Tag: Walt Disney World Resort
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Avatar | DISNEY THIS DAY | December 18, 2023
On this day in 2009, ‘Avatar’ was released in the U.S. by 20th Century Fox. It was nominated for nine Oscars at the 82nd Academy Awards and won three. ‘Avatar’ was also the first movie ever to top $2 billion at the worldwide box office. The movie would become a franchise and be incorporated into…
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Walt Disney World Cancels Disney Jollywood Nights Tonight Due to Severe Weather
With extreme weather making its way across Florida, Walt Disney World Resort has announced that it has canceled tonight’s Disney Jollywood Nights (review here). Guests who were planning on attending the hard-ticketed event tonight will get an automatic refun. Disney Jollywood Nights is the newest holiday party at the Walt Disney World Resort. This party…
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Disney Experiences Shares Their Commitment to Giving
Disney Experiences believes that everything they do to make magic can also make a difference. That’s why they give food, books, toys and their time to help those in need all year long. Magic comes in all sizes, from simple acts of kindness to grand gestures of generosity and they are so grateful for the cast, Disney VoluntEARs, and…
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New Baby Elephant Born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
For the first time in seven years, a new baby elephant has been born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The African elephant calf was born to Nadirah and mother and daughter are currently backstage bonding. Disney shares that the new calf is “bringing plenty of joy to our animal care team this holiday season.” The new little…
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Thoughts on Disney Jollywood Nights
Disney Jollywood Nights is Walt Disney World’s newest holiday party. It takes place at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on select nights in November and December. The party begins on these nights at 8:30 PM and continues until 12:30 AM when Jingle Bell, Jingle Bam! marks the end of the hard ticketed event. This is an event…
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Walt Disney World’s Pirates of the Caribbean Attraction Turns 50
On this day in 1973, the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction opened at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort. 50 years later, this attraction still is a fan-favorite. While the park didn’t initially open with the attraction, it was soon realized that guests really wanted to experience Pirates of the Caribbean in Florida…
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Voices of Liberty Bring Joyful Song to America Pavilion During Holidays
The Voices of Liberty are a fan favorite that can be found in the America Pavilion at EPCOT. For the Daps Magic team, they are always on the list of entertainment groups to be seen when visiting Walt Disney World Resort. Throughout most of the year, the Voices of Liberty perform patriotic tunes that showcase…
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Disney Legend and Former CEO of Oriental Land Company Toshio Kagami Honored With Cavalcade at Disneyland
Disney Legend and former CEO of Oriental Land Company (owner and operator of Tokyo Disney Resort) Toshio Kagami was honored yesterday with a special cavalcade at Disneyland. The cavalcade found Kagami-san riding down Main Street, USA aboard Walt’s Main Street Fire Truck, accompanied by the Mickey Mouse, the Disneyland Band, and other Disney friends to…
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Walt Disney World Resort Rings in the Holidays with Soulful Delights
Guests can “Celebrate Soulfully’’ this holiday season with festive music, lively entertainment and magical offerings LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – (Dec. 12, 2023) – The holidays are in full swing at Walt Disney World Resort where guests are enjoying enchanting experiences, cultural immersions and general merrymaking that pay tribute to Black heritage and culture through music, food, art…
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A Holiday Trip – GEEKS CORNER – Episode #690
Welcome to GEEKS CORNER! This week the Geeks have just returned from experiencing the holidays at Walt Disney World Resort. They talk about the highlights of the holiday offerings of their trip, the debut of Luminous – The Symphony of Us, and other Disney news throughout the course of this episode. There are also a…
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Federal Judge Considers Dismissal of Disney Lawsuit Against Governor DeSantis
A federal judge is now considering a request by lawyers for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to have a lawsuit against the Governor and other Floridian leaders dismissed. The lawsuit was filed by Disney and accuses Governor DeSantis and other Florida leaders of retaliating against the company for using its protected free speech when it spoke…
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Attorneys for Governor Ron DeSantis Ask Federal Judge to Dismiss Disney’s Free-Speech Lawsuit
Attorneys for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis are asking a federal judge to dismiss a free-speech lawsuit that was brought against it by The Walt Disney Company. The lawsuit was filed after Governor DeSantis and the Florida state legislature dissolved the former Reedy Creek Improvement District and replaced with the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. The…
