Downtown Disney

Shoe firm Sanuk to open first company-owned store, in Santa Monica

2013-04-11 07:00:00

Sanuk, the Irvine footwear firm known for selling its quirky sandals in surf specialty shops, is coming to beachy Santa Monica this week with its first-ever company-owned store. The flagship shop on the Santa Monica Promenade opens Friday. The lo-fi...

Super Bowl Sunday: A goofy notion of smaller crowds at Disneyland

2013-02-03 11:03:11

O.C.'s Great Park balloon grounded after Hong Kong crash

2012-07-02 12:29:06

Disneyland and union settle long labor dispute

2011-12-08 16:34:34

Sarah Carrillo and James Riswick

2012-03-27 00:00:00

It was a long three-year buildup to the first kiss for Sarah Carrillo and James Riswick. Then, one night near the Magic Kingdom, their lips met and love took off like a Tomorrowland rocket. Carrillo and Riswick met on their first day as journalism...

Disney California Adventure shops to reflect Walt's history

2011-08-20 17:00:00

The shops and restaurants along Disney California Adventure's re-themed entrance promenade will pay homage to the Los Angeles that Walt Disney encountered upon his 1923 arrival. When the main esplanade reopens in 2012, Buena Vista Street will reflect the...

Retail roundup: Best Buy Express, Amazon sales tax, airport shopping, Bratz

2011-08-06 16:36:13

Shanghai Disneyland: Uncovering secrets about the new Chinese theme park

2011-04-12 05:30:00

The blurry, fuzzy concept art of a Shanghai Disneyland, filled with fireworks, spotlights and a great big castle, paints a picture short on details and vague on specifics about the planned project in China. So why all the secrecy on Disney's part?...

Southern California Close-Ups: Inland Orange County

2011-02-20 00:00:00

First published on Feb. 20, 2011. Revised and expanded in January 2012. South of Los Angeles and north of San Diego lies an intermittently magical 789-square-mile realm where freeways hum and Disneyland flourishes, where immigrants remake old communities...

10 micro-itineraries for inland Orange County

2011-02-20 00:00:00

South of Los Angeles and north of San Diego lies an intermittently magical 789-square-mile realm where freeways hum and Disneyland flourishes, where immigrants remake old communities as new ones ripple across the hills. Many outsiders treat this place...

Construction forces Disney California Adventure to cancel annual food festival

2010-11-04 11:31:00

Disney California Adventure has canceled the California Food & Wine Festival for 2011 and 2012 because of ongoing construction associated with the $1.1 billion expansion -- and officials won't say if the popular event will ever return to the Anaheim theme...

Legoland to open first Asian theme park in 2012

2011-04-27 09:22:00

Legoland Malaysia will feature miniature Asian landmarks, including a 42,500-brick Taj Mahal and a replica of Malaysia's twin Petronas Towers -- which will become the tallest Lego model in the world -- when the theme park opens in late 2012. Photos: A...

Props from the film Iron Man 3 are on display at Planet Hollywood at Downtown Disney

2013-05-03 00:00:00

A conceptual model shows planned changes to Downtown Disney announced on March 14, 2013. The entire district will be renamed Disney Springs and be a multi-year transformation doubling the number of shopping, dining and entertainment options.

2013-03-14 00:00:00

The Willis Clan, a family of 12 sibling singers, musicians and dancers ranging from ages 2 to 20, perform their unique family-friendly Irish music Friday, March 8, 2013, at Raglan Road, in Downtown Disney, Lake Buena Vista.

2013-03-11 00:00:00