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From the OC Register (May 30):
http://ocresort.ocregister.com/2012/05/30/disney-parks-launch-18-entertainment-features/113439/
http://ocresort.ocregister.com/2012/05/30/disney-parks-launch-18-entertainment-features/113439/
[size=+2]Disney parks launch 18 entertainment features[/size]
May 30th, 2012, 6:00 am - posted by Sarah Tully
Disneyland Resort parks are launching a whopping 18 new entertainment features, both big and small, as
they prepare for a busy summer season.
Most of the new features are tied to the makeover of Disney California Adventure, changes that largely will be
unveiled on June 15. But a few also appear in neighboring Disneyland. The acts range from a short, daily
opening ceremony to a massive nighttime extravaganza at California Adventure.
Many of the features will go in the new areas of Disney California Adventure, Cars Land and the Buena Vista
Street entrance corridor. Some are up and running.
The Mad T Party is a nighttime extravaganza and dance event with a style inspired by Tim
Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" at Disney California Adventure. Sneak previews began
Friday, May 25, seen here. The event officially begins June 15 for regular park guests.
Disney characters will greet visitors in 1920s and 1930s attire along Buena Vista Street,
the new entrance corridor of Disney California Adventure designed to look like that period
in Los Angeles. A singing and talking Mickey Mouse character will join a new performance,
called Red Car News Boys, along the street, as well.
The Citizens of Buena Vista Street are atmosphere performers who will greet visitors along
the new entrance corridor and the shops of Disney California Adventure. Characters will
include Calvin the Cop, Molly the Messanger, Fifi the Photographer and Donna the Dog
Lady, whose pet is actually a hand puppet. The characters arrive when Buena Vista Street
opens June 15.
Five & Dime jazzy musical group will be part of Buena Vista Street, the new entrance
corridor of Disney California Adventure. The group is meant to be comprised of musicians
from Chicago, coming to California for stardom. Dime is the lead singer, who is surrounded
by jazz musicians. The show will be at Carthay Circle, the hub of the street. The show
starts June 15.
Red Car News Boys will perform on and off the Red Car Trolley cars that are part of Buena
Vista Street, the new entrance corridor of Disney California Adventure. The boys will sing
songs mostly from the 1920s and 1930s, as well as "Seize the Day" from "Newsies." A
singing and talking Mickey Mouse will join the group. The show starts when the street
officially opens June 15.
DJ's Dance n Drive features a roaming car with big speakers and changing music that
goes down Route 66 in Cars Land, playing music and creating an interactive dance party.
DJ is a Scion that is like a boom box on wheels. The show begins June 15 at Disney
California Adventure.
Lightning McQueen and Mater of "Cars" will greet guests in Cars Land at Disney California
Adventure. The roaming car characters will meet with visitors at the Cozy Cone Motel, but
they also will travel down Route 66. For the first time, the car characters will talk.
Greetings begin when Cars Land officially opens June 15.
Red to the Rescue is a wet entertainment feature going in Cars Land in Disney California
Adventure. Character Red the Fire Truck will water the plants and also spray guests. The
feature begins June 15 when Cars Land officially opens.
A new "rope-drop" ceremony will be held at the start of each day when Disney California
Adventure opens. The new entrance kiosk, which opened last summer, is seen here.
Disneyland long has held a "rope-drop" along Main Street, U.S.A.
A new musician will be part of the entertainment on Grizzly Trail, which runs alongside
Redwood Creek Challenge Trail, seen here, and Grizzly River Run in Disney California
Adventure. New entertainment begins next month.
A new daytime show featuring Goofy will run in Disney California Adventure's Paradise
Park, seen here in 2010. Goofy will lead an invisible orchestra made up of the fountains in
Paradise Bay, normally used at night for "World of Color." The show has yet to be named.
It will start June 15.
A revamped Pixar Play Parade returns June 15 to Disney California Adventure after an
absence of almost a year and a half. "The Incredibles" unit will have character Jack Jack in
a new position on the arm of the Omnidroid. Character Violet also will be added to the
parade. The previous unit is shown here when the parade debuted in 2008. The parade
route is also longer than the previous one.
Stage 17 in Disney California Adventure mostly has been used for special events, such as
the Celebrate Gospel show seen here in February. Starting next month, a new Disney
show, called Dancin' with Disney, will go in the building in Hollywood Land. The interactive
party will feature videos, trivia and character appearances from 1 to 5 p.m. beginning
June 15.
A new scene from the upcoming "Brave" movie will begin June 15 in the "World of Color"
light-and-fountain show at Disney California Adventure. The Pixar movie, based on a
Scottish princess heroine, comes out in theaters June 22. The 2010 photo shows a
sequence from "World of Color" with Buzz Lightyear and Woody from "Toy Story."
Mountain climbers will begin June 15 scaling the Matterhorn Bobsleds peak in Disneyland.
The climbers are returning as the Matterhorn prepares to reopen after a five-month
renovation project. The last Matterhorn climber was Mickey Mouse in 2005. The photo
shows a climber from 1959.
Big Thunder Ranch Jamboree began May 3 in Disneyland's Festival Arena. The weekend
event features music, dancing, crafts and characters in Western attire.
The Voices of Liberty, an eight-part a cappella group, will perform at the Main Street Opera
House in Disneyland. The group has been part of Epcot in Walt Disney World for three
decades, performing songs including Ol' Man River and Yankee Doodle.
New sequences to The Magic, The Memories and You! show were added Fri., May 25 at
Disneyland. The nighttime projection show, mostly made-up of photos of tourists, appears
on the facade of "it's a small world" ride. One new scene includes Goofy surfing across the
facade, seen in the picture.
posted by Sarah Tully - May 30th, 2012, 6:00 am
