A single refurbished turret is visible above the blue tarps. Photo by
Adrienne Vincent-Phoenix
Disney removed the top level of scaffolding and tarps from Sleeping Beauty Castle last week, revealing a single, newly refurbished turret. This small glimpse of bright new paint and a sparkling tile roof have park visitors anxious to see the rest of the castle get unveiled in November.
The rest of Sleeping Beauty Castle is still under wraps. Photo by Adrienne Vincent-Phoenix.
Disneyland visitors must shell out extra Disney Dollars to purchase or renew their annual passports. Prices of the top three annual passes jumped $20 to $50 effective today; the SoCal Select pass, introduced last spring, remains unchanged.
Annual Passport prices increase, but there is one less place to buy them,
as the Downtown Disney ticket booth is no longer open. Photo by Adrienne
Vincent-Phoenix.
The new prices are as follows:
DisneyAuctions.com is offering one lucky (and wealthy) fan the opportunity to be immortalized inside the Haunted Mansion as the 1,000th “Happy Haunt” by winning the “Disneyland Haunted Mansion 1000th Ghost Experience” auction on eBay.com. The winning bidder receives a personalized tombstone in the ride's graveyard scene. The tombstone will be personalized with the winner's first name, and a “humorous epitaph (inspired by the winner's interests or hobbies) written and personalized by the team at Walt Disney Imagineering.”
A most expensive tombstone can be yours, courtesy of Disney and eBay.
Photo © Disney.
The bidding started at $750 on Thursday and reached nearly $35,000 by Saturday night. The auction ends just after 3:00 p.m. Pacific on October 21, with the winning bidder publicly announced on October 22. The winner and a companion will be the ghosts of honor at a midnight “wake” and “burial” ceremony on October 28. The winner also receives a miniature replica of the personalized tombstone.
A scary holiday pumpkin welcomes guests to the Haunted Mansion Holiday.
Photo by Frank Anzalone.
The proceeds of the auction benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. You can watch the final days and hours of the auction on the DisneyAuctions.com Web site (link).
Club Libby Lu, Downtown Disney's new tenant, opened this weekend. Photo
by Adrienne Vincent-Phoenix.
After all, superheroes don't need sleep. Photo © Disney
The El Capitan theater in Hollywood is hosting a special advanced show of The Incredibles at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, November 5 (that's late Thursday night). The screening also includes a costume contest, free coffee and pastry, and prizes. All attendees receive a commemorative, numbered The Incredibles credential.
Tickets can be purchased in person at the theater, or through its Web site (link). Tickets are $10.50 for general admission or $19 for VIP seating, which includes reserved seating, a drink, and popcorn. A $2 handling fee applies to tickets purchased online.
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Mickey and Minnie take a ride on Main Street. Photo by Adrienne Vincent-Phoenix.
Disney's decorating department has already begun hanging holiday lights
in Downtown Disney. Photo by Adrienne Vincent-Phoenix.
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