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Jan- 2022 -11 January
Price Increases for Mears Connect Express Service, Replacement for Disney’s Magical Express
Just about one week into life without Disney's Magical Express in operation, we are seeing the first price increase to one of the system's major replacements. Disney's Magical Express offered Walt Disney World Resort Guests complimentary transportation between the Orlando International Airport and their resorts since the service began in 2005. For the majority of the time Guest could use Disney's
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11 January
New Details Revealed for DISNEY ON BROADWAY Dining Packages at the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts
The EPCOT International Festival of the Arts runs January 14-February 21, 2022, and this year's festival is extra special as it marks the return of the DISNEY ON BROADWAY Concert Series! When Walt Disney World reopened following its closure early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, EPCOT's annual festivals returned without some of their most notable events, including live performances by popular bands an
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11 January
Disney Override: Pixar ‘Shocked’ “Turning Red” Sent to Disney+
Since the release of Toy Story 2, Pixar Animation Studios held fast to one rule: No straight-to-video feature-length films. One score later, fans still have not seen a new Pixar film go straight to DVD, but they aren't hitting the theaters either, and its storytellers are letting people know that it is not their idea. Shortly after Disney announced that Pixar's latest feature, Turning Red, would g
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11 January
shopDisney Update: New Mickey Mouse & Friends Germany Dooney & Bourke Bags!
We have a habit of checking on new arrivals on shopDisney on a regular (daily) basis, and one of the newest finds on the site has us ready for our next trip to EPCOT's World Showcase! The newest Disney Dooney & Bourke bags to pop up on shopDisney feature vintage character designs of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, and Pluto all dressed in outfits inspired by traditional German cult
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11 January
Darker Side of Disney: Cinderella’s Lily James Plays Pamela Anderson
Most Disney fans know English actress Lily James for her roles as the Disney princess Cinderella in the 2015 live-action adaptation of the Disney animated film, or perhaps for her role as Lady Rose on the popular period drama Downton Abbey (2012-2015), or for her role as young Donna (with the original Donna being played by Meryl Streep) in Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again (2018). In all of her projects
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10 January
Disney Metaverse? Company Filed Patent for ‘Virtual-World Simulator”
It appears, as 2021 drew to a close, the Walt Disney Company filed a patent for a “virtual-world simulator” that could signal Disney's jump into the Metaverse in the near future. According to patft.uspto.gov, patent # 11,210,843 is described as the following: “In one implementation, a virtual-world simulator includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory s
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10 January
Shakira Pays a Visit to Disney World’s Magic Kingdom
Although many Disney fans will know the Colombian singer Shakira for her success with her stage career as a performer (including her hit songs “Hips Don't Lie”, “She Wolf”, and the FIFA song “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)”), some Disney fans might actually find that Shakira's best music is her song from her role as the pop star Gazelle in the 2016 Disney anim
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10 January
Snow White Actress Rachel Zegler Wins the Golden Globe
If you're a Disney fan or Marvel fan who has never heard of Rachel Zegler, you'll definitely be hearing about the actress soon — because Rachel Zegler has been chosen to play Snow White in the upcoming live-action adaptation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), and she just won a Golden Globe at this year's Golden Globes for her performance as Maria in the Steven Spielberg adaptation o
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10 January
Record-Breaking Dreamer: Runner Wins All 4 Disney World Races
On the weekend of January 9, the Walt Disney World Resort witnessed a woman's record-breaking step towards an Olympic-sized dream. Brittany Charboneau came for Disney World's annual marathon weekend to attempt what is known as “The Dopey Challenge.” She ran all four races offered by the mega-resort: a 5k, 10k, half-marathon, and full marathon. That is a combined distance of just under
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10 January
Bob Chapek’s Plans for Disney Include a “Relentless Focus” on Target Audiences
Many Disney fans, Disney Guests who frequent Disney Parks, or Marvel fans have differing opinions on Disney CEO Bob Chapek and how his leadership has affected the Walt Disney company overall (particularly in comparison to the leadership of CEO Bob Iger, who left in February of 2020). Now, Bob Chapek has shed some light on his plans for the company going forward, via a staff memo. Variety has share
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