Tag: Disney
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Spaceship Earth Celebrates EPCOT International Festival of the Arts with New Lighting and The Muppets Singing Rainbow Connection
As the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts kicks off this weekend at Walt Disney World Resort, Spaceship Earth is debuting a new lighting scheme to celebrate the festival. This new look is full of color, in fact, it has all the colors of the rainbow! With that, EPCOT is also having The Muppets singing…
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Disney+ Announces Earth Day Releases for 2022
Earth Day is on April 22, 2022. This year, Disney+ will be releasing new movies and specials to celebrate the day. This will include a new Disneynature film Polar Bear, Explorer: The Last Tepui from National Geographic’s Explorer series. The Biggest Little Farm: The Return will also be presented as a special update to the…
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Tim Allen to Reprise Role in The Santa Clause Series for Disney+
Disney+ has announced a new series based on The Santa Clause movies today. The series will star Tim Allen as Scott Calvin/Santa Claus. Allen will also serve as Executive Producer for the series. In this new series, Scott Calvin is nearing his 65th birthday and realizing that his time as Santa Claus can’t go on…
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Disney’s Encanto Continues to Soar on Disney+ and Billboard 200
Disney’s Encanto is seeing a lot of success since arriving on Disney+. After a modest run at the box office, its second run on Disney’s streaming service has been completely different. Since arriving on Disney+, the soundtrack has done very well on the Billboard 200 list. In fact, this week the soundtrack to Encanto took…
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D23 Shares Details About D23 Expo 2022 Ahead of Tickets Going on Sale on January 20
The Biggest Disney Fan Event Will Take Place September 9th through 11th in Anaheim, Calif. Returning Events Include the Disney Legends Awards, Mousequerade Costume Contest, and Much More; D23 Gold Members Receive Special Discounts BURBANK, Calif. – January 13, 2022 – Tickets for D23 Expo 2022 presented by Visa go on sale at 12 p.m. PT, Thursday, January 20 with an exclusive…
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Garden Rocks Concert Series Returns to EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival – Here’s the Lineup
The Garden Rocks Concert Series is returning to this year’s EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival. The series will see internationally recognizable artists on the America Gardens Theater stage from Friday through Monday. Local Orlando bands will be entertaining Tuesday through Thursday. There will be a variety of returning guests this year like The Guess…
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Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner is a Fan of Current Disney CEO Bob Chapek
Michael Eisner, the former CEO of The Walt Disney Company, is a fan of the current CEO Bob Chapek. He’s also a fan of Chapek’s predecessor Bob Iger. In an interview with CNBC on Wednesday, Eisner sang his praises of both of the Bobs. “I am a big fan of Disney. I am a fan…
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Disneyland Resort Holds In-Person Job Fair at Disneyland Hotel
The Disneyland Resort is holding an in-person job fair at the Disneyland Hotel. The job fair started today and runs through tomorrow, January 12, 2022. Each day the job fair runs from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The job fair is held at: 1150 W. Magic WayAnaheim, CA 92802Disneyland Hotel ® Exhibit Hall On a…
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Marvel Studios’ Eternals Now Streaming on Disney+
Marvel Studios’ Eternals is now available to stream exclusively on Disney+. It also is being shown in IMAX Enhanced on Disney’s streaming service. With the arrival of Eternals on Disney+, a TV spot was also released for the movie. This gives viewers a chance to meet this team of heroes. Marvel Studios’ Eternals Official Description…
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Hayley Mills is Given Replacement Oscar After Original is Stolen
Hayley Mills was given a new Oscar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This replaces one that was stolen from her in the 80s. The original, a Juvenile Award, was given to her for her performance in Pollyanna. She was one of 12 people to receive this award. In fact, she was…
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New Characters, a Float, Food, and More Coming to Disneyland Resort for Lunar New Year
Disneyland Resort is celebrating the Lunar New year at Disney California Adventure from January 21 through February 13, 2022, to celebrate the Year of the Tiger. Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean cultures will be celebrated with a solid dose of Disney magic. This will include Asian-inspired food and beverages, merchandise, entertainment, and decor. This year there…
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek Outlines Focus for the Future with Three Pillars
As Disney gears up for its 100th anniversary, it isn’t just looking at the past. In a memo from Disney CEO Bob Chapek, the next 100 years are being looked at as well. In the memo, Chapek sets the focus for the company’s next 100 years. The focus is narrowed down to “three strategic pillars.”…
