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Disneyland Monorails Get a Mickey Mouse Makeover

Disneyland Resort is getting ready to kick off the party for the legendary duo that started it all during the Get Your Ears On – A Mickey and Minnie Celebration! To celebrate 90 years of magic, the Disneyland Monorail the has received a Mickey Mouse Makeover!

Get Your Ears On will present exciting new ways to celebrate the beloved Mickey and Minnie, with entertainment plus limited-time décor, specialty foods and merchandise.

Starting on Friday, “Mickey’s Mix Magic” will light up Disneyland park with a new high-energy projection show, creating a family-fun dance party atmosphere. The fan-favorite, “Mickey’s Soundsational Parade,” returns on Jan. 25 with a rockin’ new opening to kick off the party.

January 16, 2019
New Rainbow Sprinkle Donut Minnie Mouse Ears are Totes Adorbs

Disney just dropped Rainbow Sprinkle Donut Minnie Mouse Ears and they are too sweet!

Disney has been setting trends with Minnie Ears including fashionable colors like millennial pink and rose gold, but they have also starting a new trend of making Minnie Ears inspired by some of your favorite snacks like the Ice Cream Bar Ears released last summer.

Maia Mitchell and Cierra Ramirez of Freeform’s Good Trouble modeled the new fashion piece during a recent visit to Disneyland as you can see in the photo below:

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The item has been spotted at the Emporium, a souvenir shop at the beginning of Main Street in Disneyland. These beauties retail for $27.99, but they will be worth every penny.

While you can only find them at Disneyland as of now, Disney has announced they will be headed to Walt Disney World in the very near future. They’re not currently for sale online—but we can only wish upon a star.

January 15, 2019
First Look: Exclusive Food and Merchandise Coming to ‘Get Your Ears On’ Celebration at Disneyland

Get Your Ears On – A Mickey and Minnie Celebration is kicking off soon and it will be the biggest celebration of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in Disneyland history. As part of celebration, exclusive food and merchandise is coming to Disneyland Resort.

For a limited-time, specialty food, beverage, novelty items and merchandise will be available for guests to celebrate the beloved duo in fun, new ways. Take a look below at a sneak peak of what’s coming!

On the apparel front, t-shirts, baseball caps and cinch bags celebrate 90 colorful years with everyone’s favorite mouse. Items are available in men’s, women’s and youth sizes, so you can coordinate with your friends and family.

Keep an eye out for other new merchandise, including celebration drinkware, pins, plush, and of course, Mickey and Minnie ears. In the Downtown Disney District, PANDORA will debut a limited-edition Disney dangle charm with a 14-karat gold “90,” Dooney & Bourke will feature new Mickey Mouse bags and a special Mickey Through the Years dress will be available at The Disney Dress Shop.

Of course, what’s a celebration without food? There will be a whole host of eats and treats celebrating our favorite pals, ranging from specialty churros and Mickey beignets to Get Your Ears On Funnel Cake Fries and Celebration Cake. On the savory side, you can chow down on unique items like the Share Your Ears Cheeseburger with ears made out of mini cheeseburger sliders or the Spectacular Mickey Cheesy Pizza with Mickey pepperoni and confetti of peppers and onions.

January 11, 2019
VIDEO: Disneyland Parade Float Collapses Leaves Santa Hanging From Sleigh

Well here comes Santa Claus, but not in the way you usually think. A parade float with Santa on his sleigh collapsed leaving Jolly Old Saint Nick hanging from his seat in front of guests during the Christmas Fantasy Parade at Disneyland on Saturday.

Mr. Claus was launched out of his seat when his sleigh broke as the parade made it’s way down Disneyland’s Main Street U.S.A. on Saturday.

While he waited for crew members to help him down guests could see him dangling by his safety harness as you can see in the post below:

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Saw Santa almost die at Disneyland today. His sleigh broke and he was hanging by his harness.

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Some visitors at the California theme park posted recordings of the incident, showing Santa remaining calm while he he was left dangling a handful of feet off the ground.

