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The transformation of Disneyland’s Paradise Pier Hotel into a Pixar-themed hotel will be completed and open for business on Jan. 30, 2024, Disney announced today. The Pixar Place Hotel will be the “first fully Pixar-themed hotel in the United States,” according to Disney, which also released artist…

These are the droids you’ve been looking for. And they’re being tested right now to interact with guests at Disneyland’s Star Wars-themed Galaxy’s Edge. Disney Imagineering has issued videos that showcase the new technology that allows the free-roaming droids — called “droids-in-training” — to…

Knott’s Berry Farm is draggin’ Disneyland. The SoCal theme park took a potshot at its rival down the 5 Freeway during a show tied to its annual “Knott’s Scary Farm” event ahead of Halloween. While castmembers of “The Hanging: Uncanceled” worked the stage, a giant dragon in the background “caught fire&#8221…

Anaheim, the Southern California city that’s the home of Disneyland, has released a report on how the theme park’s proposed expansion would impact the environment. On Thursday, Anaheim released a 17,000-page environmental impact report for Disney's proposed expansion, known as “Disneyland Forward.&#8221…

The Walt Disney Co. has agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over the Magic Key annual pass program at Disneyland, according to a court filing Thursday. The lawsuit, filed in 2021 by Jenale Nielsen and other pass holders in Orange County Superior Court, alleged that after…

Disney parks in the U.S., and especially abroad have been bolstering the company’s quarterly earnings coming out of Covid, and the company is investing to ensure that growth continues. Its Parks and Experiences division has laid out an ambitious schedule of openings for rides, attractions, hotels and…

Disney's giant theme park division was first out of the gate in a post-pandemic recovery, showing giant jumps in revenue and profit due to pent-up demand. But the engine is sputtering. Walt Disney World saw operating income dip in the June quarter. Domestic Parks & Experiences saw profits fall 13% to…

Justin Simien directed Haunted Mansion for Disney based on the theme park’s attraction of the same name. The filmmaker is now opening up about another Disneyland attraction he would like to adapt into a film and it’s Michael Jackson’s Captain EO. “Captain EO, let’s go,” Simien told Screen Rant during…

Disneyland’s popular Fantasmic! show will return next spring after a one-year closure prompted by a fire that engulfed the show’s giant prop dragon. “With the goal of delivering the best possible show for our guests, performances of Fantasmic! are currently paused until Spring 2024,” park officials…

The Haunted Mansion world premiere at Disneyland was the first major movie premiere affected by the SAG-AFTRA strike. None of the on-screen talent was at the event but director Justin Simien did address the elephant in the room. “Obviously, we’re here at a weird time in the industry. There are some…

Updated with clarification: Disney’s Haunted Mansion world premiere at Disneyland this Saturday is still on, even if there’s a SAG-AFTRA strike, however, it remains to be seen if there will still be a red carpet press line on Saturday night. Sources tell us that Disney is still mulling on the red…

The Disneyland monorail and two California Adventure attractions will temporarily close in July for refurbishment. “Soarin' Around the World,” a global virtual hang glide tour, will be closed today through July 14, according to the Disneyland Resort website. Also closing is the Disneyland…