Our Dateline Disneyland Blog gives you plenty to geek-out about today.  Mickey's Fun Wheel has reopened with fancy new colors and lighting.  We've also got tons of photos of California Adventure construction from the top of the Wheel, which provides a unique perspective of the scope and layout of the new World of Color show.  Over at Disneyland, we update you on the re-opened Pixie Hollow pond and queue area, with new lighting which will debut as part of Disneyland's Summer Nightastic! ... Read More

View: Dateline Disneyland - News and Photo Updates From the Disneyland Resort

The In The Parks Southern California Disney and Theme Park blog is back with all sorts of news and photos from the Disneyland Resort area.  This week, news of a new water park proposed for Garden Grove, just one mile from the Disneyland Resort.  Taste of Anaheim comes to the Garden Walk.  A new store is preparing to open in Downtown Disney.   Pixie Hollow's fountain has returned from behind construction walls with fancy new lighting support structure - looks like a magical ... Read More

View: In the Parks Disneyland and Theme Park Blog - Pictures and News

Happy Halloween everyone!  The Disneyland Resort in California is in the beginning stages of a massive transformation.  MiceChat's Dateline Disneyland will be there every step of the way to track the progress.   Today Andy and his helpers, Darkbeer and Abominable Snowman, bring us construction updates, fantastic pictures of the new Pixie Hollow at Disneyland, photos of Christmas coming early to New Orleans Square, and more painting and TLC to shops in the Small World mall area.  As always, the update is packed with pictures from throughout the resort.  Today, we take an extra close look at the fantastic Halloween decorations and pumpkins of Disneyland.   View the entire Dateline Disneyland photo update from the Disneyland Resort in California HERE [1]   [1] http://micechat.com/forums/blogs/dateline-disneyland/816-10-31-christmas-already-pier-closures-pixie-hollow-high-school-musical-3-more.html

View: Dateline Disneyland Photo Updates From The Disneyland Resort

We have two big Andy Castro news items for you this morning. [1] One year ago today, Andy started the most successful news thread ever on MiceChat.  The Disney's California Adventure Project Tracker [2] has been updated continuously with information, news, and pictures regarding the transformation of Disney's California Adventure.  A few weeks ago, the original project tracker surpassed our comment cap of 2,000 posts and had to be closed - but over the year it was open over 175,000 people viewed the project tracker.  Andy immeadiately resurrected the project tracker, updating all of the information and giving it a fresh new look.  If you are interested in the nearly billion dollars worth of changes coming to Disney's California Adventure, then this is the discussion for you:  Disney's California Adventure Project Tracker [3] But that's not all that Andy has for us today.  He has also produced another fantastic Dateline Disneyland [4].  This week, featuring pictures from Disneyland's new Pixie Hollow construction.  He has spotted the first signs that Christmas is just around the corner - lights, a tree, and more.  He also has more amazing pictures from California Adventure's Blue Sky Cellar. And as always Andy covers all of the changes and construction from throughout the Disneyland Resort. View the entire Dateline Disneyland photo report from Disneyland and California Adventure HERE [5] [1] http://micechat.com/forums/disneyland-resort/105589-disneys-california-adventure-project-tracker-ii.html [2] http://micechat.com/forums/disneyland-resort/105589-disneys-california-adventure-project-tracker-ii.html [3] http://micechat.com/forums/disneyland-resort/105589-disneys-california-adventure-project-tracker-ii.html [4] http://micechat.com/forums/blogs/dateline-disneyland/801-10-24-pixie-hollow-christmas-lights-tree-more-blue-sky-construction-more.html [5] http://micechat.com/forums/blogs/dateline-disneyland/801-10-24-pixie-hollow-christmas-lights-tree-more-blue-sky-construction-more.html

View: Special Dateline Disneyland and California Adventure Project Tracker updates!

