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New Disneyland Resort Ticket and Hotel Deals

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New Disneyland Resort Ticket and Hotel Deals are now available. Straight from the Disney Parks Blog:

Now is the time to plan your Disneyland Resort getaway – we’ve got some great new offers available for purchase and booking today!

First, starting today you can get a 3-Day Park Hopper ticket for just $199! The ticket is valid for 13 days after the first day of use beginning January 4 through May 28, 2012, and must be purchased prior to arrival. Visit Disneyland.com/3dayPH for more information, including restrictions and blockout dates. Plus – this special 3-Day Park Hopper ticket also allows you one Magic Morning admission, so be sure to check the daily park hours and restrictions prior to arriving.

And while you’re planning your stay here at the Disneyland Resort, take advantage of these two special hotel offers:

  • Save up to 35%* on stays for most Sunday through Thursday nights at a Disneyland Resort hotel for travel between January 2 through February 29, when booked before February 29. More information here.
  • Save up to $500 on a 4-day, 4-night Disneyland Resort vacation! ** Package includes four-night stay at a Disneyland Resort hotel and 4-Day Park Hopper ticket. Offer available for arrivals between January 2 through February 26, when booked before February 26. Click here for offer details.

 

Also, stay at any Disneyland Resort hotel from January 4 to February 29 and receive 2 Disney’s FASTPASS tickets for each person in your party (ages 3 and older)!*** Valid theme park tickets are required, of course.

So many great deals! Will we be seeing you at the Disneyland Resort soon?
*Savings based on the non-discounted price for the same room at the same hotel. The number of rooms allocated for this offer is limited. Subject to restrictions and change without notice.

**Savings based on the nondiscounted price for the same Walt Disney Travel Co. package of a standard room for four (4) nights for a family of four (3 adults and 1 child [age 3-9]) at a Disneyland Resort hotel with 4-Day Disneyland Resort Park Hopper Bonus Tickets for each person. Subject to availability as the number of rooms allocated for this offer is limited. Subject to restrictions and change without notice. Walt Disney Travel Company CST: 1022229-50.

*** Each Disney’s FASTPASS ticket will allow a guest one (1) entrance to the FASTPASS return line of any Disney’s FASTPASS attraction at the Disneyland Resort Theme Parks (except “World of Color“). Tickets expire seven (7) days from check-in or 3/7/2012, whichever occurs first. Disney’s FASTPASS attractions and return lines may not operate daily and Disney’s FASTPASS tickets are subject to attraction changes, closures and capacity. No cash value; no substitutions. Tickets may not be sold, copied or transferred for commercial purposes and will not be replaced if lost or stolen. Subject to restrictions and change without notice.

 

An ‘Inside’ Look at Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure Park

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On the heels of our last episode entitled, “Pump House!” where we discussed Buena Vista Street.  The Disney Parks Blog today posted an article about some of the Interiors of Buena Vista Street.  Enjoy…

Here on the Disney Parks Blog, we’ve talked about rooftops, storefronts and bridges on Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure park, but now it’s time to take a peek inside a few of the doors. I recently chatted with Lynne Itamura, Senior Principal Interior Designer at Walt Disney Imagineering, to find out how colors, materials and design are bringing the whole experience to life – inside and out.
Lynne told me that her team worked very closely with WDI creative directors to make sure that the environment which envelops guests on the exterior of Buena Vista Street translates to the interior spaces as well. They also focused on making the design elements fit the time period of the area – the 1920s through ‘30s. Even the patterns and glazing used for the tile will be typical of the time.

She also explained how different design elements can help create separate spaces – for example, the different spaces within Elias & Co., which will be the main merchandise location for the area. Separated into four areas, it will be built to resemble a classic department store. The main space, inspired by some of the older department stores along L.A.’s Wilshire Blvd., will make a grand statement with lots of stone – especially lighter-toned, pinkish-hued marble as seen in the rendering above. By contrast, the kids’ “department,” which will be the toy location, will be colored with a brighter, more playful palette.
“Color is a very important design element,” Lynne said. “It creates mood and volume.”

The accessories space, pictured in the rendering above, will feature more earth tones, while the jewelry location – at the end of the street – will shine and sparkle as if you’re inside a jewelry box. When choosing colors, Lynne’s team looked at historical color palettes from the time period.
“Because of the range of that time period, we had a lot to choose from,” she said.

For Trolley Treats and Clarabelle’s Hand-Scooped Ice Cream, the team looked for colors and materials that would showcase the candy and ice cream treats that would be available in those locations. Tiles on the wall of Trolley Treats will look like NECCO Wafers and the colors on the walls of the ice cream shop will be reminiscent of neapolitan ice cream.
“We had a great time talking about what would make this place say ‘ice cream,’” Lynne told me, adding that guests will find the decor very “lickable.”
“Although we really don’t encourage that,” she said.

