Another update for you on the Southern California earthquake. Disneyland is slowly getting the attractions back up & running. According to abc7, some of the attractions are operating now, but we don’t know what attractions.
As always, stay tuned to Disneyland News Today to find out when more rides open, & various other updates we get on this Earthquake & it’s effects on Disneyland.
The OC Register have been posting updates on the earthquake & its affects on the Disneyland Resort all day today. Complaints were many, as apparently the line to complain at City Hall stretched all the way down to the Penny Arcade!
Attractions in Disneyland started re-opening just before 1pm, with the first attractions re-opening being the Jungle Cruise, Davy Crockett Explorer Canoes, & the Sailing Ship Columbia. Over at Disney’s California Adventure, most attractions were re-opened by 12:30pm, with the exception of California Screamin’, the Maliboomer, Grizzly River Run, & Soarin’ Over California.
By 3:15pm, all attractions but 3 at the Resort were re-opened, those three being Grizzly River Run (due to the water level sensors), the Maliboomer (as it can’t test while the park is open for some reason), & the Disneyland Monorail (as it was still testing then, however it should of re-opened by now).
Be sure to check the article on the OC Register to see if they get anymore updates on the status of the Disneyland Resort!
According the OC Register, Disneyland will be raising it’s ticket prices once again, from $66 to $69 for adults & $56 to $59 for children.
“We offer great values for guess who enter our world class resort and enjoy up to 16 hours a day of fun including attractions, parade and other entertaining spectaculars,” said Disneyland Resort Spokeswoman Lisa Haines. “We periodically analyze our pricing to make sure it reflects the entertainment value and quality that we deliver to our guests.”
Here is the current pricing for all tickets available at the Disneyland Resort:
Single-day, one park:
Adults: $69 (was $66)
Children: $59 (was $56)One-day park hopper:
Adults: $93 (was $91)
Children: $84 (was $81)Two-day park hopper:
Adults: $143 (was $132)
Children: $123 (was $112)Three-day park hopper:
Adults: $199 (was $189)
Children: $169 (was $159)Four-day park hopper:
Adults: $224 (was $214)
Children: $194 (was $184)Five-day park hopper:
Adults: $244 (was $234)
Children: $214 (was $204)ANNUAL PASSES:
Southern California Select:
$134 (was $129)Southern California:
$174 (was $169)Deluxe:
$269 (was $259)Premium:
$389 (was $379)
The OC Register has also put up a very interesting graph showing how ticket prices have increased since 1955. Be sure to check it out!
I’m back from a lovely 2 day trip to the Disneyland Resort for my birthday & guess what that means… A photo report! There’s lots of images today, so let’s get to it:
The theme park information sign is back out by all bag search booths
When DCA opens, there’s 2 paths to go, Midway Mania’s line & the Princess Breakfast at Ariel’s Grotto
Guess this sign will have to be changed soon
My score this time wasn’t as good as my last trip
Now let’s take a tour of the Sun Wheel, as it is now (as it will be made into Mickey’s Fun Wheel this fall)
Non-swinging gondolas
Swinging gondolas
I’m Missing It… NOT!
There was some kind of convention in the Grand Californian Hotel
Department 56 in Downtown Disney is having some work done
There will be a Mardi Gras “extravaganza” at Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen on September 6th
I ate at Rainforest Cafe for my birthday
The Build Your Own Lightsaber stand in Star Traders
A couple of shots here of Walt Disney’s Parade of Dreams… Plenty will be available in the Image Gallery tomorrow
The It’s a Small World Top Shop is out from behind tarps… Notice the missing dolls in the boat?
New colors on the Small World attraction sign I believe
New Century Timepieces is a thing of the past
A nice new painting available, with a hefty price tag of $1,500!
Some nice Tiki Room merchandise that was released for the attraction’s 45th anniversary… You’ll be able to see all of it in the Image Gallery tomorrow
I want to get this lovely poster of Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle
Surprised they’re still selling this one… I still want it!
Saw the tribute band Tomasina at the Tomorrowland Terrace Tuesday night
WOOOO!
Here are a few (blurry) shots of Fantasmic!
Moving on to Wednesday, a little look at the Midway Games, which should be changed this fall
ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD!?
The Midway Stores, which I presume will be changed too
Mr. Potato Head was covered up this morning
Construction on the soon to re-open Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-through
An ad for The Little Mermaid III on Main Street
And the Sleeping Beauty Platinum Edition DVD
Classic Ariel picture in Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years
Space chick & astronaut
Characters from Captain EO
Watch makers in the Art of Disneyland on Main Street
An awesome Small World poster
A product release & signing with Robet Olszewski on Saturday August 28th at the Disneyana Shop from 9am to 11am
Now I know this tent wasn’t in the Esplanade on the 5th
Another ad for The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning
And to end off this photo report, me with Ariel… My favorite character picture ever!
