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Get Accurate Disneyland Wait Times & More With New iPhone App
A new iPhone app is now available that not only provides wait times for Disneyland resort attractions but integrates with Facebook, Twitter, and FriendFeed.
MouseWait is a free iPhone app that gives Disneyland fans accurate wait times and the chance to bring their social media friends into the app to create a true social Disneyland experience.
Volunteer For a Day, Get Free Admission To a Disney Park
The Walt Disney Company revealed a new program today on Good Morning America that allows individuals to volunteer one day of service to a participating organization in exchange for one day of free admission to a Disney Park. It’s a first-of-its-kind program Disney is calling “Give a Day, Get a Disney Day.”
The free one-day admission ticket will be made available to as many as 1 million people who volunteer through HandsOn Network, a giant volunteer organization and will be honored at one of Disney’s Anaheim and Florida parks.
Halloween Happenings at Disneyland Resort
Each year it seems as though the Disneyland Resort gets more into the Halloween holiday. This season is no different with an all-new Halloween overlay to be added to Space Mountain along with other additions and activities.
Disney has even put together a commercial done in classic animation inviting guest to visit the parks during the Halloween season.
Walt Disney Studios Adds To Disney 23 Expo Excitement
Walt Disney Studios is jumping on the D23 Expo bandwagon by adding four days of exciting programming that includes major overviews of upcoming films by Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook and Disney-Pixar Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter, plus a full schedule of events spotlighting new releases and newly restored digital versions of classic favorites. This adds to the already exciting line-up of evens occurring at the expo.
Strawberry Field Will Not Become 3rd Disneyland Theme Park – At Least For Now
Disney went before the Anaheim Planning Commission last week in order to pitch a plan to build an additional parking structure on land that they purchased eleven years ago. The site which used to be a strawberry field and located at 1946 S. Harbor Blvd., was purchased by Disney for a possible third theme park. The commission approved Disney’s plan today.
Behind the Magic: Celebrating 40 Years of The Haunted Mansion
“Welcome foolish mortals…” These are the words that guests to Disneyland’s Haunted mansion have been greeted with for 40 years now. The Haunted Mansion, which was originally planned as a walk-thru attraction but eventually became what it is today, celebrated her fortieth birthday on Sunday.
I thought it might be a good time to take a look at how the Haunted mansion came to be along with some of the “behind the scenes” magic.
Two Sisters Get To Spend the Night at Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion
After winning a contest hosted by a Southern California radio station, two sisters from Santa Clarita will get to spend the night in Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion. It is believed that this is the first time any guests have ever been allowed to do something like this although I wouldn’t doubt if others have tried.
The sisters, Jessica (12) and Stephanie Sutton (10) will be joined by their parents in the mansion on Sunday — the ride’s 40th anniversary.
Emerging Details For Disney D23 Expo in September
Disney has released some additional details of what you might find at the Disney D23 EXPO taking place September 10-13, 2009 in Anaheim, California. The expo is designed to provide Disney fans and enthusiasts unprecedented access to never-before-seen movies, TV shows, park experiences, collectibles and more.
Now some of the specific details have been announced in a press release.
Man Proposes To Girlfriend in Musical Number on Main Street Disneyland
In a scene reminiscent of Mary Poppins or The Sound of Music a young man named John surprised his girlfriend, Erika by proposing to her on Main Street, USA in Disneyland. Little did she know that his public proposal would lead to an elaborate musical number that would include a megaphone, a lady with Mickey Mouse ears, a dancing janitor, a plastic sword and more.
Building Walt’s Dream – Time Lapse Film Footage of Disneyland’s Construction
If you are a Disneyland fanatic such as myself, then you are going to absolutely love recent film footage that has been released of Disneyland’s construction in 1954-55. This never-before-seen footage was sitting on a shelf all these years and only saved by a curious employee.
Using time-lapse and traditional eye-in-the-sky photography, this is a dazzling piece of history, presenting how the fearless construction crews had Disneyland up and running in just under a year.
