Wreck-It Ralph sequel

Wreck-It Ralph Sequel Coming in 2018—Plus More in News Briefs

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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Bambi and Flower

“April Showers Bring May Flowers”

By Steven Vagnini This spring, D23 invites fans to take an inside look at a few beloved rain-and-flower sequences for insight into these memorable moments in Disney animation. From feature films like Bambi and Alice in Wonderland to shorts like Ferdinand the Bull and Disney•Pixar’s The Blue Umbrella, the fan in all of us will …

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Katherine McNamara

D23 Fab Five: See Which Disney Princesses Inspired This Shadowhunters Star

By Beth Deitchman Katherine McNamara stars on the Freeform series Shadowhunters as Clary Fray, a teenager with mystical abilities who’s tasked with helping protect humanity from all manner of demons. No pressure, right? Thrown into a world of fairies, witches, werewolves, and vampires, Clary is faced with secrets from her past while charting a course …

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The Reluctant Dragon

“Listen” to Disney Songs Without Music for National Poetry Month

by Stacia Martin While not a musician himself, Walt Disney instinctively recognized the appeal of rhythm from his earliest filmmaking days—even before pictures learned to talk. Beat, meter, patterns, and cycles created visual harmonics onscreen in much the same way that poetry can be said to communicate the musicality of words without the addition of melody. …

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Shanghai Disney Store Clock Tower

You’ve Never Seen a Disney Clock Tower Like This Before

You watch the clock when you’re bored… or when you’re running late. But the Shanghai Disney Store recently debuted a brand-new clock tower that’s positively going to stop you in your tracks. The Shanghai Disney Store was already pretty spectacular. It opened on May 20, 2015, in the city’s Lujiazui shopping district, and it’s the …

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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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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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Sanjay’s Super Team‘s Filmmakers Ready to Descend upon Oscars®

The spotlight won’t only be shining on Pixar director Pete Docter and his Best Animated Feature nominee Inside Out at the 88th Academy Awards® Sunday night on ABC. Two other Pixar veterans—director Sanjay Patel and producer Nicole Paradis Grindle—will also be at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, representing the animation studio as their film Sanjay’s …

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Disney Valentine’s Day Cards To Share With Someone Special

Valentine’s Day is this Sunday and we’re giving you five Disney Valentine’s Day cards for the fan in all of us! These cards are perfect to share with the people you love—and the people you love, who love Disney! Simply download and print out on regular paper or cardstock for the perfect Valentine postcard. Happy …

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