Everyone’s a Winner!
While this isn’t really news, I thought I would share with you all, this pristine quality image of the Toy Story Midway Mania attraction poster:
Predicting The Future With a Doctor, No… A Prince!
Our sister site, WDW News Today, has an interesting rumor on how 2 films released this summer could involve 2 attractions across the country (although only 1 of them applies for Disneyland):
The next two weeks of business at your local box office may be determining the future of your favorite Disney Parks and your future vacations. Disney management will be closely watching the performance of two summer blockbusters over the next two weeks, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
For the Narnia series, everything is riding on this weekend and the latest film’s success. If the film doesn’t perform as well as the Walt Disney Company is hoping, we may have seen the last or next-to-last Narnia film. Whether or not that takes place, a decision will be made soon on the now-in-developement Narnia 3-D attraction being planned for Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s California Adventure. If the film shows strong results, then expect the new Narnia 3-D show to debut at both parks around Summer 2010.
And for the rumor on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, click here!
Mickey’s Halloween Treat Tickets Now Available for APs
Tickets to this years Mickey’s Halloween Treats at Disney’s California Adventure are now on sale for Annual Passholders only:
Passholder Discount Available for Event Dates
October 3, 16, 22, 23, 28, 29Passholder Discount Not Available for Event Dates
October 10, 17, 24, 30Only Day of Event Tickets Available on Event Date
October 31Event Times
Monday to Thursday — 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Friday to Sunday — 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.Ticket Prices
Passholder Advance Ticket: $25 — Only Available on Select Dates
General Advance Ticket: $29
Day Of Event Ticket: $37
Ages Two and Under: No Charge
MiceAge Picture Update
Let’s take a look at some various things going on through-out the Disneyland Resort from this week’s Dateline Disneyland, plus a special Friday edition of Monday in Parks on MiceAge:
The new railings for the Sunshine Plaza Fountain have been installed
A new sign has been installed at the Tomorrowland Monorail Station
A look at the drivers seat for the Mark VII Monorail
The exit waterfall rock work at the Subs is almost finished
Also, the green water hoses feeding the entry waterfall have been half-camouflaged with a covering that is similar to the cavern rock work
Waaaalllll Eeeeee!
The latest character in the Living Character Initiative is going to be Wall-E. He should start appearing in Tomorrowland later this year, but a little video from an event in LA has surfaced, & one word sums up this walk-around animatronic… AMAZING!
Wall-E Spotted in LA! from Blink on Vimeo.
Mr. Potato Head Goes to Disney Parks
I advise y’all to check out the latest Official Disneyland Resort Vidcast. This latest vidcast takes a look at the new Mr. Potato Head audio-animatronic in Toy Story Midway Mania:
In this video podcast we “peel” back the curtain and watch Walt Disney Imagineers “whip up” a 5-foot version of the popular childhood toy, “Mr. Potato Head.” The famous spud will welcome guests into the new attraction, “Toy Story Mania!,” set to open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort in May, and at Disney’s California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in June.
You can find this, & many other episodes of the Official DLR Podcast here!
More on the Future Choice Stations
In the new Future Choice Stations in Innovention’s Project Tomorrow, your picture is taken, you answer some questions about your lifestyle, & then you’re future life is made, with you embedded into it… Literally!
You can then send your picture to your email. This is mine:
Refurb Time!
We have 3 new additions to the attractions refurbishments list. First up, Mickey’s House will be closed from May 12th through May 15th. Donald’s Boat will be closed for a rather long refurbishment from May 19th through June 20th. Finally, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad will be closed just on May 20th.
As always, be sure to keep an eye out on our Attractions Refurbishment page for the latest attraction refurbs!
I Almost Was Blown Right Off Of The Ride!
I advise y’all to check out the latest Blue Sky Alert, or as they’re now being called, Blue Sky Buzz, on Blue Sky Disney.
This latest “Buzz” goes in depth on the planned re-theme of the Orange Stinger, a potential different name for Cars Land, a Narnia 3D movie, & more!
DLR Picture Update
Post edited with the rest of the pictures
I’m back from another lovely day at the Disneyland Resort, & I of course have a picture update for y’all. So let’s get straight to it:
Today was Mothers Day, & complimentary flowers were given out to mothers
The latest Disneyland Park map
The banners that were added to Sleeping Beauty’s Castle a couple of weeks ago have been removed for some reason
Random people got given a free Year of a Million Dreams pin… I got one obviously!
Space Mountain desperately needs a clean or paint job
A copy of the Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters mural behind the Segway Experience in Innoventions
The new Future Choice Stations inside Project Tomorrow in Innoventions, which are basically the new ending to Epcot’s Spaceship Earth
My Future Choice!
A treehouse (maybe) for the new Innoventions Dream Home
I tried out the relatively new game Power City for the first time
The new Air Scooter II display
A look at construction for It’s a Small World
The facade is now completely under tarps
The It’s a Small World Toy Shop is also closed
Work is still being done to the Sunshine Plaza Fountain
Let’s take a look at the newly opened Midway Mercantile!
Could this be the TSMM attraction poster?
The exit to Toy Story Midway Mania (it’s roped off, obviously)
Some well needed shade for DCA
The new food stand, Don Tomas, is open…
… This is its very limited menu
Let’s take a look around the mini Disney Gallery at the exit to Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years
Not a lot of water dropping, is there?
And now a look at the new Prince Caspian Pre-Parade to Walt Disney’s Parade of Dreams
We’ll have more photos of Walt Disney’s Parade of Dreams up in the Disneyland Park Gallery later tonight
Ever since the Bug’s Life float in the Pixar Play Parade came back, the floats have been in a different order: The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Finding Nemo, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story
This is pretty much all of the main Bug’s Life float at the moment
To cap this DLR Picture Update off, me & Ariel at Ariel’s Grotto, which will be closing soon to make way for the new Disney Fairies meet ‘n greet
That’s it for this DLR Picture Update. We will of course have bigger versions of all of today’s pictures, plus many additional ones up later tonight in the Image Galleries. We will of course let you know when they’re up!