Final Update—News from the 2016 Meeting of Disney Shareholders

Today in Chicago, Illinois—the city of Walt Disney’s birth—D23 Members, Disney fans, and shareholders gathered at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University for The Walt Disney Company 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Everyone most certainly recalls the exciting news that emerged from last year’s Annual Meeting in San Francisco; it was there that plans were …

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Flowers and Gardens and Epcot, Oh My!

You can learn a lot of things from the flowers, especially at Epcot! The 23rd annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival kicks off today and will be in bloom for 90 days, ending May 30. From Disney-inspired topiaries and outdoor kitchens to the Garden Rocks Concert Series, there’s a lot to see and do …

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Big Hero 6 is Coming to Disney XD—Plus More in News Briefs

Meet Baymax Again on Disney XD in 2017! Did you love Baymax, Hiro, and their friends—control freak Wasabi, scientist Honey Lemon, fanboy Fred, and no-nonsense Go Go—so much that you’ve found yourself longing for more of their adventures? Disney XD made your wishes come true today with the announcement that an animated television series based …

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Restoring the Disney Family Home in Chicago

While many Disney fans point to Marceline, Missouri as Walt Disney’s hometown, it was actually in Chicago—and in a very special house—that young Walter was born and spent his earliest years. His parents, Elias and Flora, had moved to the windy city in 1890 and later purchased a lot on Tripp Avenue to build a …

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Disney Channel to Begin Casting High School Musical 4

More than 10 years after High School Musical became a global phenomenon, Disney Channel is getting ready to return to East High one more time with the announcement of High School Musical 4. A nationwide casting search begins today for the planned Disney Channel Original Movie that will continue the story of the global sensation …

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Merida Actress Amy Manson Talks About Brave Role on Once Upon a Time

A veteran of British TV and film, Scottish actress Amy Manson took a brave new step, so to speak, into American television this season when she was cast in the recurring role of Merida in the hit ABC adventure fantasy series Once Upon a Time. Currently enjoying a mid-season break after appearing in six episodes …

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Make It A Disney Leap Day

Happy Leap Year! We get one extra day, every four years, to keep our calendar in alignment with the Earth’s revolutions around the Sun. (Without it, we’d lose almost six hours every year. Crazy, right?) As February 29 rolls around, we wonder just what to do with those extra 24 hours… and that sparked a …

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