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Cision Canada
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Cision Canada
Disneyland Resort Honors Official 70th Anniversary on July 17, 2025 with Special Moments, the Debut of "Walt Disney - A Magical Life" Attraction and More
ANAHEIM, Calif., July 17, 2025 /CNW/ -- Today, Disneyland Resort celebrates 70 years since it first opened – and introduced the world to a new concept in family entertainment – on July 17, 1955. Disneyland Resort kicked off the official anniversary with an early morning cast member-only celebration in Disneyland park, which included a flag raising ceremony in Town Square featuring veteran cast members. In honor of the anniversary, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and others rang the New York Stock Exchange opening bell from Main Street U.S.A. and posed for a once-in-a-lifetime cast photo. Guests waiting to enter the gates of Disneyland park were treated to a special opening moment ceremony. After, Disneyland Resort cast members gathered along Main Street, U.S.A., to welcome guests into the park. The all-new " Walt Disney – A Magical Life" attraction makes its public debut at the Main Street Opera House, featuring a cinematic presentation of Walt Disney's journey, culminating in a visit with Walt in his office, made possible through the magic of Audio-Animatronics storytelling. Guests can also hear a new verse in the iconic song "It's a Small World" written by legendary composer Richard M. Sherman in his final Disney contribution. This third and final verse to the beloved song can now be heard in the finale scene of the "it's a small world" attraction in Fantasyland at Disneyland park. About the Disneyland Resort Located in Anaheim, Calif., the Disneyland Resort features two spectacular theme parks – Disneyland Park (the original Disney theme park) and Disney California Adventure Park – plus three hotels and the Downtown Disney District dining, entertainment and shopping complex. The Hotels of the Disneyland Resort are Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, the Disneyland Hotel – both AAA Four Diamond properties – and Pixar Place Hotel. When it opened on July 17, 1955, Disneyland introduced the world to a new concept in family entertainment and continues to use creativity, technology and innovation to bring storytelling to new heights. Open daily, year-round. For more information, guests can visit
Newsweek
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Toddler Falls Asleep, Reaction When She Wakes Up in Disneyland Is Priceless
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A toddler has gone viral for her reaction to waking up in the most magical place on Earth—and having no idea what's going on. Brittany Christiana, 36, a content creator from Granby, Connecticut, is mom to two daughters, including 2-year-old Violet, whose reaction to waking up at Disneyland has been viewed millions of times. Speaking to Newsweek, Christiana explained the family had been invited to a Pull-Ups potty training party in California—and, as it was their first time in the state, decided to make the most of it with a mini family vacation. "After the event, we had just a few hours to explore Disneyland—and Violet was exhausted," Christiana said. The toddler "fell asleep during the end of the party, [and] stayed asleep through the entrance to the park"—and ended up waking up halfway through the famous "It's A Small World" ride. "At two and a half, she's not super talkative yet, so she truly had no idea we were even going to Disneyland," Christiana said. "When she finally woke up, she was completely stunned, and we couldn't stop laughing." A video of Violet's reaction was posted to Christiana's TikTok account @brittikitty on July 12, where it has been viewed close to 12 million times. It shows Christiana carrying a sleeping Violet through the sunlit park, with the toddler still fast asleep as the family sits in the boat and an automated voice tells guests to "watch your children." The video then switches to Violet waking up on her mom's shoulder very suddenly, jumping up with her eyes wide, as they travel through a dark corridor with luminescent sea creatures on either side and the famous song blaring from all around. Violet is carried through the park asleep and wakes up on the ride. Violet is carried through the park asleep and wakes up on the ride. TikTok @brittikitty Violet leans back, blinking slowly with her eyes as wide as saucers, and doesn't say a word as she takes it all in with confusion written across her face, her family all bursting out laughing. "Violet's reaction to waking up mid-'It's a Small World' with ZERO knowledge we were even going to Disneyland," Christiana wrote over the video, adding in a caption: "She literally had no idea we were even going to Disneyland! She slept the WHOLE time until this ride!" TikTok users were in stitches, awarding the video more than 2.1 million likes, as one joked it "would be so funny to stay until she sleeps again and then go home without referencing the day," another agreeing: "For the rest of her life you have to say you never went. This was all in her head." Another shared their own story: "My parents took me on 'It's a Small World' at Disneyland Paris when I was like 3 and they had to stay on the ride til I fell asleep cause I would scream and cry if they tried to get off the ride, I held them hostage on that ride for so long." "She'll remember this as a vague memory as an adult for sure," another predicted. And one praised Violet: "She did better [than] me. I think I'd cry if I woke up there." Violet wakes up with the song blaring and looks around in bewilderment. Violet wakes up with the song blaring and looks around in bewilderment. TikTok @brittikitty It's A Small World is a quintessential part of the Disney theme park experience, and can be found in the parks in Florida, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong and California, where the Christianas were visiting. It was created for the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, overseen by Walt Disney himself in support of the United Nation's Children's Fund, according to the Disney World website. The ride sees guests sit on a boat which takes them through a miniature version of countries around the world, with hundreds of audio-animatronic dolls singing the famous song. Christiana told Newsweek she never expected Violet's video to "go THAT viral," saying she was "so touched that it brought joy to so many people—her little reaction was pure magic. "She thought she teleported!" Do you have funny and adorable videos or pictures you want to share? Send them to life@ with some extra details, and they could appear on our website.
