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Disney Parks

Contains the holder category for the various theme parks.

DISNEYLAND UPDATE: Pricing Paradox, Main Street Mysteries, & Miniature Magic!

You can almost hear bat wings fluttering as Disneyland prepares to kick off its Halloween season later this week. The spooky time of year...

Yesterland: Magic Window on Cinderella Castle

The most prominent jewel on the castle is an enormous golden frame above the front arch. With its tall oval shape and art nouveau...

2012 — The Year in Review: Disney California Adventure’s adventurous new...

Happy New Year! The Disneyland Resort will ring in 2013 tonight in both theme parks but it's been a spectacular 2012 at the...

Celebrate Mickey: 75 InspEARations

It’s early 2005, and it’s easy to pose with Mickey because there are 75 of him. But don’t expect a hug. Each Mickey is...

Disneyland Paris Star Tours, Illuminations & More

Disneyland Paris is a resort on the upswing. Let's take a look at the renovations and additions and a couple things that need further...

Yesterland: Ken-L Land Pet Motel at Disneyland

Sorry. You can’t take your pet into Disneyland. So let your pet stay at the Ken-L Land Pet Motel. Look for the wide building with...

Dateline Disney World: New Artisan Ice Cream Parlor at EPCOT

Hello, and welcome to a weekend edition of Dateline Disney World! We had a tropical storm on my normal photo days, so I stopped...

Defunct Magic Kingdom Attractions “Then and Now”

In 2009, Yesterland visited former Magic Kingdom attractions that were still visible to guests, despite being defunct. Now Yesterland returns to the same locations...

Yesterland: Mary Blair’s Tomorrowland Corridor of Murals at Disneyland

There’s so much to do in Yester Tomorrowland. Before you run to the next ride, take a moment to look up at the two...

Yesterland: Sunshine Plaza, Sun Icon, and Wave Fountain

Please don’t call it the Hubcap. Sure, it’s at the hub of this theme park, and it’s a bulging, round, decorative object, much like...

Celebrate Mickey and Friends(giving) with Themed Pizza and New Merchandise

Thanksgiving is a holiday all about family and friends. And to make this year's holiday season extra-special, Disney is adding to it with Mickey...

Ten Years of Price Increases at Walt Disney World

I moved to the East Coast (North Carolina) in 2002 and to Orlando in 2004. I was at WDW at least every couple of...

This Could be the Start of Something Big: The Story of...

Dexter Francis returns with part 2 of his series on Arrow Development, the company behind so many great Disney attractions. For part one, CLICK...

David Koenig: The Last Original Disneylander

I’ll admit it—I’m one lucky guy. I get to make a living telling stories. What makes me even more fortunate is that, for the most...

The Old Mill at Storybook Land

You’re in a Dutch canal boat at Yesterland, so it’s fitting that you’re cruising past Dutch windmills. Your skipper delivers a live spiel: “On...

Disney Princesses: Who Is The Fairest Of Them All?

According to Disney’s official princess website (yes, that's a thing), the thirteen Disney Princesses are Ariel (“The Little Mermaid”), Aurora (“Sleeping Beauty”), Belle (“Beauty...

Small World Holiday 2022 Opens with a Touching Surprise

The holidays at Disneyland have officially kicked off! One of the major elements of the season is the Small World Holiday attraction overlay. This...

Walt Disney World – Gondolas, Guardians, and Goodies, Oh My

Things are moving and shaking at Walt Disney World. You've got Rivers of Light that just opened (see below), and a continuing stream of...

Mousetalgia 289: Walt Disney World trip planning, Sleeping Beauty

This week, anticipating the release of Disney's "Maleficent," we welcome Disney historian and author Charles Solomon to the show to discuss his latest book...

Disneyland Update – Pirates of the Caribbean Recasts the Redhead as...

"Who'll give me ten . . . ten for a hen?" Yes folks, a Pirates for a new generation has reopened at Disneyland. It...