Posted on Tuesday, 1st June 2010 by Tom Bell

Though it wasn’t scheduled to open until June 11th when the Summer Nightastic promotion begins, the Silly Symphony Swings quietly opened Memorial Day weekend at Disney California Adventure.  The attraction is inspired by the 1935 Walt Disney cartoon “The Band Concert”, where Mickey Mouse attempts to conduct an outdoor concert, eventually conducting in the middle of a tornado.  [...]

Tags: Disney California Adventure, Mickey Mouse, Orange Stinger, Paradise Pier, Silly Symphony Swings, Summer Nightastic, The Band Concert, wave swinger, William Tell Overture, World of Color
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Posted on Monday, 22nd February 2010 by Tom Bell

Here are a few construction pictures from this weekend’s trip to Disneyland.
At Disneyland, the biggest construction zone is the Rivers of America, which are down until May 6, 2010. There are also construction walls at the restaurant portion of the Tomorrowland Terrace, which is closed through July 2, 2010. Captain EO is scheduled to open [...]

Tags: California Adventure, Captain EO, construction, Disneyland, Golden Zephyr, Rivers of America, Silly Symphony Swings
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Posted on Monday, 8th February 2010 by Nancy Johnson

So it took me a while to think about my first blog of 2010. I had so many topics to choose from. Would it be food? Nope. Tony took that one by announcing his Disneyland Dining Quest. How about events? Nope- with all the events that Walt Disney World has in January, like the Goofy Marathon [...]

Tags: 15th Anniversary, 2010, 55th Anniversary, Annual Passholder, audio-animatronics, Autonomatron, autonomatronic, Band Concert, Buena Vista Street, California Adventure, California Food and Wine Festival, Captain EO, Coast to Coast, construction, Dining, Disney Vacation Club, Disney's California Adventure, Disneyland, Disneyland 5K, disneyland hotel, Food and Wine, Fountains, Golden Zephyr, Grand Californian Hotel, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, Half Marathon, Harrison Ford, History, Hollywood Backlot, Honey I Shrank the Audience, Indiana Jones, Lagoon, Lincoln, Mickey, Mickey's Fun Wheel, Orange Stinger, Paradise Pier, Rainforest Cafe, Red Car Trolley, Remote control boats, renovations, Robert Irvine, Silly Symphony Swings, Tomorrowland, water show, World of Color
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