What a week! Disneyland's reluctant Fantasmic! dragon finally emerged and set the night ablaze for eager fans, Disney bought Marvel Comics, and the D23 folks start setting up for the huge D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center next to Disneyland. All the while, construction continued in both parks and two Disneyland Resort hotels, a new restaurant opened in California Adventure, and the parks continue to gear up for Halloween Time.

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Disneyland's Summer Nightastic! is officially history now, as the Resort gears up for it's annual Disney's HalloweenTime promotion that kicks off at the end of September. Meanwhile, the three weeks between summer and HalloweenTime is enough time to get two classic Fantasyland attractions in for refurbishment, build a new permanent vending structure near the Matterhorn, and put the finishing touches on the new Disney Vacation Club units at the Grand Californian Hotel. Meanwhile, work has begun...

Sunday marked the final day of Disneyland's big Summer Nightastic! promotion, but if you weren't there, don't worry - the new Fantasmic! dragon still didn't make an appearance, despite the pretty pictures on the park maps and Downtown Disney banners. Still, despite a disappointing finale for Summer Nightastic!, the parks still saw big crowds this weekend, thanks to unblocked Southern California Annual Passholders and the big Blizzcon video game convention at the Anaheim Convention Center next door....

Welcome to the August 17th edition of Dateline Disneyland! As crowds of un-blocked Annual Passholders pour back into the parks this week, we'll be checking in on the on-going construction in Disney's California Adventure park, as well as work on a new stroller rental shop in the Main Entrance Plaza, and other odds-and-ends around Disneyland and in Downtown Disney.

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It's time again for Dateline Disneyland. This week we'll check in on the ever-progressing Disney's California Adventure makeover including World of Color, Paradise Park, The Little Mermaid, and Cars Land. We'll also get a first glimpse at Disney's newest Princess, Tiana as she prepares to come home to Disneyland this fall in a new parade in New Orleans Square.

Of course, you can track the progress of the projects you see in this week's update by clicking on the photos with Project...