This week, new villains have arrived at Oogie Boogie Bash, the story behind the gingerbread house in the Haunted Mansion, some holiday Magic Key perks, some atmosphere might go away forever, we talk about our Disneyland park days at D23, and more!

Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/.

Check out all of our current partners and exclusive discounts at https://www.dlweekly.net/promos.

News:

We finally have official confirmation of the new villains at this year’s Oogie Boogie Bash. Dr. Doofenshmirtz from Phineas and Ferb is meeting and greeting in the Disney Jr. theater, and Hades, replacing Cruella in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot. Dr. Doofenshmirtz has received mixed-to-negative reviews on the look of the face character’s execution. - https://www.micechat.com/395538-disneyland-update-construction-tricks-and-halloween-treats/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_otONSuoDo

Every holiday season, the culinary team at Disneyland brings us the Haunted Mansion Holiday Gingerbread House. The Disney Parks Blog posted a behind-the-scenes look at what it took this year to bring the gingerbread house to life, and how the design came about. Head on over to the link in our show notes to see all the details. - https://disneyparksblog.com/dlr/disney-eats-the-making-of-the-haunted-mansion-holiday-gingerbread-house/

Downtown Disney has some new and relocated decor for the season. Some of the decor from the Mickey and Friends Tram route have come to Downtown Disney. - https://www.micechat.com/395538-disneyland-update-construction-tricks-and-halloween-treats/

Magic Key holders have a lot of perks at the moment for the holidays. A new exclusive trading card will be released each week from August 26th through September 19th on Monday through Thursday. A Magic Shot featuring Yzma from The Emperor’s New Groove is by the Matterhorn August 19th through September 14th. Finally, a combo photo op, candy, and commemorative patch featuring Hades is under Silly Symphony Swings during Oogie Boogie Bash. - https://www.micechat.com/395538-disneyland-update-construction-tricks-and-halloween-treats/ https://mouseinfo.com/2024/08/magic-key-perk-all-2024-halloween-time-freebies-purchase-opps-more/#google_vignette

Construction will soon begin on the expanded Avengers Campus early next year, so some clearing needs to happen backstage. Unfortunately, one of the (hopefully) temporary casualties of this is the Red Car Trolly. The maintenance barn for the trolly is where the new Avengers Infinity Defense attraction will be constructed, so it needs to be taken down. No word on if the Red Car Trolly will return. - https://www.micechat.com/395538-disneyland-update-construction-tricks-and-halloween-treats/

A missing treat has returned to Disney California Adventure! The Choco Smash Bar was taken off the Pym Test Kitchen menu last year, replaced by the cake version. The candy bar version is back, joining the cake version as an option. - https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/08/25/a-missing-disney-snack-is-back/

Magic Happens had it’s last performance recently, and in it’s place is a new offering. The Halloween Cavalcade is a short production with a couple of Main Street vehicles and a float with characters in their Halloween costumes. There are also quite a few walking characters as well. - https://www.micechat.com/395538-disneyland-update-construction-tricks-and-halloween-treats/

Some quick construction updates from around the resort. The Haunted Mansion extended queue is starting to take shape with the main walls of the new section looking pretty far along in construction. The gift shop at the end of the attraction has begun vertical construction. The transformation into Bayou Country from Critter Country is progressing nicely, along with Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, which is testing off and on. Finally, the Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree has a new sign and the refurbishment of the dining area looks to be wrapping up. - https://www.micechat.com/395538-disneyland-update-construction-tricks-and-halloween-treats/ https://youtu.be/0jYcPQlCRK0?si=lXt0TI9uAK1ixMzj https://www.micechat.com/383350-disneyland-update-rainy-days-reveals-and-reinventions/

SnackChat:

Hungry Bear BBQ Jamboree - https://disneyparksblog.com/dlr/disney-eats-hungry-bear-barbecue-jamboree-foodie-guide/

Discussion Topic:

D23 Disneyland Park Days

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, a path has reopened to Batuu, two major attractions will be closing soon, an update to Peter Pan is coming, Halloween is moving in early, updates to the Coco show, a Porto’s update, we talk about our final day of D23 plus the Legends Ceremony, and more!

Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/.

Check out all of our current partners and exclusive discounts at https://www.dlweekly.net/promos.

News:
A main walkway has reopened in Disneyland. The path from Haunted Mansion to Galaxy’s Edge has reopened to guests. This also allows the Hungry Bear restrooms to be open to guests again. The path goes through what is now known as Bayou Country, formerly Critter Country. Davy Crocket’s Explorer Canoes have also reopened! – https://www.micechat.com/395196-disneyland-news-when-one-path-opens-two-attractions-close/

With the Haunted Mansion welcoming guests again, two more attractions will be going down soon for refurbishment. “it’s a small world” will close on September 16th to install the holiday overlay and update lighting and general show maintenance. It will reopen on November 15th for the Holidays. Also on September 16th, the Jungle Cruise will be closing for expected refurbishment and rebuilding the area around the tiger. No reopening date for the Jungle Cruise has been announced at this time. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/08/15/two-disneyland-rides-are-closing-temporarily-soon/

Recently there was an update in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom to the Peter Pan attraction to update the Never Land tribe scene. The updated scene now depicts brightly colored teepees and a harvest celebration with Tiger Lily and her grandmother performing a traditional Fancy Shawl Butterfly Dance. A similar change has been announced as coming to Disneyland. – https://www.ocregister.com/2024/08/19/disneyland-to-remove-negative-stereotypes-from-peter-pans-flight/ https://www.laughingplace.com/w/disney-parks/disneyland-peter-pans-flight-changes-coming/

It is just past mid-August, and some Halloween touches have appeared around the resort. Late last week, a lot of Buena Vista Street and Cars Land decorations had been put in place for Halloween. By the start of this week, Pumpkin Mickey has been installed on Main Street, and Oogie Boogie has adorned the entrance to Disney California Adventure. – Disneyland Update: Attractions Where? Dare to Scare! BBQ Bear 🐻 (micechat.com)

In previous years, the “A Musical Celebration of Coco” show was performed back by the Paradise Gardens Park, which turns into the Plaza de la Familia. This year, the show is getting some updates and a new name. “The Storytellers of Plaza de la Familia Celebrate the Musical World of Coco!” will feature some new costumes, and an updated story. The updated show will premiere August 30th. – Disneyland Update: Attractions Where? Dare to Scare! BBQ Bear 🐻 (micechat.com)

When we were in the parks a couple of weeks ago, a popular item had returned to the resort, drawing large lines. The build your own headbands have returned with some upcoming additions for the spooky season. Zero, Jack, and Sally will be available starting August 23 – the start of the Halloween Time celebration. – Disneyland Update: Attractions Where? Dare to Scare! BBQ Bear 🐻 (micechat.com)

Out in Walt Disney World, there will be a Villains land soon, but Disneyland has something Villains themed now! Magic Keyholders can purchase a special stainless-steel tumbler at select quick service locations. The tumbler is purple and features different Disney villains. – Disneyland Update: Attractions Where? Dare to Scare! BBQ Bear 🐻 (micechat.com)

With Disneyland being located in California, it is always possible for the earth to move beneath your feet. On August 12, around 12:20pm, a 4.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Los Angeles area. We were in the parks then and did not feel this. Note that when there is an earthquake, sometimes Disneyland will close attractions to ensure safety and are well equipped to respond if a larger quake did occur. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/08/12/4-6-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-southern-california/

An update on Porto’s coming to Downtown Disney: According to Business Wire, Porto’s is officially opening in the shopping district in 2025. No specific timeframe yet in 2025, but it is confirmed as coming to the old La Brea Bakery location. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/08/15/opening-timeline-revealed-for-new-downtown-disney-restaurant/

SnackChat:
Plaza de la Familia Foodie Guide – https://disneyparksblog.com/dlr/disney-eats-plaza-de-la-familia-foodie-guide-at-disneyland-resort-2024/

Halloweentime Foodie Guide – https://disneyparksblog.com/dlr/disney-eats-disneyland-halloween-foodie-guide-2024/

Discussion Topic:
D23 Experiences Panel

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, we share our current trip to Disneyland, Bob Gurr's Waltland Tour, and more!

Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/.

Check out all of our current partners and exclusive discounts at https://www.dlweekly.net/promos.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, the D23 Expo 2022 and everything announced! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

Discussion Topic:

We talk about all the D23 Expo news and announcements from the 2022 Expo!

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, something new is coming to Tomorrowland – why that may not be good news, expanded discounts for Magic Key Holders, terf is popping up around the resort in more and more places, we talk about Halloween Time and the upcoming D23 Expo, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

We have some Tomorrowland news! However, it isn’t as exciting as it sounds. Disney Vacation Club members will have a new lounge in Disneyland. Star View Station will have a mid-century space theme and have areas for seating, device charging, free wi-fi and more. It will be located on the second floor of what is now the Star Wars Launch Bay. This points to the liklihood that a Tomorrowland renovation, if there was one, would not include knocking down this building. – https://www.micechat.com/331420-disneyland-news-fancy-new-dvc-lounge-headed-to-tomorrowland-next-year/ Magic Keyholders have some additional discounts available from September 21st through October 14th. At certain locations around the resort, the merchadise discount has been increased to 30%. For a full list of locations where the higher discount is available, visit Disneyland.com, or the link in our show notes. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/09/01/special-discount-announced-for-magic-key-holders-in-disneyland/ As we reported on previously, some areas around the resort are transitioning to terf and moving away from water-hungry natural grass. Two highly visible areas were just converted and look pretty good. The Haunted Mansion, which just returned in it’s holiday form had it’s grass replaced, and arguably the most visible grass around the floral Mickey in front of the train station on Main Street has also transitioned to the new terf. – https://www.ocregister.com/2022/09/01/disneyland-rolls-out-the-green-carpet-with-more-artificial-turf-around-the-park/ With the return of Halloween Time at Disneyland, the monsters are taking over Mission Breakout once again. Guardians of the Galaxy: Monsters After Dark is back this year. For those of you who may not know, after 4pm the attraction is taken over by monsters and becomes a little more scary and thrilling. – https://www.micechat.com/324041-disneyland-halloween-time-and-oogie-boogie-bash-guide-2022/ Somehow we had completely passed over what the gingerbread house design was going to be this year in the Haunted Mansion Holiday! This year’s design features Lock, Shock, and Barrel, the mistivious trick-or-treaters from Nightmare Before Christmas using a guillatine to cut some cake. – https://www.instagram.com/p/CiDKnZlNREn/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Something new this year for Halloween is the Mickey and Friends Halloween Cavalcade. The cavalcade features a lot of characters, with heroes and villains represented, in their Halloween costumes as they go trick-or-treating down the parade route.  – https://www.micechat.com/331802-disneyland-news-photo-update-everybody-scream/ The villains are really throwing quite a dance party in Tomorrowland each evening. From 7-11pm each night, a DJ will play some spooky tunes while dancers, villains, and guests dance the night away. There is a break from 9:15-10pm during the fireworks to be aware of. – https://www.micechat.com/331802-disneyland-news-photo-update-everybody-scream/ One of the most fun and unique things about getting photos from PhotoPass photographers is the magic shots available. For the Oogie Boogie Bash, there are two new options. The first is Zero, Jack Skellington’s ghost dog, and the other is Oogie Boogie himself as a shadow over the full moon. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/09/06/these-exclusive-disney-magic-shots-are-positively-ghostly/ As with most holidays celebrated at the resort, there is more new collectibles available for Halloween Time. First up is a new Mickey Pumpkin Globe Sipper, which features the pumpkin Mickey like on Main Street. The globe sipper is available at various quick service locations for $20.79. Fans of Coco and specifically Dante will want to pick up the straw clip that features the colorful dog at Cochina Cucamonga in Disney California Adventure for $7.99. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/09/05/disneys-new-halloween-collectible-is-a-cup-and-a-snow-globe/ and https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/09/dante-from-coco-straw-clip-now-available-at-disney-california-adventure/

Discussion Topic:

D23 Expo – https://d23expo.com/D23Expo_2022_Event_Guide_Map.pdf Oogie Boogie Bash – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/09/first-look-at-the-2022-oogie-boogie-bash-guide-map-and-trick-or-treat-bags-at-disney-california-adventure/ Halloween Time – https://www.micechat.com/331802-disneyland-news-photo-update-everybody-scream/

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Halloween Time is about to begin at the resort, we have all the details, including all the amazing food, breakfast moves back into a popular location, D23 livestreaming, we finish our conversation with Philander, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

The official start to Halloween at the resorts is just a couple of days away! Many of the decorations are up for guests to enjoy. The Mickey Pumpkin was installed on Main Street, Carsland is decked out for the holiday, and decor for Oogie Boogie bash can been see too! The Redwood Creek Challenge Trail is currently being transformed into Villains Grove however the train is open during the day for guests to enjoy with more decor added nightly. The two new villains coming to Oogie Boogie Bash have their stages set up. Madam Mim will be greeting guests back by the Hyperion Theater and Mother Gothel will be on the Grizzly River trail. – https://www.micechat.com/330915-disneyland-update-all-good-things-must-come-to-an-end-2/ The Halloween Foodie Guide is now out! The guide contains over 50 gouhlish delights for your taste buds to try. There are many treats, both sweet and savory, to help get you in the spooky spirit. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/08/foodie-guide-to-halloween-sweets-and-treats-at-disneyland-resort/ River Belle Terrace will be serving breakfast again starting on Sept 2nd! The new menu has been posted and includes a variety of southern inspired dishes. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/08/26/river-belle-terrace-will-begin-serving-breakfast-in-disneyland-soon/ D23 has announced that they will be livestreaming some of this years expo panels including the Legends Awards Ceremony and the Parks Panel! Fans can watch at d23expo,com/live and on all D23 social platforms (Facebook, YouTube, etc) – https://d23.com/livestream-the-magic-of-d23-expo-2022/ Cast members are the heart and soul of Disneyland and are what makes each visit so magical! Disney has now made it easier for guests to submit cast compliments. The new mobile cast compliment feature is now avaliable in the Disneyland app. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/08/mobile-cast-compliment-feature-now-available-on-the-disneyland-app/ At long last, the Silhouette Studio on Main Street has re opened! This hidden gem and unique Disney souviner spot is one of the few remaining experiences to re-open since the parks closures. The studio will be open to guests from noon until 8pm Mondays- Thursdays and 8am to park close Fridays- Sundays. – https://www.ocregister.com/2022/08/26/disneylands-silhouette-studio-returns-for-first-time-since-pandemic/ and https://www.micechat.com/330950-silhouette-studio-is-back/

Discussion Topic:

Philander – https://www.instagram.com/philanderc85/

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Oogie Boogie Bash reservations are live, Disney Legends are announced, Disney+ Day events at Disneyland, Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique is reopening, fun new merchandise, we continue our discussion with Philander, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

Reservations are now open for the Oogie Boogie Bash Dessert party! Guests will get to enjoy some halloween themed desserts and beverages, while sitting in a preferred seating area for the Frightfully Fun Parade. Price is $89, which includes tax and gratuity, per guest. – https://disneyland.disney.go.com/enchanting-extras-collection/oogie-boogie-bash-dessert-party/ The Oogie Boogie Bash dining parade package at the Wine Country Trattoria is also live for reservations. This year guests can choose from a lunch or dinner package time. Pricing is $59, which does not include tax or gratuity, and includes a 3 course prix-fixe meal as well as a separate reserved viewing area for the the parade.  – https://disneyland.disney.go.com/dining/disney-california-adventure/wine-country-trattoria/ With the D23 Expo coming up in just a couple weeks, Disney has announced the people who will be inducted as Disney Legends. This year, Anthony Anderson from Law and Order, Kristen Bell from the Frozen series, Chadwick Boseman from Black Panther, Disney Imagineer Rob’t Coltron, Patrick Dempsey from Grey’s Anatomy, Robert Price “Bob” Foster, former Walt Disney Productions Real Estate Vice President, Josh Gad from Frozen and Beauty and the Beast, Jonathan Groff from Hamilton and Frozen, Author and Documentarian Don Hahn, Disney Imagineer Doris Hardoon, Idina Menzel from Frozen, Executive music producer Chris Montan, Ellen Pompeo from Grey’s Anatomy, and Tracee Ellis Ross from black-ish. Including these honorees, 304 people have been named Disney Legends. – https://d23.com/disney-legends-d23-expo-2022/ Disney+ day is coming up soon and the parks are getting in on the celebrations! On September 8th, guests will get to take part in special character meet and greets, complementary PhotoPass photo ops, and even blue churro!s! Disney+ subscribers and their guests will also be able to enter the parks at 7:30am. You can get in on some of the fun from home too with Disney PhotoPass lenses. – https://d23.com/disney-day-to-deliver-exciting-premieres-and-special-perks/ and https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=616875926462831&set=a.203116841172077 Calling all princesses and knights, the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique opens this week! On August 25th, the Fairy Godmother’s Apprentices will once again be offering these magical makeovers. It appears that there have been some updates to the packages and pricing. Be sure to check out the link in our show notes! – https://disneyland.disney.go.com/shops/disneyland/bibbidi-bobbidi-boutique/ With many of the new Marvel shows on Disney+, we have been seeing some of the new characters hanging out in Avengers Campus! With the recent release of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, something a little different has made its way into the parks. New themed benches, much like the one on the promo image, have popped up. There are two of these green benches, one across from the Hyperion Theater dining area and the other by Pym Tasting Lab. There is a fun twist to the benches, they have been dented to make it appear that She-Hulk had been sitting on them! – https://www.micechat.com/330658-disneyland-update-achievement-unlocked-preparing-for-the-future/ The big guy is coming to have breakfast with guests this year! Santa himself will be eating breakfast with guests at Catal Restaurant. The event will include a meet and greet and photos with Santa, a stuffed animal, and personalized stockings for children 10 and under, a family-style breakfast, and bottomless Mimosas, hot cocoa, carolers and more. There will be limited dates in November and December and will be $110 per adult and $50 per child 3-10. Visit the link in the show notes to reserve your place. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/08/19/breakfast-with-santa-is-coming-back-to-downtown-disney-and-reservations-are-now-available/#more-709530 This week Disney is celebrating World Princess week! To kick off the celebration, Grammy Award Winning Artist Brandy performed the theme song of the Ultimate Princess Celebration “Starting Now.” Brandy performed it in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland. The video of her performance is linked in our show notes. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/08/brandy-performs-at-disneyland-resort-celebrating-princesses-everywhere/ A new tiki mug will be swimming into Trader Sam’s this week. The Monstro tiki mug will be available on August 26th on mobile order only. Interested buyers will should set their alarms early, the mobile order sale will start as early as 6am with pick up windows at Trader Sam’s between 7am and 3pm. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/08/22/get-ready-disneys-new-tiki-mug-is-going-to-sell-out-fast/ A shiney new popcorn bucket has been spotted at the parks. The iridescent purple bucket is available for purchase for Magic Key holders. The bucket is $18.25. Unlike previous Magic Key or AP buckets, this one does not advertise lower priced refills. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/08/21/magic-key-holders-can-get-an-exclusive-popcorn-bucket-in-disneyland/ Some would say that one of the best things about staying in a Disney hotel is the bath products. There is some bad news on that front. H2O+ will be discontinuing the brand at the end of 2022. No word yet on what will replace the brand as supplies dwindle. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/08/disney-parks-skincare-product-provider-h2o-closing-products-to-be-discontinued-next-month/

Discussion Topic:

Philander – https://www.instagram.com/philanderc85/

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Magic Key upgrade details announced, unfavorable attendance mix at Disneyland, progress toward a new experience in the parks, new ToonTown aerial photos, Halloween is moving in, we talk to Guest Relations Cast Member Philander, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

We have been waiting all summer to hear about the renewal options for the Magic Key program and finally got it this week! Each level of Magic Key will see a price increase from as little as $50, to as much as $200 for the high end key. The Dream Key, which was the top end key when the program started and had no blockout dates has been retired and replaced with a Inspire key, priced at $1599. New perks added to the high level keys include parking discounts, free PhotoPass, and Genie+ discounts. – https://www.micechat.com/330375-disneyland-magic-keys-everything-you-need-to-know/ and https://disneyland.disney.go.com/passes/blockout-dates/ Last week, Disney had their quarterly earnings call and reported some great news for the theme park division. Disney Parks, Experiences and Products reported quarterly revenue of $7.4 billion, up from $4.3 billion a year earlier. Last year, Disney Cruise Line was still shut down and the parks were still recovering, but this is still great news. However, there was one comment that made Disneyland fans upset. They stated that Genie+ and Lightning Lane increased the per capita ticket revenue, “partially offset by an unfavorable attendance mix at Disneyland Resort.” This led to Magic Key holders getting upset online about being unfavorables. – https://www.micechat.com/329833-disneyland-update-the-unfavorables-halloween-screams-toontown-secrets/ MagicBand+ hasn’t come to Disneyland just yet, but there is already a new interactive game under construction that uses the technology. Batuu Bounty Hunters has already launched in Walt Disney World’s version of Batuu, and will launch at Disneyland when the MagicBand+ system launches by the end of the year. The game will require the Play Disney Parks app and a MagicBand+. The MagicBand+ will change colors depending on if you are heading in the right direction and change to purple when the bounty is found. WDWNewToday had a great writeup about the game, which we have linked in the show notes. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/08/star-wars-batuu-bounty-hunters-game-station-is-under-construction-in-disneyland/ and https://wdwnt.com/2022/07/batuu-bounty-hunters-galaxys-edge-magicband/ Weeklyteers who want to know what is going on with ToonTown, we have an update for you. MiceChat has posted some new aerial photos of the work going on back there. Goofy’s house has been repainted, the area where the new CarTOONial park will be has been cleared, along with all of the paving in the land. Mickey and Minnie’s houses are surrounded by scaffholding and are being repainted, as is the ToonTown mountainside above the neighborhood. – https://www.micechat.com/329376-disneyland-update-part-2-flying-high-over-toontown-construction-sweet-treats/ There was a traffic accident this past week, but it wasn’t on any of the loal Anaheim roads, but on the Autopia! Images posted on Instagram show two Autopia vehicles had somehow been driven on top of one of the concrete barriers. This would have been extremely difficult to do by accident as the cars are limited to 5mph. The two vehicles appeared to have been pushed up onto the concrete by colliding into one another. Cast members were unsure how this happened when they came across the scene. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/08/autopia-accident-leaves-ride-vehicles-derailed-and-damaged-at-disneyland/ Some new menu items are coming to a popular eatery in Galaxy’s Edge. Docking Bay 7 will have the new menu items starting the day this episode goes live. The items include a new Cold Brew with Taro Topper, which is a nitro cold brew topped with sweet Taro cream. The other item is the Gungan Broth Noodles, which has Roasted Pork, Angel Hair Pasta, Bok Choy, Mushrooms, Yuzu-Tomato Compote, and a Pesto-Tonkatsu Broth. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/08/15/new-menu-additions-coming-soon-to-docking-bay-7-in-disneyland/ We reported a couple weeks ago about a couple of new hand pies at the resort. Now, it seems that they are all over the place and with almost as many varieties as churros, if that is even possible! Guests can get a strawberry hand pie at Candy Palace, Lemon at the Honey Spot, Blueberry at Trolley Treats, Raspberry at Bing Bongs, and Guava at Marceline’s in Downtown Disney. Reports online have been extremely favorable to the new line of treats, especially the pastry part. – https://www.micechat.com/329376-disneyland-update-part-2-flying-high-over-toontown-construction-sweet-treats/ Guests have been unhappy with the paper straws in the parks for some time now. Now, there is a new eco-friendly option availalbe at teh Candy Palace on Main Street. The new straw option is an edible straw which comes in three flavors; strawberry, lemon, and lime. Each straw costs $1, and the DIsney Food Blog reports that they don’t get mushy like the paper straws. For Weeklyteers who would like to try these at home, Amazon.com also sells the same brand online. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/08/09/yes-we-paid-to-eat-our-straw-at-disneyland/ A shop in New Orleans Square is getting a new mix of products from a different vendor. Mlle. Antoinette’s Parfumerie will soon start offering a large collection of the Guerlain fragrances and cosmetics. – https://www.micechat.com/328951-disneyland-update-magic-keys-please-early-morning-magic-halloween-begins/ There still may be a couple weeks of summer left, but Halloween is quickly starting to appear around the resort. The Plaza Point Holiday Shoppe already has Halloween themed items available. The Redwood Creek Challenge Trail is currently closed to guests as it transforms into Villains Grove for the Oogie Boogie Bash parties. Main Street and Buena Vista Street window displays are changing over as well.  – https://www.micechat.com/328951-disneyland-update-magic-keys-please-early-morning-magic-halloween-begins/ and https://www.micechat.com/329833-disneyland-update-the-unfavorables-halloween-screams-toontown-secrets/ Weeklyteers who like to participate in the scavenger hunts should get excited! Pluto’s Pumpkin Persuit is coming back this year. Like in previous years, guests can purchase a game board to start hunting for the deorated pumpkins scattered around Downtown Disney. Once all the pupkins have been found, the completed game board can be turned in for a special surpise. Last year it was a choice of plastic sipper. – https://www.micechat.com/329833-disneyland-update-the-unfavorables-halloween-screams-toontown-secrets/ Detail oriented guests may have noticed some changes to some grass areas of Main Street recently. Some of the sections have been replaced by artificial terf. Based on the lack of rainfall in California, this might be a good replacement for the greenery. The new terf is almost indistinguishable from real grass and will require less upkeep. – https://www.micechat.com/329833-disneyland-update-the-unfavorables-halloween-screams-toontown-secrets/ Fans of the “I Am Groot” series on Disney+ can now get a new magic shot with their favorite baby Groot charater. Guests interested in this magic shot need to head into Avengers Campus and be siure to ask your PhotoPass photographer for this specific shot. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/08/10/disney-just-added-a-baby-groot-magic-shot-in-avengers-campus/

Discussion Topic:

Philander – https://www.instagram.com/philanderc85/

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, while Tage is out on a cruise, we finish our interview with Legendary Disney Imagineer Terri Hardin! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

Discussion Topic:

Legendary Disney Imagineer Terri Hardin – https://www.terrihardin.com Terri’s Tribe – https://www.patreon.com/TerriHardin

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, some of the D23 panels have been announced, Disneyland is already planning for the holidays, progress in Toon Town, shopDisney is full of Halloween, we continue our conversation with Legendary Disney Imagineer Terri Hardin, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

D23 is just around the corner, and more panels have been announced. There really is something for everyone with presentations like “An Inside Look at the Society of Exploreres and Adventureres,” “Walt Disney Imagineering: 70 Years of Making the Impossible, Possible,” and many more. No word yet as of this recording on when you can reserve a seat for these panels.- https://d23.com/disney-parks-announcement-d23-expo-2022/ Summer is still in full swing, but Disneyland is already talking about…. the holidays! This week, Disneyland announced that the Holiday Season at the resort will be from November 11th through January 8. World of Color – Season of Light will return along with Disney Festival of the Holidays, Viva Navidad!, and more! – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/08/disneyland-resort-announces-return-of-the-holiday-season-nov-11-2022-jan-8-2023/ Signs of progress have peeked over the trees in Fantasyland to reveal some updates to the hills of Toon Town! The hills have begun to be painted with a slightly new color scheme that makes the mountains have the illusion of being farther away. – https://www.micechat.com/328501-disneyland-update-summer-flare-and-halloween-scare/ Halloween fans who can’t make it into the parks should head on over to shopDisney to get some spooky merchandise. There is quite the variety of options. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/08/halloween-minnie-ears-skeleton-dance-collectibles-spooky-ornaments-and-more-now-available-on-shopdisney/ Weeklyteers who like something sweet at the resort, and who doesn’t, there is a new treat for you! The Blueberry Hand Pie has come to Trolley Treats on Buena Vista Street in Disney California Adventure. The hand pie is filled with a blueberry filling and topped with blue frosting. The pastry is soft and buttery. Feed the sweet craving for $5.49. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/07/29/this-disney-treat-is-not-a-lunch-box-tartbut-also-kind-of-it-is/ Guests who visit the resort next year might notice something different about the cast member uniforms. A new nametag, will feature a character chosen by the cast member themselves from a list of hundreds of characters offered by Disney. Cast members have until August 14th to make their selections, otherwise Mickey Mouse will be the default. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/08/new-cast-member-nametags-coming-to-disneyland-for-100th-anniversary-of-the-walt-disney-company/ Tomorrowland has become a little more constructionland as walls have gone up around a few areas of the land. The walls are still up around the entrance area, covering a small building, the Buzz Lightyear and Star Tours FastPass area is also behind walls. The Tomorrowland – or Magic Eye – theater has it’s queue walled off as well. – https://www.micechat.com/328501-disneyland-update-summer-flare-and-halloween-scare/

