You never know who you might meet on the streets of Hollywood Studios at Disney World - Ken and Barbie.© Steven Lieb...
Thursday, 30 January 2014
Wednesday, 29 January 2014
Fans of Disneyana are delightfully easy to shop for any time of year, but especially on Valentine's Day. After all, Disney is all about love -- Mickey and Minnie, Lady and the Tramp, Jessica and Roger Rabbit. They're all here in our list of collectibles that would make swoon-worthy Valentine's Day gifts. Of course, Mickey and Minnie are the stars of the show, but they aren't alone. Even Gaston makes an appearance. "Love" Minnie and Mickey Mouse Figurine,...
Tuesday, 28 January 2014
The new floats for the upcoming Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade have arrived at the Magic Kingdom in Disney World.This video, from Disney, shows the floats arriving, including the Maleficent Dragon. The new parade will debut in March.The parade will have a new costumes, floats and soundtrack featuring songs from Disney films. ...
In the next few months the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at the Magic Kingdom in Disney World is expected to open.Recently, the Disney Parks Blog has been releasing details and photos of the new attraction. Here are two of eight photo released. According to the blog, the details on the photos were hand-carved by Imagineers and painted to look aged.© Disney© Dis...
Sunday, 26 January 2014
Adam Sandler, The Game and NFL pro-bowl stars are just some of the celebrities spotted this past week at Disney Parks. Let's take a quick look at who was around.Adam Sandler was seen walking around Disneyland as was . . .Wow just saw Adam Sandler at Disneyland pic.twitter.com/eZCB3tYOo0— Taylor Broadbent (@taylorbpg) January 20, 2014. . .rapper and actor The Game. Over at Disney World . . .Tight, just saw The Game at Disneyland! pic.twitter.com/0E91ZEMKrg—...
Valentine's Day can be a tricky gift-giving holiday. It's altogether too schmoopy for some people, and it fairly gets a bad rap for being incredibly commercialized.But we're suckers for love, so we hit Etsy to look for creative ways to express your devotion to your Disney fan -- especially one who doesn't necessarily want to flaunt their Mickey Mouse on their sleeve. Take this personalized cuff bracelet from Etsy (starting at $64). You...
Saturday, 25 January 2014
Disney publicity photoTwo of Disney Junior's big stars will be coming to Hollywood Studios at Disney World.Starting Jan. 26, 2014, Doc McStuffins and Sofia the First joint the cast of Disney Junior Play ‘n Dine at Hollywood & Vine.The two join Handy Manny, Jake from “Jake and the Never Land Pirates” for breakfasts and lunches at the buffet-style restaura...
© DisneyConcept art of Shanghai Disneyland.A Chinese developer is looking to build an Atlantis resort near the new Shanghai Disneyland, according to a Travel Daily. Fosun International is in talks with Atlantis brand owners and to build the water-based resort next to Shanghai Disneyland which is expected to open in December 2015. Shanghai Disneyland is being built in the Pudong distri...
Friday, 24 January 2014
Next time you see "Frozen" you won't have to stop yourself from belting out "Let it Go" if you don't want to.A sing-along version of the movie is coming to theaters Jan. 31, complete with a bouncing snowflake to help you follow along with the lyrics on screen.The new version will open in 1,000 theaters nationwide. By comparison, the original movie was No. 5 at the box office last week, and it was showing in almost 3,000 theaters." 'Frozen' fans have...
Disney has a viral sensation on its hands with a new video of "Let it Go" sung in 25 languages. Posted two days ago on YouTube, it already has more than 1 million hits.The song is a mega-hit already, with Idina Menzel's version at No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week. It also is nominated for an Oscar as Best Original Song.The "Frozen" soundtrack, meanwhile, has been at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart for two weeks, in spite of not...
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Disney has released the lineup for the Flower Power Concert Series for the 2014 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival at Disney World this spring.The bands will be playing at the America Gardens Theatre at 5:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 8 p.m. each Friday, Saturday and Sunday.Village PeopleThis year two new act join the lineup, Gary Lewis and the Playboys and The Alan Parsons Live Project. Here's the complete list:March 7-9: The Guess WhoMarch...
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
The Muppets are starring in a Super Bowl commercial for Toyota.© Patrick WymoreTerry Crews and the Muppets in the Super Bowl Toyota commercial.On Feb. 2, Terry Crews, the star of “Brooklyn Nine- Nine,” will join the Muppets in a 60 second commercial for the 2014 Toyota Highlander.The Muppets teaches Crews, a former NFL defensive end/linebacker, how to "unborify" his life as they "borrow" his Toyota Highlander. The spot features hijinks, dancing,...
