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New Fireworks, Raven’s Debut, and Idol Returns—Plus More in News Briefs

By Courtney Potter Magic Kingdom Park’s latest nighttime spectacular debuts on May 12, and American Idol comes to ABC … Read more, along with other news from around Disney, in this week’s news briefs! Happily Ever After Debuts at Magic Kingdom on May 12—Watch It Live There’s a brand-new nighttime spectacular on the horizon at …

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Mother's Day gift guide

9 Practically Perfect Gifts for a Magical Mother’s Day

By D23 Team Moms are notoriously hard to shop for, which can make Mother’s Day––in which we attempt to celebrate everything that your mom has done for you in just one day––pretty daunting. Luckily, if your mom is a Disney fan, gift giving just got a lot easier. Shop our favorite items below and don’t …

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Blueberry Cream Cheese Mousse

The Delectable, Collectible Pandora – The World of Avatar

By Beth Deitchman We’re bringing you details about this amazing new land opening at Disney’s Animal Kingdom on D23.com. Click here to read part 1 about this spectacular world and the people you’ll encounter there, in part 2 we looked at the amazing details in the flora, the fauna and the bioluminescent forest, and part 3 took …

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Erin Andrews

D23 Fab Five: Erin Andrews’ Disney Family Memories

By Ingrid Meilan Erin Andrews is a lifelong Disney fan. “I grew up in Florida,” the Dancing with the Stars co-host tells D23, “So I was basically raised at Walt Disney World.” Living only 90 minutes from Orlando, the sportscaster says that she was lucky enough to visit the parks on a regular basis. “My …

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Disney Dollars

30 Years Later, Watch How Disney Dollars Were First Introduced at Disneyland!

By D23 Team Thirty years ago—on May 5, 1987—Disney Dollars, the beloved “currency with character,” were first unveiled to the world. Spearheaded by late Disney Legend Jack Lindquist, the program represented one of the first instances of a private organization printing its own money and having it accepted in theme parks like the U.S. Dollar. …

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Yoda

7 Life Lessons Star Wars Taught Us

By Jocelyn Buhlman It’s the most famous quote—the one that sends your heart racing and signals the adventure that’s about to begin: “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….” As children, we learn how to live by travelling in the footsteps of our heroes. We can travel to new and better worlds—and …

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Guardians of the Galaxy Disney Store merchandise

7 Guardians of the Galaxy Must-Haves

By D23 Team Can’t wait to see Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2? Neither can we! Feel like one of the crew with these awesome items from Disney Store. And, don’t forget your D23 Discount, obviously. Groot Dancing Figure Could we really start this round-up with anything else? We fell in love with …

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