February 8, 2012

Tips for Disney pin trading

“Your tips” is a feature where you can read and share your Disneyland Resort area tips with fellow Around Disney readers. If you have a tip to share, send it to [email protected] with the word ‘Tips’ in the subject line, or leave a comment below. Disney this year is celebrating the 10th anniversary of pin [...]

Did you know? Make your own Mr. Potato Head

“Did you know” is a feature where you can read and share your pieces of little known advice, tips or hidden treasures with fellow Around Disney readers. If you have a ‘Did you know?’ to share, leave a comment below or send us an email here with the words ‘Did you know’ in the subject [...]

Celebrity sighting: Melissa Etheridge at Disneyland

Singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge greeted Mickey Mouse in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland on Thursday. Etheridge sings hits, including “Come to my Window” and “I Want to Come Over.” Photo by Paul Hiffmeyer of the Disneyland Resort. More celebrity sightings: NOONWIRE: Jennifer Garner at Disneyland NOONWIRE: J.Lo goes to Disneyland Celebrity sighting: Hilary Swank [...]

NOONWIRE: Disney goes to ‘Prom’

NOONWIRE features Disney news from other media sources. From Variety: The Mouse House is considering going back to high school. The studio, which struck a chord with younger audiences when it graduated Disney Channel’s hit franchise “High School Musical” to the bigscreen, is developing “Prom,” a comedy that revolves around a group of teens prepping [...]

‘Captain EO’ line expected early Tuesday at Disney

Fans are expected to line up starting at 6 a.m. Tuesday for the first showing of “Captain EO” — four hours before the Michael Jackson film re-opens at Disneyland. The 3-D movie is back for a limited engagement at the theme park after a 13-year absence. Disney is reviving the film, which began at the [...]

Disney history: ‘Slumdog’ actors go to Disneyland

Take a look at what happened this week in Disney history: Feb. 22, 2009: Disney tickets are temporarily shut down after a suspicious white powder was found on the windows. It was found to be harmless and the ticket booths were opened later that day. Feb. 23, 2009: The child actors in “Slumdog Millionaire” paid a [...]

The Disneyland Resort celebrates gospel

Celebrating gospel was the song for the Disneyland Resort on Saturday. The action took place on Stage 17 at Disney’s California Adventure as 15 choirs from all across Southern California sang out all day long. John Musker, co-director of “The Princess and the Frog” stopped by to talk about gospel music’s influence on the making [...]

Previewing The Little Mermaid attraction at California 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: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure. The attraction is part of the theme park’s more than billion dollar expansion that started with the addition [...]

NOONWIRE: Former Disneyland Resort head named dean

NOONWIRE features Disney news from other media sources. From OC Metro: Former Disneyland Resort head Ed Grier has been named dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business in Richmond, effective March 8. He will also serve as a business professor at the university, which boasts more than 30,000 students. The School of Business [...]

Hunger strikers camp at Disney headquarters

Five hunger strikers are camping out in front of the Walt Disney Co. headquarters in Burbank as the hotel union keeps pushing Disney to meet its contract demands. The new hunger strikers moved to Burbank on Tuesday night after eight others ended their week-long fast in front of Disneyland Resort hotels in Anaheim. The participants [...]