Video: The Re-dedication Of Disney California Adventure
Watch Bob Iger re-dedicate Disney California Adventure park on the morning of June 15th, 2012.
Meet The Citizens of Buena Vista Street
Meet some of the Citizens of Buena Vista Street conducting business as usual among the guests.
Story Behind “Storytellers” Statue
From Erin Glover of Disney Parks Blog:
We showed you a glimpse of the new “Storytellers” statue last year during the D23 Expo, and tomorrow, Disney California Adventure park guests will be able to greet the new statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse themselves when Buena Vista Street officially opens! Take a look:
A plaque just to the right of the statue tells the story of Walt Disney’s arrival in Los Angeles in 1923 in his own words:
It was July 1923. I packed all of my worldly goods – a pair of trousers, a checkered coat, a lot of drawing materials and the last of the fairy tale reels we had made – in a kind of frayed cardboard suitcase. And with that wonderful audacity of youth, I went to Hollywood, arriving there with just forty dollars. It was a big day the day I got on that Santa Fe California Limited. I was just free and happy!
Five & Dime Adds Up To Great Entertainment on Buena Vista Street
Yesterday we posted about our favorite group on Buena Vista Street, The Red Car Newsboys. Today we have some more entertainment for you straight from Buena Vista Street. The group Five & Dime consists of five musicians and one singer or one dime. The show is really fun and the music it very enjoyable.
EXTRA! EXTRA! Red Car Newsboys Debut On Buena Vista Street!
Newsies have come to DCA… Well sort of. One of the many new entertainment offerings in DCA for the summer is The Red Car Trolley Newsboys. The group comes six times a day to Buena Vista Street and performs right in front of the Carthay Circle Theater. We really enjoyed the show and have seen it a few times now so take a look…
In-Depth Look: Carthay Circle Restaurant and Lounge
Disney California Adventure has a new icon and it’s the beautiful Carthay Circle Theater. While the real Carthay Circle Theater that housed the world premiere of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is long gone, this new theater houses the Carthay Circle Restaurant and Lounge. If you want to hear a full review of the menu for both, you can head on over to the latest Disneyland News Today Podcast, but for this report, we’ll just be taking a look inside and out of this gorgeous new building:
The marquee
Inside the lounge
The wine list
The walls of all floors are covered with pictures of Walt and various other company celebrities
A cool display downstairs
Some cool displays in the lobby
Some actual pictures of the real theater
We won’t be seeing in there anytime soon…
The transition from the rest of the park is still a little strange
It is stunning at night
Gorgeous… we also have a comprehensive video tour of the restaurant, looking at both the lounge and the second floor:
Conner Purzycki’s 12/31/11 – 1/3/12 DLR Photo Report
For New Years Eve, I spent the day and the following few days at the Disneyland Resort and captured quite a bit of photos to share of all the festivities and much more…
Starting off this New Year celebration with a ride on the Fun Wheel but it was strangely down
YAY! An actual use for Maliboomer Park
Stage set up for NYE
Balloons in Paradise Gardens for NYE
Holy Corn Dogs!!!
Ohh, Pretty
Was playing with my camera so here are some nifty photos of this pretty bridge
Double the spotlights, double the celebration
It was a very foggy new years evening and the fog made for some really good pictures
Some neat foggy WOC shots
In our spot for midnight WOC, the fog kept rolling in
Now on our way out to the other park
WOWZA
Awesome
The castle looks huge for some odd reason
Dance party still hopping by Small World
This is one of my favorite photos taken that night
Happy New Year, hoping on the monorail
Buena Vista Street pics from the monorail
New nerdy shirts in World of Disney
Though an awful hat, bleh
I wonder why Monsters doesn’t use the flick cards like all the other nice attractions.
