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By John Frost In a ‘choose your own villain adventure’ the dispute between Disneyland and the unionized hotel and restaurant works of UNITE HERE has now stumbled into dangerous territory where the health of guests is at risk. It’s not that they’re operating dangerous equipment or attractions, but wi...

It now seems that, after almost 20 years of negotiation, Disney has finally won approval to build its new park in Shanghai. This new approval just happened last week. The entertainment group will spend about �2.4 billion to �3 billion on building a 3,000 acre park. This is great news for Shangh...

When it comes to celebrating the magic and sparkle of the holidays with friends and loved ones, there's no place like the Disneyland Resort where, now through Jan. 3, 2010, the holidays shine more brightly than ever.

Disney brass and Chinese government officials hope a nearly half-billion-dollar investment over the next half-decade in Hong Kong Disneyland will boost attendance at the struggling theme park. The ambitious expansion plan calls for three new themed lands featuring a mountain-rang...

By John Frost Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down. Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger has just fulfilled the wishes of many a Disney theme park fan by moving Disney Worldwide Parks and Resorts Chair Jay Rasulo out of his position. He will be changing places with Disney CFO Tom Staggs effective in the new year.

By John Frost It’s Veterans Day. Time to turn to those you know who served in the armed forces and offer them a word of thanks or perhaps pick up their check for a free meal as many restaurants are doing this year. If you’re at Disneyland or the Magic Kingdom today (we’ll be at the MK) make [...]

By John Frost The special offers are valid at the three Disneyland Resort hotels – Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel, Disneyland Hotel and Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel &Spa. Whether it’s discovering whimsical Disney art at the Disneyland Hotel, stepping back in time to the golden days of Califo...

It's been a crummy 24 hours for the Hong Kong tourism industry. The first piece of bad news: China has given the green light to Disney to build a theme park in Shanghai. The $3.5 billion Chinese facility will sprawl across about 1,000 acres which will dwarf Hong Kong Disneyland's 296 acre lot. Ma...

I got a sneak peek at "Tiana's Showboat Jubilee" last night, and I have to say I really enjoyed the latest Disneyland show. The limited-engagement show, tied to the upcoming "Princess and the Frog" animated movie from Disney, begins its daily run at the Anaheim theme park starting Friday (...

Is this “streetmosphere” show, arriving on those winds from the East, the best current show at Disneyland Park? Quite possibly, given the few alternatives. Mary Poppins arrives via motor car, Bert via bicycle, for a Jolly Holiday in the park with their penguin butlers and Main Street’s V...

By John Frost One of the strengths of the book is how easy the structure makes it to reference any ride or location across the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim. The Hidden Mouse will guide you to the nearest Hidden Mickey at the Disneyland Resort Hotels, California Adventure, and Disneyland itself. Using it...

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By John Frost What a crazy weekend at Disneyland. Guests were being parked at all corners of the resort district leading some to just give up and head home. The crowds aren’t going to get any lighter as the resort’s popular Halloween promotion enters it’s busiest weeks. On the plus side there were multiple...

By podcast@meanderingmouse.com Headphones suggested** Join myself and Superdry as we make our way through the streets of Hong Kong and onto the metro system headed to Sunny Bay Station which connects to the Hong Kong Disneyland line. The one and only stop, of course, is Hong Kong Disneyland. Afterwards, I make my exciting...

By John Frost December 6, 2009 D23’s Candlelight Spectacular at Disneyland December 10, 2009 D23’s Disney and Dickens Finally, check out this video of the D23 Expo just released from Disney Living, the Disney Consumer Products division’s web show. Disney News and Information -- by fans, for fans

By John Frost The Disney Gallery has returned to Disneyland. Reopening after a forced hiatus when the store evicted from its perch above New Orleans Square, Disneyland decided to re-incarnate the store in the old Bank of Main Street location in Town Square. That makes two Disney collectible stores on M...

By John Frost Now that the 2010 promotion for Disneyland and Walt Disney World has been revealed with a bit of a huh? I think it’s time to look forward to 2011 and Walt Disney World’s 40th Anniversary. Disney News and Information -- by fans, for fans Disney News and Information -- by fans, for fans

By podcast@meanderingmouse.com Headphones suggested** Well, it certainly has been awhile since I've produced a podcast. Life has twisted and turned in so many directions since my last show, I can hardly keep my head on straight. Hell, my old friend Burnt Toast doesn't even live on the left coast anymore. What's the world co...

