Disney News July 20-26: Disneyland secrets, something new at Disney PhotoPass and Disney lawsuits

From Disneyland history to its secrets, from lawsuits shaping theme parks to a new look at the Disney PhotoPass, take the tour with us of some Disney news you might have missed this past week in the Disney Universe.

Do you remember when Disneyland employed live mermaids? Here’s a brief history from the Huffington Post.

Check out these 13 Disneyland secrets.

The Daily Pilot asks this question about Disney: “Why don’t the costumed characters at Disneyland roam the park anymore without being accompanied by other employees? Why is Disneyland seemingly always spotless? Why did the once-popular Luigi’s Flying Tires at California Adventure close down after only three years?” The answer, lawsuits. A new book by David Koenig is called “The People v. Disneyland: How Lawsuits and Lawyers Transformed the Magic.”

Here are 3 events going on at D23 that could gives us some details on what happens at Disney World, according to the Orland Business Journal.

Take a look at these 13 Disneyland secrets to improve your knowledge of Disney’s original theme park, from insidethemagic.net.

This Texas family decided to walk 4,000 miles from Disneyland to Disney World in honor of their 8-year-old daughter who died from cancer, according to The Daily Mail.

Take a look the top 10 brutal villain death scenes, from moviepilot.com

Disney’s PhotoPass site adds some copy protection watermarks over images, according to wdwmagic.com.