By Beth Deitchman When day gives way to night on Pandora – The World of Avatar, the magical transformation is like nothing you’ve ever seen before—in a Disney park or anywhere on Earth, for that matter. That’s not surprising, according to Avatar producer Jon Landau, given that James Cameron—who wrote and directed the film that …
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By D23 Team Since 2007, the eight bright-yellow submarines have floated proudly in the shimmering, aqua-blue water of the fabled Tomorrowland lagoon in Disneyland. Guests giggle with glee when they hear the sound of Audio-Animatronics® seagulls shouting “Mine! Mine!” from a nearby buoy, before they step down beneath the waterline into one of the vessels, grab …
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By Jim Frye In Disney•Pixar’s 2006 hit Cars, hot-shot race car Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) dominated the Piston Cup racing series, with help from his mentor and racing veteran Doc Hudson (Paul Newman). The film told the story of one generation helping—and passing the baton to—the next generation. Well grab your racetrack binoculars, …
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By Beth Deitchman Before Star took on The Forces of Evil. Before Rapunzel took her first swing of a frying pan. Before Elena of Avalor broke out of that amulet. There was a “basic average girl… here to save the world.” When Kim Possible premiered on Disney Channel—15 years ago today, on June 7, 2002—she …
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By Adam Earnhart Amid the delicious array of breakfast choices that help guests start their Disneyland Park day right, Executive Chef Jason Martin felt something was missing. “I always thought, why aren’t there doughnuts on Main Street? We have a coffee shop. Why not doughnuts?” Opportunity sat next to Sleeping Beauty Castle at the Main …
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By Courtney Potter A cadaverous corps of ghostly sailors, led by an unearthly El Matador Del Mar (“the Killer of the Sea”)… miles and miles of churning ocean… undead sharks, ready for a feast. These are just a few of the amazing visual effects awaiting you in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Me Tell No …
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By Jim Frye It’s time to Hero Up! Star-Lord. Gamora. Captain America. Black Widow. Marvel’s Super-Hero heavyweights have arrived for Summer of Heroes at Disney California Adventure. After you experience the thrills of the brand-new Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! (at least two or three times—remember, there are six different songs and six …
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By Courtney Potter Disney and basketball… a uniquely entertaining combination that started years before all the collegiate and NBA action on ESPN and ABC. From 1946’s Double Dribble, a Goofy cartoon short in which players (named after various Disney artists) broke every basketball rule in the book, to the Wildcats “gettin’ their head in the …
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(from left to right) Joe Quesada, Bob Chapek, Zoe Saldana, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Rooker, Pom Klementieff, James Gunn, Kevin Feige By Nicole Nalty Before Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! opens to the public this Saturday, May 27, the cast and crew of the film and the creative team behind the attraction gathered …
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By Beth Deitchman “Dead Men Tell No Tales…” The words are part of a sinister warning to all who come “seeking adventure and salty old pirates” on the iconic Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, but they’ve never been as thrilling as they are when spoken by Javier Bardem, as Captain Salazar in the latest installment …
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