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5 Fantastic Things to Watch This Week

By Zach Johnson Disney+ Day is fast approaching! On Friday, November 12, The Walt Disney Company will host a global celebration that will come to life across all dimensions of the Company. Subscribers will be treated to new content releases across the streaming service’s iconic brands, along with sneak peeks of what’s to come. It’s …

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A True-Life Jungle Cruise with National Geographic: The Amazon River

By Justin Arthur and the National Geographic Image Collection In celebration of the “gnu” excitement coming to the Jungle Cruise attractions at Disneyland Park and Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World this summer, along with the Disney’s Jungle Cruise, now in theaters and on Disney+ Premiere Access, D23 is teaming up with the National Geographic …

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5 Fantastic Things to Watch this Weekend

By Zach Johnson Consider your weekend plans set! Disney+ is adding Garfield: The Movie (2004) to its ever-growing library on Friday, and we’ll be celebrating the 35th anniversary of Flight of the Navigator that same day by watching it on the streaming service. Disney’s Jungle Cruise also releases Friday in theaters and on Disney+ with …

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5 Roar-Some Highlights from Disney’s Jungle Cruise Press Conference

By Zach Johnson Two days after making a splash at the world premiere of Disney’s Jungle Cruise, four of the film’s stars—Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Édgar Ramírez, and Jack Whitehall—returned to Disneyland on Monday for a virtual press conference with media from all over the world. Releasing simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier …

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Meet the Characters of Disney’s Jungle Cruise

By the D23 Team Disney’s Jungle Cruise, inspired by the classic Disney theme park attraction, is a rollicking thrill ride down the mighty and mysterious Amazon, set to make waves when it arrives in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access on Friday, July 30. Featuring a star-studded cast led by Dwayne Johnson as the wisecracking …

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Disneyland Hosts a Splashy Jungle Cruise Premiere

By Zach Johnson The world premiere of Disney’s Jungle Cruise was held where it all began: Disneyland! On Saturday night, stars Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Edgar Ramírez, Jack Whitehall, Veronica Falcón and Raphael Alejandro joined director Jaume Collet-Serra and producers John Davis, Beau Flynn, John Fox, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia for a walk down …

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Set Sail for Adventure with this D23-Exclusive Jungle Cruise La Quila Pin

By the D23 Team D23-Exclusive Jungle Cruise La Quila Pin Are you ready to chart a rollicking course for exploration and celebrate the premiere of Disney’s Jungle Cruise? Start your adventure with this pin created just for D23, which depicts skipper Frank Wolff’s ramshackle-but-charming boat, the La Quila, in hard enamel. This oversized, limited-edition D23 Gold Member exclusive …

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A True-Life Jungle Cruise with National Geographic: The Nile River

By Justin Arthur and the National Geographic Image Collection In celebration of the “gnu” excitement coming to the Jungle Cruise attractions at Disneyland Park and Walt Disney World Resort’s Magic Kingdom this summer, along with the Disney’s Jungle Cruise, in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access on July 30, D23 is teaming up with the …

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Wildly Creative: The Poster Art of Walt Disney’s Jungle Cruise

By Holly Brobst, Walt Disney Archives The world-famous Jungle Cruise attraction at Disneyland draws inspiration from Walt Disney’s acclaimed True-Life Adventures film series, as well as numerous far-off locales from around the world that are meant to inspire the intrepid. The original Jungle Cruise poster, seen below, was designed by artist Bjorn Aronson in 1955 …

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A True-Life Jungle Cruise with National Geographic: The Congo River

By Justin Arthur and the National Geographic Image Collection In celebration of the “gnu” excitement coming to the Jungle Cruise attractions at Disneyland Park and Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom this summer, along with the Disney’s Jungle Cruise film, in theaters and on Disney+ Premiere Access on July 30, D23 is teaming up with the …

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A True-Life Jungle Cruise with National Geographic: The Mekong River

