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Disney News Round Up: Frozen Woes and Jammed into the Backlot

June 1, 2016

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While some of the Memorial Day weekend crowds have left the Disneyland resort, both locals and visitors from out of town will find the parks very busy still.Though summer hasn’t officially started, with multiple Grad nights and park visitors eagerly trying to see Frozen Live, the new stage show at Disney California Adventure, crowded and packed theme parks are the new normal.

The Round Up has several updates regarding the new Frozen musical stage show that made its debut this past weekend, also the latest look at Star Wars land construction and don’t miss updates on the unveiling of Disney Springs out in Walt Disney World and new summertime offerings at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

This looks like it’s going to be an interesting summer for both Disney parks and Disney fans… The roundup crew will make sure to keep you in the loop on all the latest!

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“Frozen – Live at the Hyperion” opens the door to new magic at Disney California Adventure
Disney California Adventure kicked off summer this Memorial Day weekend with the debut of its big new Frozen — Live at the Hyperion musical stage show. With limited showtimes and high demand, the show is selling out quickly every day as guests flock to see how the much-hyped replacement for the theatre’s long-running Aladdin musical measures up. Today we have a photo-heavy look at the new show with some thoughts on how it turned out. We also fill you in on the latest Star Wars construction at refurbishments at Disneyland.

All Things Disneyland

Memorial Day weekend at the Disneyland resort was highlighted by the premiere of the new Frozen show at the Hyperion Theater in DCA. We have reviews, photos and even videos, ready for you! ~ Aladdin

Pictures of the premiere of Frozen – Live at The Hyperion!!!
And in case you don’t want to watch the entire show, here are some video highlights, along with a few photos of Hyperion’s Frozen.

Frozen- Live at the Hyperion Review
The first reviews of the Frozen show in DCA are coming in. The set is dominated by a video projection system, and the show drags on at over an hour long. And yes, there is at least one AA Elsa, Kristoff, Sven, Hans, and Olaf AA (oh, AA that’s African American, not Audio Animatronic) The Sven puppet look amazing, by the way.

FULL Frozen Live Show at Disney California Adventure. It’s 65 Minutes long
In case you want to see the full show, and won’t be able to make it to DCA in the near future, our friend, SoCalbma has a copy of the show available. Watch it here!

J4-K3 (JAKE) in Star Wars Launch Bay
DisneylandMaster brings us some video of a new Droid roaming the StarWars launch back at Disneyland.

Disneyland Rumors & Imagineering

Disneyland Resort Rumors—we have them right here! ~ Trekkie Dad

Star Tours in Star Wars Land??
Ar356 asks this question, and the answer seems to be “not likely.”

Walt Disney World Resort

Disney to upgrade Obama in Hall of Presidents
So it isn’t happening quite yet, but jcruise86 found a funny parody for the next upgrade.

Grad Nite H2O
Disney may be moving graduation night parties from the Magic Kingdom to Typhoon Lagoon beginning in 2017.

Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring: ?
PlutoHasFleas has read that the original first choice for Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster was the Rolling Stones, so if you had your choice who would you pick?

Preferred Parking At The Parks
Parking at the four closest lots have be designated “Preferred Parking” and will be an up-charge.

Off Shore Parks & Resorts

More information continues to pour out of Shanghai and a Chinese billionaire declares war. – DLandFansAZ

NEW “Ignite the Dream” fireworks show at Shanghai Disneyland
hulkbox brings us a video of the Ignite the Dream fireworks show from Shanghai Disneyland.

Big Band Beat renewal
With the 15th year celebration of Tokyo DisneySea, Big Band Beat received a makeover and slapshot brings us a review.

[Chat] Future development plan of Hong Kong Disneyland
From a Northshore Lantau Development Feasibility Study, John1023 looks at the possibilities of future development.

China’s richest man declares war on Shanghai Disney
The Chinese conglomerate Wanda has opened its first theme park as billionaire Wang Jianlin declares war on Disney.

Chinese R ready for Micechat! (Complaints about food prices@Shanghai Dland)
jcruise86 has shared an LA Times article that looks at the pricing of food at the Shanghai Disneyland

Well… the thinkable has happened…
Shanghai’s municipal government has issued an etiquette guide aimed at locals planning to visit the new park.

Other Theme Parks & Resorts

Yet another Disneyland executive moves to the competition. ~ Trekkie Dad

Jon Storbeck Announced as Knott’s New VP! Raffi Promoted to VP of Cedar Fair!
The former Disneyland executive is now general manager of Knott’s Berry Farm.

Podcasts & Videos

The MiceChat boys share their latest madcap MiceChat Podcast, Listen in as Dusty, Doug and friends visit the lavish opening gala for Universal Studios Hollywood’s new Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Along the way we dish the dirt on all the latest gossip from Disneyland, Disney World and the troubled Shanghai Disneyland project. Plus, we ride the World-famous Universal Studios Tram Tour, and run into Arthur Levine all sorts of folks you know and love in the Wizarding World.

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Mousetalgia: “Wish Upon a Star: The Art of Pinocchio,” the latest special exhibition at the Walt Disney Family Museum. First, Jeff reports on a talk by animation historian John Canemaker in a presentation focusing on an analysis of two of Pinocchio’s lead animators: Bill Tytla and Milt Kahl. Then, we have a review of the exhibition, and we discuss historian Robin Allan’s take on the Blue Fairy. Plus, in honor of Memorial Day, we play a wartime radio speech Walt Disney gave explaining the studio’s role in the war effort in July of 1943 on “The March of Time.” Also – a listener shares super tips for having a successful Disneyland honeymoon, Jeff gives you a chance to get a little whistle, Mousetalgia “Inner Space” t-shirts are now on sale, Kristen tries Oculus Rift, and we talk about Muppet pizza, Disney LEGO Minifigs, Disneyland MyMagic+ plans, and more.

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The SweepSpot: In this episode we talk about the history of The Mine Train at Disneyland, also known as The Mine Train through Natures Wonderland. This attraction took up much of Frontierland from 1956 until 1977. Learn all about its history and more. Plus the latest in the Disneyland Resort Current Events.

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Wakefield Report and E Ticket Report: Theme Park News With an Attitude is back on the MiceChat MicePod network. We have two great new shows for you this week from the E Ticket Report and the Wakefield Report!

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The RoundUp Crew Thanks you!

The MiceEars Crew puts a lot of time and effort into making the Disney News Round-Up happen. Our thanks to: Editor CakvalaSC and the MiceEars Crew: Aladdin, TrekkieDad, DLandFansAZ, RJH76 and Dustysage.If you have questions for Anthony our Editor or our MiceEars Disney News crew they can be e-mailed at: [email protected] If you love Disney Photos, follow him on Twitter @CakvalaSC | Flickr: flickr.com/photos/cakvalasc/ | Instagram: instagram.com/cakvala