As Magic Keyholder reservations for Disneyland are nearly filled for the remainder of 2021, the annual pass holders are speaking out against the theme park’s lack of availability. Disneyland released the Magic Key annual pass in August after ending the annual pass program earlier in the year when the theme park was closed amid the…
Anaheim Demolishes Motel, Builds Affordable Housing Units
Anaheim is making way for affordable housing and retail space after demolishing the former Americana Motel on Beach Boulevard on Oct. 12. The 7.3-acre land where the 44-room motel sat and the surrounding land will be transformed in the coming years to provide 100 affordable apartments, 134 townhomes, and a 5,000 square-foot retail center. “This…
Disneyland’s New App Lets You Skip the Line for $7–15 per Ride
Disneyland recently announced its new Genie smartphone app which allows customers to skip to the front of the line for $7–15 per ride on many popular attractions. Genie+ is a $20 per day option that will allow users to choose the next available time to arrive at a variety of attractions and experiences, which replaces their former…
Disneyland Annual Passholders Struggle to Reserve Their Slots
As the holiday season begins early with Halloween at Disneyland, annual passholders are struggling to secure their entry into the park with dates quickly filling up. Andrew Dizon, a Magic Key passholder of 19 years, told The Epoch Times he quickly booked his theme park reservation once Disney made more time slots available after marking…
Angels Star Trout Makes It Official: He’s out for the Season
ANAHEIM, Calif.—Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout is officially shut down for the season. The three-time American League MVP suffered a calf strain on May 17 and hasn’t returned to the lineup since. The original prognosis was six to eight weeks of rehabilitation, but the injury was worse than originally thought. Trout was trying to…
Disneyland Recovering From Massive Attendance Decline in 2020
As Disneyland faced a massive drop in attendance in 2020, the City of Anaheim and the theme park are making a comeback. According to a report by Themed Entertainment Associated (TEA), Disneyland suffered the greatest decrease in attendance out of the top 25 theme parks in the world. The report shows Disneyland faced an 80.3…
‘Distraction Burglaries’ Hit Elderly Anaheim Residents
The Anaheim Police Department is on the lookout for suspects after a series of “distraction burglaries” have been impacting elderly Anaheim residents. In a similar scheme reproduced a number of times, a suspect will make contact with an elderly resident by posing as either a new neighbor or a utility worker and will convince the…
Anaheim City Council Fills District 2 Vacancy
Anaheim filled its vacant District 2 seat on the city council Sept. 14 with Gloria Ma’ae, a local neighborhood advocate who has served on various city commissions and boards. Ma’ae was chosen out of a selection of 10 applicants applying for the seat, which came after former Councilman Jordan Brandman resigned in August. Ma’ae was…
Anaheim Boy Shot on Sunday Passes Away
A 17-year-old boy succumbed to his gunshot wounds after a suspected 18-year-old shot him on Sept. 5 in Anaheim, Calif. Danillo Ashton Arauz was transported to a trauma center to be treated for wounds following the Sunday night shooting. On the morning of Sept. 9, Arauz passed away in the presence of his family. “My…
Two More Cities Support Constructing a Veterans Cemetery in Anaheim
Huntington Beach and Santa Ana’s city councils became the latest to unanimously support building a veterans cemetery in Anaheim’s Gypsum Canyon on Sept. 7. The Huntington Beach City Council unanimously “bypassed” their own charter rules to pass the resolution on the first reading rather than reviewing it in two separate readings. City Attorney Michael Gates said the…
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