Disney News
Below, you’ll find the latest headlines from web sites that focus on Disney theme parks like Disney World, Disneyland, Animal Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios & more. Also see the Podcast Page for Disney focused podcasts.
- "The Simpsons" area officially announced for Universal Orlando23 May 2013, 11:14 pm
Universal Orlando announced on Thursday that a themed area will open this summer based on the popular television show “The Simpsons.”…
- 11-year-old girl molested on Disney Dream; Disney Cruise Line doesn’t report incident promptly21 May 2013, 7:36 am
An 11-year-old girl was allegedly molested while onboard the Disney Dream in August…. - Disney and Lucasfilm announce new animated Star Wars series20 May 2013, 7:28 pm
The Disney Channel will debut a new animated Star Wars series in 2014…. - Walt Disney World uses online job fair to hire employees20 May 2013, 12:06 am
Walt Disney World hosts online job fair through May 27…. - Former Disney World employee arrested on pornography charges18 May 2013, 5:14 am
A now-former Disney cast member was arrested for looking at child pornography while at work….
- The Disney Premium: It Costs How Much?23 May 2013, 7:00 am
Lani takes a look at the cost and value of runDisney events… - Chicago Walt22 May 2013, 7:00 am
Jim looks back at Disney’s connection to the Windy City…. - Walt Disney World Resort Update21 May 2013, 7:00 am
Magic Kingdom pepares for 24-hour party to kick off the summer season | Disney World tests online review and question forum | D23 announces free memberships and a redesigned website | Cutting lines at Walt Disney World | Quick takes | Crowd… - Walt Disney World Guidebooks Reviewed21 May 2013, 7:00 am
Margie Binder rates and ranks her favorite print guides to Walt Disney World…. - Disneyland Resort Update20 May 2013, 7:00 am
Monstrous Summer kicks off this Friday at the Disneyland Resort | ‘Jump, Jive, Boogie Swing Party’ returning to Disneyland select nights in June | D23 announces free memberships and a redesigned website | This and that……
- Why the Monorail Failed in Los Angeles23 May 2013, 10:00 am
I realize that most people associate early Monorails with Walt Disney. It is well-known that one of the earliest drawings of Tomorrowland by Herb Ryman had one crossing over the entrance. The Disneyland Monorail was…The post Why the Monorail Failed in Los Angeles appeared first on MiceChat…. - X Marks The Spot: Animal Kingdom 1999 Park Map23 May 2013, 9:01 am
X Marks the Spot explores the history of Disney park maps. In today’s article, we will venture back to the year 1999 to explore Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Animal Kingdom was Walt Disney World’s fourth venture…The post X Marks The Spot: Animal Kingdom 1999 Park Map appeared first on MiceChat…. - Beyond Park Wise: Helping Oklahoma Heal23 May 2013, 7:01 am
My home is hurting, MiceChatters. You may or may not know that I live about five miles South of Moore, OK, where a devastating tornado has taken the homes and lives of so many. I’m…The post Beyond Park Wise: Helping Oklahoma Heal appeared first on MiceChat…. - DESIGN: Those Were The Times No.10 – 1956 Herb Ryman22 May 2013, 11:00 am
We have a very special article from famed Disney Imagineer, Bob Gurr, today. He has spun the Wheel of Years and landed on 1956 and his time with legendary Disney artist, Herb Ryman. You are…The post DESIGN: Those Were The Times No.10 – 1956 Herb Ryman appeared first on MiceChat…. - Dueling Disney: Square-off22 May 2013, 10:00 am
Ye come seeking adventure and salty old pirates, aye? Well don’t close your eyes, and don’t try to hide. For my fellow Americans, we have ourselves a good old-fashioned Square-off! We can smell the pundit’s…The post Dueling Disney: Square-off appeared first on MiceChat….
- The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa Now Selling23 May 2013, 4:00 am
Beginning Thursday, May 23, current Disney Vacation Club members will be able to purchase real estate interests at what will be Disney Vacation Club’s 12th resort. General sales will begin June 19.Disney Vacation Club is building 106 two-bedroom equivalent villas on the shores of Seven Seas Lagoon as part of a previously announced expansion of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa that will also include a lively children’s water-play area and other amenities.
