The Holidays at the Disneyland Resort are officially in full swing and all of the seasonal favorites are back - from Small World Holiday, Sleeping Beauty's Winter Castle, to Santa's Reindeer Roundup at Big Thunder Ranch. The nightly "Believe... In Holiday Magic" fireworks spectacular is back as well, along with its signature snowfall finale. Meanwhile, construction continues at California Adventure and Santa makes an appearance in a new location.  The Resort fights Swine Flu, and more is added to "The Disneyland Story" exhibit in the Main Street Opera House. Join us for Dateline Disneyland, your weekly look at Disneyland Resort news, photos, and construction.

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It was quite a week at the Disneyland Resort.  Christmas suddenly arrived and filming locations were set up throughout the park for the Disney Christmas day parade on ABC.  Lucky park guests were able to spot celebrities or even catch performances.  New Orleans Square saw the addition of not only its Christmas decorations, but a new meet and greet and river show themed to the Princess and the Frog as well.  California Adventure is also getting in the holiday spirit, but walls throughout Paradise Pier conceal much of the real magic which is being constructed just beyond our view.  It is unbelievable to think that they've managed to add even more equipment to the World of Color platform in the bay, but that's exactly what they've done.  Join us as we take a look at what's new and what's news at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.

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Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort wrapped up last night; however, even as guests flooded into the park in record numbers to celebrate the spooky season, Christmas decorations were popping up in the stores and  the castle itself was blanketed in fake snow.  It was a collision of two holidays throughout the park, as if Haunted Mansion Holiday's story line had seeped out into the park itself. New Orleans Square and A Bug's Land are all decked out for the holidays and within the next couple of weeks, the parks will be completely transformed into a winter wonderland. Meanwhile, construction continues on the World of Color platform in Paradise Bay as the water level rises.  Construction, merchandise, hotel, and operational updates in today's Dateline Disneyland as well as dozens of beautiful photos of the resort.

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One of the most heavily anticipated events of the year has finally occured at Disney's California Adventure park . . . WATER!  Paradise Bay is finally filling up after many long months of World of Color construction.  Of course, we have lots of beautiful photos to commemorate the event, along with a fantastic Disneyland Resort update.  It is a week of change at the parks.  Halloween is not yet over, but Christmas is already pushing its way into the parks.  Houdini is moving into the Magic Shop on Main Street.  Various restaurants are getting refurbishments.  And of course, there are dozens of construction photos from Little Mermaid and Cars Land for you to drool over.  Have a wonderful week and enjoy the update!

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Construction crews have been working through weekends lately to meet World of Color's deadlines.  The amount of technology crammed into one lagoon is impressive and Dateline Disneyland brings us lots of shots to drool over.  Also in Disneyland News today, the first of the 55th anniversary merchandise has begun to hit the stores.  A bit of Disneyland history has returned to the back of Tom Sawyer Island.  New Disneyland President, George Kalogridis, has only been on the job for one week, but is already making a mark on the park.  As always, Dateline Disneyland brings us the news, photos, and construction updates from the Disneyland Resort.  It was a glorious week to be in the parks.

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Ed Grier, President of the Disneyland Resort, stepped down on Friday.  His sudden announcement last week, followed the recent trend of three-year Disneyland Resort Presidents.  But business carried on as usual at the resort with construction at a fever pitch, holiday lights are going up for Christmas, new stores opening in Downtown Disney, and Halloween packed in record crowds. Join us for photos and news from around the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.

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So much can happen in a week at the Disneyland Resort.  Today, MiceChat's Dateline Disneyland Blog tells us about Disney's new "Give a Day, Get a Disney Day" theme park marketing campaign for 2010 - featuring the Muppets. Disneyland has finally opened the doors to the on the new Disney Gallery and the newly re-worked lobby of the Main Street Opera House. Elsewhere in the Resort, construction continues to chug along at Disney's California Adventure and new stores get ready to open in Downtown Disney.  Plus, news, photos, and more!

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Halloween Time has arrived in a big way at the Disneyland Resort.  Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy and the new Halloween Screams fireworks show are all new for this year, while old favorites like Haunted Mansion Holiday, Candy Corn Acres, and the Main Street Pumpkin Festival are back as well. But Halloween Time isn't the only news, the new Edelweiss Snacks turkey leg stand in Fantasyland has opened, construction continues in Disney's California Adventure, and the Grand Californian expansion is finally complete and filled with guests.  It's a great time to be at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim California.

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Construction continues to progress at Disney's California Adventure as $1 billion is thrown into Paradise Bay for the upcoming World of Color water-and-fire show, an amazing new Cars Land, and the upcoming Little Mermaid dark ride (which is rumored to be of near E-Ticket quality). Disneyland has construction projects as well with work in Tomorrowland, Fantasyland, and the entire park redressing for Fall and Halloween Time, which begins this Friday, September 25.  As always, Andy fills us in on the news, attraction closures, special events, and lots of WONDERFUL photos!

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D23 Expo was a big hit, and for Disneyland fans, it held a wealth of information about the parks. Fans were able to interact one-on-one with Imagineers, artists, and legends.  A highlight of the Expo was and an up close look at the massive new Cars Land coming to Disney's California Adventure and the spectacular models of the three new lands coming to Hong Kong Disneyland.  There were also several movie and attraction announcements, such as Star Tours II, almost all of which MiceAge readers already knew.  But it was still nice to hear the official announcement. Join us for lots of photos and news from the D23 Expo as well as a small Disneyland update.

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Fantasmic! finally premiered its new dragon and although she didn't initially set the night "ablaze" as promised, she was fixed by her second performance and is currently delighting crowds.  The dragon was nearly eclipsed by the news that Disney bought Marvel Comics, and everyone wants to know what this will mean for the Disney parks and for Universal's parks which already use Marvel characters in some of their locations.   This week promises even more breaking news as D23 launches their very first fan Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center next to Disneyland. And as always, the Dateline Disneyland update is packed with news and photos from around the Disneyland resort.  So get ready to see what's up with hotel and theme park construction, that new building going up in Fantasyland, the new restaurant in California Adventure, Halloween Time, and much, much more.

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This morning's Fantasmic dragon press event was canceled at the last minute - perhaps because of the fires in LA and perhaps because of little interest from the media.  However, video has leaked out online.  We'll attempt to update you on what this means for tonight's performances of the show if possible.  However, the dragon may be held until another press event can be scheduled.   Also, we have lots of news, photos, and updates from the resort.  Halloween is quickly being added to the stores and window displays.  Grand Californian construction is nearly complete and we've got the photos.  New construction in Fantasyland near Fantasia Gardens.  And much, much more.

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