Salute to All Things Disney but Mostly Disneyland from June 2010

Happy 40th Anniversary, Disney Archives!

June 29, 2010 by Jeanine Yamanaka

On June 25, the Walt Disney Archives celebrated its 40th Anniversary, along with the retirement announcement of its founder, Dave Smith. To commemorate the event, D23 invited its members onto the Studio Lot for a presentation and reception. On checking in, guests were presented with a wristband and a souvenir pin, and guided over to … Continue reading "Happy 40th Anniversary, Disney Archives!"

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Toy Story 3 and the Fun Zone, at the El Capitan

June 24, 2010 by Jeanine Yamanaka

Toy Story 3 opened last weekend to general acclaim, winning an opening weekend box office of over $100 million–larger than any other Pixar movie to date. It also accomplished that even rarer feat, of being worthy of its hype. The third installment of the Toy Story characters brings something of a bittersweet coda to the … Continue reading "Toy Story 3 and the Fun Zone, at the El Capitan"

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Random Thoughts on World of Color Opening Weekend at Disneyland

June 21, 2010 by Laura Gilbreath

I spent the better part of three days at Disneyland last week…just thought I’d share some random observations and thoughts on various things. World of Color – I like this show more every time I see it – I see new things in it every time! Some of that is because of seeing it from … Continue reading "Random Thoughts on World of Color Opening Weekend at Disneyland"

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World of Color Merchandise

June 17, 2010 by AllEars

World of Color Merchandise can (at this point) mainly be found in three locations. As you enter Disney California Adventure, there is a merchandise store on the left side “Greetings from California”. It has a basic merchandise display sporting T-shirts, cups, glassware, bracelets … … a micro-fiber black blanket, limited edition matted litho….. Some merchandise … Continue reading "World of Color Merchandise"

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Disneyland What’s Next Presentation

June 15, 2010 by Laura Gilbreath

Deb and I attended the What’s Next session on Friday morning – Deb Koma and I attended this last year. (I hope that doesn’t mean I have to find a different Deb to attend with me next year! I love the two that I have! 🙂 ) Anyway…this is where Disney tells us about a … Continue reading "Disneyland What’s Next Presentation"

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World of Color–Opening Day Picnic

June 14, 2010 by Jeanine Yamanaka

By now, I suspect everyone likely to read this has already read a plethora of information about World of Color (WoC) and its various permutations of seating arrangements. One of the methods of obtaining seating in the desirable “Paradise Park” location is buying a picnic meal either in advance, online, or on the same day, … Continue reading "World of Color–Opening Day Picnic"

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Blue Sky Cellar Reopens – Disney California Adventure – What’s Next!

June 13, 2010 by AllEars

Now that the World of Color has officially opened, the Blue Sky Cellar has been updated to show new detailed information about a number of the projects in the works. Here are photos showing drawing plans, artist renderings and 3D models of what’s coming over the next 1-3 years! Red Car Trolley The Red Car … Continue reading "Blue Sky Cellar Reopens – Disney California Adventure – What’s Next!"

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Disneyland – Silly Symphony Swings, Summer Nightastic, World of Color

June 12, 2010 by Laura Gilbreath

Just a very quick entry for tonight – it was a long day. This morning I attended the Cast Member ceremony for the official opening of Silly Symphony Swings. At the end they ran the swings, and instead of using the soundtrack for the attraction, the Disneyland Band had come across the esplanade, and they … Continue reading "Disneyland – Silly Symphony Swings, Summer Nightastic, World of Color"

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World of Color Premiere

June 11, 2010 by Laura Gilbreath

Deb Wills and I were fortunate to be able to attend the World of Color Premiere event tonight. It was an amazing experience – I like World of Color more every time I see it. We posted a short video to youtube earlier this evening with highlights from World of Color from the dress rehearsal … Continue reading "World of Color Premiere"

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World of Color – First Impressions

June 10, 2010 by Laura Gilbreath

This isn’t going to be a review, really – more of a collection of my thoughts and impressions now that I’ve seen World of Color. My overall impression: I really liked it, but I’m really looking forward to seeing it when I’m not trying to get pictures/video of it. So even though I’ve now seen … Continue reading "World of Color – First Impressions"

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