The final run of Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade turned into a certified cash generator for the Orange County tourism industry. The county attracted a record 40.2 million visitors this year, and they spent a record $5.5 billion, the

Walter Disney's daughter and a longtime collaborator were in Oakland Wednesday to launch the Oakland Museum of California's new exhibition "Behind the Magic -- 50 Years of Disneyland.'' Diane Disney Miller and Martin (Marty) Sklar, vice

Downtown Disney was reopened after about 90 minutes Tuesday following a report of a suspicious object that turned out to be part of a high-tech treasure-hunt. Anaheim Police Sgt. Bob Dunn said police received a call of a suspicious object in

Hi, this is Marcia Schlegelmilch reporting from Disneyland in sunny southern California. Disneyland -- where Mickey, Minnie and friends reside in the cartooniest of homes. Where pirates landed as they escaped the Caribbean. Where storybook

The first 2006 episode of the popular "Official Disneyland Resort Podcast" series is now available on computers worldwide. This free monthly Internet-based show is accessible to a global audience. Listeners can also subscribe through the iTunes

Disneyland has been offering Fairy Tale Weddings for decades, but wow the Happiest Place on Earth broke new ground last week with Mat Wood and Eric Ross's wedding celebration. On LGBTPOV.com Karen Ocamb wrote: "In 1998, LGBTs

Disney officials and experts are evaluating the safety of the Disneyland fireworks on a daily basis after an employee was injured last week, officials said. Disneyland is canceling its nightly fireworks again Wednesday the sixth time in

Has it really been 50 years? Indeed, it may come as a jolt for baby boomers who still remember the hoopla surrounding its opening, but the world's most famous theme park, Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., celebrates its golden anniversary this

One of Walt Disney's hobbies was the collecting of miniatures, and this hobby actually helped bring about Disneyland. For years Walt had been collecting tiny furniture and household items and displaying them in little room settings. Out of this

An accident on Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster Friday left a 22-year-old man dead and 10 other riders injured, officials said. The cause of the man's death and that of the accident, which state and local authorities

A triage unit was set up near the ride and one person was wheeled to an ambulance on a stretcher. ANAHEIM -- A locomotive broke loose from a train on Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster attraction Friday, killing one

Happy New Year! Ah, wait a minute, it's still November, right? Well, it might be on the calendar but the band of One Republic was at the Disneyland Resort on Saturday celebrating Rockin Eve 2012 with a crowd of New Year's Eve fans who found

Yes, I have finally purchased my first cell phone. No, I am not going to tell you the number. I really don't want anyone calling me (more on that later). I didn't buy the danged thing so folks could call me. Well, actually I did. Sort of.

You'd expect the term "renovation" to denote a polish and a shine. In the case of Mr. Lincoln at Disneyland, though, the renovation had a bit of a reverse effect. Imagineers refashioning Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln realized that the perfect hair

Mickey Mouse, who hits the big Six-Oh this year, is still shaking money from vacationers the way a hurricane shakes fronds off a palm. Attendance at Walt Disney theme parks in Florida and California rose only 9% last year, but revenues grew 20% and

Forest Meadows resident Doug Scott spent 26 years singing barbershop quartet songs in the magic kingdom known as Disneyland. Wearing a bright yellow vest, yellow striped pants and a straw hat, his bass blended smoothly with the other three

Only auto of its kind, the early 1900's "horseless wagon," built by Carnation Company last summer to deliver its dairy products inside Disneyland has become one of the roost photographed objects in this photogra pher's paradise. Half the picture

So you've just flown across the country, and arrived in California. You're excited to start your vacation, but wonder, is it worth heading right to the park? Maybe you're tired from a long flight. Maybe it's already after noon, and you're

We weren't even in the park yet when the perjury began. Giddy with the excitement that only a day at the Magic Kingdom can conjure, my friend told Disneyland's parking attendant that she had given him a $50 bill rather than a $20 - just to

One day last year in Los Angeles, as I was about to step aboard a helicopter that would take me to Disneyland with my teen-aged son and daughter, these two, smiling wanly, nodded toward a tourist poster that gave equal billing to our destination and

July 17, 1955 Autopia Day of Infamy! About half the Autopia cars were taken from the ride and moved to an offstage area next to the Main Street Town Square for the Opening Day Parade. The first sign of trouble appeared as I started the cars

Rima Bruce, one of the original Disneyland employees on the park's opening day, died last month of a stroke. She was 85. With the passing of Bruce, just 19 employees from Disneyland's opening day are still alive, said Bob Penfield, also an

It's not the first time Disney has unceremoniously cut the work of once-beloved 1940s feminist Mary Blair (Tomorrowland, ironically, is long gone), but making her Small World smaller will leave a lasting scar. More after the jump... Blair,