Disneyland Resort Annual Passholders were given the opportunity to preview the newly refurbished “it’s a small world” attraction at Disneyland yesterday, just ahead of the public reopening this morning. With the exception of being open briefly for the Christmas holiday, the attraction closed last February for a lengthy renovation’
During the month of February, Disney is offering a sweepstakes in which participants have the opportunity to enter every day and in a variety of ways for the chance of winning one of five magical vacations to either the Anaheim or Orlando theme parks. It is all part of their Magical Celebrations promotion going on this year.
It’s official – the Disney Gallery which formerly resided above the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction (which is now the exclusive Dream Suite) will find a permanent home in the building that currently houses the Main Street Bank and part of the Opera House lobby.
Disney Parks is offering the chance to meet Tinker Bell and her Fairy friends at your choice of Walt Disney World Resort in Florida or Disneyland Resort in California via a contest they are holding at PixieHollow.com. It’s a celebration of all-things Fairies at the place where dreams come true.
A home movie from a family’s 1956 trip to the newly opened Disneyland theme park in Anaheim is one of twenty five films to be included in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress as classics and genres from every era of American filmmaking.
Out of concerns for rider safety, Disneyland has raised the height requirement for the Splash Mountain log flume ride to one of the highest levels in the amusement park industry. The new “temporary height restriction” for the front seat of Splash Mountain has been raised from 40 inches to 60 inches.
Disney Parks will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade this December 25 which will air on ABC-TV. Hollywood’s biggest names and Disney’s most beloved characters will bring the holiday magic home in song and style as they light up the holiday.
It could be result of the current state of our economy, but after months of speculation and several delays, the monthly payment Annual Passport program officially began last Monday, December 11. Now both northern and southern California residents and play now and pay later with a new ‘monthly payment’ Annual Passport plan.
Following today’s Presidential pardon ceremony of the National Thanksgiving Turkey in the White House Rose Garden, “Pumpkin” and his alternate “Pecan” are heading to Disneyland. It all begins with a police escort to Dulles International Airport. Then the birds will “fly” First-Class on United Airlines Flight Turkey-1 to their new home at Disneyland Resort.
Disney’s Imagineering team has been hard at work refurbishing the Sleeping Beauty Walk-Through Diorama located in Sleeping Beauty’s Castle. Their work is now finished just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Diorama is scheduled to re-open tomorrow (Wednesday) at 5pm, just in time to kick off the Thanksgiving holiday.
