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Epcot’s 35th Anniversary is Celebrated with Magic and Memories!
October 1 marked the 35th Anniversary of the opening of Epcot. The park marked the occasion with a 35th Anniversary Ceremony on the Fountain Stage featuring Mariachi Cobre and the Voices of Liberty, commemorative parks maps and buttons, “I was there” merchandise, and a special fireworks finale following Illuminations. D23 added to the festivities with…
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Walt Disney World Resort Weathers Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma has now come and gone to the Walt Disney World Resort. This storm, one of the strongest ever to hit the Atlantic Ocean, ended up leaving substantially less damage in its wake in Florida than anticipated. It passed over Orlando and the Walt Disney World Resort. Walt Disney World Resort closed its theme…
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D23 Expo: Stars and Filmmakers of Upcoming Disney, Lucasfilm, and Marvel Studios Movies Featured at Today’s Live-Action Event
DISNEY SHOWCASES LIVE-ACTION SLATE WITH EXCITING NEWS EXCLUSIVELY FOR FANS AT D23 EXPO 2017 STARS AND FILMMAKERS OF UPCOMING DISNEY, LUCASFILM AND MARVEL STUDIOS’ MOVIES FEATURED AT TODAY’S LIVE-ACTION EVENT ANAHEIM, Calif. (July 15, 2017) — Disney, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm presented their live- action film slates this morning at the D23 Expo 2017…
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Remembering DisneyQuest – Disney’s Only Indoor Theme Park
DisneyQuest closed its doors on July 2, 2017 after almost 20 years of being an experimental theme park for Disney. The Plan DisneyQuest first opened in Orlando at what was then known as Downtown Disney West Side. The huge cube-like building housed multiple stories of interactive attractions. They weren’t just games, but sometimes ways to…
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The Walt Disney Studios Presents Upcoming Film Slate from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm at D23 Expo 2017
‘Celebration of an Animated Classic: The Lion King’ Event Announced BURBANK, Calif., June 27, 2017 – The Walt Disney Studios presents an exclusive look at its unparalleled film slate at D23 Expo 2017 in Anaheim, California, taking place July 14–16. At two marquee Hall D23 presentations, the Studio will give fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse at…
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Marvel Comics News Digest 6/19 – 6/23/17 Featuring Disney Legends Awards
Happy Father’s Day! I’m glad to have a new round of Marvel news this day because it was my dad that first introduced me to comics. He had a Captain America, Spider-Man and Green Lantern comic he handed down to me and would take me to comics shops every week for new comics. With that,…
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Shanghai Disneyland: One Year Later
It’s hard to believe that Shanghai Disneyland opened one year ago. Out of many of the recent parks that have opened around the world, this has been one of the most anticipated. As construction started it was looking like this would be the most state of the art Disney park. The attractions would have amazing…
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Top 5 Disney California Adventure Attractions – Murray’s Picks
Disney California Adventure is a park that is relatively young compared to others in the Disney family. In its 15 plus years there have been quite a few attractions that have come and gone. But, there are quite a few that have been around for a while and seem to be sticking around for the…
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The Joy of Line-Waiting: A Disney Parks Guide
Lines. They’re usually not the top reason for visiting a Disney resort. They usually don’t make the top ten, for that matter. But, with ever-more-popular theme park experiences like those provided by Disney, it’s an expected inconvenience. So, how do you make the best of it? Fortunately, using the tools Disney provides, and a bit…
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5 Reasons to Visit the Disneyland Resort During Summer of Heroes
This last week kicked off Summer of Heroes at the Disneyland Resort! This means adventuring with all of our favorite Marvel superheroes and exploring all there is to explore in this new universe. Since its opening to the public, I’ve been able to see various pieces of the summer event over the course of a…
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Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales – Review by Mr. DAPs
Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales sails into theaters this weekend. This outing has a down on his luck Captain Jack Sparrow finding out that just when things seem like they can’t get worse, they do. Sparrow’s past quite literally comes back to haunt him in the form of Captain Salazar. Salazar…
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A Whole New World of Alan Menken – Disney Legend Alan Menken’s New One-Man Show to be Presented at D23 Expo
Think of your favorite Disney music and odds are it was composed by one of just a handful of a composers. One of the more prominent of these composers is Disney Legend Alan Menken. Throughout his career he has added a musical voice to many of our favorite Disney characters. Alan Menken is the man behind…
