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Visiting the Disney Store was a huge part of my childhood, and Disney fans of all ages are surely in agreement with me that seeing the majority of Disney Stores across the country close this year was a depressing sight. A number of stores that did hold on for some time just closed earlier this week and with so many ...

Calling all pin collectors! If you are not a D23 member, this pin set may be the perfect motivation to sign up… D23 just announced the release of a “Vacation Kingdom of the World” pin set in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Walt Disney World Resort. The pins are designed artists Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily and they ...

Disney+ has been killing it with the holiday specials since the streaming service launched in 2019 and this Halloween is no different! We’ve got your watch list for exclusive Disney+ Halloween originals, Halloween episodes of your favorite series, cult classic movies (Hocus Pocus, anyone?) and more. For the second year in a row, Disney+ is promoting “Hallowstream” specials kicking off ...

Disney fans everywhere are patiently awaiting the arrival of Muppets Haunted Mansion to Disney+ this October, and we just learned that renowned Disney Imagineer Kim Irvine will be joining the production! Kim Irvine comes from a Disney theme park family, with her mother being Imagineer and Disney Legend Leota Toombs, known for her role in the Haunted Mansion as the ...

President Joe Biden met earlier today with business executives and CEOs from major organizations across the country, including CEO of the Walt Disney Company Bob Chapek to discuss the importance of vaccinations for U.S. workers. The meeting followed the news of last week’s vaccine mandates for nearly all federal employees and contractors under the Biden administration as well as by ...

We can’t believe The Most Magical Celebration on Earth is almost here! Earlier this year, Disney announced that a set of “Fab 50” character statues would debut across Walt Disney World in honor of the park’s 50th anniversary. We’ve already seen some of the statues that have arrived at the Magic Kingdom, and today we got a first look at ...

Did you love Raya and the Last Dragon when the film was released on Disney+ earlier this year? Fans of the film have been hoping to see characters from the film in Disney parks since its debut, but we have not had a chance to see these characters in person, until now. There is no sign of Raya showing up ...

The new flagship merchandise location for EPCOT is now open! The reimagining of Mouse Gear into the brand new Creations Shop plus the opening of Club Cool on the same day, brings us one step closer to Disney’s dramatic redesign of EPCOT. Fans of Mouse Gear (and the site’s former shop, the Centorium) will be pleased to learn that Disney ...

Missing the Beverly? (Or at you just missing tricking your friends into trying it?) Either way, the Beverly and the rest of Club Cool’s sodas from around the world are now back at EPCOT! Club Cool opened in 2005 (replacing the similar albeit cooler in the nostalgic sense Ice Station Cool) and until 2019 the Future World attraction had become ...

runDisney just released new training programs to help runners prepare for the upcoming Walt Disney World Marathon! As with past runDisney training programs, the instruction was provided by former Olympian and inventor of the Run Walk Run method, Jeff Galloway. Galloway was a successful runner throughout his entire life, making it to the 1972 US Olympic Team in the 10,000 ...