Anthony Yacullo 
According to the OC Register’s Around Disney blog: As hundreds of workers hang drywall, weld girders, pour concrete and install plumbing in the new wing of Disney’s Grand Californian, the sales staff are kicking off selling space in 50 time shares. The villas at the Grand, to be completed in the fall, will be the … Read more
At a press conference today at the El Capitan Theatre, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Jay Rasulo, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Geraldine Knatz, Ph.d, together announced that Disney Cruise Line plans to reposition the Disney Wonder cruise ship from its Florida base in Port Canaveral to … Read more
Shawn was right next to me watching the Main Street stop of the second performance of “Celebrate! A Street Party” yesterday, and got some great photos while I was grabbing video (which is available in my photo report just bellow this report, or on the Disneyland News Today Podcast feed):
It was very busy at Disneyland yesterday.
A big crowd waiting for the 6:30 performance of the parade on Main Street.
And here comes the “parade”.
I was at the Disneyland Resort yesterday to attend the second ever showing of the “Celebrate! A Street Party” parade, as well as to check out some other happenings around the Disneyland Resort. Let’s get to my photos:
You now can “Celebrate Today!” at the Disneyland Resort, as opposed to the place Where Dreams Come True.
They now list the parking price on the screens too.
A view over to Disneyland from Mickey & Friends.
The “Celebrate Today!” themed parking entrance signs.
A sign for D23 in the Downtown Disney entrance to the Grand Californian.
The Twilight Bark news section of D23’s website continues to be a great source for little news tid-bits about the Disneyland Resort: 03.27.09 — Danny Makes His Debut! On March 20, Danny the Clydesdale made his debut as the newest addition to the horse-drawn streetcars on Main Street, U.S.A. At 5 years old, Danny is … Read more
According to the OC Register’s Around Disney blog, the Yamabuki Restaurant inside the Paradise Pier Hotel will soon be closing: Disney officials announced Thursday afternoon that Yamabuki restaurant, inside the Paradise Pier Hotel will close down April 11. Some 39 hourly employees who work at the restaurant were informed of the pending closure during a … Read more
According to the Disney Vacation Club member newsletter: Sales begin for The Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel With construction of The Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa on schedule for a late 2009 opening at the Disneyland® Resort in Anaheim, sales have officially begun for this West Coast Disney Vacation Club Resort. … Read more
One of our readers was kind enough to send us what is undoubtedly the first picture of one of the actual new Games of the Boardwalk: This picture is of the Bullesyes Stalion Stampede game. A sign not seen before is bellow the Paradise Pier logo, and a tagline is off to the right.
Myrna Litt had a very interesting trip to the Disneyland Resort yesterday, and she shares these pictures with us:
Changes are afoot…
All of the gondolas have been installed on Mickey’s Fun Wheel.
Workers in the lagoon.
That stuff in the lagoon is pretty big!
Something looks different.
The OC Register’s Around Disney blog has a little bit more information on the new “Celebrate! A Street Party” which debuts this Friday: Disneyland is holding all-night rehearsals to prepare for the Friday opening of its “Celebrate! A Street Party” street show. The show will feature — in constant motion – 48 dancers, 12 dancers … Read more
Disneyland have issued a press release with more information on the buy 3 nights, get 2 nights free deal we posted yesterday: ANAHEIM, Calif. (March 25, 2009) – With free admission to a theme park on your birthday throughout 2009, new adventures and entertainment at both Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure parks, and a special … Read more
The next movie to be featured at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood is Disneynature’s Earth. Today I received an ad in the mail showing off what bonuses you can get if you see Earth at the El Capitan (you can click both images for bigger versions):
A press release for an excellent new vacation deal holds more to it than just that deal: Get Two More Days & Nights FREE, When You Buy Three at the Disneyland Resort It’s an offer as exciting as summer itself! You can get two extra hotel nights — plus two extra days of Theme Park … Read more
Brady MacDonald from the LA Times Travel Blog has put up the first review, and a picture of Disneyland’s new “Celebrate! A Street Party”, which debuts this Friday: I was up well before dawn this morning to watch a dress rehearsal of “Celebrate! A Street Party,” the new interactive “street show” debuting at Disneyland on … Read more
Anyone who owns a Nintendo Wii video game console and loves the Toy Story Midway Mania attraction at Disney’s California Adventure or at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is sure to be excited by this news today: BURBANK, Calif. – (March 24, 2009) – Disney Interactive Studios today announced Toy Story Mania!, inspired by the Disney/Pixar animated … Read more
The latest addition to Disneyland’s rather small list of table service restaurants is Celebration Round-up and Barbecue at Big Thunder Ranch. Lunch and dinner at this new restaurant will cost $28.99 for adults and $18.99 for children. The meal consists of my favorite kind of food, meat, and lots of it. Basically traditional barbeque fare, … Read more
