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Broadway in Orlando series’ “Hamilton,” “My Fair Lady,” and “Beetlejuice” are among an award-winning hits heading for the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando for its 2022-23 season, starting this October.

Disney is introducing a fresh take on the idea of a “staycation” by inviting fans to spend quality time with friends and family while exploring their local cities with “Mickey and Friends Stay True: Stay-Cation.”

Fans of “The Office” can visit their favorite mid-level regional paper company in person at The Office Experience starting on Oct. 15, 2021, at The Shops at North Bridge on Chicago’s Mag Mile.

On July 30, 2021, nearly 500 lots of Disney-related memorabilia, park used signage and accessories, and souvenirs and collectibles went on the auction block at the Chicago area auction house Potter & Potter Disney auction, with five lots selling for over $10,000.

Potter & Potter Auctions, a Chicago auction house specializing in paper Americana, vintage advertising, rare books, playing cards, gambling memorabilia, posters, fine prints, vintage toys, and magicana, is holding a Disneyana and pop culture memorabilia auction on July 30, 2021, starting at 10:00 a.m. CDT.

Originally created for the show’s 25th anniversary, the “Friends” experience is now heading south from July 15 through Sept. 6.

Six Flags has announced the reopening of its two Illinois-based parks with reduced capacity and a reservation system: Six Flags Great America reopens April 24, 2021, while Hurricane Harbor Chicago water park will reopen on May 29, 2021.

“The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure,” now open at The American Adventure Pavilion, takes guests on a musical tour across the U.S. with Joe Gardner from Disney and Pixar’s “Soul” as their guide. The exhibit is part of the continuing transformation of Epcot and the park’s ongoing celebration of “curiosity, discovery, and the magic of possibility.”

The Walt Disney Birthplace is throwing a virtual birthday party for Walt Disney on Dec. 5 with special guest Disney Legend Tony Baxter.

Chicago’s BMO Harris Magnificent Mile Lights Festival was called off this year but a special virtual experience will take the place of in-person festivities. Here’s how to watch.