Disneyland Resort News

This morning, the Disneyland Resort opened an additional Starbucks location at the west end of Downtown Disney. The existing location is near World of Disney on the east end of Downtown Disney, closer to the theme parks, while the new location is across from the Disneyland Monorail station, closer to the Disneyland Hotel. With locations … Disneyland opens a second Starbucks in Downtown Disney

The Disneyland Resort has reorganized its global sales and marking departments, laying off an undisclosed number of cast members. Disney would not confirm the number of cast members let go, but did confirm the restructuring. The effect of the layoffs could also extend to other areas of Disney, as the team at Disneyland also promotes … Disneyland makes cuts to sales and marketing staff

The Anaheim City Council has approved tax incentives for three new luxury hotels, the first to be built under a policy that was approved last June. The policy provides builders of new hotels that meet AAA’s four-diamond rating a refund of 70% of the bed tax they collect from guests during the first 20 years … Anaheim approves tax incentives for Disney and two other luxury hotel projects

Halloween Time 2016 at Disneyland officially begins September 9th and continues through Halloween Day, October 31st! Halloween Time features decorations throughout Disneyland Park, plus holiday overlays for Haunted Mansion (Haunted Mansion Holiday) and Space Mountain (Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy). Due to the popularity of the current Star Wars overlay (Hyperspace Mountain), fans wondered if Space … Disneyland announces Halloween Time information

The Disneyland Resort recently added a new concept image on one of the construction fences surrounding the 14-acres that will eventually become a Star War-themed land. The image shows rock structures throughout the land, plus the locations of marketplaces and various buildings, including the cargo bay where guests will be able to fly the Millennium … Disneyland releases new look at Star Wars-themed land

This week, Paul Hiffmeyer, 70, retired from Disney after spending 10 years as the official Disneyland photographer. After serving in the Marines, Hiffmeyer took a job at McDonnell Douglas, but the love of photography that he had as a boy never waned, so he took some classes at Santa Ana College to expand his hobby…and … Chief Disneyland photographer retires

16-year-old Gina decided it was time to tell her family that she was gay, but wanted to do it in her own way. A serious conversation wasn’t what she was looking for, so she secretly made up a sign that said “I’m gay!” and headed to Disneyland with her mom. While Gina’s dad and brother … Girl comes out to her family in Splash Mountain ride photo