By Courtney Potter
Freeform gets into the spooky spirit this month, and we have the scoop on ABC’s upcoming celebration of Mickey’s 90th… Read more, along with other news from around Disney, in this week’s news briefs!
Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween: Scaring Up a Month of Fun!
Well, friends, it seems that nine full months of 2018 are now in…
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By Karina Schink
We all know that getting around isn’t always the easiest of tasks, and sometimes you wish you had just a sprinkle of pixie dust to make it a bit easier. Well, we can all take a page out of the books of these ingenious Disney characters who found, let’s say, some unique ways to get to where they were going.
Vacuum (Hocus Pocus)
Things…
By Beth Deitchman
The force is strong with the newly announced Oculus Quest. Today ILMxLAB—Lucasfilm’s immersive entertainment division—revealed the title of their highly anticipated virtual reality project, set to launch on Oculus Quest in 2019. Vicki Dobbs Beck, ILMxLAB Executive in Charge, and award-winning Writer and Executive Producer David S. Goyer…
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By Jocelyn Buhlman
Star Wars fans, get ready to go light speed to San Francisco! We experienced an amazing tour of Lucasfilm’s enormous collection of props, costumes, and models from 40-plus years of cinema. What better guide to walk (er, roll) us through a tour than the galaxy’s favorite astromech droid, R2-D2? Join us as R2-D2 shows us some of the…
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By D23 Team
To create the mysterious Fort Ypso, director of photography Bradford Young utilized stunning practical effects, including on-set lighting that provided the perfect ambiance for scoundrels and rogues to cause intergalactic trouble. Find out more on how he created the cinematography in the clip below, and discover additional behind-the-scenes details when…
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By Jocelyn Buhlman
What would be your first adventure if you lived in the Star Wars galaxy? Some would begin their training as a Jedi Knight, others might sign up to join a ragtag group of rebels in saving the universe, but the rest of us… well, sometimes we just want to grab our favorite Wookiee and get up to no good at the local cantina.
Star Wars: Galaxy’s…
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By Karina Schink
The summer is almost over and school time is fast approaching. Whether you’re jetting off to a school in a galaxy far, far away or right around the corner, be the young trainee with the best gear in the land with these Star Wars-themed back-to-school essentials. D23 Gold Members, don’t forget your shopDisney discount!
Flyboys | Best in the…
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By Courtney Potter
Get ready to celebrate #Mickey90 in a big way; a mysterious DuckTales character returns; and cool new Halloween merchandise has materialized… Read more, along with other news from around Disney, in this week’s news briefs!
ICYMI: New Exhibit and Experiences Celebrate 90 Years of Mickey Mouse
In just a few months’ time, we’ll be…
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By Jocelyn Buhlman
Our weekend just made the jump to light speed with the news that Star Wars: Episode IX will begin filming at London’s Pinewood Studios on August 1, 2018. The last movie in the new trilogy, following our heroes Rey, Finn, and Poe Dameron (and adorable droid BB-8), has been eagerly awaited since the moment the credits rolled on Star Wars: The Last…
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By Jim Frye
Each July, more than 130,000 fans of films, comic books, and television travel to Southern California for San Diego Comic-Con, one of the largest celebrations of pop culture in the country. Disney, Marvel, and Lucasfilm have been there since the convention’s early years—Comic-Con celebrates 50 years in 2019—providing news about the latest Marvel…
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