By Nicole Nalty Follow your adventurous spirit to Hong Kong Disneyland Resort’s newest hotel, Disney Explorers Lodge. The brand-new 750-room resort celebrated its grand opening today with Bill Ernest, president and managing director of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, APAC; Sam Lau, executive vice president and managing director of Hong Kong Disneyland; leaders from the …
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By Courtney Potter D23 celebrates Women’s History Month with a look at some of the talented women bringing Disney magic to life at Walt Disney Imagineering. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued a presidential proclamation declaring the week of March 8 as National Women’s History Week—celebrating, as he said at the time, the “achievements, leadership, …
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By Jocelyn Buhlman The Disney Parks Blog just announced a multi-year expansion for Hong Kong Disneyland, spanning from 2018-2023, to bring more Disney magic to the resort. Here are five magical experiences at Hong Kong Disneyland to put on your bucket list. Are you already booking your plane ticket? 1. A Brand-New Marvel Experience Get …
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By Jocelyn Buhlman It’s the most magical time of the year, as we put away our goblins and ghoulies from Halloween and start wrapping the streets of Disney Parks with tinsel and snow! Nothing warms our hearts like a little Christmas cheer, and you can stay cozy all winter with the holiday offerings you’ll find …
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By Jocelyn Buhlman When hinges creek in doorless chambers and strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls… That is the time when you are at Disney Parks, prepared to experience Disney’s eeriest attractions with ghoulish delight. If you want your Halloween chills and thrills to have that special Disney magic to them, look no …
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By Courtney Potter It’s our favorite time of year… when the crypt doors creak, and the tombstones quake—and all our favorite spooks come out for a singing wake! Yes, Halloween is almost upon us, and the good folks at Disney Parks & Resorts across the globe have some frightfully fun plans up their collective sleeve. …
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By Nicole Nalty Cinderella’s slipper. Minnie’s bow. Woody’s hat. The characters we know and love are so recognizable in part because of their iconic, well, icons, and the enchanted rose from Beauty and the Beast is no exception. In the 1991 film, Beast’s rose symbolizes a passage of time, as petal after petal fall off …
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By Tyler Slater Click click click… moment of silence and then… well, we all know what happens next. There are few experiences more thrilling than reaching the peak of a roller coaster. To celebrate National Roller Coaster Day, D23 is sharing fun facts and distinct details about attractions found at Disney Parks around the world. …
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By Courtney Potter Ah, July. The warmest month of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Here in the States, temperatures are rising, the kids are out of school, and the whole family is looking for a totally tubular way to cool off. What better way to beat the heat than a Disney water attraction? Disney …
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By Nicole Nalty Fans of the Haunted Mansion, we have some pretty ghoul news for you! We’ve just received a sympathetic vibration from a ghost—or Ghost Host, you might say—who’s giving D23 readers early access to the first chapter of Tales from the Haunted Mansion, a new chapter book series based on the Disney Parks …
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