Wondering, Wandering Wednesday Photo Challenge

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Happy Hump-Day everybody! Well, as I hope will become a tradition here at the DisGeek Podcast Web Site, every Wednesday I will post a photo and issue a challenge for our readers to answer a question about it.

This Wednesday’s Challenge is this:

This waterfall is an integral part of what attraction in the Disneyland Resort? 

If you know, or think you know the answer, drop me a line.

You can do this by:

Leaving a comment here (certanly the simplest way)

Send me a direct message on Twitter (@disgeekpaul)

or drop me an e-mail: paul@disgeek.com.

I’ll keep your answers hidden so that more people can guess, therefore YOU will be able to see your answer, but no one else will. I need to keep it going as long as I can and give everyone a fair shot at it.

Tomorrow morning I’ll post the names of players who guessed correctly and reveal a new photo with the correct answer.

Have a great wonderful, wandering Wednesday!

Episode 24 – “Pump House!”

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Daniel and Paul takes a look at what on the Drawing Board and talk Buena Vista Street.  Plus a visit to the Main Street Newsstand and we have our Tip of the Week.  Finally Paul rants about “Cinderella”.

News

Turkey Day Reservations Open at Disneyland Resort
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/10/turkey-day-reservations-open-at-disneyland-resort/

DISNEYLAND

CHOC Walk draws 14,000 to Disneyland
http://www.ocregister.com/news/choc-322266-disney-disneyland.html

Refurbs

  • Main Street Photos Refurb is complete
  • Walls are up at Plaza Pavilion to transform it into Jolly Holiday Bakery
  • Walls are down at the Adventure Land Restrooms right across form Tiki Room. Rock are now a dark green color.
  • Pirates Referb continues. Tarps are up in front of what used to be the Disney Gallery. Pirates is set to reopen Nov 23rd.
  • It’s a Small World closed OCT 24 for set ip of the holiday version. Reopens NOV 10

Special Passholder Event at Disneyland (Event Happened)
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/10/rsvp-now-for-special-annual-passholder-event-at-disneyland-park/

Al Lutzs mentions this…About how Disney is trying to get passholders who don’t visit very often to come to events where Disney can test spending habits
http://miceage.micechat.com/allutz/al092711a.htm

Disney Collection mimics Halloween’s Haunted Mansion
http://www.ocregister.com/news/mansion-319327-sandahl-collection.html

DCA

Carthy Circle Signage appears on “Pump House”.

Parade Lighting fixtures and speakers are popping up near the Carthy Circle Theatre area.

Flying Carpet Flips During Aladdin Show at DCA
http://www.ocregister.com/news/aladdin-318986-disney-performers.html

California Screaming has reopened with a new loop installed. It’s actually shaped a little different. Supposedly the old loop caused lots of stress on the ride and needed tons of upkeep. The new loop fixes this issue.

Blue Sky Cellar Reopened. They focus now on Buena Vista Street. This re-opening is what prompted me to do our on the drawing board feature. This exhibit shows off all of the concept art of the buildings, has these cool posters for the Red Car Trolley, Sorin’ over California, and Tower of Terror. So check it out next time you are in DCA.

RANDOM
Ryan Gosling on Conan
http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/09/20/ryan-gosling-talks-killer-cats-in-disneyland/

Flashmob marriage proposal at Downtown Disney
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su1YLAjty-U

Steve Jobs passes away

Feature – On The Drawing Board – Buena Vista Street

Tip of the Week – Wi-Fi at DLR Hotels

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Wednesday Photo Challenge Answer: Tomorrowland Terrace/Jedi Training Academy

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Every Wednesday we test your DLR knowledge with a photograph taken somewhere in the Disneyland Resort.  A good number of people guessed, but only a handful nailed it.

That gorgeous planter is one of several landmarks belonging to Tomorrowland Terrace  in Tomorrowland and have been there since 2006 when the Terrace was redesigned for the third time since 1967.

It currently hosts the “Jedi Training Academy”, where kids between the ages of 4 and 12 are randomly chosen to participate in the show to become Jedi padawan and face off against Darth Maul and Darth Vader.

That’s something I would have LOVED to do when I was a kid! How awesome is it to be a kid in Disneyland these days?

Anyway, those of you who answered Tomorowland Terrace or Jedi Training Academy were correct!

To those of you who answered “Tomorrowland”, close, but no cookie. Remember that the question was “where, precisely, can one find the planter.” 😉

Here is the list of this week’s winners:

Daniel Aird

Rei

Kerry D.

Teresa Hale

“LilLeopard” (Twitter)

“Littletwinstar” (Twitter)

Elizabeth Tsuzaki

Sarah Weinberg

And to those who gave it a shot, thank you so much for participating! It’s great to know our Podcast listeners and Blog Readers are involved, lol, you’re usually so quiet! 😉

We’ll have a new one for you next week, so when you’re in the Disneyland Resort (Disneyland, Disney California Adventure, Downtown Disney and all of the Disney hotels), keep your eyes peeled and take in everything.  This time you guys got off easy. Next time may not be such a cakewalk.