Discussion Topic:

Legendary Disney Imagineer Terri Hardin – https://www.terrihardin.com Terri’s Tribe – https://www.patreon.com/TerriHardin

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, a classic attraction has reurfaced, more wait time options in Disney California Adventure, an Electrical Parade promo, get your day started with some Nightmare Before Christmas, we talk to legendary Disney Imagineer Terri Hardin, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

An updated classic has returned this week to Tomorrowland. The Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage has set sail again, taking guests on the voyage under the seas to find Nemo. The attraction has been closed for over two and a half years – since before the COVID shutdown and was planned to come back in the winter of 2021, but was extended until this week. Other than the refreshed look and Hank on the surface, not much has been updated. – https://www.ocregister.com/2022/07/21/how-disneyland-refurbished-everything-on-finding-nemo-submarine-voyage/ Guests have two more spots in DCA to take a look at wait times — a definite win for people avoiding using the mobile app. The display screens near Spider-man and Radiator Springs Racers are new wait-time monitors for the park’s busy attractions, just like the one by Carthay Circle. – https://www.micechat.com/327870-disneyland-update-submarines-dive-as-passholders-wait-to-resubscribe/ The Main Street Electrical Parade may be set to glow away…again…on September 1, but not before one more celebration. On the Esplanade, guests can take in a custom wrapped Honda HR-V in honor of the 50th anniversary of the parade. It’s complete with characters, colors and even a giant snail on top. No word on how long this display will be out. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/07/main-street-electrical-parade-50th-anniversary-wrapped-car-parked-in-disneyland-esplanade/ Disney’s spooky season is never complete without apperances and merch featuring the Nightmare Before Christmas — and we’ve got some already. Bones Coffe is collaborating with the Mouse with five unique blends of Coffee. Try Ruff Weather, The Pumpkin King, Mudslide Boogie, Frog’s Breath of Santa Jack, available at a link in our show notes. Each bag is priced at $17. – https://www.bonescoffee.com/collections/bones-coffe-x-disneys-tim-burtons-the-nightmare-before-christmas You may have seen Chicago turn its River green for St. Patrick’s Day, but guests were surprised to hear the water in the Jungle Cruise went pink! Something happened to cause a daytime cleaning of the rivers, shutting down the ride for some time. Once the color returned to the expected green shades, guests were welcome back aboard. – https://www.ocregister.com/2022/07/20/why-disneyland-turned-the-jungle-cruise-river-pink/ Another food service venue is adding mobile ordering. Rancho del Zocalo is swapping half of its ordering space to mobile order pickup. MiceChat says it says it could start up any time this week. – https://www.micechat.com/327870-disneyland-update-submarines-dive-as-passholders-wait-to-resubscribe/ It looks like the paint job on Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen is winding down. Most of the outside features a white color with grey trim. Guests can still see some orange around the balconies, but concept art says that should be going away. – https://www.micechat.com/327870-disneyland-update-submarines-dive-as-passholders-wait-to-resubscribe/ Disney employees have a new option for their education. The Aspire program, which offers 100% paid tuition, now partners with California State University – Fullerton and Fullerton College for in-person classes in addition to the already online options available. 13,000 employees already use the program. – https://www.micechat.com/327818-disneyland-news-3-strikes-youre-out/

Discussion Topic:

Legendary Imagineer Terri Hardin https://www.terrihardin.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_Hardin Terri’s Tribe – https://www.patreon.com/TerriHardin/posts

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, a couple of nighttime entertainment options are glowing away, ticket prices could be going up, Disneyland turned 67, Imagineering opening up the timeline for Galaxy’s Edge, we finish our conversation with Fletch about board game creation, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

The Main Street Electrical Parade and the Disneyland Forever Fireworks are glowing away again at the end of Summer. September 1st will be the last day to catch both of these classic entertainment options. World of Color and Fantasmic! will continue on their regular schedules. Halloween Time starts at the resort September 2nd, so this is making way for the Halloween Screams fireworks. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/07/catch-disneyland-forever-fireworks-main-street-electrical-parade-before-their-limited-time-runs-end-sept-1/ Ticket prices could be going up soon for Disneyland, but not because of Disney. A proposed ordinance by the Anaheim City Council would add a 2% admissions tax to all tickets sold to any venue that holds 15,000 or more people. This would add $2 to $4 to each ticket for a one-day, one-park ticket, depending on the season. If approved by the council, it would be on the ballot for voters in November. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/07/15/why-your-disneyland-ticket-could-cost-more-soon/ On Disneyland’s 67th birthday, the Red Car Trolley returned to Buena Vista Street! Shortly after it opened, it broke down for part of the day, before returning to service later in the day. There is only one of the trolleys running for now, the second trolley is not ready for use at this time. The Red Car Trolley will be brought on stage before park opening and will make trips back and fourth to Hollywoodland, never entering Avengers Campus or going backstage when the park is open. – https://www.micechat.com/327280-disneyland-update-67-years-of-magic-looking-forward-and-crossing-fingers/ There is a disturbance in the timeline in Star Wars Galaxies Edge. For the first time since the land opened, two different stories with two different time frames will be happening at once. Boba Fett and Fennec Shand, along with Grogu and the Mandalorian are now seen walking around the land, with characters from the sequel trilogy also present. How does Disney deal with this time bending? Imagineering is using “story bubbles.” Basically, as long as the stories unfold to guests and don’t interact with each other, it is good. – https://www.ocregister.com/2022/07/13/how-disneyland-keeps-boba-fett-from-bumping-into-kylo-ren-in-galaxys-edge-and-why-it-matters/ The Downtown Disney Silletas have a new addition that helps provide some context! New signage and a QR code at each of the displays now inform guests what the display is and what it represents. Previously, it was unclear what some of the displays were about. – https://www.micechat.com/327280-disneyland-update-67-years-of-magic-looking-forward-and-crossing-fingers/ Dole Whip fans mark your calendars! July 21st is Dole Whip Day! Dole Whips are available all around the world at Disney parks and resorts. Aulani, Disney Cruise Line, and Domestic Disney parks on both coasts are great locations to get the frosty treat. The Dole Whip debuted at the Magic Kingdom in Florida back in 1984. The Disney Parks blog has a recipe for guests to create the iconic treat at home. Visit the link in the show notes to make one at home! – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/07/snack-and-listen-celebrate-dole-whip-day-with-recipe-ukulele-styled-disney-music/ Two iconic attractions are getting some new merchandise. A new pair of Haunted Mansion ears, featuring a bow with the purple wallpaper print, a black top hat with HM monogramed on the side, and the striped pattern from the cast member costumes on the ears, with some neon green bats. The Haunted Mansion is embroidered on the band on one side. The wars are on sale at the Pieces of Eight shop for $29.99. Not to be outdone, a new Loungefly backpack with Pirates of the Caribbean is also for sale. The backpack is white leather, featuring the iconic jail cell scene with the pirates attempting to get the keys from the dog. Guests can get one of these for $75. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/07/16/wait-until-you-see-disneys-new-haunted-mansion-ears/ Some Weeklyteers listening might have wondered what it would be like to have a corn dog for breakfast. Wonder no more! The breakfast corn dog is available for $9.29 at Corn Dog Castle in Disney California Adventure. It is a breakfast sausage and egg corn dog, topped with powdered sugar and raspberry jelly, and is served with a Mandarin orange, Cuties, or a small bag of chips. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/07/review-start-your-day-off-right-with-a-breakfast-corn-dog-at-disney-california-adventure/ The Disney Food Blog wanted everyone making plans to visit Disneyland, or anywhere in Southern California years in advance to take some information into account before booking anything. The 2028 Summer Olympic Games will be in Los Angeles from July 14th through July 30th, with the Paralympic Games running from August 15th through 27th. Again, this is 6 years away in 2028, but a long heads up for this one. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/07/19/a-word-of-warning-before-you-plan-your-2028-disneyland-trip/

Discussion Topic:

Fletch with The Op https://www.theop.games @gamemakerfletch on Twitter – https://twitter.com/gamemakerfletch

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Disneyland is turning 67, what the resort is doing to celebrate, Zombies are coming to Downtown Disney, the app is making it easier to find your car, Christmas in July, we talk to Fletch about a new Disney board game, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

It’s Disneyland’s anniversary month and that means we need to celebrate. And what better way than trying some celebration food in the park. Some of the bites include a Mickey-shaped Chocolate Donut, a birthday cookie box, Walt’s Chili Cheese Fries, and more. There’s also some souvenirs, like The Mighty Thor’s Hammer which holds a drink or a Birthday Ear bowl for some ice cream. This month also celebrates Oga’s Birthday back in Galaxies Edge with some drinks, a new sushi roll and other food offerings. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/07/whats-cooking-at-disneyland-resort-this-july/ Zom-Beatz Bash is a 20-minute interactive stage show where you’ll dance and sing-along with music from the Disney Channel films ZOMBIES and ZOMBIES 2. This is all ahead of the release of ZOMBIES 3 on Disney Plus July 15th and later on the Disney Channel. You can find life again at the Downtown Disney LIVE! stage at 2, 3, and 4 in the afternoon July 29-31. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/07/zom-beatz-bash-comes-to-downtown-disney-disney-springs/ Soon there will be no more having to remember where you park when you visit the park with your car. An update the the DisneyLand app will add a “Where’s my car” feature. Guests can use location technology on their phones to enter their car location and pull it up again at the end of the night. It works best with phone features like bluetooth, location services and notifications. There isn’t a confirmed roll out date for Disneyland other than “this year.” We will get to see how it works over in Disney World some time this summer. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/07/wheres-my-car-new-app-feature-coming-to-disney-parks/ Guests looking to prove they’re worthy can try their hand at picking up Mjolnir alongside the Mighty Thor. Jane Foster’s version of the hero is making appearances in the park near the Ancient Sanctum. Grab a photo and grab the handle of the mythical hammer to see if you’re mighty enough to wield it too. – https://www.micechat.com/326769-disneyland-news-update-subs-return-crowd-hack-thor-hammer/ A quick update on the refurbishment schedule. Haunted will go down on August 15 until it reopens on September 1 with the Haunted Mansion Holiday Overlay. That same day, Monsters Inc. over in DCA will also be going down for some TLC. There is no known date for it to reopen or if there are any changes beyond regular maintenance. – https://www.micechat.com/326769-disneyland-news-update-subs-return-crowd-hack-thor-hammer/ Hallmark is hoping you want to celebrate Christmas in July. The 2022 collection of ornaments feature Dumbo, Pirates, Haunted Mansion and the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World. Prices range from $20-$48. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/07/2022-hallmark-disney-parks-ornaments-feature-pirates-of-the-caribbean-dumbo-the-flying-elephant-and-the-50th-anniversary-of-walt-disney-world/ A new docu-series will take us behind the scenes of films from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. “Light and Magic” is a 6-part series that will talk about the origins and evolution of Industrial Light and Magic, the visual effects company that helped bring us Star Wars, Indiana Jones and so much more. It’s directed by Lawrence Kasden, a oscar-nominated writer who worked across the Star Wars trilogies and much more. It starts streaming on Disney Plus on July 27. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/07/trailer-released-for-six-part-docuseries-light-magic-coming-soon-to-disney/

Discussion Topic:

Fletch from The Op Disney Sorcerers Arena Epic Alliances Core Game – https://theop.games/blogs/theop/disney-sorcerers-arena-epic-alliances-available-now and https://theop.games/products/disney-sorcerers-arena-epic-alliances-core-set

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Doctor Strange is moving out of the sanctum, Magic Key sales are paused again, Wonderground gallery has a new location, something new at the Haunted Mansion, we talk to D23 Head Michael Vargo, and more!

Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/.

Check out all of our current partners and exclusive discounts at https://www.dlweekly.net/promos.

News:
A new Pixar character for the resort starts making appearances in Disney California Adventure in a few days. Anger will be meeting and greeting at the Pixar Pier Band Shell. – Guests Can Now Meet Anger at Pixar Fest | Disney Parks Blog

Fans of the Doctor Strange Show in Avengers Campus should quickly make their way to the Ancient Sanctum as soon as possible. The Doctor Strange: Mysteries of the Mystic Arts show is having its final performance on June 30th. Dr. Strange will continue to meet and greet guests throughout the campus. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/06/07/news-popular-disney-show-canceled-amid-unionization/#more-942576

Magic Key sales have been stopped again. As of June 5th, Magic Keys can only he renewed and no new keys can be purchased. The keys were on sale for 92 days before sales were halted. – https://www.micechat.com/388548-disneyland-update-anger-ignites-amid-summer-cutbacks-locked-magic-keys/

One of our favorite locations in Downtown Disney has reopened in a new location! Wonderground Gallery reopened Friday in the former California Sole location between Napolini Pizzeria and Salt & Straw. – Disneyland Update: Anger Ignites Amid Summer Cutbacks & Locked Magic Keys (micechat.com)

Din Tai Fung will open later this summer in Downtown Disney with some unique merchandise! The merchandise will be exclusive and have two collections: the DTF Essentials collection with will feature a hoodie and shirt with a decorative patch to pay homage to the original location in Taiwan. The Anaheim collection will feature the mascot, Bao Bao, and his friend Shao Mai. – Disneyland Update: Anger Ignites Amid Summer Cutbacks & Locked Magic Keys (micechat.com)

Tage is overjoyed at this next bit of news! Last week, we reported on the new security entrance at Downtown Disney. At that time, the old entrance with the temporary looking tents was still in place. This week, they are gone! – https://www.micechat.com/388548-disneyland-update-anger-ignites-amid-summer-cutbacks-locked-magic-keys/

Teresa is overjoyed at this piece of news! New trees have been planted in the Haunted Mansion construction area near the train station! This is to replace the trees that had been removed to perform the work that was needed in the area at the beginning of the year. – Disneyland Update: Anger Ignites Amid Summer Cutbacks & Locked Magic Keys (micechat.com)

A classic Disneyland shop now has a second location! The silhouette shop on Main Street is still in the original location on Main Street next to the Crystal Arts, but is offering the service in the Disneyana shop, adding additional capacity for the popular souvenir. – https://www.micechat.com/388548-disneyland-update-anger-ignites-amid-summer-cutbacks-locked-magic-keys/

SnackChat:
Blue Bayou – https://disneyland.disney.go.com/dining/disneyland/blue-bayou-restaurant/ https://www.sfgate.com/disneyland/article/Blue-Bayou-Disneyland-restaurant-history-16770162.php

Discussion Topic:
Michael Vargo, Head of D23

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Disneyland celebrates American Independence, Pirates of the Caribbean is back and looks great, the retheme of Splash Mountain gets a name, new villains coming to Oogie Boogie Bash, we talk about the new Disney Wish cruise ship, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

Monday was the celebration of American Independence in the United States and Disneyland joined in as always. Two military bands were on hand to entertain guests. The California Army National Guard 40th Infantry Division Band from Los Alamitos, CA and the 1st Division Marine Band from Camp Pendleton in San Diego, CA, who are renowned for their musical excellence played in the parks July 2nd through 4th. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/07/military-musicians-disneyland-resort-band-together-to-celebrate-independence-day/ Pirates of the Caribbean has returned at Disneyland! The entrance queue that was completely rebuilt looks nearly identical to what was there before. The two new trees are smaller than the old ones, and new lampposts have been added to brighten up the queue at night, but those are the only noticeable differences. Inside, the attraction has been brought back to its former glory. All the lighting, audio, and animatronics are working properly. – https://www.micechat.com/326163-dateline-disneyland-pirates-return-submarine-voyage-testing-more/ There is finally a name for the retheming of Splash Mountain, along with a timeline! Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will be opening in late 2024 at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. No closing date was announced yet, but we would guess sometime next year. – https://www.micechat.com/262305-breaking-news-splash-mountain-to-become-princess-and-the-frog-themed/ Oogie Boogie Bash tickets went on sale last week and are already sold out for the season. It is possible that Disney could add more dates, but nothing has been announced as of yet. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/07/04/tickets-sold-out-fast-for-disneylands-oogie-boogie-bash/ Two new villains have been teased to be coming to immersive treat trails this year for the Oogie Boogie Bash. There is a lot of speculation online, but – spoiler alert if you don’t want to know, skip ahead a few minutes – it looks like Madam Mim and Mother Gothel will be joining the existing villains at the party. – https://twitter.com/Disneyland/status/1542241493754122240 Star Wars fans will have even more lightsaber hilts to add to their collections soon. Starting on July 8th, Plo Kloon and Kana Jarrus hilts will be available. A limited edition of 6,000 Ahsoka Tano hilt sets will also be available, but only at Walt Disney World, which features a case that plays Ahsoka’s theme song when opened and contains two hilts, like in Star Wars: Rebels. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/06/30/new-lightsaber-hilts-coming-to-disneys-star-wars-galaxys-edge/ Fans of the coasters from Oga’s Cantina can now purchase some more durable versions at Jewels of Bith is Star Wars: Galaxys Edge. The coasters come in a set of 4 for $24.99 and are made out of wood with the design engraved and burned into the coaster. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/06/disneyland-now-selling-sturdier-drink-coasters-from-ogas-cantina-in-star-wars-galaxys-edge/ Just a couple of small updates from around Disneyland. Hyperspace Mountain has gone back into hibernation this week and the classic version has returned. The Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique is reopening on July 25th. – https://www.micechat.com/326163-dateline-disneyland-pirates-return-submarine-voyage-testing-more/

Discussion Topic:

The Disney Wish – https://www.micechat.com/325279-explore-the-disney-wish-deck-by-deck/ Book your trip through ConciEARS – https://www.conciears.com

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, some perks return to the Disneyland Resort Hotels, there is a return date for the subs, a new photo service arrives, holiday entertainment announcements, the Sanderson Sisters are back, we finish our talk with Kawehi, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

Guests staying at a Disneyland Resort Hotel have some perks returning. Starting August 8th, theme park early entry, and package delivery will be back. Hotel guests will be able to access the parks 30 minutes prior to general opening every day. No more back and fourth with the early entry each day. For the package delivery, guests can have purchases made in the parks delivered to their rooms the next day. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/06/early-theme-park-entry-package-delivery-available-starting-august-8-for-disneyland-resort-hotel-guests/ and https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/06/splash-into-summer-with-more-benefits-at-disneyland-resort-hotels/ For guests staying at the Disneyland Resort Hotels from July 1st through August 31st, some new fun is coming to the pool areas. Summer Pool Parties are coming! These pool parties take place for 30 minutes each day at all three resort hotels. Disney characters will be on hand at these parties to join in on the fun. Games, like a water sponge relay and floaty toss will be available, along with high energy music. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/06/splash-into-summer-with-more-benefits-at-disneyland-resort-hotels/ At long last, we have a date for the return of Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage! July 25th is when the subs will be “resurfacing” from the extensive refurbishment that started when the parks closed back in 2020. When they return, some new additions will be visible to guests. Hank, the septopus from “Finding Dory” is now in the lagoon on one of the rocks. The water is crystal clear, and the entire attraction has been refreshed. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/06/take-a-look-inside-the-lagoon-of-finding-nemo-submarine-voyage-reopening-on-july-25-at-disneyland-park/ A new premium photo service is coming to Disneyland. The Capture Your Moment service includes a 20 minute session with a PhotoPass photographer with up to 8 guests. Children under 2 do not count toward the 8 guest limit. The photos taken during the session are not included in the price and Genie+, PhotoPass+ one day, or PhotoPass+ one week service is required. Photos include a view of Sleeping Beauty Castle, and Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is not offered as a location. Guests will need to check in 15 minutes prior to their session at the Mad Hatter on Main Street. – https://disneyland.disney.go.com/events-tours/disneyland/capture-your-moment/ It wasn’t too long ago that we were halfway to Halloween, and now we are already half way to the Holidays! The Disney Parks blog announced that “Believe… In Holiday Magic” fireworks at Disneyland, and “World of Color – Season of Light” at Disney California Adventure will be returning this holiday season. These, along with the traditional gingerbread house at the Grand Californian, and a load of treats will be available this year. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/06/holiday-nighttime-spectaculars-are-back-at-disneyland-resort/ The first Disneyland After Dark – Grad Nite Reunion event took place on June 23, with another taking place the night we record this episode, and the final night on the 30th of June. The Disney Food Blog was on hand to report about the event. Guests could mix into the park starting at 5pm, with the event starting at 8pm. A guide map, lanyard, and wrist band are provided. Entertainment included a “Pep Rally” with Mickey’s glee club and Goofy’s dance team, with music from the All-American College Band. Lots of characters and photo ops in their graduation attire. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/06/24/photos-everything-you-can-do-at-disneylands-2022-grad-nite-event/ As we announced in a previous episode, the All-American College Band has returned to Disneyland! The band is made up of college students from across America and is celebrating it’s 50th year. The band can be seen on Main Street daily, with no specific times posted in the app or online as of the recording. – https://www.micechat.com/325069-disneyland-news-heatwave-rolls-in-summer-crowds-thin-out-and-a-musical-tradition-returns/ A popular place to get food has rejoined the online reservation system again. The Blue Bayou is now accepting reservations online and is not walk-up only anymore. The Fantasmic! dining package has also returned to the location. When you get to your table, inform the server that you would like the Fantasmic! dining option and you will get a reserved seat for Fantasmic!, a salad, entree, and dessert and drink from the regular menu, or from a dining package only menu. The cost of the package is $89 per adult. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/06/24/news-reservations-now-available-for-blue-bayou-restaurant-in-disneyland/ Over in Avengers Campus, some more dining changes have occurred. The area of PYM Test Kitchen has reopened with covered seating, and the previous covered seating area has been removed by the Avengers Headquarters. The new umbrellas aren’t anchored into the ground, so no word on what took so long to get this open back up. – https://www.micechat.com/325069-disneyland-news-heatwave-rolls-in-summer-crowds-thin-out-and-a-musical-tradition-returns/ This morning, we woke up and said “What a glorious morning! Makes me sick!” then Disney+ released the teaser trailer and poster for the upcoming Hocus Pocus 2 movie coming to Disney+ on September 30th. That is right, the Sanderson Sisters are back in a new movie! The teaser trailer looks great, as do the bumbling sisters. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/06/first-trailer-and-poster-released-for-hocus-pocus-2/ Ever wanted to visit all 12 Disney theme parks around the world? Disney created a trip to do so, costing $110,000. There were 75 open spots and it sold out in pre-sales. The trip was through Adventures by Disney and included a 24 day trip, starting at Disneyland, then heads to Walt Disney World, Paris, Shanghai, Hong Kong, then Tokyo Disney parks, with additional stops including the Taj Mahal, Eiffel Tower, and Egyptian Pyramids. In total, 31 sites and 68 meals, along with a private jet to get you around was included. – https://www.ocregister.com/2022/06/27/sold-out-8-million-disney-trip-to-all-12-theme-parks-now-has-a-waitlist/ With the United States Supreme Court ruling overturning Row vs Wade, the Walt Disney Company is now offering to cover travel costs for employees seeking an abortion if it is not available in the state the employee currently lives in. A Disney spokesperson said that “the company is committed to providing comprehensive access to quality healthcare – including family planning and reproductive care. – https://www.ocregister.com/2022/06/24/disney-will-cover-travel-costs-for-employee-abortions/

Discussion Topic:

VIP Tour with Kawehi

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, some retail changes for the D23 Expo, Magic Key Holders could have an easier way to get reservations, more electrical parade merchandise, new flower displays in Downtown Disney, we talk to VIP tour guest Kawehi, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

The D23 expo is getting a new, immersive retail experience called the “Expo Marketplace.” The 27,000 foot space will include everything from limited-time merch to the first items celebrating 100 years of Disney. You’ll find pins, t-shirts, hats, books, plush toys and so much more. Some of these spaces will require a virtual queue boarding pass. More details on a reservation system will come out later this summer and if you’re not able to attend, some of these items will make it to the ShopDisney store. – https://d23.com/d23-expo-marketplace-2022/ There’s some hope that magic key holders won’t have to keep refreshing the availability calendar for days to open up. Disneyland Paris launched a waiting list for Magic Key holders. With the new option, Magic Key holders put themselves on a waiting list for any day that may appear unavailable. If the day opens up, those on top of the waiting list are automatically given a reservation for that day. This is currently only available at the Paris Park, but that’s also where the Lightning Lane started before coming State-side, which definitely helps fuel some of the speculation. – https://www.ocregister.com/2022/06/15/will-disneyland-introduce-a-magic-key-reservation-waiting-list/ Guests that have seen the recently reopened World of Color and Fantasmic! nighttime entertainment may have noticed some updates. For World of Color, some elements were updated since parts to repair them were no longer available. From new 4k projectors to brighter lights on the Incredicoaster, the show looks amazing. Fantasmic! also received an extensive refurbishment to the entire show, which received some tech upgrades in 2017. – https://www.ocregister.com/2022/06/20/how-disneyland-updated-fantasmic-and-world-of-color-special-effects/ There has been a lot of merchandise already on sale for the 50th anniversary of the Main Street Electrical Parade, but some new items have hit the shelves. First up is a 50th anniversary pin for $19.99, which features the Mickey drum float from the start of the parade with the 6.17.22 date on the side. There is also a t-shirt for $39.99 that features Elliot and June 17, 2022 written out. A mug is also on sale for $19.99. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/06/19/whats-new-in-disneyland-resort-creepy-star-wars-busts-now-in-galaxys-edge/ Fans of a certain Space Ranger can now meet their hero in his younger form from the new Lightyear movie. The character is now a face character and not the same version of Buzz from the Toy Story movies. This version fits in well with the new movie since the movie is about the real Buzz that the toy from Toy Story is based on. Guests can meet the new Buzz every hour until 4pm daily. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/06/17/buzz-lightyear-gets-a-new-look-in-disneyland-and-we-have-thoughts/ Several pops of color In Downtown Disney can be traced back to a Colombian-inspired tradition. The floral displays, or silletas, are a celebration of flowers. Fittingly, they start with a massive display from Encanto’s Isabella and move throughout the district. The displays are a big display of inclusion and representation, such as LBGTQ+ Pride, Asian, Pacific Islander and Hawaiian heritage, Judaism, women, Indigenous and First-Nations people, Black, Hispanic, People of Latin heritage and people with different abilities. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/06/encanto-inspired-floral-displays-at-downtown-disney-district-represent-inclusion-at-the-disneyland-resort/ Last week, Cars Land turned 10 years old. The biggest part of the 1 billion dollar expansion of the Disneyland Resort opened on June 15, 2012. The Disney Parks Blog posted 10 ways to celebrate the anniversary. Meeting Cars Car-acters, getting the new Tow Mater popcorn bucket from Flo’s or the Cozy Cone Motel, taking a photo with Guido in front of Luigi’s, picking up a limited edition 10th anniversary Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater pin and more. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/06/10-ways-to-celebrate-cars-lands-10th-anniversary-at-disneyland-resort/ A shop on Main Street that has been closed since the start of the pandemic apears to be on the way to coming back. The Silhouette Shop on Main Street has posted some job listings looking for artists for the location, so hopefully this location will reopen soon. – https://www.micechat.com/324417-disneyland-news-update-buzz-construction-cars-land-anniversary/ A couple of quick updates from around the resort. Over in New Orleans Square, progress can be seen at Pirates of the Caribbean. The wall inside of the Blue Bayou restaurant has come down and the bayou is looking fresh! Concrete and cobblestone is being set in the outdoor queue area, and at this time is does not appear that Lightning Lane will be added to this classic attraction. The new planters at the entrance of Tomorrowland are now complete. – https://www.micechat.com/324417-disneyland-news-update-buzz-construction-cars-land-anniversary/ Guess what classic Disneyland treat has a new variation! If you guessed churro, you would be correct. This time, it is an orange pop churro, which is a churro covered in orange flavored and colored, and comes with a side of orange and vanilla dipping sauce for $6.75 near the Haunted Mansion. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/06/19/disneys-newest-churro-tastes-like-your-favorite-ice-cream-bar/ The Red Rose Tavern in Fantasyland has received some extended hours and a new “late nite dining” menu options. From 8:30pm until at least 11pm there are some offerings like classic poutine, a plant-based chili cheese poutine, firelight fries, and a pickle. The normal menu options are not available during the late nite dining time. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/06/review-staying-up-for-hawaiian-style-tenders-poutine-and-more-late-night-bites-at-red-rose-taverne-and-galactic-grill-in-disneyland/

