Wednesday Travel Ticker: Disneyland theme park surprise

An enthusiastic response to the revamp of Disneyland’s California Adventure theme park was touted as one of the factors behind the Walt Disney Co.’s better-than-expected third-quarter profit. CEO Bob Iger said attendance at Disney California Adventure accounted for about half of the visits to its Anaheim parks, up from just a quarter previously . . . . Alpaca ranches have existed in the U.S. only since 1984. To broaden awareness, they are opening to the public on Sept. 29 and 30, with special activities and educational opportunities. There are 10 participating farms and ranches in California. For a list, visit www.NationalAlpacaFarmDays.com. . . . The W Hotels of Los Angeles, in Westwood and Hollywood, are now offering private club memberships that give non-hotel patrons the chance to use its workout facilities and spa. The annual fee is $2,200, with up to two cardholders per membership. To apply: visit www.wlosangeles.com/wipplatinum . . . . More than 260 artists featuring 25,000 works of art from around the San Francisco Bay and around the country will flock to Sausalito on Labor Day weekend (Sept. 1-3) for the 60th annual Sausalito Art Festival. Info: www.sausalitoartfestival.org . . . . Parq Bar at Montage Beverly Hills features live music acts each evening from 8 p.m.-midnight. . . . . MGM Resorts International and Morgans Hotel Group have just announced the opening of Delano Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay in 2013. The 1,100 all-suite Delano Las Vegas will feature three new dining venues and a club . . . . Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners this week approved a duty-free merchandise concession agreement with DFS Group L.P. to develop and operate duty-free and duty-paid merchandise concessions in all passenger terminals at LAX. The 10-year contract is forecast to produce $100 million to the city of L.A., which runs the airport . . . . Travel quote of the day: “Teenagers. They think they know everything. You give them an inch, they swim all over you.” (The Little Mermaid)