By Courtney Potter Kris Kringle. Sinterklaas. Père Noël. Babbo Natale. Belsnickel. It’s true—Santa Claus goes by many names… but there’s one name that surprised everyone back in the early ’90s: Scott Calvin. Walt Disney Pictures’ The Santa Clause premiered on November 11, 1994, and introduced fans around the world to Disney Legend Tim Allen’s harried, …
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By the D23 Team For more than 60 years, Disney has supported the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation as a way to connect with children and families in need during the holiday season. Disney’s relationship with Toys for Tots began in 1948, when Walt Disney and his animators personally designed the original …
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By Zach Johnson The wait is almost over! On Thursday, PlayStation® 5 will become available in North America, a week ahead of its European launch on November 19. In addition to exclusive PS5 games—like Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, available November 12—more than 99 percent of the 4,000+ PS4 games can be played on either the …
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By: Cappy Surette Senior Manager, Executive Communications, Walt Disney World Resort, and Co-Chair, SALUTE Veteran Business Employee Resource Group (Florida-site) The Walt Disney Company has a long and proud tradition of supporting military personnel, their families, and Veterans that dates all the way back to our founders, Walt and Roy O. Disney, who both served the …
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By Beth Deitchman Ready for an early holiday gift of the DCOM variety? Our friends at Disney Channel have just announced that production has begun on the Disney Channel Original Movie Christmas Again, a heartwarming comedy that’s chock-full of Christmas magic. The movie comes from the successful team behind Disney Channel’s fan-favorite series Liv and …
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By Zach Johnson Ready for something new? This week, Hulu will debut two new original series, starting with The Mighty Ones on Monday and followed by Eater’s Guide to the World on Wednesday. ABC will broadcast The 54th Annual CMA Awards live Wednesday, while the network’s top-rated drama series Grey’s Anatomy will return Thursday. And …
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By Courtney Potter Mira, Royal Detective Celebrates Diwali with New Episode Here’s some great news from our pals over at Disney Junior: They’ve got a totally tuneful, completely colorful, mega-meaningful new episode of Mira, Royal Detective all about the celebration of Diwali premiering today—Friday, November 6—and airing all through next week, leading up to the …
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By Zach Johnson Looking for something “jaw-some” to watch this weekend? Look no further than Shark Tank, airing Friday on ABC. This weekend is also a great time to plan a movie marathon, as Disney’s A Christmas Carol and Mr. Magoo are both joining the Disney+ library Friday. Plus, the documentary Rebuilding Paradise and the …
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By D23 Team The new Disney and Pixar feature Soul is unlike any animated film to arrive from visionary director Pete Docter, and the winter edition of Disney twenty-three explores this stunning journey from New York City to The Great Before and back again with Docter, co-director Kemp Powers, producer Dana Murray, and stars Jamie …
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The November Limited-Edition Disney Fantasia Mickey Mouse Plush and Loungefly: Disney – Year of the Mouse, 12 Pin Limited-Edition are now available on Amazon. NOTE: Due to the strong response to these incredible plush, D23 and Amazon are making the following adjustments to the on-sale announcement for the upcoming months. D23 Members will continue to be among …
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