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The End of the Jedi? – 5 Highlights of Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017 Day Two
Day Two of Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017 continued the trend of awesome. It began with the start of Star Wars: The Last Jedi panel. Hosted by Star Wars superfan Josh Gad, this was a comedic and informative panel about the upcoming Star Wars film. He was joined by director Rian Johnson, Lucasfilm president Kathleen…
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Star Wars Force Friday II Hits Stores Globally on September 1, 2017
Star Wars Force Friday is coming to stores around the globe on September 1, 2017. After the success of the first Force Friday for Star Wars: The Force Awakens on five continents, the event is being repeated and expanded upon. With the announcement of Force Friday II also came a first look at some of…
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Shanghai Disneyland – Top 5 Disney Stories of 2016 – #1
It’s time for the number one Disney story of the year! Shanghai Disneyland had been a long anticipated theme park opening. The newest international Disney park was having some of the most advanced attractions of any park currently. With the 2015 D23 Expo unveiled a lot of looks of lands and rides of the parks,…
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Star Wars Constructionland – Top 5 Disney Stories of 2016 – #2
We’re nearing the top Disney story of 2016, and at the second spot is construction for Star Wars Land. Though a long way out before the opening of the themed land, construction started at the beginning of the year…by tearing down of areas of both Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. In Walt Disney World, the…
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Guardians Breakout of Tower – Top 5 Disney Stories of 2016 – #3
The third of the top 5 stories of 2016 in terms of Disney news had a surprising impact on the Disney community. And not all in a happy way. At the San Diego Comic Con Marvel and Disney announced that Guardians of the Galaxy would take over the theme of the Tower of Terror attraction…
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Disney CEO and ESPN Unknown – Top 5 Disney Stories of 2016 – #5
It’s time for the top Disney stories countdown for 2016! What were the big stories out of the Mouse House in 2016? We’re counting down what seemed to get the most buzz not just when they appeared in headlines but throughout the year after. We start off with a story that happened not long into…
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Take a Look at the Upcoming Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios Movies!
[URIS id=55727] There are a lot of movies in the pipeline for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. Yesterday, John Lasseter shared his excitement with thousands of D23 Expo attendees about the upcoming film slate. Take a look at the highlights revealed below: SECRETS REVEALED! JOHN LASSETER WELCOMES FILMMAKERS, VOICE TALENT TO D23 EXPO 2015…
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Lucasfilm, Marvel Studios, and 20th Century Studios Give a Look Into the Future at D23 Expo Panel
STARS, FILMMAKERS AND EXECS FROM LUCASFILM, MARVEL STUDIOS AND 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS THRILL THOUSANDS AT D23 EXPO 2022 IN ANAHEIM New Details, Sneak Peeks Announcements and Surprise Talent Appearances Abound in Hall D23, Covering More than 20 Theatrical and Disney+ Titles in Action-Packed Three-Hour Presentation ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sept. 10, 2022) — The Walt Disney Studios continued to…
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A Look at the Highlights of Star Wars Celebration
This last weekend thousands of Star Wars fans descended on the Anaheim Convention Center for Star Wars Celebration. The weekend was full of Star Wars announcements, looking back at memories, cosplay, merchandise, and some incredible moments that made new memories! It also marked the premiere of Obi-Wan Kenobi, which was shown to some who attended…
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Countdown to Avengers Campus – What to Watch in the MCU Before Your First Visit
The opening of Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure Park is nearly here, and this new immersive land is going to be full of exciting locations, foods, characters, and more! While the new land exists in a timeline separate from the one seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), everything found in the land is…
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Earth to Ned Bring Puppets Back to Pop Culture in an Otherworldly Way
Tomorrow, Earth to Ned comes to Disney+ for the whole family to enjoy! This morning, we got a chance to interview Paul Rugg (Ned), Colleen Smith (BETI), and Michael Oosterom (Cornelius) and we got to hear some behind the scenes stories! Personally, I loved getting to hear about how puppetry is coming back to popular culture! When…
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Peyton Manning Returns with Second Season of Peyton’s Places on ESPN+
Emmy-nominated series produced by NFL Films and ESPN+ will return with 15 new episodes Expected to debut Thanksgiving weekend and culminate Super Bowl weekend Peyton Manning will return to host a second season of the popular and Emmy-nominated football-themed docuseries Peyton’s Places this fall, exclusively on ESPN+. The 15-episode season will once again feature Peyton exploring football’s…