Be sure to keep an eye on all of our Image Galleries tomorrow for full size versions of these pictures & many more (over 400 in total)!
There was an event held today in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle for the 2008 series of Disney US postage stamps. Just my luck that I missed the event by a day, but David “Darkbeer” Michael did however attend, so here are a few of his pictures:
So this is what the tent I saw in the Esplanade yesterday is for
This year’s stamps are of Steamboat Willie, 101 Dalmatians, the Jungle Book, & Sleeping Beauty… Marty Sklar was in attendance for the event (like he his for most events that the Disney company hold)
And now a few non-event related pictures from outside the parks:
It might just be me, or is this a new stand in Downtown Disney
Some construction going on in the Disneyland Hotel
Be sure to check out Darkbeer’s SmugMug page for plenty more pictures from around the Disneyland Resort today!
ANAHEIM, California – Cinderella, Snow White, Tinkerbell and other fictional fixtures of modern-day childhood were handcuffed, frisked and loaded into police vans Thursday at the culmination of a labor protest that brought a touch of reality to the Happiest Place on Earth.
The arrest of the 32 protesters, many of whom wore costumes representing famous Disney characters, came at the end of an hour-long march to Disneyland’s gates from one of three Disney-owned hotels at the center of a labor dispute.
Those who were arrested sat in a circle on a busy intersection outside the park holding hands until they were placed in plastic handcuffs and led to two police vans while hundreds of hotel workers cheered and chanted.
The protesters were arrested on a misdemeanor count of failure to obey a police officer and two traffic infractions, and were expected to be booked and released later Thursday, said Sgt. Rick Martinez of the Anaheim police.
Bewildered tourists in Disney T-shirts and caps, some pushing strollers, filed past the commotion and gawked at the costumed picketers getting hauled away. The protest shut down a major thoroughfare outside Disneyland and California Adventure for nearly an hour.
The ever useful David “Darkbeer” Michael of MiceAge.com was on the scene outside the Disneyland Resort yesterday, as Unite HERE held their protest against the Walt Disney Company. Here are a few of his pictures showing this unfortunate event (and plenty more can be found on his SmugMug page):
They marched from the Paradise Pier hotel, all the way down to the Timon parking lot entrance
Once there, 32 picketers joined arms in the middle of the road, blocking traffic on all sides!
Unfortunately for them, but luckily for Disneyland Resort guests, all 32 picketers were arrested
UPDATE: The OC Register has put up a couple of videos showing the picketers march, & then them getting arrested. Check ’em out HERE.
We now official confirmation, in the form of pictures of construction walls, that Ariel’s Grotto is indeed closed. Here are a few pictures of construction, as well as a couple of other things from around the Disneyland Resort, off of the lovely SmugMug page of David “Darkbeer” Michael:
Not sure how well you can tell in this picture, but the King Triton & Ariel figurines have already been removed
The walls start by, & run right along with the line for Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters
On the path towards the Matterhorn
The Ariel’s Grotto sign is still in place as of yesterday
And here’s where you originally got in line to meet with Ariel… This is obviously where the walls end
Moving away from Ariel’s Grotto… The cars on the Casey Junior Circus Train that originally had just a cloth coverings as opposed to doors now have real functioning doors
A ceremony was held yesterday, giving Bruno Serato, the owner of the Anaheim White House restaurant, the eighth star in the Orange County Walk of Stars, which is located in the path next to the 15 minute parking lot on Harbor Boulevard
Let’s take a look through some of the latest happenings through-out the Disneyland Resort, brought up in both pictures & words in this week’s Monday in the Parks on MiceAge:
Traffic is going to be severely effected due to the Disneyland Half Marathon this upcoming Sunday… For information & tips on how to beat the traffic, check the Monday in Parks article
Mickey’s Trick-or-Treat Party being advertised at both the Disneyland turnstiles…
… And DCA’s turnstiles
A water pump has been added to the It’s a Small World flume
Over at Ariel’s Grotto, this is what has become of the turntable of sorts where you would meet Ariel
According to the Monday in the Parks article, Ariel has replaced Pocahontas over at the Princess Fantasy Faire. No word if you’ll still be able to greet with Pocahontas anywhere… The picture shows that Ariel is in the same dress as used in the Ariel’s Grotto restaurant in DCA
Here are a few of the more interesting happenings from the week, that have popped up on the internet while I was in Las Vegas:
Be sure to check back tomorrow, as we still have tons more catching up to do!
