By Jim Frye It was a wild end to a fantastic D23 Expo 2019 as “Two Worlds, One Family: The Making of Tarzan,” gave us a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Disney’s 1999 animated classic. Hosted by Wayne Knight, who voiced Tantor the Elephant in the film, the panel featured directors Chris Buck and …
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By Courtney Potter “We got no troubles, life is the bubbles!” On this final morning of D23 Expo 2019, we donned our proverbial mermaid tails, grabbed a couple of whozits and whatzits, and headed over to the D23 Expo Arena for an event three decades in the making: “The Little Mermaid: The 30th Anniversary Celebration! …
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By Bruce C. Steele Keegan-Michael Key has always kept television viewers on their toes. With the National Geographic series Brain Games, he’s now aiming a little higher on the body. An enthusiastic Key previewed the show, which challenges viewers to question their perceptions of the world, Sunday at D23 Expo with battles of the sexes …
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By Zach Johnson Some of the most powerful women in entertainment joined forces today at D23 Expo 2019 for Heroines of the Disney Galaxies – Presented by BoxLunch. Hosted by Ashley Eckstein, voice of Ahsoka Tano in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, and creator of the Her Universe fashion company and …
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By Zach Johnson Fans flocked to Anaheim, California, ready to be delighted and surprised, and Disney Movie Rewards delivered during D23 Expo weekend, when it announced its new name and program: Disney Movie Insiders! The news was revealed during a special member celebration at Disney California Adventure park. On September 26, 2019, Disney Movie Insiders …
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By Courtney Potter Disney on Broadway has brought fan-favorite stories to life on stages around the world—and for one night only, most of those incredible stories (and a company of talented performers!) took over the Hall D23 stage at D23 Expo 2019 for Disney on Broadway: A 25th Anniversary Celebration! An amazing six-piece band, led …
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By Jim Frye It’s Marvel Comics’ birthday party, but all the guests are the ones who got the gifts! Super Heroes, Barbarians, Dinosaurs, and a very famous punch to the face of Hitler (go, Captain America!)—this panel had it all as Marvel Comics packed 1,600 eager fans into Stage 28 at D23 Expo to celebrate …
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By Beth Deitchman Tonight, the D23 Expo Arena was seemingly transformed into a veritable Cave of Wonders, as Scott Weinger and Disney Legend Linda Larkin—voices of Aladdin and Jasmine in the 1992 animated classic—led Disney fans on “The Musical Journey of Aladdin.” The one-of-a-kind event brought a host of Aladdins to the stage, as Weinger …
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By Jim Frye Shhhh. In the quiet of night and under a pale-white moon, if you listen closely outside the gates of the grand, stately mansion in New Orleans Square on the banks of Disneyland’s Rivers of America, you might just hear some “goblins and ghoulies from last Halloween” throwing a party. Of course, they’re …
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By Bruce C. Steele, author of One Day at Disney What’s it like to be one of just 76 people—from more than 200,000 cast members worldwide—selected to represent The Walt Disney Company? “I didn’t really understand what I was getting myself into,” said Lucasfilm’s Este Meza as part of the One Day at Disney panel …
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