Andy Castro
Andy is a Southern California native and a life-long fan of Disney theme parks and animation. From 2007-2016, Andy wrote the weekly Dateline Disneyland photo, news and opinion blog here on MiceChat. Today, Andy continues to produce occasional Dateline Disneyland articles and additional special guest content for MiceChat.
With the busy holiday season over Disneyland has now jumped into the winter off-season by taking care of refurbishment and construction projects around the parks. At Disneyland, the exclusive Club 33 has taken over New Orleans Square with...
Disneyland's busy holiday season officially comes to an end today after a huge New Year's Eve celebration in both parks followed by a festive Three Kings Day celebration and the final holiday crowds visiting the parks over the weekend....
Welcome to Dateline Disneyland's final edition of 2013! This week we take a break from our regular format for our annual year in review. Today we'll look back at the new additions and changes that Disneyland and Disney...
Merry Christmas! The biggest crowds of the year will hit Disneyland starting this week, running through the New Year holiday. Guests visiting this week should be sure to plan for some of the longest wait times of...
Disneyland's annual Candlelight Processional and Ceremony was held over the weekend, narrowly missing rain that could have otherwise washed the show out. The popular event packs in thousands and brings Town Square to life with music, light and...
The holidays are in full swing at Disneyland as the park gets ready to host its annual Candlelight Processional in Town Square this upcoming weekend. The decades-long holiday tradition was hosted for an unprecedented 20 nights last year,...
The holidays are in full swing at Disneyland as the busy Thanksgiving holiday week gets underway. Big crowds will hit the parks this week, with levels hitting their peak over the weekend. As holiday crowds arrive this...
Disney California Adventure has ramped up its offerings for the holidays this year with a dazzling new holiday version of its hugely popular "World of Color" water-and-light show. In addition to the new "World of Color" show, the...
Welcome back to Dateline Disneyland and happy Veteran's Day! The holidays at Disneyland are now in full swing with the weekend acting as a soft-launch of Christmastime at the Resort, which is officially set to begin Tuesday, November...
Disneyland Annual Passholders were treated to a sneak peek of the new Thor: The Dark World movie over the weekend along with a preview of the new Thor: Treasures of Asgard experience inside Tomrorowland's Innoventions. The new Thor...
Halloween is still a week away but snow has already fallen on Sleeping Beauty Castle as Disneyland continues to prepare for the upcoming holiday season. This week we'll fill you in on the latest goings-on in the parks...
Halloween Time is still in full swing at Disneyland but that isn't stopping the holidays from moving in early. The first signs of the holidays are now popping up around both theme parks, with thousands of lights going...
Disneyland refurbishments continue as the popular Halloween Time season starts to wind down and the theme parks approach the ever-popular holiday season. This week we'll fill you in on various refurbishments in both parks including the on-going Big...
Disney's new Disability Access Service (DAS) at its domestic theme parks debuted last week and brought big changes to how disabled guests will experience Disney's theme parks. The debut of the new system brought long lines to Disneyland's...
Disneyland's Halloween Time continues, but the big scare this week was the introduction of the new Disability Access Service (DAS), the replacement for Disneyland's much abused Guest Assistance Card program. Disney prepared for big lines at City Hall for...
Disneyland will implement its new Disability Access Service this week, bringing an end to the popular but highly abused Guest Assistance Card program. The new system will function similarly to the Disney's FASTPASS service, issuing return times for...
Disneyland's newly expanded Market House reopened on Main Street, U.S.A. last week, officially marking the controversial debut of Starbucks in Disneyland. The addition of the coffee giant brought significant changes to Main Street's classic Market House shop, making...
Thor is joining Tony Stark in Tomorrowland as a new meet-and-greet and movie prop exhibit moves into an underutilized portion of the huge Innoventions builing. The meet-and-greet will open in November to promote the upcoming Thor: The Dark...
Disneyland kicked off its popular Halloween Time season with a bizarre and insanely busy Friday the 13th event that brought out villains, special dance parties, special food and huge crowds until 1 a.m. on Friday night. Meanwhile, the...
Disneyland guests enjoyed light crowds as the park entered a short post-summer off-season last week. Various projects around Disneyland continue, including Starbucks nearing completion on Main Street, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad's refurbishment moving along and King Arthur Caroussel...