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Aug- 2022 -30 August
Incredible Pixar Experience That Lets YOU Be the Storyteller
Pixar is offering fans an unbelievable opportunity to apprentice as a storyteller under some of their most talented filmmakers. The Disney Pixar movies are some of the most memorable features released. Think Toy Story, Brave, Inside Out, The Incredibles, and even the newest Lightyear. Pixar has a way with storytelling that captures audiences and has us in our feels, making us feel one with the cha
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30 August
Cultural Representatives Finally Return to EPCOT’s World Showcase
After over two years of waiting, cultural representatives are finally returning to their national pavilions around World Showcase. While it was previously announced that this very special part of Disney's International Program was returning to the Walt Disney World Resort after the covid-caused shutdown, there was still uncertainty upon its exact return. Now they are getting reacquainted in their
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30 August
Disney Faces Lawsuit After Raising Prices for Guests
The Walt Disney Company has received plenty of bad press lately, both from external sources and from Disney Guests who are finding fault with their experiences at Disney Parks or Disney Resorts. One of Disney Guests' biggest complaints these days has been the rising costs of Disney vacations, merchandise, and just about everything in between. Now, legal action is reportedly being taken against the
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30 August
‘Fantasmic!’, ‘Festival of the Lion King’ Creator Dead at 84
Another Disney Legend has passed away. This time it was the man who brought Disney Fanatics the Theme Parks’ live spectaculars: revolutionary live entertainment director Ron Logan. Beginning his time with Disney as a trumpet player in Disneyland and rising to the role of executive vice president, executive producer, for Walt Disney Entertainment, Ron was the man behind all of the Disney Parks show
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30 August
Disney Guests Take Off Shoes in Attractions, Rub Feet All Over
A group of Disney Guests took their shoes off and rubbed their feet all over the floor and seats of an attraction in a Disney Park. There have been more than enough counts of Disney Guests crossing the line recently. No matter which Theme Park — the Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Paris, or the Disneyland Resort — some visitors appear to have lost all sense of social decorum and climb attract
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30 August
Video: More Tron Coaster Night Testing at Magic Kingdom
Five years after its first announcement, slow progress continues on Magic Kingdom’s TRON: Lightcycle Power Run roller coaster into the night. But the nighttime testing gives a bright look–literally and figuratively–at the long-awaited Tomorrowland attraction’s completion and opening. Last night, Theme Park Insider Scott Gustin caught a glimpse of the TRON coaster testing the attraction
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30 August
Disney Unveils Mickey Mouse Pumpkin Mug
Judging by the recent temper tantrum that was thrown by a so-called “Disney Adult” after being unable to buy a certain large replica of the Mickey Mouse pumpkin that graces Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland with its presence, it seems safe to say that many Disney fans are fond of autumnal Disney decorations (whether they are in Disney Parks, or DIY projects at home). Now, yet another f
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30 August
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Tickets Selling Out
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is finally back at Walt Disney World, and multiple dates of the event are already sold out. Many Disney events went through a period of hiatus through the Covid-19 pandemic in all the Theme Parks, be that at Walt Disney World or Disneyland, and Guests are returning to them with a vengeance. Enter: Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom Park. Th
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30 August
Disney World Reveals 90s Theme for Marathon Weekend
Everybody grab your walkman and your favorite mixtape! The Walt Disney World Resort’s 2023 Marathon Weekend is going back to the 90s! While runDisney’s annual takeover of EPCOT, the Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom is still several months away, the medals and theme for the 2023 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend presented by State Farm were shared by Disney th
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29 August
Oscar-Winning Pixar Filmmaker Dies of Cancer
Pixar Animation Studios veteran Ralph Eggleston passed away this week after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 56 years old. Hired by Pixar to work on what was to be the first-ever computer animated feature film, Toy Story, Eggleston contributed to most of the studios’ portfolio, from Monsters, Inc. and The Incredibles to Inside Out and Soul. But before coming to Pixar, Eggleston worked
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