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Alice Reopening This Week

Posted 08-09-2010 at 08:08 AM by David Koenig (Realityland's David Koenig)
Updated 08-09-2010 at 10:33 AM by David Koenig

Disneyland’s Alice in Wonderland attraction is expected to reopen later this week, following a four-week closure to install handrails along elevated portions of the track.

The temporary safety fix includes turquoise railing (to match the metal fencing that runs around the queue and base of the attraction), dotted with a handful of flower cut-outs in the style of those that already decorate the ride’s exterior.

Charitably speaking, the modifications look horrible. The...
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Longhair Hijacks the Candy Store

Posted 08-05-2010 at 07:45 AM by David Koenig (Realityland's David Koenig)

Erstwhile toymaker Geppetto is getting out of the confectionary business. About 10 weeks ago, the former Disneyland toy store next door to Pinocchio’s Daring Journey stocked its shelves with prepackaged sweets and re-opened as Geppetto’s Candy Shoppe.

But this fall, the candy will be cleared out to help promote the November 24 release of the animated "Tangled."

Cast members are hearing conflicting stories on exactly how the location will be used. Some have heard that...
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Disneyland Scoops Up PUSH after He’s Canned by DCA

Posted 08-04-2010 at 02:32 PM by David Koenig (Realityland's David Koenig)

With the smash success of the World of Color water show, Disney California Adventure is allowing Orlando’s Magic Kingdom to keep the Electrical Parade indefinitely. And now DCA has decided it no longer has room for another entertainment offering it borrowed from Disneyland—PUSH, the talking trash can.

This past weekend, the radio-controlled robot returned to Disneyland. PUSH had been exiled to DCA about two years ago.

“You can now find him in Tomorrowland, near the...
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Disney Expects to Reopen Alice in "Next Few Weeks"

Posted 07-21-2010 at 12:05 PM by David Koenig (Realityland's David Koenig)

Disneyland voluntarily shuttered its Alice in Wonderland until a temporary fall-protection barrier can be installed, implying that an extensive, long-term fix is in the works.

According to Suzi Brown, director, media relations & external communications for the Disneyland Resort: “During an unrelated visit to the park, a Cal/OSHA representative observed a maintenance cast member on the track of the Alice in Wonderland attraction and made us aware of a potential safety issue. We agreed...
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Cal/OSHA Insists It’s Not Behind Alice Closure

Posted 07-21-2010 at 08:54 AM by David Koenig (Realityland's David Koenig)

Disneyland’s Alice in Wonderland ride remains closed for the foreseeable future, as Imagineers scramble to come up with a safety railing design that coordinates with the 52-year-old attraction’s unqiue exterior.

One cast member overheard one Imagineer saying that “The Vine will be redesigned to avoid further issues. In order for that to happen, it will be torn out and rebuilt with the safety railing as part of The Vine design.”

Yet the plan is not finalized. There are...
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