The official Disney fan club has released its calendar of events for 2014 which includes the third year in a row of a traveling fan show, movie screenings and member mixes.The D23: The Official Disney Fan Club Fanniversary will be held in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Orlando, New York City, Seattle, and other cities in fall 2014. Fanniversary 2014 will revisit some of the most beloved theme park attractions, animated and live-action films, characters,...
Monday, 20 January 2014
The latest restaurant at Epcot in Disney World has officially opened.Disney publicity photo of Spice Road TableSpice Road Table at the Morocco pavilion is offering a variety of Moroccan small plates and specialty drinks. There are 120 outdoor terrace seats and 60 booths inside. This is the third eatery in the Morocco pavilion, joining The Tangierine Café, which features a variety of Moroccan sandwiches and specialty pastries, and Restaurant Marrakesh....
Is Disney trying to turn its "greatest villain" into something more like a hero?It seems that way in the second trailer for "Maleficent," which stars Angelina Jolie as the Mistress of All Evil who cursed Princess Aurora to die on her 16th birthday.The new trailer weaves clips of the original animated Sleeping Beauty with scenes from the upcoming movie, which also stars Elle Fanning as the not-yet-sleeping beauty. We also get a look at the fairies...
Artist Jeffrey Brown has put a whole new spin on Star Wars with his illustrated books, "Darth Vader & Son" and "Vader's Little Princess," which imagine life with an involved daddy Darth.From "Vader's Little Princess," by Jeffrey Brown. This spring, the artists at Gentle Giant Studios are translating Brown's charming drawings into two 3D maquettes, one featuring little Luke giving his daddy a red tie with a Rebel logo pattern, and one with...
Sunday, 19 January 2014
"Frozen" is now the 10th highest grossing Disney movie of all time and the fourth highest grossing Disney animated movie. In its eighth weekend outside the U.S., "Frozen" passed "Up" "Monsters University" and "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" to take the 10th spot with a worldwide total of $759.1 million."Frozen" brought in $8.9 million in South Korea becoming Disney's biggest opener of all time in that country. The...
Hollywood stars, musicians, baseball and football players, and Disney Channel favorites were all spotted at Disney Parks in California, Florida and Paris this past week including: Emma Thompson, Cate Blanchett, Kevin Costner, Travis Barker, Justin Sellers, Tyler Oakley, Madison Pettis, Martina Stoessel and the University of Central Florida Knights.If you wonder what Emma Thompson did after the Golden Globes, she did what anyone might do, visit...
Disney publicity photoDisney has unveiled the new look of one of the parade floats for the upcoming Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade.Two photos of the The Maleficent Dragon from "Sleeping Beauty" have been released.This spring the new parade will head down Main Street, U.S.A. at the Magic Kingdom in Disney World featuring the stories of New Fantasyland. This new parade features new costumes, floats and a soundtrack.The Maleficent Dragon stretches...
Walt Disney Studios PhotoA look at the Frozen Suite at the Hotel de Glace.If you love the Disney movie "Frozen," you can now stay in a ice suite inspired by the film in Quebec.Created entirely out of sculpted ice and snow, the "Frozen Suite" is modeled after Anna & Elsa's bedrooms at the Hôtel de Glace in Quebec City.The suite, which was supervised by the "Frozen's" art director Michael Giaimo, will also have an activity cave. The suite...
After a successful Halloween television special last year, Disney/Pixar is planning a Toy Story Christmas special on ABC called "Toy Story That Time Forgot."According to ABC, the Christmas special features the Toy Story gang finding themselves "in uncharted territory when the coolest set of action figures ever turn out to be dangerously delusional. It's all up to Trixie, the triceratops, if the gang hopes to return to Bonnie's room."Directed by Steve...
Disneyland's California Adventure will celebrate the Lunar New Year from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, according to the Disney Parks Blog. The celebration will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Paradise Gardens with the following entertainment:A Chinese dragon dance troupLion dancersVietnamese and Korean dance groups Disney characters Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Chip ‘n’ Dale, Mulan and Mushu&nb...
Friday, 17 January 2014
With "Let it Go" nominated this week for an Oscar for Best Original Song, writer Robert Lopez has the chance to complete an "EGOT" -- that's Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.Lopez, who co-wrote the music and lyrics for "Frozen" with his wife Kristen Andersen-Lopez, already has three of the awards:Emmy: Lopez has a daytime Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for "The Wonder Pets" (2008 and 2010). (He lost out on...
Thursday, 16 January 2014
From the nature films to the creation of Animal Kingdom, to the creature of the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, the Walt Disney Company as spent a lot of time and money on animals and nature.© Steven LiebmanGorillas at Animal Kingdom in Disney World Each year at Disney World there are a number of animal and nature events scheduled. Here is a look at whats scheduled so far in 2014, according to the Disney Parks Blog.March 4: Amphibians Day...
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