By Beth Deitchman The Muppets are coming! The Muppets are coming! It’s not a midnight ride, but that herald surely reflects the enthusiasm of Muppets fans everywhere who are as thrilled as we are at the thought of the newest show at Magic Kingdom Park—The Muppets Present… Great Moments in American History—which made its debut …
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By Beth Deitchman The old adage “when one door closes another opens” proves true in the case of Disney XD’s new series Milo Murphy’s Law, premiering tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The show comes from creators/executive producers Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh—the masterminds behind the bestest, longest summer ever on Phineas and Ferb, which …
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By Beth Deitchman For the 999 Happy Haunts of Disneyland Park’s Haunted Mansion, the spooky season is always in high gear. But most of us don’t kick into full ghost-and-goblin mode until October—and Disney XD has given us something to shriek about this morning. They’ve teamed up with Walt Disney Imagineering and the renowned stop-motion …
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By D23 Team Since Walt Disney World opened on October 1, 1971, millions have visited to experience the “most magical place on Earth.” We’ve already shared some of our favorite photos from the past 45 years, and in celebration of the 45th anniversary of Walt Disney World, we asked Disney fans to share their favorite …
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By Alexander Rannie Few moments in animation linger in the mind as vividly as the ballroom sequence in Beauty and the Beast. The seamless combination of music (“Beauty and the Beast,” sung by Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Potts), hand-drawn animation (Mrs. Potts, Chip, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Belle and the Beast), and computer technology (the ballroom environment) …
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By Jeffrey Epstein Fans of Alias recall that in virtually every episode, our heroine, double-agent Sydney Bristow, would go undercover in a foreign country to stop the bad guys, help the good guys, and save the world. But what people may not realize is that many of those foreign countries were actually scenes shot on …
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By Jeffrey Epstein Red wig. Black leather pants. Lots of butt-kicking. Fifteen years ago this television season, Alias burst onto ABC and sent pulses rising with its heart-stopping action, twisty plotlines, and a never-ending parade of wild costumes. The show, which filmed on the Disney lot, made Merrin Dungey a familiar face to fans as …
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By Steven Vagnini This story was originally published in the Summer 2010 issue of Disney twenty-three. If you like what you read, become a D23 Gold Member to receive the Disney twenty-three quarterly publication for more fascinating stories about all the worlds of Disney. Imagine living at Walt Disney World years before construction on the …
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By D23 Team 1. Roy O. Disney and Mickey Mouse celebrate the opening of Walt Disney World. (Historical photo, courtesy of the Walt Disney Archives) 2. The Imagination Pavilion shines at Epcot. 3. The wildest ride in the wilderness gears up for a new day. 4. A quiet night in Adventureland (watch out for the …
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In the 1930s, Disney fans across the U.S. shared their passion at local Mickey Mouse Clubs, and twenty years later, another kind of Mickey Mouse Club became one of the most popular television series of all time. Join 1950s Mouseketeer Tommy Cole, Walt Disney Archives Director Becky Cline, and Disney artist and historian Stacia Martin as they explore the historic ways that Walt Disney reached audiences young and young at heart.
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