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Mar- 2022 -3 March
Weeklong Mighty St. Patrick’s Festival Returns to Raglan Road at Disney Springs
St. Patrick's Day will be here before we know it, and if you are planning on celebrating at the Walt Disney World Resort, you can't miss this favorite, weeklong festival coming to Raglan Road at Disney Springs! The festival will run March 11-17, 2022, and offer music, food, beer flights, and more. As the Disney Parks Blog recently shared, the Disney Springs ‘ resident Irish pub and restauran
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3 March
‘Turning Red’ – Sandra Oh Talks Film’s Representation
As Disney and Pixar's latest feature-length film, Turning Red, prepares for its release on Disney+, actress and film star Sandra Oh praised the movie for its story and representation. “Look at this, it's so amazing, I can't stop looking at it and thinking that it's real,” Oh told Variety, referring to Turning Red marquee on the El Capitan Theatre while attending the SAG awards. “
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3 March
HBCU Joins Aspire Program With Tuition Fees Covered for Disney Cast Members
Disney Aspire is the educational and career development program created just for Disney Cast Members that covers 100% coverage for tuition costs. The program enables more than 80,000 part-time and full-time Cast Members and Walt Disney Company employees to pursue higher education through a variety of programs and institutions, and the latest college to join the program is HBCU (Historically Black
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3 March
Character Hugs Reportedly Return to Disney Park – Here’s the Catch
While Disney Parks and resorts, like Disneyland and Disney World, continue to hold socially distanced character interactions, that does not appear to be the case anymore at the Disneyland Paris Resort! Shared by Disneyland Paris insider @DLPReport, photos show Guests enjoying a normal Character Meet' n Greet. Finally, after two years, they can hug their beloved characters again. Check it out: 📍Cha
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3 March
Guests Evacuated After Alarms Sound at Space Mountain
Ride stops and evacuations are a fairly normal occurrence at any theme park, but one recent evacuation off Space Mountain at Disneyland Park left Guests feeling particularly rattled. Typically when attractions are evacuated at a Disney Park and Guests are instructed to walk off, an automated message followed by a live Cast Member will calmly alert Guests to further instructions. After a recent tri
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3 March
Despite Backlash, Chapek Keeps Disney Quiet on Florida Politics – Here’s Why
“Whatever Bob’s personal politics are, he’s not an activist and does not bring any partisan agenda to work. He sees himself first and foremost as the custodian of a unifying brand that for nearly a century has been bringing people together, and he is determined that Disney remain a place where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. “He believes the best way we can help create a more
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2 March
Russia-Ukraine War – How It Could Affect Disney and Your Vacation
On Monday, February 28, seven days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, The Walt Disney Company was the first of several entertainment giants to announce that they would halt all theatrical releases in Russia. This includes Disney Pixar's upcoming coming-of-age comedy Turning Red which was previously set to premiere in the country on March 10, 2022. Disney's actions paved the way for several oth
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2 March
Country Star Thomas Rhett and Lauren Atkins Talk Family’s Disney Vacation
The Walt Disney World Resort attracts vacationing families all over the world, including some famous ones. Recently, country star Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren Atkins took their two daughters to the Most Magical Place On Earth for the first time. Rocking Mickey and Minnie Mouse, the couple met up with Cast Members at Magic Kingdom for a “Walt Disney World Minute” to talk about their
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2 March
Celebrate HER Story With New Food, Art, and Music This Month at Walt Disney World
The Walt Disney World Resort is celebrating Women's History Month this March by sharing stories of Disney character heroines and hardworking female Cast Members with new art, music, and food and beverage offerings around Disney parks and resorts. Artwork & Live Music All around the Walt Disney World Resort this month, Guests will find photo-silhouette backdrops of different female Disney character
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2 March
D23 Opens Sign-Ups for ‘Mousequerade’ Cosplay Contest
Okay, Disney Fanatics! Now is your chance to show everyone what an awesome Disney Prince, Princess, Pirate, Jedi, Sith Lord, Avenger, or whatever other Disney characters you can become! In preparation for the Expo later this year, D23 has opened submissions for its ‘Mousequerade' Cosplay contest! The sign-up for contestants opened on February 28 and will remain open until April 1, 2022. D23
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