TLT Renovation

D23 has put up a couple of interesting things today that I want to share with everyone. First up, a great look at the Disney’s California Adventure renovation is provided in the Summer issue of Disney twenty-three magazine: In the summer issue of twenty-three, Steven Clark and Jeffrey Epstein take readers on an exciting walk … Read more

Chuck Canzoneri’s 4/30/09 Photo Report

The photo reports just keep coming in! Here is yet another report from our very own Chuck Canzoneri:

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The parks were more crowded than you would expect today. This was taken at 1pm

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The park closed at 6pm, but the Animation Pavillion was closing earlier to prepare for a special wine event with John Lasseter and his wife at 6:30pm

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Chuck attended Celebrate Austria at the Chef’s Showcase Stage. Here, Chef Marcel created an Austrian Goulash with a Sweet Onion Brioche

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Chuck states: “Chef Marcel works at Club 33, and it was embroidered on his shirt. So does that mean I’ve now tried Club 33 food?”

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“The goulash looked messy, but it was terrific. The meat was incredibly tender, and the cabbage and touch of sour cream was a nice touch.”

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John B.’s 4/26/09 Photo Report

I’d like to welcome John B. to the staff as our newest photographer. He along with Myrna, Chuck, Shawn, and I will be able to make Disneyland News Today the premiere and most often updated site for photo reports. With-out further ado, let’s get to John’s first photo report here at DLNT:

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The fountains at Cosmic Waves have been removed, however the rotating ball in the middle will remain

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A peak over the Pixie Hollow construction walls

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Over at DCA… A look at some of the Food and Wine merchandise at the Festival Gift Shop

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Myrna Litt’s 4/27/09 Photo Report

Our next photo report comes to us from our very own Myrna Litt:

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A random small construction wall in the Hub

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Pirates of the Caribbean is closed for a short refurbishment through April 30th

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I wonder what this camera on top of the Matterhorn is for?

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The fountains at the former Cosmic Waves are being removed, however the big spinning ball in the middle will remain

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Chuck Canzoneri’s 4/26/09 Photo Report

It’s now time for Chuck Canzoneri’s second photo report back with us at Disneyland News Today:

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This weekend celebrated the opening of Disney California’s Food and Wine Festival

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One of the big highlights are the specialty menu items. This year, instead of putting them all in one place at the Pacific Wharf area, they were spread throughout the park

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The special item at Award Weiners

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The special item at Taste Pilot’s Grill

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April 28th News Update

Today was another one of those days with a lot of articles coming out, so I once again thought I’d post a news round-up: –D23 has an interview with “Celebrate! A Street Party” show producer Denny Newell: Already a hit with Guests, Celebrate! A Street Party hits the ground running (literally!) at Disneyland on a … Read more

Beat the Heat with the Summer ‘09 Disney Twenty-Three

Today, a lot of D23 members received their Summer 2009 edition of the Disney Twenty-Three magazine. The magazine, just like the first one, looks simply amazing this time featuring Donald Duck as he celebrates his 75th anniversary of Mischief, Mayhem, & Mirth! This edition of the D23 magazine includes a tour of the new Tokyo … Read more

DLR Photo Report – 4/26/09

The California Food and Wine Festival has begun and the Games of the Boardwalk are now open, so I think it’s time for one of my photo reports from the Disneyland Resort:

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I have never seen the entrance to Mickey and Friends this busy!

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This entrance to Mickey and Friends was busy also

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Food and Wine banners in Downtown Disney

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Earth banners at the AMC Theatre

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Marty Sklar’s Letter to Imagineers Announcing His Retirement After 53 Years

Marty Sklar, former head of Walt Disney Imagineering, a man who worked very closely with Walt Disney, and the only Walt Disney Company employee to attend the openings of all 11 Disney theme parks worldwide, has announced that he will finally be retiring from the company. The good people over at Orlando Attractions Magazine have … Read more

April 25th Weekend News Roundup

A lot of news has popped up over the last couple of days, so I thought I’d post some of these smaller pieces into one big news update: –D23 reports: On April 29, for the first time in history, two people will receive a window on Main Street, U.S.A. on the same day. The windows … Read more

More Information on Summer Nightastic!

D23 has even more information on Disneyland’s new Summer Nightastic promotion: Disneyland Resort will glow like never before this summer as it debuts an all-new fireworks show, Magical, along with beloved characters and sensational new effects that will brighten the Summer Nightastic! Guests can see Disneyland Resort in a whole new light as Summer Nightastic! … Read more

Chuck Canzoneri’s Earth Day Photo Report

After a 3 month break, our very own Chuck Canzoneri returns with a new Disneyland Park photo report:

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Spring Break is over, however summer certainly isn’t here yet

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Construction around the Astro Orbitor and here (the old Cosmic Waves)

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Timothy is missing from Dumbo, The Flying Elephant

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And someone is missing from Small World as well

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This duck on the Storybook Land Canal Boats is not to scale with his surroundings

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Non Southern Californians Not Eligible for Annual Pass Payment Plan

According to the OC Register’s Around Disney blog: Several months ago, Disney announced that guests could buy a year-long pass to Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure with monthly payments. Because of some errors in selling the passes, however, Disney is backpedaling on the deal for some northern California pass holders — they’ll be able to … Read more

Supernanny Star Jo Frost to Meet With Fans at Downtown Disney

LOS ANGELES, April 23 /PRNewswire/ — The star of ABC’s popular parenting series Supernanny, Jo Frost, will meet with fans at Downtown Disney to share parenting tips on Saturday, April 25th at 12:00PM. The casting team for the show will be on hand to meet with families who would like to be on the just … Read more

Up at the El Capitan

After Disneynature’s Earth has finished it’s run at the El Capitan Theatre, the next movie to be featured will be Disney·Pixar’s Up. A couple of days ago I received an ad in the mail showing off what bonuses you can get if you see Up at the El Capitan (you can click both images for … Read more

DLR Photo Report :: 4/21/09

My parents visited the Disneyland Resort today while I was unfortunately in school. The reason for this visit was my father’s birthday, and he of course got his Birthday Fun Card. Here’s some photos they were able to get for us:

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Monorail Orange pulling into the Downtown Disney Monorail Station

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Food and Wine Festival banners in Downtown Disney

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A tent has been set up in the middle of Sunshine Plaza for the Festival Welcome Center

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