By Jocelyn Buhlman
10 years ago, Star Tours reopened its terminal gates as the reimagined Star Tours – The Adventures Continue at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. While the original attraction took guests on the Endor Express (with accidental trips through asteroid belts and even the Death Star), Star Tours – The Adventures Continue brought intergalactic travelers the…
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By Zach Johnson
It’s a tale as old as time. In season two of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, premiering Friday on Disney+, the East High Drama Club will stage a production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Since the series’ cast members are familiar with both the animated film and the Broadway musical, we asked Roman Banks, Joshua Bassett, Matt…
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By Zach Johnson
Five years ago today, Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Civil War debuted in theaters, pitting two of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Captain America (Chris Evans) and Iron Man (Disney Legend Robert Downey Jr.), against each other. The reason? Following a series of global disasters—all while trying to keep the peace—they disagreed over the Sokovia…
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By the D23 Team
May is an out-of-this-world month for Lucasfilm fans, typically—from May the Fourth to anniversaries of several Star Wars films, there’s lots of reasons to celebrate. This month, D23 is making the lightspeed jump to an even bigger celebration: honoring 50 years of Lucasfilm making movie magic! In honor of this golden anniversary, we want to…
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Sweet niblets! It was 15 years ago today that we first met Miley Stewart—average teenager by day, pop superstar singer by night—in the classic Disney Channel series, Hannah Montana, which ran from March 24, 2006 until January 16, 2011. The show marked a career-making debut for Miley Cyrus, who starred as the title character, a hugely successful pop singer with a…
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By Zach Johnson
They’re not a team. They’re not partners. They’re… co-workers.
This Friday, the first episode of Marvel Studios’ The Falcon and The Winter Soldier will begin streaming exclusively on Disney+, featuring Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan reprising their roles as Sam Wilson/The Falcon and Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier, respectively. The…
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By Courtney Potter
It’s true: We’re in a terrifically celebrational, Muppetational mood now that The Muppet Show is streaming on Disney+! Just imagine… the hilarious antics of Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo the Great, and all their pals are now available to us at any time. Truly, it’s a gift that’ll keep on giving.
But all those amazing…
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On January 20, 2006, it was the start of something new. High School Musical set a Disney Channel record when 7.7 million fans tuned in for the premiere. And after becoming the first TV movie soundtrack to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, it became the top-selling album of the year. Directed and choreographed by Disney Legend Kenny Ortega, the film made stars…
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By Zach Johnson
Ten years ago today, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Tangled opened in theaters, introducing us to Rapunzel (voice of Mandy Moore), Flynn Rider (voice of Zachary Levi), and Mother Gothel (voice of Donna Murphy)… not to mention Maximus and Pascal, plus a few thugs who have a dream! Set in the kingdom of Corona, the fairy-tale adventure featured…
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By Courtney Potter
The worlds of Disney are as vast and varied as they are incredible… and our D23 Fantastic Worlds map—part of the 2020 D23 Gold and Gold Family member gift, the D23 Fantastic Worlds Adventure Kit—pays tribute to literally hundreds of those places, representing more than 150 films, television shows, and theme park locations all created by…
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