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With last year’s New Year’s Eve celebrations being toned down due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are excited to see special events for the holiday return to the Walt Disney World Resort this year. One upcoming event Walt Disney World has planned to ring in 2022, will take place at California Grill at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, for the (sticker ...

Cast Member-exclusive events are among some of the most memorable perks of working at the Walt Disney World Resort. One favorite event, the Disney Be Well 5K, has not taken place since 2019, prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, the Disney Be Well team offered a warm welcome back to Cast Members, friends, and family during ...

Hoping to take a voyage aboard the brand new Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser opening in spring 2022 at the Walt Disney World Resort? Lucasfilm Consumer Products is collaborating with the Walt Disney World Resort and Lucasfilm Publishing to select one very lucky winner to experience a 2-night voyage aboard the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser before it opens to Guests in ...

Splash Mountain in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World will be closing for a refurbishment in early 2022. This routine refurbishment will run January 10-February 10, 2022, and the attraction will reopen to Guests on February 11, 2022. This classic Frontierland attraction typically undergoes an annual refurbishment for routine maintenance and repairs to the ride’s show scenes during the ...

Holiday shopping at Basin just got easier! This popular shop for bath bombs, soaps, lotions, and more is a favorite place to shop for lots of Guests visiting the Walt Disney World Resort, and there are even special offers to be had for shoppers ordering online from home. Shopping at Basin at Disney Springs and Basin White at Disney’s Grand ...

If you haven’t made it to Walt Disney World for “The World’s Most Magical Celebration,” we are still finding lots of new and restocked merchandise just for the 50th anniversary event online at shopdisney.com. The collection so far includes select items from EARidescent and the Vault Collections, plus items in collaborations with different designers like Dooney & Bourke, as well ...

If you are planning a trip to Japan, be sure to save some time to spend in Shinjuku, home of the country’s largest Disney Store! Shinjuku is one of the 23 wards of Tokyo, making it a possible daytrip while visiting Tokyo Disney Resort. The city is full of bright neon signage for bars, restaurants, and shopping, and areas within ...

Fans of Merida from Disney and Pixar’s ‘Brave’ will be thrilled to learn that a new collection featuring gorgeous artwork of Merida’s castle has just dropped on shopDisney! Items in the collection include a journal, ornament, pin, and puzzle, all featuring artwork from the hit film, plus one of the most underrated Disney castles. Let’s take a closer look… The ...

Yesterday was the first official “Walt Disney World Day” as designated in a proclamation by Orange County, FL. “Walt Disney World Day,” which will take place annually on December 3, was created as a way for Orange County to recognize the contributions that the Walt Disney World Resort makes to local Central Florida communities through work with organizations like the ...

New merchandise continues to roll out both in the theme parks and on shopDisney in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Walt Disney World Resort, and one of the newest items to debut is this beautiful “it’s a small world” musical figure. This musical figure takes the style of “it’s a small world’ and adds it to a musical ...