By Beth Deitchman He was the “playmaker” for Disney Channel’s much-loved High School Musical trilogy, but since 2015, director/choreographer/executive producer Kenny Ortega has had his head in a different game. Today, Descendants 2 premieres on an unprecedented six channels at once—a testament to the popularity of the Disney Channel Original Movie Descendants, which introduced the …
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By D23 Team Imagine taking in a serene landscape as you relax in a rustic cabin overlooking a tranquil waterfront. Sitting by the stone fireplace, you leisurely page through a book before turning to spend quality time with friends and family, eating s’mores and sharing stories. This wilderness retreat offers the ideal place to reconnect …
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By Jocelyn Buhlman D23 Expo 2017 is just around the corner and, to celebrate, why not add some Disney magic to your iMessages with Disney Stickers: Decades, available on the App Store for iMessage now. The pack features stickers celebrating every decade of Disney films, but that’s not all… As a special surprise for D23 …
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By D23 Team Walt Disney once said, “You can dream, create, design, and build the most wonderful place in the world… but it requires people to make the dream a reality,” and The Walt Disney Company has been honoring these dream makers in a very special way since 1987. The Disney Legends award was first …
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This article originally appeared in a slightly different form in the Winter 2010, edition of Disney twenty-three magazine and was modified for D23.com. Remember life before home computers? When USB drives and laptops were merely tantalizing futuristic ideas? Those were the days when TRON was created. It’s a film about enigmatic Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), a …
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By Courtney Potter Beginning in the early 1960s (and for three decades’ total), ABC’s legendary Wide World of Sports was known for “spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport… the thrill of victory… and the agony of defeat!” Sure, we witnessed truly historic moments, from soccer great Pele’s final game to …
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By Jocelyn Buhlman The spirit of Tomorrowland centers on moving forward: We seek out new ideas for the future, we imagine the next steps of humanity, and sometimes we even literally keep moving forward with the help of a classic ride system. In 1967, PeopleMover debuted at Disneyland and provided guests with the public transportation …
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By Nicole Nalty Hanging out with Rapunzel again in Tangled: The Series may be the best thing ever––we can’t get enough of Eugene, Maximus, Cassandra and, of course, Rapunzel as they embark on brand-new adventures. Luckily, now there’s even more to explore thanks to these new sweet shorts, Inside the Journal. Fans of Tangled: The …
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By Jocelyn Buhlman Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! just opened at Disney California Adventure, and guests are now taking an out-of-this-world tour of The Collector’s famous collection of intergalactic artifacts and wonders. While you explore The Collector’s Fortress to get your chance to view Taneleer Tivan’s latest acquisition—the Guardians of the Galaxy themselves!—you should …
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By Jocelyn Buhlman Once upon a time, a deadly alien crashed onto Earth and became best friends with a little girl who listened to Elvis… That’s not how fairy tales typically start, but this isn’t your average fairy tale. In 2002, Lilo & Stitch crash-landed into theaters and stole the hearts of audiences everywhere with …
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