The scene: a slightly eccentric, totally fictional suburb near Reno, Nevada. The protagonists: two small-town teenagers—who just happen to be an emotional brined vegetable and a freewheeling salty legume—as they embark on their last year of high school. Their goal: to cram in as much fun and adventure as possible before assuming the inevitable, seriously …
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Force Friday is upon us! Of course, we know it’s not Friday yet, but we’re opening the gateway to the weekend a little early this week. As all Star Wars and Disney fans know, Star Wars: The Force Awakens merchandise goes on sale at midnight on Friday, September 4… which simply means that we’re going …
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Film Historian and Author J.B. Kaufman (Pinocchio: The Making of the Disney Epic) makes the Dog Days of Summer a little cooler with his look back at the making of the 1949 short Pluto’s Sweater. Recently, in the course of some other research, I made an interesting Pluto discovery. Pluto’s Sweater (1949), one of dozens …
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An authentic dog star in the Disney galaxy, Pluto has been “best in show” ever since he first sniffed out stardom in 1930. Walt was inspired to create Disney’s top dog by remembering the personable pooches he met while living on the farm in his childhood home of Marceline, Missouri. Ever since Pluto has, as …
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These “Dog Days of Summer” have inspired us to think about some of our favorite Disney dogs—whether live-action (The Shaggy Dog), animated (Pluto), or even Audio-Animatronic® (we love that pup holding the prison keys in his mouth inside the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland!). Disney’s latest captivating canine is Winston, the star of …
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For Walt Disney and his Imagineers to design, build, and open Disneyland Park 60 years ago took oodles of imagination, tons of creative courage—and a wee bit of luck. So it couldn’t hurt to have a leprechaun on hand. A whimsical story about just such an Irish elf is one of the best-kept secrets surrounding …
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In celebration of D23 EXPO 2015, D23: The Official Disney Fan Club is devoting its Fall publication of Disney twenty-three to some of the remarkable things guests will get to see and experience at the biennial event. And as The Walt Disney Company readies for the opening of Shanghai Disney Resort, readers will get an …
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Opening Day, Disneyland Park: Those lucky guests who were the first to experience The Happiest Place on Earth on that historic date of July 17, 1955—and the millions who watched on television—saw such attractions as the Mark Twain Riverboat, the Jungle Cruise and King Arthur Carrousel, all now-iconic attractions that continue to amuse and amaze. …
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Villains. They’re some of the most notorious (and entertaining!) characters in the Disney lexicon. But have you ever wondered what happened to our favorite Villains after the “happily ever after”? The latest summer sensation from Disney Channel, the live-action musical adventure Disney’s Descendants, aims to answer that very question… In the idyllic kingdom of Auradon, …
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When D23 EXPO 2015 blasts off on August 14, guests will receive a giant welcome from Buzz Lightyear— …giant because the space ranger will appear as a giant character helium balloon, measuring 67.7 feet long, 39.9 feet wide, and 34.3 feet tall. The Buzz Lightyear balloon is straight from New York City’s famed Macy’s Thanksgiving …
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