Once opened, the new property …
- Autumn 2013 Brings Fall Color to Walt Disney World22 May 2013, 4:00 am
Fall 2013 is a grand celebration at Walt Disney World Resort, with the Epcot Food and Wine Festival, Boo-tiful Fun, Night of Joy, an Opening Fit for a Princess and more leading up to the holidays. On land – and sea – Disney guests will find unrivaled excitement. As temperatures cool, the fun heats up. Here’s a look at what’s ahead…. - D23: Official Disney Fan Club to Offer Free Membership; Launching New Website June 1722 May 2013, 4:00 am
On June 17, D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, will launch a new free level of membership, as well as a massive reimagining of its D23.com website, opening up the wonderful worlds of Disney like never before to its members. The website will provide access to newly digitized content that delves deeply into The Walt Disney Company’s vault of material, past and present, along with exclusive glimpses of the future.In addition to its existing gold and silver levels, this new free level includes:
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- Event Map Week 222 May 2013, 4:00 am
Disney’s Hollywood Studios is the site of Star Wars Weekends, a Star Wars fan-fest, which take place every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 17-June 9, 2013. The event features Star Wars parades, celebrity appearances, live entertainment, limited-edition merchandise releases, behind-the-scenes presentations and special editions of Jedi Training Academy. Most Star Wars Weekends activities are included in regular theme park admission…. - Bongos Cuban Cafe – Review21 May 2013, 4:00 am
Bongos certainly does not receive as much hype or publicity as some of the other restaurants in Downtown Disney and when discussing it with family and friends it seemed as though no one that I knew had ever been there. After finally dining there, the only thing I can say now is “what took me so long?”…
- Universal Ticket Prices UP20 May 2013, 6:22 pm
Universal Orlando has raised their day tickets up to $92 for a one day, one park ticket. With this they are the first park to ask above the $90 and are now “only” $8 away from a three digit ticket price. It will come sooner as you will want to. Other ticket combinations also changed. [...]… - Disney Vacation Club Villas at Grand Floridian Sales starting Dates20 May 2013, 3:35 pm
Disney Vacation Club will start their sales for the new Floridian Villas as from the 23rd of May 2013. This date is only for current members who want to add on some extra points to their portfolio. New buyers will have to wait a little longer (June 19) before they can buy their forst share [...]… - Amazing Image of the Shanghai Disney Project6 March 2013, 8:47 pm
Walt Disney Chairman CEO Robert Igor showed a first piece of artwork from the new Shanghai Disneyland project during today’s Shareholder meeting. The park is planned to open its gates in 2015 to the first visitors. Still a little time to go, but until then Disney fans can already gaze upon what might become an [...]… - Tony Baxter Leaving Imagineering2 February 2013, 2:17 pm
It is something that would have to happen at some stage, but I don’t think anybody really was prepared for it to happen at this time or any time. Tony Baxter is leaving his Senior Vice President position within the Imagineers department at Disney. He might not leave completely as he will take a role [...]… - Star Wars Live Action TV Series for ABC11 January 2013, 8:35 pm
The rumor of a live action Star Wars television series has been out their for a while but with Disney now buying the Star Wars franchise it looks like it might finally become reality. EW has talked to ABC entertainment president Paul Lee who seems excited about the idea. There are already fifty scrips out [...]…
- Designing Sound and Music for Test Track23 May 2013, 10:35 am
Our fine furry friends at Imagineering are back to drop some knowledge on how they pulled together the various elements that make up the sound and music for Test Track TRON edition. Disney may not be able to get those … Continue reading →Designing Sound and Music for Test Track originally posted on
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… - Counter Service Hits and Misses at Walt Disney World23 May 2013, 8:54 am
A lot of time is spent talking about Advanced Dining Reservations or how to maximize the value of your Disney Dining Plan, but the reality for most Disney World guests is that they’ll be eating mostly at one of the … Continue reading →Counter Service Hits and Misses at Walt Disney World originally posted on
