The Lion King’s Circle of Life—On-Stage and Off

By Beth Deitchman Twenty years ago, Rafiki’s stirring call rang out through Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theatre for the first time. Julie Taymor’s groundbreaking adaptation of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ beloved film The Lion King used puppetry, masks, and innovative staging to bring the African savanna to the Great White Way. “When we came down the …

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Exhibit in Epcot's Mexico

Discover El Día de Muertos at Epcot’s Mexico Pavilion

By D23 Team In Disney•Pixar’s Coco, an aspiring young musician named Miguel is transported to the Land of the Dead on Día de los Muertos, a treasured Mexican holiday in which friends and families gather to celebrate loved ones who have passed on but continue to live in our hearts. Marked with colorful festivals, magnificent …

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The Old Mill

Celebrate 80 Years of The Old Mill with Stunning Concept Art

By D23 Team Just before the debut of the feature animated film that started it all, The Old Mill blew into theaters on November 5, 1937. The Silly Symphony cartoon was the first to use the multiplane camera and won an Oscar for Best Cartoon. See how this short came to be in stunning concept art from …

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Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas

25 Days of Christmas Goes Bigger than Ever—Plus More in News Briefs

By Courtney Potter The popular holiday programming event expands, and learn how you can celebrate Mickey Mouse’s upcoming birthday… Read more, along with other news from around Disney, in this week’s news briefs! 25 Days of Christmas Expands Across All Disney|ABC Channels Okay, we know. We just finished Halloween. But the networks of Disney|ABC are …

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Wreck-It Ralph

5 Things We Love About Wreck-It Ralph

By Megan Deppe Five years ago today, a video-game villain won his way into our hearts, as hardcore gamers and control-stick-novices fell in love with the bad guy who wanted to be good in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ vibrant feature set in the world of arcade gaming. The film’s sequel, Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It …

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Thor: Ragnarok villains

Getting to Know the Villains of Marvel Studios’ Thor: Ragnarok

By Jim Frye Great movies need great villains. Marvel Studios’ original Thor film gave us one of our most memorable—and beloved—villains ever to terrorize the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Loki, God of Mischief, brother of Thor, and an über troublemaker. Played by Tom Hiddleston, Loki quickly became a fan favorite, helped, in large part, by his …

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