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High School Musical: The Musical: The Series to Return for a Sophomore Season

By Beth Deitchman What time is it? Time for amazing news about a highly anticipated Disney+ series! What team? Wildcats! Ahead of its debut on the Disney+ streaming service, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series has been picked up for a second season. Production on the music-filled, comedic series will resume in Salt Lake City, …

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The Fantastic Fairy-Tale Fashion of Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

By Beth Deitchman We pressed, but costume designer Ellen Mirojnick simply can’t choose one favorite from the many stunning looks she and her team of cutters, agers, dyers, textiles artists, prop designers, jewelry creators, and buyers created for the three women at the center of Disney’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. “It depends on the day—and …

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Cars Land Fun Facts to Rev Up Your Haul-O-Ween Spirits!

By Savannah Salazar This Haul-O-Ween, prepare to be “spoked” because Mater, Lightning McQueen, and the residents of Cars Land have turned Radiators Spring into Radiator Screams! As you cruise through the land, you can spot a variety of frightfully fun additions and décor for Halloween time at Disneyland Resort, so we rounded up some magical …

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Add These Spooktacular Cutouts to Your Disney Halloween Décor

By Beth Deitchman Halloween is approximately two weeks away—how haunted is your house looking? As part of D23’s Mostly Ghostly Halloween, we would love to help you up your decorating game with these frightfully fun downloadables. Simply scare up a printer and a pair of scissors, and let Witch Hazel, the Lonesome Ghost, the Hatbox …

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A Mug’s Life: How the Halloween Trader Sam’s Mugs Are Created

By Charles Price Trader Sam’s Halloween Tiki Mugs have grown in popularity every Halloween Season at the Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort since the first “Mahaloween” in 2014. Creating these fun and detailed tiki mugs is a collaborative process. Here, we explore that process with two Cast Members on the Disneyland Creative Design …

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7 Disney Parties We Wish We Were Invited To

By Savannah Salazar Well, well. In honor of Maleficent: Mistress of Evil flying into theaters this Friday, we pay homage to one of the more iconic Maleficent moments. We’ve all been dazzled by the magic of Disney films but even more by the soirées and celebrations throughout. In fact, in the words of Maleficent, a …

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