Amusement and Theme Parks

Review: New Disneyland show combines musical theater with digital wizardry

2013-05-25 08:50:00

The new "Mickey and the Magical Map" at Disneyland offers a solid if predictable storytelling foundation for an energetic musical stage show that's expected to run for years at the Anaheim theme park. Photos: "Mickey and the Magic Map" show at...

Disneyland open 24 hours; big crowds party until sunrise

2013-05-25 08:27:00

Sunrise over the Sleeping Beauty Castle? A 3 a.m. walk along Main Street? That was the life for thousands who flocked to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure which opened for 24 straight hours beginning at 6 a.m. Friday. Here are some images...

Superman comic worth $100,000 found in walls of abandoned house

2013-05-24 12:32:32

Disneyland parks open 24 hours: Happiest All-Nighter on Earth?

2013-05-24 10:17:00

The Happiest All-Nighter on Earth? Hundreds of people flocked Friday to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Friday, which opened for 24 straight hours beginning at 6 a.m. The Magic Kingdom Park in Orlando, Fla., was also opened for the...

Diggin' It

2013-05-22 15:17:00

� You’re an archeologist searching for a lost desert city. A Navy Seabee helping build the Burma Road. You’re James Bond commandeering a bulldozer to get away from the bad guys. Or you’re just a guy digging a really, really big ditch....

Man arrested in theft of Disneyland passes

2013-05-22 18:32:00

�A 51-year-old man who allegedly represented himself as a Disney family member was arrested in connection with stealing Disneyland passes in a felony burglary case, authorities said Wednesday evening. Stephen Urquidez allegedly had a fake driver's...

'Brady Bunch' kids reunite to celebrate Kings Island episode

2013-05-20 16:42:00

Kings Island, an Ohio amusement park, doesn't get the headlines and attention of Disneyland and Disney World, but for a shining moment in 1973 it was the center of the pop culture universe. Why? Because those lovable Brady kids from "The Brady Bunch"...

Britain: Horror attraction combines dark ride with haunted maze

2013-05-20 07:00:00

A unique new haunted attraction opening this summer at a small United Kingdom theme park will combine a walk-through horror maze featuring live actors with a dark ride journey inside an abandoned mine shaft. The Hobs Pit maze and ride is set to open...

Disney's sexier, skinnier Merida to stay, despite protests

2013-05-15 17:23:00

Despite an online petition that garnered over 200,000 signatures protesting the re-imagining of Pixar's "Brave" heroine Merida, Disney has no intention of abandoning its sexier version of the Scottish archer. The modified Merida was created specifically...

Disney unveils plan for first animated Marvel film

2013-05-09 08:00:00

The studio behind the animated fantasies "Bambi," "Dumbo" and '"The Lion King" has a new kind of hero tale on the way — a Marvel Comics one. Walt Disney Animation Studios on Thursday announced plans to release "Big Hero 6," an action-comedy inspired...

Letters: The E-ticket cable model

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Re "Give TV subscribers more choices," Column, May 7 For satellite and cable TV viewers, I would propose something like the Disneyland ticket book the park had until the early 1980s. In this case, customers would buy their service and get to choose a...

State reduces fines and citations against Disneyland

2013-05-08 18:27:00

State regulators have reduced the fines and the number of citations against Disneyland over safety requirements for maintenance crews working on Space Mountain. The state Division of Occupational Safety and Health last month issued fines of $234,850...

Guests in line at the entrance of the 'Antarctica: Empire of the Penguins' attraction, after the grand opening ceremony at SeaWorld Orlando, Friday, May 24, 2013.

2013-05-24 00:00:00

Melissa Ludwigson of Orlando reacts to be chosen as the official 'First Guest' in line as fans wait for the opening of the 'Antarctica: Empire of the Penguins' attraction, at SeaWorld Orlando, Friday, May 24, 2013.

2013-05-24 00:00:00

Guests rush the entrance of the 'Antarctica: Empire of the Penguins' attraction, after the grand opening ceremony at SeaWorld Orlando, Friday, May 24, 2013.

2013-05-24 00:00:00