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Disney Marks Retired Disneyland Chef as Dead, Cuts Medical Insurance

A 91-year-old former Disneyland chef who spent six decades serving guests says a benefits error has effectively declared him dead — cutting off his medical insurance and retirement funds while his wife receives payments intended for a widow. Chef Oscar Martinez, Disneyland Resort’s longest-tenured cast member when he retired in 2017, said in a public Facebook post this week that Disney Benefits, D

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Disneyland Reveals 2 Brand-New Holiday Popcorn Buckets Ahead of Christmas Rush

Christmas may still be a few months away, but Disney popcorn bucket collectors already have two new reasons to start thinking about the holidays. An early preview has revealed a pair of elaborate 2026 Christmas popcorn buckets featuring some of Disney's most recognizable characters. One puts Mickey Mouse aboard a festive train, while the other turns the world of Toy Story into a gingerbread house

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Disneyland Replaces Main Street Attraction, Effective August 31

Main Street Cinema has reopened its doors at Disneyland Park after a nearly three-week closure, though the classic entertainment venue has said goodbye to its 70th anniversary programming in favor of a new lineup of Mickey Mouse content. From Sherman Brothers Tribute to Classic Cartoons The theater closed as Disneyland Resort‘s 70th anniversary celebration wrapped up, having spent the milest

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After 71 Years, Disneyland Bulldozes Theme Park Entrance

Four original ticket booths near the entrance to Disneyland Park are officially gone, as Disneyland Resort completes a demolition project that began earlier this month. The Path to Demolition Disneyland Resort filed a construction permit earlier in August to remove four ticket booths located in the Esplanade between Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park. Within days, crews had erect

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Disneyland’s October Halloween Parties Are Officially Gone

Guests waiting until fall to secure Oogie Boogie Bash tickets may discover that they've waited too long. Disneyland Resort's popular Halloween event is approaching a complete sellout, with every October party now unavailable. The calendar has been shrinking throughout the summer, but the latest update removes the final October choices. Tickets for the October 22 and October 27 events are no longer

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Disneyland Reintroduces Original Redhead To Pirates of the Caribbean

Years after Disneyland Resort scrapped the original redhead from Pirates of the Caribbean, the character is back. Well, kind of. Disney's Long Lost “We Wants the Redhead” Scene For decades, one of Pirates of the Caribbean’s most famous scenes saw captured women being sold to pirates beneath a banner advertising brides. The centerpiece was a glamorous redheaded woman in a crimson dress,

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Disney Halloween Event Sees Huge Security Presence as Woman Is “Roughly” Escorted Out

Disney’s Halloween season is already producing scenes beyond anything found in the official entertainment lineup. Oogie Boogie Bash has returned to Disney California Adventure for another Halloween season, bringing rare characters (including Yzma and Dr. Facilier), immersive treat trails, special entertainment, and after-hours access to the Disneyland Resort theme park. The separately ticketed eve

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After 17-Year Absence, Disneyand Restores Iconic 31-Year-Old Space Mountain Feature

For more than five decades, Space Mountain has remained a major part of Disney Parks, even as the experience behind that famous name has continued to evolve. Disney has introduced different versions across its resorts, sometimes using temporary overlays and other times replacing entire concepts. That pattern is continuing, but two upcoming projects couldn't be more different. One will revive an el

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Disneyland Scraps 9-Year ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Change, Restores Opening-Day Classic

Disney has spent decades updating its theme parks with new characters, technology, and stories. But every once in a while, the company decides that an older part of the park deserves another chance. That's what guests are experiencing with a newly reversed decision that had been in place since 2017. For nine years, an addition connected one theme park land more closely with a blockbuster Disney fr

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Disneyland Tomorrowland Reimagining: What Fans Want Disney to Fix

Disney announced the Tomorrowland overhaul at D23. Then said basically nothing about it. Some context. Look, Disneyland is about as close to a perfect theme park as anybody has built. Adventureland holds up. New Orleans Square might be the finest themed area Disney has ever done. Critter Country, Frontierland, Fantasyland, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, all working. The park is dense and walkable in a

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