Category: Disneyland Resort
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Photo Report: Pixar Pier Media Preview at Disney California Adventure’s Pixar Fest!
Pixar Pier Media Preview Pixar Pier officially opens to the public on June 23. On June 21, members of the media were given a preview of this new area in Disney California Adventure. The day included the opportunity to experience attractions, eat the food, see the entertainment, meet characters, and more! It was a magical…
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Lamplight Lounge: A Treasure Trove of Pixar Animation Gems
Lobby Entering Lamplight Lounge there are subtle homages to popular Pixar films. Around each frame of artwork are drawings that symbolize iconic elements of the great movies. This is just the check-in lobby for the gastropub. To get seated you wind down a spiral staircase with an amazing chandelier above. The light fixture is full…
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Pixar Pier Offers New Food And DAPS MAGIC Reviews It (Yes, ALL of It)!
With the opening of Pixar Pier this summer at Disney California Adventure, there also came several new food locations. These food offerings are themed around various Pixar stories and cover quite a range of tastes. From something quick to something a bit more substantial, there are different options to be found for just about everyone.…
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Pixar Pier to Open Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind at Disney California Adventure in 2019
Pixar Pier may be opening tomorrow at Disney California Adventure but it already has new things on the horizon. Today it was announced that the Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind will be coming to Pixar Pier in 2019. This new attraction will be in the Inside Out Headquarters neighborhood at Pixar Pier. This joins the other…
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Disney’s Paint the Night Parade Gets Even More Incredible With Pixar Pier Opening!
This weekend Pixar Pier will officially be opening at Disney California Adventure. With the new opening, a new addition also has arrived for Disney’s Paint the Night Parade. The new addition is a new unit dedicated to the Incredibles. With the release of Incredibles 2 last weekend, this is a perfect addition to the parade. The…
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Incredicoaster Brings Incredibles to Disney California Adventure in an Exciting Way
Pixar Pier’s Incredicoaster brings the Incredibles to Disney California Adventure. It has actually been a long time coming. Ever since the first Incredibles film, fans have been wanting an attraction with the superhero family. Even though it’s an update of an existing attraction, it does feel like a fresh start for the super-powered characters. Incredibles Neighborhood…
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Walt Disney World Resort Cast Members Get an Early Ride on Toy Story Land’s Slinky Dog Dash
Toy Story Land will be opening at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at the end of the month. As this newest addition to Walt Disney World Resort gets closer to welcoming guests, Disney continues to share more about it. On the Disney Parks Blog, a new video was released of cast members riding the Slinky Dog Dash.…
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Take a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Orchestration of Pixar Pier’s Incredicoaster with Michael Giacchino!
The Incredicoaster will soon be open at Disney California Adventure in Pixar Pier. This re-imagined attraction will take guests zooming around Pixar Pier in an effort to help the Parr family capture Jack-Jack. The new experience will also have a new soundtrack accompanying it. This new music is written by Michael Giacchino. He also wrote…
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Not All Heroes Wear Capes – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 838
Welcome to GEEKS CORNER! This week there are a lot of things to talk about in the geek and Disney communities. First off, it was announced today that there are new Chief Creative Officers at both Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. Jennifer Lee will hold this role at Disney and Pete Docter at Pixar. The…
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Geek Eats Disney Recipe: Potato Skins Recipe – Lamplight Lounge at Pixar Pier
With Pixar Pier opening at Disney California Adventure, there are some new foods coming for guests to enjoy. The Lamplight Lounge has Potato Skins on its menu. Offered both upstairs and downstairs at Lamplight Lounge, it is one of the best ways to eat Yukon Gold Potatoes! For those of you who can’t make it…
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Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff Bringing Sweet Candy Tears to Pixar Pier at Disney California Adventure
Pixar Pier is about to open at Disney California Adventure. This newly reimagined area of Disney California Adventure will celebrate Pixar when it opens this weekend. When it opens there will be new food locations, reimagined attractions, and later a candy store hosted by Bing Bong! Opening later this summer, Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff will…
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Lamplight Lounge Menu Released Ahead of Pixar Pier Opening at Disney California Adventure
With the June 23rd opening of the Disneyland Resort’s latest dining location, the Lamplight Lounge, just around the corner, we were treated to an appetizing look at their new menu! The casual dining location takes the place of the ever-popular Cove Bar and Ariel’s Grotto on the redesigned Pixar Pier in California Adventure and promises…
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Disneyland Resort Prepares for Upcoming Opening of Pixar Pier! – Photo Report
We’re just a few days away from the opening of Pixar Pier, and Imagineers and crews are working around the clock in preparation for its big debut! I made a visit to the park yesterday to check out the progress and saw quite a few new things that have taken shape. New billboards are going…
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New Pixar-Themed Billboards Coming to Disney California Adventure for Pixar Pier!
