disneyland

Eighteen months ago, a quiet change came to Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Walt Disney's beloved Disneyland Railroad steam trains, childhood favorites that make clockwise runs around his namesake theme park, stopped using diesel fuel. Instead, Disney began running them on a fuel it had plenty...

The Walt Disney Co.'s luxury real estate venture, the Golden Oak Residential Resort Community, may actually stand a chance -- even in Florida's depressed real estate market.

With the unveiling of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Universal Studios Orlando has officially raised the bar for vacation attractions in summer 2010. The bold move is only one of many strategies that theme parks are using to turn around an industry that has been brutalized by the recession.

It was announced yesterday that Disneyland would no longer require its women workers to wear stockings. For readers who are under 30, stockings are leg coverings that cling like leggings but aren't nearly as comfortable. Think tights, but sheerer, prone to snags and generally good for one or two...

Clean up the beaches. Sweep Disneyland's Main Street (is it ever dirty?). Polish the Golden Gate Bridge. Tourists are on their way back to California. After a disappointing tourist count last year, visitors have the Golden State in their sights once again. California's tourism officials predict...

Disney Parks has announced that it has met its promised goal of giving away 1 million free passes to people who donate a day of volunteering. Now that the target has been reached, the program will end. And what a massively successful program it was. As our incisive sister site Gadling pointed out,...

If you plan on visiting any theme park more than once this year, you'll probably save money buying a season pass. That's because the major parks, in an effort pack their parks full of souvenir-buying, fried dough-scarfing hordes all year long, have adjusted their pricing so that a one-day ticket...

Disney is expected to show improvement in its first quarter as the entertainment giant's cable channels such as ESPN post better results. The first-quarter report will be especially telling as it includes income from the Disney parks during what's usually their best quarter.

When we were kids, a visit to Walt Disney World was a carefree affair. We could drift into the park like sleepwalkers, point to where our fancy led us, and explore without agenda until the fireworks kissed us goodnight. Today, it's not so much fun. Disney has chosen to survive the recession in...

Can't afford to take the kids on a Disney World vacation this year? No problem. Soon, you'll be able to give them a Disney experience at the local mall -- for free. As The New York Times reported today, Disney -- heeding the recommendations of Steve Jobs, whom it consulted -- will completely...