Dateline Disneyland: Goodbye Woopie, Tink, and Dreams

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The Disneyland Resort in California is about to undergo a series of transformations.  First to Halloween time and then to Christmas decorations.  This is your last chance to see the park in its Year of a Million Dreams clothes before the long over-extended promotion is finally put out of its misery.  The Tinkerbell and Mickey Mouse floral display at the front of the park will soon give way to Halloween Mickey. Over at Disney's California Adventure, Golden Dreams has had its last public ... Read More

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Monday In The Parks: Southern California Theme Park Rumor Roundup

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David's Chargers may have lost the big game, but we all win with his comprehensive update of Disney and theme park news from around Southern California. This week, the High School Musical 2 and Golden Dreams shows both had their last public performances at Disney's California Adventure.  A new version of High School Musical will soon debut.  Golden Dreams will become the location of a much hyped Little Mermaid ride, which is rumored to have a huge budget and a lot of attention ... Read More

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Halloween Descends on the Disneyland Resort

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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

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Monday In The Parks Disneyland Update

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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

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Disneyland Prepares For Halloween And A New Preview Center

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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

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Monday In The Parks: Fall Schedules and Changes at Disneyland and Beyond

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David Micheal has a huge Disneyland update for us today. With the Fall/Halloween/Christmas refurbishments, overlays, and changes finally on the schedule, things will be busy around the resort. Some of the biggest changes and the most work will be done in the New Orleans Square area of Disneyland and the Sun Wheel area of Disney's California Adventure Park. We also have the news for you on Bats Day, the Disneyland Half-Marathon, Gay Days, and the CHOC Walk. You think the ... Read More

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Dateline Disneyland: Adieu Court Des Angles, shop and construction updates

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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

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The Long Awaited Al Lutz Disneyland News Update - Mickey Can You Hear Me

Categories: Disneyland, MiceChat News

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

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Castle Construction, Tiki Merchandise, New Menus And More - Dateline Disneyland Is Your Ticket

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Andy's back with your weekly photo update on what's new at the Disneyland Resort. This week: Construction on the Sleeping Beauty Castle means that the walk-through may soon return. The French Market restaurant in New Orleans Square gets a new "Healthy" menu; is it better than the old one? You decide. Over in Tomorrowland, little fixes for the Sub Lagoon and Innoventions. New merchandise, operational updates, and more. Read the always entertaining Dateline Disneyland HERE. Read More

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Dateline Disneyland: Toy Story “Midway?” Mania Confusion, Dream Home Still Hasn’t Booted, and Win a Honda

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There is a lot of confusion in today's Dateline Disneyland thanks in part to Disneyland's marketing department. The signs for the new Toy Story ride are a mess of conflicting messages and information. Is it Toy Story MIDWAY Mania or is it Toy Story MANIA? Is it located at DISNEYLAND Resort (with the "Resort" in such tiny letters that you are sure to miss it) or Disney's California Adventure? The attraction is creating some confusion of its own with frequent, ... Read More

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Time to geek-out, Al is back with another huge Disneyland update!

Categories: Disney Company News, Disneyland, Entertainment

Great news today. Al Lutz is back with a huge update. Some of it good, some of it sad. Take the story of the new Disneyland Monorails for example. As you can see from the picture below, they are glorious to look at. But you can't ride them, and for good reason. A laundry list of problems need to be resolved before they can open to the public. Al also fills us in on the disingenuous marketing ... Read More

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Monday in the Parks: Disneyland Update

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What's new at Disneyland? The Innoventions house of the future at Disneyland prepares to host the media today. They will later be able to ride Toy Story Mania prior to Tomorrow's official opening (However, the ride has been previewing and soft opened for nearly a week). There is also news on Garden Walk, Indiana Jones and the temple of the broken ride, as well as construction updates and photos. David "Darkbeer" Michael has us covered. ... Read More

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