Now, where can you find this music for sale? Disneyland and Walt Disney World both have a CD for sale at in park stores that contain the official music of rides and some lands. But there is even more music out there available to you. A search of iTunes will bring up some of the music mentioned, but...

By Robert Niles: Please join me in wishing Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad a happy 30th birthday. Disney's third "mountain" (following Matterhorn and Space) debuted on September 2, 1979 at the Anaheim park, though a version of the ride earlier had been designed for Walt Disn...

By Mr. Mickey Man As the castmembers at the Disneyland Resort can attest, I’m always with my camera, snapping away photographs that later appear on my blog. Usually I’d take over 800 pictures per day on each weekly trip to the Disneyland Resort and the hundreds of posts on my blog are proof that the best of tho...

By John Frost Time to put the hopes of a third gate for the Disneyland Resort up on the shelf for at least the next 10 years. The Harbor Blvd Strawberry Field that had been targeted as the most likely spot for Disneyland’s next theme park is now being transformed into a parking lot. This will help Disney with t...

Best Theme Park - Disneyland Park We are always happy when people enjoy and appreciate our product," said Mike Hyland, director of public relations for Disneyland Resort. "Thank you for honoring Disneyland as World's Best Theme Park."Theme Park Insider's Top Three Theme Parks:

 CA I have seen Disneyland apps that do this, so an image for each park doesn't seem unreasonable. I'd also like to see menus; I took these guides to Disney World and it was really nice to know what my options were before I sat down. ...

By podcast@meanderingmouse.com Headphones suggested** Before getting to my Hong Kong Disneyland in park audio experience, I wanted to catch up and do a proper trip report with Joel in regards to our Paris journey. This trip saw me completing 10 of the 11 Disney parks worldwide while Joel fulfilled his dream of visiting al...

By John Frost Adult Appeal: 1. Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (DCA) 2. Space Mountain (Disneyland) 3. California Screamin’ (DCA) 4. Soarin’ Over California (DCA) 5. “Remember … Dreams Come True” (Disneyland) DL = Disneyland Park; DCA = Disney’s California Adventure Park; DD = Downtown Disney District

By podcast@meanderingmouse.com Headphones suggested** Meandering Around, Around, and Around Join Doug (DisneyParkHopper) as he explores one of the original attractions from the 1964-65 world's fair. In this episode we will doing another backstage meandering - this time through the Carousel of Progress. We will ven...

But Disneyland in the rain isn't for everyone. If you have a toddler, that list of attractions that might be closed or uncomfortable could get you thinking twice about a rainy day trip. Parents might not want to spend full price for a Disneyland ticket if they can't take their child comfortab...

In terms of Disney lore, the economical switch is deeply meaningful. Trains provided the germ of the idea for Disneyland. Walt Disney had a whole railroad ... Disney Dreamland? Beijing Review Disneyland Trains Now Running On Frying Oil YumSugar.com

By John Frost Ron is an Annual Passholder to Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA. His birthday was Friday the 2nd and he decided to spend it at Disneyland and take advantage of the special offer that’s part of the new “What Will You Celebrate?” promotion.

By mathewk Merrifield looked to his Disneyland origins -- and now, Disney-owned online game smash -- to explain why genuine respect and caring make a massive difference. "If we can truly learn how to put the player first... we will build better ...

By Matterhorn1959(noreply@blogger.com) Several years ago I purchased a lot of opening day paper items from the Anaheim newspaper. This was kept by a photographer and his son was selling it on E-Bay. When I picked the items up, I asked if there were any other Disneyland items. The gentleman who was selling the items said yes, there were...

By podcast@meanderingmouse.com Made for Headphones** Join our old friend Saul, the overly enthusiastic and optimistic tourist, out at Tokyo Disneyland as he spends quality time with his Uncle Coconut. Real simple...We find our odd tourist out at Tokyo Disneyland with his Uncle Coconut. Uncle Coconut tries to sell Saul som...

By podcast@meanderingmouse.com Made for Headphones** I begin this show with some post Westfest talk with a special guest. The main portion of this show truly is a stream of consciousness. Classic Meanderings...just things sorta unfolding around me and you all are along for the ride. Follow me into Disneyland on a Saturday Mor...

