Deeply rooted in Disney’s commitment to supporting youth and the community, Disneyland Resort Dreamers & Doers recognizes exemplary and influential Orange County, Calif. high school students who take action to improve their communities, homes and schools. Whether tutoring other students, cleaning up local parks or fundraising for a cure, Disneyland Resort Dreamers & Doers make […]
Anaheim residents welcomed the opening of several Disney-sponsored upgrades in city parks this month including a new skate park at Schweitzer Park, and a pickleball court and the refurbishment of a field for softball and soccer at Twila Reid Park. A second Disney-sponsored skate park also opened at Palm Lane park last month. In the […]
Nearly 1,500 third shift cast members were recognized during an after-hours celebration in Tomorrowland on Sept. 21. Third shift cast members, from horticulturalists to painters and engineers, normally work while the rest of us are asleep, ensuring the resort is ready for guests the next day. The event featured food, music, attraction and character experiences, […]
At the 6th annual Roses, Radishes and Royalty awards dinner, the Orange County Taxpayers Association honored the Disneyland Resort for continued investment in Anaheim, Orange County and the local community. Lisa Haines, vice president of Disneyland Resort Public Affairs, accepted the association’s top honor, the Royalty Award, for the resort’s service to the taxpayers of […]
A visit to the Downtown Disney District will be even sweeter beginning in November when Spinkles opens its newest location, serving up freshly bake cupcakes and cookies. Touted as the world’s first cupcake bakery by Food Network, Sprinkles has been credited with inspiring the craze for gourmet cupcakes. The shop in Downtown Disney will offer handcrafted cupcakes in flavors […]
In creating the Disney•Pixar character Sadness out of more than 6,000 food cans, the Disneyland Resort Design & Engineering team once again pushed the envelope for this year’s Orange County CANstruction event, which raises awareness of hunger. The competition challenged participants to design and build creative structures made entirely of canned foods for display at […]