There are plenty of birthdays celebrated at Disneyland and a good number of them are for 1-year-olds enjoying their first cake-and-candles experience. On March 10, though, the youngster celebrating one year of life will be D23, the Disney fan

"Just hook up a bottle of Greensweep to your garden hose and spray. . . the goof-proof way to healthier, more beautiful lawn," reads the promotion for this line of synthetic lawn care products. We wonder at the use of the word healthier when the

Sartorial events at Disneyland attract thousands who enjoy the outmoded notion of dressing up in vintage or modern style. A day at Disneyland is a marathon, and the visitors lining up in the plaza outside the park were prepared to make

Hello friends, I'm back for another personal look at Disneyland from my distorted perspective, Dateline 1974. Yes the days of bell bottom jeans, bun hugger pants and tight 501's. Tight? (You mean you guys wore your pants tight back then?) Yes son

A sweaty and irritable 6-year-old girl, in line for Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, asks, "Mommy, why is everybody wearing black?" Mommy shakes her head, befuddled, as riders on the Thunder train scream and the line of gloomies swathed

In the third decade of this century America produced a young man of genius. He drew pictures with pen and ink and wash. Like other geniuses, such as Michelangelo, Leonardo and Bernini, he had a mechanical turn of mind; and, by means of all sorts of

Mickey Mouse and a cast of beloved Disney characters will embark on a series of musical adventures through the magical powers of a sorcerer's map in "Mickey and the Magical Map," the all-new live show coming to the Fantasyland Theatre in Disneyland

From smooching in the tunnels to wide-eyed kids and sobbing adults, our readers have been through it all in Disneyland's 50 years. We've chosen excerpts from our favorite stories and photos among scores of tales told by readers who've paid

Hopes that the Walt Disney Co. would rescue Long Beach from its deepening economic woes were dashed with Thursday's announcement that the entertainment giant is abandoning plans for its second Southern California theme park of the city's

It's made headlines recently. We all know how frustrating it is, waiting in those long lines at Disney. But now some families are cheating the system. They're hiring disabled tour guides so they can cut right to the front. We went undercover and

If Walt Disney Co.'s new Disneyland Resort is completed near the turn of the century, it will cover 490 acres and cost $3 billion. Moving sidewalks, monorails and a 45-minute boat ride will transport visitors through the resort featuring several

Expansion: Analysts generally applaud Disney's ambitious resort project in Anaheim. Some say it is time for company to grow once more. Walt Disney Co.'s decision to launch a $3-billion resort project in Anaheim comes at a time when revenue for

DBCP-a nematocide that is known to cause infertility, testicular atrophy, chromosomal damage, and cancer among workers who come in contact with the pesticide-has been found in the water supplies of 24 California counties and in the large cities of

Disneyland Resort parks have faced an unusual business dilemma in recent years: Too many regular customers. Nearly 1 million people now have annual passes, prompting Disney to make changes to its program that could thin out crowds and

There is a special population obsessed enamored with all things Disney, and a completely unrelated group that wants to be a part of all things exclusive. Rarely do these two collide, except when discussing a certain door adjacent to the Blue Bayou

Whatever you wish – quick snack and refreshments or a delicious dinner – you'll find "good eating" at Disneyland. Located throughout the Magic Kingdom's five "lands" are 20 distinctive restaurants and refreshment centers. And directly across

Walt Disney Imagineering has brought us birds that sing, pirates that wink and presidents that stand to greet us. Now, it plans to introduce the first walking Audio-Animatronic figure in a theme park. An as-yet unnamed dinosaur will begin

A quadriplegic man was awarded $8,000 after suing Disneyland for being stranded on a broken "It's A Small World" ride with the repetitive theme song blaring continuously. "The music was blaring. They couldn't get it to go off," San Pedro

It's hard to deny that magical feeling when leaving the real world behind and entering the gates of Disneyland. No matter how many trips have been made to this wonderful amusement park, part of the magic of the "Happiest Place on Earth" is that

If you are planning a trip to Disneyland then working out how to get there will no doubt be on your to-do list. It also helps to have plans for your time inside the Disneyland resort as it covers a large area of ground. Regardless of where

You have to look quickly, and you have to know exactly where to look. But if you do, you'll catch a pretty cool inside joke at Disneyland. On the Star Tours ride, just before your runaway Starspeeder exits the space station, keep your eye on

Hey, isn't that Johnny Depp chasing the serving wench? When the Pirates of the Caribbean ride reopens June 26 at Disneyland after being shuttered since March, visitors will be treated to bigger cannon explosions, more gold doubloons and an

When I told a New York friend I was heading to Disneyland to explore its appeal for adults, his immediate retort was that it would be a very brief visit. And when our group, not a person under 35, walked through the gates of Disneyland on a warm

Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad was cleared to reopen Friday by state investigators who released a report showing that a rookie employee and a computer malfunction were to blame for a July accident. The July 9 closure was prompted

During the next 30 days, city and Walt Disney Co. officials will be checking frequently with the Orange County Courthouse. That's how long opponents of the proposed $3-billion Disneyland Resort have to file lawsuits challenging the environmental

In 1937, the Walt Disney Co. became one of Hewlett-Packard's first customers when Walt Disney himself purchased a customized oscillator produced in the Palo Alto, Calif., garage where Bill Hewlett and David Packard founded their business. The two

Orange County theme park visitors now can buy tickets on smartphones and use barcodes on screens to scan for entrance. Disneyland Resort and Knott's Berry Farm this summer started programs allowing visitors to bypass lines by using their

The Walt Disney Company today unveiled a significant multi-year expansion plan for the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim that continues its growth as a multi-day, world-class tourist destination. Announced by Disney President and Chief Executive

Disney World in Florida will double the size of its Fantasyland, California Adventure will get new attractions, and the Star Tours ride in both states will be upgraded, the company says. Disney unveiled plans today for the largest expansion in

Each day, thousands of visitors to Walt Disney Co.'s theme parks ride pulse-pounding attractions that propel them into space, plunge them multiple stories and send them racing along tracks at stomach-churning speeds. For the most part, visitors

Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad will undergo its biggest project in more than three decades when the ride closes Monday for at least nine months. The Frontierland ride, which mimics a runaway mine train through an Old West

For more than two decades, Jedi Knights and Darth Vader have wielded their lightsabers at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim. On Tuesday, they officially became part of the family when The Walt Disney Co. acquired Lucasfilm Ltd. from founder George