Miami Herald
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
‘It's a Small World' ride gets update to celebrate Disneyland's 70th birthday
A classic Disneyland ride has been updated for the 70th anniversary of the iconic theme park's opening, Disney officials announced. A new verse to the 'It's a Small World' song will debut on the ride Thursday, July 17, the official Disney Parks blog announced in February. The updated lyrics will also be included the same day in Florida's Walt Disney World. The new lyrics were written by original composer Richard Sherman for the song's 60th anniversary, the blog said. Sherman died in 2024. The new lyrics are, 'Mother earth unites us in heart and mind, And the love we give makes us humankind, Through our vast wondrous land, When we stand hand in hand, It's a small world after all.' A film about the creation of the new lyrics also will play at the Main Street Cinema in Disneyland, the blog said. The ride debuted at the 1964 World's Fair in New York as a tribute to the United Nations Children's Fund and can now be found at multiple Disney parks, according to Walt Disney World News Today. It opened at Disneyland in 1966 as part of Fantasyland. Visitors ride slow-moving boats through a pavilion populated with audio-animatronic children from around the world singing 'It's a Small World' in a variety of languages. A new audio-animatronic exhibit featuring Walt Disney himself also debuts at the Main Street Opera House as part of the anniversary of the park, which opened in 1955, Disney said.
New York Post
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Most people don't know to follow this unspoken rule at Disney World: ‘You shouldn't be getting on a ride'
It's not a nice world after all. Disney World — or Land — is the place travelers go to experience magic and make memories. However, just because it's a place where adults can pretend to be kids again — doesn't mean there isn't proper etiquette to follow. Advertisement 3 One editor shared her gripe with impolite guest behavior on rides at Disney Land. GC Images One SFGate editor, Katie Dowd, shared her gripe with rude behavior from Disney guests — and there's some truth to what she expressed. Dowd described the scene of going on a ride like the Haunted Mansion at Disney Land for the first time and not being able to fully immerse yourself in the experience because of inconsiderate guests alongside you on the ride. Advertisement The fan-favorite ride always begins with actor Paul Frees' narration: 'Welcome, foolish mortals, to the Haunted Mansion. I am your host — your ghost host. Kindly step all the way in please, and make room for everyone. There's no turning back now.' She mentioned how people who have experienced this ride before often annoyingly mimic the narration. 'Just because you've been on a ride enough times to memorize the spiel doesn't mean others have. It's one thing to laugh, clap or otherwise quietly enjoy an attraction. It's quite another to become a distraction,' she wrote. 3 Disney is not the place where people should exhibit any kind of rude or annoying behavior. MediaNews Group via Getty Images Advertisement Mimicking aside, Dowd also pointed out how irritating it is when fellow ride-goers won't stop talking. 'First-timers are at the mercy of regulars who apparently view the experience as a moving park bench. If your conversation can't wait 15 minutes, you shouldn't be getting on a ride,' she quipped. 3 Rides like, It's a Small World, should be experienced in silence to get the full feel of the ride. clsdesign – She gave other examples of times she just wanted to enjoy herself at the amusement park, despite being there plenty of times before — and people's impolite behavior ruined it. Advertisement And while more people at Disney parks need to learn to zip it — others need to learn how to cover up. Reportedly, a Disney World employee reprimanded a woman for wearing a sports bra and leggings. Nicole Arena explained in a TikTok video that while in Epcot with her husband, she was told by a worker that she was 'improperly dressed' and was supposedly forced to 'buy a $45 tshirt or else I could not get on the ride I waited an hour for.' 'I had nothing showing other than my stomach and my arms, but you guys are acting like I went out naked,' she defended in another video. 'Anyone who goes to the gym knows it's totally fine to walk around with a sports bra and leggings on. I just went to Disney, how I would go to the gym.' People in the comment section of Arena's videos did not hold back with their opinions on the situation, many siding with the strict employee. 'I mean it's a bra. Of course, you can't wear it to a family park. Be so for real. I am so happy they are finally cracking down.' Advertisement 'Disney and the gym are two different places. A bra goes under shirts in family-friendly establishments.' 'Why would you go somewhere and not check the dress code? that doesn't make sense. but you are going where there are children. would you wear a sports bra to the store? no – you would wear clothing.'
