Disneyland Archive
Disneyland will soon end its face mask rule for vaccinated guests, following a similar policy change at Walt Disney World. This covers details on the dropping of health safety protocol, what else has changed, exceptions to changes, our commentary, and answers to frequently asked questions about implications for everything else. This comes as California has ended
Disney has announced an ambitious reimagining of Mickey’s Toontown in Disneyland that will debut in early 2023, alongside the new Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway ride. This post shares concept art, closing & reopening timelines, quotes, and brief thoughts on the changes. (Updated February 17, 2022.) The official announcement from Disney follows significant work behind
Former Detroit Lion Matthew Stafford, plus Cooper Kupp and Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams celebrated their Super Bowl LVI victory over the Cincinnati Bengals with a parade and photo ops at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. This post will share photos and thoughts from the festivities. If you missed the Big Game…you probably
Using Disneyland’s new Genie+ line-skipping service, we used a mix of Lightning Lanes and standby to do 32 attractions in one day. This post walks you through our step-by-step day in both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure with screenshots, return times, tips & tricks, and thoughts at the end about whether Genie+ is worth the
Soarin’ Over California is returning for another limited run beginning on March 4, 2022. This occurs simultaneous with the start of DCA’s Food & Wine Festival, which runs through April 26, 2022. However, an end date for the attraction has not yet been announced–meaning it could run through summer, or even forever. The return of
Disney reported its first quarter fiscal year 2022 earnings for last October through December on an investor call held by CEO Bob Chapek on February 9, 2022. This covers the good & bad of these results from “the final year of the Walt Disney Company’s first century,” including Genie+ sales at Walt Disney World &
I’m a big fan of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. My review of Batuu offered effusive praise, and I think Rise of the Resistance is the #1 attraction at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. However, I also question whether some of what I originally loved about the land is holding it back, and if better balance
Here’s our list of Lightning Lane ride rankings for Disneyland, with how you should prioritize the 12 attractions that offer line skipping access. This offers recommendations for the paid FastPass and MaxPass replacement based upon a combination of time-saved and how quickly reservations fill up. The idea behind this post is giving you the tools
“When will Disneyland bring back Fantasmic, World of Color, parades, stage shows, or ____?” have become common questions, with fans wondering when things will get back to normal. This post offers a predicted return timeline for Disney California Adventure and Disneyland. (Updated February 1, 2022.) Basically, we’re going to consolidate the answers to all of
Cafe Orleans is a table service restaurant in Disneyland’s New Orleans Square with a Creole-inspired menu. It features both indoor and outdoor seating, and price-wise falls between two other nearby restaurants: the excellent French Market and Blue Bayou, which is “in” Pirates of the Caribbean. Cuisine-wise, Cafe Orleans is the best of the three restaurants,
It was another roller coaster year for theme parks. As the phased reopening continued, normalcy started to return–albeit at a relatively slow pace. Consequently, some of the new attractions, entertainment, and other additions slated to debut in time for Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary were pushed off until 2022 or 2023. Nevertheless, we’re all about
