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Let Mickey, Minnie or a Loved One Lead You Around the Parks!
We added a fun new feature in 1.6.1. Now you can add your picture or Mickey’s or Minnie’s picture to your GPS marker. Watch as your loved one, or Mickey or Minnie guide you around the parks. Your custom GPS adds a magical new dimension to your Walkee iGuide maps. Change your picture at any [...]
Behind the Scenes Look at The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure
Walt Disney Imagineering has turned its sights to the next highly-anticipated opening: The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure, coming soon in 2011 to Disney California Adventure. In this video, Imagineer Lisa Girolami takes you behind the curtain (or under the waves) to give you a first look at Ariel’s world. From the drawing board [...]
Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle
Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle transforms from day into night, special for the holidays, in this time-lapse video. The Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle light show is divided into three “acts” over the course of the evening. Each act features a magical snowfall, and the final act concludes with “Believe…in Holiday Magic” fireworks. Look for an accelerated [...]
Cars Land – Coming in 2012
Cars Land – Coming in 2012—A scale model from Walt Disney Imagineering captures the size and scope of the Cadillac Range in Cars Land, the new area scheduled to open in 2012 at Disney California Adventure park in Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, California. Cars Land is inspired by the geography, as well as by the characters [...]
‘Topping Out’ A Milestone in Cars Land Development and Disney California Adventure Expansion
Marking a milestone in the overall expansion of Disney California Adventure, the highest piece of steel was installed on the frame of “Ornament Valley”. Topping Out is a long-standing tradition which takes place when the highest piece of steel is installed on the frame of a building. The final beam is painted white and signed [...]
World of Color TRON: Legacy Encore
For the first time this past weekend, a specially-designed encore performance was added to the nighttime water spectacular, “World of Color,” at Disney California Adventure park. Once again, “World of Color” takes Disney storytelling to new heights as the exciting world of “TRON: Legacy” is brought to life with a breathtaking combination of sky-high fountains, [...]
GOOFY’S SKY SCHOOL COMING SPRING 2011
Goofy’s Sky School will join the fun along Paradise Pier at Disney California Adventure. The coaster attraction is inspired by the 1940 cartoon short, “Goofy’s Glider,” and the theme is a flying academy with Goofy as the instructor. Guests will enjoy all the dips, twists and thrills as Goofy tries to teach a group of novice [...]
Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort
Halloween Time returns to the Disneyland Resort Sept. 17-Oct. 31, 2010, with seasonal décor and attractions, including Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy — the thrillingly “haunted” version of the popular Tomorrowland attraction — along with favorites Haunted Mansion Holiday and Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™. Guests will also experience spooky fun with characters in whimsical costumes [...]
Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy Returns September 17
The journey begins as a typical launch into deep space. However, as the vehicles climb towards the stars, the voyage suddenly goes awry, hurling the voyagers into an uncharted section of the universe. A galaxy where haunted star clusters, supernovas and other cosmic phenomenon threaten the travelers at every turn. The adventure is one close [...]