Discussion Topic:

Kawehi – VIP Tour at Disneyland – https://disneyland.disney.go.com/vip-tours/ and (714) 300-7710

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Halloween Time festivities have been announced, Oogie Boogie Bash dates are revealed, Grad Nite reunion information, drones could be coming to Disneyland spectaculars in the future, we finish our discussion with Nicolasa from Disneyana, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

This week, the Disney Parks Blog posted some of the things that are coming back for Halloween Time at Disneyland. This year, the season will run from September 2nd through October 31st. The standard seasonal decor, Halloween-themed attractions, and photo ops will be back. Haunted Mansion Holiday, the Halloween Screams fireworks, Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark and all the Cars Land favorites will also return. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/06/fall-favorites-return-to-disneyland-resort-beginning-sept-2-2022-with-halloween-time-oogie-boogie-bash-a-disney-halloween-party-and-plaza-de-la-familia/ Along with all the normal Halloween Time festivities, the Oogie Boogie Bash returns on 23 select nights from September 6th through October 31st, this time with the September 10th date being for D23 members only. Tickets will go on sale on June 28th no earlier than 9am Pacific, Magic Key Holders will have early access to a limited amount of tickets, with general sales beginning June 30th. Visit the link in the show notes for all the details. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/06/fall-favorites-return-to-disneyland-resort-beginning-sept-2-2022-with-halloween-time-oogie-boogie-bash-a-disney-halloween-party-and-plaza-de-la-familia/ and https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/06/13/news-prices-and-dates-revealed-for-disneylands-oogie-boogie-bash/ The Disney Parks Blog has announced some new details about the Disneyland After Dark: Grad Nite Reunion events coming up on June 23, 28, and 30th. There will be plenty of locations where guests can dance the night away to all different decades of music. Photo ops will also be available, along with, of course, plenty of fun food and beverage options. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/06/new-details-announced-for-the-first-ever-disneyland-after-dark-grad-nite-reunion-event/ Disneyland Paris celebrated its 30th anniversary back in April, and with it came a new nighttime spectacular that utilized drones. Disneyland is exploring ways to use drones in future spectaculars, but is still very much in the blue sky, or early planning stages. One of the challenges is the location of the park near neighborhoods and highways. Other massive drone shows take place in more rural areas like desserts. – https://www.ocregister.com/2022/06/10/disneyland-explores-ways-to-use-aerial-drones-in-nighttime-spectaculars/ This past Sunday, a favorite classic villain returned to Tomorrowland. Darth Vader is now meeting again the the Star Wars Launch Bay for a limited time. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/06/11/darth-vader-is-returning-to-disneyland-for-a-limited-time/ Not all is happily ever after at Snow White’s Enchanted Wish at Disneyland. Most of the projections after the poison apple scene have not been working recently. This doesn’t make the attraction un-rideable, but it does lose a lot of the magic of the re-imagined attraction. – https://www.micechat.com/323777-disneyland-update-poison-apples-summer-crowds-spider-fail/ Finally, there have been some progress happening at the entrance to Tomorrowland! However, these are not the changes that we had been promised when the old french fry rocks had been removed. No word on if this is temporary, or the new plan for the entrance. – https://www.micechat.com/323777-disneyland-update-poison-apples-summer-crowds-spider-fail/ A new dance party is happening nightly in Tomorrowland throughout the summer. Stitch’s Interplanetary Beach Party Blast features some of your favorite characters in space suits performing groovy dance moves. It runs from 7pm-11pm nightly. – https://www.micechat.com/323777-disneyland-update-poison-apples-summer-crowds-spider-fail/ Fans of Buzz Lightyear and the upcoming Lightyear movie get excited! A new drink holder is coming to Disneyland based on the space ranger himself. The Lightyear gauntlet is very similar to the Thanos Infinity gauntlet that was for sale previously. The gauntlet should be available soon. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/06/09/youll-be-able-to-drink-out-of-buzz-lightyears-hand-in-disneyland-yes-you-read-that-right/ As we reported on previously, there is a new Paradise Pier hotel guest entrance to Disney California Adventure. The new pathway and entrance is now open for guests to use. Unlike the entrance to DCA from the Grand Californian, this entrance is exclusive to guests of the hotel, and your room key is required. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/06/11/news-disney-california-adventure-entrance-from-paradise-pier-hotel-now-open/ Last week, one of the performances of the Spider-Man stuntronic show didn’t go exactly as planned. From video posted on Instagram from a guest at the show, it appeared that the stuntronic didn’t release from the web line and came crashing down into the building where Spider-Man usually lands safely. The side of the building is designed to break away in the case of this type of malfunction, and by one of the shows later in the day, it looked like nothing had happened. – https://www.micechat.com/323777-disneyland-update-poison-apples-summer-crowds-spider-fail/

Discussion Topic:

Nicolasa – Disneyana Fan Club – https://disneyanafanclub.weebly.com/

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, a possible timeline for Splash Mountain, new Star Tours scenes could be on the way, the Blue Bayou has reopened, some updates on Toon Town from the sky, Fantasmic! viewing tips, we talk to the Disneyana Fan Club President Nicolasa, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

Some unconfirmed information set the online theme park community into a frenzy this week. Anika Noni Rose, the voice of Tiana from Princess and the Frog, was interviewed on the “Kelly and Ryan” talkshow and made a comment that the Splash Mountain refurbishment had a projected opening of 2024. This is the first time that a solid timefram has been spoken about. Disney would not confirm of deny the information, but released a statement that they will have more to share at the Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans in July. – https://www.micechat.com/323486-disneyland-update-new-views-booking-up-locking-out/ At Star Wars Celebration last week, it was announced at one of the panels that new scenes would be coming to Star Tours. No details have been released on what the scenes will be, but it is always a welcome addition to have more options. Once we know more, we will be sure to talk about it on a future episode! – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/05/27/disney-hints-at-new-star-tours-scenes/ As we reported last week, Radiator Springs Racers was forced to close after an incident where smoke was coming from one of the ride vehicles. After a 10-day closure, the attraction reopened on Friday, June 3rd. Still no official word on what the cause of the incident was, but a former Disneyland Maintenance Cast Member told MiceChat that the ride vehicles break down regularly and curcuit breakers in each car will cause the vehicle to stop when problems arise. – https://www.ocregister.com/2022/06/03/disneyland-reopens-radiator-springs-racers-after-smoking-car-closes-ride-for-more-than-a-week/ and https://www.micechat.com/322588-disneyland-news-radiator-springs-racers-incident-blue-bayou-return-info/ and https://disneyland.disney.go.com/dining/disneyland/fantasmic-dinner-packages/availability-modal/ Guests at Disneyland can dine at a favorite restaurant that has recently reopened in a limited capacity. The Blue Bayou has returned and is not taking online reservations, but guests can join the walk-up wait list for lunch or dinner at the podium at the restaurant, or through the Disneyland mobile app. Pirates of the Caribbean is still closed for refurbishment, so the view may not be as magical as normal. The Fantasmic! dining package lists reservation times starting on June 16th. – https://twitter.com/DisneyParks/status/1532803837068824578 MiceChat was able to obtain aerial photos of Toon Town progress this week. From the air, we can see that all of the pavement in the land has been removed and is currently dirt. The facade of the El CapiTOON theater is looking more and more complete. The area where the new park will be located has been cleared and awaiting work to start. Both fountains in the land have also been removed, along with the gazebo in front of the City Hall building. – https://www.micechat.com/323486-disneyland-update-new-views-booking-up-locking-out/ The former entrance to Tarzan’s Treehouse has come out from behind walls this week. The area is much more open now for guest traffic heading out of Adventureland toward the bridge over the Pirates queue. Once again, there is not any theming on the new concrete. The lack of the entrance also allows parts of New Orleans Square to be visible throughout Adventureland. – https://www.micechat.com/323486-disneyland-update-new-views-booking-up-locking-out/ We are one week into June, and Celebrate Soulfully has officially kicked off at Disneyland. In Disney California Adventure, groups have been performing at the Hollywood Pictures Backlot stage, and in front of Carthay Circle daily, and seasonal food offerings scattered about. – https://www.micechat.com/323486-disneyland-update-new-views-booking-up-locking-out/ For anyone who has never seen Fantasmic! or would like some tips on how to best experience it, the Orange County Register posted some tips. Among the best tips are to make sure to find a spot in front of one of the mist screens. They are located in front of the island, and on both sides. If you find yourself in the middle of the screens, the view isn’t as good. The other stand out tip is to catch the second show of the night. The second show is always less crowded and it is impossible to sit for hours holding a spot since the entire area is cleared after the first show, and fireworks afterward. The longest you will have to wait is about an hour. – https://www.ocregister.com/2022/06/03/7-tips-for-watching-the-return-of-fantasmic-at-disneyland/ Much like the electrical parade, there is a favorite treat at Disneyland that keeps on returning. The Fluffernutter churro is available once again at Willie’s Churros on Buena Vista Street in Disney California Adventure. The churro is a standard churro, topeed with a peanut butter sauce, marshmallow sauce, and chocolate chips. The churro is available for $6.75. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/06/review-fantastic-fluffernutter-churro-returns-to-disney-california-adventure/ When we were there last month, there was a line of walls up in front of Ariel’s Undersea Adventure. Those walls have finally come down to reveal that they were just replacing the concrete in this area. This is just some of the walkway repaving that has been going on around the entire resort. – https://www.micechat.com/323486-disneyland-update-new-views-booking-up-locking-out/

Discussion Topic:

Nicolasa from the Disneyana Fan Club

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Magic Keys are all sold out for now, but there is a nice ticket deal for California residents, lots of Star Wars news, Fantasmic! returned, where to best see it, a popular attraction is down for now, and some affordable food options in Downtown Disney, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

A few months ago, the top two Magic Key levels were listed as sold out. This week, the bottom two Magic Keys have also sold out. There is no word on when or if they will go back on sale. Speculation online thinks that this is because of the impending lawsuit around reservations and access tied to the Magic Key program. Even more speculation online thinks that the program may get reworked again before going back on sale. Only time will tell. – https://www.micechat.com/323209-disneyland-news-magic-key-locked-new-ca-resident-ticket-offer/ For Weeklyteers who are going to the park and who aren’t Magic Keyholders, there is a great ticket deal available! California residents can purchase summer tickets to Disneyland starting as low as $83 per day. The ticket is a 3-day, one park per day ticket for $249 for Monday through Thursday admission, with weekend tickets starting at $299. For $60 more per ticket, park hopping can be added. Tickets are valid for trips from June 3th and September 15th, 2022. Not a bad value to get to see all the nighttime entertainment that has returned. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/05/31/new-ticket-deal-announced-for-select-disneyland-guests/ Star Wars Celebration was this past weekend across the street from the Disneyland Resort at the Anaheim Convention Center. A lot of Star Wars news was announced, even some parks news! Boba Fett and Fennec Shand were announced to be coming to Star Wars: Galaxys Edge, and then they were there over the weekend. Din Djarin, better known as The Mandalorian, and Grogu, better known as the Child were also announced to be showing up in the area soon. This is a break from the strict timeline that Imagineering has placed on the area, but promise that the characters from the different eras will not interact or be in the same area at the same time. – https://www.mouseplanet.com/13175/Disneyland_Resort_Update_for_May_31__June_5_2022#news3 Anyone who has been to Oga’s Cantina in Star Wars Galaxys Edge will know DJ Rex spinning tunes for the patrons of the establishment. Soon, guests can listen to some of his tracks on a new album that will be released. No firm date at the moment, but we will keep you updated once we see it online. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/05/27/videos-dj-r3x-from-disneys-ogas-cantina-is-releasing-an-album/ Signs outside of the Star Wars Launch Bay in Tomorrowland tease the return of the combined museum/store/photo op. No word yet on when this will reopen, but Cast Members are stationed outside of the location telling guests it should be returning soon. – https://www.micechat.com/322984-disneyland-news-racers-fantasmic-star-wars/ This past weekend, Fantasmic! returned to the Rivers of America to delight guests once again. The projections look clear and bright, the show scenes look fresh, and the show was amazing as always. The best way to get a great seat for the show is to book the River Belle Terrace dining package for $50 per guest, since they are using the same reserved seating area that the Blue Bayou usually uses. Once the Blue Bayou reopens, this area is expected to be shifted to the side more to accommodate the Blue Bayou guests. The Hungry Bear location is across from the Haunted Mansion and offers a side viewing angle for the show. – https://www.micechat.com/322984-disneyland-news-racers-fantasmic-star-wars/ June is here, which means that the busy summer season has started at Disneyland. The Disneyland Forever fireworks show will now play nightly with fireworks 7 days a week. During the non-summer and holiday season, Mickey’s Mix Magic was played with projections only during the week, with fireworks on the weekends only. – https://www.micechat.com/322984-disneyland-news-racers-fantasmic-star-wars/ Last week, the most popular attraction in Disney California Adventure had an incident that has caused it to be closed ever since. Video online showed one of the cars on the outside racetrack portion of the attraction stopped and smoking. Though the vehicle never caught fire, the guests in the vehicle were buckled in with smoke coming from the rear. Cast Members did get out to the guests and exit them from the vehicle with no injuries. Disney has closed the attraction to investigate the incident to ensure it won’t happen again. – https://www.micechat.com/322984-disneyland-news-racers-fantasmic-star-wars/ In Downtown Disney, food trucks have taken up residence by the old ESPN building to help feed hungry guests. These food trucks are expected to be there until at least July 4th. This is a great idea since the Earl of Sandwich is gone and there is a lack of affordable dining options, especially for larger families. – https://www.micechat.com/322984-disneyland-news-racers-fantasmic-star-wars/ Guests staying at the Paradise Pier Hotel can enjoy one of the hotel amenities again. The pool has finally reopened after a lengthy refurbishment. None of the stores or restaurants are open yet at the location, but it is great to have the pool open so guests don’t have to walk over to the Disneyland Hotel to use their pool. – https://www.micechat.com/322984-disneyland-news-racers-fantasmic-star-wars/

Discussion Topic:

DLWeekyl Vault: Former Aladdin a Musical Spectacular Genie Dylan Website – http://www.dylanwhite.com/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/itsdylanwhite/ Aladdin a Musical Spectacular Final Performance – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enW48NlXRj4

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, more Celebrate Soulfully information, Fantasmic! is getting ready to return, as is another New Orleans Square favorite, Avengers Campus gets a small upgrade, the Rescue Rangers are meeing and greeting, we talk about the Disneyana event, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

With the return of Celebrate Soulfully this summer, some new treats are going to be available to guests. Some of the items include Chicken-coconut Curry Sweet Potato or the Pride Rock Punch at Troubadour Tavern, or the Peaches and Cream Funnel Cake at Award Wieners. Outside of the parks, GCH Craftsman Bar at the Grand Californian will offer Jerk Seasoned Beef Tenderloin Skewers & Coconut Shrimp, with raspberry rum sauce! – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/05/cooking-up-the-magic-pride-rock-punch-recipe-plus-celebrate-soulfully-delights-coming-soon-to-disneyland-resort/ For those Weeklyteers who can’t make it to the parks for the Pride Rock Punch, you are in luck! The Disney Parks Blog posted the recipe so you can make this thirst quenching beverage at home! With just 8 ingredients and a few minutes of time, and you can make this at home for 4-6 people, or servings if you aren’t sharing! – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/05/cooking-up-the-magic-pride-rock-punch-recipe-plus-celebrate-soulfully-delights-coming-soon-to-disneyland-resort/ Fantasmic! fans rejoice! The return of the biggest nighttime spectacular is just a few days away as we record this episode. Most of the infrastructure has been updated and refurbished to get everything show ready, and the work on the pathways along the riverfront are wrapping up as well. We can’t wait to see how the show looks after its long hibernation since COVID. – https://www.micechat.com/322309-disneyland-update-the-cost-of-magic-project-gateway/ A few episodes ago, we talked about the possible value of the Tomorrowland Skyline Lounge where guests can book a spot to have some goodies and watch the fireworks from the top section of the Star Wars Launch Bay. For $60, guests can come and go as they please from the lounge, and are treated to an entree, side, and dessert with unlimited assorted beverages. Food is ordered from the Galactic Grill upon check-in and then brought into the lounge by the guest. A badge and lanyard is also provided. Giant games are also on hand to keep everyone occupied. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/05/22/review-is-disneys-exclusive-tomorrowland-lounge-worth-the-we-found-out/ Guests who are seeking adventure and salty old pirates won’t have to wait too much longer. The Pirates of the Caribbean attraction is not listed on the refurbishment calendar after July 1st, so it could open around that time! Disney has not announced an official date, and there are no dining reservations offered for the Blue Bayou for that time either, but with any luck guests will be celebrating the 4th of July with the swashbuckling pirates. – https://www.micechat.com/322309-disneyland-update-the-cost-of-magic-project-gateway/ Something that Avengers Campus has been missing since its opening last year is more shade and seating. Disney has listened and some covered tables and chairs have been installed next to the Avengers Headquarters. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/05/seating-installed-next-to-avengers-headquarters-at-avengers-campus-in-disney-california-adventure/ So this amazing movie came to Disney+ last week and the reviews have been pretty positive. Guests can now meet the stars from the movie at Disney California Adventure. Chip and Dale from the new Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers are appearing at the entrance to Hollywood Land, to the left of the Hyperion Theater for meet and greets. The crime fighting duo are dressed in their classic outfit from the TV show. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/05/chip-n-dale-meeting-guests-as-the-rescue-rangers-at-disney-california-adventure-to-celebrate-movie-premiere-on-disney/ We aren’t going to cover this too much until things are finalized, but there is a change being proposed by Disney to its cast members to do away with the points system for attendance issues and move to an occurrence system. Very basically, this will make it easier for Disney to let go cast members with attendance issues and makes working at Disneyland less flexible for the cast members. We will keep an eye on this and let everyone know when there is an update. – https://www.micechat.com/322309-disneyland-update-the-cost-of-magic-project-gateway/

Discussion Topic:

Disneyana – https://disneyanafanclub.weebly.com/we-are-back.html

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, celebrations are coming over the next couple of months, Magic Key Holder magic shots, Special D23 Star Wars pins, Fantasmic! turns 30, something else is coming back from before COVID, we talk about our trip last week, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

For those Weeklyteers visiting in May, Disneyland is celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Downtown Disney will have plenty of entertainment to show off for the event. A 4-piece Polynesian band called Faiva will be performing on Mondays and Wednesdays, The Filharmonic, a 5-piece Filipino a cappella vocal group will perform on Tuesdays, Polynesian dancing and drums will be presented by Tupua on Thursdays and Fridays, and finally Chinese Cultural Splendor will show off martial arts, dance, lion dancing, and more on Saturdays and Sundays. There is a ton more going on. To find it all, visit the link in the show notes. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/05/celebrate-asian-american-native-hawaiian-pacific-islander-heritage-month-at-disneyland-resort/ Now through May 31st, Magic Key holders can get a complimentary World of Color Magic Shot. Magic Key holders can go to the location by Silly Symphony Swings daily to get the shot from 7pm to park close. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/05/complimentary-world-of-color-photopass-magic-shot-available-to-magic-key-holders-at-disney-california-adventure/ D23 Star Wars fans should get excited! Star Tours is celebrating its 35th anniversary, and to commemorate this, they are releasing some pins on May23rd. There will be a Captain RX-24 pin, which features the current DJ and former pilot, a Lightspeed to Endor pin featuring the Starspeeder, and finally a 45th anniversary Star Wars pin featuring Luke Skywalker on Tattooine. Each pin is $12.99, with a maximum of two per D23 Gold Member. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/05/new-d23-exclusive-35th-anniversary-star-tours-and-45th-anniversary-star-wars-pins-releasing-on-may-23/ When we were in the parks last week, one of our favorite spectaulars turned 30! Fantasmic! debuted on May 13, 1992 at Disneyland. Over the years, the show has added and subtracted different scenes and elements. Some of those include the 2009 upgrade to digital projection and the current 45-foot tall dragon, known as Murphy! In 2017, new scenes and songs were added including Aladdin. The show has been performed more than 11,000 times since its debut. Fantasmic! returns to the Rivers of America on May 28th. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/05/fantasmic-celebrates-30-years-today-and-gears-up-for-spectacular-return-to-disneyland-park-on-may-28/ Last week, Disneyland teased something returning after long last to Disney California Adventure. The Red Car Trolley should be traveling on the tracks on Buena Vista Street and down Hollywood Land. No exact date was mentioned, but it should return before the full swing of summer. Fans of Trader Sams may be excited with updates to the menu at the popular restaurant at the Disneyland Hotel. Takoyaki, which is fried octopus cakes drizzled with unagi and togarashi aioli, and topped with green onions and bonito flakes. This can be purchased for $18 and it also available for order at Tangaroa Terrace. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/05/15/picky-eaters-beware-octopus-is-now-on-the-menu-at-a-popular-disneyland-spot/ It seems like the only constant in Avengers Campus is change. Yet another character from the Marvel universe will be on site to visit with guests. Ms. Marvel, the title character from the upcoming Disney+ show should be in the land around the time the show premieres on June 8th. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/05/14/another-new-character-is-coming-to-avengers-campus-at-disneyland-resort/ Next month, Celebrate Soulfully is returning in honor of Black Music Month. The Philly Phonics a cappella group will be performing on the stage in front of Carthay Circle, where the Five and Dime also perform. In Downtown Disney, the former ESPN Zone building will house “The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure. This is a traveling exhibit which features Joe Gardner from Pixar’s “Soul” and takes guests through the history of American Jazz. The exhibit will be run from June 1st through July 4th. Admission is free. – https://www.micechat.com/321627-disneyland-update-rise-and-fall-the-rapid-pace-of-change/ Fans of Encanto have another reason to celebrate! Mirabel will be returning to Disney California Adventure for meet and greets at the Paradise Gardens Park. Mirabel was last seen in Frontierland, after originally starting out in DCA at the same location she is now returning to. In addition to meeting Mirabel, guests can also catch the “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” projection show on the facade of “it’s a small world” every night. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/05/encanto-mirabel-meet-and-greet-returning-to-paradise-gardens-park-at-disney-california-adventure-soon/ June is just a busy month for celebrations! Members and allies of the LGBTQIA+ community celebrate pride every June. With all the controversy about the Florida “don’t say gay” bill and Disney, the company has decided from now until June 30th, all profits from any pride merchandise will be donated to LGBTQIA+ organizations. Previously, only a small percentage of the profit went to support LGBTQIA+ youth and families. Weeklyteers can visit the link in the show notes to see what organizations are benefiting from this donation. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/05/2022-disney-pride-collection-available-at-disneyland-resort-100-of-profits-benefiting-lgbtqia-organizations/

Discussion:

Our Disneyland trip before the Disneyana event.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, dining packages will be available for Fantasmic! Celebrate Soulfully is coming back soon, a new addition to the Opera House, a new dining option for larger families, new Avengers Campus additions, we talk about our upcoming trip, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

Fantasmic! dining package fans unite! Dining packages are available for the return of Fantasmic! later this month. However, the Blue Bayou is not included since it is down for refurbishment at the moment. Guests can still get a good meal and a great seat by booking a dining package at the River Belle Terrace. The premium package is $75 per adult, $45 per child and includes anything off their normal menu, or choice of special items which include loaded potato bites, petite New York steak and scallops, chicken and dumplings skillet, pan-roasted shrimp, chocolate rocky road cake or white chocolate raspberry trifle. This allows guests to stay and watch Fantasmic! from the patio. The standard package is $50 per adult and $30 per child for lunch or dinner, which comes with a voucher for seating in a reserved area for the show. – https://disneyland.disney.go.com/dining/disneyland/fantasmic-dinner-packages/ and https://disneyland.disney.go.com/dining/disneyland/fantasmic-on-the-go-show/ Fans of Celebrate Soulfully from this past February will be delighted to hear that they won’t have to wait until next February for more fun and celebration! This summer, the event returns to highlight Black Music Month throughout June. Daily live entertainment, specialty offerings, including food and art will be availble throughout the resort. The first show to return to the Fantasyland Theatre will premiere on May 28th with the return of “Tale of the Lion King.” There is so much planned for this, be sure to visit the link in our show notes for all the information! – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/05/celebrate-soulfully-this-summer-at-disneyland-resort-with-tale-of-the-lion-king-debuting-may-28/ A new addition has been added to the inspirational American heroes area of Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln on Main Street. Frederick Douglass, who helped guide Abraham Lincoln to include ending slavery as part of the Civil War. A bust and portrait of Douglass is now on display near the bust and portrait of Abraham Lincoln in the lobby of the Main Street Opera House. A framed copy of the letter declaring Frederick Douglass a free man is also on display. This display was added to continue their efforts to update attractions to reflect the “rich diversity of stories in our world.” – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/05/frederick-douglass-honored-in-great-moments-with-mr-lincoln-at-disneyland-park/ Families of 4 now have the option to eat at the resort for a pretty good deal! Guests can now purchase the Family Picnic Platter at the Paradise Garden Grill at Disney California Adventure for $65. The meal includes BBQ Half Chicken, Pulled Pork and Ribs, Andouille Sausage, Poblano Mac & Cheese, Chuck Wagon Beans, Potato Salad with Bacon, Creamy Coleslaw, Jalapeño-Cheddar Corn Bread, Pickles and Onions, and Cherry Cheesecake. It can be ordered in person or through mobile order, but be prepared for a little wait, as it is a lot of food! – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/05/08/review-is-65-really-a-good-deal-to-feed-a-family-of-four-in-disneyland/ Some new seasonal options have come to the Hungry Bear Restaurant in Critter Country. – https://disneyland.disney.go.com/dining/disneyland/hungry-bear-restaurant/menus/lunch-and-dinner/ Over in Avengers Campus, there is a new sipper available at Shwarma Palace. The Doctor Strange Eye of Agamotto sipper is $24.79, and comes with a strap that guests can wear around their neck, just like Doctor Strange himself. For those who don’t know the Eye of Agamotto is the amulet that Doctor Strange wears around his neck. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/05/07/photos-video-step-aside-infinity-gauntlet-theres-a-new-sipper-in-disneylands-avengers-campus/ With the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, America Chavez joins the team, as well as the return of Wanda Maximoff, also known as the Scarlet Witch. Both of these characters are now out and about in Avengers Campus. America Chavez can be seen as part of the Doctor Strange show, and then with a meet and greet afterwards. The Scarlet Witch makes appearances at a meet and greet in the middle of the land. – https://twitter.com/Disneyland/status/1522656319395835905 As we have been following for the last few episodes, changes are finally visible for the treehouse in Adventureland. The rope bridge that guests crossed over the path to enter the attraction has been taken down, and the tree in the middle of the path which housed the stairs to the bridge has also started to be dismantled. Still no word from Disney on what the re-theme for this former Tarzan’s Treehouse and before that Swiss Family Robinson treehouse will be. – https://www.micechat.com/321168-disneyland-news-update-star-wars-construction-change/ Last week was May the 4th, when Star Wars fans have a day of celebration for the universe that they know and love. Disneyland had two of their Star Wars Nite after-hours parties, with one more to come on May 27th this month. Fans that attended seemed to have a really great time dressing up, watching the special fireworks show for the event, checking out all the photo locations, and meeting up with characters throughout the park. Some highlights were the fireworks show, and the Cantina Band on the Rivers of America playing Star Wars classics. – https://www.micechat.com/321168-disneyland-news-update-star-wars-construction-change/ Some of the photo locations that were offered for Star Wars Nite are also there during normal park hours for pictures. Over by the Star Wars Launch Bay in Tomorrowland, there is a Disney Visa cardholder exclusive location from The Book of Boba Fett. Other photo locations were scattered around Tomorrowland for all guests. – https://www.micechat.com/321168-disneyland-news-update-star-wars-construction-change/ For visitors to the resort that are not in the parks, there are still some Star Wars things to check out! Outside the Star Wars Tradin Post in Downtown Disney, there is a sand sculpture to promote the upcoming Obi Wan Disney+ series. In addition, there is a Lego display outside of the Lego store featuring Captain Phasma, Kylo Ren, and a Sith Trooper, all made of Lego. There is also a massive Lego Yoda on display nearby. – https://www.micechat.com/321168-disneyland-news-update-star-wars-construction-change/