A slew of small attractions are headed to the Disneyland Resort, they are scheduled to begin arriving this month and will add entertainment, characters, the return of a long closed attraction, and a peak at the future. High School Musical 3 rolling performance stage will be coming to the Disneyland Resort on October 24th.  It replaces the High School Musical 1 and 2 version of the same show at California Adventure. Pixie Hollow is set for an October 28th opening, but much construction and landscaping is left to be done to meet this date. The new Disney's California Adventure (DCA) Preview Center, officially called the Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar, will open in the former spot of the Seasons of the Vine in DCA on October 20th. Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-through has a flexible "Mid-December" opening date.  The new version of the Castle Walk-through will feature a return to the original look of the attraction using modern Imagineering technology to enhance the effects. Small World Holiday returns on November 21st after a long closure.  The beloved attraction has been the subject of news and speculation as the attraction's flume and boats needed to be rebuilt to handle the heavier nature of today's park guests.  It is also rumored (by Al Lutz of MiceAge.com [1]) "the small world refurbishment project was driven by a clearly stated desire to allow today's lower riding boats to travel easier through the ride. The old flume from the World's Fair is being gutted, and a new flume conveniently designed to be one inch deeper will contain a new fleet of purposely lighter boats that ride up to an inch higher in the water. Those extra two inches of clearance will allow for several hundred more pounds of weight in each boat, keeping the churro loving tourists of today sailing through the ride just as easily as their lighter predecessors did back in the 1960's." There are lots of additional changes and operational updates to report today, including Miley's Sweet 16 birthday party.  Read the entire Monday in the Parks weekly update of News and Tips for the attractions in Southern California HERE [2] [1] http://miceage.micechat.com/allutz/al022608a.htm [2] http://micechat.com/forums/blogs/monday-in-the-parks/761-10-6-08-monday-parks-news-photos-tips.html

View: Monday in the Parks: changes on the way to the Disneyland Resort

Pumpkin time at Disneyland.  Pumpkins all over Main Street from the entry gates to the light posts, its pumpkin city.  In Frontierland, there are fresh carved pumpkins and pumpkin men.  Haunted Mansion Holiday is back, and has transformed the Mansion inside and out with imagery inspired by the Nightmare Before Christmas. The tribute to Dia De Los Muertos (the Mexican day of the dead) in Frontierland is also back this year.  So is Candycorn Acres at Disney's California Adventure.  For the most part, this year's celebration is a slightly stale version of last year's.  Not much new, but still fun and enjoyable. But Halloween isn't the only game in town.  Construction is going fast and furious on the former Little Mermaid Meet and Greet grotto at Disney to convert it in to Pixie Hollow, a meet and greet for Tinkerbell and friends.  While the lagoon and rocks remain, a round structure is being constructed in the spot that the kids will meet tink.  Elsewhere in the park, pavement is being torn up and replaced.  And the former McDonalds fry cart in Fantasyland has been completely removed and the area will soon return to its pre-grease glory As always, Andy Castro of MiceChat's Dateline Disneyland Blog provides us with tons of amazing shots, not just of the park and attractions, but also of new merchandise and food.  Lots of yummy treads have made their way into the parks, including pumpkin fudge, pumpkin spiced latte, Mickey pumpkin head cookies, spiced carmel apple cider, and more. See Andy's entire Blog, Dateline Disneyland: Disneyland Resort Halloween, Pixie Hollow, Merchandise, and Foods photo updates HERE [1] [1] http://micechat.com/forums/blogs/dateline-disneyland/756-10-3-pixie-hollow-nightmare-15th-anniversary-merch-more-halloweentime-more.html

View: Disneyland Resort Halloween, Pixie Hollow, Merchandise, and Foods photo updates HERE

Dateline Disneyland is our Disneyland update told in pictures.  This week, Andy fills us in on the new Disney Celebrations campaign. He also shows us the newest tribute window on Main Street, fancy new Small World boats, and the changes taking place at Pixie Hollow.  And all over the resort, work is being done on walkways and to remove sinage for McDonalds and closed attractions. View the entire Dateline Disneyland photo update HERE

View: The Dateline Disneyland Photo Update from the Disneyland Resort.

Greg Emmer, the former Sr. VP of Operations for the Disneyland Resort has earned a window on Main Street.  Tomorrowland repaving continues.  And Pixie Hollow is set for opening next month. Find out when you will be able to ride Monorail Blue and how Disney plans to use Milie Cyrus' sweet 16 party to see vacation packages and get all of David "Darkbeer" Michael's updates on what is going on at the Disneyland Resort in his Monday In The Parks Blog - HERE [1]. [1] http://micechat.com/forums/blogs/monday-in-the-parks/700-9-15-08-monday-parks-news-photos-tips.html

View: Monday in the Parks Southern California Disney and Theme Park blog