Once he was removed, he continued to walk the rest of the parade route, smiling at guests and spreading holiday cheer with his sleigh trailing behind.

The mishap delayed the parade, but no one was reportedly injured by the float collapse.

December 16, 2018
Remembering President George H.W. Bush Through Disney History

President George Herbert Walker Bush died Friday at the age of 94. Disney has always honored presidential history and like so many presidents before and after him, he made appearances at Disney Parks.

In September 1988, President George H.W. Bush joined Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley and California Gov. George Deukmejian during a special Olympic Salute event at Disneyland.

Still serving as Vice President, he was there bidding good luck to the Seoul-bound U.S. Olympic team where he and his wife Barbra Bush marched in the theme park’s parade with Mickey and Minnie.

President George H.W. Bush also visited Epcot, where he presided over the first gathering of his Daily Points of Light award recipients—outstanding community volunteers from across the nation—at the America Gardens Theatre at Epcot on September 30, 1991 (pictured below).

The event was part of the huge 20th-anniversary celebration of Walt Disney World Resort. (Later, Bush’s son, President George W. Bush, would honor The Walt Disney Company itself as a Daily Point of Light in 2004.)

Born into a tradition of service, Bush was a son of a senator, celebrated World War II combat pilot, student athlete, Texas oilman, Republican congressman, national party chairman, pioneering diplomat and the director of the CIA. After his own 1980 presidential campaign came up short, he served two terms as Ronald Reagan’s vice president before reaching the highest office by winning the 1988 presidential election, soundly defeating Democrat Michael Dukakis.

George H.W. Bush is forever immortalized in The Hall of Presidents at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. He was added after he entered office in 1989.

December 1, 2018
Chefs Bake Up Holiday Magic with Gingerbread Displays at Disney Parks and Resorts
Wide-eyed wonderment will wash over Disney guests this holiday season when they see gingerbread displays at select Disney theme parks and Disney resort hotels, as well as the ships of Disney Cruise Line.

Nothing says the holidays like the sweet aroma of gingerbread and the smell is in the air all over Disney Parks. In the spirit of the season, Disney chefs decked the halls (roofs, doorways and windows, too) to create life-sized, gingerbread houses yummy enough to eat.

Here’s a look at storybook houses, carousels and other confections baked with love by Disney chefs, with savory sweets for sale in most locations:
- Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa – This year marks the 20^th anniversary of this resort hotel’s gingerbread house. A classic recipe from Austria inspires the ornaments, cookies and a house standing 14 feet tall in the lobby. Home to The Bake Shop, the gingerbread house is the perfect place to pick up holiday treats. Gingerbread house decorating demonstrations occur daily Dec. 1-25.
- Disney’s Contemporary Resort – Cinderella Castle is re-created with an “it’s a small world” backdrop depicting Cinderella and Prince Charming greeting guests in the castle forecourt. The 18-foot display is crafted from thousands of gingerbread blocks. A life-sized spinning carousel highlights the display.
- Disney’s Beach Club Resort – Donald Duck- and Daisy Duck-themed horses are decorated with chocolate, sugar and fondant in this scrumptious classic carousel.
- Disney’s BoardWalk Resort – A delightful gingerbread version of the resort’s BoardWalk features iconic locales such as BoardWalk Bakery, Flying Fish, Trattoria al Forno and more.
- The American Adventure – Patriotic flair meets pastry magic at Epcot, where gingerbread renditions of the U.S. Capitol, Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument (topped with golden Mickey ears!) are on display
- Amorette’s Patisserie – This sophisticated pastry shop at Disney Springs dresses up its front window with a miniature gingerbread replica of itself – right down to the gingerbread trees!
- The Haunted Mansion – Disneyland Resort turns to Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” to create a wonderfully spooky gingerbread display inside this classic attraction. A giant spider with glowing eyes hangs over the Grand Hall Table, attempting to pry the edible gingerbread mansion from its foundation as gingerbread zombies watch in amazement.
- Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa – Disney artists, engineers and bakers teamed up on a gingerbread house that adds to the resort hotel’s festive lobby. With over 600 pounds of gingerbread and adorned with Hidden Mickeys, this grandly Californian gingerbread house is on display all season long.
- Disney Cruise Line – Aboard the four Disney Cruise Line ships, the chef competition is on! Bakery teams are challenged to create their own individual gingerbread houses for display throughout the holiday season in the atrium lobby of each ship. Taking weeks to conceptualize and construct, each features more than 600 pounds of gingerbread dough, 200-plus pounds of sugar and 5,000 gingerbread bricks.
- Aulani – A Disney Resort & Spa in Hawaii gets its gingerbread on with “A Kakamora Holiday.” This festive display includes a chocolate tree, a Moana-inspired gingerbread hut, chocolate sleigh and merrymaking Kakamoras celebrating with a tropical twist.
November 26, 2018
2.5 Million Pounds of Turkey Legs Consumed Annually at U.S. Disney Parks

