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Nov- 2021 -18 November
Governor DeSantis Signs Bills Protecting Employees Who Refuse to Become Fully Vaccinated from COVID-19
Since COVID-19 vaccines have become widely available, employers across the country including the Walt Disney World Resort, have begun issuing vaccination mandates requiring employees to become fully vaccinated by set dates or face termination. With new bills signed into law by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), you may be wondering how this will impact businesses like Walt Disney World that have a
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18 November
Black Friday Savings Already Underway on shopDisney
Have you started shopping for the holidays yet? If you have Disney fans on your list, shopDisney has everything you need to pick up gifts for the whole family this holiday season, and best of all, their Black Friday shopping deals have already started! You can shop the full holiday collection online at shopdisney.com featuring decor and ornaments plus accessories and apparel exclusive to shopDisne
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18 November
Citricos Wins Editor’s Choice Award for Best Classic Hotel Restaurant by Orlando Magazine
Orlando Magazine just shared this year's recipients of their annual awards program and a number of Walt Disney World restaurants made the cut! Each year, Orlando Magazine awards local restaurants based on 20 picks from their food editor and readers' choice awards in 44 additional categories. This year, Citricos, located at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, is the recipient of the Editor's C
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18 November
New Mobile Card Designs & Payment Features Added to Disney MagicMobile
Your smart phone is probably one of the most useful items in your Disney parks bag, especially with Disney MagicMobile which essentially allows your phone (or Apple Watch) to function as a MagicBand or theme park ticket. Disney MagicMobile (which is housed within the My Disney Experience app) gives Guests easy, convenient and contactless ways to experience a number of theme park features during vi
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18 November
Disney CEO Bob Chapek Shares Statement on Missing Destination D23
Earlier we reported that Disney CEO Bob Chapek had been quietly removed from the Destination D23 lineup for the event taking place this weekend. Originally, Chapek had been listed on the schedule alongside Chairman of Parks, Experiences and Products Josh D'Amaro to offer welcome remarks to kick off the event, however fans noticed that the CEO was later removed from Destination D23's official sched
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18 November
Morimoto Asia Offering an Exclusive Dining Experience for $5,055
For approximately $5,000 would you book a dinner reservation at Morimoto Asia (albeit with some incredible aged, very rare whisky and accompanied and served by Chef Morimoto himself) or would you book a reservation aboard the new Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser? While these are totally different experiences with lots of value depending on the Guest, this was our first thought when we learned about
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18 November
Marvel’s Karen Gillan Is Starring In A Scottish Animated Musical Series from Disney+
Many fans who have admired Scottish actress Karen Gillan‘s dramatic acting chops when she played Nebula in ‘Avengers' and ‘Guardians of the Galaxy' (the third of which she is filming now!) or marveled at her comedic skills when she played martial arts dance fighter Ruby Roundhouse in ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' and ‘Jumanji: The Next Level' have been wanting the
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17 November
Disney CEO Bob Chapek Removed from Disney D23 Presentation Lineup
With Destination D23 right around the corner, many Disney fans have been anxiously checking the presentation schedule to confirm speakers and events (especially as the event will also be shown virtually so that fans from anywhere will be able to tune in.) Originally, both Disney CEO Bob Chapek and Josh D'Amaro, Chairman of Disney Park and Experiences and Products were both listed on the day's line
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17 November
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Gets New Characters
Expectations have been high for Disney's Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, which is a “first-of-its-kind, two-night immersive vacation experience in a galaxy far, far away”. The Halcyon starcruiser begins its journey on March 1st in 2022 at Walt Disney World Resort, and Disney has unveiled some new characters for Guests to meet on the way! The first new character is Captain Riyola Keeva
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17 November
Marvel Studios Reveals New Character Posters for ‘Hawkeye’ Coming Soon to Disney+
One of the latest series to debut from Marvel Studios, ‘Hawkeye' will be arriving on Disney+ very soon on November 24, 2021! This all-new series follows Hawkeye, played by Jeremy Renner as he teams up with Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) to form a renowned archer duo direct from Marvel comics. Additional cast members in the series include Vera Farmiga, Fra Fee, Tony Dalton, Zahn McClarnon, B
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