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Sep- 2021 -15 September
Disney Is Back On Broadway
It's been eighteen months, but Broadway is finally open again, and Disney fans can return to New York to see “The Lion King”, “Aladdin”, and “Frozen”! “The Lion King” can be seen at the Minskoff Theatre starting this week, while “Aladdin” is opening on September 28th at the New Amsterdam Theatre and “Frozen” is already running
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15 September
Did Peter Pan Show Up At the Met Gala?
If Peter Pan has truly been at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual celebrity-filled Met Gala, he was in the right place–because it looks like his shadow was on the red carpet, too! An unexpected outfit choice by Kim Kardashian (with ‘unexpected' being quite the statement, since strange fashion is what the Met Gala is famous for) has led to lots of mockery on social media and more t
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15 September
Creations Shop Replaces Mouse Gear as EPCOT’s Flagship Shop
The new flagship merchandise location for EPCOT is now open! The reimagining of Mouse Gear into the brand new Creations Shop plus the opening of Club Cool on the same day, brings us one step closer to Disney's dramatic redesign of EPCOT. Fans of Mouse Gear (and the site's former shop, the Centorium) will be pleased to learn that Disney Imagineers were careful to honor the legacy and nostalgia of E
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15 September
Club Cool is Now Open at EPCOT!
Missing the Beverly? (Or at you just missing tricking your friends into trying it?) Either way, the Beverly and the rest of Club Cool's sodas from around the world are now back at EPCOT! Club Cool opened in 2005 (replacing the similar albeit cooler in the nostalgic sense Ice Station Cool) and until 2019 the Future World attraction had become a rite of passage for Disney fans visiting EPCOT. The at
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15 September
runDisney Launches New Training Programs to Prep for Marathon Weekend
runDisney just released new training programs to help runners prepare for the upcoming Walt Disney World Marathon! As with past runDisney training programs, the instruction was provided by former Olympian and inventor of the Run Walk Run method, Jeff Galloway. Galloway was a successful runner throughout his entire life, making it to the 1972 US Olympic Team in the 10,000 meters, and he has worked
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15 September
Study Finds One-Day Walt Disney World Ticket Prices Could Rise to $250 by 2031
A study conducted by Brooklyn, NY based company, “Koala” recently found that the ticket price to the Walt Disney World Resort could increase to about $250 (or more) for a one day pass by 2031. Koala, a company that works to match up travelers with time-share owners conducted the study by analyzing past ticket price and their increases from Disney parks around the world and how these do
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15 September
A Fairy-Tale-Musical Favorite is Back
If you're a Disney fan and you've been looking for a TV series that will capture the music, humor, and fantasy-adventure heart of Disney's movies, then you may want to pick up a DVD set of “Galavant”. This medieval comedy series featured incredible talents like Karen David (who played Aladdin‘s Princess Jasmine in the fairy tale show Once Upon A Time) and Mallory Jansen (known fo
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15 September
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Celebrates the Arrival of a Baby White Rhino
Disney's team of Animal & Science Cast Members just shared the news that a white rhino has been born at Walt Disney World! The new arrival was born backstage at Disney's Animal Kingdom to first-time mom Jao. When the rhino was first born, Cast Members were careful to give both baby and mom space to bond. We now know that the new rhino is a healthy baby boy though it will take some time to learn hi
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14 September
Disney Star Keira Knightley Lends Her Voice to Two Animated Pictures
Most Disney fans will know Keira Knightley for her work as the beautifully-pouty Elizabeth Swann in Pirates of the Caribbean (opposite Orlando Bloom as Will Turner and Johnny Depp as (Captain!) Jack Sparrow) or her work as the delicate Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. However, Knightley is now shifting gears and trying voiceover work on for size via the new animated film Cha
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14 September
EPCOT’s Newest Restaurant Reveals Its Menu
Walt Disney World Resort continues to focus on new openings (like the opening of new France in EPCOT's World Showcase, the opening of a new ride, refurbishments to the Everest and Princess and the Frog rides, and updates to shows), and now Disney Guests have yet another new offering to celebrate! If you've been hankering to try La Creperie de Paris in the new France, but you're reluctant to wait u
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