San Bernardino County receives $12M in federal funding for key projects

BY STAFF

San Bernardino County has been awarded $12 million in federal community project funding as part of the omnibus appropriations bill passed by Congress at the end of 2022. This funding will support the planning, design and construction of five major community projects across the county that will greatly improve facilities in regional parks, rural fire stations, unincorporated areas and the county flood control district.

The new funding was awarded by Reps. Pete Aguilar, Norma Torres, and Jay Obernolte as well as California U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

includes paving 3,700 feet of roadway, widening 2,670 feet of roadway, improving 13 disability ramps and building 5,650 feet of sidewalk.

includes such other iconic Disney characters as Pluto, Goofy, Daisy Duck, Donald Duck and Pete and a new character created for the attraction, a little bird named Chuuby, pronounced “choobee.”

Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway features several sound effects created by Jimmy Macdonald for Disney animated shorts dating back to the 1930s. Some new effects were developed using Macdonald’s original equipment. The tri- tone whistle from Mickey Mouse’s debut cartoon in 1928, “Steamboat Willie,” was used to record the locomotive whistle sound for the attraction’s train.

Guests on the attraction will be required to join the complimentary virtual queue, accessible only via the Disneyland app. There will not be a standby line for the attraction upon its opening. Guests may also get quicker entry to the attraction with the purchase of an indi- vidual Lightning Lane arrival window, subject to availability.

Debuting at Disney California Adventure Park is the water and light spectacular “World of Color -- ONE,” which uses an array of fountains, lighting, lasers, fog and flame effects and music to tell the story of how a single action -- like a drop of water -- creates a ripple that can grow into a wave of change.

The 1,200 fountains in “World of Color -- ONE” act as dancers, interpreting the various moments in the show. During the “Born to Play” sequence from Disney and Pixar’s animated film “Soul,” the jazz tune appears to be “played” by the fountains.

“World of Color -- ONE” is the first Disneyland Resort nighttime spectacular to feature characters, music and stories from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, the Avengers and Star Wars in the same production.