Discussion Topic:

Disneyana – https://disneyanafanclub.weebly.com/we-are-back.html

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Ken Potrock talks about all the new things happening at the resort, more Halfway to Halloween announcements, more entertainment has returned, Fantasmic! has showtimes, Producers Vern and James talk about Star Wars for May the 4th, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

An update is coming to the least themed Disney hotels on property soon. The Paradise Pier Hotel will be re-themed to Pixar! Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock met with community leaders recently talking about exciting changes coming to the resort, and this was one of the previously unannounced updates. The Pixar theme will change over time as new Disney-Pixar movies come out to keep the hotel fresh for guests. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/04/news-from-the-disneyland-resort-upcoming-pixar-plans-big-foodie-news-and-more/ The updated hotel theme wasn’t the only thing Ken talked about! He revealed more details of what is to come at Downtown Disney. In an interview on the D23 Insider podcast, he said that they are looking at Downtown Disney through the lens of Disney Springs out in Florida and how successful that has been. More diverse options are coming with the addition of Din Tai Fung, a Chinese cuisine restaurant, along with Catal and Uva Bar transforming into a hub of Mexican Cuisine with Michelin-starred Chef Carlos Gaytan. Finally, Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen will be getting a complete overhaul into a more “vibrant California energy” theme. Oh, and Earl of Sandwich will be returning as a pop-up location later this year. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/04/news-from-the-disneyland-resort-upcoming-pixar-plans-big-foodie-news-and-more/ Last week, we talked about the Halfway to Halloween celebration. Disneyland announced some information on what the spooky holiday will look like this year. The Oogie Boogie Bash will be returning on select nights this Fall, with no firm dates announced yet. Mickey and Minnie will be sporting new outfits this year, showing off their trick or treating attire. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/04/halfway-to-halloween-announcements-from-disneyland-resort/ Even more entertainment is back at Disneyland! Last week, Disneyland’s Royal Theatre in Fantasyland resumed story telling of Beauty and the Beast and Tangled. Currently, there are 6 total showtimes, with 3 shows each for Tangled and Beauty and the Beast. As of the writing of this story, the times are not in the Disneyland app since it is in a soft reopening. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/04/30/news-storytelling-at-royal-theatre-is-back-in-disneyland/ We have been eagerly awaiting the return of Fantasmic! since the parks closed, but we finally have showtimes! On May 28th, the nighttime spectacular will run at 9pm and 10:30pm and should run nightly through the summer season. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/04/27/news-showtimes-announced-for-fantasmic-in-disneyland/ Another dining package has returned to Disneyland with the return of the Disneyland Forever fireworks show. The Tomorrowland Skyline Lounge experience is coming back soon. Guests get a choice of entree with side, dessert selection, unlimited soft drinks, bottled water, or hot chocolate and a good view to see the fireworks from the second floor of the Star Wars Launch Bay. The dining package is $60 and non-refundable if fireworks are cancelled. – https://www.micechat.com/320733-disneyland-news-more-entertainment-more-construction-more-reservations/ We have been lamenting the loss of the trees from the Pirates of the Caribbean queue that were taken out a few weeks ago. Good news! Two new trees, which look to be at least somewhat mature have been replanted in the space! – https://www.micechat.com/320733-disneyland-news-more-entertainment-more-construction-more-reservations/ Last weekend, the Disney Junior Fun Fest took place at Disney California Adventure. It was a one-day event on Friday, which started with a parade from Pixar Pier to the Hollywood Pictures Backlot. A stage was setup in the World of Color viewing area where different Disney Junior characters performed for guests and invited media and influencers. – https://www.micechat.com/320733-disneyland-news-more-entertainment-more-construction-more-reservations/ Banana fans rejoice! A new Mickey-shaped beignet has come to the Mint Julep bar for guests to enjoy. This time, the beignet is being rolled in a banana flavored powdered sugar. A 3-pack is $5.49, and a 6-pack is $8.99. Guests can purchase a side of Caramel Creme Anglaise dipping sauce to go along with it for 99 cents. The Disney Food Blog reports that they taste like Banana Laffy Taffy. Along with the beignet, a Passion Fruit Mint julep is also available for $5.49. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/05/01/review-disneylands-new-treat-reminds-us-of-banana-laffy-taffy-in-the-best-way/ The day this episode posts is May the the 4th, an annual celebration for Star Wars fans, playing off the date as May the Force. Disneyland will have a some special food items to celebrate. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/05/foodie-guide-may-the-4th-and-beyond-explore-galactic-goodies-at-disney-parks/

Discussion Topic:

Producers Vern and James talk Star Wars!

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, we get a sneak preview of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, even more closures around Critter Country, a new security entrance has opened, while new turnstiles have disappeared, we continue our talk about the Disney Cruise James and I took, and more!

Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/.

Check out all of our current partners and exclusive discounts at https://www.dlweekly.net/promos.

News: Later this month Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will open in Walt Disney World. Here at Disneyland, we are still a few months away, with no official date as of the recording of this episode. Disney has released video of the attraction in a few places. – https://www.micechat.com/262305-breaking-news-splash-mountain-to-become-princess-and-the-frog-themed/

Construction in Critter Country will be expanding soon. Currently, Critter Country is partially closed, with Hungry Bear and the path to Galaxy’s Edge still open to guests. These two locations will be closed starting July 8th. – https://www.micechat.com/387975-disneyland-news-bayou-preview-new-gates-debut-and-surprise-summertime-closures/

Guests on the Disneyland Hotel side of Downtown Disney have a new entrance to use. The new security checkpoint is located next to Din Tai Fung on the Pixar Place side of the shopping district. The new entrance has a new set of restrooms just inside security on the backside of Din Tai Fung. A new mural is also present near the restrooms featuring concept art reminiscent of Herb Ryman art from the 50s and 60s. – https://www.micechat.com/387975-disneyland-news-bayou-preview-new-gates-debut-and-surprise-summertime-closures/

An interesting development has happened with the new turnstiles at Disney California Adventure. The two new entry systems that had been installed have been removed. No word on if they will come back in the future, if another system will be tested, or if they gave up on a new system for now. – DISNEYLAND UPDATE: Too Late to Undo, New Gates Debut, Summertime SNAFU (micechat.com)

A new pre-show has come to World of Color this week. The new segment, titled “Emotional Rollercoaster,” plays just before World of Color is to promote the upcoming “Inside Out 2” movie, which premieres on June 14th. The pre-show is expected to run through the rest of Pixar Fest. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/06/02/disney-announced-a-new-inside-out-2-addition-for-a-popular-nighttime-show/#more-941018

A part of Pixar Fest has been discontinued, at least for now. Club Pixar, which was a dance party in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot, had it’s last performance on June 2nd. The show had mixed to negative reviews online, with adults and teens feeling it was too childlike, while it was too late for children to take part in. No word on if it is being reworked, or just won’t return. – https://www.ocregister.com/2024/06/03/disneyland-closes-club-pixar-dance-party-two-months-early/ https://www.micechat.com/387975-disneyland-news-bayou-preview-new-gates-debut-and-surprise-summertime-closures https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7h0sk4yrQi/?igsh=aWU2czduN2U4M3c2

Weeklyteers who want to visit the parks this summer have a great ticket deal! There are a couple of options available to anyone (not just Southern California residents like in previous years). A 3 day, one park per day ticket for $249 for adults, good Monday through Thursday from June 10th through September 26th. Genie+, park hopping, and weekend access can be added for additional fees. See the link for the breakdown of ticket prices. – https://www.micechat.com/387697-disneyland-travel-deals-for-summer-2024/

Disneyland race weekend is still 8 months away, but we already have some news! The themes of the 2025 half marathon weekend, which is scheduled for January 30th through February 2nd, 2025, have been announced. The Disneyland 5K will be themed to Marvel. The 10K will be themed to Star Wars, with the half marathon themed to Safari Mickey. Registration for the runDisney events start June 11th for Club runDisney Gold and Platinum members, and June 18th for the general public. For all the details, visit the link. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/05/31/alert-themes-revealed-for-one-of-rundisneys-most-popular-events-in-2025/#more-940470

SnackChat: Pride Month Foodie Guide – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2024/05/disney-eats-pride-month-foodie-guide-2024/

New brunch option in DTD – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/05/30/alert-a-new-disney-brunch-option-just-arrived-and-its-got-fancy-waffles/#more-940297

Discussion Topic: Tage and James’s Disney Cruise!

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Halloween in April, a new After Dark event is coming to DCA, Main Street Electrical Parade Surpises, meet and greets are back in a number of ways, we talk with Sarah about how Disney changed her life, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in teh parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

It seems like Halloween just happened, and yet Disney is already celebrating Halfway to Halloween. Food from Disney chefs at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World are on tap, along with a Twitter watch party for Hocus Pocus on Wednesday, April 27th at 5pm Disneyland time, which will also include some digital wallpaper downloads. On Thursday, more announcements will be made to celebrate. The Disney Parks Tik Tok account will have live content from all the Disney Parks locations, with some more surprises. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/04/join-us-for-our-biggest-and-best-disney-halfwaytohalloween-celebration-yet/ Guests visiting the Disneyland Resort in the next few days can experience the ghoulishly delicious treats to celebrate Halfway to Halloween. At Downtown Disney, there will be a Cheddar Pickle Dog at Blue Ribbon Corn Dogs through May 1st. There will also be a Spooky Churro at California Churro through May 4th. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/04/first-look-at-disneys-halfway-to-halloween-eats-and-treats/ A new Disneyland After Dark event is coming to the resort for the first time. Disneyland After Dark Grad Nite Reunion will take place on multiple nights throughout June at Disney California Adventure Park. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/04/introducing-the-first-ever-disneyland-after-dark-grad-nite-reunion/ The Main Street Electrical Parade returned this past week with a few new surprises that weren’t announced. We all know about the new text on the lead float, and the reimagined finale float, but even more was changed! The intro to the parade has been reworked to include part of Walt’s opening day speech, and the music has been updated for the finale float. A little bit of extra magic was added to the finale float along “its a mall world” and Main Street. Projections that tie into the Mary Blair theming of the new float are presented as it passes guests. – https://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles/2022/04/21/interview-how-disneyland-is-celebrating-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-main-street-electrical-parade/ and https://www.micechat.com/309935-big-disneyland-entertainment-returns-for-2022/ With the return of the Electrical Parade, two items have been very popular. The Eliot popcorn bucket, and the Turtle sipper drew long lines from guests wanting to get their hands on this fun collectible. Both of these items are available at multiple popcorn carts and dining locations, so be sure to check around if you are trying to get your hands on one of these. New for something this popular is the ability to mobile order these through the Disneyland app. This can save hours waiting in line. – https://www.micechat.com/309935-big-disneyland-entertainment-returns-for-2022/ The Main Street Electrical Parade may have stolen the limelight, but World of Color has also returned this past week. Unlike the Electrical Parade, this show is presented in its previous form with no new updates. Guests wanting to get the best viewing possible will want to either book a dining or dessert package, or grab a virtual queue reservation prompt at noon. The virtual queue spaces have been filling up almost instantly after being available. – https://www.micechat.com/320184-disneyland-update-electric-entertainment-magic-key-blues-rumors-too/ Character meets and greets are back at Disneyland delighting guests. A variety of interactions can be had around the parks from standing in line to see a favorite character, to a casual encounter with a character walking around. One of the longest waits for characters so far has been the Princess Fantasy Faire, with one of the shortest waits at the Fantasyland Theatre where Mickey Mouse was spotted. – https://www.micechat.com/320184-disneyland-update-electric-entertainment-magic-key-blues-rumors-too/ New Orleans Square has seen a flurry of activity and walls all over the place the last couple of months. The first section of modified tiering has been unveiled and looks pretty good. The walkways are more open and without the stairs and larger planters in the way, make it much easier for guests to get from one place to another. The brick walls around the planters make a great place for guests to sit for a break as well. – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsRCY-LribM Mother’s Day is quickly approaching and there are a lot of options at the resort to take advantage of. Inside of Disneyland at the Plaza Inn, there is a Mother’s Day Brunch with Minnie and her friends. At the Grand Californian Hotel and Spa lobby at the holiday cart, there is an assortment of sweet treats. Storytellers is hosting a Mother’s Day Brunch and Dinner. Finally, Goofy’s Kitchen at the Disneyland Hotel will offer a Brunch and Dinner as well. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/04/20/full-list-of-mothers-day-snacks-available-in-disney-world-disneyland/ A new kiosk has been erected outside of the Star Wars Trading Post in Downtown Disney. The appearance of this kiosk is perfect timing for the upcoming May the 4th celebration. Additional merchandise will probably be sold at this location for the event. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/04/new-kiosk-erected-outside-star-wars-trading-post-in-downtown-disney-district/ The culinary experts of the Disneyland Resort have done it again! The lobby of the Grand Californian is now the home to a massive edible model of Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge. The display is made from Rice Krispy Treats and painstakingly painted by the food artisans. The spires of Black Spire Outpost are featured heavily, along with a large model of the Millennium Falcon. – https://fb.watch/cDMVS7ugZY/ Guests from a galaxy far. far away who have tickets for Star Wars Nite coming up can start their meal planning now. Some of the food items have already made it onto the Disneyland mobile app. – https://www.micechat.com/320184-disneyland-update-electric-entertainment-magic-key-blues-rumors-too/ Weeklyteers who might want to own a piece of Disneyland or the Walt Disney Studios history should check out the next Van Eaton Galleries Auction. The auction will feature over 900 artifacts from the company and park. Specific items include original production background from the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon “Ozzy of the Mounted,” the original artwork for a 1932 Mickey Mouse comic strip, a Gustaf Tenggren layout drawing for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, an original Walt Disney Studios animator’s desk, original Mary Blair concept paintings, rare animator’s maquettes, Walt Disney autographs, and much more. – https://vegalleries.com/historicjourney Visitors to the Disneyland Resort are no longer required to wear mask in most situations. Guests using First Aid, for example, will still need to wear a mask. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/04/24/news-mask-requirements-changed-for-disneyland-transportation/ There has been a lot of confusion and talk around the internet about the renew-ability of the Magic Keys. It all started with a single post online that stated that Disneyland would not allow renewal of their Dream Key. It is a lot more nuanced than that. At this point, we are still a couple of months away from the vast majority of people renewing their keys in July, since passes can be renewed 45 days before expiration. Disneyland does not seem to have made a decision on what they are going to do with renewals since the top two tiers of Magic Keys are currently sold out. – https://www.micechat.com/320184-disneyland-update-electric-entertainment-magic-key-blues-rumors-too/

Discussion Topic:

Sarah M – How Disneyland Changed my Life Mom Video – https://youtu.be/Z0WVYadfAj8 Teresa’s Yoga App – Apple Store – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yoga-for-beginners-mind-body/id1382141225

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, a new way to get seating for World of Color, non-socially distanced meet and greets return, Toontown updates, Tarzan is moving out of Adventureland, “its a small world” is honored, we talk to Disneyland poet Matt, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in the parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

When World of Color returns this week, there will be a new way to grab a seat to watch it. Disney is rolling out a virtual queue system for guests to use through the Disneyland mobile app to grab a spot for the show. Guests will need to have entered Disney California Adventure on a one-park ticket, or Disneyland on a park hopper ticket to be able to get the reservation in the virtual queue. The virtual queue will open at noon every day the show runs. Guests will receive notifications 45 minutes before the show starts to head to either a blue or yellow gate to enter the seating area. Guests can still walk up to see the show, but reservations are highly recommended. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/04/dazzling-world-of-color-returns-on-april-22-to-disney-california-adventure-park/ Character meet and greets started up again this week, without Genie+ required like in Walt Disney World. Since January, the Florida parks have offered four different meet and greets as part of the Genie+ service. So, at Disneyland, guests can now get up close to their favorites to get hugs, high fives, and autographs for the first time since the pandemic began in 2020. – https://www.ocregister.com/2022/04/13/disneyland-wont-use-genie-for-character-meet-and-greet-photo-ops/ For those of you who like spoilers, the Disney Parks Blog posted a preview of the Main Street Electrical Parade, along with footage of the new float. Along with the new float for the finale, the drum sign that Mickey rides on has also been updated with “50 Years,” noting the 50th anniversary of the classic parade. The reimagined “To Honor America” float looks great with the new Mary Blair inspired Disney characters and fits right in with the rest of the parade. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/04/first-look-at-the-new-grand-finale-in-the-main-street-electrical-parade-debuting-april-22-at-disneyland-park/ MiceChat had some eyes in the skies recently that gives us some insight on the progress being made in Mickey’s Toontown! We have the article linked in the show notes showing that Chip and Dale’s Treehouse has been removed, and all of the paving, along with the two fountains in the land have been removed. The gazebo in front of the City Hall in Toontown has also been taken down. – https://www.micechat.com/319510-disneyland-update-pruning-disneyland-treehouses/ Tarzan’s Treehouse has been under scrims since last September when it abruptly closed to guests. Disney had not addressed why this was, until this week. The current plan for the attraction, which has stood in Adventureland since 1962, is to remove the entrance to the attraction which blocks guest flow, and to eventually re-theme it to something else. MiceChat speculated one of the options would be back to the Swiss Family Robinson since Disney+ was working on a series based on the classic, but our sources say that series has been put on hold for now. Another option is theming it to Encanto. We will keep you updated when we have more solid information on what it will transform into. – https://www.ocregister.com/2022/04/18/disneyland-to-give-tarzans-treehouse-a-new-theme/ One of the most iconic songs from the Disney Parks has been inducted into the Library of Congress. “it’s a small world” was first heard on the attraction at the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair. The fair had the theme of “Peace Through Understanding,” which fits right in with the attraction that was moved to Disneyland after the fair ended. The song was one of 25 recordings “worthy of preservation for all time based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage.” – https://www.ocregister.com/2022/04/14/disneylands-iconic-its-a-small-world-song-inducted-into-library-of-congress-music-registry/ The Magic Key Terrace continues its transformation slowly. New chandeliers and lighting has been installed, along with faux stained glass, a new fountain, wrought-iron fixtures, and more. The theme is highly inspired by peacocks for the interior, covered portion, and by cats on the exterior portion. Overall, this is a nice improvement to the area and makes it feel more welcoming. – https://www.micechat.com/319510-disneyland-update-pruning-disneyland-treehouses/ Scaffolding has come down from around Stage 12 in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot area of Disney California Adventure. The building has been repainted and a meet and greet for Goofy has been placed here for the Food and Wine Festival. This was the area where Captain Marvel’s airplane and meet and greet was previously located. – https://www.micechat.com/319510-disneyland-update-pruning-disneyland-treehouses/ Fans of Disney Pixar’s Turning Red have a lot of merchandise options around the parks. Some of the items that are available include a Turning Red Minnie Ear set, some amazingly comfy looking slippers, plushes and more. Some of the most popular items like the 4*Town band shirts have sold out, but will hopefully return in the future. – https://www.micechat.com/319350-disneyland-merchandise-update-stitch-toys/ When Disneyland closed in 2020, the Disney Parks YouTube channel posted a video of the Magic Happens parade. This week, Disney has removed that video from their channel, with no explanation of why. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/04/disney-removes-official-video-of-magic-happens-parade-at-disneyland-from-youtube/

Discussion Topic:

Nebraska State Poet and Disneyland Fan Matt Mason At The Corner of Fantasy and Main: Disneyland, Midlife, and Churros – https://theoldmillpress.com/at-the-corner-of-fantasy-and-main.html Blog – http://matt.midverse.com/ Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/NeSP3

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Nighttime Spectaculars are on the way back to the parks soon, along with a ton of merchandise and food options, Earth Day comes to DCA, EARidescent designs come from WDW, we talk about dining for the spectaculars, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in teh parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

Fans of the Main Street Electrical Parade can pick up some awesome merchandise when the nighttime parade returns later this month. There will be a shirt and leggings that have scenes from the iconic parade. This same design is also on a Loungefly backpack, and set of Minnie ears. A dress with glow in the dark accents and a pink sash will also be on sale. – https://www.micechat.com/309935-big-disneyland-entertainment-returns-for-2022/ or https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/04/new-main-street-electrical-parade-merchandise-and-dining-package-coming-soon-to-disneyland/ or https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/04/celebrate-the-return-of-the-main-street-electrical-parade-with-themed-merchandise-and-a-dining-package/ The first dining package to return since the beginning of the pandemic has arrived! The Main Street Electrical Parade dining package will be available starting April 22nd. Guests will dine at the Plaza Inn for lunch, which comes with a meal, beverage, and dessert. Fried chicken, mac and cheese, Mickey shaped cornbread, and berry cheesecake will be part of the package. Reservations open no earlier than April 14th. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/04/07/a-dining-package-is-coming-to-disneyland-for-the-main-street-electrical-parade/ or https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/04/celebrate-the-return-of-the-main-street-electrical-parade-with-themed-merchandise-and-a-dining-package/ The Disney Parks Instagram account teased one of the sections of the finale Main Street Electrical Parade floats. They posted the concept artwork for The Princess and the Frog themed section of the float. The teaser shows a Tiara character on top, with a steamboat, willow trees, the iconic Fleur-de-lys, and more! – https://www.instagram.com/p/CcN4V2lOZUP/ With the premiere date quickly approaching for World of Color, the scaffolding around the projection towers is being dismantled. This means that the show is almost ready for full scale testing before the debut on April 22nd. – https://www.micechat.com/319014-disneyland-news-encanto-characters-heat-crowds/ This week, Disneyland started talking a lot about Bruno with the debut of the Encanto projection show on “its a small world.” The show, which lasts just over 4 minutes, is a fun addition to the nightly entertainment and plays multiple times between 9pm and park closing. – https://twitter.com/dlnt/status/1513773088923561989 or https://twitter.com/dlnt/status/1513775249921396740 This week, Disney released their full list of Easter treats at the Disney parks all around the world. At Disneyland, there are donuts, cupcakes, cookies, and so much more! {talk about the treats} – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/04/full-list-of-2022-easter-treats-at-disneyland-resort-tokyo-disney-resort-and-hong-kong-disneyland/ The treats stand in the lobby of the Grand Californian is at it again with some unique treats! This time, they have a cookie shot! It is a shot glass made out of chocolate chip or double chocolate cookies and your choice of whole, low fat, green, chocolate, or strawberry milk. The inside of the cookie shot is covered in bittersweet chocolate to prevent leaking milk and a soggy cookie. This treat is available for $8. Guests can swap out the milk for alcohol for $16. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/04/09/cookie-shots-and-carrot-cake-dont-mind-if-we-do-disney/ Walt Disney World has been using the EARidescent color scheme for the 50th anniversary of the resort, but Disneyland has now got in on the action! The collection features a reusable cup with straw, with a Mickey pattern for $27.99, a baseball hat with Mickey on the front for $29.99, a long sleeve t-shirt for $44.99, a tie-front tee for $36.99, a youth long sleeve shirt for $24.99, and finally, a youth Spirit Jersey for $49.99. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/04/earidescent-shimmer-collection-shines-at-disneyland-resort-with-spirit-jersey-apparel-travel-cup-and-more/ Last week, we talked about the new entrance that guests staying at the Paradise Pier hotel will be able to use soon. We didn’t know where this would connect inside the park, but we do now! The entrance will be between Corn Dog Castle and Seaside Souvenirs. – https://www.micechat.com/319014-disneyland-news-encanto-characters-heat-crowds/ Earth day is coming up on April 22, and the Redwook Creek Challenge Trail in Disney California Adventure is celebrating with art created out of recycled materials. The pieces of art were each created by Disneyland Cast Members each year. Guests can vote for their favorite at Mt. Lassen Lookout and Ranger Station. This year, “its a small world,” Encanto, Web Slingers, and more are featured in the artwork. – https://www.micechat.com/319014-disneyland-news-encanto-characters-heat-crowds/

Discussion Topic:

Nighttime Spectaculars / Disneyana Event Disney Parks Blog – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/04/foodie-guide-to-nighttime-spectaculars-at-disneyland-resort-the-magic-returns/ Disneyana Event – https://disneyanafanclub.weebly.com/we-are-back.html

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, guests will soon be able to get up close to characters, progress has been made on some projects around the resort, Encanto will come to a new nighttime show, new Minnie ears, we finish our talk about our wedding trip, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in teh parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News

