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President, Programming & Content Creation Ricky Strauss Exiting Disney, Joe Earley to Curate Disney Plus Content
Ricky Strauss President, Programming & Content Creation for Disney Plus, is leaving Disney. Strauss led content curation and marketing efforts for Disney Plus. The move comes in the wake of recent restructuring at The Walt Disney Company. The news came from internal memos that were obtained by Variety from Disney’s chairman of international operations and…
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Everglazed Donuts & Cold Brew Opens at Disney Springs
Everglazed Donuts & Cold Brew opened today at Disney Springs. This new shop makes donuts from scratch every day and DAPS MAGIC team member Murray stopped by to check it out. Along with some incredible donuts, Everglazed Donuts & Cold Brew also offers some incredible and unique cold brew coffees, sandwiches, fries, and other goodies.…
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Mickey Mouse Helps Kick Off The runDisney Virtual 2021 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend
In any other year, this weekend would have been runDisney’s Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. However, this isn’t any other year. As the pandemic continues to impact events, the Walt Disney World Marathon has gone virtual! This year, there are participants from all fifty states running from home. The weekend includes seven races and three…
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Here’s What’s Coming to the Disney Parks in 2021!
With Disney Parks being closed for much of 2020, Disney fans have their eyes on 2021. 2021 has quite a few magical things on the horizons that can be looked forward to. As life hopefully returns closer to whatever normal will be, Disney will continue to offer new magical experiences and also some re-imagining of…
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Walt Disney World Offers Two Memory Maker Deals This Spring!
The Walt Disney World Resort is a place where memories are made. Quite often, some of these memories are captured by Disney PhotoPass. For those wishing to take home these memories this spring, there are two new Memory Maker deals that have been revealed today. These will allow guests even more ways to download their…
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Walt Disney World Resort Announces Florida Resident Discover Disney Ticket
The Walt Disney World Resort has announced a new deal for Florida residents wishing to visit. The Florida Resident Discover Disney Ticket will allow Florida Residents to visit any of the four parks between now and June 18, 2021 (subject to availability and blockout dates). The Florida Resident Discount Ticket is $199 (plus tax) and…
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Walt Disney World Golf Courses Get All-New Robo-Carts to Carry Golfers Bags
If you’re taking a relaxing vacation to Walt Disney World Resort, why not head out to the golf courses? This morning, Walt Disney World Resort announced their new Robo-Carts that completely reinvent the golfing experience while you play all 18 holes! These Robo-Carts make the experience of carrying your clubs even easier! No push carts…
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Walt Disney World Shares 21 Ways to Kick Off 2021!
2021 is now upon us and with it comes new opportunities. The Walt Disney World Resort has shared 21 different ways to kick off this new year at Walt Disney World Resort. The 21 ideas have been put together into a video for you to enjoy. Check the video out and then check out the…
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A Very Welcome 2021 – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to the first edition of DISNEY Reporter in 2021 and Happy New Year! This week there are several Disney news stories to cover that span the globe! Things start off in Florida at Walt Disney World with the return of Park Hopping. Then the news moves around the globe to Shanghai Disney Resort. On…
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Richard Bates, Disney Senior VP of Government Relations, Passes Away at 70
Richard Bates, Disney Senior Vice-President of Government Relations passed away at the age of 70 on Thursday. According to a statement released by Disney, his death was sudden. In a statement from Disney, Chapek and Iger mourned his loss saying, “For those of us lucky enough to have known Richard personally, his loss is profound.”…
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Mr. Disneyland, Disney Legend Ron Dominguez Passes Away at Age 85
Disney Legend Ron Dominguez has passed away at the age of 85. Dominguez was a “native Disneylander” who was also known as Mr. Disneyland. This was because his family owned and lived on some of the land that was purchased to build Disneyland on. “Our house was located right about where the entrance to Pirates of…
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Park Hopping Returns to Walt Disney World Resort
Park Hopping has returned to Walt Disney World Resort! Once again, guests are able to move from park to park with a ticket or annual pass with Park Hopper options. Each day, starting at 2:00, these guests will be able to go to another one of the Walt Disney World Resort parks. Park Hopping is…
