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Dec- 2021 -7 December
Splash Mountain to Close for Refurbishment January 10, 2022
Splash Mountain in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World will be closing for a refurbishment in early 2022. This routine refurbishment will run January 10-February 10, 2022, and the attraction will reopen to Guests on February 11, 2022. This classic Frontierland attraction typically undergoes an annual refurbishment for routine maintenance and repairs to the ride's show scenes during the winter m
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7 December
Shop Holiday Specials at Basin at Walt Disney World & Online
Holiday shopping at Basin just got easier! This popular shop for bath bombs, soaps, lotions, and more is a favorite place to shop for lots of Guests visiting the Walt Disney World Resort, and there are even special offers to be had for shoppers ordering online from home. Shopping at Basin at Disney Springs and Basin White at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa this holiday season comes with sp
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7 December
Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary Loungefly Backpack Arrives on shopDisney for Nearly $300
If you haven't made it to Walt Disney World for “The World's Most Magical Celebration,” we are still finding lots of new and restocked merchandise just for the 50th anniversary event online at shopdisney.com. The collection so far includes select items from EARidescent and the Vault Collections, plus items in collaborations with different designers like Dooney & Bourke, as well as Mick
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7 December
EPCOT’s International Festival of the Arts is Returning with Concerts and Cuisine
Even though most Disney fanatics' minds are on the more rapidly-approaching holidays in the holiday season, there's a Disney event coming up in January that is not to be overlooked! The Disney Parks Blog has announced some details from the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, which begins on January 14th and is “an inspiring way to celebrate the best of the visual, culinary and performi
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7 December
The Largest Disney Store in Japan is Now Open
If you are planning a trip to Japan, be sure to save some time to spend in Shinjuku, home of the country's largest Disney Store! Shinjuku is one of the 23 wards of Tokyo, making it a possible daytrip while visiting Tokyo Disney Resort. The city is full of bright neon signage for bars, restaurants, and shopping, and areas within the Skyscraper District of the city offer sweeping views of Mount Hako
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6 December
‘Once Upon A Time’ Actress Karen David Reminisces About Playing Princess Jasmine
If you're among the Disney fanatics who don't know the name Karen David, then you're not alone–but you might have seen the English actress and singer who goes by that name more than you realize! Karen David is currently playing Grace in ‘Fear the Walking Dead' on AMC, but she has previously played two princesses, and one of them was a very famous Disney princess. Karen played Princess
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6 December
‘Maleficent’ Princess Elle Fanning Receives Another Award Nomination For ‘The Great’
If you haven't been following Elle Fanning and only know her as actress Dakota Fanning's little sister, then you've been missing out as a Disney fanatic. Not only has Elle played a classic Disney princess (with the Disney princess makeup, Disney princess mannerisms, Disney princess clothing, and Disney princess wedding all included) in ‘Maleficent' and ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' op
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6 December
Disney Genie and Disney Genie+ Are Coming to Disneyland This Week
The new Disney Genie service is coming to Disneyland Resort, and the arrival date is sooner than many Disney fanatics would have expected! The service will arrive to the Resort on December 8th, less than two days from now. According to the Disney Parks Blog, this service will be “built right into the existing Disneyland app“. Although reactions to the Disney Genie have been mixed at Wa
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6 December
‘Moana’ Star Auli’i Cravalho Narrates Disney’s Candlelight Processional
Most Disney fanatics who have watched the 2016 movie Moana have fallen in love with the Disney princess in the story and the Hawaiian actress who voiced her. Auli'i Cravalho was a high schooler performing in a talent show when she was scouted for the role of Moana, and now the actress and powerful singer has continued to rise in Hollywood! However, Auli'i returned to her Disney roots for this year
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6 December
‘Disneyland After Dark’ Events Are Back
The Disney Parks Blog has just announced that “Disneyland After Dark events are returning to the Disneyland Resort in 2022″! Some of the included events are Sweethearts’ Nite, Villains Nite, and Star Wars Nite, and Disneyland will be “offering more nights than ever before of each of these awesome limited-time, after-hours events”! Since Disneyland After Dark events occur af
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