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Holiday Storytellers Bring EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays to Life
Guests visiting Walt Disney World Resort currently can experience EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. At this celebration, they can get a chance to see how different cultures celebrate the different holidays that are being celebrated at this time of year. All around World Showcase there are different stories shared that give a deeper look…
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Jingle Cruise Brings Humorous Holiday Merriment to the Jungle in Magic Kingdom’s Adventureland
The Jingle Cruise at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom is once again back. This is a humorous holiday take on the Jungle Cruise that changes things up in Adventureland a bit. This is a seasonal overlay of The World Famous Jungle Cruise for the holiday season that also sees a change of spiel from the…
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Listen to a ‘White Christmas’ Medley Played by Grayson on the Ragtime Piano at Magic Kingdom
There are many magical experiences to be had at Walt Disney World Resort during the holidays. One of them is getting to hear the piano player at Casey’s Corner tickle the ivories with a wide range of music. Today, while in the Magic Kingdom Grayson was playing the ragtime piano. He played several different tunes,…
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‘Luminous’ Brings People Together on Emotional Journey at EPCOT
Luminous is now being offered nightly for guests around the World Showcase Lagoon ay EPCOT. This new nighttime spectacular is a bit of a change from other recent nighttime shows as it doesn’t rely on projections or clips from Disney stories. Instead, it takes guests on an emotional journey with fireworks, fountains, and lighting effects.…
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Merry Menagerie Brings Extra Holiday Magic to Disney’s Animal Kingdom
The Merry Menagerie at Disney’s Animal Kingdom is not a new holiday offering. However, it is a magical memory maker for guests visiting this park that should not be missed. Some of the Daps Magic team had the opportunity to check out this interactive entertainment offering at Walt Disney World this week and it was…
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‘Luminous’ Debuts at EPCOT
EPCOT’s newest nighttime spectacular, Luminous, debuted in the evening of December 5, 2023. On this evening, which also happened to be Walt Disney’s 122nd birthday, guests streamed into EPCOT to experience the newly opened World Celebration Gardens and this new nighttime spectacular. This new show focuses on the shared experiences that connect people across the…
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“Luminous the Symphony of Us” Shines at EPCOT Starting Dec. 5
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Dec. 5, 2023) – EPCOT has always been a park about people and the commonalities that bring them together. A brand new nighttime spectacular, “Luminous the Symphony of Us,” will bring guests together around World Showcase Lagoon and shine a light on the shared experiences that connect people across the globe.…
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Steve Davison of Disney Live Entertainment Shares About ‘Luminous’ Ahead of EPCOT Debut
Lumious will debut tonight at EPCOT. When it does, it will be full of emotions as guests watch from around World Showcase Lagoon. What it won’t be full of is massive barges and projections. Unlike Harmonious, Disney is taking a different approach to this experience. Creative executive for Disney Live Entertainment Steve Davison shared with…
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“Walt the Dreamer” Statue Dedicated at EPCOT’s Dreamers Point
Today a new icon at EPCOT was dedicated at the soon-to-be-open Dreams Point. The “Walt the Dreamer” statue was dedicated with Walt Disney Legacy Award recipient Cast Members on hand. This new statue is the new focal point of the beautiful new World Celebration Gardens just behind Spaceship Earth. The dedication moment had EPCOT Vice President…
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Orange County Lawmakers Begin Process to Repeal Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Bill and Return to Reedy Creek
Lawmakers from Orange County, Florida met on Wednesday to put together legislation to repeal the bill the dissolved the former Reedy Creek Improvement District and replaced it with the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. This is one step towards a return to the structure that governed the district, where most of Walt Disney World Resort…
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Sit Next to Walt the Dreamer Statue on Walt Disney’s Birthday at EPCOT
Disney has announced that its new Walt the Dreamer statue will be available for guests to take photos of and sit next to starting on Walt Disney’s birthday, December 5, 2023. Along with announcing the opening date for World Celebration Gardens, including Dreamers Point, photos of this beautiful statue were also unveiled for this new…
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Hatbox Ghost Materializes at Haunted Mansion at Walt Disney World Resort’s Magic Kingdom
The Hatbox Ghost has materialized at the Magic Kingdom’s Haunted Mansion at Walt Disney World Resort. This iconic character can now be found haunting the Endless Hallway as guests float by on their Doom Buggies. The following photos and video were released by Walt Disney World Resort showing this legendary ghost appearance at the attraction in…