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The Walt Disney Company Celebrates Earth Month with Enterprise-Wide ourHOME Campaign, Led by National Geographic
Celebrate Earth Month with the ourHOME campaign featuring storytelling and new content focused on protecting our planet.
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Disney Provides Details and First Look at Disney Lakeshore Lodge
Disney has provided details and first look for its new Disney Lakeshore Lodge At Walt Disney World Resort. This new resort will allow guests to step into nature’s story and projected to open in the summer of 2027. This Disney Vacation Club resort will “ invite members and guests to celebrate the beauty and magic of…
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Black Is King: The Representation that Disney+ Needs More Of
This weekend, the Disney+ streaming service dropped Black is King. This film serves as a visual album for The Lion King: The Gift, the album Beyonce released to go along with The Lion King (2019). The film was written, produced, and directed by Beyonce Knowles-Carter along with a team of incredibly talented Black artists. This film takes the story of The…
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The Magic of the Pearly Band at Disneyland
The Pearly Band is a treasure that can be found at Fantasyland during most days at Disneyland with many magical moments.
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So, That’s a Fantasmic! – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
Last month, I described the events leading up to the May 15 public debut of Fantasmic!, the new nighttime spectacle that had everyone guessing about what, exactly, it would be. This month I will be describing my reaction, the public reaction, and the long-term impact it had on Disneyland. On Friday, May 15, I made…
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New MAGIC HAPPENS Parade Coming to Disneyland in Spring of 2020
This weekend at the D23 Expo during the Disney Parks, Experiences and Products panel, the new MAGIC HAPPENS parade was announced. This parade will be coming to Disneyland in the spring of 2020. The new parade will feature a song by Todrick Hall that was performed at during the panel at the D23 Expo. The…
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Disneyland Resort to Begin Disney100 Celebration on January 27, 2023
The Disneyland Resort will begin celebrating 100 years since Walt and Roy Disney founded The Walt Disney Company with the Disney100 celebration on January 27, 2023. Disney announced this date along with some details for the celebration this morning. This is a global celebration of this historic milestone and the heart of it will be…
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Disney Springs Reopens – Here’s What You’ll See and Experience
As of today, Disney Springs is again welcoming guests for a little bit of Disney magic. At this point, it is the only thing open at Walt Disney World Resort. For guests who are wanting to visit Disney Springs for a little bit of Disney magic, there are a few things to be aware of…
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How Disney Brought the Innovative Visual Style of ‘Wish’ to Life
The visuals of Disney’s Wish—which opens in theaters on Wednesday—is unlike any Disney animated feature film that has come before it. Yet, at the same time, the film pays tribute to the beauty and style that has defined Disney Animation for the last 100 years. Wish tells the story of the idealistic Asha, who with the help of a…
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Storyliving by Disney Announces Asteria, New Residential Community in North Carolina
Second Announced Storyliving by Disney Community Will Encourage Exploration and Discovery LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Dec. 6, 2023) – Storyliving by Disney announces plans for Asteria, a new residential community located near Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Inspired by the spirit of discovery, the Asteria community is being designed to encourage exploration of…
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Disneyland Prepares for Halloween Time
On September 15th Halloween Time will begin at the Disneyland Resort. Visit the parks and see that orange decorations coming up throughout the Disneyland Resort. Soon a big Jack-O-Lantern will be on Main Street, the Haunted Mansion will be taken over by Jack Skellington, and Cars Land will have new decor! Mickey’s Halloween Party This…
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Soundtrack to the New Exhibition “D23 Presents Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives” Now Available at Amazon
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs The soundtrack to the new exhibition at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library has been released on Amazon. The soundtrack includes music found from the various exhibits found in this amazing presentation.
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Mary Poppins Returns Soundtrack Review
Mary Poppins Returns continues the story of the Banks family that was first told in 1964. A now grown Michael and Jane Banks are now finding themselves facing some of the struggles of life and forgetting the joy they once had after Mary Poppins’ first visit. The film is accompanied by a beautiful, and magical,…
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Explore Disney Animation’s Top-Secret Treasure Trove with Disney legend Don Hahn
Disney Legend Don Hahn has released a series of videos which he hosts and directs for Disney Drop-In. Over the course of two videos, Hahn gives a look at the Disney Animation Research Library. This is where Disney preserves over 60 million pieces of artwork from the history of Walt Disney Animation Studios so that…
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Why The Emperor’s New Groove is My Favorite Disney Animated Movie (According to Murray)
It’s the 20th anniversary of The Emperor’s New Groove! Can you believe it? And would you also believe it’s my favorite Disney movie? Now, don’t get me wrong. As both a big Disney officianado and art history grad student, there are many of the Disney animated movies that I love and appreciate. Sleeping Beauty has…
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Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration Crest Arrives on Sleeping Beauty Castle
There is an exciting time just before a milestone celebration begins where things begin to change in the parks. That is exactly what is happening at the Disneyland Resort currently. Each day, it seems, new decorations are appearing around the resort ahead of the start of Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration on May 16, 2025. This…
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New Holiday Banners Appear in Front of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland
New banners have been placed in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland. These banners come as the Holidays at the Disneyland Resort get going. The banners have rich holiday colors that also match the holiday outfits that Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse can currently be seen wearing in Town Square on Main Street, USA.…
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VIDEO: Wintertime Enchantment at Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle
Merry Christmas! Here’s wishing you the happiest day! We hope that you are surrounded by those whom you love and are filled with peace and joy! We know that some of you may already have a white Christmas! For those of you who don’t, here is the snow moment at Disneyland as seen on Main…
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Sleeping Beauty Diamond Edition Now Out on Blu-ray & DVD
Today, the Diamond Edition of Sleeping Beauty was released on DVD and Blu-ray. In addition to the restored images and audio, the DVD also includes many bonus features. These bonus features to include things such as storyboard animation, the history of the film and much more. If you aren’t sure yet about adding Sleeping Beauty…
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Snow Has Fallen On Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland
It’s that time of year yet again, and every year it seems like snow is falling earlier and earlier. It was particular ‘cold’ in Anaheim a few nights last week. That has caused snow to fall and arrive on Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland. While only part of the Castle is decorated with snowfall, we…
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Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland Paris to Undergo First Major Refurbishment
It has been a major year for theme parks! While the COVID-19 pandemic has made it hard for some aspects of the parks to be refurbished, Walt Disney World and Disneyland Paris have pushed on to be ready for their next anniversaries. This morning, Imagineers have announced that Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Paris will…
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How Mermaids Came to Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Mermaids played a pivotal role in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Special Effects Supervisor Ben Snow took a few minutes to sit down in a virtual round table and talk about some of the different aspects of making the movie, including mermaids. The mermaids in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides had…
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Aulani, a New Disney Resort & Spa, Brings a Touch of Magic To a Family Vacation Paradise in Ko Olina, Hawaii
Ko Olina, Hawaii, Sept. 22, 2011 - A Disney-inspired Hawaiian celebration launched the grand opening of Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, Thursday with music, sparkling colored lights and the ceremonial mixing of sand with pixie dust. Aulani combines the magic of Disney storytelling and guest service with the beauty and traditions of Hawaii, creating an unforgettable family vacation experience…
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African Cats Roars into Living Rooms! – Mr. DAPs Blu-Ray Review
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE Disneynature’s most recent movie is a bit…catty. African Cats follows the lives of two African cat families, one is that of a lioness and her cub and the other a cheetah with her three little ones. Filmed over the span of two years and narrated by Samuel Jackson,…