Day at Disneyland now more than $90
Day at Disneyland now more than $90
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — When you wish upon a star, be sure to bring your wallet. Disneyland has taken another step toward becoming the priciest place on earth.
Disney said in a statement that starting Sunday, a one-day adult ticket to one park will cost $92, a $5 increase. Kids’ tickets also jumped $5, to $87.
The prices apply to either Disneyland Park or Disney California Adventure Park. Buyers of annual passes will see similar increases.
The Disneyland statement says the price hikes were brought on by “a variety of factors,” but that the tickets represent a great value given the breadth and quality of attractions and entertainment” its parks offer.
S. Ind. cave with ice age fossils to open June 15
CORYDON, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana cave discovered three years ago that’s yielded a treasure trove of ice age fossils opens to the public for the first time next weekend.
Indiana Caverns’ owners say the complex about two miles south of Corydon is Indiana’s first show cave to open in 40 years. The portion opening June 15 for paid tours was found in 2010.
The cave’s discoverers initially thought the cave’s floor was littered with the bones of common livestock. But those turned out to be the fossilized bones of black bears, flat nosed peccaries, bison and other ice age mammals that entered the cave through a passage which apparently closed about 10,000 years ago.
Surveys have found no evidence of humans entering the cave prior to 2010.
Online: http://www.indiancaverns.com/
Egypt blasts US warning over incidents at pyramids
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Antiquities’ Ministry has criticized a U.S. Embassy message to American citizens in the country, urging them to be extra cautious because of recent incidents near the pyramids in Giza.
A ministry statement on Saturday says the warning is “baseless.”
An embassy message earlier this week urged Americans to “elevate their situational awareness” when visiting the pyramids because of a “lack of visible security or police” presence there.
It noted incidents of “angry groups of individuals surrounding and pounding” on cars with visitors, sometimes trying to open car doors.
The ministry insists the pyramids’ area in Giza, Cairo’s twin city, is “totally secure” and that the overall situation for tourists has improved.
Security deteriorated following the 2011 uprising that ousted longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak and tourism took a sharp hit.