By Beth Deitchman It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go! From store windows and Disney theme parks to homes in your very own neighborhood, December brings shorter days that give way to festive light displays that, quite literally, make the season merry and bright. But if you haven’t started decorating your …
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By Nicole Nalty Earlier this year, D23 took a closer look at the efforts to restore the Disney Family home in Chicago. Roy Oliver, Walter Elias, and Ruth Disney were born (in 1893, 1901, and 1903, respectively) in this very special house before the family moved to Marceline, Missouri in 1906. D23 Gold Members were …
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By Jeffrey Epstein Chef Art Smith has come home—literally and figuratively. The celebrity chef, whose incredibly popular Chef Art Smith’s Homecoming opened at Disney Springs this past July, is returning to his culinary and educational roots. In 1981, Smith was in the first Magic Kingdom College Program (now known as the Walt Disney World College …
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By Jeffrey Epstein Tom Vazzana wanted to create a new Disney holiday tradition—something that was, in his words “pop and fun and heartwarming and funny.” And with that, Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! at Disney’s Hollywood Studios came to be. The new nighttime spectacular, which runs through December 31, brings to life the classic and contemporary …
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By Nicole Nalty We’ve already pored over the pages of The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Films 1921 – 1968. Highlighting films from the start of Walt Disney’s career to Walt’s final film, The Jungle Book, the book features never-before-seen imagery and gorgeous concept art from some of Disney’s most beloved animated features. Today …
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By Courtney Potter It’s a tradition almost 100 years in the making, and one that helps illustrate one of Walt Disney’s most famous quotes: “It was all started by a mouse.” Well before any of their animated feature films ever hit the silver screen, Walt and his brother Roy began spinning fanciful tales through the …
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By Nicole Nalty We experienced a wave of emotions when we saw Moana the first time (and the second, and the third…). We fell in love with the characters (How cute is Pua?!), we’re still singing the songs, and taking in everything we can about the newest Disney film. We surfed the web (get it?) …
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By Beth Deitchman Are your halls decked? Is your tree trimmed? Forget about stringing the popcorn, and start making plans to curl up on your sofa with a big bowl for snacking while you watch the sometimes heartwarming, sometimes hilarious holiday programming airing on ABC, Disney Channel, and Freeform this month. From cable’s biggest programming …
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By Tim Lammers Actress Karen David has no doubt led a fairy-tale existence over the last couple of years, having the rare opportunity to play not one but two princesses in two different ABC series. From 2015 until earlier this year, David played the lovable Princess Isabella on the musical comedy series Galavant, and this …
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By Jocelyn Buhlman As the holiday season approaches, we’re all looking forward to heading to the movie theaters with our families to watch the movies we’ve been waiting all year to see. Walt Disney Animation Studios gives us an adventure on the high seas with Moana, in theaters now, and on December 16 we will …
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