Radio Disney Music Awards: This April on Disney Channel
Mark those calendars, set those DVRs, and get ready to rock! The 2016 Radio Disney Music Awards (RDMA)—music’s biggest event for families—is officially set for Saturday, April 30, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Now in its fourth year, the RDMA will feature more performances than ever before, combining music’s biggest with tomorrow’s rising stars. The special two-hour telecast, Disney Channel Presents the Radio Disney Music Awards, will be presented Sunday, May 1, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST on Disney Channel here in the U.S.; once it’s aired in the States, it’ll be shown in another 159 countries! Highlights from the show will also be available on Radio Disney, the Radio Disney App, the WATCH Disney Channel app, and RadioDisney.com.
Radio Disney “ARDY” statuettes, as voted on by fans around the world, will be awarded in categories covering all manner of musical genres… stay tuned to RadioDisney.com for your opportunity to vote, coming soon!
Save the Date!
Be sure to mark these upcoming Disney events on your calendar:
| D23 and Walt Disney Archives February 20 D23’s Adventure in Wonderland February 20 D23 Shopping Day at Mickey’s of Glendale March 18 Lunch with a Disney Legend: Charlie Ridgway March 19 D23’s Very Important Date: 65 Years of Alice in Wonderland—Florida April 20 D23 Member Night at Newsies—On Tour in Portland, Oregon June 8 D23 Member Night at Newsies—On Tour in Salt Lake City, Utah Studios March 4 Zootopia opens in theaters. April 15 The Jungle Book opens in theaters. May 6 Captain America: Civil War opens in theaters. May 27 Alice Through the Looking Glass opens in theaters. June 17 Finding Dory opens in theaters. July 1 The BFG opens in theaters. August 12 Pete’s Dragon opens in theaters. November 23 Moana opens in theaters. December 16 Rogue One opens in theaters. |
Parks March 2—May 30, 2016 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival June 16, 2016 Shanghai Disney Resort to open Television February 14 Frozen airs on Disney Channel at 7 p.m. ET/PT February 14 Struck in the Middle Previews on Disney Channel at 8:45 p.m. ET/PT February 15 Gravity Falls series finale airs on Disney XD at 7 p.m. ET/PT February 21 The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60 airs on ABC from 8 to 10 p.m. ET/PT on ABC. February 28 The Oscars® will be presented live on ABC beginning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT May 1 Disney Channel Presents the Radio Disney Music Awards airs on Disney Channel from 7–9 p.m. EST |
Star Wars Tsum Tsum Coming February 16
Cute, cuddly, and from a galaxy far, far away? Sign us up! Just yesterday, Disney Store unveiled its Star Wars Tsum Tsum collection—featuring characters from A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi!
The new Tsum Tsum will, as usual, come in three sizes: mini, medium, and large. Characters represented in the collection include Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, Han Solo, R2-D2, Jabba the Hutt, Boba Fett, Darth Vader, Yoda, C-3P0, an Ewok, and a Stormtrooper. And like the classic Disney and Marvel Tsum Tsum characters currently available, this first Star Wars collection will serve as an “evergreen” assortment that will live on as future assortments are introduced. (Yup, there’s more to come!) The collection will be launched exclusively at Disney Store locations—both in-store and online—in the U.S. (plus Japan and Europe) on February 16.
New Kitchens at 2016 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival
Two new Outdoor Kitchens are coming to this year’s Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, which will bloom in 2016 for a record 90 days.
The La Isla Fresca kitchen will take Epcot guests to the Caribbean for authentic dishes including Jamaican braised beef with pigeon peas and rice; spicy jerk chicken or grouper with mango salsa; and an amazing “Tres Leches” cake with guava puree. Meanwhile, the Cider House kitchen will offer its own spin on tastes from the United Kingdom, including a field greens salad with greens harvested from Epcot’s The Land Pavilion, heirloom apples, Stilton cheese, and dried blueberries; and pear cider-brined shredded corned beef with braised cabbage and pears in a Branston (that’s a famous British food brand) dressing. Both kitchens will balance their treats with themed beverages.
