Tagged: disneyland

Disney Officially Kills FastPass, Will Charge Extra to Use the New "Lightning Lane"

FastPass is dead. Long live FastPass! For a generation, Disney's iconic FastPass was a famous signifier of the company's premium product and its generosity with its customers. For no…

3 Ways Disney's New Paid FastPass System Is Problematic

Update, August 24, 2021: After this story was published, Disney expanded paid FastPass to its theme parks in the United States. For coverage, read Disney Officially Kills FastPass,…

Going to Disney Is Different Now. Someone Should Warn You About These 10 Things

The return of travel brings the return of reassuring old habits. Just as some people feel incomplete until they can root for their favorite baseball team in person again at their local…

Disneyland Finally Sets Reopening Target—But Don't Buy Plane Tickets Just Yet

After a closure that has lasted since March 14, 2020, California's Disneyland has finally set its sights on reopening. Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced to shareholders that he hopes…

Make the Great Treats from Disney's U.S. Parks: Cookbook Excerpt!

Dole Whip at Magic Kingdom, Mickey Pretzels at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Frozen Lemonade at Disney’s Animal Kingdom—Disney has so much to offer, and one of its best attractions is…

Disney Will Never Be the Same: A Litany of Layoff Devastation

This week, there was an employment cataclysm at Walt Disney World and Disneyland. In one day, the company axed nearly every worker with a speaking role in its U.S. parks. As part of…

The Disney Monorail: The Amazing True Story of the "Highway in the Sky"

Walt Disney is renowned as a cartoonist, filmmaker, showman, and entertainment icon. But he was also a farsighted futurist, a transportation buff with practical roots in the past—and a…

Disneyland Plans to Reopen in July on Its 65th Birthday

Update, June 24: Disneyland Resort has postponed the planned July 17 reopening for its two theme parks, and it has not yet set a new date. “The State of California has now indicated…

The First Disney Park to Reopen Returns May 11 with Special Rules

One of the first Disney theme parks to close, Shanghai Disneyland, ceased operations in January. It is now scheduled to reopen on May 11, and its operational changes will inform how…

How the Major Theme Parks Might Reopen

On Monday, the respected site Theme Park Insider published a story that reportedly came from an inside tip. The site claims that Walt Disney World in Orlando is considering reopening…

Looking for the Forgotten Historic Artifacts Hidden Around Disneyland

From the day Disneyland opened in July of 1955, the Southern California theme park has inspired a fervent following that has only grown over time. Attendance at Disney theme parks is…

Ride Disney Attractions Without Leaving Home With These POV Videos

Theme parks around the world are locked tight. (Sorry—the moose out front should have told you.) But you can still feel like you got past the gates thanks to YouTube, that shallow…

Your Visit to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disney Will Go Better if You Know These Things

When Disney announced the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge expansion for two of its theme parks—Disneyland in California and Disney's Hollywood Studios in Florida—the entertainment giant was…

Our Travel Podcasts: Summer, Star Wars, Safety, Scams

Each week, Frommer's brings you two fresh podcasts stuffed with travel tips, news, and inspiration. Recordings are made from our weekly call-in show on WABC-770AM in New York and our…

Ultra-Rare Images of Early Disneyland

When Walt Disney pitched his idea for an amusement park on his ABC TV show in 1954 (pictured), he could never have predicted that his Disneyland would one day be one of the most…

12 Theme Park Tips That Will Literally Save Your Life (Not Literally)

Working at a major theme park for years, you learn a few things. Like, if you happen to stumble upon an animal trainer with a chimpanzee, the chimp will consider you an attacker and…

Travels with Walt: Go Where Disney Went

From his earliest years, Walt Disney aimed to expand his boundaries: physical, creative, and intellectual. Throughout his life, he was a frequent and enthusiastic tourist, visiting…

Look at How Different Shanghai Disneyland Is from Other Disney Parks

Shanghai Disneyland may be the sixth Disney resort to be built worldwide, but it's the first of its kind. For one, this resort, which opened in the summer of 2016, is in a size…

Eight Observations About Travel That May Be of Use for Your Next Vacation

JULY 21, 2017Here are eight random thoughts about travel that may have a bearing on your next trip:A Worldwide Airbnb: Smart travelers should realize that the services of Airbnb are…

Wait Times at Disneyland Keep Going Up

Despite rising ticket prices and efforts to fine-tune ride reservation systems, wait times at Disneyland keep going up.An extensive analysis of lines at the Anaheim, California…

Christ the Redeemer Robberies, Disneyland Wait Times, and a Star-Studded Airplane Safety Video: Today's Travel Briefing

JULY 20, 2017 — Good morning, everybody! Here's the latest from the world's landmarks, theme parks, and airplane cabins.WAIT TIMES AT DISNEYLAND KEEP GOING UP (Los Angeles…

Pint-Size Princess Confronts Gaston at Disneyland

Now let's discuss the big debate of the week.We're talking, of course, about Gaston vs. Snow White.Dressed as that particular Disney princess, a 6-year-old girl named Lucy…

Fewer Free Drinks at Vegas Casinos, New Delta Air Lines Uniforms, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Good morning, everybody! Here's the latest from the world's airlines, casinos, and theme parks. * NO MORE FREE DRINKS AT VEGAS CASINOS? (Los Angeles Times) For those of you who dread…

Airbnb Discrimination, Tower of Terror Uproar, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Here's what's happening today in the world of travel.* FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL HIRED BY AIRBNB TO HELP DRAFT ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICY (New York Times). Former United States Attorney…

Disneyland's "Star Wars," Airport Customs, and Other Magical Places: Today's Travel Briefing

Here's what happening today in the world of travel.* FUROR OVER NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE'S NEW BEVERAGE POLICY (USA Today). A new beverage policy adopted by Norwegian Cruise Line has…