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DLWeekly Podcast - Disneyland News and Information

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  • Weekly Disneyland News, Information and Discussion.
    2017-2019 DLWeekly
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  • DLW 363: Teresa is Going on the Disney Treasure!

    DLW 363: Teresa is Going on the Disney Treasure!
    Nov 13 2024
    This week, Candy Cane dates have been released, holiday entertainment has been announced, along with Candlelight Processional dates, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure brings some changes, New Orleans Square construction updates, we talk to Teresa about her upcoming trip on the Disney Treasure, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. Check out all of our current partners and exclusive discounts at https://www.dlweekly.net/promos. News: It is that time of year once again! Candy Canes are going to be available on select days starting November 29th through December 25th. Locations for the candy canes are Candy Palace & Candy Kitchen in Disneyland and Trolley Treats in Disney California Adventure. MiceChat has a list of all the dates and some pro tips on scoring one of these annual treats at the link in our show notes. – https://www.micechat.com/244458-the-essential-disneyland-candy-cane-guide/ Holiday entertainment has been announced for the upcoming Holiday season kicking off this Friday. Disney Festival of the Holidays at Disney California Adventure is returning with some new additions. Mirabel’s Gifts of the Season near Paradise Gardens Park, A Musical Christmas with Mariachi Alegria de Disneyland & Miguel will be on Buena Vista Street. Both will perform Monday through Friday. Over at Disneyland, Holiday Fun with Santa and Friends! will be daily at the Fantasyland Theatre. – https://disneyparksblog.com/dlr/guide-to-2024-holiday-entertainment-at-disneyland-resort/ Returning to the holiday celebration are the Holiday Toy Drummers appearing daily, Disney Viva Navidad Street Party on Saturdays and Sundays, Disney Holiday Dance Party at Tomorrowland Terrace nightly, A Christmas Fantasy Parade daily, Believe.. In Holiday Magic, Wintertime Enchantment at Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle, and World of Color – Season of Light nightly. Holiday Lightning moments like Buena Vista Street’s Tree Lighting, and “it’s a small world” Holiday lighting will happen nightly. – https://disneyparksblog.com/dlr/guide-to-2024-holiday-entertainment-at-disneyland-resort/ Dates have been released for the Candlelight Processional at Disneyland. This year, the 600-member choir with a celebrity telling of the story of Christmas will take place on December 7th and 8th, at 5:30pm and 7:45pm both nights. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/11/10/confirmed-dates-revealed-for-the-candlelight-processional-in-disneyland/ The holidays would not be complete without a themed popcorn bucket or two. This year, a Mickey and Minnie Gingerbread House Bucket, Mickey Elf Bucket, and Santa Sully Bucket are coming. Each one is limited to two per person, per purchase. Visit the link in the show notes for locations and dates. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/11/04/warning-these-new-disney-popcorn-buckets-are-going-to-be-popular/ TBA virtual queue and LL MM on opening – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/11/07/update-disneyland-makes-change-to-tianas-bayou-adventure-virtual-queue-and-youre-gonna-love-it/ With the opening of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, new menu items are coming to Tiana’s Palace. Starting November 15th, the Catfish Po’boy, Jambalaya, and Classic Beignets are coming to the menu! Note that the Beignets are only going to be there for THREE days, November 15th through the 17th! There is also a house-filled beignet which is strawberry cream topped with a strawberry glaze. A Raymond Firefly Straw Clip is also for sale. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/11/11/breaking-beignet-news-disney-just-announced-3-new-menu-items/ A new pre-show is coming to World of Color – Season of Light to promote the new Moana 2 movie. The promo will be in the form of a short called “Boat Snack” and will play before the start of the holiday version of World of Color. – https://www.micechat.com/402608-disneyland-update-bayou-debut-holidays-happen-queuing-questions/ The construction at the Haunted Mansion extended queue, shop, and New Orleans Square station is getting closer to completion. The area near New Orleans Square station looks to be ready for guests very soon. The shop at the attraction exit has also made a lot of progress and could be opening in the near future. The extended queue seems to be the one part of this that is still aways away from being complete and ready for guests. MiceChat expects that the walls in New Orleans Square to come down sometime this week. – https://www.micechat.com/402608-disneyland-update-bayou-debut-holidays-happen-queuing-questions/ Another location is joining in on the Fantasmic! dining packages. Cafe Orleans will have lunch and dinner packages starting January 10th. The package includes a 3-course dining experience. A choice of gumbo or sweet potato and lentil hummus, a steak frites entree with ribeye and petite watercress salad services with a bearnaise sauce or other current entree, and a chocolate decadence tart dessert, ...
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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • DLW 362: Tiana’s Bayou Adventure