They’ll join 11 other diverse kitchens—plus an unbelievable array of colorful garden delights—when the 23rd annual festival kicks off on March 2. For more info, check out EpcotInSpring.com.
“Be Inspired” Celebrates Black History Month with Cameron Boyce
Cameron Boyce, star of Disney XD’s Gamer’s Guide to Pretty Much Everything and Disney’s Descendants, has a very special connection to a very meaningful piece of American history. Cameron’s grandmother, Jo Ann Allen Boyce, was one of the “Clinton 12”—the first African-American students to integrate a public school in the South in 1956… and to celebrate Black History Month, a special “Be Inspired” segment (airing this month on both Disney Channel and Disney XD) follows Cameron, Jo Ann, and the rest of their family on a trip back to Clinton, Tennessee.
The “Be Inspired” cameras captured the family making their first visit together to a monument featuring 12 life-size sculptures of Jo Ann and her fellow history-makers at the Green McAdoo Cultural Center in Clinton. “I’ve always known [my Nana] is incredible and now, everyone else will know too,” says Cameron.
The Force is with Star Wars Day at Sea on Disney Cruise Line
Jedis and Padawans alike are reveling in Disney Cruise Line’s new Star Wars Day at Sea, a special day-long celebration occurring now through April during select Western Caribbean cruises aboard the Disney Fantasy.
Star Wars Day at Sea combines the power of the Force and the magic of Disney—for a truly galactic experience! The day includes a Star Wars-themed deck party (complete with fireworks); a shipboard version of the Jedi Training Academy; meet-and-greets with characters like Darth Vader and Chewbacca; themed food and beverage offerings; guest speakers; and even screenings of Star Wars films! For a sneak peak at all the fun, check out this brand-new video from our friends at DCL, above.
MECH-X4 Brings Sci-Fi Fun to Disney XD
A new live-action sci-fi comedy adventure is coming to Disney XD! MECH-X4 (formerly known as MTX!) will center on a heroic team of teenagers who take on the responsibility of controlling a giant robot in order to protect their city from danger. Sounds pretty cool, right?
The series stars newcomer Nathaniel James Potvin as Ryan Walker, a freshman at Bay City High who has technopathy—the amazing ability to control technology with his mind. His talent mysteriously awakens MECH-X4, a giant 120-foot robot built by an elusive genius-in-hiding (Kamran Lucas) in order to defend their town against impending doom. Ryan recruits his two best friends and his older brother (Raymond Cham, Teen Beach 2) to help him operate MECH-X4. When monsters suddenly begin to descend upon their city, the team must quickly learn to work together in order to pilot the robot… it’s their only hope of saving their town, and ultimately the world, from mass destruction. Look for Nathaniel and his friends to bring MECH-X4 to your TV screens this fall!
Aladdin the Musical to Launch U.S. Tour in 2017
If you haven’t been able to make it to New York City (or the U.K., or Australia, or Japan) to see Aladdin the Musical, fret not! Disney Theatrical Productions recently announced that the show will launch its first-ever North American tour in Chicago next year. The 12-week engagement begins performances at Broadway in Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, and plays through Sunday, July 2, 2017.
Future engagements and casting information will be announced in the coming months. Keep an eye on AladdinTheMusical.com/tour for more information.
A Stunt-tacular Time at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
The adventures of everyone’s favorite archaeologist and lovable scoundrel, Indiana Jones, have enthralled the world for 35 years… and it’s been almost three decades since The Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular first delighted audiences at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. If you’ve never seen this amazing, thrill-a-minute show, it features stunts based on the film franchise, all performed live—including whip tricks, sword fights, explosions, and more!
Our friends over at the Disney Parks Blog recently headed backstage for a very special look at what goes into making the Stunt Spectacular so, well, spectacular. Watch all the behind-the-scenes excitement in the video, above.
