Refurbishment/closure information is subject to change without notice and should be confirmed just prior to visiting. Updated information is available at http://www.disneyworld.com Current Magic Carpets of Aladdin (Magic Kingdom) closed through 12/19/09 for refurbishment. Typhoon Lagoon closed through 1/9/10. Upcoming Lake Buena Vista Golf Course closed 12/25/09 only. Palm Golf
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Disneyland Refurbishment Schedule December 2009
Refurbishment information is subject to change without notice and should be confirmed just prior to visiting. Updated information is available at http://www.disneyland.com Current Main Street Opera House (Disneyland) closed through 12/16/09 to re-install Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln. A portion of the lobby is open and Disneyland: The First 50
More Monorail Trouble Strands Disney Guests
More trouble with Walt Disney World’s monorail system left riders stranded Tuesday night.Disney officials said a computer glitch aboard the monorail’s express track left a train stuck between the Transportation and Ticket Center and the Contemporary Resort. The train full of passengers had to be towed to the next stop.
Disney Monorail 911 Calls Released
The 911 calls were released from early Sunday when a power failure trapped 300 Disney monorail passengers for three hours. It began around 1 a.m. Sunday when a computer hard drive failure stalled the monorail system, which left passengers stranded without lights or air conditioning until the problem was fixed
Disney Channel to Air For Free in Middle East
Disney programming and movies will be available for free in the Middle East following a new deal between Disney’s parent company News Corporation and the Saudi Rotana Media Group. Disney movies and programs will be available to Middle East viewers on the Fox Movies and Fox Series channels through a
Sylvania Sponsors Disney’s ‘Small World’
Sylvania is sponsoring the “It’s a small world” attraction at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif. The deal, which includes the attraction’s first-ever illuminated marquee, is part of a 12-year agreement between The Walt Disney Company and Siemens. The agreement includes marketing and promotional rights, attraction sponsorships and a promotional presence
“Wedding Banned” pulled from Disney slate
Less than a month after beaching “Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” Disney’s new studio chief has put the kibosh on “Wedding Banned,” a romantic comedy to have starred Robin Williams and Diane Keaton. “Banned” revolves around a long-divorced couple (Williams and Keaton) who kidnap their daughter (Anna Faris)
300 stuck temporarily on Disney World monorail
Emergency crews rescued passengers aboard a Walt Disney World monorail train early this morning after they were stranded for nearly three hours because of a power failure, authorities said. The monorail system went down at about 1 a.m., affecting seven trains and stranding about 300 passengers on the red train
Disney Pays You $8 to Upgrade from DVD to Blu-ray
Disney wants to turn your regular DVDs into Blu-ray discs. There’s no fairy godmothers or pixie dust involved. Instead, they are offering upgrade coupons via the new Disney Blu-ray Upgrade Program. According to the program’s website, all you need to do is choose which discs you want to upgrade, print
Farmington Man Pleads Guilty to Groping Girls at Disney World
Follow up to the story from earlier this year. Robert Double Jr., 51, of Farmington, pleaded guilty last week in Orange County (Florida) Court to lewd and lascivious molestation and lewd and lascivious conduct against a minor. Double was caught on Disney surveillance cameras trying to take off girls’ bikini
LAPD arrests Disney grandson for alleged illegal gun possession
Patrick Disney Miller, grandson of the late Walt Disney, was arrested early today on suspicion of illegal gun possession, police said. Miller, 42, was taken into custody about 5:30 a.m. at his home in Woodland Hills, said Officer Karen Rayner of the Los Angeles Police Department. “An LAPD gun unit
Classic Disneyland Railroad Film Clip
Wow a classic Disneyland Railroad film video. Not much info on this, looks like someone told some old film footage and added the Disney Railroad audio..Great video I hope you enjoy it!
Disneyland’s Rivers of America set to be drained
Right after the holiday season, visitors to Disneyland will find a dry Rivers of America. The river is scheduled to be drained beginning Jan. 4 and won’t be filled up again until May, according to officials with the theme park. While the river is drained, many Disney fans would like
Disney to Curb Park Discounts as Economy Recovers
Walt Disney Co. expects to offer fewer discounts at U.S. theme parks in 2010 as the economy improves, according to Chief Executive Officer Robert Iger. The world’s biggest theme-park operator has already reduced discounts from a year ago, Iger said today at a UBS AG investor conference in New York.