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New handmade chocolate hearts at Disneyland. Image from the Edible Museum.

Handmade chocolate hearts arriving at Disneyland

Forget those wimpy prostate-shaped traditional Valentines hearts! ANAHEIM, CA -- Arriving just in time for Valentine's Day, the master chefs at the Disneyland Resort and Spa have found the perfect gift for your loved one [Ed.: or loved ones. We don't judge]: handmade chocolate hearts! These lovingly crafted chocolate hearts are the perfect follow-up to Disneyland's popular handmade candy canes. Just as the candy canes are only available during the Christmas season -- that runs from just after Easter to February 13th of the ...
February 14, 2019 by Walt in California
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Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Fastpass auction paddles. Photo by BurnAway [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr.

Disney to auction Star Wars Fastpass times

Shorter waits for the more popular Galaxy's Edge will go to the highest bidder. ANAHEIM, CA -- As the Disneyland Resort and Spa prepares for the opening of its new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and Spa area this summer, to be followed in the Fall by its counterpart at Disney's Hollywood Studios and Spa, fans of the movie franchise are eagerly anticipating all the spacey goodness that awaits. But now word has leaked that the initial release of Fastpasses will not go ...
February 13, 2019 by Marty in California, Florida
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True Tales: from the files of Stupid Guest Tricks.

True Tales of Stupid Guests: Episode 6

"True Tales: from the files of Stupid Guest Tricks" is an ongoing series, where we share believable stories of park guests' unbelievable stupidity. FROM STUPID GUEST TRICKS -- StupidGuestTricks.com is a website founded to provide Disney Cast Members and other theme park employees a place to vent about some of the idiots they've dealt with. Most Cast Members will tell you that 99% of the guests they deal with are wonderful, but there's always that 1% that lead to aggravation -- and ...
February 9, 2019 by Marty in California
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The "Newyddion Ffug" navigates the Rivers of America. Photo by Michael Gray via Flickr & David Hawgood via geograph.org.uk [CC BY-SA 2.0].

Lost Welsh narrowboat arrives at Disneyland

It's not a new attraction; the driver just took a wrong turn. Or two. ANAHEIM, CA -- Guests at Disneyland Park were treated to a rare sight yesterday: a narrowboat from Wales on the Rivers of America. Park officials were at a loss to explain the boat's presence, but fortunately one of Uncle Walt's Intrepid reporters was on hand, having camped out overnight on Tom Sawyer Island to get another day out of his one-day pass. Lengthy interview Gruffydd Morris, 63, owns and operates the vessel. ...
January 28, 2019 by Marty in California
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New Carbonite Freezing Experience coming to Galaxy's Edge. Photo by swimfinfan [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Flickr.

Galaxy’s Edge to offer “Carbonite Freezing Experience”

"It isn't a pleasant experience." -Bob Chapek ANAHEIM, CA -- Disney Parks and Resorts and Spas announced today that the new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge areas will feature a "Carbonite Freezing Experience." This will be an added-cost attraction that will allow the purchaser, or the guest of his choosing, to be frozen in carbonite, like Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back. "We anticipate a lot of your nerdier Star Wars fans will want to try it out once, just to see what it's like," ...
January 21, 2019 by Marty in California, Florida
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