In an interview with the Orange County Register, Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock made the shocking comment that the phased reopening of the resort is just now at the halfway point. He said that the phased reopening will take at least another year. The resort has rehired or hired 28,000 cast members to bring the current staff to 30,000, 2,000 shy of pre-pandemic levels. Potrock also commented on the ability for the resort to move quickly and try different things, even if they are not perfect, knowing that they will get to a right place in the end. – https://www.ocregister.com/2022/04/01/disneyland-resort-president-ken-potrock-takes-stock-at-halfway-point-of-phased-reopening/ As early as April 18th, guests will once again be able to get up close and personal with their favorite Disney characters in the parks, resorts, and cruise ships! Not all locations will return immediately, but characters will return in a phased approach through spring and early summer. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/03/disney-character-greetings-returning-to-u-s-sites-this-spring/ There is a lot of construction on the west side of the park at the moment, but progress is being made! The pits around the end of Tom Sawyer Island have been filled again, after sitting covered and drained for work to be performed over the last couple of months in preparation for Fantasmic! This means that the rafts to the island can use the normal dock again and make the trip to and from the island faster. The Sailing Ship Columbia has also returned to service following it’s refurbishment. – https://www.micechat.com/318431-disneyland-update-secret-entry-character-hugs-hyperspace-mountain-park-photos/ Encanto fans rejoice! The movie, which recently won an Academy Award for best animated feature, is coming to the facade of it’s a small world! Starting on April 11th, for a limited time, the facade will come alive with a montage paying tribute to the hit song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.” Like the casita in the movie, tiles across it’s a small world facade will flip, turn, and rearrange themselves between scenes. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/04/celebrate-disney-animations-award-winning-encanto-this-spring-at-disneyland-resort/ A staple of the summer season at Disneyland is returning for the first time in three years! The All-American College Band will be playing down Main Street once again this summer. The program was suspended due to COVID and the resort being closed. 21 members of the band are chosen from over 300 applicants each year. During the hiatus, the program celebrated its 50th anniversary. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/04/disneyland-all-american-college-band-returning-this-summer/ Guests staying at the Paradise Pier Hotel will soon have easier access to Disney California Adventure! A new back entrance is under construction near the driveway into the Grand Californian Hotel. – https://www.micechat.com/318431-disneyland-update-secret-entry-character-hugs-hyperspace-mountain-park-photos/ Marvel fans have yet another character to see in Avengers Campus! Moon Knight, which debuted last week on Disney+, has arrived at the campus to visit with guests. Moon Knight only shows up after dark on top of the Avengers Headquarters for a few minutes at a time, so check back often after dark if you want to catch a glimpse of this new character! – https://www.micechat.com/318431-disneyland-update-secret-entry-character-hugs-hyperspace-mountain-park-photos/ April is here, and with it the return of the classic Mickey floral in front of the Disneyland Train Station. Minnie Mouse had taken over the arrangement for March as part of Women’s History Month. It was the first time that Mickey was not the “face” of the park. – https://www.micechat.com/318431-disneyland-update-secret-entry-character-hugs-hyperspace-mountain-park-photos/ Minnie Mouse has dropped a large collection of new ears in the parks! Five new ear designs are available now at the Emporium at Disneyland. The ears include a Kelly Green Sequin set of ears, which are simmering green for $29.99, also available online, a Gold Sequin set with a blue bow and sequin gold ears for $34.99, a Princess Tiana BaubleBar set, featuring Tiana’s green color on the ears and band, and a gold crown and rhinestone accents, for $49.99, also online. Two new sets of coach ears, available in white and red, for $295 each and are made from real leather. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/04/01/photos-5-new-minnie-ears-have-arrived-in-disneyland/ The culinary experts at the Disneyland Resort are at it again! Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen Express is now serving up cookies and cream beignets! Guests can purchase a 4-pack of these yummy treats for $12.99. They are topped with cookies and cream icing and chocolate cookie crumbles. Weeklyteers who are fans of Oreos or chocolate will love these. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/04/03/review-disney-1000-understood-the-assignment-with-its-cookies-cream-beignets/ The Walt Disney Company has been working to protect the planet with a number of environmentally friendly steps over the last few years. Disney Planet Possible is the collective effort to make a more positive impact in these regards. In December, 2020, the company announced the ambitious goals for 2030, focusing on achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions with their direct operations. Since then, two new solar facilities will be coming online near Walt Disney World in 2023, solar arrays have been installed at Castaway Cay and Hong Kong Disneyland, 61% of total company operational waste has been diverted from landfills, and launched plastic-free packaging for a line of classic dolls. Visit the link in the show notes for more information on what the company is doing. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/04/disney-planet-possible-sharing-the-actions-were-taking-to-protect-the-planet/

Discussion Topic:

Wedding Trip Report from Tage and Teresa

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, a Disney legend is retiring, a huge eggstraviganza is coming to the resort this year, Disneyland honors long time cast members, New Orleans Square is getting reshaped, we talk about our experience at the park and Teresa and Vern’s wedding, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! DISCOUNTS! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order! We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now! Need the perfect bag for your days in teh parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

News:

It is that time of year again to keep your eyes peeled for hidden Easter Eggs around the resort! This year, there are THREE games in the Eggstraviganza! Each board is $9.99 plus tax, and can be purchased at select merchandise locations around the resort. One game board is for Disneyland park, one is for Disney California Adventure, and finally one for Downtown Disney. Once guests have found all the eggs, the game boards can be returned for one of six collectable eggs. Redemption locations are at the Plaza Point on Main Street, Elias & Co. on Buena Vista Street, and Disney’s Pin Traders in Downtown Disney. The eggstraviganza is available March 31st through April 17th. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/03/eggstravaganza-is-hippity-hoppity-fun-at-the-disneyland-resort/ The Disneyland Resort honored 100,000 years of work from Cast Members with two parties at Disney California Adventure last week. The party featured an open bar and an all-you-can-eat buffet. The cast members that were celebrated were those with over 10 years of service. This included 102 that worked for 40 years at Disneyland, 46 who worked 45 years, and 14 who worked 50 years! Half of the attractions and more than two-dozen Disney, Pixar, and Marvel characters were on hand. It was the largest employee service celebration in Disneyland history. – https://www.ocregister.com/2022/03/28/disneyland-honors-100000-years-of-work-with-employee-service-celebration/ A sad bit of news to report this week as one of, if not the most famous cast members at the resort is retiring! Maynard, who Tage has been aware of since the late 90s, is stepping away from the Happiest Place on Earth on April 1st. This isn’t an April fools joke though! We were lucky enough to meet him at the Enchanted Tiki Room during our visit in December. He was almost as big of a character as Mickey Mouse himself. Guests were always in for a treat when he was at a location. Disneyland just won’t be the same without him, but he deserves some time to himself in retirement! – https://www.micechat.com/317538-disneyland-cast-member-maynard-smith-retires/ Calling all single riders! For the first time since the attraction opened, Web Slingers will offer a single rider line. The new single rider entrance is located between the stand-by entrance and the Lightning Lane entrance. The Disney Food Blog reported that they waited just 17 minutes in the single rider line when the stand-by line was 65 minutes. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/03/24/single-rider-line-now-available-for-web-slingers-a-spider-man-adventure-in-disneyland/ With Fantasmic! retuning in the next couple of months and Pirates of the Caribbean down for an extended refurbishment, it is the perfect time to re-imagine the waterfront of New Orleans Square. Walls went up almost two weeks ago and work is underway to remove some of the elevated sections of the walkway to provide for more queuing options for Pirates, and better crowd flow for Fantasmic! From the view over the construction walls, the planters have gone away, but the trees have remained. – https://www.micechat.com/317860-dateline-disneyland-disney-dining-drama-downtown-disney-demolition/ One place that the trees have not been spared is in the Pirates Queue where the two older trees have been trimmed back for removal soon. The trees are planned to be replaced in this location to keep the much needed shade while waiting in line for Pirates. – https://www.micechat.com/317860-dateline-disneyland-disney-dining-drama-downtown-disney-demolition/ Another experience from a Galaxy Far, Far Away is coming to Tomorrowland at the end of April. Starting on April 29th, Hyperspace Mountain will launch guests into the Star Wars universe. This experience will not be available for long, so be sure to check it out if you are visiting around the end of April into May. For those who have not experienced this version of Space Mountain, it is basically a Star Wars overlay for the popular indoor coaster. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/03/28/hyperspace-mountain-is-coming-back-to-disneyland-for-a-limited-time/ Pins fans get excited! Some new limited edition pins, themed to Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Easter, and St. Patrick’s Day have arrived around the resort. The limited edition Easter pin features Sleeping Beauty Castle and an Easter basket full of eggs with Disneyland at the bottom for $19.99. The Pirates pin has a skeleton pirate sitting on some treasure with 55th Anniversary on the top and Pirates of the Caribbean at the bottom for $17.99. Kermit the Frog is sitting in a pot of gold for the St. Patrick’s Day pin for $17.99. Finally, the Star Wars pins feature Lieutenant Bek or Vi Moradi with an orange Resistance logo and the word Resist on the top for $19.99. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/03/limited-edition-easter-and-star-wars-pins-limited-release-pirates-of-the-caribbean-and-st-patricks-day-pins-arrive-at-disneyland-resort/ This next story is something that we saw ourselves while visiting the resort last week. The new Disney Vacation Club or DVC tower has started vertical construction! when completed, the new tower will stand 12 stories high and add 350 time share villas to the resort. No date on when this tower is scheduled to be completed. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/03/24/photos-vertical-construction-has-begun-on-the-disneyland-hotel-dvc-tower/ Last week, Magic Key Holders were able to pick up a free souvenir at Disney California Adventure! A Magic Key Holder themed reusable straw was given out to Keyholders on March 21st, 23rd, and 24th. The straw came in a blue carrying case, with a carabiner clip on one end, and unscrews to reveal the straw. The straw itself is blue and split into three pieces, which screw together to make a full length straw. It even came with a straw cleaner. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/03/19/only-select-guests-can-grab-disneylands-new-free-souvenir/

Discussion Topic:

The first few days of the wedding at Disneyland – Teresa and Tage

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, we talk about our plans for Teresa’s wedding and our trip to Disneyland, and more!

Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/.

If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/.

Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking!

DISCOUNTS!

If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order!

We have partnered with the Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground to get great deals for our listeners! Book your stay at the Howard Johnson Anaheim and get 15% off your stay (code 1000022077)! Magic Key Holders get 20% off their stay (code 1000025935) as well! Book now!

Need the perfect bag for your days in teh parks? Look no further than Designer Park Co.! Purchase the Rope Drop Bag as featured on Episode 222 and get 10% off your purchase! Use coupon code DLWEEKLY to get the discount.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Toontown has closed to be “redrawn,” Mirabel has found a new home in Disneyland, Pixie Hollow is inhabited again, Merlin’s shop in Fantasyland has opened, Fantasmic! may have a few surprises when it reopens, we talk Disney, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order!

News:

Last week was the last week for Toontown as we knew it. The entire land has now closed and will reopen sometime next spring with a complete renovation. The week leading up to the closure saw a lot of guests getting in their last visit before it turns into something quite new and refreshed. This is the first time that we are aware of that an entire land has been closed for a remodel as extensive as this since the New Fantasyland in the early 80’s. – https://www.micechat.com/316816-disneyland-update-bibbidi-bobbidi-kaboom/ Encanto fans can now meet Mirabel in a new location at the resort. Mirabel’s meet and greet has moved from the Paradise Garden area of Disney California Adventure, where she was located during the Festival of the Holidays, to Zocalo Park in Frontierland. The lines to meet her have been long, so be prepared to wait a bit if you want to get a picture with her. – https://www.micechat.com/316816-disneyland-update-bibbidi-bobbidi-kaboom/ One of our Weeklyteers will be very excited at this next piece of news! Tinker Bell has returned to Pixie Hollow, the area between Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters and the hub. Tinker Bell has not been in her hollow since sometime in 2020 before the closure of the parks. This is a welcome addition to the meet and greet lineup and is sure to be popular. – https://www.micechat.com/316816-disneyland-update-bibbidi-bobbidi-kaboom/ Captain Marvel must be on a mission elsewhere as the jet for her meet and greet has been removed from the Hollywood Pictures Backlot. The area is now behind constructions walls. Who knows what this location will become in the future. – https://www.micechat.com/316816-disneyland-update-bibbidi-bobbidi-kaboom/ The new shop in Fantasyland that took over the old Heraldry shop has opened. Merlin’s Marvelous Miscellany opened this past week. Most of the merchandise in this location is available elsewhere around the resort, except that some Peter Pan items that are usually just sold in the UK pavilion in Epcot. The details around this cozy shop are the real star here and are a must stop for any Sword in the Stone fans! – https://www.micechat.com/316633-abracadabra-merlins-marvelous-miscellany-opens-at-disneyland/ Disneyland continues to work on infrastructure for the nighttime entertainment in both parks. This week, a new canopy was installed over the top of the pits to the Fantasmic! fountains. What could this mean? MiceChat suggests that it could be new show elements being worked on or installed that will be part of the returning show. – https://www.micechat.com/316816-disneyland-update-bibbidi-bobbidi-kaboom/ With the changes coming to New Orleans Square soon, some other things are also disappearing. The two Ficus trees in the courtyard of Pirates of the Caribbean are being taken out due to disease. Hopefully new trees and their much needed shade are put back in some capacity for the queue. – https://www.micechat.com/316816-disneyland-update-bibbidi-bobbidi-kaboom/ We are already half way through March, which means that St. Patrick’s Day is almost here! To celebrate, the Red Rose Taverne in Disneyland is offering “the Green Stuff,” which is a mint white chocolate mousse, chocolate make, and mint chocolate chips and chocolate cookie crumbs on a shortbread cookie. Corn Dog Castle in Disney California Adventure will offer their dogs coated in a green corn dog batter on March 17th only. Also only available on March 17th is the Strawberry Elderflower Whiskey at the Hollywood Lounge. Some other options around the resort are a Leprechan Cupcake at GCH Craftsman’s Grill, and a St. Patrick’s Day Whoopie Pie at the GCH Holiday Cart. For the full list, visit the link in our show notes. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/03/foodie-guide-to-st-patricks-day-2022-from-coast-to-coast/ March is Women’s History Month, and the Disneyland Resort is celebrating in a number of ways. Minnie Mouse is the star of the celebration with the floral Minnie design that is currently taking the place of the standard floral Mickey in front of the train station. Downtown Disney is welcoming back Marcella Swett, who was the artist behind the Black History Month chalk drawings. to create drawings for Women’s History Month. Her creations will be on display from March 15th through the 31st. Sprinkles in Downtown Disney will introduce their first Female Chef Series, starting with a Dark Chocolate Passion Fruit by Chef Brooke Williamson. To see all the things happening, check out the link in our show notes. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/03/celebrating-womens-history-month-at-disneyland-resort/ The mural on the side of the former ESPN Zone has been updated once again. This time, it is for the Food and Wine Festival. The mural features Goofy, Chip & Dale, and other Disney California Adventure scenes, all made out of food! It is a cute mural and worth checking out if you are in the area. – https://www.micechat.com/316816-disneyland-update-bibbidi-bobbidi-kaboom/

Discussion:

Producer James asks Tage and Teresa Disney Questions!

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, an update on meet and greets, villains nite snacks, a new retro dress, a bunch of Food and Wine information, some updates to the Magic Key Terrace, a wonderful peice of new merchanside, we talk about Food and Wine Fest food, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order!

News:

Classic character meet and greets could be coming back soon! During a Q&A session at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, & Telecom Conference this week, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Walt Disney Company Christine McCarthy said they should be returning “soon.” She pointed to the decline in Covid cases as a good indicator of the safety of the meet and greets. She also stated that meet and greets could help with long lines that have been at the parks recently. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/03/07/news-face-to-face-character-meet-and-greets-returning-soon-to-disney-parks/ and https://www.ocregister.com/2022/03/07/when-will-disneyland-let-mickey-mouse-hug-visitors-again/ At the same conference, we got some insight on the capacity of the parks currently. A question came up asking about the current capacity and if it was back to 100%. McCarthy said they are not back to full capacity, but they are close. When asked if the capacity would go back to pre-covid levels, her answer was no. The way in which they manage the parks is different now. Disney is looking forward to bringing back nighttime entertainment as that will help with the crowds that are happening now. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/03/07/are-disney-parks-back-at-full-capacity-yet-an-executive-answers/ and https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/03/disney-may-never-return-to-former-capacity-to-avoid-parks-bursting-at-the-seams-says-executive/ The first Villains Nite is happening as we record this episode, with the second nite on March 10th. The Disneyland app has posted the snacks and other items that will be available at the event. Some of the interesting items include a Maleficent Straw Clip at Smokejumpers Grill for $5.99, a Sweet Spiral Ration at Terran Treats for $6.25, and the Cruel Devil at Schmoozies for $8.49. For the complete list, check out the link in the show notes. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/03/04/full-list-of-exclusive-snacks-available-during-villains-nite-at-disneyland-resort/ Star Wars fans have even more to be excited about with more tickets going on sale for Star Wars Celebration, happening in Anaheim from May 26th through May 29th. Additional tickets will go on sale March 15th at 9am Pacific time. Tickets are limited and are likely to sell out fast! Proof of full vaccination will be required to attend the event. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/03/07/hurry-star-wars-celebration-tickets-are-going-on-sale-soon/ An annual sweet treat is returning to the resort! The Fudge Easter Eggs that the food artisans at Disneyland create for Easter this year are rumored to be returning! Each egg has a surprise flavor inside. For those guests who would rather spoil the surprise, checking the label and looking at the ingredients is a good way to find out the filling. A Cast Member told the Disney Food Blog that they could be back as early as this past Sunday. Once they are available, they can be purchased in the Candy Palace. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/03/05/the-iconic-disneyland-easter-eggs-are-returning-soon/ A new treat has landed at Lamplight Lounge for the Food and Wine Festival. Cookies and Cream Donuts, topped with creme-filled chocolate cookie pieces and serviced with a vanilla and cookie dipping sauce is available for $10. The dipping sauce is a great compliment to the donut with the classic cookies and cream flavors. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/03/review-cookies-and-cream-donuts-are-a-fantastic-treat-at-lamplight-lounge-for-2022-disney-california-adventure-food-wine-festival/ Weeklyteers who love Flo’s V-8 Cafe in Cars Land should get excited for a new apparel item that is sure to turn heads! The Dress Shop in Downtown Disney has a new dress themed to the popular eatery. The dress is mint green, with vintage features like blue and pink records, white stars, the Flo’s V-8 Cafe sign, and Flo herself. The dress also has a pink waistband, with pink capped sleeves, with a retro cut for the dress itself. The dress is $128. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/03/06/warning-if-you-love-disneys-cars-land-hide-your-wallet/ Magic Key Holders may notice a slightly updated Magic Key Terrace. We reported on the refurbishment of the space a few episodes ago and work was supposed to wrap up soon. Due to supply chain issues with some of the items ordered for the area, only some of the updates have been completed so far. The area has seen updated murals, tile accents, and stained glass. New booths, tables, and more will be swapped in as they arrive. New menu items should also be showing up soon. – https://www.micechat.com/315956-disneyland-update-actions-speak-louder-than-words/ Junior Weeklyteers who are fans of Disney Junior, get excited! The first Disney Junior Fan Fest will be taking place in Disney California Adventure on April 29th. The event will run from 10am to 4pm, and include a character cavalcade with Disney Junior characters, a 10th Anniversary stage show, commemorating Doc McStuffins, and previews of new Disney Junior shows. Check out the link in our show notes for more details. – https://www.mouseplanet.com/13129/Disneyland_Resort_Update_for_March_7__13_2022#news2 The Food and Wine Festival is in full swing now, so what should you get and what should you avoid this year? There are so many new options, there is a lot to choose from! According to the Disney Food Blog, the best new items are the Glazed BBQ Pork Belly at LA Style, the Blueberry-Buttermilk Pie at Berry Patch, the Black & Tan Beef Potato Puffs at D-Lish, the IPA Sausage Dog at California Craft Brews, and more! MiceChat reviewed the Peanut Butter & Jelly Mac and said to skip it. It was too oily and just not good. For the full list and more, visit the link in our show notes. We will talk more about this topic later on in our discussion topic. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/03/06/best-of-the-fest-what-to-eat-and-drink-at-the-2022-disney-california-adventure-food-and-wine-festival/ and https://www.micechat.com/314139-disney-california-adventure-food-wine-festival-2022/ Not only is there plenty to eat at the Food and Wine Festival, but there are also some entertainment options! Live music is at the Palisades Stage across from The Little Mermaid, as well as the Paradise Garden Bandstand. The Jammin’ Chef’s feature Pluto, Daisy, and Chip & Dale near the Hyperion Theater. Chef Goofy can be seen at the Hollywood Backlot. Family friendly activities include Alice’s Wonderland Bakery Unbirthday Party in the Hollywood Backlot, where kids ages 3-11 can decorate cupcakes with Rolly Pin, Alice, Princess Rosa, and Chef Minnie! – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/03/05/see-all-of-the-entertainment-at-the-disney-california-adventure-food-wine-festival/ and https://www.micechat.com/314139-disney-california-adventure-food-wine-festival-2022/ Just when you thought we were done, there is still more! The Food and Wine Festival also has merchandise! A new “life is grape” Spirit Jersey, 2022 Festival Minnie Ears, T-Shirt, Zip Front Hoodie, Baseball Tee, Aprons, and more are all available. Of course there are also some options of housewares, and, of course, pins! For the complete list, check out the link in our show notes. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/03/04/all-of-the-merchandise-at-the-2022-food-and-wine-festival-in-disney-california-adventure/ and https://www.micechat.com/314139-disney-california-adventure-food-wine-festival-2022/ This week, we saw a specific merchandise item that we just had to talk about! A new Disneyland Resort photo album has arrived at the Emporium. This new album is a white book, with a gold, pink, and blue vintage Disneyland castle logo, a cutout Disneyland font “D”, and gold Disneyland Resort label on the spine and back of the album. Inside, the pages have a place to slide in photos, with lines for text next to the images. On the opposite page, there is a gold checkerboard design with the cattle and sleeping beauty designs. The album is $34.99. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/03/take-the-magic-home-with-this-new-disneyland-resort-photo-album/ Is the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage ever coming back? The signage that was up on the walls around the attraction have been removed. They originally stated that the subs would be returning “Winter 2021,” then “Winter,” and now there are no signs on when it will return. With the closing of ToonTown soon, the capacity is needed, so hopefully this attraction will be surfacing again soon! – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/03/resurfacing-winter-2022-removed-from-finding-nemo-submarine-voyage-construction-walls-reopening-possibly-delayed-at-disneyland-park/ Weeklyteers who have been in the parks recently may have experienced crowd flow issues in some areas of Disneyland. The resort has taken notice and has been sending out surveys to guests where they experienced overcrowding. Disney may use this information to work on more Project Stardust projects in the future to help with crowd flow and overall guest experience. – https://www.micechat.com/315956-disneyland-update-actions-speak-louder-than-words/ Disneyland Paris is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a few new surprises! A new pre-show to Disney Illuminations, Disneyland Paris nighttime spectacular that combines projections, water jets, mist screens, and fireworks, is coming the the resort. The pre-show, called Disney D-Lite, will uses all the technology of Illuminations, but adds in drones as part of the show. The new pre-show took 8 months of collaboration with Dronisos, a French drone company, to come together. To see a video of the drones in action, check out the link in our show notes. – https://wdwnt.com/2022/03/disneyland-paris-goes-behind-the-scenes-of-disney-d-light-drone-show-in-new-video/

Discussion Topic:

Disney California Food and Wine Festival Food 2022

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock talks about the future of the resort, more Project Stardust happening, the trams have returned, updates to World of Color, Stan Lee is honored, we talk about Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order!

News:

The President of the Disneyland Resort, Ken Potrock, gave an interview to the Orange County Register last week. He discussed changes at the parks, the new normal, and more. He states that the pandemic gave the resort an opportunity to rethink things. If they don’t work out, or need adjustments, that is ok, because Disneyland is continuously evolving. Ken also states that the new normal is almost here, with more yet to come. Finally, he said that Disney is working hard to bring characters from movies and tv to the parks much faster than in the past. – https://www.ocregister.com/2022/02/24/qa-disneyland-president-ken-potrock-on-change-momentum-and-the-new-normal/ With the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, many thought that Project Stardust, the initiative to widen walkways and improve guest flow throughout the park, was done. Well, it looks like the terraced areas in New Orleans Square may be next on the list of things to change soon. MiceChat reports that the elevated areas that are not wheelchair or stroller accessible may be removed soon to allow for better guest flow and accessibility. This would also help with the extended queue for Pirates that has been a problem since the introduction of Genie+ and Lightning Lane. – https://www.micechat.com/315458-disneyland-news-update-flattening-new-orleans-square/ The trams have finally returned! Guests don’t have to walk all the way to and from the front gates any longer, unless they want to. There was a special reopening ceremony for the trams, with Disneyland President Ken Potrock, Disney Ambassador Nataly Guzman, and, of course, Mickey and Minnie! On the day the trams came back into service, there were 13 trams in circulation. – https://www.micechat.com/314063-disneyland-trams-returning/ World of Color will be delighting guests once again soon, so work has been going on around the clock. One of the interesting things that has changed is the new projectors and housing for the show. The new buildings and projectors are much larger than the old versions. This could mean that the show will be brighter and have clearer images on the mist screens. – https://www.micechat.com/315458-disneyland-news-update-flattening-new-orleans-square/ It has been a few years now since the comic and cinematic universe lost one of it’s most iconic creators. To honor Stan Lee’s 100th birthday coming up in December, a plaque was installed in Avengers Campus. The new plaque is located at the entrance to Avengers Campus. It reads “We dedicate Avengers Campus to the incomparable Stan Lee. “That person who helps others simply because it should or must be done, and because it is the right thing to do, is indeed without a doubt a real superhero.” Thank you, Stan, for inspiring the hero within each of us. You have made us all True Believers.” – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/02/stan-lees-legacy-honored-at-avengers-campus-in-disney-california-adventure-park/ Southern California Weeklyteers who are also AAA members, there are some ticket deals that might help you have a few dollars next time you go to the parks. A 3-Day, One Park Per Day Weekday ticket is $179, which is about $60 per day. There is also a 3-Day Weekday Park Hopper ticket for $239, which is about $80 per day. There are also options that include Genie+ for $239 for the 3-Day One Park Weekday option, and $299 for the 3-Day Weekday Park Hopper option. The tickets are good through May 26th, 2022. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/02/25/select-aaa-members-can-save-big-on-disneyland-tickets-for-a-limited-time/ Warning: the following news might make you hungry! With the Disney California Food and Wine Festival starting in just a couple of days, Disney has released the Foodie Guide to the event. Some past favorites, as well as some new items are on the menu this time. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/02/foodie-guide-to-the-2022-disney-california-adventure-food-and-wine-festival-starting-march-4/ With the Food and Wine Festival starting very soon, of course the booths have begun to appear on the parade route with “coming soon” signage. Uncork California, Berry Patch, Garlic Kissed, Peppers Cali-Ente, Nuts About Cheese, I Heart Artichokes, Cluck-A-Doodle-Moo, Avacado Time, and California Craft Brews have all been rolled out so far. The Festival runs from March 4th through April 26th, so there is plenty of time to enjoy these treats! – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/02/26/photos-food-wine-festival-food-booths-have-already-arrived-in-disneyland/

Discussion Topic:

Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser Ordinary Adventures Day 1, Part 1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABdMlQwpL6g Ordinary Adventures Day 1, Part 2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CddF5g38XU Ordinary Adventures Day 2, Part 1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjCY6_RWWsk Ordinary Adventures Day 2, Part 2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT_ME697AY0

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, the Disneyland Resort is igniting the night once again soon, a big update for an old classic, more Toontown updates, one of the larger dining locations is coming back, new treat options, we talk about returning spectaculars, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order!