By Justin Arthur and the National Geographic Image Collection In celebration of the “gnu” excitement coming to the Jungle Cruise attractions at Disneyland Park and Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom this summer, along with Disney’s Jungle Cruise, in theaters and on Disney+ Premiere Access on July 30, D23 has teamed up with the National Geographic …

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New Delightfully Dueling Jungle Cruise Trailers—Plus More in News Briefs

By Courtney Potter Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt Offer Up Dueling Jungle Cruise Trailers Happy July! Summer is in full swing, and we’re now less than one month away from the highly anticipated release of Disney’s Jungle Cruise. To celebrate such a momentous occasion, Disney just debuted two hilariously adventurous “dueling” trailers for the film—one …

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The Mystery of Disneyland Park’s Jungle Cruise Squid

By Justin Arthur Lions, tigers, and…squids? Find out how the original Jungle Cruise at Disneyland almost featured a rather unconventional creature in its enigmatic rivers. In the early 1950’s, Walt Disney dreamed of a way to bring his Academy Award®-winning True-Life Adventures documentary series into his newest and most ambitious project, Disneyland, hoping to build …

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Jungle Cruise: New Adventures Await!—Plus More in News Briefs

By Courtney Potter New Trailer for Jungle Cruise With this week’s brand-new trailer for Disney’s Jungle Cruise, we’re 100% sure there’s all kinds of amazing adventure just around the bend… and we’re so ready! Inspired by the famous Disneyland attraction, Jungle Cruise is a rollicking thrill-ride down the Amazon with wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff (Dwayne Johnson) and intrepid …

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Something’s Coming: First Look at West Side Story—Plus More in News Briefs

By Courtney Potter Brand-New Trailer for 20th Century Studios’ West Side Story Debuts As unabashed musical theater fans, we’ve been looking forward to the new, sure-to-be-incredible, Steven Spielberg-helmed West Side Story—and now, thanks to a first-look trailer that debuted during last week’s Oscars®, we’ve gotten a tantalizing taste of what to expect… Directed by Oscar …

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Worldwide Parks Attractions

8 Attractions That’ll Take You on a Trip Around the World

Brought to you by a proud sponsor of D23 Expo 2019. By Karina Schink Summer is here, which means it’s time for a vacation. So pack your suitcases and get ready to add some stamps to your passport, because we’re setting off on the ultimate summer trip, traveling across swashbuckling seas, on African safaris, and, …

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9 Disney Experiences We Can’t Wait for in 2019

By Karina Schink Mickey Mouse isn’t the only one celebrating a big one this year! The Walt Disney Company also marked its 95th anniversary in 2018. Back in 1923, Walt Disney signed his first contract for the Alice Comedies, and Walt Disney Productions was formed. Since then, not only has that small company transformed into …

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5 Disney Parks Experiences that are a Truly Pun Ride

By Nicole Nalty There’s so much to appreciate when it comes to a Disney Parks attraction––incredible technology, seamless storytelling, favorite characters that come to life before your eyes… but we’d like to take a moment, as self-proclaimed pun masters, to appreciate the whimsical wordsmithing that you’ll find during a visit to a Disney park. Whether …

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5 Last-Minute Gift Ideas for a Disney Dad

By D23 Team Dads are notoriously tricky to shop for, but having a Disney fan as a dad makes it a little easier to find the perfect present. Shop these awesome gifts from Disney Store for Father’s Day (and don’t forget your D23 Discount!): Darth Vader “I am your father” Tee Dad jokes are a …

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Exclusive Merchandise Revealed for D23’s Destination D: Amazing Adventures

By Jeffrey Epstein Destination D: Amazing Adventures is just around the corner. And along with incredible presenters (including James Cameron, Jon Landau, Bob Chapek, Joe Rohde, Marty Sklar, Jared Bush, and Tony Baxter) and a Walt Disney Archives exhibit celebrating Walt Disney’s personal adventures, Mickey’s of Glendale will be debuting exclusive merchandise, pins, and collectibles at the …

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