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Aug- 2021 -30 August
Disney Adds A TV Special to Its ’50th’ Celebration
As many Disney fans know, Walt Disney's 50th anniversary is coming up on October 1st, and Disney has big plans to celebrate! While those plans already included a new “nighttime spectacular” in the Magic Kingdom, the opening of a new restaurant, a new evening show in Epcot's World Showcase Lagoon, and lots of limited-edition merchandise, Disney has also announced that there will be a li
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30 August
Allure Bridals Continues to Impress With Its Disney Princess Wedding Dresses
Anyone who keeps a keen eye on the Disney Weddings website fantasizes about getting married in a Disney park, feeling like a Disney princess, and having a happily ever after in keeping with the Disney princess tradition. Disney weddings are certainly popular (albeit expensive, particularly if you opt for luxuries like the nighttime spectacular and the horse and carriage), and the topic is a hit wi
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30 August
Olaf Gets Recognition During Disney’s 50th
When Frozen was released, few Disney fans could have predicted that one of its most popular characters would not be a Disney princess. Olaf the sentient warm-hugs-loving snowman became a favorite rapidly after Elsa used her magical ice powers to create him for her sister Anna, and his comedic timing made him stand out among all of the standard Disney sidekicks. Olaf also serves as one of the more
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30 August
The Jungle Cruise Gets a Second Film
The Disney ride “Jungle Cruise” has been exciting and amusing Disney Guests since it opened as one of the original Disney Parks' rides in 1955, and the brand-new Jungle Cruise movie that's inspired by it (and that stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Emily Blunt) has been equally successful so far. Just this weekend, it reached new heights by ascending past $100 million in t
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30 August
Disney’s Annual Passes Are Out
The highly-anticipated annual passes are back as of September 8th, with four new offerings! These include the Incredi-pass for $1299, the Sorcerer pass for $899, the Pirate pass for $699, and the Pixie Dust Pass for $399. The water park and sports passes, as well as the PhotoPass options, can be added for $99 each plus tax; this applies to all four different passes, whereas in the past Disney Gues
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29 August
It’s an Icy Duet for the World Princess Week Finale
For World Princess Week‘s magical ending, Disney has chosen to honor not one but two princesses–well, a princess and a queen! The sisters from Frozen and Frozen 2, Anna and Elsa, are today's honorees. These heroines are some of Disney's most well-known, due to the meteoric success of their movies, and due to their endearing personalities. Anna (played by Kristen Bell) is the younger si
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29 August
Disney’s Bookworm Gets A Big Moment in World Princess Week
We already had a hunch about who Saturday's honored Disney princess was going to be for World Princess Week, since there was a hint released yesterday during Mulan's day, and we were correct! Today's special princess is “The Beauty and The Beast”‘s Belle, the ingenue from France who willingly becomes a captive for a cursed Beast in his castle after her father, an eccentric invent
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29 August
Mulan Takes Center Stage In World Princess Week
Courage has been one of the two major focuses for Disney's Ultimate Princess Celebration and international World Princess Week (with the other being kindness), and Friday's honored princess certainly has courage in spades. Mulan, the strong young woman who disguised herself as a man to enter the army and save China, and who became a “legendary warrior“, was celebrated with a wide varie
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27 August
One Magic Kingdom Event Sells Out While Another High Priced Party Remains Wide Open
It's a frightfully fun time to visit Walt Disney World! Even though we haven't quite turned the corner to September yet, Magic Kingdom is filled with Halloween fun from decor to merchandise, holiday treats, and everything in between. While we may be missing “Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party”, Disney has replaced the special-ticketed event with “Disney After Hours Boo Bash
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26 August
A Preview of Disney’s Newest Restaurant’s Menu is Revealed
Disney never disappoints when it comes to food, particularly in Epcot, so Walt Disney World's upcoming French restaurant is eagerly awaited by many Disney Guests and foodies! The name of the restaurant is La Crêperie de Paris, and it will be “a traditional crêperie…inspired by the Brittany region of France”. This restaurant is focusing on galettes and dessert crêpes, as well as a
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