Amazon Exclusive The Vintage Collection “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” Figures Available for Pre-Order

At long last, Star Wars: The Bad Batch has joined Hasbro’s The Vintage Collection. Available for pre-order exclusively at Amazon, this collectible figure 4-pack features Captain Rex, two additional Clones and an Elite Squad Trooper. The figures will ship to fans this fall. (Please note this article contains affiliate links. Your purchase will support LaughingPlace by […]

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Celebrate 5 Years of Shanghai Disneyland With a Disney Paper Parks Model of Enchanted Storybook Castle

Paper builders can add more to their Disney Parks collection with the latest entry of the Disney Paper Parks series, celebrating the 5th anniversary of Shanghai Disneyland with their own Enchanted Storybook Castle. What’s Happening: Today marks the 5th anniversary of Shanghai Disney Resort! To celebrate the momentous anniversary, the Disney Parks Blog is releasing Disney […]

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April Shih Signs Overall Deal With FX Productions

April Shih is staying at FX Productions, signing a deal with the network, and launching her own production company Diversity Hire Ltd. What’s Happening: Deadline has reported that April Shih will be staying at FX Productions, signing an overall deal, and launching her own production company Diversity Hire Ltd. with Jen Goyne Blake. Shih has written on […]

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VIDEO: Disney World Honors Legacy Cast Members with NEW 50th Anniversary Name Tags

We’re getting excited for Disney World’s 50th anniversary!

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As part of the 18-month long celebration, we’re seeing transformations to the parks’ icons, new costumes for Mickey and Minnie, and sparkly Cast Member name tags. And now, we’ve got a peek at some new EXTRA-special name tags!

You may have seen Cast Members with blue name tags throughout Disney World. Those are worn by recipients of the Legacy Award, which “recognizes Cast Members who go above and beyond to dream, create and inspire others.” And for the 50th anniversary, those name tags are getting a makeover!

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The tags will feature “EARidescent” sparkles and holographic foil. And don’t they look cool?! You can get a closer look here.

 

As a reminder, ALL Cast Members will receive a special 50th anniversary name tag. Here’s what that normal design looks like.

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But this is a great way to continue to celebrate those Legacy Cast Members, don’t ya think? We’ll keep you posted with more 50th anniversary news as the BIG celebration gets closer, so stay tuned to DFB!

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Friendship in the Digital Age: “Rons Gone Wrong” Creative Team Talk About the First Locksmith Animated Feature at Annecy Festival

Locksmith Animation’s first feature film, Ron’s Gone Wrong, comes to theaters this October through 20th Century Studios. But the journey to get the London computer animation studio’s debut feature out to the world wasn’t easy, as the filmmakers shared today at Annecy Festival. “We had a distributor in partnership from the very beginning,” writer, director […]

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Comic Review – Part 1 of “Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures” Comes to An Exciting Conclusion in Issue #5

Daniel José Older’s writing style is steadily growing on me as he contributes more and more to the current Star Wars canon, and that’s helped out in a big way by the ongoing comic book Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures from IDW Publishing. Issue #5 of The High Republic Adventures continues where last month’s left off, […]

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Disney Celebrates World Sea Turtle Day

Disney is celebrating World Sea Turtle Day with a look at Disney Conservation Team Wildlife and their efforts at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort. What’s Happening: Today is World Sea Turtle Day, and to celebrate Disney Parks Blog and Dr. Mark Penning, Vice President, Animals, Science and Environment, Disney Parks, took a look at the work being […]

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PHOTOS, VIDEO: Pre-Show Returns, Plexiglass Removed from Ride Vehicles and Multiple Parties Seated Together on Dinosaur in Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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With physical distancing ending at Walt Disney World, attractions are increasing capacity. At Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the pre-show theater for Dinosaur has been returned to its pre-pandemic state. It was the perfect rainy day to visit Aladar and Dr. Seeker. During physical distancing, tape on the ground turned the pre-show theater into an extension of the queue. While the video featuring Dr. Seeker played, guests could walk right past it into the loading area instead of staying to watch. The […]

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Nominees Announced, Fan Voting Opens for “2021 ESPYS” Airing July 10th on ABC

After another exciting year in sports, ESPN’s annual ESPYS will recognize the outstanding achievements of athletes in a variety of fields. Today, they announced the nominees for The 2021 ESPYS and have opened fan voting online. What’s Happening:  The nominees for The 2021 ESPYS presented by Capital One were revealed today and fan voting has begun. Voting […]

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