News:

Weeklyteers rejoice! Disneyland has announced the dates for when the nighttime spectaculars are returning to the parks! World of Color, the Main Street Electrical Parade and Disneyland Forever fireworks will premiere on Friday, April 22nd. Fantasmic! will return a bit later in May on Friday the 28th. Disneyland Forever will be presented weekends only until late spring, with Mickey’s Mix Magic projections on the weekdays, and will run nightly in the summer. World of Color and Fantasmic! will run their normal schedules upon their return. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/02/disneyland-resort-unveils-return-dates-for-nighttime-spectaculars-and-new-finale-coming-to-the-main-street-electrical-parade/ When the Main Street Electrical Parade returns, it will have a few new surprises! Since this will be the 50th anniversary of the parade, Disney Live Entertainment is adding some new elements. An all new, enchanted grand finale, celebrating the theme of togetherness, will be 118 feet in length, making it one of the longest and grandest units in the parade’s history. Making up the finale will be characters and scenes from Encanto, The Jungle Book, Raya and the Last Dragon, Aladdin, Coco, Mulan, Brave, The Princess and the Frog, and more. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/02/disneyland-resort-unveils-return-dates-for-nighttime-spectaculars-and-new-finale-coming-to-the-main-street-electrical-parade/ Fans of the Disney Princesses should mark their calendars! On February 28th from 11am to 1pm, Pandora Jewelry will present Disney Princess – The Concert in Downtown Disney. Attendees will get a signed, limited edition poster from the cast of the show. Susan Egan, who played Belle on Broadway, Arielle Jacobs, who played Jasmine on Broadway, Syndee Winters, who played Nala on Broadway, and Anneliese Van der Pol who also played Belle, and starred in That’s So Raven will be performing. There will be a meet and greet before the show with a line forming at the stage at 9am. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/02/21/a-disney-princess-concert-is-coming-to-downtown-disney-soon/ We have a firm date on when Mickey’s Toontown will be closing for refurbishment. Starting March 9th and running until early 2023, the land that toons built will be unavailable to guests. When it returns, it will have a new layout and will sport the new Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway. As part of this announcement, Disney stated that Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin, Mickey’s House and Minnie’s House will return, with Gadget’s Go Coaster, Goofy’s House, and Donald’s Boat being reimagined. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/02/the-transformation-of-mickeys-toontown-at-disneyland-park-begins-soon/ One of the bigger dining locations in Disney California Adventure will soon be returning. Boardwalk Pizza and Pasta should be open for hungry guests as soon as the next few days. This will be a welcome change to this area of the park with all the available outdoor seating. – https://www.micechat.com/314716-disneyland-update-relighting-the-night-trams-take-flight-out-of-sight/ Weeklyteers who will be in the Anaheim area on March 19th may consider dropping into the Bowers Museum. The Art of Disney Costuming: Panel Discussion and Book Signing with the staff of the Walt Disney Archives will be taking place from 1:30pm to 2:30pm. Tickets are $20 for Bowers members and $30 for general admission. Advanced reservations are highly recommended. There will also be an online version available one week after the event for $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Visit the link in the show notes for more information and to get tickets. – https://www.bowers.org/index.php/programs/event/3093-the-art-of-disney-costuming-presentation-book-signing Presidents Day was celebrated in the United States on Monday, so of course our favorite eagle patriot had a message for guests! Sam Eagle spent the day at Disneyland, proclaiming it to be the Most Patriotic Place on Earth. With features such as Main Street, USA, the Rivers of America, and Great Moments with Mr.Lincoln, he may be correct. To check out his message to fans, check out the link in our show notes. – https://twitter.com/TheMuppets/status/1495805525707030530 The next time that you stroll through Downtown Disney, you may notice that demolition has begun on the west side of the shopping area. Construction equipment has moved in around the building that housed the old AMC theater and Earl of Sandwich location and has started knocking the building down. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/02/demolition-begins-at-west-side-of-downtown-disney-district/ Previously, we talked about the magnificent chak drawings in Downtown Disney. Disney posted a time lapse of the creation of one of the murals by Marcella Swett as part of Celebrate Soulfully. We encourage everyone listening to visit the link in our show notes to see this amazing creation take shape. – https://twitter.com/Disneyland/status/1495160472273928196 It wouldn’t be an episode of DLWeekly if we didn’t have a new set of ears to talk to you about. The Emporium at Disneyland has the new ears to celebrate 2022. The ears feature a shimmery blue bow in front of sequined ears, which look like confetti in shades of blue, white, yellow, and red. 2022 is embroidered on the side of the band in red, light blue, yellow, and dark blue. The ears are $29.99. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/02/18/photos-disneys-new-minnie-ears-were-worth-the-wait/ A new passion fruit treat has come to the resort this week. The Passion Fruit Mint Julep is available at the Mint Julep Bar in New Orleans Square. This version adds a hint of sweetness and fruit flavor the the classic Mint Julep. This is a great option for those who aren’t fans of the classic drink. Give it a try for $5.49. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/02/19/review-this-twist-on-a-classic-disneyland-drink-could-win-over-haters/ What doesn’t taste better with Oreo? A new churro for sale in Downtown Disney at California Churro Company aims to find if adding Oreo to the classic Disney treat is a hit. For $7.99, guests get a churro, cut in half and covered in Oreo crumbs and a cream cheese frosting. The Disney Food Blog said it was overwhelmingly dense, messy, and sort of bland. The cream cheese frosting was good, however. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/02/19/review-disneys-oreo-flavored-churro-surprised-us/ Going to Disneyland is a fun, happy experience to take you out of your day to day life. How about being able to live in a Imagineer designed community? Story Living by Disney was announced last week and promises vibrant neighborhoods, distinctly designed spaces, unique amenities, and Disney world-renowned service. The first of these will be built just outside of Palm Springs in the Coachella Valley and called Cotino, a Story Living by Disney Community. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/02/announcing-storyliving-by-disney-new-business-to-develop-residential-communities/ Last week, we talked about the new Big Thunder and Happiest Day games coming soon. This week, two more games are coming! A Goofy Movie Game allows players to join Max as he races to global superstar Powerline’s concert, while collecting memories for his scrapbook. Return of the Headless Horseman has players helping Ichabod get to the covered bridge before the Headless Horseman. The Goofy game will be on sale for $23.99, and the Headless Horseman game will be $19.99. – https://www.micechat.com/314303-new-disney-funko-games-big-thunder-headless-horseman/

Discussion Topic:

Tage and Teresa discuss parades and spectaculars.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, an iconic Disney Legend is gone, honoring those who are missing for memorial day, construction in Downtown Disney is coming along, Fantasmic! has returned, we talk to Tage and James about their transatlantic Disney Cruise and more!

Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/.

Check out all of our current partners and exclusive discounts at https://www.dlweekly.net/promos.

News: An iconic Disney Legend passed away this week. Richard M. Sherman, half of the legendary Sherman Brothers, responsible for music from Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, it’s a small world, and more, passed away on May 24th. The Sherman brothers have a window on Main Street at the Music Shop. – https://www.micechat.com/387679-remembering-disney-legend-richard-m-sherman/

Weeklyteers in the parks on Memorial Day may have seen something different and wondered what it was all about. At Tiana’s Palace and Blue Bayou there were hero tables setup to honor missing heroes. They had a slice of lemon on the bread plate to remind us of the bitter fate of those who will never return, a pinch of salt symbolizing the tears endured by those who sacrificed all, an inverted glass for those who cannot toast with us, and an empty chair, representing a seat that remains unclaimed at the table. – https://wdwnt.com/2024/05/disneyland-memorial-day-missing-hero-tables/

Construction in Downtown Disney is coming along nicely. On the west end of the shopping district, the future security area is nearing completion, along with Din Tai Fung. Parkside Market is still a ways away from being complete, but is making quick progress. – https://www.micechat.com/387375-disneyland-update-beautiful-fantasies-overwhelming-nightmares/

An entire area in Disneyland is undergoing work from the ground up! Critter Country, which closed a few weeks ago, has had it’s walkways torn up, and there is a lot of work being done. The reopeneing date of the land has been pushed back “to be announced.” – https://www.micechat.com/387375-disneyland-update-beautiful-fantasies-overwhelming-nightmares/

A new droid has come to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge to narrate the Season of the Force version of the fireworks. “Fire of the Rising Moons” debuted as an alternative musical score for the nightly fireworks in Batuu. An R-1 droid named Bard has now arrived to accompany the display with a narrative. Bard and the “Fire of the Rising Moons” show will continue after Season of the Force on nights with fireworks. – https://www.micechat.com/387375-disneyland-update-beautiful-fantasies-overwhelming-nightmares/

The Matterhorn is turning 65 this year, and Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar is getting in on the celebration. Starting June 1, Trader Sam’s will offer a coconut-pineapple Dole Whip, wish a coconut shaving topping and blue and silver edible glitter mixed in. It will come in a special souvenir cup decorated with images of the Matterhorn. – https://www.micechat.com/387375-disneyland-update-beautiful-fantasies-overwhelming-nightmares/

Weeklyteers staying at the Pixar Place Hotel in the concierge level now have a place to hang out. The Club Level Concierge Lounge – named the Creators Club – has opened at the hotel. The lounge offers continental breakfast, wine and cheese receptions, beer, sparkling wine, hot bites, and desserts in the evening. A dedicated team of Cast Members are on hand to assist guests. – https://www.micechat.com/387375-disneyland-update-beautiful-fantasies-overwhelming-nightmares/

The Disneyland Fire Department was at the Mickey and Friends parking structure last week, but not for a fire. A pop-up experience from the department was open near the security line for guests to learn how to use a fire extinguisher. Participants would receive a button, sticker, and coloring page. – https://www.micechat.com/387375-disneyland-update-beautiful-fantasies-overwhelming-nightmares/

Fantasmic! Returns! – https://www.micechat.com/387375-disneyland-update-beautiful-fantasies-overwhelming-nightmares/

SnackChat: Pride Nite Dining packages announced – https://disneyland.disney.go.com/dining/disneyland/pride-nite-dining-packages/

If you like the 7 Greens Gumbo with Chicken and Andouille Sausage from Tiana’s Palace, then you are in luck! The Disney Parks Blog released the recipe from Disneyland for the dish. There are quite a lot of ingredients in this dish, which help give it all the flavor. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2024/05/disney-eats-7-greens-gumbo-with-chicken-andouille-sausage-recipe-from-tianas-palace/

Discussion Topic: Tage and James’s Disney Cruise!

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, mask requirements are changing again, the California Food and Wine Festival is returning, we have the details, great news about the trams, the Super Bowl came to Disneyland, we talk with Debbie and Steve about the best park bag, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order!

News:

Starting this Thursday, February 17th, face coverings will only be required for unvaccinated Guests (ages 2 and older) in all indoor locations, including throughout indoor attractions and indoor queues. Face coverings are required for all Guests, regardless of vaccination status, in certain indoor settings including Disney shuttles and in health settings, such as in First Aid. Face coverings are optional for Guests in outdoor areas. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/02/15/news-disneyland-resort-eliminates-mask-mandate-in-most-locations/ The Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival is returning to the resort from March 4th through April 26th. This year, over a dozen festival marketplaces will offer fun and exciting food options. Special menu items will also be offered at dining locations around the park, such as Pym Test Kitchen and Terran Treats in Avenger’s Campus. The Sip n Saver pass will be available to use on up to 8 items from the festival. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/02/get-ready-for-culinary-fun-at-the-2022-disney-california-adventure-food-and-wine-festival/ and https://www.mouseplanet.com/13117/Disneyland_Resort_Update_for_February_14__20_2022#news2 We are talking about all the things to do at the Food and Wine Festival, but what about the FOOD? Some of the options coming to the festival were previewed for Disney Visa cardholders in the most recent mailer. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/02/11/disneyland-resort-is-about-to-get-frozen-guac-and-4-other-new-treats/ A fan favorite is also returning for the Food and Wine Festival! Soarin’ over California will be swapped in replacing the Soarin’ over the World. Guests will be experiencing the sights and smells of California starting on March 4th, with no current end date announced. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/02/get-ready-for-culinary-fun-at-the-2022-disney-california-adventure-food-and-wine-festival/ Weeklyteers should probably sit down for this one. The trams are coming back this month! Disneyland posted on Twitter that the trams are returning Febraury 24rd! It has been just under two years since the trams cycled between the Mickey and Friends and Pixar Pals parking structures and Downtown Disney. – https://twitter.com/Disneyland/status/1491818730095104000 and https://www.micechat.com/314063-disneyland-trams-returning/ Guests who take the rafts over to Tom Sawyer’s Island in the near future will have a unique experience. The refurbishment of Fantasmic! has made the dock used for guests unavailable at the moment, so the rafts are docking at the Fantasmic! support dock further down the river. To keep river traffic safe, when leaving the island, guests are taken around the entire island and back to the dock. This is a uniqie opportunity to see the river this way. No word on how long the dock will be closed for work, but act fast! – https://www.micechat.com/314132-disneyland-update-parking-trams-food-festival-super-bowl/ Another favorite nighttime spectacular has made more progress toward performances again. The World of Color projector housings have been reinstalled along the backside of Paradise Bay. The previous housings had a lot of weather damage that would not be repaired. Once the new housing installation is completed, the show should be ready to begin testing and adjustments before opening to the public sometime this spring. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/02/world-of-color-projector-houses-installed-at-paradise-bay-lagoon-at-disney-california-adventure/ For Weeklyteers in the United States, this last weekend was the Super Bowl. The Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinatti Bengals 23 to 20. What does this have to do with Disneyland? Well, the Rams players MVP Cooper Kupp, Aaron Donald and Matthew Stafford said that iconic phrase “I’m going to Disneyland!” And they did! The champions took part in a Cavalcade down Main Street, a trip around Avenger’s Campus, and more. To see the highlights, visit the link in our show notes. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/02/mvp-cooper-kupp-aaron-donald-and-matthew-stafford-celebrate-super-bowl-win-at-disneyland-resort-with-a-jubilant-cavalcade/ With the big 50th anniversary celebration for Walt Disney World in full swing, a couple of board games are coming out to mark the occassion. One of them is called “The Happiest Day Game,” which the description reads “It’s a delightful game of sharing and discovery! Visit exciting attractions, meet cherished characters, and experience magical moments throughout the Magic Kingdom Park. Along the way, you’ll share your favorite ways to spend the day. When Tinker Bell reaches the top of the castle, the game board magically transforms from day to night! It’s an enchanting adventure every time you play!” The one that we are most excited for is the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad game! The description reads “This here is the wildest game in the wilderness! Step off the stagecoach and into the cursed mining town of Tumbleweed. Will you find fortune mining the mysterious mountain, or awaken its many dangers? Discover gold-filled veins, grow your mining operations with new equipment, and invest in the town’s businesses. With the right strategy and a dash of good ol’ fashioned luck, you may strike it rich!” Sounds fun. Both games come out this spring and are not open for pre-orders just yet. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/02/new-50th-anniversary-magic-kingdom-and-big-thunder-mountain-railroad-board-games-by-funko-coming-soon/

Discussion Topic:

Debbie and Steve from Designer Park Co. – https://designerparkco.com/

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, a new way to be healthy and experience the parks, Celebrate Soulfully brings music and art to Downtown Disney, Dapper Days are coming up, we talk to Debbie and Steve about packing for your trip to the parks, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking!

News:

A unique experience has come to the resort for guests of the Disneyland Resort Hotels. A range of new fitness classes are now available for overnight guests of the Disneyland Hotels. What makes these classes so magical is that some of them are offered inside the parks! One of the options, the Boot Camp in Disney California Adventure Park, is a high intensity boot camp, where guests will move from land to land before the park opens. Another option is the Obstacle Challenge, which takes place at the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail before the park opens. There is also a power walking option that takes place in DCA. For a full list of classes and to reserve a place, check out the links in our show notes. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/02/disneyland-resort-hotel-guests-can-step-into-fun-new-fitness-classes-at-disneys-grand-californian-hotel-and-spa/ Downtown Disney has joined in on the fun of celebrating Black History Month and Disney’s Celebrate Soulfully. Chalk artist and senior production artisan of Disney Live Entertainment Marcella Swett is creating chalk art near the old ESPN Zone building on the ground. She will be creating a new creation every week. Live music featuring R&B, reggae, funk, and jazz will be available throughout the month. Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen also has jazz piano nightly. – https://www.micechat.com/313691-disneyland-news-update-success-ruins-everything/ For Weeklyteers that like dressing up and looking dapper in the parks, an annual event is coming up! The Spring 2022 Dapper Day is scheduled for Sunday, April 24th, with the Dapper Day Expo taking place April 23rd and 24th. Dapper Day is typically twice per year, once in the Spring and once in the Fall. For all the details and to get tickets and discounted hotel stays, visit the link in the show notes. – https://dapperday.com/pages/spring-2022-california A big change is coming to California soon that could impact your comfort at the Disneyland Resort. Starting February 15th, the indoor mask mandate will be dropped for vaccinated individuals in counties that do not have their own mandates. This includes Orange County, where Disneyland is located. Disneyland has not commented on this change or mentioned if they plan to keep the mandate for guests. With no changes, this would mean that guests who are vaccinated would not need to wear a mask indoors at dining locations, attractions, or anywhere else. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/02/california-to-lift-statewide-indoor-mask-mandate-for-vaccinated-individuals-starting-february-15/ The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History wants your Disneyland photos! The museum is looking for photos that show guests, their friends, and families at Disneyland or Walt Disney World along with a description of what the photo and visit meant to you, when the visit took place, and with who. The photos and stories will be used in an upcoming exhibit. For information on how to submit your photos and stories, visit the link in our show notes. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/02/smithsonian-national-museum-of-american-history-seeking-family-photos-from-disney-for-future-exhibit/

Discussion Topic:

Packing for Disneyland with Debbie and Steve from https://www.designerparkco.com/

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, famous Disney couples are out in force for Sweethearts Nite, an extra discount for Magic Key Holders, a lot of updates around the resort, we talk all about valentines, and finish our discussion with voice actor Vincent, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order!

News:

For those attending Sweethearts Nite at Disneyland this month, there are going to be a ton of characters out and about. The characters include Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Clarabelle and Horace, and Mary Poppins and Bert on Main Street, Tiana and Prince Naveen, with Bernard and Miss Bianca in New Orleans Square, Nick and Judy from Zootopia near Splash Mountain, Milo and Kida in Star Wars Launch Bay, and Stitch and Angel in the Tomorrowland Theater. Finally, Fantasyland has Belle and the Beast, Gaston, Snow White and Prince Charming, Princess Aurora and Prince Philip, and Rapunzel and Flynn Rider. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/02/character-sightings-revealed-for-disneyland-after-dark-sweethearts-nite-featuring-fan-favorite-couples/ Magic Key Holders attending the Sweethearts Nites at Disneyland can get an extra discount on food when ordering through the mobile app during the events. Magic Key Holders ordering food from Harbour Galley, Royal Street Veranda, French Market, Alien Pizza Planet, Little Red Wagon, Refreshment Corner, or Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor and use the promo code VALENTINE will get an additional 15% off between 8pm and 11:30pm. – https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2022/01/26/magic-key-holders-to-get-event-night-only-discounts-on-mobile-orders-during-sweethearts-nite-at-disneyland/ It is February already, which means that it is Black History Month and Disney is celebrating in the parks. Celebrate Soulfully invites guests to gather for experiences that honor Black heritage and culture. At Disneyland, Celebrate Gospel will move from Stage 17 at Disney California Adventure to the Fantasyland Theater on February 19th with award-winning Gospel singer, actor, and fashion designer Kierra Sheard, along with a capella Gospel group Sacred Groove. Grammy-award winners Jonathan McReynolds and Mali Music perform on February 26th, along with The Singers of Soul. Both weekends will feature Southern California community choirs from 3-7pm. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/01/celebrate-soulfully-at-disney-parks-this-february-in-honor-of-black-culture-and-heritage/ A lot of smaller updates and refreshes are happening around the resort. On Main Street, the Crystal Arcade is covered in scaffolding and getting a new paint job. Over at the Rivers of America, the water jet and pyrotechnic pits are drained again and are being worked on in preperation for a return of Fantasmic! The Haunted Mansion has returned from being taken over for the holiday season. Splash Mountain has closed for it’s annual refurbishment, not anything related to the upcoming Princess and the Frog re-theme. it’s a small world also closed to remove the holiday overlay that almost didn’t happen this last year because of flooding. Steelwork continues to go up for the upcoming Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, including hills taking shape on the top of the show building to bring back the cartoony hillside. The Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage is getting final touches before the lagoon is refilled and the attraction can reopen. – https://www.micechat.com/313478-disneyland-news-character-cost-construction-update/ Over in Disney California Adventure, some of the facades in Hollywood Land are getting a facelift, while in Paradise Bay the World of Color infrastructure continues to be worked on. The platforms have been raised and lowered a lot recently, while scaffholding is still in place while the projection towers are still being rebuilt. Over at the Disneyland Hotel, the new Disney Vacation Club tower is coming along with foundation being poured. – https://www.micechat.com/313478-disneyland-news-character-cost-construction-update/ Last week auditions were posted for an upcoming show at Disneyland. The Tale of the Lion King was hosting auditions for the show that will be at the Fantasyland Theater this summer. Rehearsals begin in April, with performances starting in early summer. This helps us get an idea of when to expect the show to return to the resort. – https://www.mouseplanet.com/13107/Disneyland_Resort_Update_for_January_31__February_6_2022 Weeklyteers who are in love with coffee, especially cold brews that the parks have been offering lately should head over to the Hungry Bear Restaurant soon! A new Snickerdoodle Cold Brew is available for $5.99. This version is topped with whipped cream and cookie dust, making it a bit more sweet than most cinnamon cold brews. This has been compared to the cinnamon-y coffee drinks at places like Starbucks. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/01/30/review-why-this-disney-coffee-makes-us-want-to-time-travel-back-to-2019/ Fans of sour cherry are in luck! Two Disneyland classics now have the option of being topped with sour cherry sugar. The first is a cream cheese filled pretzel, with the sour cherry sugar on top, the other is a churro with the same sour cherry sugar, with the option of cream cheese dipping sauce on the side for $1 more. For the pretzel, the Disney Food Blog reported that the flavors worked well together, but are incredibly sweet. Guests can grab one at the Tomorrowland Pretzel Cart for $7.75. The churro was better than the pretzel, and if you’re going for a more mellow flavor, skip the sweet dipping sauce. The churro is at the Tomorrowland Churro Cart for $5.75. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/01/30/review-the-weird-flavor-combination-at-disneyland-that-actually-works/ Happy Lunar New Year! This year’s celebration is proving to be quite popular judging by the lines for food being so long. Part of the slow down is the fewer booths than the other food festivals. – https://www.micechat.com/313478-disneyland-news-character-cost-construction-update/ You don’t have to wait in long lines at the Lunar New Year Celebration to get one of the highlights! MiceChat has posted a garlic noodle copycat recipe. The meal takes about 20 minutes to make and takes about 10 ingredients. Basically, you cook the pasta and toss the other ingredients in a pan and cook, combining and then eat! – https://www.micechat.com/313441-the-disney-dish-disney-california-adventure-lunar-new-year-garlic-noodles/ Tomorrowland has some new merchandise that is wonderful! The new collection features the attractions of Tomorrowland, like Space Mountain and the PeopleMover. There is even a design for the land itself. The Tomorrowland Hooded long-sleeved t-shirt is $59.99 and has Tomorrowland in blue on the front, with drawings of past attractions as a pattern all over. The PeopleMover shirt, Tage’s favorite, is a gray t-shirt with dark blue borders, the PeopleMover logo on the front, and a sketch like design of the Disneyland PeopleMover on the bottom for $29.99. Finally, there is a Space Mountain t-shirt, which is black with Space Mountain, Flights Departing Daily From Tomorrowland on the front, with the exterior of the attraction over the text for $24.99. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/01/photos-new-tomorrowland-attraction-apparel-flies-into-disneyland-resort/ With Mardi Gras coming up, there is a new dessert at the French Market to celebrate. The Mardi Gras Cocunut cake is $7.99 and has three layers of sponge cake in purple, yellow, and green, with coconut cream between the layers, and pastry cream dusted with coconut flakes on the outside. This is a limited time item, so act quick if this sounds delicious to you! – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/01/review-mardi-gras-coconut-cake-is-worthy-of-the-royal-court-at-disneyland-park/ and https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/01/review-new-strawberry-lemon-cake-at-plaza-inn-at-disneyland-park/ Valentines Day is just around the corner and there are plenty of things to do in the parks, as well as at Downtown Disney and the Hotels of the Disneyland Resort. Specials from Black Tap Craft Burgers & Shakes, California Sole, Kayla’s Cake, Lovepop, Pandora, and more are all offering specials. At the hotels, the Tenaya Stone Spa has a Rose and Roses Foot Treatment, the Grand Californian lobby has treats at the holiday cart, the GCH Craftsman Bar will have an assortment of coctails, and more. For all the details, check out the link in our show notes. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/01/celebrate-valentines-in-downtown-disney-district-and-at-the-hotels-of-the-disneyland-resort/ The Disney Parks Blog has released the Foodie Guide to Valentine’s Day. There are a ton of options between the two US parks listed, but Disneyland locations like the Red Rose Taverne, Galactic Grill, Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor, Alien Pizza Planet, and many more have great limited time treats. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/02/foodie-guide-to-valentines-day-2022-delights-from-disney-parks/

Discussion Topic:

Vincent Tong – https://www.instagram.com/vincent_tong_007/ Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild – https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/the-ice-age-adventures-of-buck-wild/43OJuKxe9b9Y

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, A Disney Legend is honored on Main Street, the Lunar New Year foodie guide is out, along with the Sip and Savor pass, the big game is coming to Disneyland, more Magic Keyholder perks, we talk to voice actor Vincent Tong, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order!

