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The MiceAge crew was started by Al Lutz in 2003, and is committed to bringing you the inside Disney story that you just can't get anywhere else. As much as we'd all like to see more frequent rumor updates on the site, we only publish when reliable news and rumors are available to share. The MiceAge news Editor can be reached at: [email protected]
Hey Bob Chapek, you’ve been booted from a company that you worked at for decades, with a rumored kiss-off well-north of 20 million. It...
Entertainer Peter Allen used to sing “Everything Old is New Again.”  At the time I began work on this column, Disney announced they would be...
For a little over a year, our beloved Disneyland has been closed, but that's been the least of these trying times. So it just...
Salutations, happy holidays, and Merry Christmas. In these extraordinary times, we thought you might enjoy some comfort food for the soul, a nostalgic bit...
This wasn't how the summer of 2019 was supposed to go for Disneyland. The TDA suits had been planning for years for the opening...
As many of you have already heard, the Walt Disney Company is undergoing some profound changes in how it will operate as an entertainment...
Disney purchased Fox late last year, and at executive retreat immediately afterward began a survey and asset list of what came with the deal....
While crowds during the Halloween season have been slowly building the past few years, last month's debut of all-new Halloween overlays at DCA's most...
Disneyland is heading into the dog days of summer with typically modest summertime crowds (don’t tell the lower level AP’ers that!) and a growing...
As you read this, a long line of trucks are unloading exhibits and merchandise and archival treasures at the loading docks of the mammoth...
Summer has arrived at the Disneyland Resort and the out of town tourists are arriving in droves again. In this update we’ll fill you...
Spring Break has ended and TDA has been very happy with the attendance and strong response to DCA’s expanded Food & Wine Festival. Despite...
Pandora: Here, There… Everywhere! PLUS A MICEAGE EXCLUSIVE: Star Wars Land Parade/Show Rehearsal Footage! Over the past few weeks Walt Disney World has been hyping a new...
With 2016 gone and 2017 just begun, the Disneyland Resort closes the books on another crazy holiday season and looks ahead to a busy...
Disney’s new 2017 fiscal year just started yesterday, and that’s always a big day when old concepts stop being funded, trendy new projects start...
With both summer and Disneyland’s successful Diamond Celebration quickly winding down, the Anaheim parks will begin a rather predictable fall season, filled with some...
Disneyland turned 61 years old on Sunday, but many cast members found little to celebrate as the company conducted a major re-organization and layoffs...
Disneyland Resort continues to lurch through a weird and unusual spring as Burbank mandates sweeping budget cuts while record crowds continue to pack both...
Al Lutz returns today with a very special MiceAge Star Wars Update which fills us in on the latest news and rumors about a...
Disney’s third fiscal quarter begins next week, and it’s about to wreak major changes on the operation of the Disneyland Resort. In this update...