Thanksgiving Day is here and chances are you’ve got turkey on your mind. So now seems like the perfect time to share some interesting facts about the Turkey Legs at Disney Parks.

It’s estimated that guests consume more than 1.6 million turkey drumsticks every year at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort – that’s 2.5 million pounds of turkey.

Here a few more interesting facts about the snack with a culinary cult following:

• If they legs seem bigger to you then what you have on the turkeys you serve at your Thanksgiving meals, they are. The drumsticks come from toms — the male turkeys who have far larger legs.

• The turkey leg debuted at Big Al’s Coonskin Caps in Frontierland at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in the late 1980s, grew in popularity, and then went on to migrated west to Disneyland.

• Each leg weighs about 1.5-pound legs and are cured with a salt solution, some saying the hickory smoked legs have a ham-like taste.

• If you’re counting calories the legs each contain about 720 calories and about 36 grams of fat.

That’s a lot of turkey! So, how much of the total are you responsible for?

November 22, 2018
Disneyland Resort Announces $70 per Day Ticket Offer

For a limited time in 2019, guests can visit a Disneyland Resort theme park for $70 per day with the purchase of a three-day, one-park per day ticket.

Just in time for the gift-giving season, take advantage of this Disneyland Resort limited-time ticket offer, along with a special hotel offer as well. Book now for the perfect holiday surprise and a magical visit in 2019!

This special ticket offer also includes one Magic Morning, an early morning admission option to Disneyland park, on select mornings. The ticket offer is available for purchase online today, and may be used for visits Jan. 7 through May 23, 2019 (blockout dates of Apr. 14-22 apply). Four- and five-day ticket options, as well as Park Hopper tickets are also available. Book through May 18, 2019.

With so much to do and see at the Disneyland Resort in early 2019, it’s a perfect time to take advantage of these vacation values! We will kick off the year with Get Your Ears On – A Mickey and Minnie Celebration, which includes exciting new entertainment at Disneyland park, plus limited-time food, beverage and merchandise offerings. In addition, we will also commemorate the Year of the Pig during the return of the Lunar New Year celebration, and in spring 2019 experience California-inspired cuisine and beverages at Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival.

If you are looking to play and stay in the heart of the magic, there are also special room-only offers at the Hotels of the Disneyland Resort. Guests can save up to 25 percent on premium rooms and 20 percent on standard rooms at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa and Disneyland Hotel, and save up to 10 percent on most rooms at Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel, on select Sunday through Thursday nights between Jan. 6 and Apr. 11, 2019. Book through Mar. 16, 2019.

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November 20, 2018
Details on New Mickey Mouse Experiences Coming To Disney Parks Revealed

At this morning’s D23’s Destination D: Celebrating Mickey Mouse event, Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products Chairman Bob Chapek shared details of exciting new guest offerings inspired by none other than the legendary Mickey Mouse.

