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Disney released a more comprehensive look at the new Avengers Campus at the Disneyland-adjacent California Adventure in Anaheim. Disney Parks posted a detailed visitor’s map that provides new details on the attraction, which is due to debut on June 6.

Lizzo is spending the day at Disneyland!

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker blended their families together once again for a fun day at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. on Wednesday.

The Huntington Beach City Council, earlier this month, approved flying the rainbow colored flag at City Hall and recognizing June as Pride Month. Photo: City of Huntington Beach

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige stood on the stage of the D23 Expo in Anaheim in 2019 to present Marvel’s inaugural slate of television series for Disney Plus — including “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” Before inviting stars Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan onto the stage with him, Feige introduced the show’s core creative team.“I would love you to meet our head writer, Malcolm Spellman, and our director, Kari Skogland,” Feige said.It was a subtle moment, easy to miss amid the

Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martinannounced their first joint tour. Due to the pandemic, the tour was forced to be postponed, but now the Latinx superstars have announced the new and rescheduled dates for the tour.

Taran Killam and Cobie Smulders enjoyed a magical day at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., after it reopened for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. 

It seems hard to overstate. Disneyland and California Adventure reopened Friday after 13 months, a tangible sign of a return to normalcy and an upbeat revival at an iconic site – albeit at 25% capacity, for California residents only, and with social distancing and mask wearing.

Disney has revealed the first images and computer visualizations of the Avengers Campus, which will open June 4 at California Adventure.

Also Read: San Diego Comic-Con to Go Virtual Again for 2021Details about specific events, badge cost and attendance capacity are all still in the planning stages and will be announced down the line. You can visit their website, comic-con.org, for updated information as it becomes available.Due to concern for public health and safety, the annual convention had to cancel in-person events in San Diego 2020, as well as its spring 2021 show, WonderCon in Anaheim.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorDisney and ViacomCBS shares were buoyant in trading Monday thanks to good news that allowed ViacomCBS to buck the general downtrend for the Nasdaq index.Disney shares climbed 6.2%, topping the $200 threshold to close at $201.91. Disney rallied on the news from California state officials that the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim will likely be able to reopen at limited capacity as of April 1.ViacomCBS shared spiked 12.7% to close at $83.66.

Almost exactly a year since the park closed due to Covid-19, Universal Studios Hollywood will take its first step in re-opening with “Taste of Universal,” an outdoor dining and shopping experience taking place within select themed lands. The event will take place Friday to Sunday from noon to 7:00 p.m. beginning Friday, March 12.

Disneyland officials released details on Wednesday about a mini opening of the theme park in Anaheim next month in a limited-capacity ticketed event called “A Touch of Disney.”

has announced it will implement changes to “include new adventures that stay true to the experience we know and love – more humor, wildlife and skipper heart – and also reflect and value the diversity of the world around us.The boat ride — first opened in 1955 in Anaheim and later at the Orlando park — was originally inspired by European wilderness explorers of the early 20th century, and simulates the world’s most storied waterways including the Mekong and Irrawaddy rivers in Southeast Asia,

Disneyland Resort in Anaheim will serve as Orange County’s first ‘super Point-of-Dispensing’ (POD) site for COVID-19 vaccinations, launching operations later this week, officials announced Monday. Disneyland and four other regional sites will soon administer thousands of vaccines each day to residents most vulnerable to poor outcomes from the disease.

Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, the bulk of which has been closed since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March, will serve as the first super Point-of-Dispensing (POD) site for COVID-19 vaccines in Orange County.

Tori Kelly hits the stage for a very special concert held at City National Grove in Anaheim, Calif., on Tuesday night (December 22).

Three men were arrested last week in connection with a drive-by shooting at a California strip on Halloween that injured three people after they were kicked out over their refusal to wear masks, prosecutors said Monday.  Edgar Nava-Ayala, 34, Juan Jose Acosta-Soto, 20, and Daniel Juvenal Ocampo, 22, all of Anaheim, were taken into police custody on Dec. 17 over the Oct.

Adrian Bonar, 34, was found in the boot of an abandoned car in Anaheim, California, in October last year. The US Army veteran had been wrapped in tarpaulin and bound with duct tape.

A California police officer was hurt Friday night in Anaheim, near the intersection of Interstate 5 and state Highway 91, according to reports. The Buena Park motorcycle officer was struck by a vehicle, not shot as initial reports had stated, according to Bill Melugin of FOX 11 Los Angeles.

