Mickey Mouse
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 [...]
Haunted Mansion candles go to market
If you’ve visited Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion and wanted some of those flickering candles in your home, you’re in luck. Candella LLC in Newport Beach has bought the worldwide rights from Disney to develop and sell those rechargeable, false flames. Disney couldn’t have open flames flickering continually in the parlor, so Imagineer Gary Schnuckle created these [...]
Mickey Mouse shows up at a rural park in Anaheim Hills
The Oak Canyon Nature Center in Anaheim Hills got a spring cleaning thanks to volunteers who took advantage of the Give a Day, Get a Disney Day giveaway. Mickey Mouse played host as more than 50 volunteers grabbed shovels, rakes, trowels, paint brushes and trash bags to clean the trails of litter, freshen up the [...]
Mickey Mouse shows up an a rural park in Anaheim Hills
The Oak Canyon Nature Center in Anaheim Hills got a spring cleaning thanks to volunteers who took advantage of the Give a Day, Get a Disney Day giveaway. Mickey Mouse played host as more than 50 volunteers grabbed shovels, rakes, trowels, paint brushes and trash bags to clean the trails of litter, freshen up the [...]
Disney Trip Report: ‘Captain EO’ moves in
Around Disney’s Trip Report takes a look at what’s new at the Disneyland Resort. This week’s trip report highlights the reopened Main Street Cinema, and the continuing progress on California Adventure’s $1 billion expansion project. Click on the photos for larger images. Main Street Cinema refurbished The Main Street Cinema opened on Friday after a [...]
Disneyland cinema scheduled to return early
Construction on the Disneyland movie house is ahead of schedule. The Main Street U.S.A. Cinema is expected to re-open Friday instead of early February, said Suzi Brown, a Disneyland Resort spokeswoman. The venue was closed while workers installed a new floor. The cinema has six different screens where classic Mickey Mouse films are shown. Movies [...]
Disneyland cinema closes for construction
The Main Street U.S.A. Cinema in Disneyland is set to be closed until next month while crews install new floors. No new changes are planned for the attraction when it reopens, said Suzi Brown, a Disneyland Resort spokeswoman. The cinema closed starting this week and is set to reopen Feb. 2. The cinema, an original [...]
Disney history: 500 millionth visitor
Take a look at what happened this week in Disney history: Jan. 2, 2004: The tallest float in the history of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, the 100-foot-tall “A Sudden Drop in Pitch,” depicts the upcoming Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attraction at Disney’s California Adventure and is then displayed at the park from January [...]
No. 1 Disney news story of 2009
Over the past two weeks, we counted down the top Disney news stories of 2009. We’re focusing on stories affecting Anaheim’s Disneyland Resort area. This is the final installment. See all 10 stories HERE. No. 1 Disney story: Disney’s California Adventure renovation In October 2007, Disney announced that a major renovation of Disney’s California Adventure [...]
NOONWIRE: Could Disney make Ant-Man movie?
NOONWIRE features Disney news from other media sources. From the Associated Press in the Hollywood Reporter: Moviegoers have shown a willingness to be entangled by Spider-Man’s web over and over again. Now, as Disney prepares to buy the comic-book powerhouse Marvel, it faces the question of whether fans will also get attached to characters as [...]
