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Category: Disneyland

Disney Merchandise…

Disney Feelings

11 Nov 2020
It’s been a while folks. Honestly I have struggled to put words down when it came to Disney during this lockdown period. While talking news etc on podcasts was fairly…
Disneyland…

Throwback Thursday: Country Bear Christmas Special

19 Dec 2019
Taking it back to 1984 (the year I was born) to those Country Music loving bears, The Country Bears Christmas Special opened on 19/12/1984 Featuring all your favourites, including Wendell,…
Disneyland…

Christmas at Disney

18 Dec 201918 Dec 2019
Nobody does Christmas like Disney and I thought I would give you just a few highlights across the parks I have visited Firstly Walt Disney World Cinderella's Castle engulfed in…
D23…

D23 Expo Parks & Resorts- My Feelings

26 Aug 2019
So everywhere is reporting on every little detail from the Parks & Resorts panel yesterday at D23 Expo, but I thought I would look at some of the announcements at…
Disneyland

Happy Birthday Haunted Mansion

9 Aug 20199 Aug 2019
While I have a fair few other articles I could be writing, I couldn't pass up this opportunity Haunted Mansion, a favourite attraction of mine (in fact I could spend…
Disneyland…

Main Street Electrical Parade Glows….Again

2 Jul 2019
We have all mourned the loss of The Main Street Electrical Parade on multiple occasions... and you will get your chance once more this summer. Starting August 2nd, the parade…
California Adventure…

Classic Attractions returning to intended versions

26 Jun 2019
With the news that Soarin Over California is making a return to California Adventure this summer, it got me thinking about other attractions that have had massive amendments to them.…
Animal Kingdom…

Is Disney Imagineering Being Lazy or Are They Being Restricted?

20 Apr 201920 Apr 2019
In a surprise move over the Easter weekend, Disney finally confirmed that new Hollywood Studios attraction, Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railroad had been delayed until Spring 2020, but that wasn't…
Disneyland…

The Year That….Wasn’t

31 Dec 2018
So 2018 comes to an end and for us it wasn't the year we were expecting in more ways than one. I have up my annual pass for Disneyland Paris…
Disneyland…

Another Reboot….

3 Dec 2018
Some of you may know that I host or co-host multiple podcasts across the After Dark Podcast Network, including (and not limited to) Dis After Dark and Discover DLP. Well…
Disney World Orlando…

Disney Opinion: Robots were Inevitable

24 Nov 2018
News filtered through in recent weeks that Disney are planning to start replacing Photopass photographers with computer programmed robots at certain characters spots. Now it has been controversial in so…
Disneyland…

Disney Trips….They Are Always On Our Mind

26 Oct 201826 Oct 2018
We mention that a trip to a Disney Park further afield is in the far off distance but that doesn't mean we haven't had plans that have fallen through because…
California Adventure…

Flik Bids Farewell To Bug’s Land

5 Sep 2018
Disney California Adventure this week said farewell to A Bug's Land to make way for the future expansion of Marvel in the park In October 2002, A Bug's Land was…
D23…

So Where Are We At??

1 Apr 2018
It's been a while since we wrote anything here, for a variety of reasons. Life has a way of interrupting plans don't you think? We knew this year was going…
Disneyland…

Main Street USA, Disneyland and It’s History Part 1

20 Jul 2017
Just after the turn of the century, a young boy by the name of Walter Elias Disney, moved with his family (including his older brother Roy O. Disney), to a…
Disneyland…

Hello Captain Jack!

27 Apr 201727 Apr 2017
Visitors to Disneyland, CA who decided to ride Pirates on the Caribbean experienced a rare treat yesterday! Instead of an animatronic Captain Jack Sparrow, they got.....the real thing! Take a…
Accommodation…

Why we love Disney

6 Apr 2017
In a completely odd move on their part, Universal Studios in Orlando yesterday made the decision to ban Youtuber Adam The Woo from their parks indefinitely. At the time of witting this article,…
Disneyland…

Main Street Electrical Parade Glows On

5 Apr 20175 Apr 2017
It has been confirmed the popular returning night time spectacular, The Main Street Electrical Parade won't be leaving quite as soon as originally expected. When it originally return to it's…
D23…

Disney Bucket List

30 Mar 201730 Mar 2017
With flurries of news coming through I feel that maybe the point of this website gets lost a little, so today I am going for something a little more personal,…
California Adventure…

New Disney Junior Show Set for California Adventure

21 Mar 201721 Mar 2017
After news that the current incarnation of Disney Junior Live on Stage was going away, it has been confirmed that a new show will replace it, Disney Junior Dance Party…
Disneyland…

Celebrate 50 Years of Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland

16 Mar 2017
This coming weekend (March 18th) will see the 50th anniversary of one of Disney's most loved classic attractions. Yes it is a pirate's life as Pirates of the Caribbean turns…
Disneyland…

Grand Californian Refurbed Rooms Unveiled

9 Mar 2017
As previously reported, The Grand Californian Hotel at Disneyland is currently undergoing a massive refurbishment. Where as before no real details had been given, we now have a look at…
Disneyland…

Tinkerbell Half Marathon Medals Unveiled

16 Feb 201716 Feb 2017
With Princess Half Marathon just around the corner, it is time for the other female focused  Run Disney weekend to unveil their medals. The Tinkerbell Half Marathon Weekend takes place…
Disneyland…

Mission Breakout to Get Earlier than Expected Opening

15 Feb 2017
It was announced today, in another bizarre twist, that Guardians of the Galaxy:Mission Breakout will open on the same day as Pandora on the opposite coast, as part of The…
Disneyland…

Star Wars Land to Make it’s Launch in 2019

8 Feb 20178 Feb 2017
During the same earnings call where Bob Iger confirmed the opening date of Pandora-World of Avatar, he also went on to confirm when Disney plan to have Star Wars Land…
Disneyland…

James Gunn Returns to Direct Guardians of The Galaxy:Mission Breakout

7 Feb 20177 Feb 2017
While fans may not be overly happy that The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror is being replaced at Disney's California Adventure, the redo of the ride is in safe hands.…
Disneyland…

New Private Dining Experience Introduced in New Orleans Square

26 Jan 2017
For a cool $15,000 you could eat in what was to be Walt Disney's private apartment. Yes, the apartment above Pirates of the Caribbean could be yours and 11 of…
Disneyland…

Grand Californian to Undergo Major Refurb

25 Jan 2017
Disneyland has begun a major refurbishment of their flagship hotel, The Grand Californian. Enhancing the Craftsman style that it already features while adding a more contemporary feel, the refurb sees…
Dis After Dark…

Farewell to the West Coast’s Fifth Dimension

4 Jan 2017
So the time has come for the portal to the Fifth Dimension out in California to permanently be closed. Yes The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at California has had…
Disneyland…

Main Street Electrical Parade Return Date Set

6 Dec 2016
For those nostalgics among you, something is returning to Disneyland next month. Yes, the Main Street Electrical Parade will return on January 20th for it's final run before glowing away…

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