Posted on Tuesday, 24th April 2012 by Jack Burgin

Disney has hammered out a proposed settlement with the visually impaired guests.  In their lawsuit, the guests alleged that Disney’s U.S. theme parks and its website(s) fail to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and California law.  I’ve written two prior posts about this class action lawsuit.  The first was when the federal judge [...]

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Posted on Monday, 16th April 2012 by Nancy Johnson

“I’m not getting a car and driving in L.A.! You’ve got to be nuts!”   This is the sentiment we tend to read on the Disneyland board more often than not.   It seems like we Los Angelenos have gotten this reputation of having horrendous traffic and therefore must be crazy for driving our cars [...]

Tags: Amtrak, Anaheim Rapid Transit, Anaheim to Universal, ART, Cirque du Soleil IRIS, Disneyland, Disneyland to Hollywood, Hollywood, Hollywood and Highland, IRIS, Los Angeles Union Station, Metrolink, Olvera Street, Orange County to Los Angeles, Train, Transportation, Universal, Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal to Disneyland
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Posted on Thursday, 5th April 2012 by Tom Bell

D23: The Official Disney Fan Club has announced plans for its Fall 2012 event Destination D: 75 Years of Disney Animated Features.  The two-day event will take place August 11th and 12th at the Grand Ballroom of the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim.  Read on for some highlights.  

Tags: Alan Menken, d23, Destination D, Dick Van Dyke
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Posted on Wednesday, 4th April 2012 by Tom Bell

Recently my son and I decided to try one of the Guided Tours offered at the Disneyland Resort.  Disneyland Park currently offers three different tours, plus a couple of seasonal options.  Disney California Adventure doesn’t offer any tours at this time, but that is expected to change when construction is completed this summer.  Since it was just [...]

Tags: Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters, Disneyland Park, Disneyland Tour, Guided Tours, jungle cruise, Mickey Mouse, pirates of the caribbean, Tom Sawyer Island
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Posted on Sunday, 1st April 2012 by Jack Burgin

A word of warning.  The story that follows is fiction.  No lawsuit has been filed.  The attorney “April Stolto” means “April Fool”, which is, for the careful reader what the first letter of each paragraph spells.  There is no doctrine of morologus pilar given that “morologus” is Latin for foolish talker and “pilar” is an [...]

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Posted on Saturday, 31st March 2012 by Tom Bell

The latest incarnation of the Blue Sky Cellar at Disney California Adventure focuses on Cars Land, the newest expansion opening June 15, 2012.  As with previous versions, this exhibit features drawings, plans and models to give guests an inside look at the Imagineering process.   Take a look at some of the highlights.

Tags: Blue sky Cellar, Cars Land, Cozy Cones, Disney California Adventure, Flo's V-8 Cafe, Luigi's Flying Tires, Mater's Junkyard Jamboree, Matterhorn Bobsleds, Radiator Springs Racers, Ramone's House of Body Art
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Posted on Wednesday, 28th March 2012 by Tom Bell

Recently, Disney California Adventure held a preview of new merchandise, shows and food items in Stage 17 of the Hollywood Pictures Backlot.  Below is a sampling of some of the new merchandise that will be offered when Cars Land and Buena Vista Street open on June 15, 2012.

Tags: Buena Vista Street, Cars Land, Disney California Adventure, Mad T Party
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