Latest in Disneyland

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…

The Walt Disney Co. plans to move most Southern California-based jobs not fully dedicated to Disneyland in its Parks, Experiences and Products Division to a new regional facility in central Florida, it announced on Thursday. “I want to share news about an exciting project that has been in various stages of planning…

Disney has soft opened the latest of its classic attractions to receive a makeover. The Jungle Cruise was announced to be reopening on July 16 at Disneyland, but guests at the park began posting their thoughts about — and images of — the reimagined ride on Friday as its tramp steamers once again began accepting…

Most people — especially parents — who took their kids to Disneyland in the weeks leading up to the park’s March 14, 2020 shutdown were in for a shock. In early February 2020, the park raised ticket prices. For the lowest-demand days — Tuesdays, for example — a one-day ticket to Disneyland or California Adventure…

On Saturday, both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure reintroduced single rider lines for some of their most popular rides, according to a report from The Orange County Register. The single rider option is said to be available for select attractions at Disneyland, including Space Mountain, Indiana Jones…