Summer Nightastic will be returning to the Disneyland Resort this Summer, with an official opening night of Friday, June 11th, 2010. The events included in the 2nd Summer Nightastic are World of Color at Disney's California Adventure, which will debut on opening night Friday, after months of delays. Returning for it's 3rd year, the Magical Fireworks Show will be back up at night at Disneyland, and Fantasmic! will be held at Tom Sawyer Island at Disneyland as well. However, not in the line up for this Summer is Disney's Electrical Parade, which will be making it's final march down DCA this April before heading out to Disney World.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Tom Staggs is no stranger to Disneyland Resort. Not many people know this, but he and his wife enjoyed their wedding rehearsal dinner at the Golden Horseshoe in Disneyland in 1996, and through the years this Southern California family has enjoyed countless days of fun together at the parks. His three sons were probably expecting to hear stories about Dad riding their favorite attractions the past few days, but this was Tom’s chance to spend time with frontline cast members learning first-hand about operations of the Resort.

Earlier today, Tom toured Disney’s California Adventure park where he saw the control room for the new water extravaganza “World of Color” – a technological marvel with 1,200 programmable fountains on a one-acre grid. He also visited the construction site for Cars Land, the new 12-acre expansion inspired by the blockbuster Disney-Pixar movie, “Cars.”

I met Tom Staggs at the Napa Rose last night while I was having dinner. He’s a very friendly and approachable guy. Here’s what he had to say about his visit: “The thing that most impressed me was how passionate everyone is, and how proud they are of the Disneyland Resort. They’re working to make the future of the parks even better, but they’re also focused on honoring the history of being the original Disney theme park.”

From Disney Parks Blog