Destination D23 will take place from Friday, September 8 through Sunday, September 10, at Disney’s Contemporary Resort at the Walt Disney World Resort and D23 has shared the full schedule for this year’s event. Destination D23 is currently sold out but you can still enjoy all of the announcements shard on Saturday, September 9 as the presentations […]
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Samsung has announced that they are celebrating Disney’s 100th anniversary with a special launch of the Frame-Disney100 Edition. What’s Happening: Samsung Electronics today announced the launch of The Frame-Disney100 Edition to commemorate Disney’s 100th anniversary. Available in 55, 65 and 75-inch class models, this limited edition of The Frame features a sleek branded bezel, 100 […]
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If you were fortunate enough to obtain tickets to the 2023 Destination D23 event taking place September 8 – 10, you’ll be thrilled to know that the full schedule has just been released! The “biggest Disney fan event of the year” will be held at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in Walt Disney World and will celebrate the 100-year anniversary of The Walt Disney Company.
The last 100 years have been filled with hope, innovation, and magic that has all been made possible by YOU, the ultimate Disney fans. Those in attendance will be able to celebrate beloved moments and memories with behind-the-scenes stories, and special guests and performances. Get a sneak peek at the company’s boundless future, be among the first to access exclusive shopping opportunities, and experience plenty of surprises at this fan-favorite event!
For one day only: Anyone who is unable to attend Destination D23 will be able to livestream all the magical announcements shared on Saturday, September 9, 2023! To watch the livestream, go to [the official] YouTube or Facebook pages (@DisneyD23) or visit D23.com/DestinationD23.
The image below shows the highlights during the weekend and the complete details of the 3-day event are listed below.
7 a.m. – 8 p.m. : Guest Services / International Credential Pick-Up Open
East Registration
Shopping Check-In Open
*Please do not arrive more than 60 minutes before your scheduled shopping time.
Porte Cochere
8 a.m. – 8 p.m. : Gift Pick-Up Open
Sorcerer’s Apprentice 2
Mickey’s of Glendale Shopping Open
Ballroom of the Americas, 2nd Floor
The Walt Disney Company Store
Grand Republic Ballroom D, 2nd Floor
Ink & Paint Marketplace
Grand Republic Ballroom B, 2nd Floor
Please note: Reservations required to access the shopping locations on Friday, September 8!
8 a.m. – 8 p.m.: Mickey’s of Glendale RSP Pick-Up
West Registration
The Walt Disney Company Store RSP Pick-Up
Sorcerer’s Apprentice 2
9:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.: The Plausible Impossible 60 Years of Disney
Audio-Animatronics® Technology
Sorcerer’s Apprentice 3
7 a.m.: Queue for both General Seating and Preferred Seating Opens
(Please do not arrive before this time – no official queue will be available until 7 a.m. and unofficial queues will not be honored.)
Disney’s Contemporary Resort Convention Center, 1st Floor Lobby
7 a.m. – 8 p.m.: Guest Services / International Credential Pick-Up Open
East Registration
7 a.m. – 7 p.m.: The Plausible Impossible 60 Years of Disney
Audio-Animatronics® Technology
(closed during presentations)
Sorcerer’s Apprentice 3
8 a.m. – 6 p.m.: Mickey’s of Glendale Shopping Open
Ballroom of the Americas, 2nd Floor
The Walt Disney Company Store
Grand Republic Ballroom D, 2nd Floor
Ink & Paint Marketplace
Grand Republic Ballroom B, 2nd Floor
8:15 a.m.: Doors Open – Preferred Seating Admission
Fantasia Ballroom H
8:30 a.m.: Doors Open – General Seating Admission
Fantasia Ballroom G
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Morning presentations, including:
Welcome!
A Celebration of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Join Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro and special guests for an entertaining presentation looking to the future of Disney parks, featuring updates from around the world and some fun surprises along the way.
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Morning Break
D23 Updates with Michael Vargo
The Early ’Ears – Ub, Oswald, and Mickey
Join Walt Disney Archives Director Becky Cline on a journey back to the roaring ’20s and the “Early ’Ears of Disney” during this retrospective conversation, featuring iconic characters like Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Mickey Mouse, and the Legends behind them, like Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney.
100 Years of Classic Characters: Unforgettable Stories
Actress and fashion icon Ashley Eckstein catches up with fellow voice actors behind fan-favorite Disney characters, including Bret Iwan (Mickey Mouse), Kaitlyn Robrock (Minnie Mouse), and Disney Legend Bill Farmer (Pluto, Goofy), for a rousing tribute to the characters that have inspired us for a century.
