Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa has added 200 guest rooms and 50 Disney Vacation Club Villas. The expansion represents a 30 percent increase to the current 745-room property.

The Hilton Anaheim completed a dramatic $70-million dollar renovation in early 2009. The renovation affected nearly aspect of this 1,572-room hotel, including the lobby and recent opening of the new restaurant Mix. As part of the renovation, Anaheim's newest and most upscale health club, The Health Club at Hilton Anaheim, is a 25,000-square-foot, full-service fitness and wellness facility that now offers Hilton Fitness by Precor® cardio equipment with individual entertainment systems and an extensive selection of new weight training machines and free weights in a contemporary setting. High-energy group exercise classes include Spinning®, yoga, muscle conditioning and Rowbics®, which is making its Anaheim debut at this facility. Contact: Hollie Walker, 714.740.4315, Hollie.walker@hilton.com.

Not far from the action at the beach is the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa's new pool Slyders, a water playground. Slyders features three water slides that drop riders into two splash pools, a ribbon shaped main pool, shallow children's wading pool, two fire pits perfect for roasting marshmallow's, nine private cabanas complete with flat screen TV's and wireless internet and an oversized hot tub! Shubee's poolside cafe offers casual fare, fresh fruit smoothies and full bar for adults.

Pacific Edge Hotel is a new oceanfront property located in the downtown area of picturesque Laguna Beach. Pacific Edge is steps away from a range of cultural destinations, including world-famous galleries, museums and festival venues. Pacific Edge Hotel's accommodations include 130 upgraded guestrooms and suites overlooking the Pacific Ocean, as well as the Pacific Edge Villa, a beautiful, 4,000-square-foot, private beachfront venue.

The recently opened, 157-room Shorebreak Hotel, welcomes guests with a unique, engaging experience on an emotional level.  The only hotel located near the iconic intersection of Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway, Shorebreak Hotel situates guests at the center of eclectic shopping, dining, and entertainment…all within earshot of crashing ocean waves.  Shorebreak draws its inspiration from Southern California’s cultivated yet laid-back surf culture, combining four-star touches with a penchant for fun. Highlights include guestrooms with ocean views, exquisite furnishings, versatile event space, romantic fire pits and ready access to a variety of exciting recreational activities. The Shorebreak Hotel is also pet and dog friendly.

In this exhibition, the drama and splendor of an extraordinary period of time “come alive” for visitors of all ages. The goal of this unique exhibition is multi-fold. First, it allows visitors the opportunity to see beyond the “legend” of Napoléon Bonaparte to gain an understanding of this complex figure as a man. Second, it reveals how art and design played a key role in creating not only his Empire, but also his lasting place in history and in the public’s consciousness. Third, it provides a highly entertaining experience for the audience... allowing them to encounter the type of historic objects and art that can rarely be seen outside the halls of the great museums and palaces of Europe.

Come aboard one of the most famous and historical yachts in Newport Beach, the Wild Goose. Hornblower’s legendary yacht, once owned by the Oscar-winning western star John Wayne, is now offering exclusive narrated dockside tours. The Wild Goose Tour includes a one-hour dockside visit spotlighting the boat’s storied past.

Two new exhibits are finding their way to Southern California's Discovery Science Center in the coming weeks. Skeletons: El Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), which runs October 17 through November 8, will feature art and activities, while incorporating hands-on science lessons. Running simultaneously is another fun, learning exhibit. Are you an herbivore or a carnivore? Are fingertips useful for anything besides identification? What does your brain look like inside? Why do you yawn? Explore the answers to these questions and more as you make your way around the human body from head to toe with Head to Toe: All About Your Body, which runs October 3, 2009 through January 3, 2010. These two exhibitions will showcase the science under your skin in the time-honored, fun and educational manner that has become a Discovery Science Center staple.

Disney's California Adventure® Park will add new attractions based on some of the most popular Disney and Disney-Pixar animated features during the next few years. World of Color is the next major milestone in the park’s expansion and will open in spring 2010. An indoor attraction based on “The Little Mermaid” is planned as is an entire exciting new land based on the “Cars” movie. The extensive theme park transformation will also include the retooling of the park’s entrance. The new entrance will have a California-themed shopping plaza with a 1920s look and feel to it.

The Disneyland Resort® has begun a dramatic multi-year redevelopment at Disney’s California Adventure® Park. This new creative endeavor will cost more than $1 billion and will create an array of new attractions to discover for guests.

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The Strand, which opened early 2009, is a mixed-use development overlooking the Huntington Beach Pier. Four distinct buildings linked by open-air pedestrian walkways will offer stylish retail options and popular dining establishments along with Shorebreak Hotel, a luxury 157-room boutique hotel by Joie de Vivre.

The OC Fair & Event Center is undergoing a $25 million facility improvement project,  which includes: a 31,000-square-foot exhibit hall with a aviation hanger design concept; an educational feature exhibit called Al’s Brain, premiered at the 2009 OC Fair, featuring “Weird Al” Yankovic; renovation of the Main Mall; creation of a breezeway between Buildings 14 and 16; relocation and construction of a new Administration building; backstage improvements at Pacific Amphitheatre; a commercial kitchen for food service and a corporation yard for storage and facility upgrades. The facility is expected to be completed March 2010. Visit the Construction Update page for the latest improvements.

Located close to the Anaheim Convention Center, Honda Center, Angel Stadium Anaheim and major hotels, the Anaheim White House restaurant is constructing a new West Wing addition. The 1,800-square-foot West Wing Banquet Hall is slated to be completed in late October or early November 2009.

The 2010 All-Star game will be played at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on July 13, 2010. The 2010 season will mark the Angels 50th anniversary and the 45th season that the team has played in Angel Stadium.  The 2010 All-Star Game will be the third Midsummer Classic ever played in Anaheim and the first since July 11, 1989.  The other All-Star Game played at the “Big A” was played on July 11, 1967 and was won by the National League, 2-1, in a 15-inning contest, which is tied for the most innings ever played in All-Star history. 

Getting around the Anaheim Resort Area/Disneyland Resort Area is easy and affordable with the  children ride free on ART (Anaheim Resort Transit). With the purchase an adult ART pass kids get a ticket to ride on this convenient visitor trolly for free.

John Wayne Airport plans to bring new services and amenities as part of its Airport Improvement Program to meet the needs of a growing number of annual passengers. The program includes an update to existing facilities, the addition of a 282,000 square foot third terminal (Terminal C), 2,000 more parking spaces, the addition of WiFi in all terminals and additional concession and retail offerings. In addition, the Airport is construction a Central Utility Plant that will  generate chilled water for the air conditioning system and electric power for the entire Airport, including current and new facilities. All of this is expected to be complete in late 2011 with a budget of approximately $543.1 million.