Yesterday marked the beginning of a year-long expansion plan of Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A. that will affect many the street's current eateries. The plan also includes a 2012 debut of a new bakery in the park. Disney doesn't seem to

Disneyland Resort's Halloween Time is almost here, and Disney Cast Members and fans are getting into the spirit of the holiday. One of the highlights of the season is Mickey's Halloween Party, the after-hours event that takes place at Disneyland

Disneyland's Mine Train Thru Nature's Wonderland is fondly remembered by the men who ran it. Before there was Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, a roller coaster that hustles about, there was a battery-powered mine train that rolled along in

Steps away from the honking traffic jam of humanity crushing into the grand opening of Cars Land on Friday, Disneyland quietly welcomed back one of its icons – the Matterhorn Bobsleds. The Swiss-Alps themed ride was the park's first

The new Star Tours attraction that will soon debut at Disneyland adds several layers of 3-D realism to the 1980s-era simulator ride, making the experience less like watching a movie and more like being in the middle of the action. I took a

On Aug. 2, Disney Parks Blog announced that Disneyland park will close its Princess Fantasyland Faire at the Fantasyland Theatre on Aug. 12. Princess Fantasy Faire, a Disney Princess meet-and-greet, will be closed for an extended period

The Disneyland Resort is hoping everyone loves a paradeand a couple of new ridesthis summer. That's what Walt Disney Co. has on tap to spur summer attendance as the Anaheim resort passes the halfway point on a multiproject,

Disneyland's popular Space Mountain roller coaster and another ride are temporarily closed after the company received citations from state regulators last week that prompted a review of its employee safety protocols, a spokeswoman said Sunday.

Disneyland is set Tuesday to close Splash Mountain for about four months during a major rehabilitation project, according to the Disneyland website. Disney usually refurbishes big rides about once every five to 10 years. Splash Mountain is

Disneyland will shutter the popular "Star Tours" attraction this month to make way for a major overhaul of the Reagan-era ride -- but D23 members will be given one last, special opportunity to say goodbye to the vintage "Star Wars" adventure.

Disneyland's Star Tours will shut down about three months earlier than scheduled so workers can begin revamping the ride as a 3-D attraction, Disney announced Thursday. Star Tours will close July 27 for a nearly year-long project.

After nearly a half-century, there's been an extreme makeover of Disneyland's "Submarine Voyage" ride. Disneyland closed down the submarine ride a decade ago and spent 70-million dollars to construct a state-of-the-art attraction. The

When Mickey Force Feeds, It's Hard to Swallow I am more than willing to pay over $230 hard-earned clams (not including parking) for the opportunity to tell the world that I took my family of four to the Happiest Place on Earth (that would be

Celebrities get the star treatment everywhere they go and Disneyland is no exception. For years now, Disney has offered VIP guides (usually seen walking throughout the parks donning their red and blue plaid vests) to the families of film, television

Amusement parks have changed a lot since the early days, and paper tickets have long gone the way of the dodo. But a new gadget made for Disneyland takes

Some media watchers are crying foul over Disney's plans to offer online advergaming to kids in an attempt to get the tots to con their parents into taking them to one of the parks. Starting May 5, Disney will offer an online multiplayer game

Disneyland is set to shut down Critter Country for more than a month starting Wednesday. Crews already began refurbishing Splash Mountain and Hungry Bear Restaurant, two major features in the land in the northwest corner of the park,

Disneyland is often called "The Happiest Place on Earth". When you break it down, this claim has a lot of validity. Magic comes to life when your favorite childhood characters begin dancing in front of you. Suddenly Belle, Prince Charming and Mickey

It was sometime in the 1940s, and a young father sat on an amusement park bench, licking a Popsicle and feeling slightly disgruntled. While his two daughters rode the merry-go-round, he waited restlessly, wondering why there was no amusement park

This article was conceived as a critique of a man, his works and organization. The recent death of Walt Disney necessitated not only changes in tense but a look at the Fantasy Empire's future. No other revisions of fact, opinion or judgment are

When Disneyland recently opened its new night spectacular, Fantasmic, the park created a multi-million dollar venue for the future, Bob McTyre, vice president of entertainment explains, "We were inspired by the Illuminations lagoon show at Disney

Sixty years ago, in a state of shock, a struggling young animator boarded a westbound train in New York. Walt Disney had traveled east to negotiate a better distribution deal for his cartoons starring Oswald the Rabbit-only to be told that his

Today is a big day for Disney. It's when the company kicks off Disneyland's 50th anniversary celebration by officially launching new rides and attractions at most of its parks while announcing plans for even more potential tourist magnets in the

Like his good friend Marty Sklar, Jack Lindquist was hired by Walt Disney weeks before Disneyland opened in 1955. Lindquist was brought on board as the park's very first advertising manager. He came with a very strong recommendation.

Martin Sklar, the creative force behind most of Walt Disney Co.'s theme parks, will step down as head of the company's famed Imagineering division, Disney said on Friday. Sklar, 72, takes on a new role as a recruiter and ambassador for the

Disney's newest princess, Princess Tiana, will make her Disneyland debut on Friday as part of a new show, "Tiana's Showboat Jubilee!" featuring characters from the upcoming animated film "The Princess and the Frog." Billed as a rousing,

On Sunday, Disneyland officially turns 50. This is of particular interest to boys (and girls) my age because it could well be the first time all of us recall, simultaneously and in vivid detail, something that happened a half-century ago. In

Those Disneyland Resort employees that are rarely seen by the light of day were honored early Wednesday morning by the resort's management. In what has become an annual event for more than 10 years now, the resort threw a 3 a.m. bash for

The PeopleMover has always been among my favorite Disney attractions. It's quiet, relaxing and there's rarely a wait. It affords riders a panoramic view of Tomorrowland, as well as many other sections of the Magic Kingdom. When it was

Back in 1997, Disney angered some of its fans by making the outlaw buccaneers in its popular Pirates of the Caribbean ride less rapey, altering it so that its horny bandits were chasing a meal instead of terrified wench tail. Today's LAT reports

Many guests are disappointed to find access to Tom Sawyer Island temporarily cut off. Hard to say what the toaster was doing at the bottom of Disneyland's Rivers of America. Sure, the cameras, beepers and video recorders make sense.

The folks in Anaheim, Calif., were positively buoyant. Their "million balloon salute" to honor Disneyland's 30th anniversary had gone off without a puncture. Billed as Skyfest, the launch took place on December 5, which would have been Walt Disney's