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chinamama
09-24-2005, 11:13 PM
Soooo we have not been to Disneyland for 2 years, and I have not kept up with the boards. Just made reservation for November. Its hubby's 50th Bday present! He and Disneyland are only a couple of days apart in age! :fez: Also, we are taking MIL for her 1st trip EVER!

Anyhow, what is new in the last 2 years?

What is happening with assistance passes? We will have One 50% disabled with a back injury, One with a knee replacement, and probably in a wheel chair, and one Autistic...... And then there is me, making sure everything is taken care of! :p

I read somewhere to request a wheel chair at the hotel (Disneyland) and we can use it the entire time at the park!?!? Is this still true? Do they charge?

Thanks!

laurie

Another Dimension
09-25-2005, 07:54 AM
Soooo we have not been to Disneyland for 2 years, and I have not kept up with the boards. Just made reservation for November. Its hubby's 50th Bday present! He and Disneyland are only a couple of days apart in age! :fez: Also, we are taking MIL for her 1st trip EVER!

Anyhow, what is new in the last 2 years?

Thanks!
laurie

A lot.

(It's magical run-on sentence time... :p )

Disneyland is officially 50 years old now,
the Opera House on Main St now features "Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years" exhibit and film,
Disneyland has 50 Official Golden Hidden Mickey's hidden all over the park (as well as all the infamous Hidden Mickey's of legend and other Golden Mickey's everywhere),
there are Happiest Faces on Earth Guest and CM mosiacs all over DL and in a few places at DCA with millions of pics of millions happy Guests pics from the past 50 years,
the new fireworks mind blowing eye candy is called Remember... Dreams Come True and the show is Awesome (see if from in front of the Castle, and from in front of It's a Small World for different 'show' elements),
the new DL parade is called Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams and is cool,
Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters and the rebirth of the legendary Space Mountain are new in Tomorrowland :D (besure to email yourself your Buzz Lightyear on-ride pic and scores),
ASIMO the new and cool Honda robot is featured in Innoventions, (while in Innoventions, be sure to talk to Stich and get a free pic of yourself E-mailed to ya),
the Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion have all had cool, innovative and really fun show enhancments added within the past 2 years,
nearly all of (visible) Disneyland was painted top to bottom (with a new color scheme added to the previous one in Tomorrowland),
Tom Sawyer Island got some new stuff and some old stuff fixed,
the Skippers guns have returned to the Jungle Cruise,
Peter Pan and Wendy have been spotted meeting the Guests (and hadn't been seen in years! :) ),
Burt is now out (and dancing with) with the ever wonderful Mary Poppins on frequent occasions,
the new parade at DCA is called Block Party Bash and isn't like a traditional Disney parade at all,
Turtle Talk (from Epcot)with Crush (from Finding Nemo) is new at DCA in the Animation building (replacing the Animation Screening Room),
California Screamin' the longest launched coaster on earth is still closed after a 'accidental bump' of coaster trains (thankfully, with no major injuries), the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror opened at DCA on May 5th 2004 and is a great, sinister fun, air-time machine (and also a wonderful hotel to stay in :~D ),
the original paint job and sountrack (yet, completely enhanced) has returned to It's a Small World,
Sleeping Beauty Castle was completely (and awesomely) repainted and then adorned with jewels, Decades crowns and other decorations,
the Disney Gallery has a new 50th exhibit,
pins have now completely taken over more than a few once variety-filled stores, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and a few Pooh stores opened in Critter Country (that was about 2 years ago), Aladdin the Musical Spectacular is performed at DCA,
nothing is scheduled to be performed at Disneyland musical/stage-wise until Summer 2006 again,
there are Class of 1955 Attractions Plaques mounted near 1955 attractions all over Disneyland,
some 1955 attractions received Golden ride vehicles (some attractions with a Golden vehicle actually ridable on the ride, as well as some attractions having a Golden vehicle outside the ride for a photo op),
Thomas Kinkcade painted a commemorative 50th Sleeping Beauty Castle which as been released on many forms of merch,
Shag has also painted some commemorative Disneyland art, based on lands and the Disneyland park map,
there are 2 pianos on Main St now,
kids can bake cookies for free at Plaza Pavilion on Main St as part of a Chef Mickey promotion,
the Happiest Birthdays on Earth Guest birthday parties events happen at the Plaza Inn on Main St,
the Submarines at Disneyland are being rebuilt and getting a Finding Nemo theme/FX added and will reopen in 2007,
the Superstar Limo building at DCA was redone inside and out and will reopen as a Monsters Inc attraction in early 2006,
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Play It! at DCA closed with rumors surrounding it's replacement,
the Mission Tortilla Factory Tour/free tortilla building/thing/attraction/walk-thru at DCA got a new and funny (MASECA!) film,
Playhouse Disney opened at DCA (and has already had new characters added and some removed),
a major portion of Hollywood Picures Backlot at DCA is undergoing a 'theming refurbishment/enhancement', Haunted Mansion Holiday at DL will have re-opened by the time you visit,
possibly also It's a Small World Holiday,
Drawn to Animation in the Animation building has recently been replaced by Animation Academy,
Disney's Electrical Parade is having a few months refurbishment ....


Anyone else have anything new to add that has happened in the past 2 years? ;)

SCUBAbe
09-25-2005, 09:03 AM
nope...nothing else...i didn't even notice 99% of that list being new...LOL

coronado_g
09-25-2005, 09:49 AM
Whoooosh! I ran out of breath just reading that. :D

stan4d_steph
09-25-2005, 03:17 PM
What is happening with assistance passes? We will have One 50% disabled with a back injury, One with a knee replacement, and probably in a wheel chair, and one Autistic...... And then there is me, making sure everything is taken care of! :pI would suggest checking out posts in the Theme Park Access Guide forum (http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/forumdisplay.php?f=16) here, and possibly posting any questions you have about passes there. The system has been changed since you were there last.