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Disney has announced a significant ticket price increase going into effect on Sunday, May 20th. Here are the new prices:

Disneyland Resort Ticket Options

1-Park Per Day admits guest to one theme park each day of use. Park choices are: Disneyland park or Disney California Adventure park.

Park Hopper option entitles guest to visit both theme parks on each day of use.

Disneyland Resort Annual Passports

Deluxe, Southern California and Select Passport holders can add parking for an additional $129 per year.

*Valid proof of Southern California residency required for purchase and use.

 

From the Disney Parks YouTube page:

The Monkees' Micky Dolenz will be performing this weekend, May 18-20, in the Flower Power Concert Series at the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. This marks Micky's first solo engagement at Epcot — though it's far from his first Disney project. 

With the summer movie season heating up, four popular Disney*Pixar movies are returning exclusively to AMC Theatres for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. From May 25 through May 28, 'Toy Story 3,' 'Ratatouille,' 'Up' and 'WALL*E' will be featured at AMC locations around the country. Each film will be accompanied by a classic Pixar short film and an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming movie, 'Brave.'

For the seventh consecutive year, the Disneyland Resort presented a total of $50,000 in scholarships to 10 exemplary high school seniors for outstanding community service, academic excellence and overall leadership.  Each student will receive a $5,000 scholarship to be used toward furthering their education. The selected students were surprised at their schools by a “prize patrol” led by Disneyland Resort Ambassador Jolie Hales. The scholarship recipients were congratulated with personalized 2012 mortarboard Mickey Mouse ears and an invitation to a celebratory dinner at the Disneyland Resort May 23, at which they will dine with local government officials, nonprofit leaders, judges and Disney executives.

Deadline.com reports Disney XD has picked up its top rated series 'Lab Rats' for a second season.

Disney•Pixar’s “Brave,” a groundbreaking adventure full of humor, heart and breathtaking action, extends its pioneering spirit to its world premiere on June 18, 2012, marking the Grand Opening of Hollywood’s Dolby® Theatre^SM. The red-carpet event is a special presentation for Film Independent’s 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival. Premiering in Dolby 3D, a state-of-the-art imaging solution providing audiences with a superior 3D experience, “Brave” is an epic tale set in the mystical Scottish Highlands where the film’s headstrong protagonist, Merida, is forced to discover the meaning of true bravery. The film hits theatres nationwide on June 22, 2012.

Merida is a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor. Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida defies an age-old custom sacred to the uproarious lords of the land: massive Lord MacGuffin, surly Lord Macintosh and cantankerous Lord Dingwall. Merida's actions inadvertently unleash chaos and fury in the kingdom, and when she turns to an eccentric old Witch for help, she is granted an ill-fated wish. The ensuing peril forces Merida to discover the meaning of true bravery in order to undo a beastly curse before it's too late.

Deadline.com reports Marvel's the Avengers continues to roll with the following landmarks:

• Fastest movie ever to reach $400 million (14 days)
• Now #6 on the all time domestic list
• Now #9 on the all time worldwide list
• Highest gross Disney film ever surpassing The Lion King

Hey guys again - I apologize for the lateness of this update but - this sinkhole is really keeping a brother down and I still do not have power so it has been an interesting week to say the least.

The widespread showers and thunderstorms we've been seeing the last couple of days should die down a BIT today - but there is enough moisture about to once again fire up scattered storms this afternoon.  That said, there is enough DRY air to inhibit much of the activity until you get considerably further south.

Expect highs to be in the upper 80s all weekend long.  Chance for afternoon thunderstorms increases just a bit as we get into Saturday and Sunday.

Not too exciting but hey at least I'm not talking about a potential tropical system this weekend like I thought I might have been earlier in the week :-)!  See - the glass is half full!

Hey guys again - I apologize for the lateness of this update but - this sinkhole is really keeping a brother down and I still do not have power so it has been an interesting week to say the least.

Once the marine layer gets up out of here expect a high temperature of about 72 today.

Once again I do not have too much excitement to share, as the weekend looks very much the way the week ended.  Expect highs fluctuating in and around the mid 70s by the time we get to tomorrow with morning clouds and afternoon sunshine.