News:

A new proprietor has taken up residence on Main Street. Dave Smith, the creator of the Disney Archives, received a window on Main Street above the Fortuosity Shop. The window says “New Century Historical Society, Dave Smith, Town Archivist, Preserving, Protecting & Presenting Our Fond Memories of the Past.” Dave sadly passed away back in 2019 before he could receive the honor of the window. The ceremony was attended by Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock, Disneyland Park Vice President Kris Theiler, Archives Director Becky Cline, Disney Ambassadors Mark Everett King Jr. and Nataly Guzman, and Dave’s sister Jean Marana. Dave was named a Disney Legend in 2007. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/01/walt-disney-archives-founder-dave-smith-honored-with-window-on-main-street-u-s-a-at-disneyland-park/ Last week we talked about so much food, then on the day the podcast posted, the foodie guide to the Lunar New Year was posted! – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/01/foodie-guide-to-lunar-new-year-2022-celebrate-at-disneyland-resort-hong-kong-disneyland-resort-and-shanghai-disney-resort/ Minnie Mouse is celebrating National Polka Dot Day with a virtual retreat hosted on Instagram each day from January 31st through February 4th. The events will showcast whart it means to be “Positively Minnie” with different guests each day. The sessions will begin at 10am Pacific each day. Replays will be available afterwards. Topics include Empowering Your Life, Styling, Forging Good Friendships, Turning a Passion into a Business, and more. To attend the virtual retreat, check out the link in our show notes. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/01/celebrate-minnie-mouse-and-national-polka-dot-day-with-minniestyle-presents-virtual-polka-dot-retreat-hosted-on-instagram-and-inspired-by-our-favorite-lifestyle-muse/ This week we have pricing for the Sip and Savor Pass guests can purchase to make the most of the Lunar New Year. For $43, the pass includes six tear off tabs that are good for select food and non-alcoholic items. Magic Key Holders get a $3 discount on the pass. – https://www.micechat.com/312637-disney-california-adventure-lunar-new-year-eats-and-treats/ Sports fans should get excited! The Super Bowl is coming to Disneyland! ESPN will have some hosts at Disney California Adventure from February 9th through the 13th. Personalities include Super Bowl Champions Ryan Clark, Booger McFarland, Tedy Bruschi will be there, as well as Hall of Famer Randy Moss. They will be at the Paradise Bay viewing area at various times those days. For specific times, check out the link in our show notes. Downtown Disney will also have some entertainment February 10th through 13th between 1 and 7pm. – https://www.micechat.com/312637-disney-california-adventure-lunar-new-year-eats-and-treats/ We briefly talked about the redesign coming to the Magic Key Terrace in Disney California Adventure soon. The Orange County Register had an interview with Kim Irvine about the newly designed location. She described it as Magic Key Holders having a location they could call their own, like Club 33. The location will have reduced capacity as the renovation is completed in phases over the next few months. Some of the changes will include new furniture, lighting fixtures, draperies, tile work, stained glass and murals inspired by a pair of adorable animal mascots. The mascots will be a peacock and the fan-favorite Disneyland cat who often visits this location, Nutmeg. – https://www.ocregister.com/2022/01/24/disneyland-magic-key-passholders-get-their-own-club-33/ and https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/01/24/magic-key-holders-are-getting-their-own-club-33-type-hangout-in-disneyland/ More information has been announced about the Magic Keyholder Celebration month coming to Disneyland next month. Magic Key sunglasses, sporting the Magic Key and Disneyland logos will be available, across from the Blue Sky Cellar in Disney California Adventure. A third poster was announced to be offered in Downtown Disney. This one is the blueprints of Avengers Campus and another special attractions poster, which will be at Wonderground. A Magic Shake will be a hidden menu item at Black Tap, and a themed adult beverage called Ima’gin’ will be at Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen. – https://www.micechat.com/312670-disneylandmagic-key-holder-celebration-month-revealed/ One of the famous mountains will be taking a quick refurbishment break next month. From February 28th through March 4th, the Matterhorn will be closed. No word on what will be worked on this time, but good to know if you are making a trip to the resort during that timeframe. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/01/23/a-classic-disneyland-attraction-will-temporarily-close-soon/ The Redwook Creek Challenge Trail has a new inhabitant. Raya, from Raya and the Last Dragon has a meet and greet setup, with special lighting that makes it really special at night. Guests can also ask cast members to walk by the location instead of waiting in the sometimes long lines to actually meet Raya. Guests that choose this option cannot stop, so be aware of that. – https://www.micechat.com/312637-disney-california-adventure-lunar-new-year-eats-and-treats/ A fun part of Toy Story Midway Mania has returned! Mr. Potato Head is back talking with guests as they wait to experience the attraction. Mr. Potato Head has been behind his curtain for a while since his eyes were not functioning correctly. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/01/lunar-new-year-decor-mr-potato-head-is-fixed-sleeping-beauty-castle-on-everything-more-disneyland-photo-report-1-18-22/ The Plaza Point Holiday Shoppe is hitting its second holiday with Lunar New Year. There is still Christmas items for purchase, but the shop now has some select merchandise for Lunar New Year. In addition to the merchandise, there is also some cute decorations scattered about, like fire crackers, lanterns, and more. – https://www.micechat.com/312940-disneyland-update-low-waits-good-fortune/ For those Weeklyteers who need to add to their Minnie ear collection, some new designs have arrived. First is the gold sequined Belle ears, which feature a cartoon Belle on the ears, and a gold rose in the center of the bow on top for $34.99. The seond set is a new take on the classic Minnie design with a white bow with red polka dots, and a black sequined ears and band for $29.99. The third pair are themed after Sleeping Beauty Castle with a pink sequined bow with a studded gold D in the center, black ears covered in images from Sleeping Beauty in gold with colorful accents for $29.99. Then there is the Play in the Park ears which are like the existing Mickey balloon ears with blue and yellow Mickey shapes, which light up for $32.99. Finally, the amethyst Minnie ears, which feature colorful sequins, mostly in purple shades, with a giant bow for $29.99. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/01/24/hurry-5-new-pairs-of-disney-ears-dropped-online-today/

Discussion Topic:

Vincent Tong – https://www.instagram.com/vincent_tong_007/ Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild – https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/the-ice-age-adventures-of-buck-wild/43OJuKxe9b9Y

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, D23 Expo ticket information, what is coming for Magic Key Holders next month, staffing shortages causing issues, new lightsaber accessories, a ton of new food at the parks, we talk about the upcoming Lunar New Year event, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order!

News:

The D23 Expo is coming up later this year, and the ticket details have finally been released. For D23 Gold Members, a 1-day ticket is $89 for an adult and $79 for children aged 3-12. The 3-day ticket is $229 per adult and $209 per child. This year, all ticket purchasers must be at least a D23 General Member to buy tickets. Becoming a General Member is free. Ticket pricing for General Members is $99 for a 1-day adult ticket, and $279 for a 3-day adult ticket. Children’s tickets are the same price. Also new this year is the Hall D23 Preferred Seating package that is available for $899 for a 3-day ticket. Tickets go on sale for Disney Visa Card holders at 10am pacific on January 19th. General availability opens at noon pacific on January 20th. – https://d23.com/d23-expo-2022-details/ Next month is Magic Key Holder Celebration Month at Disneyland. Two posters will be offered to Magic Key Holders, one featuring the mountains of the Disneyland Resort, and the other featuring transportation. The mountains print will be offered February 1st through the 15th, with the transportation print being offered February 16th through the 28th, while supplies last. PhotoPass magic shots were also announced. A Peter Pan shadow shot will be at Disneyland, while a Steamboat Willie shot will be at Disney California Adventure. Both Magic Shots will be complimentary for Magic Key Holders. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/01/disneyland-announces-free-printed-posters-and-special-photopass-magic-shots-for-magic-key-holder-celebration-month/ Some locations may have limited hours or modified menus around the resort in the coming weeks. This is due to the staffing shortages and rise in omicron cases in cast members. Without staff to work the kitchens or man the positions for different locations, Disney is unable to keep things running as normal. However, the resort has updated its protocols for positive cases in cast members to being able to return to work 5 days after a negative test, instead of the old policy of 10 days after symptoms resolve. – https://www.micechat.com/312204-disneyland-news-update-genie-crowds-holiday-removal/ Some more additions are now available for lightsabers at Savi’s Workshop in Batuu. Two lightsaber hilts, one with a Loth Cat grinning, and the other with a Rancor. These screw onto the bottom of any lightsaber offered for purchase and are $24.99 each. No discounts are offered. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/01/14/you-can-put-what-on-a-star-wars-lightsaber-in-disneyland/ This week is all about the food. In Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, a new dish has landed at Docking Bay 7 – the Dewback Chili Noodles. The dish is made up of spiced Papperdelle Noodles and Gingered Ground Pork with Brussels Sprout Leaves and Shredded Red Cabbage. Guests can try this for $15.49. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/01/14/review-star-wars-food-with-a-little-spice-we-can-get-behind-this-disney/ A new exclusive candy apple is available at Marceline’s Confectionary in Downtown Disney. The Grogu candy apple is a classic candy apple, inspired by Grogu, also known as “the child” from the Mandalorian. The apple is covered in green chocolate with large eyes, and, of course, cute little ears. The bottom is made to look like his brown outfit. Guests can pick one up for $12.99 for a limited time. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/01/14/we-thought-we-had-seen-disneys-best-baby-yoda-treats-until-now/ A new churro has taken the internet by storm this week. The Lemon Bar Churro has landed at the Grizzly Peak Churro Cart in Disney California Adventure. The churro is rolled in crushed vanilla wafer sugar with a tart lemon drizzle. The Disney Food Blog says it tastes just like eating a lemon bar in churro form. This version will set you back $6.75. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/01/15/review-disney-just-combined-2-of-our-favorite-desserts-and-were-in-love/ and https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/01/15/review-disney-peanut-butter-chocolate-churro-need-we-say-more/ If beignets are your jam, then stop on by the Mint Julep Bar in New Orleans Square for a new flavor. The Butter Cookie Mickey Beignets are the classic beignet, coated in shortbread cookie flavored powered sugar. The cookie butter dipping sauce is an excellent side for this beignet and is sold separately. They come in a 3-pack for $5.49, or a 6-pack for $8.99. The side of dipping sauce is $0.89. According to reviews, the dipping sauce is a MUST for this treat. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/01/14/we-didnt-think-we-could-love-mickey-beignets-more-then-disneyland-did-this/ Beignets aren’t the only thing with a new variation! The Royal Street Verana now has limited time Bacon Cheddar Jalapeno fritters. The fritters are served with a cheddar cheese dipping sauce. The jalapeno is not overly present, so it isn’t spicy. There is a good mix of flavors, but the fritter itself can be a bit greasy. For $5.99, guests can get 3 of the new item, sauce included. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/01/review-new-limited-time-bacon-cheddar-jalapeno-fritters-from-royal-street-veranda-at-disneyland/ A new take on a classic has appeared in Frontierland. The Strawberry Ice Cream Float is available at the Golden Horseshoe for $5.99. The treat is Sprite, with stawberry ice cream and topped with whipped cream. Basically, a root beer float, but with Sprite and Strawberry ice cream, instead of Root Beer and Vanilla ice cream. The drink is reported to be a bit messy, so be ready with a lot of napkins. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/01/review-share-a-new-sprite-strawberry-ice-cream-float-from-golden-horseshoe-with-your-sweetheart-for-valentines-day-at-disneyland/ With Valentines Day coming up in less than a month, a new sweet drink has come to Red Rose Tavern. The Strawberry Sweetheart Tea is black tea with lemon, and is sweetened with strawberries. Don’t let the name fool you, it is a frozen drink that looks more like a smoothie than anything resembling tea. The new drink tastes like sweet tea mized with strawberry puree. The lemon is not very pronounced at all. Guests can enjoy this sweetheart drink for $6.49 in Fantasyland. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/01/review-strawberry-sweetheart-tea-is-a-sweet-slushy-valentines-day-treat-at-disneyland-park/ Fans of the Hungry Bear and the funnel cakes at this location should get excited! A new Red Velvet funnel cake is offered for the Valentine’s season. The funnel cake is made with red velvet batter, and topped with cream cheese icing, strawberry ice cream, and whipped cream. It can be a bit rich, but looks like an excellent seasonal offering for $8.99. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/01/review-celebrate-the-season-of-love-with-red-velvet-funnel-cake-from-hungry-bear-restaurant-at-disneyland/

Discussion Topic:

Lunar New Year Disney Parks Blog – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/02/happy-lunar-new-year-festival-at-disneyland-park-feb-4-6-and-11-13/ AllEars.net – https://allears.net/2012/01/19/happy-lunar-new-year-celebration-at-disneyland-park-fact-sheet/ AllEars.net – https://allears.net/2012/01/21/disneylands-lunar-new-year-celebration/ AllEars.net – https://allears.net/2018/01/27/disney-california-adventure-lunar-new-year-celebration-the-year-of-the-dog/ MiceChat – https://www.micechat.com/312034-disneyland-merchandise-update-lunar-new-year-and-more/ MiceChat – https://www.micechat.com/312637-disney-california-adventure-lunar-new-year-eats-and-treats/ Disneyland.com – https://disneyland.disney.go.com/events-tours/lunar-new-year/

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Star Tours turns 35, another good sign that the trams are returning soon, new Lunar New Year mural in Downtown Disney, a new treat comes to DCA, looking forward to the next 100 years of the Disney Company, we go in depth with Star Tours, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order!

News:

A galaxy far, far away came to Disneyland 35 years ago recently. This was the first time that fans of the Star Wars universe could actually be apart of the universe, years before Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The opening of the landmark attraction was celebrated by the park staying open for 60 hours. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/01/star-tours-at-disneyland-park-celebrates-35-years-of-galactic-adventures/ Another great sign of progress to get the trams back operating for guests is underway. There are construction walls up around the loading area in Downtown Disney, with paving taking place behind the walls. According to our friend David over at FreshBaked reported that 7 trams are in operation and being tested, up from just 4 recently. – https://www.micechat.com/311792-disneyland-update-lightning-lane-shenanigans-and-staffing-problems/ and https://wdwnt.com/2022/01/photos-downtown-disney-parking-tram-station-construction/ Lunar New Year is coming up quick on February 1st. To celebrate, the mural in Downtown Disney on the corner of the former ESPN building has been updated to reflect the occasion. Being the year of the tiger, the mural includes Tigger, along with Mushu, Mulan, Chip, Dale, and Goofy. The artwork was created by Disney Live Entertainment art director Elizabeth Lisa Kang. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/01/photos-new-lunar-new-year-mural-featuring-tigger-in-downtown-disney-district/ A slighly healthier snack has come to Disney California Adventure. Chocolate covered bananas have debuted at Carabelle’s Ice Cream Shop. Not only will they be covered in chocolate, but also with a variety of toppings. Rainbow sprinkles, Mickey confetti, crushed peanuts, and crushed waffle cone. This follows the return of the bananas to Walt Disney World a couple of months ago. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/01/09/weve-been-waiting-for-this-treat-to-arrive-in-disneyland/ Some popular Disney treats have seen a price increase recently at Walt Disney World. This could mean that the price changes are coming to Disneyland in the future. Some notable prices are $5 for a 20oz bottle of soda, Mickey Premium Bars up to $6.25, and the Dole Whip at $6.99. It is not certain that prices will increase, but something to keep an eye on. Some of the items at the restaurants have also increased by a couple of dollars each. – https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/epcot/news/10jan2022-disney-hikes-the-price-of-mickey-bars-and-dole-whips-along-with-hundreds-of-other-food-and-beverage-items-at-walt-disney-world.htm The Disneyland Monorail will be going down for refurbishment, possibly in relation to the changes coming to the Downtown Disney District in February. Currently, the monorail is scheduled to close February 14th, with no exact end on the calendar yet. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/01/06/disneylands-monorail-to-close-temporarily-this-month/ There are just a few more days to visit a couple locations in Downtown Disney. Earl of Sandwich is currently scheduled to close on January 22nd, Sugarboo & Co will close on January 16th. The Starbucks located in the same building as Earl of Sandwich has already closed. This is in preperation for the makeover of this section of the shopping district, which should be starting soon. – https://www.mouseplanet.com/13096/Disneyland_Resort_Update_for_January_10___16_2022#news0 and https://www.micechat.com/311809-disneyland-news-monorail-downtown-disney-shops-prepare-to-close-in-advance-renovation/ With the recent surge in COVID cases, due to the omicron variant, staffing at the resort has been challenging. The resort has been cross training as many cast members as possible and moving cast members around as much as possible to limit the impact of the shortages. The most notable closure is Napa Rose. Reservations were cancelled for guests who had booked dining at the location, due to staffing issues. – https://www.micechat.com/311792-disneyland-update-lightning-lane-shenanigans-and-staffing-problems/ Disney Vacation Club members should be aware of some new changes to the program. Interval International exchanges are now officially available. Exchanges with this program include thousands of resorts all over the world, including “high-quality properties” such as Marriott, Sheraton, Hyatt, and Westin. Disney Stays include not only Disney Vacation Club Resorts, but also traditional Disney Resort hotel exchange options. Disney Experiences include exchange options like Disney Cruise Line voyages, Adventures by Disney guided trips, National Geographic Expeditions, and the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. – https://wdwnt.com/2022/01/disney-vacation-club-adds-new-exchange-options-for-disney-experiences-and-non-disney-resorts-through-interval-international/ The next century of the Walt Disney Company is just around the corner, and CEO Bob Chapek has released some goals for the next century. Chapek released the “three pillars of success” in a memo to Cast Members. The three pillars are storytelling excellence, innovation, and relentless focus on the audience. On the surface, these pillars are exactly what the public expects from the company currently, and are nothing new. Time will tell what these pillars mean for the company going forward and what will change based on these. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2022/01/ceo-bob-chapek-establishes-his-three-pillars-of-success-for-the-next-century-of-the-walt-disney-company/

Discussion Topic:

Star Tours Deep Dive Disney Parks Blog – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/01/star-tours-at-disneyland-park-celebrates-35-years-of-galactic-adventures/ Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Tours WDWNT – https://wdwnt.com/2022/01/looking-back-on-the-history-and-impact-of-the-original-star-tours-35-years-later/ Behind the Attraction – Episode 3

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, a last hurrah for the holiday season at Disneyland, a review of New years at the park, an update on upcoming refurbs, a new technology patent goes through, we talk to former cast member and author Austin, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order!

News:

The holidays are coming to an end soon, but one holiday treat just arrived at Disneyland. The Holiday Dole Whip is now available at the Tropical Hideaway for $6.79. This version is a swirl of cherry and lime dole whip, with festive sprinkles and a gummy on top. The flavor has been described like cherry limeaid, being a bit sour, and very sweet. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2021/12/30/this-new-disneyland-dole-whip-tastes-like-sour-gummy-worms/ In Disney California Adventure’s Paradise Gardens, guests can celebrate 3 Kings Day. From January 3rd through the 9th, special decorations and photo ops will be in the area to experience. – https://www.micechat.com/311498-disneyland-update-new-year-magic-and-mayhem/ Salt and Straw in Downtown Disney is at it again with more new flavors. This time, they are all vegan as well! The new flavors are inspired by cupcakes, with flavors like carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, Coconut Cream Pie with Lemon Curd, Chocolate Salted Caramel, Rainbow Sprinkled Babycakes, and a Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcake option. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/01/04/cupcakes-and-ice-cream-find-us-in-line-at-this-disney-scoop-shop/ Lovepop in Downtown Disney had a bit of a rough opening just before Christmas, and then was closed for a couple of days after. The new shop is open daily now and offers pop-up greeting cards with intricate designs. They also offer a line of Disney cards, but beyond that, they are just a unique greeting card store. – https://www.micechat.com/310913-disneyland-update-christmas-out-prices-up-and-changes-ahead/ This year, guests had a much better experience at the resort for the New Year celebration. With the reservation system being in place, the parks never closed their gates to guests and the crowds were pretty manageable. Fireworks were launched over Paradise Bay at DCA, and over Sleeping Beauty Castle on Main Street to ring in the new year. Stages were setup around the parks to host DJs for the evening. – https://www.micechat.com/311498-disneyland-update-new-year-magic-and-mayhem/ Magic Keyholders will have an updated location to dine soon. The Magic Key Terrace will be closing mid-January to add some more colorful elements, replace the furniture, and update the lighting fixtures. This update should really liven the place up and make it a more comfortable place to take a break and have a drink or a bite to eat. – https://www.micechat.com/311498-disneyland-update-new-year-magic-and-mayhem/ The Disneyland Hotel is getting some updates that are very magical. Carpet has been replaced near Goofy’s Kitchen and now features designs inspired by Sleeping Beauty. The new carpet looks like it jumped right off the screen and onto the floor of the hotel. – https://www.micechat.com/310913-disneyland-update-christmas-out-prices-up-and-changes-ahead/ Listeners who have tickets for Villains Nite or Star Wars Nite that were rescheduled, this message is for you. Be sure to call Disneyland at the number in our show notes before January 8th to exchange your tickets for the rescheduled nights in 2022. They are other options available as well, such as a refund, so act fast. – https://twitter.com/Disneyland/status/1476637234732232704 An after hours tradition returns to Disneyland this year, for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Grad Nites will kick off on May 13th this year, with dates until June 17th. The party will take place at Disney California Adventure from 9PM to 2AM, with characters dressed in their graduation best for photo ops, along with food and beverage specials. There are three ticket options, with the $89 party only ticket being the cheapest. There is also a DCA and Party ticket for $119, and a park hopper and party ticket for $179. For a complete list of the dates, visit the link in our show notes. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2022/01/03/news-grad-nite-is-coming-back-to-disneyland-resort-this-year/ Possible trigger warning for those of you who participated in the Minnie the Main Attraction merchandise line. Mickey the Main Attraction is coming with a new release every month in 2022. The January set will be themed to Space Mountain, much like Minnie the Main Attraction. February is rumored to be themed to Pirates of the Caribbean. The collection should go on sale this month on shopDisney.com. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2021/12/photos-sneak-peek-of-new-mickey-mouse-the-main-attraction-loungefly-bags-and-ears/ Disney Parks have been granted a patent for technology that allows guests to experience 3D worlds without 3D glasses. The patent is for a Virtual World Simulator that enables multiple users to experience a 3D virtual world from multiple vantage points without any glasses, goggles or digital devices. – https://www.ocregister.com/2022/01/04/disney-patents-ar-without-headsets-for-theme-park-rides/ Have you been wanting to watch the Imagineering Story again? If you’re a DisneylandForward subscriber, check your email for a chance to watch the first episode on Wednesday, January 5 at 6 p.m. pacific time. No Disney+ subscription is required; only an internet-connected device. – https://events.twdcstreaming.com/client/player/a68a0fba-a0ef-4f4f-8036-c83ded030bc6

Discussion Topic:

Austin Carroll – Fastpass to the Past Podcast – https://fastpasstothepast.com/ FASTPASS TO THE PAST The Jr. Historian’s Guide to Disneyland – https://www.amazon.com/Fastpass-Past-Historians-Guide-Disneyland/dp/0578301911

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, a new ticket offer for locals, a whole month celebrating Magic Key Holders, Magic Keys aren’t magical for everyone, PhotoPass improvement, single rider has relocated at the Matterhorn, we complete our discussion with Stephanie, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order!

News:

Southern California residents have a new ticket discount that they can take advantage of with trips beginning January 3rd, 2022. For as little as $67 per day, guests can purchase a three-day, one-park per day weekday ticket, subject to reservations. The tickets are good through visits through May 26th, 2022 on weekdays only. During this time, the Lunar New Year, DCA Food and Wine Festival, Mickey’s Mix Magic, and the return of the nighttime spectaculars will be back at the parks! Guests can also save up to 25% on Disneyland Resort hotels during some of this period. To take advantage of these deals, you can contact our friends over at ConciEARS to get your trip booked. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/12/disneyland-resort-offers-southern-california-residents-special-3-day-weekday-ticket-prices-for-a-limited-time-with-visits-beginning-jan-3-2022/ Magic Key Holders, mark your calendars! February, 2022 will be Magic Keyholder Celebration Month. Disneyland announced the month long celebration of Key Holders happening in the parks, Downtown Disney, and at home! No specific details have been released on what will be offered in February, but we will keep you posted as news is released. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2021/12/16/disneyland-magic-key-holders-prepare-to-be-celebrated-for-a-whole-month-next-year/ An unhappy Magic Key Holder has filed a lawsuit against Disney for “deceiving it’s most loyal fan base by artificially limiting theme park capacity and blocking passholders with ‘no blockout’ annual passes from making reservations.” The lawsuit is a $5 million dollar suit filed on behalf of all Disneyland Magic Key holders claiming that Disney “relegated them to ‘second class’ ticket holders by artificially limiting Magic Key reservations and the number of passholders that can visit on any given day.” Disneyland has said that they will “vigorously defend our position as the case proceeds.” – https://www.ocregister.com/2021/12/16/disneyland-passholder-lawsuit-alleges-magic-key-deceptively-advertises-no-blockout-dates/ and https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2021/12/20/disney-responds-to-5-million-magic-key-and-park-reservation-lawsuit/ and https://disneyland.disney.go.com/magic-key-terms-conditions/ When we were in the parks a couple of weeks ago, there were quite a few PhotoPass photographers who were trying to take amazing photos, and control the crowds at the same time. This week, it appears that they have received some help at Sleeping Beauty Castle with rops to direct guests around the optimal PhotoPass photo area. – https://www.micechat.com/310365-disneyland-update-magic-key-lawsuit-zany-maynard-fun-and-ho-ho-ho/ For guests that have been pre-screened for the Disability Access Service or DAS (pronounced DAAHS) now have a new option available in the Disneyland App. Return times can be reserved through the app after the service has been linked to a ticket, making it unncessary to visit with a guest relations cast member to make a reservation. – https://www.micechat.com/310365-disneyland-update-magic-key-lawsuit-zany-maynard-fun-and-ho-ho-ho/ Single bobsled riders should take note of this next news item. The single rider line has moved at the Matterhorn from the area where the Lightning Lane return area was, to the right side exit of the attraction, towards the teacups. This should help alleviate at least some of the congestion that can happen where the three lines come together at the entrance. – https://www.micechat.com/310365-disneyland-update-magic-key-lawsuit-zany-maynard-fun-and-ho-ho-ho/ With the opening of the Plaza Point Holiday Shoppe on Main Street, the holiday shop in Fantasyland has been re-themed. The location, now called Merlin’s Marvelous Miscellany, received a new sign sporting the new name last week. No information on what will be offered in the shop just yet. – https://www.micechat.com/310365-disneyland-update-magic-key-lawsuit-zany-maynard-fun-and-ho-ho-ho/ The Disney Parks Blog has some festive holiday digital wallpapers available for download. Each design comes in mobile, desktop, and Apple Watch versions for all screen sizes. Designs include Mickey Mouse getting ready to hit the slopes, Mike and Sully playing outside in the snow, Rocket and Groot strung up in lights, and many more. Head on over to the link in our show notes to download the version that best says Happy Holidays for you. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/12/celebrate-the-holiday-season-with-new-disney-digital-wallpapers/ A new, ecological way to get around the Anaheim Resort District is coming soon. Sage Energy Consulting is working with the Anaheim Transportation Network to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce electricity costs, and charge the new vehicles. Some of the charging stations are solar powered, and work with batteries to store power when the sun is out, and charge the busses when it is a cloudy day, or at night. The goal is to have a 100% electric fleet by 2025. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2021/12/17/how-your-ride-to-disneyland-will-be-different-in-the-future/ Fans of soccer, or football as it is known everywhere else in the world, now have a place to shop in Downtown Disney. Pele, named after the legendary Brazilian soccer player, opened this last week. The store is themed like a stadium, and offers a variety of soccer gear from global sports brands. Official club and national team jerseys from around the world are also for sale which can be customized with a name and number. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/12/more-exciting-new-shops-and-experiences-arrive-in-downtown-disney-district-at-disneyland-resort/ Disney+ subscribers have more Disney Insider episodes to catch on the streaming service. For the Disney Parks fans, topics covering the Society of Explorers and Adventurers, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, the Disney Park that inspired Mickey Mouse Funhouse, and more. These episodes provide a lot of neat behind the scenes looks into what it takes to create some of the favorite Disney Parks experiences. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/12/a-disney-insider-look-at-a-secret-society-disney-vacation-experiences-mickey-mouse-funhouse-harmonious-nighttime-spectacular-and-more/

Discussion Topic:

Stephanie at Walt Disney World’s 50th

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, entertainment is making a comeback at the resort, more festivals for 2022 at Disney California Adventure, Genie+ experience, what it took to get it’s a small world reopend, we report on location from the parks, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order!

