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Disneyland Shuts Down Three Rides After Safety Violation; Fined $234K In Penalties

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday April 14, 2013 @ 5:08pm PDTTags: CAL/OSHA, Disneyland, Space Mountain

Disneyland reps insist the closures of Space Mountain, Soarin’ Over California, and The Matterhorn are unrelated to the safety of park guests. But the shutdowns coming in the wake of a CAL/OSHA safety citation could spook some patrons of the Happiest Place On Earth, where last November a contractor employee was seriously injured in a fall while performing maintenance on Space Mountain. CAL/OSHA issued its inspection citation of the incident on Friday, including penalties totaling $234K for violations ranging from out of date fire extinguishers to the lack of sufficient support lines and unsafe conditions involved in November’s accident. Saturday the attractions were voluntarily closed for review of internal safety protocols for employees and contractors, Disneyland Media Relations Director Suzi Brown told Deadline. The Matterhorn reopened Sunday but the other two rides remain closed.

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Disney Plots A ‘Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride’ Movie

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday April 17, 2012 @ 12:04pm PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Disneyland, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, Pete Candeland
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EXCLUSIVE: Disney has feature film plans for Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, one of its longest-running theme park rides. The studio has set iconic commercials and video director Pete Candeland to develop a live-action/CGI mix feature that will bring to … Read More »

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Shanghai Disney Resort Operator Said To Secure $2B Loan To Build Park

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Wednesday April 11, 2012 @ 4:38am PDTTags: Disneyland, Oriental DreamWorks, The Walt Disney Company

The Mouse is roaring in China. On Tuesday, The Walt Disney Company announced it had entered a partnership with the culture ministry and Chinese internet giant Tencent to develop the country’s animation business. Today, it has emerged that Shanghai Shendi Group, the operator of Disney’s planned Shanghai Disneyland, has secured a $2 billion loan for construction of the park.

The loan deal for the new Disneyland was signed on Tuesday and falls under a framework that Shendi agreed to in May with 12 banks including China Development Bank, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank and the Bank of Communications, according to ShanghaiDaily.com. (A groundbreaking ceremony for the resort was held in April last year.) Shanghai Shendi Group vice president Shao Xiaoyun said the project will receive two syndicated loans with plans to develop the theme park as well as a tourism district in the surrounding area to be known as the Shanghai International Tourism Zone. The second phase of the loan will go towards an estimated $714 million cost to build the tourism area, according to ShanghaiDaily. The total cost of the park is estimated at $3.9 billion, according to Reuters. Read More »

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Disneyland Turning Away Visitors At Gates

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Tuesday December 28, 2010 @ 4:34pm PSTTags: Disneyland, The Walt Disney Company, Theme Parks

It’s a nice problem to have if you’re the Walt Disney Co — but not if you’re trying to visit the Anaheim theme parks. I’m told that both yesterday and today Disneyland began turning away would-be visitors within hours of opening and … Read More »

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Disney & Guillermo Del Toro Developing Film Based On Haunted Mansion Attraction

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Thursday July 22, 2010 @ 12:48pm PDTTags: Comic-Con, Comic-Con Convention, Disneyland, Guillermo Del Toro, The Haunted Mansion, The Haunted Mansion Movie, The Walt Disney Studios, Theme Parks

UPDATE: Luke Y Thompson reports from Comic-Con 2010 today: Walt Disney Studios ended the TRON panel with a surprise: the logo of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion ride! The green drawing of a ghost was shown along with some of the spiel from the ride. The audience is asked who … Read More »

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