Meet the Author of Once Upon a Time: Regina Rising

by Courtney Potter Fans of ABC’s fanciful retelling of classic fairy tales, Once Upon a Time, have watched as Regina Mills (otherwise known as the Evil Queen) has morphed from Storybrooke’s ruthless mayor into a surprising ally and unexpected friend… all while (spoiler alert!) trying to reconcile the dark and light sides within her. If …

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Born in China

Born in China Honors a Legacy that Began with Walt Disney

By Beth Deitchman An over-protective panda and her first-born, spirited cub, determined to express her independence… A young golden monkey, navigating a new family dynamic following the birth of his baby sister… A courageous snow leopard struggling for her family’s survival in one of the harshest, most unforgiving environments on Earth. These are the stories …

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Seal Island

Walt’s First True-Life Adventure Began with an Unlikely Question

By Beth Deitchman “How about seals?” This was the wire sent to Walt Disney by Alfred Milotte in the early 1940s. Walt had contracted Al and his wife, Elma, to shoot film in Alaska for a planned documentary—an early foray for the Company into stories about real people and places, which Walt hoped would have …

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Fantasmic

Everything You Need to Experience at the Disneyland Resort this Summer

By Nicole Nalty As spring break season comes to a close, we’re dreaming of warmer days ahead and, of course, summer vacation! The Disneyland Resort has lots of surprises in store for the summer months, and today we’re sharing even more details on what’s coming up at both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure parks. Disney …

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Puppy Dog Pals poster

7 Things to Know About Disney Junior’s Puppy Dog Pals

By Beth Deitchman If you’re a dog lover, you’re going to love Disney Junior’s new animated series Puppy Dog Pals. And if you don’t consider yourself much of a pet person right now, that’s sure to change when you meet the wide-eyed, fantastic, pug-tastic pair at the heart of this new show. Puppy Dog Pals …

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Holly's Day at the Pool

Hop into Holly’s Day at the Pool, a Brand-New Book by a Disney Animator

By D23 Team From working on upcoming films like Wreck-it Ralph 2 (in theaters March 2018), to animating for films we may not even know about yet, the artists at Walt Disney Animation Studios are always busy. But somehow, artists still find time to create new stories for the Walt Disney Animation Studios Artist Showcase. Take …

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Lady and the Tramp, Peter Pan, Sleeping Beauty, and Bambi

Get to Know the Animators Behind Your Favorite Disney Films

Celebrate some of the most legendary artists behind classic Disney animated films with this year’s D23 Member Gift. By Greg Ehrbar The first “nine old men” were Supreme Court justices—all more than 90 years old—who were trying to block President Franklin Roosevelt’s “New Deal” in the mid-1930s. When Walt Disney selected his first-string supervising animators, …

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