On November 6 and 7, 2012, portions of Disneyland park will be walled off in order for a film crew to work on Disney’s upcoming flick Saving Mr. Banks. The film follows the efforts of Walt Disney as he tries to persuade author P.L. Travers to make a movie based on her character Mary Poppins. Tom Hanks plays Walt Disney, while Emma Thompson will star as P.L. Travers.
While several films and television shows have been filmed at the park before, it has been almost a dozen years since an area …

State officials are investigating an accident that occurred at Disneyland’s Space Mountain attraction, which left a 68 year old machinist with critical injuries.
The machinist was testing a vehicle on the ride at the time the accident occurred. Initial information reported the man, Christopher Monday,  was struck by the vehicle, but how this happened is still being investigated. What we do know is that Monday suffered critical back, chest and head injuries and was taken to a local hospital.
Suzi Brown, a spokeswoman for Disneyland Resort, said the ride had been cleared …

During a small fire that ignited on a construction site behind Disney California Adventure on Wednesday, workers were told to evacuate the site while firefighters worked to put out the blaze. 
According to Anaheim Fire Department spokeswoman Maria Sabol, a plastic tarp over steel framework caught fire. At the time, welders were working on the construction site, and sparks from their equipment may have contributed to the fire. Sabol was quick to add that the investigation is still ongoing, however.
Visitors to the park were not impacted by the fire, which began at approximately …