Being a 100% Disney podcast the LPP crew felt appropriate to focus this week's podcast on American Idol and Indiana Jones. But they also found time to review The Chronicles of Narnia; Prince Caspian, look ahead to Beverly Hills Chihuahua, time travel to their favorite year in Disneyland h...

The Sounds Of Disneyland A book Review press release), CA - In 2005 Disney released 'A Musical history of Disneyland', a lavish six-CD set issued to celebrate that park's fiftieth anniversary. ...

This is a recipe for the Banana Bread that is served at the Disneyland Hotel. -- posted by Chris Knittle.

This new rendering of the Living Room of the Disneyland Dream Suite was inspired by art created under the direction of Walt Disney himself for a private apartment in New Orleans Square in Disnyland. Now being restored for the Disney Dreams Giveaway, the Disneyland Dream Suite will be avai...

From the balcony of the new Disneyland Dream Suite, lucky guests may view "FANTASMIC!" the special effects spectacular presented on the Rivers of America in Disneyland. Located in the heart of New Orleans Square in the park, the Suite, upstairs from the entrance to Pirates of the Caribbe...

Chances are, if you've visited Disneyland Resort Paris already you'll have tried at least one of the many dining locations across the parks and resort. So... what did you think? A taste of pure magic, or an experience best forgotten? Just one week on from its official launch, DLRP Review now al...

By podcast@meanderingmouse.com Headphones HIGHLY suggested* Join myself and Coconut Wireless / Joel from The DPN forums as we take out first steps into Tokyo Disneyland. We take notice of the differences seen at this Magic Kingdom park and take you along with us to enjoy all 3 of the "mountains." It's another journey into a...

By podcast@meanderingmouse.com HEADPHONES A MUST FOR THIS ONE - Rated PG** This show features my classic styled in park meanderings taken live during my Disneyland Westfest trip. I literally had less than 4 hours in the parks alone over the course of 7 days due to all the social engagements at Westfest. I gathered very littl...

By podcast@meanderingmouse.com Show is RATED PG*** For this show, I dug out all my audio from the first Westfest. This stuff was taken before the little gathering even had a name. My aim here is to let you in on what my experience was like for the very first large gathering of DPN'ers which occurred at Disneyland during the tail...

By Matterhorn1959 A closer view of Disneyland from the West side, showing the Rivers of America and an almost complete Jungle Cruise. In the background can be seen Main Street taking shape and all the way in the background is the new administration building made from the Dominguez House and another house mov...

By podcast@meanderingmouse.com Headphones Suggested** This show begins with a real life haunted story from Disneyland told by a seasoned cast member. Next, I feature one last live in-the-park meandering from Disneyland before we head back to Walt Disney World in Florida. Join Greg (Micecast / Imagineering My Way) and I...

By podcast@meanderingmouse.com Show is RATED PG-13* Okay, I've gotten many emails and have seen many requests on the forums for part two of my interview with my Disneyland cast member friend. I sat down with my buddy out at Disneyland's Grand Californian / California Adventure one afternoon in February and we spoke about...

By John Frost disney, wdw, disneyworld, disney+world, disneyland, themepark, theme+park, survey+markers ]Some fans collect pins, some collect mouse ears, this Disney fan collects the locations of all the survey markers used in Disney Theme Parks and Resorts around the world. Next time you go to a...

By podcast@meanderingmouse.com repost* *Some users were not able to retrieve this episode since two shows were posted in one day. I changed the pub date in the feed to remedy the problem. Sorry for the inconvenience!* This episode of The Meandering Mouse highlights the Pirates of the Caribbean 5K Charity Cast Member Event...

The January, 2005, episode (debuting the week of January 23) will take listeners to the celebrity-filled Hollywood-style premiere of the all-new attraction “Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!” The new attraction, based on the blockbuster Walt Disney Pictures present...

Disneyland Takes Responsibility In Roller Coaster Death  PA - SANTA ANA, Calif. - Disneyland ... 5, 2003, when the locomotive of the roller coaster-style ride at Disneyland suddenly uncoupled from the front passenger car. ... Disneyland Reaches Settlement In Wrongful Death Suit NBC4.TV

Is Elvis in the Building? Disneyland Rumor Roundup  CA - By CW Oberleitner. As the song says, it's Christmas time in the city, as it is at Disneyland as well. Glittering in gilded 50 th ...