A California police officer was shot Friday night in Anaheim, near the intersection of Interstate 5 and state Highway 91, according to reports. The officer's medical condition was not immediately clear.

the Orange County Register, Disneyland President Ken Potrock said: “Since Disneyland resort closed its gates in March, nothing has been more important than fully reopening and getting our cast members back to work.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorUPDATED, 1:55 PM: Disney has set a reopening date for some restaurants and stores at Disney California Adventure, which has been closed since mid-March. The Buena Vista Street businesses at the stand-alone park, which is adjacent to Disneyland in Anaheim, will unlock their doors on November 19.This will follow the July reopenings of shops and eateries in the Downtown Disney area.“We welcome this,” said Mike Lyster, a spokesman for Anaheim.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorVidCon, a decade-old, fan-centric convention for online video creators, plans to hold an in-person edition of its annual event in Anaheim, CA, in the summer of 2021.For the first time, VidCon will offer digital ticketing options, offering live streaming of fan-focused sessions and on-demand access to industry and creator workshops, panels and keynotes.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerA rally was held this morning by Disneyland employees and their supporters outside of the theme park’s gates in Anaheim, calling for the entertainment attraction to reopen.An estimated 40 people, reportedly consisting of Disneyland employees and frequent park-goers, staged the rally, holding “Not happy” signs and shouting to “Open Disneyland.”CBS News reported that the Grafius family, comprised of three generations of Disney fans, turned out in support of the

Janet W. Lee On Saturday morning, Disneyland employees and fans gathered for a rally outside the theme park in Anaheim, Calif.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorWalt Disney Word will lay off 8,857 part-time union employees as part of the 28,000 staff cuts the entertainment announced late last month at its domestic parks.Disney didn’t announce the split between Orlando, which opened in July at reduced capacity, and Disneyland in Anaheim, which remains shuttered and according to California Governor Gavin Newsom today won’t be reopening any time soon.In addition to the part-time jobs, Disney notified the state last week of

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterDisney Parks is laying off 28,000 U.S. employees, two-thirds of which are part-time, due to the pandemic’s impact on Disneyland and Walt Disney World, according to Disney Parks chairman Josh D’Amaro.Calling the decision “heartbreaking” in a letter to employees, he said that this was “the only feasible option we have” due to the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the parks to limit capacity and the ongoing closure of Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif.

Dave McNary Film ReporterDisney has moved its next D23 expo back a year until 2022, the company announced Monday.The seventh biannual event, held in Anaheim, Calif., at the Anaheim Convention Center, had been scheduled to take place next summer, but will now be held on Sept. 9-11, 2022.

Andrew McMahon is bringing his drive-in concert to the East Coast this month with two shows at Monmouth Park in New Jersey.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorWith Florida and California both current COVID-19 epicenters, Walt Disney parks has tweaked its mask policy for the second time in a week, and Universal  canceled Halloween Horror Nights at its two theme parks for this year.Enhanced safety protocols for Walt Disney World in Orlando and Downtown Disney in Anaheim (where the theme park remains closed) specify that not all face coverings qualify as masks.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterWhen the COVID-19 pandemic caused the cancellation of the 2020 San Diego Comic-Con, it was the first time in the 50-year history of the fan convention that it would not take place.“It was really a heartbreaking decision,” says David Glanzer, chief communications officer and strategy officer at Comic-Con Intl., the organization that oversees SDCC and its sister event WonderCon in Anaheim, Calif., which also had to be canceled.

Downtown Disney, the outdoor shopping center in Anaheim, will still reopen next week even though the state has renewed some restrictions on businesses amid a rise in novel coronavirus cases. Disney unveiled its plans to reopen the entire Southern California resort in phases in June.

Dave McNary Film ReporterCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a strong endorsement of Disney’s decision to delay its planned July 17 reopening its Disneyland theme park and resort in Anaheim.“I want to compliment Disney and their team for making that determination,” Newsom said Thursday at an hour-long midday news conference. “They noted that the state had ceased offering guidelines in those categories.

several petitions to have the Anaheim, California, and Orlando, Florida, parks update the ride have garnered thousands of signatures in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement.“Song of the South” is a 1946 film from the Mickey Mouse studio and is largely considered to be the company’s most-racist work because of its stereotypical depiction of black people.“Splash Mountain — at both Disneyland park in California and Magic Kingdom park in Florida — will soon be completely reimagined,” Disney

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorDisneyland in Anaheim has delayed its planned reopening while it awaits approval from California officials. The decision comes as the state is seeing a marked spike in new cases of coronavirus.Here is the release Disney just put out:We previously announced a proposed phased reopening of our theme parks for July 17, pending government approvals.