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Walt Disney World Announces New Disney Weekday Magic Ticket for Florida Residents
Starting on January 11, there will be a new way for Florida residents to experience Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary celebration. The new Disney Weekday Magic ticket will allow Floridians to purchase a 2-day single park ticket for $149 (plus tax). The ticket will be valid Mondays through Fridays through April 7, 2022. There will…
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Spider-Man: No Way Home Continues to Break Box Office Records
Spider-Man: No Way Home has won the weekend’s box office for the fourth weekend in a row. This weekend it brought in $33 million and the top spot. This is higher than the $30 million that was expected for the flick over the weekend. With this addition to its box office earnings, Spider-Man: No Way…
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Star Tours Celebrates 35 Years of Adventures at Disneyland
35 years ago today Star Tours opened at Disneyland. On Jan. 9, 1987 guests first hopped aboard Starspeeders for an out-of-this-world adventure. RX-24 then took people on his first flight that ended up being full of adventure and featured iconic Star Wars locations and moments as they make their way to Endor… with a bit…
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Disney Patents 3-D Virtual World Simulator Technology
Disney continues to dig into augmented reality experiences for its guests. Recently, Disney received a patent on what is called a “Virtual World Simulator.” This technology aims to project moving 3-D images on real-world objects that would be able to interact with guests. This would, in theory, up the interaction and engagement with guests visiting…
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Pixar’s Turning Red Headed to Disney+
Pixar’s next film, Turning Red, will be heading straight to Disney+ when it is released in March 11, 2022. The announcement was made by Disney via social media today. This continues a recent trend of Pixar films coming directly to Disney’s streaming service. The release of Turning Red will be available for all Disney+ subscribers…
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Craig Ferguson and Donald Faison Part of Alice in Wonderland TV Series
Disney Junior has a new show based on the world of Alice in Wonderland and both Craig Ferguson and Donald Faison are a part of the cast. Alice’s Wonderland Bakery continues the story of Alice in Wonderland but with Alice’s great-granddaughter. In the show, Libby Rue portrays this new Alice, Craig Ferguson is the Doorknob,…
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Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure Drops Virtual Queue at Walt Disney World Resort
On October 1, 2021, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure opened at EPCOT as part of Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary. For guests who wanted to experience this attraction, a virtual queue system was utilized. Today it was announced that Disney is dropping this system for the attraction. Instead, guests will be able to wait in a standby…
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Auditions Open for Voices of Liberty at Walt Disney World Resort
The Voices of Liberty is an incredible vocal ensemble that can be heard at the America Pavilion in EPCOT at Walt Disney World Resort. Now, there is a chance to audition for this beautiful vocal group. A post on Broadway World for auditions shows how aspiring vocalists could audition for this group. Aspiring singers can…
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Hong Kong Disneyland Closing Again Due to Pandemic
Hong Kong Disneyland is closing once again due to the effects of the ongoing pandemic. The news comes from a post found on the park’s website. This will be the fourth time that Hong Kong Disneyland closes due to the coronavirus. The first closure was in January of 2020. “As required by the government and…
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Peter Jackson’s The Beatles: Get Back – The Rooftop Concert to Get IMAX Debut
The Beatles: Get Back has been streaming on Disney+ since November. A part of the docuseries is the rooftop performance of The Beatles as was seen on top of the Apple Corps’ Savile Row headquarters on January 30, 1969. This performance is being optimized for IMAX and will be presented on January 30, 2022, at an…
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Josh Gad Visits Walt Disney World And Answers a Few Questions
It’s not every day that the voice of Olaf visits Walt Disney World. However, when he does, the Disney team has to take a minute to ask a few questions. In this brief interview, Josh Gad answers questions about being at Walt Disney World Resort with his family, what he is working on, and what…
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Goodbye Bob, Hello Boba – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 1213 (#587)
Welcome to another episode of GEEKS CORNER! This is the first episode of the new year and we are excited to geek out with you! As the new year begins, the GEEKS talk about endings. Bob Iger ended his nearly 5-decade career at The Walt Disney Company in the last week. The GEEKS chat about…