Newsweek
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
American Woman Goes to Paris—Then Sees How US Is Depicted: 'Mind Is Blown'
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. An eye-opening video filmed inside Disneyland Paris has gone viral on TikTok, as one American traveler shares her surprise at how the United States is portrayed by the park's iconic "It's a Small World" ride. The viral video, posted by 29-year-old Myriam Estrella (@myriamestrella8), who is based in the United States, has racked up more than 10.4 million views since it was shared on June 4. In the short clip, Estrella documents her experience on "It's a Small World," the famed boat-ride attraction known for its cheerful global vignettes. Estrella told Newsweek: "I went to Disneyland Paris in May with my partner—it was my first time there, and we were just on vacation. The video was taken inside the 'It's a Small World' ride." She said: "I thought the U.S. section was super-cute and it made me smile, so I wanted to share it with my followers so they could get a smile from it as well." Text overlaid on the video reads: "POV [point of view]: When you go to Disneyland Paris and go on it's a small world and get to see how the U.S. depicted." The footage reveals the whimsical depiction of the United States, complete with animatronic dolls in a horse-drawn hayride scene, symbolizing American heartland life. Other visuals include tributes to major landmarks such as New York City's Statue of Liberty, San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, and the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles—serving as miniature mascots of American identity. There is even a nod to sports culture, with dolls representing football and baseball players, and a park ranger placed among pine trees, alongside figures dressed as Native Americans. Estrella's caption shared with the video simply says: "My mind is blown!!!" Screenshots from a viral TikTok video of Myriam Estrella appearing shocked in the "It's a Small World" ride at Disneyland Paris. Screenshots from a viral TikTok video of Myriam Estrella appearing shocked in the "It's a Small World" ride at Disneyland Paris. @myriamestrella8 on TikTok There has been a downturn in international travel to the U.S. Preliminary data from March 2025 indicates a 14 percent drop in visits compared to the same month the year prior, according to statistics from the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The U.S. Travel Association warned that, if this trend continues, the U.S. could lose up to $21 billion in travel-related exports by year's end. The decline is especially pronounced among travelers from historically high-value markets including Canada, Western Europe, Asia, and South America, the association noted. Despite the U.S. being a popular destination for many around the world, a June 2021 Pew Research Center survey revealed that about 27 percent of Americans have never traveled outside the country. However, the majority—71 percent—have gone abroad at least once, with income playing a significant role in the frequency of international trips. 'This Is Fabulous' Estrella's video struck a chord with viewers who appreciated the international lens through which American culture is viewed. TikTok commenters responded with humor and nostalgia. User @eliodismagic commented: "omg [oh my God] this is my favorite ride. this is fabulous." Another user, wrote: "Okay but this is actually really cute." Chris praised the inclusion of Native American figures, writing: "Love that they included indigenous people." User 48phd summed up the scene by saying: "this is literally how we view you?? statue of liberty, Hollywood and cowboys." User @ said, "this is exactly why as a kid i thought ny [New York] and la [Los Angeles] were walking distance lol [laugh out loud]," and Hallsja7 added: "This is how us Europeans see America to be fair." Do you have a travel-related video or story to share? Let us know via life@ and your story could be featured on Newsweek.
