Category: Disneyland
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World of Color-A Tale of Two Views (Part 1)
Disney’s World of Color opened last night at Disney California Adventure and I was lucky enough to be among the select media and celebrities to be able to see it before it opens to the public tonight. DIS Senior Correspondent Dave Parfitt was able to join me for the festivities and was able to score…
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Disney’s World of Color Blue Carpet Premiere Images
World of Color is the new spectacular nighttime spectacular at Disney California Adventure aimed at raising the bar for after-dark theme park entertainment, and hopefully revitalizing the second gate in California. The show has 1,200 powerful fountains (some shooting 200 feet in the air), Disney and Pixar characters, music, fire, lasers and splash. June 10,…
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A Parent’s Guide to Braving the Grand Opening of World of Color
Something has been bugging me for weeks now. I’ve been afraid to talk about it. I’ve finally decided to spill my guts. Disney’s California Adventure Park is about to unveil possibly the biggest and best thing that has happened to that park in its history. The opening of World of Color is of epic proportions…
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Into The Walt Disney Archives With Disney Legend Dave Smith
Interview with Archives Founder and Chief Archivist Dave Smith The D23 Official Disney Fan Community recently announced a special 40th anniversary event honoring both the creation of the Walt Disney Archives and its Founder and Chief Archivist Dave Smith. On Friday, June 25, Disney President and CEO Bob Iger, noted film historian Leonard Maltin, and…
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Walt Disney Imagineer Tony Baxter Discusses Creativity
Can you teach creativity? Innovation? Or are people innately creative and innovative? What about companies? To learn how to foster creativity, why not ask someone who has led a few creative projects to successful conclusion? Why not ask someone whose official title has “creative” in the name (in multiple places actually). Tony Baxter, Senior Vice…
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Two New Shop(pes) open in Disneyland
Last week, two empty shop spaces in Disneyland Park were once again open for business. A new candy shop opened in Fantasyland on Wednesday and a designer purse and jewelry shop opened in New Orleans Square on Friday. Read on for more pictures and details.
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Mickey Mouse Conducts World of Color’s Dancing Fountains
Disneyland pre-released a cute television spot that begins airing May 31 promoting the new World of Color nighttime show at Disney’s California Adventure. The show is billed as a spectacular that “weaves water, color, fire, and light into a kaleidoscope of fantasy and imagination.” The commercial features Mickey Mouse making mischief similar to “The Sorcerer’s…