June 24th, 2008

Not much has been heard about the new monorails at Disneyland lately. I think the Big D is disturbed by how long it is taking them to get the new trains up, the first of the 3 was supposed to launch as early as Memorial Day weekend this year. As of right now, the red train is still going around the track during the daytime getting adjustments and being tested. They have also finally put the blue train on the tracks, though it seems to be doing nightly test runs and adjustments. Currently at the resort you will see the red during the day with no passengers, the old purple one with passengers, and you may get lucky and spot the blue one at night. There has been no announced date for the delivery of the last remaining new monorail for the resort which will be orange in color. More as we get it…

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June 24th, 2008

More plans for the complete makeover of Disney’s California Adventure have been showing up recently. LA Times is reporting that the Orange Stinger is in for a “re-theme”. Apparently the giant orange will be replaced with a Victorian style building similar to that of the new Toy Story ride at the other end of the pier. It is believed that the new ride will be called “The Silly Symphonies Swings” and be themed based on the old Disney Cartoons called Silly Symphonies. It’s looking like there will be smoke effects, an orchestrated score to go along with it, and a Mickey Mouse as conductor probably looking like he first did when he went from black and white to color.

Fans will probably have mixed feelings on this one. The few things that people think about when they think California Adventure are the big letters out front of the entry gate, the Mickey Mouse loop in California Screaming, the big ferris wheel, and the orange. This could either be a mistake taking away a symbol of the park or a great thing making the park feel new and updated.
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June 12th, 2008

We recently had the chance to ride the new Toy Story Midway Mania ride at Disney’s California Adventure. Click HERE for our complete Picture Update on the ride! We did not take any pictures of inside the ride itself as to not spoil anything, but there is plenty here to satisfy you until you get a chance to ride the ride yourself. This ride is an awesome addition to the park. It’s one of the best rides I have been on in a while! OK enough of the words, on to the pictures!

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June 10th, 2008

In the Disneyland Resort Backstage Pass magazine mailed to annual passholders Disney has confirmed that you will be able to catch the 3 foot tall remote controlled Wall-E roaming California Adventure soon! “Be sure to keep your Visual Input Devices (also known as ‘eyes’) peeled as you play in the park this summer… You might just catch a glimpse of the newest Pixar pal mingling with our human guests. Of course, Wall-E’s in-park appearances are subject to change without notice.” The LA Times is reporting that you shouldn’t expect to see the robot until well after Wall-E hits theaters on June 27th.
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June 6th, 2008

We were able to snap a few shots of some interested construction walls at the Disneyland Resort last weekend. These photos are of the back side of the castle in the corner where the entrance of the old Sleeping Beauty Walkthrough was. The rumor is that this attraction will finally re-open around the same time that the new Sleeping Beauty 2 Disk DVD gets released on October 7th, 2008. Here are the pictures we took of the walls:

On a side note, Miceage has a new picture update with similar pictures of the walls and MANY more pics from around the parks, definitely check this one out if you love the picture updates!

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