Tag: Disneyland

REVIEW: Haunted Mansion (2023)

I saw Haunted Mansion this weekend. Coming out a week after “Barbenheimer,” I didn’t expect anything from this film, and I don’t think anyone else did, either. Pirates of the Caribbean notwithstanding, Disney’s theme park adaptations don’t tend to do well finan...

Haunted Mansion Final Trailer Reaction

Today, Disney released the final trailer for Haunted Mansion, a remake of The Haunted Mansion, which arrived in theaters twenty years ago in 2003, and starred Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Tilly, and Terence Stamp. The latest of their attempts to adapt their theme park rides into successful films, Haunted ...

Galactic Starcruiser Shuts Down

Disney’s Galactic Starcruiser, their Star Wars-themed hotel, will close down in its Florida and California parks. The final voyage is set to take place in September. Galactic Starcruiser is a two-day hotel experience set in the Star Wars galaxy available to couples and children. The two-person pac...

Fire Breaks Out at Disneyland Fantasmic Show

Another thing chasing people away from their theme parks is the last thing Disney needs right now, but here we are. On Saturday night, a fire started at Disneyland during the Fantasmic show. Fantasmic is a live performance where Mickey Mouse, in his Sorcerer’s Apprentice guise from Fantasia, battl...

Original Downtown Disney Restaurant Closing

Catal Restaurant and Uva Bar is closing at Downtown Disney in Disneyland to accommodate new shops. Catal is one of the oldest eateries in Downtown Disney and seemingly a favorite, based on fan reaction online. Check out a statement here: “We’re celebrating an incredible, delightful, deli...

Bob Iger Talks Marvel and Theme Parks Future

Bob Iger is an ideologue, but he’s a smart one. He’s riding the woke train straight into the mountain, but he knows he has to have at least some business sense to keep it running as long as he can. The Machiavellian way he used Bob Chapek as the fall guy for the disastrous results …

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