12 p.m. – 2 p.m.: Lunch Break
1:30 p.m.: Doors Open – Preferred Seating Admission
Fantasia Ballroom H
Doors Open – General Seating Admission
Fantasia Ballroom G
2 p.m. – 5 p.m.: Afternoon presentations, including:
National Geographic Live – Secrets of the Whales
Dive deep into the groundbreaking science of whale families—and their startlingly human parallels—through the awe-inspiring work of celebrated National Geographic Explorer and photographer Brian Skerry.
Disney Cruise Line: 25 Years of Innovative Design at Sea
Get an inside look into designing and building Disney Cruise Ships from the Disney Imagineers currently working on its newest fleet. Learn of the intricacies that go into designing unique spaces and the complexities of ship design.
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Afternoon Break
Marvel: Beyond Earth’s Mightiest – Celebrating 60 Years of The Avengers
Celebrate 60 years of Earth’s Mightiest Super Hero team, the Avengers! Since their debut in 1963’s The Avengers #1, this all-star roster of beloved characters has been uniting to fight the foes that no single hero could withstand. Now, join Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski to trace the comics history of the Avengers across six decades—and BEYOND! Surprising stories and tantalizing teases await in this can’t-miss panel about how the Avengers rose to become a pop culture phenomenon! Avengers, assemble!
100 Years of Innovation: Magic in Every Medium
At its core, The Walt Disney Company lives by its ability to “keep moving forward,” as curiosity leads us down new paths. Imagineers Daniel Joseph and Karin Hanson reconcile a century of innovations in which Disney stories have been brought to life through magic, connecting how they have been inspired by the innovations of yesterday, to the exciting ways they innovate through storytelling today.
EPCOT: Always in a State of Becoming
A look into the design and ideas behind the transformation of EPCOT and its new neighborhoods, attractions, and experiences. Explore the legacy of the park and discover more about the collaboration between Walt Disney Imagineering and Walt Disney World Resort throughout this ambitious process. Highlights include details uncovered by the Marty Sklar Archives and the inspirations that have guided the evolution of Disney’s first park without a castle.
5 p.m. Dinner Break
7 a.m.: Queue for both General Seating and Preferred Seating Opens
(Please do not arrive before this time – no official queue will be available until 7 a.m. and unofficial queues will not be honored.)
Disney’s Contemporary Resort Convention Center, 1st Floor Lobby
7 a.m. – 8 p.m.: Guest Services / International Credential Pick-Up Open
East Registration
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.: The Plausible Impossible 60 Years of Disney
Audio-Animatronics® Technology
(closed during presentations)
Sorcerer’s Apprentice 3
8 a.m. – 6 p.m.: Mickey’s of Glendale Shopping Open
Ballroom of the Americas, 2nd Floor
The Walt Disney Company Store
Grand Republic Ballroom D, 2nd Floor
Ink & Paint Marketplace
Grand Republic Ballroom B, 2nd Floor
8:15 a.m.: Doors Open – Preferred Seating Admission
Fantasia Ballroom H
8:30 a.m.: Doors Open – General Seating Admission
Fantasia Ballroom G
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Morning presentations, including:
Walt Disney Studios Showcase
A sneak peek at exciting upcoming projects from The Walt Disney Studios.
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Morning Break
100 Years of Walt Disney Animation Studios
Becky Bresee and Wayne Unten, heads of animation on Walt Disney Animation Studios’ upcoming feature Wish, sit down with legendary animator Mark Henn to revisit some of their favorite filmmaking memories.
Disney Global Ambassador Showdown
Join Disney Parks Ambassadors from every Disney destination around the world, as we learn more about each of their home resorts and engage them in a friendly competition to see whose resort is the “best of the best!”
Weird Disney: Centennial Edition
Get weird with the Walt Disney Archives and experience 100 years of “weird Disney” moments in the centennial edition of a Destination D23 fan favorite!
12 p.m. – 2 p.m.: Lunch Break
1:30 p.m.: Doors Open – Preferred Seating Admission
Fantasia Ballroom H
Doors Open – General Seating Admission
Fantasia Ballroom G
2 p.m. – 4 p.m.: Afternoon presentations, including:
The Road to 1923: Walt Goes West
Disney Legend Don Hahn provides new and fascinating insights into Walt Disney’s fabled journey that would lead him to join his brother Roy in California, where the two would establish the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio—the beginning of what is now The Walt Disney Company.