How about some Cars Land Pics From The Fun Wheel
Disney Channel Rocks set pieces behind Screamin, unknown if the show is coming back
Random shot backstage
Bountiful valley cows celebrating the holidays
The junkyard jukebox
Look at that WDI stuff, How about the WDI stuff
Yikes, kinda faded
The Bugs Land bridge needs a little tlc
Besides the part that was smashed last summer
Cool wrought iron on the Carthay Circle Theater
Wonder how long these are staying
I hope this is gone soon
Over in Innoventions, a new exhibit has debuted, Nanooze
Here you can discover how to make real little stuff, look like big stuff with magnifying thingys
In all seriousness, it is a neat exhibit learning about atoms and molecules
Just look at how much fun Tom is having!
The Xbox 360 area also got a major facelift
Disneyland Kinect Adventures. Awesome
The stupid circle seat things are gone
The Honda exhibit is back
Down in the dream house, the walls have been turned into a giant screen where you can play…..
Thats right, Kinect Disneyland Adventures
Innoventions is still loading through the top floor, so that means Tom Morrow is no where to be found which is a shame because he was a very good AA.
Over at the Disneyland Hotel, some quick pictures around the grounds
WANT!!!
Finally wrapping this up, it looks like the Soundsational Drummer were getting into the Holiday spirit
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Tom Corless’ 12/31/11 – 1/5/12 DLR Photo Report
Owner of the network, Tom Corless took a trip to Disneyland for new years and captured some newsworthy photos to share including Cars land, Buena Vista Street, and Jolly Holiday Bakery…
Trader Sam’s had some neat additions for the Holidays
Tom had a Mele Kaliki-Mocha.
Over in DCA now, a look at the carthay circle
Looks good…
Now over in Cars Land, the meet and greet has been removed in front of the work walls giving us some angles of the street we weren’t able to see before.
Back to Buena Vista Street
The backside of the theater was uncovered
Over in Disneyland, the Jolly Holiday Bakery opened and Tom was one of the first costumers
Love the detail
Over in DCA, work has begun on fixing the second half of the shops on the boardwalk
Rip that stucco out!
YEAH
It was so good…. That tom decided to come back for lunch
A nod to the old Stouffers mural 😉
Spoonful of sugar please
The Jolly Holiday Combo, a cheese sandwich and tomato and basil soup… and of course the Practically Perfect Punch which I have been told is very Delicious
Quite a line all day
Since Jolly Holiday is now open, Carnation cafe and the Blue Ribbon bakery have been closed for refurbishment
Coke Corner has also shut its doors for its refurbishment
Along with the Penny arcade
Neat picture
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Hayley Nance’s 12/16/11 DLR Photo Report
DLNT photographer Hayley Nance was at the Disneyland Resort a few days ago and was able to grab some newsworthy photos to share including Jolly Holiday Bakery, Buena Vista Street, and much more…
Jolly Holiday Bakery may be opening very soon
Over in DCA, Buena Vista Street progress
Imagineering checking things out
Clarabelle’s
You can see the shape of the Elias and Company facade
Carthay Circle Theater
Yup, this is still going
Neat shot of tower
Look down Route 66
Sarge’s
Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree
Cool gingerbread house in Storytellers Cafe
And a few more quick shots of Buena vista street, this time from the North
Very Windy Day…
Locker Complex Facade
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Max Guggenheim’s 12/17/11 DLR Photo Report
DLNT Photographer Max Guggenheim was at the Disneyland Resort yesterday and grabbed some fantastic photos of Cars Land and Buena Vista Street to share…
How about some Cars Land photos from the Fun Wheel
Curio Shop signage up
Cozy Cones
The Backside of the Mountain is now being painted
Ramones signage has also been placed
You can see the top of the Courthouse
Carthay Circle Theater from the fun Wheel
Back on the ground, more pictures of Route 66
The street has been poured
The courthouse looks finished on the exterior
Notice the peace signs next to Fillmore’s
Junkyard Jamboree vehicles
Buena Vista Street
Looks like framing is done and work has begin on the exterior
In Disneyland, a few pics of the new Jolly Holiday Bakery sign and weather vane
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