Here’s a roundup of what to expect:

Enjoy the New “Wonderful World of Animation” Nighttime Show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios – Bob unveiled news of an all-new cinematic nighttime experience, “Wonderful World of Animation,” which will debut at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in May 2019 as part of the park’s 30th Anniversary celebration. The show will use state-of-the-art projection technology. to take guests on a magical journey through more than 90 years of Disney animation, all beginning with Mickey himself. (See rendering above).

Experience Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disney’s Hollywood Studios – Imagineers have been hard at work creating Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, using breakthrough technology to transform a two-dimensional cartoon into an amazing real-world experience. The first-ever ride-through attraction themed to Mickey Mouse will feature a new original story and lovable theme song as it takes guests on a journey inside the wacky and unpredictable world of Disney Channel’s Emmy Award-winning “Mickey Mouse” cartoon shorts.

Enjoy New Mickey Mouse Offerings at Disneyland park – The festivities will continue at the Disneyland Resort with Get Your Ears On: A Mickey and Minnie Celebration, which will feature new entertainment, food and merchandise. On January 18, “Mickey’s Mix Magic” will light up the night at Disneyland park with all-new music, projections and lasers that set the scene for an epic dance party that takes over almost the entire park. The party will get even bigger when the fan-favorite Mickey’s Soundsational Parade returns to the resort in January 2019 featuring a new float with Mickey himself, who will lead the celebration down Main Street, U.S.A.

Join in on the Fun of Mickey & Minnie’s Surprise Celebration at Magic Kingdom Park – From Jan. 18 to Sept. 30, 2019, Mickey & Minnie’s Surprise Celebration will feature new food, merchandise and entertainment, including a new dance party with Mickey, Minnie and their friends.

Celebrate Your Favorite Mouse with Mickey & Minnie’s Surprise Party at Sea Aboard Disney Cruise Line – Guests will enjoy an all-new high-energy deck party on the Disney Fantasy next summer.

In addition to new Mickey Mouse-inspired experiences at Disney Parks, Bob also shared a look at the recently opened Mickey: The True Original Exhibition in New York City. The exhibition provides visitors with an interactive experience inspired by Mickey’s impact on popular culture, from Instagram-worthy design elements to larger-than-life multimedia installations. That exhibition runs through Feb. 10, 2019, and tickets can be purchased at Disney.com/MickeyTrueOriginal.

November 17, 2018
Disney Sued For Bed Bugs at Disneyland Hotel

You might think Disney’s next live-action adaptation is “A Bug’s Life” according to a new lawsuit filed by a woman claiming the Disneyland Hotel is infested by bed bugs.

In a lawsuit filed earlier this week, Ivy Eldridge claims she suffered both physical and emotional damage after waking up at Anaheim’s Disneyland Hotel covered in bedbug bites while visiting the park with her family in April 2018, according to a L.A. Times report.

Eldridge’s attorney Brian Virag – of My Bed Bug Lawyer, Inc. – filed the lawsuit on Eldridge’s behalf, and named Walt Disney Co. and Disney Parks and Resorts as defendants in addition to Disneyland Hotel.

“People put trust in the Disney name and pay top dollar to stay at Disneyland Hotel. In this case, Ms. Eldridge’s trust was betrayed,” said Virag, per an article posted to the My Bed Bug Lawyer website.

“This was not a situation where a person sustained one or two bites. Ms. Eldridge was bitten throughout her body, including, but not limited to her face, ears, neck, arms, and back. She was absolutely butchered,” he added.

The lawsuit further claims that Disneyland was aware of the bedbug infestation, but did not take the appropriate steps to rectify it.

According to the L.A. Times Report, Disneyland spokeswoman Liz Jaeger said the company hasn’t seen the lawsuit but said in a statement that “these occurrences are extremely rare.”

“We take extensive preventative measures so that our guests are comfortable and safe during their hotel stays and when needed take aggressive steps to rectify,” Jaeger said.

November 15, 2018