The Magic Key sales cycle continues in the new year, when Disneyland resumes sales of “select” Magic Keys on January 13, 2026. Welcome to the new home (and new look) of MousePlanet! We’re currently ...

I recently wrote a book called Disney Never Lands: Things Disney Never Made that details theme parks, lands in the parks, television shows and animated films that Disney announced but never made. As ...

On June 16, 1955, about one month before the opening of Disneyland, the Disney Studios released my second favorite Disney animated feature, Lady and the Tramp (my first favorite is Dumbo, from 1941).

The week after Thanksgiving is my favorite week at the Disneyland Resort during the holidays, and it was always what I would recommend to friends and family who wanted to visit during the season but ...

I have been doing some private presentations for a while to help pay the bills. Last December, I enjoyed talking with a group of amateur Disney theme park photographers about the philosophy and ...

When people talk about the Disney animated feature Aladdin (1992), the first thing that usually comes to mind is actor Robin Williams' amazing performance as the Genie. However the film is filled with ...

The holidays do not officially begin at Disneyland until Friday, but crowds this week may have you thinking it’s already Christmas week. With Monday being a holiday for many, and Monday through ...

Ever feel like things aren’t working out? Do you feel your life is a failure? Do you wish you experienced more success? When you think of success, it’s easy to think of Walt Disney. Surely he was ...

The Walt Disney Company started in 1923 and is nearly 100 years old. During that time, it has had so many impressive accomplishments in so many different areas that it would be hard to keep track of ...

“Your work at Disneyland is show business, of course, but of a different type. You’re a direct personal representative of the entire Disney organization. So it’s important that at Disneyland, we all ...

In honor of the Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration, The Walt Disney Company Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger, Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro and Disneyland Resort President Thomas Mazloum ...

What do Howdy Doody, the monster from the ID in Forbidden Planet (1956), and Chip and Dale have to do with racial insensitivity in the Disney animated feature Fantasia (1940)? Well, it turns out the ...