Disney’s D23 official fan club is planning the first-ever D23 Expo to be held overseas this fall. D23 Expo Japan will be held at Tokyo Disney Resort from Oct. 12 through 14, 2013 featuring presentations by senior Disney creative executives showcasing what’s on the horizon from across The Walt Disney Company, including theme parks, movies, [...]

Beginning later this spring, Mickey and Minnie will be meeting and greeting guests in their all new exploration headquarters at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Dubbed the “Adventurers Outpost”, the famous Disney couple will be featured in the former Beastly Bazaar store on Discovery Island. Adventurers Outpost is a new indoor retreat for Mickey and Minnie. Shawn [...]

You usually hear them singing old time songs that fit the time period Main Street is set in, but from Feb. 25 through March 3, the Dapper Dans will be singing popular boy band tunes at the Magic Kingdom. It’s next in the year-long Limited Time Magic promotion by Disney. The Dans will also be [...]

Earlier today, the Disney Parks Blog revealed a first look at the new interactive features coming to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad’s queue at the Magic Kingdom. The new interactive queue will take guests on the backstory of the mining company including a look at the Mining Office, Explosives Magazine Room, and even the Ventilation Room. [...]

The Land of Oz playground, part of the upcoming Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival (March 6-May 19, 2013) has opened early with some some carnival-type games and more. The Land of Oz Garden is a new circus-like play area based on the Disney film Oz The Great and Powerful to be released March 8, [...]

The Voices of Liberty, Disney’s a cappella group that regularly performs in the American Pavilion at Epcot, will put on a special presidential show from Feb. 18 to 24 as part of Disney’s ongoing Limited Time Magic promotion. The presidential shows will be performed in the America Gardens Theatre at Epcot and will not only [...]

As part of the True Love week of Limited Time Magic about 50 couples attended a meet-up put on by Disney Weddings and proclaimed their “Celebration of True Love” at Magic Kingdom. Also in attendance were some of Disney’s most famous couples, Mickey Mouse and Minnie, plus Snow White, Cinderella and Princess Aurora with their [...]

Disney has announced that its live-action release previously known as 1952 will be titled “Tomorrowland”. The film is set to be released on Dec. 19, 2014 and George Clooney (The Descendants) is set to star. Tomorrowland is written by Damon Lindelof and Brad Bird. Lindelof (Star Trek, Lost, Prometheus) will produce and Bird (The Incredibles, [...]

D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, is commemorating dozens of Disney milestones by celebrating landmark anniversaries in 2013. D23′s Disney Fanniversary Celebration will hit the road visiting select cities from March 1 to April 7, 2013. Each show will be hosted by a Disney archivist and D23 Team member and will highlight the behind-the-scenes stories [...]

Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco, quarterback of the Baltimore Ravens, said he was going to Disney World last night in a commercial shot right after the big game, and he made good on that statement today. Joe shouted those five words ingrained in the traditions of American pop culture following the Ravens’ 34-31 victory over [...]

D23, the official Disney fan club, is offering its members exclusive discounts and offers for 2013 including savings on Disney Broadway performances, Disney Store purchases and more. All members have to do in order to receive these offers is present their D23 Membership card or use special member-only online codes. D23 is offering savings with [...]

In honor of the Super Bowl, guests at the Magic Kingdom will get to see a super pre-parade with football star Goofy, Chip and Dale referees, cheerleaders and more before the Celebrate a Dream Come True parade today through Monday, Feb. 4. And on Monday, the day after the Super Bowl, expect to see the [...]

Love will be in the air while the parks celebrate the romantic True Love Week from Feb. 11 through 17, 2013. The weeklong celebration is a part of Limited Time Magic and will feature meet and greets with princes and princesses, Valentines day merchandise and more. Guests will feel the love around every corner at [...]

The Walt Disney World Moms Panel is now known as the Disney Parks Moms Panel. Along with the change in title, Disney also announced the 19 newest members including two new Team Sports Moms who have joined the roster to assist guests with youth sports-related travel to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The [...]

‘A Pirate’s Adventure: Treasures of the Seven Seas’ is coming to the Magic Kingdom this spring. This new interactive game will be played at various locations in the Adventureland section of the park. Jennifer Fickley-Baker broke the news on the Disney Parks Blog this morning: … guests will use a pirate map and magic talisman [...]

The Habit Heroes attraction that opened about a year ago, then quickly closed after controversy over its portrayal of overweight kids, reopened this week with a whole new storyline, characters and games. There’s no more Will Power and Callie Stenics. Say hello to Director Jin and her agents. The walkthrough attraction in Innoventions East is [...]

The Boulangerie Patisserie (bakery) in the France Pavilion at Epcot has moved into a larger space and has been renamed the Les Halles Boulangerie and Patisserie, serving soups, salads, sandwiches, coffees, breads, desserts and more. Let’s take a look. The former site of the bakery is now closed. It is being converted into an ice [...]

The latest Limited Time Magic promotion has been announced and it’s one many fans have been looking forward to. From Jan. 21 through 27, fans will get to meet some Disney characters they don’t often see – It’s Long Lost Friends week. The characters announced so far are Clarabelle Cow, Horace Horsecollar, Robin Hood, Friar [...]

Disney has announced a new interactive adventure game entitled Wilderness Explorers, coming this spring to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The game is based around the Disney•Pixar film Up and will have guests complete missions to earn badges just like Russell did in the film. When this new game opens, guests will be able to become Wilderness [...]

IBM has changed up one of their exhibits in Inoventions West at Epcot. The former IBM Smarter Planet and Runtime is gone and in its place is a theater and large touchscreen displays telling about IBM’s past 100 years. The goal of the exhibit is to help guests think about how they can improve the [...]