By Jim Fanning Get a clue! As you may have deduced, it’s the 30th anniversary of Disney’s The Great Mouse Detective, which was released on July 2, 1986. The intriguing animated action-adventure details the exploits of a Sherlock Holmes-inspired mouse. Tricked out in deerstalker hat and Inverness cape, and brandishing a calabash pipe and magnifying …
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By Beth Deitchman Come this time of year, our minds start to wander and we find ourselves dreaming of summer evenings, parades, and fireworks… That certainly brings to mind the Fourth of July—but if you’re a Disney fan, you can’t help but also start to think about Disneyland, too. Walt Disney’s first park makes for …
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By Max Lark Steven Spielberg is—without question—one of the most influential, successful, and prolific directors of all time. In addition to directing scores of films, the two-time winner of the Academy Award® for best director (Saving Private Ryan, Schindler’s List) has also produced or executive produced dozens of films, making him one of the most-respected …
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By Beth Deitchman Talk about “breaking the Internet”! Walt Disney Animation Studios just announced the most smashing news we’ve heard in years: The beloved Wreck-It Ralph is returning to the big screen in a sequel to the 2012 original film—so mark your calendars now for March 9, 2018! The filmmakers and star of Wreck-It Ralph—director …
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Explore the adventures and history of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit with film historian and author J.B. Kaufman and Disney senior archivist Kevin Kern!
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By Courtney Potter Wreck-It Ralph Smashes Onto Screens in 2018 Talk about “breaking the Internet”! Walt Disney Animation Studios just announced the most smashing news we’ve heard in years: The beloved Wreck-It Ralph is returning to the big screen in a sequel to the 2012 original film—so mark your calendars now for March 9, 2018! …
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By Greg Ehrbar More than a decade before Walt Disney welcomed guests into his land of fantasy and two decades before author Roald Dahl penned his excursion into The BFG’s cave and Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, these two creative legends crossed paths in 1942 when The Walt Disney Studios optioned Dahl’s first book, The Gremlins, …
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By Beth Deitchman This Friday, June 24, marks the premiere of Disney Channel’s 100th Disney Channel Original Movie—or “DCOM,” as those who know and love them prefer to say—Adventures in Babysitting, inspired by the 1980’s hit film of the same name. The reimagined film stars Sabrina Carpenter (Girl Meets World) and Sofia Carson (Disney’s Descendants) …
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By Courtney Potter What do you get when you take two couldn’t-be-more-different babysitters, a curfew-defying tween, and a gaggle of kids, and drop them in the middle of a frenzied metropolis? You get an evening you won’t soon forget… complete with clumsy criminals, a surprise rap battle, a possible love connection, and maybe—just maybe—a new …
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By Tyler Slater Trick-or-treat! D23 Members looking for something good to eat should not miss Sip & Scream during the 21st Epcot International Food & Wine Festival at Walt Disney World! New this year and exclusive to D23 Gold and Gold Family Members, Sip & Scream attendees are invited to a taping of ABC’s Emmy® …
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