By Jocelyn Buhlman and Peyton Liebler Yesterday, friends and family of Disney Legend Dave Smith gathered at Disneyland park early in the morning to dedicate his window on Main Street, U.S.A. As the sun rose over Sleeping Beauty Castle, the private ceremony began with Pinocchio, Geppetto, Jiminy Cricket, J. Worthington Foulfellow, and Gideon—all characters from …
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By the D23 Team SUNDAY After all the excitement from Saturday, you’d think we’d have run out of magical moments—but, never fear! The second day of Destination D23: Presented by Topps was just as filled with fun, surprises, and a lot of festive sweaters. The morning began with a surprise performance from musician Jeremy Passion, …
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By the D23 Team We kicked off Destination D23: Presented by Topps with extra pixie dust by opening our first day of Disney Magic with the highly anticipated “Connections: A Look at the Future of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products” presentation. Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro gave Destination D23 guests (and viewers …
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By the D23 Team Almost a month before grand opening, D23 Gold Members were able to say “bonjour” to EPCOT’s nouveau expansion featuring Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure! The morning began before the park opened, as guests were welcomed with a commemorative credential and boarded a motorcoach that whisked them away to the beauty and charm of …
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By the D23 Team It’s no secret that we at D23 are HUGE fans of everything Jungle Cruise–from celebrating the attraction’s reopening at Disneyland Park to a big opening night spectacle at the beautiful El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. D23 Gold Members first geared up for their adventure with commemorative Jungle Cruise skipper hats before …
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By the D23 Team As the sun rose over the happiest place on earth, D23 Gold Members were among the first guests to experience the enhancements to the world-famous Jungle Cruise on its official reopening day! At the gates of Disneyland, members were first outfitted with their own skipper hat and VIP credential before charting …
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By the D23 Team Right next to Elvis’ beloved Graceland, at the Graceland Exhibition Center in Memphis, Tenn., D23 Gold Members were treated to a special preview of the Inside the Walt Disney Archives exhibit at its newest home! The morning began as D23 Members were greeted by live jazz music and enjoyed a ribbon-cutting …
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Whether your destination is Agrabah or Batuu, join D23: The Official Disney Fan Club to relive all the excitement of this fantastic week that stretched across the worlds of Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and more! As part of D23 Fantastic Worlds Celebration, each day brought us a new journey, with conversations with filmmakers, Imagineers, animators, …
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D23 Members from across the country put their creativity and craft to the test as they sewed, patched, and assembled an array of ghoulishly good and frightfully fun costumes celebrating “all things Disney!” From thousands of initial entries of costume submissions from Members, the 10 finalists were sew-cased in this spectacular evening. Spellbinding host Nina …
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By the D23 Team As D23 celebrates 65 years of the Disney theme park, D23 Gold and Gold Family Members were treated to a pair of exclusive events that continued the festivities. First, Disney Imagineers paid tribute to the place where it all began, Disneyland Park, followed by an exciting trivia night that tested D23 …
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