Mickey and Minnie at Shanghai Disneyland Hotel

Day 1: Shanghai Disney Resort—A Fan’s Eye View

By Jeffrey Epstein D23 is celebrating the opening of Shanghai Disney Resort and bringing you along with us on an exclusive tour of this breathtaking new resort! Our first installment takes you inside two spectacular hotels, and includes a visit to Disneytown and the Walt Disney Grand Theatre. Check back throughout the week for additional …

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D23’s Ultimate Countdown to Shanghai Disney Resort: Disneytown

By Tyler Slater Disney fans… the time has almost arrived—Shanghai Disney Resort opens June 16! We hope you have enjoyed D23’s Ultimate Countdown, but before we see you real soon, enjoy a tour of Disneytown, a charming shopping, dining, and entertainment district! Located right next door to Shanghai Disneyland, visitors feel like they’ve been transported …

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A Historic Premiere in Walt’s Hometown

By Steven Vagnini As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Great Locomotive Chase, D23 looks back at the film’s “Midwest premiere” in Marceline. “I’m glad I’m a small town boy, and I’m glad Marceline was my town,” Walt Disney once wrote to the city’s residents. The quaint Missouri community, where young Walter lived from …

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D23’s Ultimate Countdown to Shanghai Disney Resort: Mickey Avenue

By Tyler Slater “I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing—that it was all started by a mouse.” — Walt Disney Located just inside the gates of Shanghai Disneyland is the cheerful hometown of Mickey Avenue—a whimsical neighborhood filled with lively shops and restaurants. This beautifully detailed area is the first main …

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Tree of Life

5 Reasons to Stay Up Late at Disney’s Animal Kingdom This Summer

By Beth Deitchman “Night in a place of nature is just different.” These were the words of Walt Disney Imagineering Portfolio Creative Executive Joe Rohde at Walt Disney World Resort’s recent “Awaken Summer” preview event. He continued, “It is meant to be dark. It is meant to be night. There are pools of darkness as …

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Shanghai Disneyland castle

D23’s Ultimate Countdown to Shanghai Disney Resort: Fantasyland

By Tyler Slater “Fantasyland is dedicated to the young and the young at heart, to those who believe that when you wish upon a star your dreams do come true.”—Walt Disney, 1955 We are less than 15 days away from the grand opening of Shanghai Disney Resort, and today D23’s Ultimate Countdown continues with an …

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Rewind Back to Disneyland’s First Expansion!

By Steven Vagnini In 2015, Disney fans around the world began celebrating the diamond anniversary of Disneyland park and its original roster of attractions, from Jungle Cruise to Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. We can’t believe that now, almost a year later, we’re already commemorating the 60th anniversary of Disneyland’s first “expansion”—a lineup of all-new adventures …

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Tiffins: Your New Favorite WDW Signature Dining Experience

By Beth Deitchman If you haven’t already, you’re about to add a new word to your vocabulary: Tiffins. It’s an Indian word that has multiple meanings. A tiffin can be a light midday meal—and we may just start using the word in place of “lunch,” which feels kind of passé by comparison. A tiffin also …

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