as practical. …
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Cars 2 Race CARpet Premiere at Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre
One thing we’ve said repeatedly, Disney knows how to throw a party. After last month’s star-studded World Premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides at Disneyland, it was time for Disney•Pixar’s Cars 2 to… um… err… “roll out.” On Saturday, June 18th Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre laid down a race track carpet for one of the most unique…