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Feb- 2022 -5 February
VIDEO: Rosalie Chiang, Star of ‘Turning Red’ Celebrates Lunar New Year at Disneyland
Rosalie Chiang, star of the new Disney and Pixar original film Turning Red (2022), recently visited the Disneyland Resort to celebrate Lunar New Year and to share some details about her character in the upcoming film. Follow along with her visit to Disneyland in the video below shared by the Disney Parks Blog: Chiang spent some time exploring the Lunar New Year festivities at Disney California Adv
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5 February
A Look Back at Presidential Moments at Disney Parks
Presidential visits to Disney parks have been taking place in one form or another since the opening of Disneyland. Presidents and Vice Presidents have held a number of press conferences and speeches at Disney Parks over the years, but they have also visited with their own families, hosted TV specials, and even helped Cast Members and Walt Disney himself celebrate new attractions. In this post, we'
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4 February
Disney Receives Top Corporate Equality Index Score
For the sixteenth consecutive year, The Walt Disney Company earned a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's Corporate Equality Index (CEI). According to Disney's press release on the matter, the CEI is “the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.” “Disney's efforts in s
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4 February
Did Disney+ Manager Accidentally Drop ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Release Date?
It appears that one of the most highly-anticipated additions to Disney+, and Lucasfilm's Star Wars franchise as a whole, might have had its release date revealed! Disney+ Global Program Manager Brandon SanGiovanni sent out a Tweet on February 3, 2022, which said: “Our very own Obi-Wan wi be saying “hello, there,” on Disney+… May 2022.” Check it out: SanGiovanni quick
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4 February
Would Walt Disney Recognize the Magic Kingdom?
The flagship park of the Walt Disney World Resort was ultimately pulled off in time for its October 1, 1971 opening by Roy Disney, Walt Disney's brother who had taken over management of the project following his death to see his brother's dream through. Walt passed away in 1966, just one year after the “Florida Project” was publicly announced, and as a result, he was never even able to
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4 February
Disney Plus Update: ‘Goosebumps’ Live-Action Series in Development
Goosebumps will once again go from the page to the screen. This time as a Disney+ Original Series. According to Variety, Disney+ ordered 10 episodes to be made from R.L. Stine's beloved books. This is the latest development since word of a new series was first reported in April 2020. The Variety exclusive states: The series follows a group of five high schoolers who unleash supernatural forces upo
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4 February
You Can Still Participate in the runDisney Virtual Princess Half Marathon!
runDisney events sell out quickly, and this month's upcoming Disney Princess Marathon Weekend is no exception. If you were hoping to participate in the event, however, you may be in luck! It seems some last-minute registration spots are still available for the virtual Disney Princess Half Marathon. Here's what you need to know. Virtual runDisney events effectively operate similarly to the in-perso
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4 February
What Runners Need to Know for runDisney’s Princess Half Marathon Weekend
runDisney's Princess Marathon Half Weekend is coming up February 24-27, 2022, and we've got all the details that you need to know to make the most of your time at the event. runDisney events can feel a little overwhelming with so much going on over the race weekend, especially if is your first race at Walt Disney World, but the details in this post from runDisney's event guide should help with all
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4 February
How Christy Carlson Romano Led Disney Channel’s Girl Power Movement
Actress Christy Carlson Romano is most known by Disney fans for her role as Disney Channel's Ren from Even Stevens (2000-2003), the title character of Kim Possible (2002-2007), Captain Stone in Cadet Kelly (2002), Belle on Broadway's Beauty and the Beast, and more. In recent years, the actress has been spending some time reminiscing on past projects on her YouTube channel, where she recently disc
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4 February
Susan Egan Is Playing Mother Gothel
Susan Egan might have been the original Belle in the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast and the sarcastic heroine Megara in Hercules, but now the actress and singer has revealed that she's playing a Disney villain for part of Disney Princess – the Concert, which is currently on tour and features performers like Courtney Reed, Aisha Jackson, Christy Altomare, Arielle Jacobs, Annelies
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