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Disneyland said today that a second of its four categories of new Magic Key annual passes has sold out, leaving only the two most heavily restricted types of passes available. One of those remaining types is for Southern California residents only. That means out-of-state guests have only one option: the Enchant Key…

Mickey Mouse’s Toontown at Disneyland will close in March 2022 to undergo a reimagining of the space which will cater to families with young children, theme park officials announced today. When Toontown reopens in early 2023, Disneyland officials said, Imagineers have envisioned all-new experiences so families and…

An Orange County Superior Court judge has rejected a lawsuit meant to compel Disney to comply with a living-wage ordinance approved by Anaheim voters. Orange County Superior Court Judge William Claster on Monday issued a ruling granting a dismissal by Disney in a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of employees…

Going to the Happiest Place on Earth will cost a little more this holiday season. Disneyland today introduced price hikes on some one-day tickets and also added a new top tier for the most-coveted weekends and holidays, noting “pent-up demand after 14-month closure” in an official statement. The new one day/one park…

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that David Gordon Green is set to direct a movie at Disney Studios for Disney+ about Walt Disney’s journey to building Disneyland, the “Happiest Place on Earth.” The news comes days before Gordon’s Halloween Kills opens, the sequel to the highest-grossing Halloween movie of all time It…

Disneyland released its 2021 holiday schedule last week as the dog days of summer roll into into magic of the holiday season. Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park will kick off their holiday season on November 12 and extend into the new year through January 9. This will mark the first return of the holiday…

Walt Disney World on Monday unveiled a new set of annual passes for Florida residents with similar price points to Disneyland’s pass program unveiled last month, as the parent company continues to retool its parks division. The business was one of entertainment's hardest hit by Covid but has proven resilient since…

Editors Note: Portions of this story were erroneously cited by a Deadline editor after they were featured on the Disney Parks Twitter feed when in fact they came from an exclusive report by contributing writer Mike Scott at the New Orleans Times-Picayune and its website NOLA.com. His story is here. We have edited our…

First revealed during the Parks and Resorts panel at D23 Expo 2019, Disney Genie is a complimentary new digital service designed to help Disney Parks guests planning, flexibility tools, a guide, expert tips and more. Disney Genie is being built into the My Disney Experience and Disneyland apps. It is expected to be…

Disney’s parks and resorts division swung to the black last quarter in a slow turnaround for one of the nation’s sectors hardest hit by the global pandemic. On a conference call with analysts post-earnings Thursday, CEO Bob Chapek said the fast spreading Delta variant is — so far — really only impacting big groups and…

Disneyland rolled out a new program called “Magic Key” on Tuesday. It is meant to replace the much-loved annual pass program and to signal, according to a Disneyland announcement, that “You belong to the community of core Disneyland fans who all share a passion and love for the parks.” Magic Key passes go on sale…

Disneyland and Walt Disney World will reintroduce a health mandate requiring cast members and guests to mask up indoors on Friday, July 30. The mandate will apply to everyone in the parks two years of age and older, regardless of vaccination status. Face coverings will specifically be required upon entering and…