The fastest ride in the Wilderness is over at Thunder Mountain, so guests on the classic Disneyland attraction the Jungle Cruise aren't usually in store for more jostling than the scare provided by some animatronic alligators. A lawsuit filed earlier this month, however, implicates a reckless cruise boat driver for a crash that allegedly left a couple seriously injured. more ›

Yesterday's news of the revised "Disney Look," which will allow Disneyland employees the freedom to grow (very short) beards and goatees, has many workers anxious to unhand their razors. One advocacy group is especially pleased by the change to the nearly 60-year-old rule - the American Mustache Institute (AMI). more ›

Disney, a world infamous for the "Disney Look," has again decided to ease up a little on its strict regulations of employee appearances and allow workers to grow a wee bit of chin hair. more ›

Disneyland's annual holiday fireworks show was put on hold this week after a worker putting on the show was injured. Disneyland has canceled its "Believe in Holiday Magic" fireworks show seven of the last eight nights — the lone night they brought it back was Christmas — but the resort is hoping that tonight is the night that it will return for good. more ›

After leaving "The Happiest Place on Earth" on Thursday morning, a female bicyclist was struck and killed by a vehicle. The woman, a Disneyland employee whose name has not been released, was riding home from work. more ›

A man and a woman were killed after being hit by a van just outside of Disneyland early this morning. Before police had a chance to show up, they believe that several passengers in the van fled, according to the Los Angeles Times. more ›

A group of skilled dancers cavorted to the tune of "Marry You" by Bruno Mars, "surprising" the couple and their close friends during their jaunt. After watching the spectacle for a minute or so, Love joins the dancers, shocking his soon-to-be-fiancée. more ›

Aladdin and Jasmine experienced a whole new horror on Sunday afternoon during "Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular" at California Adventure. While soaring over the audience, the not-so-magic carpet malfunctioned and left both performers hanging above the crowd by their harnesses. more ›

Disney announced this week that they're teaming up with James Cameron to recreate the world of Pandora at their amusement park in Orlando Florida. more ›

Disney California Adventure debuted the first peek of its extreme makeover on Friday with a bank of shiny new, Pan Pacific Auditorium-inspired turnstiles to welcome roller skaters park goers from this weekend forward, according to the Disney Parks Blog. more ›

A 51-year-old Pleasant Hill resident is currently sitting in the Unhappiest Place on Earth after being arrested by Walnut Creek Police for selling fake Disneyland tickets to at least seven different families in Northern California, according to SF Gate. more ›

Your living room is now the happiest place on earth, provided that you have an X-Box 360 with Kinect. Announced and demoed at the E3 conference at the LA Convention Center, Kinect Disneyland Adventure, utilizes the hands-free Kinect controller to give players the chance to walk, and fly, around digital Disneyland, "replicated to a fine level of detail," says Disney's Adam Sussman, according to USA Today. more ›

Has the absence of Mad Men and its regular mid-century goodness (though technically, it was 1964 in season four) been getting you down? Lucky for you, today's video lunch menu is going vintage. YouTube user Gerlock11’s treasure trove of vintage video footage gives a glimpse into the past with 1950s home movies of trips to Griffith Park & Observatory, Malibu (with sea lions!), Santa Monica's Ocean Park Pier, Knott's Berry Farm and Disneyland, among other popular L.A. tourist spots. more ›

Since the '90s a Walt Disney theme park and resort project has been in planning stasis pending approval from the Chinese government. Over the weekend, invitations to attend a "special event in Shanghai" were issued, reports the Wall Street Journal, to a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday "that Disney CEO Bob Iger is expected to attend," notes Deadline. more ›

A Chula Vista couple are suing Walt Disney Parks and Resorts after their son allegedly suffered severe burns from "scalding hot nacho cheese served to them during a family vacation," reports KTLA. Parents Michael and Maria Harris filed suit in California on Wednesday alleging that their 4-year-old son sustained severe burns resulting in "permanent scarring, pain and suffering" when nacho cheese splashed on his face during a Disney World dinner in March, reports USA Today more ›

Anaheim residents are up in arms over Disney's so-called "urban-art" line of clothing, which features characters like Mickey and Goofy with spray cans, slouching away from freshly tagged walls. more ›

The news hits like a queasy-making twirl around the teacups -- the cost of Disneyland's annual 2-day ticket deal for Southern California residents has gone up. The promotion -- which began yesterday and provides passes good for visits to Disneyland one day and California Adventure another day -- went from $72 to the current price of $99. more ›

The the blizzard of people that got stuck on Space Mountain, waited in 80-minute-long ride lines and brought Disneyland operations to its knees over Monday and Tuesday may have set attendance records at both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, according to LA Now. more ›

Disneyland was forced to temporarily shut its gates due to larger than normal crowds at both parks, perhaps in part because of the stranding of West Coast visitors during the East's brush with blizzardom. more ›

If the official president-pardoned turkey, and their "understudy" want to celebrate their holiday reprieve at Disneyland, they're going to have to buy a ticket. Disney has announced that after a five-year tradition, this Thanksgiving the theme park will not host the forgiven fowl, says the OC Register. more ›

Imane Boudlal, the Disney Grand Californian Hotel restaurant hostess who is making headlines for appearing on the job wearing her hijab, has been taken off the restaurant's schedule "while the matter is ongoing," reports the OC Register. more ›

If you say it, mean it. Well, that wasn't exactly the intention of an allegedly inebriated 19-year-old at Disney's California Adventure last night. The man and his friends were on the top platform waiting in line at the Tower of Terror when he reportedly joked, "wouldn't it be funny if I fell?" as he climbed over the railing. He then, of course, fell, plunging 20 to 25 feet to the ground. That would be darwin award worthy, but not to fret, he didn't even break a bone, just suffered some abrasions, explains ABC7. Related to Disney: Downtown Disney Employee Claims Discrimination. more ›

Going to Disneyland got a little bit more expensive today, as the theme park raised its ticket and parking prices. more ›

One of the benefits of living in the big city is that there is always something going on. One of the drawbacks is that there is so much going on, it's hard to decide where to go. Here is a roundup of 4th of July events, from the big to small, and from the swanky to the homey. But one thing is sure. There will be fireworks. more ›

An unattended bag left in the Tomorrowland area prompted security and police to clear the immediate area this afternoon. Reported around 4 p.m., the bag was found outside the Tomorrowland Theatre where Michael Jackson's Captain E.O. is shown. A sheriff's spokesman told the OC Register that “the circumstances were suspicious enough” to call out the bomb squad. Around 5:30, park-goers were allowed back in the area after the bag was determined to be a "soft-sided ice chest with wheels, containing parishable food items." more ›

The latest audit from City Controller Wendy Greuel examine $203 million worth of contracts for services, which are supposed to happen when outside entities can provide a "necessary service that City employees can’t provide and if it is more cost-effective to do so," according to the Controller's office. more ›

Whether you're a frequent visitor to Disneyland or you make it to the house the Mouse built just once in a blue moon, there's an iPhone app that will take you on a virtual treasure hunt and allow you to explore the park in perhaps a whole new way, explains the OC Register. more ›

It's a 17-minute musical movie adventure that brought together some of the country's most talented creative minds in the mid-80s, and 13 years after it ended its run "Captain E.O." is returning to the Tomorrowland Theatre at Disneyland in honor of its late star, Michael Jackson. more ›