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Feb- 2022 -11 February
shopDisney Update: Figment Golden Statue Now Available (for Less Than Resold Popcorn Buckets!)
Hoping to come across a Figment popcorn bucket? If you can't make it to Walt Disney World before the end of the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, and you do not want to pay a reseller upwards of $200 to get your hands on one from eBay, we may have found an alternative Figment souvenir on shopDisney! Throughout the 50th anniversary celebration of Walt Disney World, shopDisney is releasing r
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11 February
Video: ‘Disney Wish’ is Now in the Water!
Disney Cruise Line's latest and largest ship of its fleet, the Disney Wish, is now out of dry dock and dipped her yellow shoes in the water for the first time on February 11, 2022. While her maiden voyage is not scheduled until July, she has reached a very exciting milestone that any Disney Fanatic ready to sail the seven seas should be excited about. According to the Orlando Sentinel, “The
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11 February
Disney Jr. Show Criticized for ‘Woke’ Song About ‘Micro-aggressions’
Disney Jr.'s new show Rise Up, Sing Out is facing blunt scrutiny about a recent episode that debuted a scene and song that teaches preschoolers to identify “micro-aggressions,” arguably vilifying curious and innocently-founded conversations preschoolers have always had. The scene begins with a white kid telling a black kid, “Hey, Gabriel, I didn't know that was your mom. Your ski
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11 February
“Capture Your Moment” by PhotoPass to Expand to All Walt Disney World Parks
Hoping to capture some incredible photos of your Walt Disney World vacation? We are excited to share that the popular “Capture Your Moment” program by Disney PhotoPass is expanding soon to offer sessions at all four Walt Disney World theme parks! The “Capture Your Moment” experience allows Guests to get in front of the camera for professional photos taken by Disney's team o
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11 February
EPCOT’s “The Soul of Jazz” Exhibition Opens at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem
A recent exhibition from EPCOT's World Showcase is now traveling across the country, and its next stop is New York City! “The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure” was first displayed for Guests visiting the American Adventure pavilion in World Showcase throughout 2021, and since its departure from the park, the exhibit has already visited New Orleans and Kansas City. Now, the exhibitio
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10 February
Marvel Releases a Yelena Hair Tutorial from ‘Hawkeye’
Sure, most Disney fans probably spent most of the 2021 movie Black Widow admiring the fighting moves or superhero landings of Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova — and the same goes for Yelena during her return in the Disney+ series Hawkeye — but the Black Widow assassins were also sporting some stylish braided hairdos during their fight scenes, and many Disney fans noticed! Marvel has
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10 February
American Idols Head to Aulani
Fans of Hawaii and the popular ABC series American Idol can soon enjoy watching a merging of tropical settings and vocal competitions, because Nikki Moreno (the Public Affairs Director for Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa) has announced on the Disney Parks Blog that the singing competition show is returning to Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa for its fifth season as an ABC show (and its 20th season in g
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10 February
Guests Receive Perks and a ‘Soarin’ Experience During the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival
The EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival typically takes most of the limelight when it comes to Disney events that involve special menus, but Disneyland Resort is about to take its turn in March and April with its own Food and Wine Festival at Disney California Adventure! Kelsey Lynch, the Public Relations Director for Disneyland Resort, headed onto the Disney Parks Blog to share the menu hi
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10 February
Bob Chapek Highlights Happy Disney Employees
Although Disney fans and Disney Guests have expressed a lot of differing opinions about the current state of the Walt Disney Company (with some people actively trying to oust the current CEO), there are apparently still a lot of happy campers within Disney itself despite the negative opinions from external perspectives. In the first quarter 2022 Earnings Call that took place recently, CEO Bob Chap
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10 February
‘Beauty and the Beast’ Series Stalled by Disney+ Indefinitely
Fans of Gaston and Le Fou will be disappointed, because the Beauty and the Beast spinoff musical series Little Town that was meant to air on Disney+ has now been postponed by Disney indefinitely. According to The Hollywood Reporter, “delays with creative elements and scheduling challenges with its cast” caused the Beauty and the Beast prequel series to be put on hold. The unfavorable w
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