News:

Some new and returning entertainment is coming to Disneyland in 2022. An expanded “Celebrate Gospel!” will debut in February at the Fantasyland Theater, and “Tale of the Lion King” will return in the spring, also to the Fantasyland Theater. The Main Street Electrical Parade will return to Main Street in time to celebrate its 50th anniversary in June. Fantasmic! and World of Color are also announced to return, with no firm time frame yet. Finally, Disneyland Forever fireworks will also be lighting up the sky once again in 2022. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/12/more-fan-favorite-entertainment-returns-to-disneyland-resort-in-2022-including-celebrate-gospel-and-tale-of-the-lion-king/ Nothing quite beats a food festival at Disneyland! Lunar New Year and Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festivals are returning in 2022. The Lunar New Year celebration in 2022 is based on the Year of the Tiger, so Tigger will be joining the festivities. Raya, from Raya and the Last Dragon will make her debut at Disneyland for the celebration as well. The Lunar New Year runs January 21st through February 13th. Starting March 4th and running through April 26th, the Food and Wine Festival will return. Sip and Savor passes will be offered for both celebrations. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/12/fan-favorite-limited-time-festivals-return-to-the-disneyland-resort-in-2022-lunar-new-year-and-disney-california-adventure-food-wine-festival/ As we have been covering for a few weeks now, Jessica Rabbit is taking over Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin. Last week, Jessica Rabbit, dressed in her best detective outfit, made her appearance in the attraction. A new figure was placed next to the car trunk that she used to be inside of, then where she held the sledgehammer, she has been changed over to the new look, and finally, her silhouette has been updated in the queue to reflect the new look. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2021/12/11/photos-new-detective-jessica-rabbit-animatronic-debuts-at-disneyland/ and https://www.micechat.com/309922-roger-rabbit-cover-up-at-disneyland-jessicas-new-starring-role/ The Disability Access Service, better known as “DAS” has been improved! Starting with visits on December 20th, guests who utilize the service can pre-register for the service virtually with a Cast Member. To do this, guests use a live video chat feature as early as 30 days prior to their visit, but no less than 2 days before arrival. Guests can then book up to two one-hour return windows for select experiences, per day in advance. In the future, Disney says that guests enrolled in the system will be able to same-day self-select an attraction, without having to visit with guest relations. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2021/12/07/guests-can-now-virtually-pre-register-for-disneylands-disability-access-service/ It was great to be able to ride it’s a small world on it’s first day of operation for the holiday season, but it took a lot of work to get it open! The Disney Parks Blog documented the process. The underground maintenance room of the attraction, known as “the pit” flooded on November 10th, while refilling was underway. Almost all of the ride control machinery is in the pit, and was submerged in at least 7 feet of water. Twenty different teams sprung into action to get the attraction working again. They set a timeline of 4 weeks to get it operational again. More than 200,000 gallons of water needed to be pumped out of the pit before teams could even begin to determine the damage. Teams worked to determine what could be cleaned and salvaged, and what needed to be replaced. Many of the spare parts which they could use were stored in the same pit. The team reached out to small world attractions around the world to get the needed parts. They met the goal of under 4 weeks and reopened the attraction on December 6th. The timeline was expected to be several months under normal conditions. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/12/how-disneyland-resort-cast-rallied-to-open-its-a-small-world-holiday/ We saw first hand how the launch of the Genie system in Disneyland went last week. The first hour or so worked well as we were able to buy our Genie+ service, and make a couple of Lightning Lane reservations for Guardians and Midway Mania. We were even able to mobile order some food and have a lot of PhotoPass photos taken. About an hour into the day, the entire system went mostly unresponsive. The free Genie service to plan the day only displayed an error, and reservations for Lightning Lane attractions could not be made. Even the Lightning Lane+ pay-per-attraction options were not available. However, around 5pm, the system seemed to come back online and continued to work for us perfectly until the end of the night. Even the couple hours the next morning, the free portion of the service seemed to be working well. – https://www.micechat.com/309918-disneyland-update-genie-fail-entertainment-holiday/ If, like us, you were in the parks on December 10th for the launch of Genie+, and you used the service, you may have received an email from Disneyland. The email states that they are “working to provide recovery” for the launch. Not exactly sure what that means at this time, but it is possible that Disney will either refund guests, or provide some other perk for the inconvenience. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2021/12/13/select-disneyland-genie-users-to-be-provided-recovery/ A new Star Wars photo opportunity has come to Downtown Disney. Next to the Star Wars Trading Post, there are two new displays for The Book of Boba Fett, the new Disney+ show coming later this month. The first is a throne that Boba can be seen sitting on in the trailer for the new show. The second is a sand crawler, which fans will know from the original movies and the Mandalorian. – https://www.micechat.com/309918-disneyland-update-genie-fail-entertainment-holiday/ A strange construction project that drew a lot of attention has finally been completed. The right side of the walkway to ToonTown has finally come out from behind construction walls and has been revealed to be an ADA access ramp. Theories had been talked about like a new Lightning Lane queue, or other odd options, but this is just an ADA ramp for people needing the less bumpy path and slighly less grade going to ToonTown. – https://www.micechat.com/309918-disneyland-update-genie-fail-entertainment-holiday/ It is going to be easier to spot former Disneyland, and other Disney Parks Ambassadors in the future. New gold Disney Ambassador Alumni name tags have been created that take their inspiration from Walt Disney’s Disneyland employee #1 badge. The new name tags were presented to the current alumni at a recent alumni gathering. So, next time you are in the parks, be on the lookout for a gold name tag to see if you are in the presence of a former Disneyland Ambassador. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/12/new-alumni-name-tag-for-disney-ambassadors/ It has been a little while since guest’s paper parks have been able to grow – until now. A new Disney Paper Parks: Holiday Edition has been posted on the Disney Parks Blog. The Paper Parks are designed by Imagineers for all to enjoy. The holiday version is 12 ornaments, for the 12 days of Christmas, featuring different parks around the world. Starting in Disneyland and moving through all the parks around the world, this is a set not to be missed! To download the Paper Parks, visit the link in our show notes. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/12/disney-parks-blog-presents-disney-paper-parks-holiday-edition-designed-by-walt-disney-imagineering-part-4/ We have spoken before about the great relationship that Disney has with the Make a Wish Foundation. Last week, Disneyland hosted a Galaxy of Wishes fundraising event in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The money raised from this event will help the Make a Wish Foundation be able to grant more wishes for children with critical illnesses. Disneyland was part of the first wish back in 1980. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/12/galaxy-of-wishes-disneyland-resort-and-make-a-wish-join-forces-to-create-more-magic/ We wanted to have the final update on the Cast Member union negotiations and voting that took place a couple of weeks ago. The Cast Members voted to accept the current contract, which will offer $1 per hour retroactive to June 16, 2021, $1 per hour starting June 16, 2022, but being pulled forward to November 17th, 2021, and a final $1 per hour on June 16, 2023. Cast members who were hired on or before June 16, 2001 will get $2000 for fulltime and $1000 for part time, one time payments. Cast members hired between June 17th, 2001 and June 16, 2011 will receive $1000 for full time and $500 for part time, one time payments. For the full list, visit the link in our show notes. – https://www.micechat.com/306249-disneyland-contract-troubles-leave-cast-concerned/

Discussion Topic:

Tage and Teresa in Disneyland

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Tage and Teresa visit the Merriest Place on Earth, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order!

News:

Disneyland After Dark Nights – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/12/disneyland-after-dark-is-back-with-more-nites-of-fan-favorites-for-the-winter-and-spring-2022-events/ it’s a small world reopens – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/12/how-disneyland-resort-cast-rallied-to-open-its-a-small-world-holiday/

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, exciting news for Disney Live Entertainment, a new location to offer dining packages, changes to security bag check, new ways to celebrate Pixar Fest, we talk with Debbie from Designer Park Co and more!

Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/.

Check out all of our current partners and exclusive discounts at https://www.dlweekly.net/promos.

News:

Just ahead of Fanstasmic! return this weekend, Rancho del Zocalo is joining the line up for dining packages. The package includes a 3 course lunch or dinner and a voucher for a reserved viewing section. Pricing is $35 for adults and $25 for children - https://www.micechat.com/387071-everything-you-need-to-know-about-fantasmics-return-to-disneyland/

A recently posted Disney audition notice has captured some attention. The notice is “seeking seasonal candidates for the Character Look a Like roles of Isabella and Luisa” It goes on to explain that they will be appearing for things like signing autographs and posing for pictures. - https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/05/19/disney-just-dropped-a-major-clue-about-a-new-character-meet-and-greet/#more-937182

Back in April we reported that entertainment cast members were looking to unionize. The official vote took place and it was a strong yes from cast members to unionize! The group ‘Magic United’ plans to represent cast members including theatrical performers, parade performers, character performers, and hosts, leads, and trainers that support the entertainment department. - https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/05/19/disney-entertainment-cast-members-vote-to-unionize/#more-937179

Testing has begun on some changes for guests going through security. Over at the parking structures, plexiglass has been installed at the bag check tables. Bags are handed to the Cast Members to examine behind the plexiglass, while the guests go through the metal detector. - https://www.micechat.com/387069-disneyland-news-fantasmic-returns-and-constructionland/

June is just around the corner but there is still time to celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Around the resort, activities include an awesome lineup of entertainment at the Downtown Disney Live stage, artist signings, Turning Red chalk art, and of course food! - DISNEYLAND UPDATE - Double the Powder and Shorten the Fuse! (micechat.com) https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2024/04/disney-eats-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-heritage-month-foodie-guide-2024/

Pixar Fest is in full swing and a new announcement shared some exciting things coming to Pixar Place Hotel. For a limited tine, the hotel will be hosting a complimentary speaker series. The current line up is incredible and includes- • Saturday, May 25th: Peter Sohn (director of Elemental) • Thursday, June 20th: Maurissa Horwitz (lead editor for Inside Out 2) • Saturday, July 13th: Roger Gould (creative director, Theme Parks, Pixar Animation Studios) This is open to all Disneyland hotel guests, just speak with the front desk to secure your place. Spots are limited and and subject to availability. - https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/05/18/disney-shares-big-hotel-news-3-important-dates-fans-need-to-write-down/#more-936838

SnackChat:

Royal St Veranda - https://disneyland.disney.go.com/dining/disneyland/royal-street-veranda/

Discussion Topic:

Debbie from Designer Park Co

https://designerparkco.com

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, TWO holiday traditions are returning to the parks this year, the hotels are decked out with decorations and entertainment for the holidays, new Avengers on deck, less Magic Keys to choose from, we talk to Stephanie about social clubs in the parks, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order!

News:

A holiday tradition is returning to the parks next week! The famous Disneyland Resort candy canes will be on sale again at the Candy Palace And Candy Kitchen on Main Street December 7th, 9th, 15th, 21st, and 23rd. Over at Disney California Adventure, they will be on sale December 8th, 14th, 16th, and 22nd at Trolley Treats on Buena Vista Street. A mobile waitlist system will be in place to get one of these confections, and there is a limit of 1 per guest, with no discounts accepted. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/11/foodie-guide-to-holiday-candy-at-disneyland-resort/ The Candlelight Processional will again take place at Disneyland, after not being opened last year. There are two nights, with four total performances on December 4th and 5th at 5:30pm and 7:45pm. If you are not a member of the media, a Club 33 member, or an invited guest, your best bet to see the performance will be for the second performance each night as the limited seating area is cleared in-between performances. – https://www.micechat.com/308957-disneyland-update-candy-canes-candlelight-holiday-surprise/ The hotels of the Disneyland Resort have finished their holiday transformations this year. Some of the things that guests can experience include an under the sea themed Christmas tree at the Paradise Pier Hotel, a vintage-inspired mural at the Disneyland Hotel, and, of course the massive tree, with ornaments inspired by the Arts & Crafts movement of California at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa. In addition, the gingerbread house at the Grand Californian is a site to behold, with treats for sale nearby. Santa Claus will be at each of the hotels from November 25th through December 24th, with handbell carolers at the Grand Californian now through January 9th, and holiday carolers strolling between the Disneyland Hotel and the Paradise Pier Hotel December 15th through the 25th. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/11/the-holidays-are-magical-at-the-hotels-of-the-disneyland-resort/ We talked about it’s a small world’s problems that came from flooding of the attraction just prior to it reopening for the holiday season. No official updates, but MiceChat reports that people are working around the clock to get the attraction open as soon as possible. The Disneyland calendar continues to push the “refurbishment” listed out one day at a time, hoping for a miracle. Our sources indicate that a miracle is what it will take to get it opened before the end of the holiday season. – https://www.micechat.com/308957-disneyland-update-candy-canes-candlelight-holiday-surprise/ Avengers Campus has been terrific in how often different Avengers and other Marvel characters cycle into and out of the new land. This time, Hawkeye and Kate Bishop from the new Disney+ series Hawkeye will be battling the Tracksuit Mafia, then taking part in meet and greets with guests. The battle will take place on select days on the rooftop of Avengers Headquarters. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2021/11/24/catch-hawkeye-defending-avengers-campus-in-disney-california-adventure/ Splash Mountain is going down for refurbishment starting on January 10th. Some online think that this will begin the changeover to The Princess and the Frog theme that is coming sometime in the future. Since there has not been any word from Disney on this, we are going to assume that this is the annual maintenance for the attraction, just like Grizzly River Run each winter at the resort. If anything changes, or gets announced, we will let you know! – https://www.micechat.com/262305-breaking-news-splash-mountain-to-become-princess-and-the-frog-themed/ and https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2021/11/30/news-2-popular-rides-will-temporarily-close-soon-in-disneyland/ For guests wanting to upgrade to a Magic Key, the options are getting less and less. Last week, we reported on the Dream Key being sold out, and now the Believe Key has also sold out. The only keys left are the Enchant Key, and the SoCal only Imagine Key. This follows Annual Pass sales being suspended in Walt Disney World to help control the level of crowds in the parks. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2021/11/24/news-another-disneyland-resort-magic-key-pass-has-sold-out/ Amazon and Disney have partnered together to offer Alexa services to hotel guests in Disney World and next year at Disneyland. Current Amazon smart device owners can ask their devices to “launch Avengers Campus recruitment” to be taken on an interactive audio tour of Avengers Campus. It is a fun addition to the smart device and can be used to get your family excited for the next trip! – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2021/11/28/take-a-tour-of-disneys-avengers-campus-from-home-with-amazon-alexa/ The union negotiations and another vote is on the horizon for the cast members at Disneyland. Since cast members at DCA have already voted to approve the contract, only Disneyland Park cast members are holding another vote to decide of they will strike or not. They need a 75% vote to strike, and only 60% voted down the contract, so there is still a ways to go. The vote takes place on December 3rd to decide to accept the contract, or to strike. MiceChat recommends travel insurance if you are going to Disneyland in December or January, as a strike would likely shutdown the resort. – https://www.micechat.com/308957-disneyland-update-candy-canes-candlelight-holiday-surprise/

Discussion Topic:

Stephanie F – Social Clubs at Disneyland SoCal Funseekers – Disney Movie Meets and other events https://www.facebook.com/groups/899875317467577 Disneyana Fan Club https://disneyanafanclub.weebly.com/ Disneyland Alumni Club https://www.disneylandalumni.org/ MiceChat.com https://www.micechat.com/

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, a lot of news from the Destination D event last weekend in Florida, changes coming to Downtown Disney, the new dining location has opened near Harbor Galley, we finish our talk with author and former cast member Bruce, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order!

News:

Olaf has worked his magic, because something is coming to Disneyland that was never expected to: MagicBands! Not just any MagicBands, the new MagicBand +. The new MagicBand+ will offer “glow with the show” type color changing lights, haptic vibrations, and gesture recognition. The new version will allow guests to interact with things in the park, making it a more immersive experience. The previous features of the MagicBands like theme park tickets, room keys, and purchases will also still be available. MagicBand+ is expected to debut in Disneyland in 2022, after Walt Disney World. – https://d23.com/just-announced-disney-parks-shares-new-details-on-guardians-of-the-galaxy-cosmic-rewind-the-30th-anniversary-of-disneyland-paris-and-more/ and https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/09/just-announced-magicband-will-debut-in-2022-at-walt-disney-world-resort-as-part-of-50th-anniversary-celebration/ The cancelling of the new hotel on the west side of Downtown Disney a few years ago left everyone wondering what was going to happen to the space that is now empty, like the old AMC theater location. At the Destination D event this weekend, we got a glimpse into what is planned. The old AMC theater building will be demolished, and a new green space with room for guests to lounge and relax will be in it’s place. The area will also have a stage for performances. This means that the current Starbucks, Earl of Sandwich, and Sugarboo & Co. will again be forced to close for a second time. The concept art does show a building to the east of the area that may offer a place for these establishments in the future, but no announcements have been made. – https://d23.com/just-announced-disney-parks-shares-new-details-on-guardians-of-the-galaxy-cosmic-rewind-the-30th-anniversary-of-disneyland-paris-and-more/ It has been a while since we have heard anything about the new Disney Vacation Club tower coming to the Disneyland Hotel in the future. Work has been progressing on the site recently, and Disney showed off some more concept art from the project, including what the rooms will look like. The new room design will take inspiration from the “sketching style of Walt Disney himself.” The new tower will feature 350 guest rooms and should open in 2023. – https://d23.com/just-announced-disney-parks-shares-new-details-on-guardians-of-the-galaxy-cosmic-rewind-the-30th-anniversary-of-disneyland-paris-and-more/ and https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2021/11/20/photos-take-a-look-inside-the-new-dvc-tower-coming-to-disneyland-hotel/ The new dinign area for Harbor Galley opened last week, sooner than expected. Pelican’s Landing is the name and theme of this new seating area along the Rivers of America between Harbor Galley across from the Haunted Mansion, and the rafts to Tom Sawyer Island. The area has a lot of nautical details and adds a lot of seating in this area of the park. Some informational signs are also on display, giving some information about the Mark Twain, Sailing Ship Columbia, and some of the local plants and nautical equipment. – https://www.micechat.com/308538-dateline-disneyland-redevelopments-major-changes-possible-strike/ The day has finally come! Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is testing standby only, with no boarding group required. This is testing our theory that the attraction is in so much demand because of the queue system. We will see this week what the wait times are with just standby. The removal of the virtual queue is also a first step in heading towards Genie+ and Lightning Lane coming to Disneyland in the future. – https://www.micechat.com/308538-dateline-disneyland-redevelopments-major-changes-possible-strike/ With all of the holiday fun going on inside the parks, Downtown Disney has joined in on the fun as well. The Disney Ultimate Toy Drive, which supports Toys for Tots is available, in addition to lots of treats, drinks, food, and merchandise offerings. Of course there is also entertainment! Holiday Harmony, The Moonrays, and The Sugarplums a capella carolers will perform in the evenings Fridays through Sundays November 26th through December 26th. Main stage bands will also perform near the Downtown Disney District main stage. Of course the Star Wars: Tales fro the Galaxy’s Edge will also entertain guests. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/11/enjoy-the-splendor-of-the-season-at-downtown-disney-district-at-the-disneyland-resort/ An interesting take on gift cards is coming to Disneyland and Walt Disney World soon. The Holiday Pin Series features a gift card, along with a character pin as an added bonus. The gift cards with pins must be activated at $100, with the limited edition pin included at no additional cost. There are 4 sets, with Stitch, Mickey Mouse, Grogu, and Olaf. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2021/11/first-look-new-100-holiday-gift-cards-with-pins-coming-to-walt-disney-world-and-disneyland-resort/ One of Teresa’s favorite details that was added outside of Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout has been having some issues recently. The “space goo” that is scattered around the area has started to shrink in some areas, causing the area to be uneven. Some of the goo has even come undone from the walkway, leaving holes. No word on if Disney is going to repair, replace, or just remove this theme detail. – https://www.micechat.com/308538-dateline-disneyland-redevelopments-major-changes-possible-strike/ The vote on the cast member union agreement did not go as smooth as it should have. Some voting irregularities came up, such as cast members getting the wrong park ballot, observers being kicked out before counting was complete, and rejected ballots. We are waiting for what the next step will be, and will pass that information along to you once we know something. – https://www.micechat.com/306249-disneyland-contract-troubles-leave-cast-concerned/

Discussion Topic:

Author and Former Cast Member Bruce Edwards – Main Street Magic Shop Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09J7HJ851 Barnes and Noble – https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/nothing-up-my-sleeve-but-pixie-dust-bruce-edwards/1140355973 Etsy – https://www.etsy.com/shop/bruceedwardsbooks

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Mickey’s ToonTown to get a massive overhaul, Holiday time has arrived at the resort, Merriest Nites information, the holidays were flooded out, a pricey set of ears, we talk to author and former Cast Member Bruce, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. If you want some DLWeekly Swag, you can pick some up at https://www.dlweekly.net/store/. Book your travel through ConciEARS at no extra cost to you! Be sure to mention that you heard about ConciEARS from DLWeekly at booking! If you want some awesome headwear or one of a kind items, be sure to visit our friends over at All Enchanting Ears! You can use the promo code DLWEEKLY10 to get 10% off your order!

News:

Some major changes are coming to Mickey’s ToonTown in 2023 with the opening of Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway. Josh D’Amaro announced at the IAAPA theme park expo in Orlando that the land would close in March of 2022 to make the changes. The only confirmed information is that there will be a reimagining of the entrance to the land, adding a couple of green spaces for parents and children to relax and play together. The current ToonTown park will expand into CenTOONial Park. It appears that the Jolly Trolley and tracks will be removed and replaced with a new fountain. The concept art also seems to show changes to Roger Rabbit’s Cartoon Spin, and possibly even another entrance to Galaxy’s Edge. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/11/mickeys-toontown-at-disneyland-park-to-be-reimagined-with-new-experiences-and-more-play-and-interactivity-for-young-families-in-2023/ and https://www.micechat.com/307775-disneylands-toontown-closing-in-2022-for-enhancements/ The holidays at the Disneyland Resort kicked off this past Friday. Along with some new offerings, this also marked the return of parades at Disneyland with the Christmas Fantasy Parade. Characters are dressed in their holiday best, decorations all over the parks, the return of Believe… In Holiday Magic Fireworks, and more. Over at Disney California Adventure, the Festival of the Holidays has returned, Disney Viva Navidad along with it, and so much more. For the complete list of offerings, visit the link in the show notes. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/11/its-the-most-magical-time-of-the-year-holidays-are-back-at-the-disneyland-resort-now-through-jan-9-2022/ Last week was the first of the Merriest Nites Holiday Party at Disneyland. The Disney Food Blog was there and wrote up their experience. Main Street had the Victorian Era party, with some characters dressed as Scrooge and ghost Marley from A Christmas Carol, the Muppets were caroling from the Omnibus as it drive up and down Main Street as well. New Orleans Square had a bayou-inspired celebration, Miguel was hosting a fiesta in Frontierland, Lilo and Stitch were having a tropical celebration in Adventureland, Elsa hosted a winter party in Fantasyland, and finally, Buzz Lightyear hosted an electronic party in Tomorrowland. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2021/11/12/caroling-muppets-and-ghost-goofy-all-the-entertainment-we-spotted-at-disneylands-holiday-party/ Of course with the Merriest Nites celebration, there was some new merchandise exclusive to the event. This year, they put the merchandise behind a mobile wait list system. Once guests entered the mobile waitlist, they were notified when it was their turn to go to Star Wars Launch Bay to look at the items on sale. The items included a Tumbler for $34.99, a Pin for $17.99, a Magnet for $14.99, an Ornament for $19.99, and an iPhone Case for $34.99. The artwork includes all six character “hosts” from the event, as well as Mickey and Minnie in holiday caroling outfits. There were also two Merriest Nites tees. A red version with the hosts and the castle, and a white version with Mickey and Minnie in their caroling outfits. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2021/11/12/all-the-exclusive-merriest-nites-merchandise-at-disneyland/ One of the flagship items for the first of the Merriest Nites events didn’t go as planned. it’s a small world was planned to debut the holiday overlay version, but was unable to open because of flooding. The transformation to the holiday version was complete and the refilling of the flume was underway when there was a small flood, which resulted in shorting out some electrical equipment. Until that equipment can be replaced or repaired, it’s a small world will remain closed. – https://www.micechat.com/307360-disneyland-news-small-world-holiday-delayed/ and https://www.micechat.com/307512-disneyland-update-the-down-low-on-the-ho-ho-ho/ The new Disney movie Encanto doesn’t come out for over a week, but guests can already meet the main character in the parks. Mirabel can be seen as part of the Viva Navidad celebration in the Paradise Garden area of Disney California Adventure. The movie Encanto comes to theaters on November 24th. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2021/11/photos-video-mirabel-from-disneys-encanto-now-greeting-guests-at-disney-california-adventure/ Weeklyteers have been raving about a new dessert available at Cafe Orleans in New Orleans Square. The Hot Cocoa Creme Brulee comes will a side of sugar cookies, and is a must try for chocolate lovers. The Disney Food Blog describes the dessert as a mix between pudding and custard, with a layer of toasted sugar on top, topped with homemade whipped cream and marshmallows. This dessert is available through the holiday season for $10. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2021/11/review-hot-cocoa-creme-brulee-is-an-amazing-dessert-at-cafe-orleans-in-disneyland/ Oogie Boogie has moved out of the Grand Californian Hotel and Spa’s lobby for this year, and in his place is a large gingerbread house for the holidays. The gingerbread house will look like the hotel itself. The snack cart is still next to the display, selling sweets and some beverages. – https://www.micechat.com/307512-disneyland-update-the-down-low-on-the-ho-ho-ho/ Friday, November 12th was Disney+ Day around the entire Walt Disney Company. The celebration lasted through the weekend at the parks, with a blue carpet greeting for guests at Disneyland on Friday. All of the park icons were lit up in “Disney+ Blue” for the occassion. Special photo opportunities were around the parks as well. On Disney+ itself, a lot of new shows and movies debuted, along with announcements of future shows like Agatha: House of Harkness, Marvel Zombies, and Echo. For all the new Marvel stuff coming to the service, be sure to watch the preview on Disney+ or on YouTube. We will have the link in our show notes. – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/11/disney-castles-icons-glow-disney-blue-as-disney-rolls-out-blue-carpet-for-disney-plus-day/ and https://dlnewstoday.com/2021/11/photos-colorful-murals-highlighting-streaming-movies-series-come-to-downtown-disney-district-for-disney/ With the replacement of the Photo Supply store at the end of Main Street and transforming it into the Plaza Holiday Shoppe, it left us wondering what is happening to Kingswell Camera Shop on Buena Vista Street. It has been transformed into Kingswell Shop, dropping the camera name, and expanding the retail space to make it a little more open for guests to move around and for more merchandise to be on display. – https://www.micechat.com/307512-disneyland-update-the-down-low-on-the-ho-ho-ho/ The Fantasyland Theater sign that was behind scrims for the last couple of weeks has been completed. Nothing new to report except for a completely refreshed sign. Hopefully this means that some entertainment will be returning to this location soon. – https://www.micechat.com/307512-disneyland-update-the-down-low-on-the-ho-ho-ho/ The Wookie celebration from Star Wars known as Life Day has come to Batuu again. This year, there are a few special food options to enjoy from a galaxy far, far away. There is a potato hand pie and black sesame macaron at Kat Saka’s kettle, a pork belly slider and a new Tarkenian Night Flower drink at Oga’s, and pork broth noodles at Docking Bay 7. No word on how long these dishes will stick around, so get them while you can! – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2021/11/12/did-a-fake-holiday-bring-the-best-food-ever-to-this-disney-restaurant/ Some of the most expensive Minnie ears have gone on sale. Designer Vera Wang’s take on the designer collection ears are on sale now at the resort and on shopDisney. Guests should get ready to open their wallets wide with this pair that is priced at $600. The Disney Parks Blog describes them as “Designed with elevated fabrics such as black velvet ears and organza, the headband is topped off with a large white silk bow, true to Wang’s classic style. Pronged crystals are hand-sewn on the front and back with exquisite, intricate beading, and it comes with a detachable fingertip length veil and comb.” – https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/11/disney-parks-designer-collection-ear-headband-by-vera-wang-to-arrive-monday-at-disney-parks-and-shopdisney/ Disney has come to an agreement with the Master Services Council, who represents cast members at the resort on updated pay and benefits. Disney stated that the agreement included “healthcare coverage options as low as $7 a week for full-time cast members as well as providing eligible hourly cast with access to childcare support and Disney Aspire, an educational program offering free tuition.” Voting on this takes place on Wednesday, November 17th. – https://www.micechat.com/306249-disneyland-contract-troubles-leave-cast-concerned/

Discussion Topic:

Author and Former Cast Member Bruce Edwards – Main Street Magic Shop Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09J7HJ851 Barnes and Noble - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/nothing-up-my-sleeve-but-pixie-dust-bruce-edwards/1140355973 Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/shop/bruceedwardsbooks

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.