A very encouraging story for all those Americans out of work from the OC Register: At least 15 laid-off bus drivers are going back behind the wheel of the public vehicles that they used to run. But in their new jobs, they will shuttle visitors to and from Disney theme
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Disneyland Trip Report from the OC Register
Lots of exciting news going on out at Disneyland in California. Good thing for us the OC Register is there! Here are a few highlights of things going on out at the original house of mouse. The ‘it’s a small world’ ride has a new marquee from its sponsor, Sylvania,
New Disneyland Resort president gives inside look
Five weeks into his job leading the Disneyland Resort, George Kalogridis traded in his suit and tie for a white custodial uniform. On Thanksgiving, Kalogridis emptied trash cans, swept litter along a parade route and sorted recyclable plastic and glass from the garbage in Disneyland. He answered visitors’ questions about
Previewing Cars Land at Disney’s California Adventure
Construction is well underway at the Disneyland Resort for the addition of Cars Land to Disney’s California Adventure. The 12-acre addition will include three new attractions based on the Disney/Pixar animated film “Cars.” One of the attractions will take riders on a high-speed race around Radiator Springs, the fictional setting
Win tickets to an exclusive D23 Disneyland Party!
The OC Register is giving away tickets to the an exclusive D23 Disneyland Party. Here is some info from the OC Register website: Contest dates: Upload and vote for photos (up to 10 votes per minute) now until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, March 7. The prizes: Four winners will be
Hectic moments preceded Disney World fatal monorail crash
A great article written by Jason Garcia at The Daily Disney talking about the events that occurred the night of the fatal crash at Walt Disney World involving 21-year-old Austin Wuennenberg of Kissimmee . Here is just a small portion of this tragic piece: At about 2 a.m. July 5,
Live at Disneyland: Fans in line for ‘Captain EO’
Up to date reporting from the OC Register on the lines at Disneyland’s Captain EO: The line for the Michael Jackson film, “Captain EO,” swelled to about 70 people as the sun came up on the movie’s first day back at Disneyland. About 35 were already in line by 6
The Little Mermaid attraction at Disney’s California Adventure
Article from the OC Register with a bonus video of The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure. There is lots of construction activity at Disney’s California Adventure as workers continue to build new attractions at the Disneyland Resort’s theme park. One of the new attractions under construction is The Little Mermaid:
Disney hunger strike moves to company headquarters
The Disney hotel union plans to continue its hunger strike at the Walt Disney Co. headquarters in Burbank, starting Tuesday night, to keep attention on a two-year contract dispute. Two new Disney employees began fasting this week at the Disneyland Resort and plan to start camping outside of the Burbank
Disneyland hotel union plans hunger strike
Disney’s hotel union is organizing a hunger strike to bring attention to a drawn-out contract dispute over health care and workloads. About 2,150 hotel employees in Unite Here Local 11 have worked without a contract for two years, mostly because of a clash over health-care costs. Recently, house cleaners have
Disneyland to give away free tickets on Twitter
Disneyland Resort officials are being a bit vague about a new online contest to give away passes to the theme parks. But in the past two days, Disneyland’s official Twitter has announced that it is launching a new giveaway. Here’s what the tweet says: “At 12pm today, we’ll be announcing
Princess Tiana at Disneyland Princess Fantasy Faire
The Princess Tiana character from The Princess and the Frog is taking on new roles at Disneyland starting this week. Beginning today, Princess Tiana will greet visitors at the Disney Princess Fantasy Faire in Disneyland an area where visitors can learn about being a princess and meeting the characters. Before,
Details emerge of alleged Disney molestation
More details are emerging from this case, this article was reported just a little while ago from the OC Register. Detectives in Santa Barbara County were investigating a separate case in late 2009 when they uncovered the alleged molestation that took place nearly 20 years ago at the Disneyland Hotel
New stroller rental shop opens at Disneyland
Today, visitors can start renting strollers and wheelchairs at a new location at the Disneyland Resort. The Disneyland Resort Stroller Shop is set to open in the plaza between Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure. The shop sits right of Disneyland’s main entrance and windows will face the plaza. That way,