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Through a Year of Challenges Disney Parks Also Celebrates a Year of Giving
2020 has been an incredibly challenging year. As the global pandemic raged around the world the impact was felt everywhere. Through these challenges, Disney Parks has continued to help people get through this challenging situation. Disney has worked with cast and community partners to make a difference. Throughout 2020, Disney has found ways to help.…
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Disney Plus Up – Top 5 Good News Disney Stories of 2020 – #1
In the final good news story of 2020 for Disney, Disney Plus has had its first year and it was quite the year! And, yes, I might be cheating with this number one spot since it is another compilation type story. But, all roads point to Disney+. Investor Day 2020 The recent Investor Day highlighted…
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2021 D23 Gold Member Collector Set Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Walt Disney World Resort
Today D23 Revealed its 2021 D23 Gold Member Collector Set and it is a must-have for any Disney fan who is excited about the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World Resort. This set celebrates 50 years of the “Vacation Kingdom of the World.” It includes a vintage-inspired lunchbox, retro pins, a D23 pennant (designed by…
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Bob Chapek, CEO – Top 5 Good News Disney Stories of 2020 – #2
We’re close to the end of the top 5 list and this one has some parts to it (as others do if you’ve been following along). This story could have been at the top, but there has been one more thing to top off the whole list. And this has been good news for the…
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Shanghai Disney Resort and SKECHERS Announce Multi-Year Resort Alliance
Shanghai, December 22, 2020 – Shanghai Disney Resort and SKECHERS jointly announced today that the two brands had entered into a multi-year resort alliance, seeing the leading sports brand become an official participant of the resort. As part of the new alliance, SKECHERS will enjoy multiple brand presences across a number of events and locations at…
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Park Pass Reservations – Top 5 Good News Disney Stories of 2020 – #3
Continuing in the somewhat different top 5 Disney stories of 2020, we come to one that teeters on the edge of good news. The reason is that it, perhaps, would not have happened without the circumstances of the year. Yet, it still remained a hopeful light of a story in 2020. The Walt Disney World…
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Park Icons – Top 5 Good News Disney Stories of 2020 – #4
This year’s top 5 is looking a bit different. Where it’s usually taking a look back at the stories that topped news and social media for Disney, we’re constraining it to the more positive, hopeful stories of the year. This fourth spot is also a compilation of similar items. It’s about the parks, but the…
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Rise of the Resistance – Top 5 Good News Disney Stories of 2020 – #5
In this year’s top 5 Disney stories of the year, I’m taking a slightly different approach. It has been a hard year, as I think anyone could say. If we went straight to the top 5 stories there would be some that could dwell on the disheartening. Instead, here are the top 5 good news…
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It’s Soul Time – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another edition of the DISNEY Reporter! Each week we take a look at the top five stories of the week. This week these stories range from Soul arriving on Disney+, to a new addition on the Disney Wish, to a fountain reveal at EPCOT, and Snow White’s Enchanted Wish at Disneyland. Jon Favreau also…
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Disney Cruise Line Reveals Grand Hall Character Statue During Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Celebration
Disney Cruise Line fans got a magical Christmas present during the Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Celebration this year. Disney released a new video with a look at the fleet’s newest ship, the Disney Wish. This video also revealed the character that would appear at the base of the beautiful staircase in the Grand Hall.…
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Mickey Holly Cookie – GEEK EATS Disney Recipe
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s the time of family, magic, music, and of course Christmas cookies! Today we share with you a recipe from the Disney Parks Blog on how to make a Mickey Holly Cookie. These cookies aren’t just beautiful, but also delicious! Give this recipe a try and then…
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Photos: Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration
The Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration will be airing on Christmas Day on ABC at 10 a.m. ET and 9 a.m. CT/MT/PT. This annual tradition will be a bit different this year due to COVID-19. However, the magic of Christmas and Disney will be celebrated through the course of the program. It will be hosted…