Down the Rabbit Hole: The Disney You Didn’t Know
Join Disney archivists and authors Kevin M. Kern and Steven Vagnini for a journey down the rabbit hole as they uncover astonishing Disney discoveries, connections, and little-known facts that will change everything—well, at least some things—you thought you knew about the Disney universe!
100 Years of Creativity: A Playful Look at Disney Imagination
Join Imagineers Diego Parras and Jason Grandt for a decade-by-decade look at some of the more interesting and lighthearted moments of Disney creativity from the last 100 years.
See Ya Real Soon: A FAN-Tastic Finale
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.: Dinner Break
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.: DISNEY+ HALLOWSTREAM COSTUME BASH
Kick off the scariest season in style and enter the world of Hallowstream with Disney+, the streaming home of your favorite Halloween stories. With phantomized photo-ops, chilling treats, and spellbinding surprises, guests will find all their hearts’ desires in this lavish lair of scares. Don’t forget to don your favorite costume so that you can dance the night away!
Attendees in costume must adhere to the following guidelines:
EXHIBITS
SHOPPING EXPERIENCES
*Please be advised: All schedules, events, and merchandise are subject to change without notice. For the enjoyment of all attendees, access in and out of the Fantasia Ballroom may be limited during presentations.
**For the convenience of event guests, you will be offered the opportunity to reserve a shopping window for Mickey’s of Glendale, The Walt Disney Company Store, and Ink & Paint Marketplace, on Friday, September 8, 2023. Details will be shared via email very soon.
DETAILS
All guests will receive access to the following D23 exclusive experiences:
In addition, a limited number of preferred seating tickets will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. These tickets will include a dedicated queue for a reserved seating area at the front of the ballroom.
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The Walt Disney Archives just announced the next home of “Heroes and Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume,” coming to the Birmingham Museum of Art from February 17th through August 18th, 2024. What’s Happening: A big dose of Disney magic is coming to the Birmingham Museum of Art in 2024! The Walt Disney Archives’s popular […]
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Disney Parks shared a new video of World of Frozen in Hong Kong Disneyland, featuring Queens Anna and Elsa traversing the land. World of Frozen is scheduled to open this November.
One of the details revealed in the video is the Arendelle Daily Press, a newspaper expanding the land’s backstory and advertising some of its offerings, like the Golden Crocus Inn restaurant and the Wandering Oaken’s Sliding Sleighs coaster. The land takes place during “Summer Snow Day.”
The video also features the clock tower with figures of Anna and Elsa in their “Frozen” outfits.
The real-life princesses appear dressed in their outfits from the end of “Frozen II,” when Anna is crowned queen and Elsa embraces her role as the Fifth Spirit.
There’s also a beautiful view of the snowflake-shaped fountain, with Elsa’s ice palace on the distant North Mountain.
Watch the video embedded below or here.
World of Frozen will include its own version of Frozen Ever After, with non-screen faces on the animatronics. Just like the EPCOT version of the attraction, guests will embark on a journey to the North Mountain where Elsa’s Ice Palace awaits as part of the Summer Snow Day celebration.
Wandering Oaken’s Sliding Sleighs is the first-ever “Frozen” roller-coaster. According to the land’s lore, the coaster was built by Wandering Oaken himself. He’s enlisted the help of his buddies Olaf and Sven to power the attraction as they work together to pull the sleds to the top of the lift hill. In May 2023, Disney released a behind-the-scenes video of the ride testing. In June, they shared a look at the themed queue featuring figures of Sven and Olaf.
The third attraction will be Playhouse in the Woods, an interactive play experience for children to celebrate Summer Snow Day.
Guests will be able to dine at the Golden Crocus Inn, named after the national symbol of Arendelle. This will be the primary dining area for the land, promising a diverse array of cuisine.
Tick Toy Toys & Collectibles is a toy shop operated by a wood carver and his wife. This will be a central merchandise location for toys and keepsakes that include elaborate character carvings.
Earlier this month, guests saw lights being tested in World of Frozen and Hong Kong Disneyland released new concept art.
“Frozen” lands are also under construction at Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris and Tokyo DisneySea as part of Fantasy Springs.
