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Realityland's David Koenig

Random Disneyland and Walt Disney World tidbits too time-sensitive or inconsequential to cram into a formal article.

  1. New Orleans Square Plunging into Darkness?

    The expansion of Club 33 won’t just cost regular park visitors access to the Court of Angels. The changes are also expected to impact New Orleans Square’s evocative Orleans Street.

    Orleans is the street that cuts between Cafe Orleans (which the main Club 33 dining room sits on top of) and the French Market (on top of which the Club’s new lounge will be built). To provide access between the dining room and lounge, a new second story “bridge” is expected to be built crossing Orleans ...
  2. Big Stink in New Orleans Square

    Last Wednesday April 3, night-time Custodial cast members caught wind of an unexpected intruder at Disneyland.

    Near closing time, Custodial got a call for the New Orleans Square men’s restroom. Apparently, a skunk had wandered in. Guests and cast members alike steered clear of the facility, and it had to be closed off until Horticulture and Animal Control could arrive.

    "The critter caused quite a stir," reported one on-duty cast member. "The last thing ...
  3. Here Come the Pirates

    Disneyland is one week away from unveiling the new Pirates League dress-up shop in New Orleans Square.

    Guests’ adventures begin in the now-shuttered L’Ornament Magique shop—where customers will select and pay for their choice of treatment—and then head into the Court of Angels, where they’ll be dressed up and makeup-upped.

    The “interactive pirate experience,” copied from Florida’s Magic Kingdom, will hold court in Anaheim from September 1 to October 31. If demand warrants, ...