The Disney Blog – Disney News and Information — by fans, for fans . If you’re reading this on a different site, please click the above link to read the original story. T… - Discovery Cove, Orlando’s Best Value?23 May 2013, 7:10 am
If you’ve been waiting to visit Discovery Cove until it became more affordable, you may be surprised to know that it’s already quite a good value, perhaps the best value in Orlando when you consider all that a day trip … Continue reading →Discovery Cove, Orlando’s Best Value? originally posted on
The Disney Blog – Disney News and Information — by fans, for fans . If you’re reading this on a different site, please click the above link to read the original story. … - Disneyland Most Instagrammed Place in America22 May 2013, 3:33 pm
The Happiest Place on Earth can add one more accomplishment to its long list of magic; it’s been named the number one most-Instagrammed place in the U.S.. So far there have been more than 8 million photos posted to the … Continue reading →Disneyland Most Instagrammed Place in America originally posted on
The Disney Blog – Disney News and Information — by fans, for fans . If you’re reading this on a different site, please click the above link to read the original story. Than… - Rafiki atop the Sydney Opera House22 May 2013, 7:52 am
Disney’s The Lion King musical has made its way down under. To help promote the occasion, they placed Buyisile Zama in her role as Rafiki atop the Sydney Opera House. Here’s the inspiring video: They actually did a whole video … Continue reading →Rafiki atop the Sydney Opera House originally posted on
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- Then and Now: Fantasyland at Disneyland Park23 May 2013, 7:57 pm
As we approach the 30th anniversary of “The New Fantasyland” at Disneyland park, I thought it would be fun to compare what Fantasyland looked like when it opened in 1955 to the Fantasyland we know today, which has remained mostly unchanged in its fairytale village style since it reopened on May 25, 1983…. - Behind The Scenes: Exploring the New Mystic Manor at Hong Kong Disneyland23 May 2013, 6:30 pm
When we shared a first peek at Mystic Manor in Hong Kong Disneyland, I know many Disney Parks Blog readers immediately added it to their “must do” list – me too. Today, there’s even more to share. Walt Disney Imagineering’s creative executive Joe Lanzisero is taking us on a behind-the-scenes tour of Lord Henry’s stately Victorian mansion…. - This Week in Disney History: ‘The New Fantasyland’ Opens at Disneyland Park, 198323 May 2013, 4:57 pm
This Saturday marks the 30th anniversary of an important celebration. The year was 1983, the day was May 25, and a new, redesigned Fantasyland was unveiled at Disneyland park. Of course in true Disneyland fashion, there was a grand opening, including the lowering of the drawbridge at Sleeping Beauty Castle…. - Vintage Walt Disney World: Inside the Backlot Theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios23 May 2013, 1:27 pm
Today, in 1993, the Backlot Theater opened on New York Street at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This 1,500-seat theater was home to two major productions – The Spirit of Pocahontas and Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame – A Musical Adventure…. - Behind the Scenes: Recording the Soundtrack for Test Track Presented by Chevrolet at Epcot23 May 2013, 12:00 am
What are some of the sounds that make Epcot, well, Epcot for you? The laughter of Figment? The uplifting music of Soarin’? The narrator’s dim of the torches before IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth?…
- Hyperspace Hoopla at Star Wars Weekends 2013 (A LaughingPlace.com Original Article)21 May 2013, 8:25 pm
Complete video nearly 60 pictures from the 2013 edition of the Hyperspace Hoopla at Star Wars Weekends.…
- Legends of the Force Motorcade at Star Wars Weekends 2013 (A LaughingPlace.com Original Article)21 May 2013, 5:45 pm
Complete video and more than 75 pictures from the opening weekend Legends of the Force Motorcade at Star Wars Weekends 2013.…
- Rebekah Blogs: Review: Disney Junior’s Doc McStuffins: Time For Your Checkup on DVD17 May 2013, 6:44 pm
Rebekah reviews the recent release Doc McStuffins: Time For Your Checkup on DVD featuring 10 episodes of one of the most popular shows on Disney Junior, Doc McStuffins.…
- Blog: Rebekah’s Blog: Review: Disney Junior’s Doc McStuffins: Time For Your Checkup on DVD17 May 2013, 6:18 pm
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- Monsters University Invades Disney’s Hollywood Studios (A LaughingPlace.com Original Article)15 May 2013, 8:40 pm
A look at Monsters University at Disney’s Hollywood Studios including the Magic of Disney Animation attraction and elsewhere in the park.…
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