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Oct- 2021 -12 October
Limited Time 25% Discount Now Available for Annual Passholders on shopDisney
Official Disney discounts have not been easy to come by during the 50th anniversary celebration of the Walt Disney World Resort, but there is some good news in terms of merchandise savings now available to Annual Passholders! Now through October 24, 2021, Disney Annual Passholders can save 25% on their online orders from shopdisney.com. There is a promo code required to use the discount, so in add
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12 October
Disney legendary ‘Snow White’ animator Ruthie Tompson has died
Ruthie Tompson, whose history with the Walt Disney Company began back before Snow White was released, has died at the age of 111. She passed away peacefully at her home at the Motion Picture and Television Fund in Woodland Hills, California, on Sunday. Her career as a Disney animator began in the Paint and Ink Department of the company and spanned more than 40 years. She retired in 1975,
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12 October
Wearing An Intense Costume For Halloween? Here’s How To Protect Your Skin For the Night, According to Disney and Marvel Actors
Halloween is fast approaching, and if you're a Disney Fanatic in the mood to wear something Disney or Marvel-themed, it's safe to say that there are some pretty dramatic costume options. We've got easier and lower-maintenance options for you too (like this one, this one, or this one!), but if you're determined to wear a strong costume with lots of face makeup, then you'll want to think about how t
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12 October
New Disney Cruise Line Itineraries Revealed for 2023 with Itineraries to the Bahamas, Caribbean, and Mexico!
It's been a slow start but cruise vacations are beginning to come back following the industry's shutdown during COVID-19, and today we just heard the news from the Disney Parks Blog that Disney Cruise Line has just added a number of favorite destinations to their itinerary lists for 2023! If you've been considering a Disney Cruise Line vacation, some of these itineraries may be just what you're lo
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12 October
Enter to Win a Disney Vacation & shopDisney Merchandise with the Walt Disney World Resort 50th Celebration Sweepstakes!
The 50th anniversary of the Walt Disney World Resort has brought with it a number of ways for fans to enter to win a Disney vacation! McDonalds and Southwest both have their own contests going in partnership with Walt Disney World, and the Disney Parks Blog just shared another way you can enter to win a dream vacation (along with special merchandise from shopDisney!) The Walt Disney World Resort 5
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11 October
Disney’s CCO Is Retiring
As Disney's 50th-anniversary celebrations continue and new behind-the-scenes information is revealed, a happy but bittersweet change is also coming to Disney Studios. Alan Horn, the Chief Creative Officer of Disney Studios Content, is retiring in December at the age of 78! Although Alan had only been “at the Burbank, CA lot” for nine years, he's had almost 50 years of experience “
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11 October
Walt Disney Gets Another Behind-the-Scenes Movie
Disney Plus has just released a special collection focusing specifically on the Disney Parks and how the Walt Disney Company was developed, and now the special features continue with an upcoming movie about “about Walt Disney’s journey to building Disneyland, the “Happiest Place on Earth”! Deadline has revealed that David Gordon Green is “set to direct a movie at Disney Studios for Dis
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11 October
“Dancing With the Stars” Has A Special Two-Night Disney Event This Week
If you love “Dancing with the Stars“ and Disney, then you'll definitely want to tune in tonight October 11th and tomorrow October 12th at 8 p.m. ET /PT on ABC–because it's officially “Disney Week” on the show! This season, “Disney Week” is being celebrated with a special “two-night event”, with Monday being “Disney Heroes Night” and Tuesday being “Disney Villains Nigh
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10 October
New Disney Parks Collection is Now Available on Disney+
Fans of Walt Disney World have been waiting for a dedicated Disney Parks section of Disney+ since the platform launched, and now we finally have it! Most of the programming is not new necessarily, but “Disney Parks” is now a genre on the streaming service so that makes us think that more Disney Parks content will hopefully coming our way in the future. The latest addition to the Disney
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9 October
Disney Parks Blog Shares “Muppets Haunted Mansion” Digital Wallpapers & Stickers!
Have you watched Muppets Haunted Mansion yet? If you loved this new Disney+ Halloween special as much as we did, you'll need to download new wallpapers and stickers to celebrate! The Disney Parks Blog just shared some new downloadable goodies featuring artwork from Muppets Haunted Mansion, and we can't wait to add them to our phones. Head over to the Disney Parks Blog to download them in full reso
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