Another packed update today from David Michael regarding all the news from Disney and the rest of the Southern California theme parks and family vacation locations. This week: Miley Cyrus at Disneyland, Halloween party tickets, Disneyland Half Marathon, Disneyland Hotel tour, and a slew of closures and construction projects at Disneyland. After Labor Day, construction walls will start popping up and big changes begin all over the resort. Mcdonalds locations are all closing at the resort, Golden Dreams makes its ... Read More

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

Another long holiday weekend.  Lucky for us, we have the Weekend Update to keep us company.  This time around, MiceChat's team of "Photographers, Gossips, and Spies" take us to the corners of the earth.  But don't worry, they always bring us back home again.     This week, MiceChatter Greg L gives us the final installment of his European theme park tour with Europa park.  Hollywood 1939 takes us on an a journey through liquid space with a detailed photo tour of Disneyland's Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage. TDLFAN pops ... Read More

View: Weekend Update photo reports from Disney parks, vacation locations, and theme parks world wide

Our Dateline Disneyland blog chronicles the beginnings of Halloween at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. While the main park decorations have yet to appear and won't be fully in place until October 3rd, Signs are going up and merchandise is moving in. In addition to the costumes, t-shirts, antenna balls, and hats, this year's Halloween collection also contains some nice (and affordable) collectibles. As he always does so well, Andy details all the little changes at the parks and ... Read More

View: Dateline Disneyland Photo Report From The Disneyland Resort

Last week saw the arrival of Monorail Orange, the last of the new fleet of Monorails for the Disneyland Resort. While wrapped pieces were placed on the beam, it will be many weeks before we see her in operation. The famous goat of Big Thunder Mountain has returned to the attraction. In sad news, the fine dining Vineyard Room at Disney's California Adventure Park is closing soon. Read all of the news from David Michael and his Monday in the ... Read More

View: Monday in the Parks Disneyland and Southern California News and Updates

Disneyland is rolling out the Halloween merchandise, and Dateline Disneyland reports that it is a bigger collection than in past years. Department 56 is in the process of being divided. The newly freed up space will be available for a new store. California Adventure is in the process of building a new preview center which should be open in mid September. See all of the photos and news in this week's Dateline Disneyland HERE _______________________________ Join the MiceChat Daily Email Update - ... Read More

View: Dateline Disneyland's Weekly Photo Update From The Disneyland Resort

A long awaited visitor has arrived at the Disneyland Resort, Monorail Orange. Resident Disneyland expert David Michael has captured the arrival of the newest in the fleet of Disneyland Monorails, Monorail Orange.  She is wrapped in white plastic and sitting in pieces in a parking lot.  But soon enough she should be up on the beam and transporting guests. We are still waiting to hear if operational problems with Monorail Red, particularly air conditioning, have been corrected for this newest monorail.  We should have ... Read More

View: Welcome To Disneyland's Monorail Orange

Today's column is a collection of fan community events going on this Fall at Disney World Florida and at Disneyland California, and was written by MiceChat Partner Chuck Oberleitner, of O-Meon.com. Chuck was recently named the Vice President of Media Relations and Communications for the NFFC. Congratulations to Chuck on this accomplishment and to the NFFC for their Summer convention in Anaheim, which was a success by all measures. Be An Adventurer Florida Adventurer, the 3rd Annual National Fantasy Fan Club (NFFC) ... Read More

View: Fan Events At Disney World And Disneyland This Fall

The boards have been buzzing about cash registers moving into the Court Des Angles in New Orleans Square this holiday season. Andy swoops in to archive the quiet beauty of this spot before it becomes another merchandise location. He also has news of the relocation of the Three Fairies shop in Fantasyland, construction at Department 56 in Downtown Disney, and refurbishment of the water playgrounds at California Adventure (right in the middle of the hot Summer). View Andy's entire photo update of the ... Read More

View: Dateline Disneyland's Photo Update Of The Disneyland Resort

Here's something that we don't get every day, but always wish for - An Al Lutz news and rumor update. Disneyland's summer attendance is the lowest seen in 5 years. Response to the earthquake. What to do with the Disneyland Hotel. Garden Walk. Bye Bye Ronald! Sponsor troubles. Disney lawyers gone wild. Lots of minor park updates. DCA preview center set to open. Construction info for DCA. Mickey and Friends Bakery. Fantasmic! changes. World of Wonder Parade. Pixie Hollow. And a whole lot ... Read More

View: Al Lutz Disneyland News and Rumor Update

Disneyland marketing pulled a fast one Friday evening, announcing a price increase at 5pm at the end of the work week. But the news didn't slip by Darkbeer's radar, he immeadiately posted the news to the boards and posts full details and pictures today, including how you can save money on your Disneyland tickets. Also up this week: Information on Mickey's Trick-Or-Treat, etiquette classes for those in the resort district - be nice to tourists, Disneyland and the earthquake, Santa(s) ... Read More

View: Monday In The Parks: Disneyland ticket prices up,

Hello Blue! The new Blue has been spotted on the beam - and she is beautiful. Meanwhile, two shops have just closed. New Century Time Pieces is closing to remodel for new merchandise (the watch artist has moved to the exit of the Opera House) . The Three Fairies Magic Crystal Shop is also closing, to make room for enhancements and the return of the Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-Through. But the biggest departure is McDonald's. The fry carts ... Read More

View: Dateline Disneyland: Monorail Blue, Closing Shops, Bye Bye McDonald's, Disneyland after dark, Comic-Con San Diego

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake located near Chino Hills struck at 11:45 AM today and resulted in the evacuation of all attractions at the Disneyland Resort. This is standard operating procedure for Disneyland, and it is unknown when the attractions will reopen. Quake Maps from USGS Updated: This is an updated map taken at 2:11 PM on July 29th. The main quake is the big blue box. The smaller boxes in red and blue were aftershocks. Note the small red box in the lower left of ... Read More

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