Happy Cyber-Monday, hopefully everyone has recovered from Thanksgiving and is ready to take on the few remaining weeks until Christmas.  David "Darkbeer" Michael is taking a couple of weeks off from his "Monday in the Parks" blog, but we'd like to thank Fishbulb, Rixter, and Dustysage for rounding up today's Southern California Theme Park update for you. It is a magical time of year for the parks.  With the holidays upon us, there is a bevy of excitement, events, shows, decoration, and attractions ... Read More

View: Monday Disneyland and Theme Park Holiday Roundup

You work hard and it is our goal to help make your weekend just a little easier.  In fact, we'll take you around the world with us without ever making you leave your Lazy Boy Recliner. This week, we have news of a new giant wheel attraction in Orlando, coverage of Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland in California, a photo essay of the signs at the Universal parks in Orlando,  and more of the vintage postcards which were so popular last ... Read More

View: Weekend Update Photo Report Of Disney And Vacation Locations

Happy Thanksgiving everyone, we hope that your day was a magical one and that you enjoy your long weekend!  We have much to be thankful for here at MiceChat, wonderful readers, amazing friends, and a dedicated and talented staff and crew.  One of our most popular regular features is Andy Castro's Dateline Disneyland column which runs every Friday.  Today we celebrate one year of the most beautiful pictures of Disneyland on the Internet from the lens of a real master. Join Andy and ... Read More

View: Dateline Disneyland Photos and News from Disneyland and California Adventure - Happy Thanksgiving!

The round up is choc full of goodness this week. It's a Small World has finally returned to the Disneyland Resort just in time to ring in the Holiday season. It's a good thing too as this "people eater" of an attraction is helping to absorb the record numbers hitting the resort. Meanwhile Bolt hit theaters last week and MC'ers are weighing in with their thoughts on the film. Sephora becomes a topic for discussion again with the ladies of MiceChat and Turkey ... Read More

View: MiceChat roundup of Disney, Theme Park, and Vacation news, rumor, discussion, pictures, and fun!

The Disneyland Resort in Anaheim California gives us something to be thankful for this holiday season with the long awaited reopening of the Sleeping Beauty Castle walkthrough attraction at 5 PM this Wednesday. The interior of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland, long closed to guests, will "reawaken" in time for Thanksgiving. A vibrant new version of the classic walkthrough attraction features colorful scenes of Aurora, her gallant prince, the evil Maleficent and other characters from the beloved fairy tale film. This revived Sleeping Beauty ... Read More

View: Sleeping Beauty and her castle reawaken!

Today's Monday in the Parks blog focuses on upcoming holiday happenings.  Opening this week of the Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-Through at Disneyland.  More problems with the Candlelight ticket order process.  Pardoned turkeys on their way to Disneyland via first class this Thanksgiving.  Upgrade to Toy Story Mania queue at California Adventure. Read all the news about what is going on at Disneyland and other Southern California theme parks HERE Read More

View: Monday in the Parks Disneyland and Southern California Theme Park Blog

This Weekend's photo tour from our Weekend Update blog is a real holiday treat.  We start our journey at Walt Disney World in Florida where we find dozens of photos of the holiday decorations in all four parks.  Compare each of the four park Christmas Trees and see all of the holiday decorations at the Magic Kingdom at its prettiest time of the year. Then we jet to Disneyland in California for a holiday photo tour which will make you want to drop ... Read More

View: Weekend Update Photo Tour of Disney, Theme Park, and Family Vacation Locations World Wide

Christmas has come to Disneyland and today is the start of most of the holiday activities.  Our Dateline Disneyland Blog gets you up to date on what has been going on at the Disneyland Resort in California. The Castle has finally been given the full snow treatment this year after an incomplete "snowed in" effect last year.  But that isn't the big news about this old castle.  It is also preparing to reopen its long closed Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-Through.  The new version ... Read More

View: Dateline Disneyland photo updates from the Disneyland Resort at Holiday Time

Small World Holiday Soft opened on Thursday, sparkling and shining like a jewel out of Christmas Town.  And after nearly a year of refurbishment, it was a wonderful holiday treat indeed.  Join us for a photo tour of the highly anticipated reopening of this classic attraction. Into the show building The deeper boat canal and higher sides: When entering the Germany section the scent of Pine from the big christmas tree fills the air: When entering the Germany section the scent of ... Read More

View: First Look At Disneyland's Refurbished It's A Small World Holiday

We have a lot of catching up to do today after taking Monday and Tuesday off.  Amazing how much news can break in just a couple of days. The big news came from an Al Lutz in his MiceAge update yesterday that president elect Obama may be joining former president Lincoln in a completely rebuilt Disneyland Opera House production.  Of course, Al runs through a million Disneyland rumors big and small - it was an Al Lutz update not to miss. On Monday, Darkbeer ... Read More

View: Disney News, Rumor, and Discussions for Theme Parks World Wide

Merry Christmas and the dead.  What could be more wholesome or more Disney?  The Weekend Update takes us around the world to visit Disney and other Theme Parks as well as vacation locations everywhere.  Times are tough, but we can all share a mini vacation every Saturday - right here on MiceChat. This week, Christmas comes early to the Disneyland Resort in Paris.  Its Town Square transformed into a winter wonderland and the castle dripping in crystal like icicles.  In high contrast, we ... Read More

View: Weekend Update Photo Trip Around the Disney and Theme Park World

There are few places as photogenic as Disneyland, and the holiday's make it even more lovely, magical, and shiny.  Today, Dateline Disneyland Editor, Andy Castro, and a team of fantastic photographers take us on a tour of all of Disneyland's holiday decorations, shows us shots of the filming of Disneyland's Christmas Parade for TV, as well as shots of Christmas going up at Disney's California Adventure Park.  Don't miss the new lighting for It's A Small World, or the new coat of ... Read More

View: Dateline Disneyland Photo and Update Tour Of Disneyland Resort At Holiday Time