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AllEars® blogs detail the range of Disney experiences -- whether in Florida, California, on the Disney Cruise Ships, Adventures by Disney, special events, at the movies or anything else the broad Disney umbrella covers.
Jul 5, 2025This is the coolest LEGO set we've ever seen, for many reasons!
Jul 5, 2025There's a new plant-based restaurant that could become a chain you need to know about!
Jul 5, 2025These two Hong Kong Disneyland snacks are some of the most Instagrammable treats we've EVER seen!
Jul 5, 2025Amazon Pride Day deals are starting, and now's your chance to get Disney essentials on sale!
Jul 5, 2025There are plenty of airports to choose from when flying to Disneyland!
Jul 3, 2025Disneyland quietly made this changes, but we definitely noticed.
Jul 2, 2025If you're traveling with a group in Disney California Adventure, this quick service restaurant is one you can't miss!
Jul 1, 2025A classic Disney attraction is closing soon!
Jul 5, 2025Going to Disney World alone isn't as scary as you'd think...
Jul 3, 2025Check out the deals that are coming to ALDI finds next week!
Jun 27, 2025Check out these new Harry Potter souvenirs available online RIGHT NOW!
Jun 26, 2025These Disney attractions are closing PERMANENTLY!
Jun 30, 2025The chaos that enveloped Disneyland on July 17, 1955, has become legendary. Broiling hot weather, ride malfunctions, no working water fountains, too many people. But the bedlam wasn’t just confined to the themed lands inside the berm. There was a madhouse outside the park as well. Van France was given the task of overseeing automobile traffic heading in and out of the park on that fateful day.
Jun 16, 2025Jack Lindquist had the opportunity to walk around Disneyland a few weeks before opening day as a representative of Kelvinator, which was one of Disneyland’s many corporate sponsors.
He began his self-guided tour by walking out to Town Square, where he saw the railroad station, the opera house, a fire station, and City Hall, all nearing completion. His eyes then glanced at a large department store, called The Emporium, then the Upjohn drug store, the Kodak photo shop and the Carnation ice cream parlor.
Then he looked straight up Main Street USA in awe “of a real fairytale castle under construction,” he said.
“At that moment, I realized that this Disney guy wasn’t building some nickel-and-dime amusement park. This was an entirely new concept in entertainment. It was damn exciting.”
Jun 2, 2025Charlie Ridgway, who capped his wide-ranging professional career by being named a Disney Legend in 1999, was among the thousands of overheated people in attendance for Disneyland’s opening day. He was on assignment, covering the event for the Los Angeles Times-Mirror newspaper. “It was hot,” Charlie remembered during an interview I had with him in 2014, “and there were way too many people in the park. And not only that, but many of the attractions kept breaking down.” The day became known as Black Sunday for a reason.
May 19, 2025When July 17, 1955, dawned, Marty Sklar was very much behind the scenes, assisting the throngs of media members on hand for the big event. “My assignment for the morning was actually in our PR offices in the original administration building – part of which had come from Ron Dominguez’s home on the site,” Marty told me. “Our offices had been turned into a press facility, and of course, as the ‘kid’ – I had been working ‘professionally’ all of one month by then! – I was basically a go-fer for the media.”
Jun 29, 2025To all who come to this photo trivia game, welcome! Along the way, the photos can make us relive memories and see details that Walt’s Imagineers put into everything we love in Walt Disney World! It’s Independence Day in the US! We reached 900 Challenges! Phyllis, thank you for your message and thanks to everyone …
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Jun 22, 2025To all who come to this photo trivia game, welcome! Along the way, the photos can make us relive memories and see details that Walt’s Imagineers put into everything we love in Walt Disney World! I’m making this on Friday so Happy Birthday to me! And now Challenge #898: And here’s the answer: Journey of …
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Jun 15, 2025To all who come to this photo trivia game, welcome! Along the way, the photos can make us relive memories and see details that Walt’s Imagineers put into everything we love in Walt Disney World! Happy Father’s Day! Happy Juneteenth in the US! And now Challenge #897: And here’s the answer: Of course, the monorail! …
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Jun 8, 2025To all who come to this photo trivia game, welcome! Along the way, the photos can make us relive memories and see details that Walt’s Imagineers put into everything we love in Walt Disney World! Phyllis whose email starts with a j, please contact me at
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Apr 9, 2025ANOTHER restaurant at Disney's Dolphin Hotel is permanently closing to make way for a new restaurant.
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