As the opening of Pixar Pier draws closer, more and more details about the new area in Disney California Adventure are being revealed. This week the Disney Parks Blog shared two billboards that will be displayed when Pixar Pier opens on June 23, 2018. The billboards shown here are two of four that will be…
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Simply Incredible – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to this week’s DISNEY Reporter. Here, we share the top headlines each week from Disney and geek news! This week things start off with the return of the Incredibles in Incredibles 2! DC Sarah wrote the spoiler-free review. Over at Tokyo DisneySea we learned of a new expansion that will be coming. It will…
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2018 Disneyland All-American College Band Kicks off Summer at the Disneyland Resort
The 2018 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band has begun its season at the Disneyland Resort. On Thursday June 14, this year’s band started its summer’s performances in Town Square for the Patriotic Flag Retreat. The band was led by student director Nathan Hatton, who was a member of the 2017 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band.…
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Disneyland Resort Offers Discounted Tickets to Friends of Annual Passholders
Disneyland is best experienced with friends. To help Disneyland Resort Annual Passholders do just that, a new discount program for the summer has been released. From June 11 through September 3rd, Annual Passholders have the opportunity to bring a friend to the Disneyland Resort and save up to 40 percent off an adult 1-Day Park Hopper ticket.*…
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See How the Minnie Walk Has Brought Smiles to Kids at CHOC For 25 Years
The CHOC Walk has only been at the Disneyland Resort since 2002, but the Minnie Walk has just celebrated its 25th year at CHOC. Here’s why it’s such an amazing event: The History The Children’s Hospital of Orange County has been around since 1964. It was founded because the closest hospital to Orange County like…
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Grad Nites Return to the Disneyland Resort in 2019 at Disney California Adventure!
For many Southern California seniors, part of the right of passage to graduation includes Grad Nite at the Disneyland Resort. This is a tradition that has continued since 1961. In 2019, this tradition will continue with grad nights at Disney California Adventure. These special nights will be happening on select nights in May and June. 2019…
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Disney’s Paint the Night Parade to Get More Incredible When Incredibles Float Joins on June 23rd!
Disney’s Paint the Night Parade is about to get more incredible. This parade of a million lights will get even more bright when a new Incredibles float joins the lineup. This new float will bring elements of both The Incredibles and Incredibles 2 when it floats through the night starting on June 23rd in Disney…
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Ant-Man and the Wasp Preview Shrinking Guests for Big Adventure in Tomorrowland at Disneyland
This weekend Disneyland revealed its new preview for Marvel Studios Ant-Man and the Wasp. The preview can be found in Tomorrowland’s Magic Eye Theater. It is introduced by Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lily. They play Ant-Man and the Wasp respectively in the movie. Following this, the preview is played. More details will be below the trailer…
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Disney VoluntEARS Program Marks 35 Years at Disneyland Resort
Celebration at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa Honors 2018 Disney VoluntEARS of the Year and 10 Million Hours of Volunteer Service Around the World ANAHEIM, Calif. June 8, 2018 – From building playgrounds to packing military care packages and providing meals for the local community, the 2018 Disney VoluntEARS of the Year were recognized…
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Did You Know? A Few Fun Facts About Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean
Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean originally opened in 1967 with Walt Disney personally supervising its creation. Since then, millions of guests have gone on a musical adventure through the world of pirates. Through the years, the attraction has gone through a few changes. The most recent change replaced the original auction scene with a new one.…
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Redd the Pirate Sails into New Orleans Square in Search of Captain Jack Sparrow at Disneyland
Redd the pirate has arrived at Disneyland in New Orleans Square. On the lookout for Captain Jack Sparrow, she is meeting with guests while on her quest. She also now can be seen on the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction where she is selling rum. Beyond looking for Captain Jack Sparrow, she also is on…