DLW 318: Disneyland in 2024

DLWeekly Podcast - Disneyland News and Information

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Disney, National, Society & Culture, Family & Kids, Places & Travel, Travel, Theme Park

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🗓️ 3 January 2024

⏱️ 103 minutes

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This week, a lot of entertainment is returning, Disneyland Half Marathon information, new additions to San Fransokyo Square, Disneyland First Timer tips, a new segment on the show, and we talk our predictions for 2024, and more! Please support the show if you can by going to https://www.dlweekly.net/support/. Check out all of our current partners and exclusive discounts at https://www.dlweekly.net/promos. News: A bunch of entertainment is returning for 2024. Mickey’s Mix Magic will return January 8th through March 21st. Wondrous Journeys will run right after from March 22nd through April 14th, followed by Mickey’s Mix Magic again April 15th through April 25th. Together Forever – A Pixar Nighttime Spectacular will then return from April 26th through August 4th. Magic Happens returns on February 2nd with no end date specified. – BREAKING: Return Dates Announced for ‘Mickey’s Mix Magic,’ ‘Wondrous Journeys,’ and ‘Magic Happens’ at Disneyland – Disneyland News Today (dlnewstoday.com) https://blogmickey.com/2023/12/wondrous-journeys-returns-to-disneyland-for-a-limited-time-in-2024/ https://blogmickey.com/2023/12/magic-happens-parade-returns-to-disneyland-in-early-february-2024/ https://www.micechat.com/376261-disneyland-entertainment-2024/ The 2024 Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend guide has been released. The weekend will run January 11th through 14th and include three races, along with yoga inside Disneyland Park. The runDisney Health & Fitness Expo will be at the Disneyland Hotel Exhibit hall, which will also include runner check-in. For the full details, visit the links in our show notes. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2023/12/full-guide-to-2024-disneyland-half-marathon-weekend-released/ https://rundisney-expo.run/ Of course there couldn’t be an event at Disneyland without some must-have merchandise! The Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend merchandise includes shirts, jackets in multiple styles, ears, bags, and more. Featured on each is the mid-century modern logo for the event. Items will be available at the Disneyland Hotel in the Health & Fitness Expo. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2023/12/first-look-at-rundisney-2024-disneyland-half-marathon-weekend-merchandise/ https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2023/12/28/sneak-peek-at-7-new-disney-souvenirs-including-an-exclusive-loungefly-bag/ https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2023/12/rundisney-2024-disneyland-half-marathon-weekend-event-merch/ More updates have come to San Fransokyo in December. New signage for the Baymax meet and greet, and commemorative medallion banners have been installed. These smaller additions help to give the area a more complete, lived in look. – PHOTOS: New Commemorative Medallion Banners and Baymax Meet and Greet Sign Added to San Fransokyo Square in Disney California Adventure – Disneyland News Today (dlnewstoday.com) The mouthful of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products has been renamed. Simply Disney Experiences is the new division name. Disney Experiences still includes Disney Parks, Walt Disney Imagineering, Disney Consumer Products, and more. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2023/12/disney-parks-experiences-and-products-renamed-to-just-disney-experiences/ First timers to Disneyland now have an official post from Disney with tips to know on your first visit. The tips are part of the planDisney podcast and include an overview of the resort, ticket types and reservations, attractions and planning tips, entertainment, food and beverage options, seasonal celebrations, and tips for maximizing magic. – Disneyland Resort Tips Every First Timer Should Know | Disney Parks Blog (go.com) Magic Key Holders have more offerings in 2024. Three offerings are coming and listed in the “Extras Unlocked” section of the Disneyland mobile app. The first is a Magic Key popcorn bucket, which includes $1.75 refills. A new PhotoPass Magic Shot will give guests golden Mickey balloons in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle. Finally, a Magic Key dance party magnet featuring Daisy, Donald, Huey, Dewey, and Louie with a removable purple frame. – New Magic Key Popcorn Bucket and PhotoPass Magic Shot Coming to Disneyland Resort in January 2024 – Disneyland News Today (dlnewstoday.com) It has been over a year since a fire broke out at the New Orleans Square Train Station and there has been very little progress on the repairs. Construction walls and scrims have been up since the fire, but when the scrims have been rolled up, the damage is still easily visible. No word on when progress will be made. – https://dlnewstoday.com/2023/12/photos-scrim-removed-from-new-orleans-square-train-station-radio-house-one-year-after-fire-at-disneyland-revealing-no-work-has-been-done/ An unfortunate hoax at the Disneyland Hotel confused and upset guests on December 21st. The Anaheim Police Department received a report of an active shooter at or near the hotel, which caused a “significant police response.” A thorough check of the area was done, and determined the report was a hoax. – https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2023/12/22/police-respond-to-active-shooter-hoax-at-disneyland-hotel/ https://dlnewstoday.com/2023/12/disneyland-hotel-evacuated-amid-shooting-hoax-on-thursday-night/ Discussion Topic: 2024 Predictions All that is coming to Disney Parks in 2024: Everything New Coming to Disney Parks in 2024 – Disneyland News Today (dlnewstoday.com) Tiana’s in 2024: https://blogmickey.com/2023/12/portion-of-tianas-bayou-adventure-queue-opens-at-magic-kingdom-as-construction-walls-shift/ and https://blogmickey.com/2023/12/lush-mountain-more-foliage-added-to-facade-of-tianas-bayou-adventure-at-magic-kingdom/

