Andy Castro
Andy is a Southern California native and a life-long fan of Disney theme parks and animation. From 2007-2016, Andy wrote the weekly Dateline Disneyland photo, news and opinion blog here on MiceChat. Today, Andy continues to produce occasional Dateline Disneyland articles and additional special guest content for MiceChat.
Disneyland's classic Haunted Mansion celebrated its 45th Anniversary over the weekend as the theme parks entered the final stretch of the long summer season....
Disneyland's new pay-per-play Adventure Trading Company interactive game opened over the weekend, sending players on expeditions to find coveted Juju. The new game...
Disneyland is getting ready to debut another new interactive game later this week as the ongoing Legends of Frontierland game continues to draw a...
Disneyland celebrated its 59th anniversary last week and announced plans for a big celebration of 60 historic years that will start next spring. ...
Disneyland's newly renovated and expanded Club 33 began testing for special guests over the weekend as more scaffolding and walls began to come down...
Disneyland celebrated the Fourth of July holiday with special fireworks and live entertainment but the holiday weekend brought some new magic and marvelous sneak...
Disneyland made headlines Sunday evening after a small fire broke out backstage. Luckily, the blaze was quickly put out by the local fire...
Disneyland debuted its new Frozen-themed pre-parade Friday afternoon. The one-float offering features Princess Anna, Olaf and Queen Elsa on an icy, snow-covered parade float...
On Thursday, Knott's Berry Farm officially reopened its classic Calico Mine Train after a major six-month renovation, restoration, and enhancement project. The top-to-bottom...
Knott's Berry Farm's family-favorite Camp Snoopy area officially reopened Thursday following a multi-part renovation project that brought three new attractions to the land. The...
Construction continues on the major Club 33 expansion in Disneyland but most guests facing the project's significant impact on the streets of New Orleans...
Disneyland is now in full summer mode with big crowds and late operating hours but refurbishments and construction projects continue in both theme parks....
Disneyland kicked off its busy summer season with another 24-hour party that encouraged guests to rock their "Disney Sides" by "Disney Bounding" and wearing...
Disneyland will officially kick off the summer season with another 24-hour party on Friday. Luckily it seems like Disney is taking the lessons...
Disneyland quietly rolled out new theme park admission price increases Sunday morning, raising prices across the board. The biggest price hikes were a...
Disney California Adventure's Little Mermaid dark ride reopened over the weekend with significant enhancements including a really great black-light re-imagining of the attraction's big...
Strong winds and high temperatures hit the parks over the last week as guests continued to maneuver the on-going construction and refurbishment projects around...
Welcome back to Dateline Disneyland! This week we take a look at Disneyland's various springtime refurbishments as the parks continue through the busy...
Disneyland is getting ready to kick off spring with a festive springtime roundup at the Big Thunder Ranch Jamboree with special character meet-and-greets with...
Disneyland's classic Big Thunder Mountain Railroad emerged from its extended 14-month refurbishment project over the weekend with Annual Passholder and Disney Vacation Club previews...