The first “Frozen” film was released in 2013, proving to be a huge success for Disney. It stars Kristen Bell as Princess Anna and Idina Menzel as Queen Elsa, Anna’s sister with hidden ice powers. After Elsa accidentally reveals her powers, she runs away. Anna, with help from snowman Olaf (Josh Gad) and ice carver Kristoff (Jonathan Groff), pursues Elsa. The film was written by Jennifer Lee from a story by her, Chris Buck, and Shane Morris. Buck and Lee directed “Frozen” with music by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.
The team returned for “Frozen II,” released in 2019. Set three years later, Elsa hears a strange voice calling her into the Enchanted Forest. She, Anna, Kristoff, and Olaf set out on a journey to find the voice and learn more about Anna and Elsa’s late parents.
CEO Bob Iger announced in February that Disney has “sequels in the works” for “Frozen,” “Toy Story,” and “Zootopia.” He didn’t specifically call the “Frozen” sequel “Frozen III,” but any kind of third “Frozen” film by Walt Disney Animation Studios would be the studio’s first “threequel.”
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Filmmaker Renan Ozturk recently joined National Geographic Explorer Mark Synott on a mission through the Northwest Passage to try to solve the mystery of Sir John Franklin’s lost expedition. Franklin and his crew of 129 men never returned from their journey to map out the new trade route at the top of the world in 1845. […]
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Sometimes, it takes everything in our power to not splurge on the adorable Disney merchandise we find in the parks and online.
Do you also have a hard time resisting merchandise?
However, when we see that adorable Disney merchandise is on sale, all that reservation goes out the window. When we see some good deals, it’s time to shop.
Fortunately for our Disney-lovin’ hearts, and very unfortunately for our wallets, we found some great Disney deals online at Hot Topic. All you have to do is use the code HT30 at checkout to score yourself a discount. If you’re like us and are ready to spend your most recent paycheck on some magical merch, then keep on reading!
©Hot Topic
Hair clips are not only a great way to quickly tie up your hair if it gets too warn, but also an adorable accessory! If you’re looking for a fun Halloween hair clip, this could be the one.
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These tapestries look just like the stretch room portraits you can find in the Haunted Mansion! These could make for some great spooky season decor. These are technically for your garden but you could totally use them on your walls.
©Hot Topic
If you’re a fan of a certain silly old bear, then this Loungefly backpack could be the one for you! It features Pooh, Eeyore, Tigger, and Piglet in a garden.
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Last but not least, you can grab this Minnie Mouse backpack! It’s white and features an all-over print of the Minnie Mouse icon.
And there you have it! We’ll continue to keep you updated with more Disney news and merchandise, so make sure to follow along for more.
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If you’re spending the day at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World and are looking for a simple yet delicious meal, The Plaza Restaurant is one of my personal favorites. The location of this eatery is just the best, and the nostalgia is all around you. My other favorite part is that the prices are not as high as a lot of the table service restaurants you’ll find in the park. Dining reservations are a must here as the dining room is relatively small, and walk-up availability is pretty rare, in my experience.
Disney Eats announced that some new items have been added to the menu; let’s take a look, shall we?
Specialty Milkshakes: Chocolate Pecan Brownie, Strawberry Shortcake, and Key Lime
Chocolate Layer Cake with caramel popcorn mousse
Cotton Candy Cheesecake with fresh berries
Pot Roast Stack: Slow-roasted beef piled high on thick-cut toast with mashed potatoes, caramelized onion gravy, and onion rings
Crab Cake Sandwich griddled and served with lettuce, tomato, and rémoulade sauce on a potato roll
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The Les Voyages de Pinocchio Attraction Key will be released on Thursday, August 31 at Disneyland Paris. What’s Happening: When you wish upon a star… The Les Voyages de Pinocchio Attraction Key will be released on Thursday, August 31. A limited edition 1992 – 29.00€. Book your digital ticket on the Lineberty ticketing website https://web.lineberty.net next Tuesday, August […]
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The Walt Disney Company stock dropped to a new 52-week-low this morning, hitting $83.02, down more than 3%.
If Disney closes below $84.17, today will be its lowest closing since October 17, 2014.
Disney stock has dropped significantly over the past few years, especially during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and Bob Chapek’s tenure as CEO. That said, Disney’s all-time high closing price was on March 8, 2021, at $201.91.
When Bob Iger returned to the position, the stock shot back up to over $100, but later started to drop again. In May 2023, it was down to $92.28, seeing a 9% drop.
Disney’s previous 52-week low was $84.07.
The market as a whole is only down between 0.5% and 1.25% today, although other entertainment and media companies are seeing bigger drops.
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