Elena of Avalor

Secrets Revealed in New Elena of Avalor TV Movie—Plus More in News Briefs

By Courtney Potter Elena and the Secret of Avalor: Coming to Disney Channel and Disney Junior Fans of Disney’s newest princess, escúchame! Elena and the Secret of Avalor, a very special television movie event, will premiere in simulcast on both Disney Channel and Disney Junior (double the fun!) on Sunday, November 20, at 7 p.m. …

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Beauty and the Beast

How to Make a Beauty Fall in Love with a Beast

By William Keck One of the greatest challenges facing the creative team behind Beauty and the Beast was convincing their audience that a lovely young French maiden with her head buried in books could fall in love with a monstrous buffalo-headed creature sporting a lion’s mane, wolf’s tail and the tusks of a boar. Not …

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Moana

Moana Voice Talent Revealed—Plus More in News Briefs

By Courtney Potter Huge Moana News: More Characters and Voice Talent Announced The next adventure from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Moana, officially sets sail on November 23—and just this week, we learned more about the cast of characters who’ll be accompanying the wayfaring teen on her life-altering adventures. Costarring with newcomer Auli‘i Cravalho as Moana …

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Copper and Tod from Fox and the Hound

Did You Know? 9 Furry Facts from The Fox and the Hound

By Jim Fanning Celebrate 35 years of being the best of friends with The Fox and the Hound (1981)! Described as “the story of two friends who didn’t know they were supposed to be enemies,” Disney’s twenty-fourth animated feature tells the heartfelt tale of Tod, a mischievous orphaned baby fox who becomes best friends with …

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Tokyo Disneyland Gets Frozen Forever—Plus More in News Briefs

By Courtney Potter Get Frozen Forever at Tokyo Disneyland This Winter Feel that? There’s a chill on the horizon, and it’s coming from Tokyo Disney Resort! Our pals in Japan just announced Frozen Forever, a brand-new nighttime entertainment offering to be presented at Tokyo Disneyland Park for a limited time starting January 13, 2017. Using …

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The Great Mouse Detective

Did You Know? Unravel 8 Sneaky Facts from The Great Mouse Detective

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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Wreck-It Ralph sequel

Wreck-It Ralph Smashes Onto Screens in 2018

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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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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Tiana making beignets

Hop to it! Five Times Princess Tiana Inspired Us to Follow Our Dreams

By Nicole Nalty We may be biased, but we think The Princess and the Frog combined all of the right ingredients for an animated Disney classic: stunning animation, catchy tunes, and, of course, legendary Disney storytelling. Not to mention, we toad-ally love Princess Tiana! She’s hard working, determined, and has a heart of gold. Tiana …

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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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