Last week was the final run for Disney's 2009 Halloween Time promotion, but for park guests, it was a collision of two holidays throughout the park, not unlike Haunted Mansion Holiday's premise. Sleeping Beauty Castle has its blanket of magical snow already, and New Orleans Square and A Bug's Land are all decked out for the holidays. Meanwhile, seasonal Halloween merchandise has been packed up and put away to make room on store shelves for Christmas merchandise. Sure, the holidays don't officially...

MiceChatters waited with anticipation throughout the week for the first signs of water in Paradise Bay after months of construction on the new World of Color show. After numerous delay rumors and filming of a promotional spot, water finally started refilling the Paradise Pier lagoon Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile, crews continued to crawl over the World of Color platform making sure the equipment was ready for water, and construction continued on the new 9,000-guest Paradise Park viewing area....

The first week of George Kalogridis' new job as Disneyland Resort President is over and so far early reports from Cast Members and park fans seem promising. Twitter user @DanielleErnest reported late on Monday: "I met [George Kalogridis] tonight. He's very personable" and late Tuesday morning @ohwhereismylion Tweeted: "Just met George Kalogridis. He's so nice. They took a picture of us shaking hands." Meanwhile, as Mr. Kalogridis re-familiarized himself with the Resort property and mingled with...

It was announced after we went to press last Monday that Disneyland Resort President Ed Grier announced his retirement in an e-mail sent out to Anaheim Cast Members. The sudden announcement followed the recent trend of a three-year term for Disneyland Resort Presidents, but unlike previous President Matt Ouimet, nobody seemed to really care about Ed leaving. Mr. Grier's last day in Team Disney Anaheim was on Friday.

BREAKING NEWS: George Kalogridis has just been named the new Disneyland Resort

...

What a week! Last Monday Disney announced its new "Give a Day, Get a Disney Day" theme park marketing campaign for 2010. The new campaign is led by the Muppets and will give free tickets to Disney theme parks for 1 million guests in exchange for a day of community service. Meanwhile, in the parks, Disneyland has opened the doors to the new home of the Disney Gallery and the newly re-worked lobby of the Main Street Opera House. Elsewhere in the Resort, construction continues to chug along at...