The Los Angeles Times’ travel blog has a nice walk-through of the new Mystic Manor attraction being built at Hong Kong Disneyland.
Scheduled to open sometime before 2013, Mystic Manor is the park’s version of the Haunted Mansion. Rather than copying either of the U.S. version’s of the mansion or France’s Phantom Manor, Hong Kong’s attraction [...]
This Saturday, October 10, 2009, The Disney Gallery at Disneyland is celebrating its new location on Main Street with a big merchandise release party. (The previous location, atop the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, was converted into the park’s “Dream Suite” last year.) The upshot for fans of the Enchanted Tiki Room is a new [...]
There’s a new line of souvenir merchandise available at Disney’s Polynesian Resort, located at Walt Disney World in Florida. The new graphic, pictured here on a t-shirt, features a lineup of tikis, including an at first glance hidden Mickey, Donald, and Stitch tikis. Besides shirts, the image is also available on magnets, mugs, magnets and [...]
Saturday while vending at the NFFC Convention at Walt Disney World, a cast member noticed the items I had created by the artist Shag for Disneyland’s 50th Anniversary. According to the rumors he’s heard, Walt Disney World has contracted Shag to create a line of merchandise for the Florida parks, to be released sometime next [...]
From 1962–1993 the Tahitian Terrace served Disneyland guests semi-exotic foods under the branches of a 35-foot tall man-made tree while dancers and other entertainment emerged from a waterfall. The facility was turned into an Aladdin-themed experience in 1993 but only lasted 2 years, while the Terrace served happy guests for over 30 years. Go figure.
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