It's official: Disneyland is FINALLY reopening April 30!

At last, we have a reopening date in place for Disneyland!

Read here for more information: https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/03/magic-is-back-at-disneyland-resort-theme-parks-plan-to-reopen-on-april-30/ .

For the time being, assuming Orange County is in the red tier, it will reopen at 15% capacity. However, if, by the time the park reopens, Anaheim is in the orange tier, it will be 25% capacity. Furthermore, out-of-towners will be barred from entry for the time being, while live entertainment will also gone.

This article shows the initial list of attractions available at reopening, including an improved Snow White ride: https://laist.com/latest/post/20210317/disneyland-reopening-april-30-theme-parks-covid-19-coronavirus/.

While it may be a while before I go back again (which I can theoretically do as a California native myself), it bears repeating: Disneyland has been missed! Welcome back!

Guest celebrities on "The Muppet Show", who also did Disney (part two)

Recently, I began to look at guest celebrities on The Muppet Show who also did some things for Disney as well. Please note, however, I do not intend to do every single guest celebrity, only those whose Disney roles are in any way significant. And now I will continue on with this list...
Up next in the parade of guest celebrities is Sandy Duncan:

Duncan has done a few Disney performances, including appearing as Katie Dooley in The Million Dollar Duck...

...Dr. Liz Bartlett in The Cat From Outer Space...

...and the voice of Vixey in The Fox and the Hound:

And she also played Snow White in Christmas in Disneyland:

After that came Ben Vereen:

His main Disney role (as far as I know) was hosting the Walt Disney World Christmas Parade special in 1985 with Joan Lunden:

Then came Phyllis Diller:

Diller's most significant Disney role is the voice of the Queen Ant in A Bug's Life...

...but she also appeared on a Halloween-themed episode of The Mouse Factory:

After that came Vincent Price:

Price does the voice of Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective...

...and the narrator for the Tim Burton short Vincent:

Also, in Disneyland Paris' Phantom Manor (their equivalent of the Haunted Mansion), Price provides the eponymous Phantom's maniacal laughter:

And that concludes the first season of The Muppet Show.

Disneyland can soon reopen! For real this time?

COVID cases have been dropping as of late in California.

According to various news sources, in keeping with California's drop in cases, coupled with its rise in vaccinations, the state's reopening guidelines have been modified, which means that parks in California, including Disneyland, can reopen as early April 1, albeit at a very limited capacity, at 15%.

Here is but one sample article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/america/theme-parks/2021/03/05/disneyland-reopening-california-allow-limited-capacity-residents/4602061001/.

My take on this, however, is that having been disappointed when its alleged July reopening date from last year did not pan out, I have to express my doubts. It also doesn't help that the reopening date is April 1, which is of course is April Fool's Day.

I don't usually like to say it, but I really hope I am mistaken in what I say and things do in fact pan out.