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Resort News - (1/18/10) For a look around the Disneyland Resort at all the various rehab and construction projects going on, make the jump over to Original D.
    (1/7/10) Disneyland has brought back the SoCal Resident 2fer ticket special. Buy a regular priced ticket one day and come back for a second day later for free! However according to this report Disneyland has jacked up the cost of an annual pass this week by up to $50. Make the jump to read the detailed price breakdown.
    (1/4/10) WestCoaster has posted a new construction update shot all around the Resort, starting with California Adventure and ending with a little bit of President Lincoln.  Enjoy!
    (12/18/09) All new pictures taken around the Disneyland Resort and Parks can be seen over at Coaster Realm this week.
    (12/1/09) A fun photo update from all around the Disneyland Resort showing off a lot of the holiday decor has been posted to Coaster Realm.
    (11/16/09) DisneyGeek has added a large photo update shot around both parks, the hotels and Downtown Disney showing off a bunch of new holiday decorations as well as some construction updates.
    (10/26/09) A Screamscape source tells me that Disney is speaking with the company behind the Characters in Flight balloon ride attraction at Walt Disney World about bringing another such Balloon experience to Downtown Disneyland.
    (10/23/09) A new construction update for the Disneyland Resort has been posted to OriginalD.com.
    (10/20/09) A Disney fan has posted a ton of panoramic pictures of the Disneyland Resort at high resolution to their site here. They are really beautiful shots too, perfect for any kind of wallpaper or background image you may want to create.
    (10/14/09) Disney has named the new President of the Disneyland Resort as George Kalogridis, a 38 year veteran of the company, and is coming off his current gig as the COO of the Disneyland Paris Resort. Before that he was the Senior VP of Resort Ops for the Disneyland Resort from 2000 to 2002, during the busy period when DCA and Downtown Disney were built. He started his career way back in 1971 at Walt Disney World as a Busboy at the opening of Disney’s Contemporary Resort.
    (10/7/09) Disneyland has announced that current President, Ed Grier, will retire at the end of this week after a 3 year run as the head cheese of the California resort. It will be very interesting to see who will be tapped to replace him, since the next few years of growth are sure to be very important to the long term future of the parks.
    (10/6/09) The Disneyland Resort has raised the price of parking from $12 to $14 over this past weekend.
    (9/21/09) Some great construction pics from all around the Disneyland Resort can be seen at DisneyGeek.
    (9/11/09) You can find a few pictures taken at the D23 Expo here, showing off a bunch of Disney park related technology, artwork as well as a look at the Cars Land preview model, thanks to reader Alan S. Dalinka.

Late 2009 - Grand Californian Expansion - (9/19/07) The Disneyland Resort announced late yesterday what we all knew was coming, an expansion of the Grand Californian Hotel & Spa that will increase the size of the resort by 30% as well as include the very first Disney Vacation Club (DVC) villas in Anaheim. The project is scheduled to be complete by late 2009 and will add over 200 new hotel rooms and 50 vacation villas that will include kitchens, living and dining areas. The expansion will also add a rooftop viewing deck for the fireworks, a new swimming pool and 300 underground parking spaces. Currently the Grand Californian features 745 rooms and when the expansion is complete, it will feature a total of 995 guest rooms.

Now though 2011 - Disneyland Hotel Renovation - (2/12/08) Renovations on the first of the three towers is expected to begin just before the start of the summer season.
    (7/26/07) Apparently approval has been given to start a complete renovation of the existing Disneyland Hotel. This will be a total redecoration from top to bottom, allowing the hotel to reflect the Disney theme inside and out. The planned rehab would begin in the first half of 2008 where they will renovate each of the three towers, one at a time, taking about 9-10 months to complete each one. MiceAge has already reported that the three towers will be renamed as well with new Disney appropriate names. The Marina Tower will become the Magic Tower, the Sierra Tower will become the Dreams Tower and the Bonita Tower will become the Wonder Tower. Hmmm… Disney Magic… Disney Wonder… those names have also been used for the two existing Disney Cruise Line ships. With two more vessels on the way, I can’t help but wonder if one will be named the Disney Dreams. They also mention that the private halls will be renamed as well: El Camino hall will become Frontier hall, Marina Ballroom will become the Magic Kingdom Ballroom along with other related name changes throughout.

2011 - Disney Cruise Line - (3/31/09) According to the Orlando Sentinel, the Disney Wonder will leave Florida to take roots in a new home at the Port of Los Angeles in 2011. The deal still has to be finalized, but they’re working on a 2 year port deal with a 3 year extension option as long as all works out.

???? - New Resort Hotel(s) - In Development - (2/12/08) Blue Sky Disney brings up the subject of adding two more hotels to the Disneyland Resort in the future. In addition to the rumored hotel plans for the Simba lot (next to the Paradise Pier hotel) they also claim that the hotel project along Harbor Blvd that we heard about last year was still in the works. The update mentions that it would provide a nice dramatic visual theme to those traveling down Harbor and serve as a portal to everyone entering the Disneyland Resort Esplanade area in the same fashion of how the Disneyland Hotel in Paris works placed over the park’s main entrance.
    (3/19/07) Rumors are running wild about all kinds of possible hotel development projects at the Disneyland Resort. In addition to expanding the Grand Californian, renovating the existing Disneyland Hotel and possibly building a new hotel, we’ve also heard a couple of rumors concerning the future of the Paradise Pier hotel. Proposals have been apparently drawn up for several options for the site ranging from renovation all the way to demolition to build a completely new and themed resort on the property. We’ve also heard that the Del Coronado style concept that was mentioned for the site along Harbor may actually be moved to the parking lot next to the Paradise Pier hotel instead. From memory, I seem to recall seeing plans from back when DCA was under construction showing off the Downtown Disney parking lot as the site for a future “Magic Kingdom” themed hotel as well, but it looks like they don’t’ want to risk closing that lot for the time being.