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WDWNT Fan Meets – August 1st and 2nd at the Disneyland Resort

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

I’d like to remind everyone about our upcoming fan meets at the Disneyland Resort on Saturday August 1st and Sunday August 2nd. First up on Saturday:
Come enjoy an evening of fun on Saturday, August 1st, with the WDWNT Network and Disneyland News Today staff at Disney’s California Adventure park at the Disneyland Resort. Among the [...]

World of Construction, Change, and Cellar

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Disneyland has released three press videos, covering the Blue Sky Cellar and World of Color, that I wanted to share with everyone:

At Blue Sky Cellar, guests are invited to preview works in progress at Disneys California Adventure by immersing themselves in a facsimile of an Imagineering workspace. Based on the belief that idea gathering is [...]

DLR Photo Report – 5/17/09 :: Featuring Video of Mickey’s Fun Wheel

Monday, May 18th, 2009

It’s now time for my latest photo report from the Disneyland Resort:

Some of the pieces have started being put back up on the Astro Orbitor

This shade of purple, as well as a dark gold and dark blue will be the new color scheme for the Astro Orbitor

Stephen Thomas’ 5/8/09 Photo Report

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

We here at Disneyland News Today would like to welcome Stephen Thomas as our newest staff photographer! While Stephen won’t be visiting the Resort as much as some of our other photographers, his amazing pictures and video will indeed make up for that. Let’s now get to Stephen’s first photo report:

The state of the Astro [...]

Chuck Canzoneri’s 5/6/09 Photo Report

Friday, May 8th, 2009

It’s once again for a photo report from our very own Chuck Canzoneri:

The walls came down at Pixie Hollow on Wednesday

This is the new fountain with octopus shaped lighting

While it is very obvious that the lighting is there, it still does look quite nice

A Cast Member at Pixie Hollow said the lights won’t be active [...]

Mickey’s Fun Wheel is Now Soft-Opened

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

According to the OC Register’s Around Disney blog:
The Mickey’s Fun Wheel ride in Disney’s California Adventure is open for business.
Disney Spokesman John McClintock said this week’s opening was a “soft” one, so the ride may be in and out of service through the week as cast members tweak the operations.
The retrofitting of the Ferris wheel [...]

It’s Wheel-y Fun!

Monday, May 4th, 2009

According to D23:
Mickey’s Fun Wheel will be open to Guests today after a makeover which added five fab characters on the sides of each gondola and a “pie-eyed” Mickey Mouse overlooking Paradise Bay in Disney’s California Adventure Park.

DLR Photo Report :: 4/21/09

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

My parents visited the Disneyland Resort today while I was unfortunately in school. The reason for this visit was my father’s birthday, and he of course got his Birthday Fun Card. Here’s some photos they were able to get for us:

Monorail Orange pulling into the Downtown Disney Monorail Station

Food and Wine Festival banners in Downtown [...]

Mickey Gets a Facelift

Friday, April 17th, 2009

According to D23:

Opening early May, Mickey’s Fun Wheel (previously known as the Sun Wheel) is the 150-foot-diameter Ferris wheel inspired by Coney Island’s famous “Wonder Wheel.” Located on the Paradise Pier boardwalk, Mickey’s Fun Wheel sits high above the water’s edge and is dominated by the smiling face of its namesake, Mickey Mouse. Though the [...]

A Paradise of Fun, Under the Sun

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Disneyland News Today reader Stephen Thomas was nice enough to send in pictures he managed to grab from the HoJo Anaheim’s Mattercam of the progressing work on the California Screamin’ sunburst, as well as work that has finally begun on the Mickey face for Mickey’s Fun Wheel:

The sunburst looks to be pretty much done. Just [...]

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