    DLW 362: Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
    Nov 6 2024
    This week, Halloween has ended, and the holidays are moving in, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure tips, new dining package details, a veteran gets a surprise from Disney Cruise Line, the Holiday Foodie Guides are out, we talk to Bethany about Tiana’s Bayou Adventure previews, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. Check out all of our current partners and exclusive discounts at https://www.dlweekly.net/promos. News: Halloween just passed us by and this week, preparations are well underway to get the resort ready for the Holiday season that starts on November 15th. New Orleans Square and Toon Town have been decked in holiday decorations for a bit now, with Frontierland, Fantasyland, and Main Street starting to get decorations now. The tree in Town Square should arrive in the next week to be ready for the kickoff. - https://www.micechat.com/401999-disneyland-update-holiday-hustle-price-pains-construction-gains/ With the Holiday season starting soon at the Disneyland Resort, the gingerbread display is back in the Grand Californian. This year, the display will be the Grand Californian Hotel itself with Chip and Dale in their holiday pajamas. - https://disneyparksblog.com/disney-experiences/disney-eats-foodie-guide-to-8-cant-miss-gingerbread-displays-2024/ We have the times for the holiday activities at Disneyland. The Christmas Fantasy Parade will run daily at 2:30pm and 5:30pm, the “it’s a small world” lighting ceremony will be at 4:30pm daily, Believe..In Holiday Magic will be at 9:30pm daily, the Buena Vista Street tree lighting will be at 4:50pm daily, and World of Color - Season of Light will be nightly at 9pm and 10:15pm. - https://www.micechat.com/401999-disneyland-update-holiday-hustle-price-pains-construction-gains/ Of course with the start of the Holiday season, there is a load of new merchandise! - https://www.micechat.com/390049-disney-holiday-merchandise-preview-2024/ The Disney Parks Blog has some tips on how guests can prepare for experiencing Tiana’s Bayou Adventure when it opens to the general public on November 15th. There will not be a standby queue, only virtual queues at 7am and noon, Lightning Lane Multi Pass or Lightning Lane Premiere Pass. Guests can join the virtual queue and use a Lightning Lane to get access to the attraction more than once in a single day. Tiana merchandise will be on hand at Louis’ Critter Club and Ray’s Berets. - https://disneyparksblog.com/dlr/planning-tips-for-tianas-bayou-adventure-at-disneyland/ Details have been released about the Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo Nighttime Gathering. The dining package for the Fire of the Rising Moons fireworks in Galaxy’s Edge will include a spot in the standing room only viewing area, a meal including fried cheeseburger croquette bites, apricot goat cheese, dragon fruit yogurt, cream puffs, unlimited fountain beverages, and specialty non-alcoholic beverages in a souvenir novelty cup. The package is $89 per guest, and are non-refundable. - https://www.micechat.com/401999-disneyland-update-holiday-hustle-price-pains-construction-gains/ Mickey and Minnie went trick or treating last week to deliver Halloween treats to kids in the hospital. Disney worked with the Starlight Children’s Foundation, which gives themed hospital gear, care packages, and more to hospitals around the country. Disney VoluntEARS and Ambassadors created care packages including Disney toys, plush, books, and costumes. - https://www.micechat.com/401999-disneyland-update-holiday-hustle-price-pains-construction-gains/ A new category of merchandise has come to the parks on both coasts! To celebrate National Veterans and Military Families Month, a new collection including a t-short, spirit jersey, water bottle and baseball cap have arrived. The designs feature “Mickeyflage” which is Mickey camouflage. - https://disneyparksblog.com/disney-experiences/disney-recognizes-veterans-and-military-families-month-with-a-new-collection-of-military-inspired-merchandise/ A Veteran received quite the surprise at Disneyland recently. As part of the veterans celebration, Goodwill of Orange County’s Tierney Center for Veterans Services, gifted a Disneyland trip to David Negreros to recognize the dedication and selflessness while serving in the Marine Corps. While at Disneyland, his family was chosen by Disney Cruise Line to sail on the Disney Treasure, the newest Disney Cruise Line ship. - https://disneyparksblog.com/dcl/disney-cruise-line-surprises-a-deserving-veteran-at-disneyland-park/ MousePlanet has done some sleuthing and have seen some clues on Disneyland’s website what Disneyland After Dark events might be coming in 2025. Pride Nite, Star Wars Nite, and Sweethearts Nite are all listed as events guests can “look forward to.” Disney Channel Nite is listed as “concluded,” alluding to the event not coming back. - https://mouseplanet.com/disneyland-resort-update-for-november-4-2024/48943/ The ...
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    2 hrs and 2 mins
  • DLW 361: Disney Fan Experiences with Scott

