Season’s Speedings from Cars Land

As it has every year since 2012, this holiday season, from November 13, 2015 through January 6, 2016, Cars Land at Disney California Adventure park is decked out in bright lights and car-themed seasonal accents. It’s all part of Disneyland’s dazzling celebration of the season, when the Disneyland Resort transforms into a magical winter wonderland …

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Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights

Dazzling, Dancing, De-LIGHT-Ful

Since 1995, the twinkling, sparkling, glittering Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights has been gloriously lighting up the night at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Park at Walt Disney World Resort. Vibrant wreaths, spinning carousels, soaring angels, and Santa Claus and his radiant reindeer immerse guests into an enchanting world of millions of Christmas lights, all synced …

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New Stars Align for Star Wars: The Force Awakens

By Tim Lammers When Star Wars opened in 1977, the film’s stars—Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, and Mark Hamill—became household names, seemingly overnight. The young actors breathing life into the brand-new characters being introduced in Star Wars: The Force Awakens are about to become just as familiar to you. At the recent global press conference for …

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Mickey Mouse and Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill Loves Disney, Animation, and Twilight Zone

Mark Hamill loves Disney. And not just a little. He really loves Disney. While we’re introducing ourselves, we mention that we’re from D23, and he immediately jumps in with, “That’s the year that Walt Disney came to California.” Yes, that’s right. (And the reason behind the name D23.) Mark Hamill plays the iconic character Luke …

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Star Wars: Classic Interviews Awakened

By Tim Lammers Movie journalist Tim Lammers opened his archive of interviews with numerous stars of Star Wars over the years for a D23 exclusive about their experiences of being part of the legendary film saga. Click on the images in the media gallery below for quotes from Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hamill, …

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Ink and Paint artists

Ink and Paint Artists Remember Tea Time at the Disney Studio

The holiday season offers the perfect time to sit back and reflect on favorite memories from days gone by. And for the generations of artists and staff members of the Disney Studio, there are many great tales to recall. There was the especially busy December of 1939, when the Studio was hard at work finishing …

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Red Carpet Recap

Star Wars: The Force Awakens jumped into hyperspace this week, taking over all three of Hollywood Boulevard’s storied theaters—the TLC Chinese Theatre, the El Capitan Theatre, and the Dolby Theatre—in one of the biggest red-carpet premieres ever. Director J.J. Abrams was joined by a galaxy of Hollywood’s brightest stars, including the entire cast of The …

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Lucy Hale

Lucy Hale’s Favorite Disney Character

Lucy Hale shares memories of her favorite Disney character. Check out more of the artists lending their voices to classic Disney songs on the We Love Disney YouTube channel and make sure to purchase the full album.

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Mickey's Christmas Carol through Windows of Main Street

Mickey’s Christmas Carol, as told on Main Street, U.S.A.

For decades, families have enjoyed the Emporium’s whimsical window displays on Main Street, U.S.A., both at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. One of the most memorable of these is a series of vignettes telling the story of Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983), the Academy Award®-nominated featurette based on the classic tale by Charles Dickens. Here, we …

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Watch Live Stream of Star Wars: The Force Awakens World Premiere

The world premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens is shaping up to be the biggest movie event of the year. Beginning at 5:30 p.m. PT (8:30 p.m. ET) today, our friends at StarWars.com will bring exclusive, live-streaming coverage presented by Verizon featuring interviews with the cast and creators of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, live from the red carpet. …

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