Last weekend was easily one of the Disneyland Resort's biggest summer kick-offs in decades with the grand opening of two major new attractions, a fantastic new parade, and a handful of new offerings at the Disneyland Hotel. At Disneyland, the newly revamped Star Tours ride is now open, thrilling crowds daily while a charming new parade delights crowds along Main Street, U.S.A. In Disney California Adventure, the park has hit its latest milestone in its multi-year expansion and remodel with the ...
Updated 06-06-2011 at 11:15 AM by Dateline Disneyland
The Disneyland Resort is abuzz with activity as it gets closer to the June 3rd launch of its big Soundsational Summer promotion. The ad campaign neatly packages all of the new offerings the Resort is launching this summer including the new Little Mermaid ~ Ariel's Undersea Adventure attraction that quietly opened its doors to the public last week for soft openings. Over at Disneyland, the new Star Tours—The Adventures Continue thrill ride continued soft openings and Annual Passholder previews as ...
Updated 05-30-2011 at 11:38 AM by Dateline Disneyland
With this summer packing in so many new offerings at the Disneyland Resort, these weeks leading up to the June 3rd launch of the summer season continues to be extremely busy and very exciting. On Friday, Disneyland quietly opened the doors to the newly updated and remodeled Star Tours as Walt Disney World officially launched the new attraction in Florida. While George Lucas was there to cut the ribbon at the Florida attraction, the Disneyland version doesn't officially open until June 3rd, and ...
Updated 05-23-2011 at 01:57 PM by Dateline Disneyland (Fixed typos.)
It was yet another busy week at the Disneyland Resort. Construction walls came down around Star Tours in Disneyland as well as part of the new Little Mermaid ~ Ariel's Undersea Adventure attraction at Disney California Adventure. At both attractions, Disney Cast Members were treated to special preview opportunities and reports trickling in say that Disney has two hits on their hands. Meanwhile, Disneyland opened its latest art exhibit at the Disney Gallery on Main Street, celebrating the art ...
Updated 05-17-2011 at 11:24 PM by Dateline Disneyland
Last week saw a whirlwind of news and activity at the Disneyland Resort culminating with the star-studded world premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides in Disneyland park. The fourth Pirates premiere on Disneyland's Rivers of America went off without a hitch, despite a few sprinkles of rain Saturday evening. The fan turnout was as impressive as ever, with some having camped out as early as midnight the evening before to get a glimpse of Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz. Still, pirates ...
Updated 05-09-2011 at 03:08 AM by Dateline Disneyland