Loki

Loki’s MCU Origins Explained

By Zach Johnson It should come as no surprise that a trickster like Loki has a tricky backstory. Nearly 50 years after Loki was introduced in the pages of Marvel Comics, Tom Hiddleston brought the iconic character to life onscreen in 2011’s Thor. As Prince of Asgard, Odinson, rightful heir of Jotunheim, and God of …

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Lucasfilm

Lucasfilm’s First 50 Years in Posters

By Pete Vilmur The 34 posters depicted in Lucasfilm’s 50th anniversary commemorative print, which is included with the Summer issue of Disney twenty-three, was a delightful exercise for the Lucasfilm team, as it allowed us to capture all the excitement, romance, adventure, and hope of the multiple Lucasfilm productions in a single image. It also …

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Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends

“Swing” Along to Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends Theme Song

By Zach Johnson It’s time to Spidey swing with Spidey and his amazing friends! Patrick Stump, Grammy®-nominated lead singer of the multiplatinum-selling rock band Fall Out Boy, performs the theme song for Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends. Stump also serves as songwriter and composer for the series, which is the first full-length Marvel series …

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Jungle Cruise

The Mystery of Disneyland Park’s Jungle Cruise Squid

By Justin Arthur Lions, tigers, and…squids? Find out how the original Jungle Cruise at Disneyland almost featured a rather unconventional creature in its enigmatic rivers. In the early 1950’s, Walt Disney dreamed of a way to bring his Academy Award®-winning True-Life Adventures documentary series into his newest and most ambitious project, Disneyland, hoping to build …

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5 Fantastic Things

5 Fantastic Things to Watch This Week

By Zach Johnson It’s a big week for premieres! The Bachelorette returns Monday on ABC, with a Bachelor Nation fan-favorite hoping to finally find her one true love. Marvel Studios’ Loki will debut Wednesday on Disney+, picking up immediately after the title character was seen escaping with the Tesseract. The next day, the complete third …

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loki pin

Don’t Miss a Minute with this D23-Exclusive Loki Pin!

By the D23 Team D23-Exclusive Loki Pin Hey, y’all! Celebrate the God of Mischief’s new Disney+ series with this Marvel’s Loki pin created just for D23 Members. Showcasing the Time Variance Authority logo and Miss Minutes herself, this D23 Gold Member-exclusive pin-on-pin design is the perfect way to chart your own timeline. Our Loki pin, offered …

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Hunchback of Notre Dame Pin

This Hunchback of Notre Dame Pin is a Topsy Turvy D23-Exclusive!

By the D23 Team D23-Exclusive The Hunchback of Notre Dame 25th Anniversary Pin Come one, come all!  Everything is upsy-daisy as D23 celebrates 25 years of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. In his topsy-turvy best, Clopin rings in this animated milestone with this beautiful D23 Gold Member-exclusive pin created especially for D23 by Disney Artist Sofi Ohuri. …

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Summer of Disney+

Summer of Disney+ is Your Passport to Fun—Plus More in News Briefs

By Courtney Potter  Sit Back and Unwind with Summer of Disney+ To paraphrase an iconic song from the 1960s, “Summer’s here and the time is right, for streaming all night long!” This summer, Disney+ is ready to be a veritable headquarters of guaranteed no-stress streaming—and big-time fun for the whole family. With a fresh batch …

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Us Again

Director Zach Parrish on Cutting a Rug with Us Again

By Courtney Potter Ready to hit the dance floor? Having premiered ahead of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Raya and the Last Dragon in U.S. theaters, the animated short Us Again debuts on Disney+ this Friday, June 4! The first animated short from Disney Animation in five years, Us Again is directed by Zach Parrish; set …

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