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0:00.0	Coming up on this episode of D.L. Weekly, a lot of entertainment is returning. Disneyland
0:04.1	Half Marathon information. New additions to San Fransokio Square. Disneyland first-timer tips a new segment on the show,
0:11.6	and we talk our predictions for 2024 and more. Deal Weekly starts now.
0:17.0	Howdy, partners, for your safety, remain seated with your hands, arms, feet, and legs inside the podcast. And be sure to watch your ears. If any of you folks wear and hats or glasses, best remove them. Because Tag and Teresa have the wildest ride in the wilderness.
0:36.9	Well, hello and welcome to this episode of D.L. Weekly for the week of January 3rd, 2024. Happy New Year, everybody. I'm Teg Bushman. And I'm Teresa Urban. We would like to thank everyone who supports the show this week, though. We would like to give a special shout out to Michael F. Connie N. Brooklyn D. Carolyn C. If you'd like to help support the show to make sure that we can keep bringing you the latest news and information, discussion, and interviews about Disneyland, head on over to dealweekly.net slash support.
1:03.7	Now let's get to the news.
1:05.1	Music. Well, a bunch of entertainment is returning for 2024.
1:20.5	Mickey's Mix Magic will return January 8th through March 21st.
1:24.4	Wondrous journeys will run right after from March 22nd through April 14th,
1:29.3	followed by Mickey's Mix Magic again, April 15th through April 25th. Together Forever
1:34.1	at Pixar Nighttime Spectacular will then run from April 26th through August 4th. Magic happens
1:39.8	returns on February 2nd with no end date specified. I'm excited.
1:47.3	I'm extra excited that Wondrous Journeys is coming back.
1:52.7	I actually, as those of you that have been listening to the podcast, I was kind of on the fence if I was going to like Mickey's Mix Magic because the first things that we saw about
1:57.5	it, I didn't get it.
1:59.3	But watching a video of it, it didn't make sense. I didn't get it. Like, why it would be, like, popular and fun, I guess is what I mean, didn't get it. Like, it didn't wow me. But when we were there and, like, the beats pumping and it just, it's just like a fun, like, I can't help, like, bouncing and dancing around to the whole darn show. and it's just like a fun like I can't help like bouncing and dancing around to the whole darn show and it's just so much fun like we've even we've watched it from the back of the park over by small worlds and most people sit down well I like have to be in the back of the people sitting down because I need to be standing because that's how much it like makes
2:34.5	me feel like I need to like dance and bounce around and have fun. So I'm excited that that's coming
2:39.6	back. But yeah, Wonders Journeys is just such a gorgeous, beautiful, beautiful show. I'm very
2:44.7	happy to see that that's coming back too. I'm curious with the timing, like why Wonders
2:50.0	Journeys is like why it's Mickey's Mix Magic, Wonders' Mirny's and the Mickey's Mix the timing, like, why wondrous journeys is, like, why it's Mickey's Mix Magic,
2:52.8	wondrous journeys, and the Mickey's Mix Magic, like, why it's not just one of them solidly.
2:57.5	Pick a lane.
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