    DLW 361: Disney Fan Experiences with Scott
    Oct 30 2024
    This week, Magic Keys are going back on sale, the change to Bayou Country is official, a new shop is open in the new area, a popular parade is returning to DCA, a new treat comes to Downtown Disney, some holiday dining experiences are coming, we finish our talk with DisneylandNurse Scott, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. Check out all of our current partners and exclusive discounts at https://www.dlweekly.net/promos. News: Weeklyteers who want to get a Magic Key are in luck! On Wednesday, November 6th at no earlier than 8:45am Disneyland time, the queue will open to new sales online. For all of the details, including pricing and perks associated with each level of key, visit the link in our show notes. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/10/23/date-announced-disney-confirms-magic-key-passes-will-go-on-sale-soon/ It is official! Critter Country is now Bayou Country. The amazing, detailed sign was installed and unveiled last week. The sign is carved out of wood, like a few of the other new signs in the area. – https://blogmickey.com/2024/10/disneyland-shows-off-new-bayou-country-signage/ Not much is left unopened in Bayou Country after Ray’s Berets opened this week. The rethemed shop is full of little touches to Ray’s friends and family. There are a set of jars on the wall that are the homes to the fireflies. There are animated windows in the shop as well. As for merchandise, the shop sells much of the same headwear that the previous version of this store sold. – https://www.micechat.com/401100-disneyland-update-bayou-debut-bbq-feast-pumpkin-spice-meets-holiday-ice/ A popular parade looks to be returning to Disney California Adventure in the future. Auditions for The Together Forever parade was posted online with character and performer auditions being posted. – https://jobs.disneycareers.com/auditions A new snack truck has rolled into Downtown Disney. Cathy’s Cookies has arrived serving up fresh baked chocolate chip cookies. They come in a sleeve, bucket, cookie dough, and sundae varieties. You can also get a carton of milk if you like you cookies with milk. Be sure to check their schedule on Instagram to catch them. – https://www.micechat.com/401100-disneyland-update-bayou-debut-bbq-feast-pumpkin-spice-meets-holiday-ice/ With the holidays just around the corner, there are some newly announced dining experiences at the resort. Holiday Tea with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Hearthstone Lounge is on select days December 3rd through 24th, Mickey’s Holiday Pajama Party Breakfast and Brunch at Storytellers Cafe is November 19th through January 1st, and Goofy’s Kitchen Celebrates the Holidays is November 19th through January 2nd. – https://disneyparksblog.com/dlr/disney-eats-3-holiday-dining-experiences-coming-to-disneyland-resort-hotels/ Guests staying at one of the Harbor Boulevard hotels on Halloween can take part of trick or treating. There are 14 participating hotels, with the event starting at 3pm and ending at 8pm. Participants need to show their room key. The hotels are located between the Howard Johnson all the way to the Castle Inn and Suites. – https://www.micechat.com/401100-disneyland-update-bayou-debut-bbq-feast-pumpkin-spice-meets-holiday-ice/ Disney Visa Cardholders have some new discounts. Cardholders get 30% off select premium rooms for stays Sunday through Thursdays from January 7th to March 20th at Disneyland Resort hotels. Cardholders who are Marvel fans can get 30% off a Marvel Unlimited subscription with the code DRVCMEMBER. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/10/25/2-new-disney-visa-cardmember-deals-announced/ Teresa’s topiary follow up – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIPAThYIdRM SnackChat: Galactic Grill – https://disneyland.disney.go.com/dining/disneyland/galactic-grill/menus TriviaLand: 2019 Oogie Boogie Bash Walkthrough – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RibsQ-sTyjw Discussion topic: Scott Kagele (Disneyland Nurse) – https://www.instagram.com/nursesdayatthepark/ https://www.instagram.com/disneylandnurse/
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    1 hr and 38 mins

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