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Once past the gates of the newly remodeled entrance of Disney California Adventure Park, you will see that the changes go beyond the replica entrance of the Pan Pacific Auditorium, as you transform back into Los Angeles in the 1920s and 1930s. Buena Vista Street is the envisioning of what Walt Disney experienced the minute he hopped off that train.

Radiator Springs, the setting for the Disney●Pixar animated film “Cars" becomes reality inside Cars Land at Disney California Adventure Park. Guests will be able to interact with their favorite Cars characters, experience three new attractions, and more!

Building on its nutrition guidelines established in 2006, The Walt Disney Company recently touted itself to be the first major media company to introduce new standards for food advertising on programming targeting kids and families.

Under Disney’s new standards, all food and beverage products advertised, sponsored or promoted on Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney Junior, Radio Disney and Disney-owned online destinations oriented to families with younger children will be required by 2015 to meet Disney’s nutrition guidelines. The nutrition guidelines are aligned to federal standards, promote fruit and vegetable consumption and call for limiting calories and reducing saturated fat, sodium and sugar.

A very kind soul and long time reader of MouseInfo forwarded me some pictures last night from his trip yesterday through Buena Vista Street. Through the great pictures shared with us today we take a walk all the way down the fabulous new entrance into Disney California all the way to Carthay Circle Restaurant and Lounge where we'll have a seat for a wonderful meal.

Champion Gridiron Kings, the nation’s elite high school football event featuring 64 of the best skill position players in the country, has chosen the first 38 student athletes invited to participate in the 7-on-7 games, skill challenges and performance training that take place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla. during the ESPNHS Games Presented by GNC.

Cars Land has been in previews for several days now and its official unveiling next week is leaving many antsy to see the detailed new part of the Disney California Expansion. Check out this listing of fun facts that point out some of the details from the films that you should be on the look out for once you get into the land!

Yesterday we provided a full update of the Blue Sky Cellar which has new looks into the details ofCars Land. In case you missed our tweet yesterday, we also have video of the digital construction of Carsland.

When guests walk into a Disney theme park, they find themselves in a place apart from the everyday world they leave behind. At Disneyland Park, the adventure begins on turn-of-the-century Main Street, U.S.A. At the newly expanded Disney California Adventure Park, it now begins on Buena Vista Street, a nostalgic look at Los Angeles as it may have appeared to Walt Disney in the 1920s and ’30s when he first arrived in California.

Welcome back, travelEARS! Today we take you to the secluded land of Jalisco, Mexico to explore a wonderful location. I think you will enjoy your stay at Xinalani Retreat.

Referred to as a “Hidden Paradise”, the Xinalani Retreat can be described as a modern version of Walt Disney’s Adventureland. Combining relaxation and adventure, the Retreat is a great choice for your next vacation.

Starting this weekend at Epcot, some of the greatest tribute bands will take the stage to perform hits from bands like U2, Bon Jovi, and the Bee Gees. The Sounds Like Summer series will run this weekend until the end of July.

When Cars Land officially opens on June 15th there will be plenty of merchandise based off the of the various attractions. They include a 1:55th scale of a baby tractor from Mater's Junkyard Jamboree complete with whipping cart action. Be sure to checkout the images and information of what's to come!

Nftysqrt hit the parks today for a look at progress going on as we inch closer to next week's grand relaunch of Disney California Adventure. Today, we take a look inside the newly reopened Blue Sky Cellar which features a look at "artifacts" from Cars Land showcasing a wonderful look at the deep backstory and wonderful details crafted to bring the new land to life.

In addition, we take a look at Wonderground Gallery, on-going details emerging on Buena Vista Street, a peek into Cars Land, plus a look at the Carnation Gardens stage which is quickly disappearing to make way for a Fantasy Fair makeover.

Disney is preparing to launch its own fully owned and operated video site that will be home to a wide collection of videos to watch online. The Beta site is available now to use and promises to offer full length episodes of your favorite Disney shows, music videos, movie trailers, and more.

Check it out at video.disney.com

The high-tech new video player on the site was developed in web (and mobile) friendly HTML 5 for a consistent experience on any device with a uniform look and method of operating. Any modern browser capable of rendering HTML 5 should be able to play the videos without installing any kinds of software.

The site also shares a partnership with YouTube where a large number of their already-existing videos are still accessible and easy to search.