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Brady MacDonald
Brady MacDonald is a theme park reporter for the Orange County Register and the Southern California News Group. He’s covered the theme park industry for more than 25 years. He writes about Disney, Universal, Six Flags, SeaWorld, Cedar Fair and Legoland parks in Southern California, across the United States and around the world. As a member of the SCNG Features team, he also writes about entertainment, travel, pop culture, music, restaurants and craft beer.
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Look inside Frozen land pitched for Disneyland expansion
The World of Frozen themed land opening Nov. 20 at Hong Kong Disneyland has been dangled as a possible project for a proposed theme park expansion in the DisneylandForward plan.
Legoland California adding Dino Valley land and first parade in 2024
The new prehistoric themed land will open in the spring followed by the summertime parade.
Disneyland tightens pin trading rules to reign in ‘pin-sanity’
The Anaheim theme park places strict limits on the decades-old cherished Disney tradition.
12 Disneyland Festival of Holidays foods ranked from best to worst
The Disney Festival of Holidays runs from Nov. 10 through Jan. 7 at Disney California Adventure.
Disneyland’s bigger crowds and higher ticket prices boost company profits
Disney Parks & Experiences operating income increases more than 30% during the company’s fourth quarter.
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What Cedar Fair-Six Flags $8 billion merger means for California theme parks
Knott’s Berry Farm owner Cedar Fair and Magic Mountain owner Six Flags agree to an $8 billion merger of equals that combines the two companies into a North American amusement...
See Disneyland Jungle Cruise boat towed to safety — and the skipper never misses a joke
The shipwrecked skipper cracks jokes about checking the service engine light and saving on gasoline throughout the ordeal.
Voices of Disneyland and Disney California Adventure replaced after decades of service
Disneyland park announcer Bill Rogers and Disney California Adventure park announcer Camille Dixon will no longer be recording new park announcements.
Disneyland’s ‘World of Color’ platform sinks and tilts from power of 1,200 fountains
The second season of 'Behind the Attraction' debuts this week on the Disney+ streaming service with episodes dedicated to Disney nighttime spectaculars.
He climbed Disneyland’s Matterhorn mountain 300 times with Mickey and Goofy
Disneyland honors nine employees for 50 years of service with a ceremony in the Golden Horseshoe restaurant and a cavalcade along Main Street USA.