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Dateline Disneyland

Andy is a Southern California native, raised with Disneyland and a life-long fan of Disney theme parks and animation. Andy wrote the long-running weekly Dateline Disneyland photo, news and opinion blog here on MiceChat from 2007-2016. Andy continues to make occasional special guest contributions on MiceChat.

Disneyland gets ready to launch new Disability Access Service as Gay...

Disneyland will implement its new Disability Access Service this week, bringing an end to the popular but highly abused Guest Assistance Card program. ...

Starbucks opens on Disneyland’s Main Street, U.S.A. as Club 33 gets...

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...

Halloween Time scares up fun treats at Disneyland as Thor moves...

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...

This is WindowtotheMagic Part 2 – Main Street USA 2012 Loop

This is Part 2 of our WindowtotheMagic Podcast introduction for MiceChat MicePod Listeners! On this show, we introduce you to our Background Music Loop shows,...

Disneyland kicks off Halloween Time with a very busy Friday the...

Disneyland kicked off its popular Halloween Time season with a bizarre and insanely busy Friday the 13th event that brought out villains, special dance...

Disneyland gets ready for Friday the 13th and Halloween Time during...

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...

Summer comes to an end as Halloween continues to creep in...

Happy Labor Day! The holiday brought Disneyland's busy summer season to an end over the weekend with high temperatures and events and changes...

Long Lost Friends return as Disneyland play tests new interactive fun...

This weekend's Labor Day holiday weekend will bring Disneyland's traditional summer season to an end. The theme parks have already begun transitioning into the...

Indiana Jones Adventure gets new magic as summer comes to an...

The curse of the idol Mara was transformed with new magic at Disneyland's Indiana Jones Adventure ride last week. The ride's enhancements brought...

D23 Expo 2013 takes fans inside Disney Imagineering, animation and movies

Disney's big 2013 D23 Expo took the Anaheim Convention Center by storm over the weekend, bringing three days of everything Disney underneath one roof....

Dateline Disneyland’s Guide to the 2013 D23 Expo, plus the latest...

Disney's big 2013 D23 Expo is this weekend! Are you ready for three days of Disney insanity? We've put together a...

Summer changes continue as Disneyland celebrates Christmas in July

Summer continues at Disneyland with changes around the parks, including progress at the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Market House projects. On Main Street,...

Disneyland celebrates its 58th anniversary with characters and fireworks

Disneyland celebrated its 58th anniversary last week with a small rededication ceremony in Town Square featuring Disney characters and daytime fireworks. The ceremony...

Disney California Adventure wraps up Cars Land as Disneyland celebrates its...

Disney California Adventure's new 12-acre Cars Land is getting a final finishing touch over a year after opening but guests inside the park won't...

Disneyland celebrates Independence Week as Big Thunder Mountain continues refurbishment

Disneyland celebrated America's Independence all last week with special fireworks shows, desserts and character meet-and-greets. The Independence Week offerings were part of Disney's...

Disneyana takes over the Disney Gallery as Disneyland kicks off Independence...

The introduction of Starbucks on Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A. continues to bring some unexpected changes to the 58-year-old theme park's main entrance. The...

Disney California Adventure rolls out the red carpet for “The Lone...

Disney California Adventure rolled out the red carpet over the weekend for the World Premiere of Disney's new action-adventure film, The Lone Ranger. ...

Long-time Disneyland traditions return as California Adventure celebrates first anniversaries

A couple great long-time Disneyland traditions returned over the weekend for the busy summer season. For music fans, the big news was the...

Summer at Disneyland is here as Big Thunder Mountain refurbishment continues

Summer at Disneyland is now in full swing, with most attractions open and the parks open late every night. Summer typically means a...

Disneyland prices climb as ‘The Lone Ranger’ comes to California Adventure

Disneyland prices got their annual increase over the weekend, bumping a one-day ticket to Disneyland above the $90 mark. The increases affect admission,...