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Disney Legend Dick Nunis has passed away at age 91.
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The former chairman of Walt Disney Attractions died surrounded by his family on December 13th, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. A family friend confirmed the news.
Okay, where are our Marvel fans at?
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So, if you’re like us, you cannot get enough of those Marvel series, and you’re kinda desperate for a new one now that season 2 of Loki is over (which BLEW our minds). Sure, we’ve got the new Echo series to look forward to, as well as season 2 of What If…? But there will be ANOTHER new Marvel series coming up soon — and we are READY!
Okay, so it’s no secret at this point that we go to McDonald’s A LOT.
We love McDonald’s
Yes, we spent a lot of time, money, and stomach space to trying to collect all the Disney100 Happy Meal toys at one point (and we did it for the Disney World 50th anniversary toys, too). We’ve even been to CosMC’s. We’ve also been getting those adult Happy Meals in hopes of landing all the character figures, and today, we got the rarest one!
The Disney company has been making headlines a lot lately.
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Bob Iger, Disney’s CEO, has been in the news for comments on Disney’s “Woke” agenda and his exit as CEO in 2026. There are also the public comments that Elon Musk, CEO of X/Twitter, has made about Bob Iger, like, “He should be fired immediately.” Now, Disney is losing $105 Million from an investor.
There are so many BIG things coming to Disney parks around the world in 2024!
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We know 2023 is not over yet, and we still have some big things to look forward to before the year ends — but it doesn’t hurt to look forward to what 2024 is going to bring. Back in October, Disney announced the opening date for the newest port coming to Tokyo DisneySea, Fantasy Springs. This new land expansion will bring three new themed lands to DisneySea for guests to explore: Frozen Kingdom, Rapunzel’s Forest, and Peter Pan’s Neverland. We just got new information about ticketing to see this new area… so let’s dive in! [Read more…]
In a little over six months, Tokyo DisneySea will be welcoming an all-new port with three new lands!
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Disney has confirmed a few things about the new port, Fantasy Springs, but there is still a lot that we will have to wait to discover. Fantasy Springs will open on June 6th, 2024 and we’re very eager to explore it! Since we’re like kids, on a road trip to Disney World, who just can’t wait til we get there, we’ve taken a deep dive into the concept art to pick out what we think might be coming!
André Braugher, actor and star of Homicide: Life On The Street and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, has passed away at age 61, Deadline reports.
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The actor died on Monday, December 11th, 2024 after a brief illness.
Are you ready to book your next Disney vacation? It’s the holiday season at Disney World and 2024 is just around the corner! Disney is celebrating with Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party and the all-new Jollywood Nights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. And the 2023 EPCOT Festival of the Holidays runs through December 30th. You don’t want to miss a minute of the festivities or what’s coming next year!
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Right now, there are some awesome hotel discounts for the holidays and beyond, which might mean that you can free up some room in your budget! A lot of these are major hotel discounts (we’re talking in the 40% off range for some groups), so the money you save could even be put towards adding on a couple more nights to your vacation. Are you in? We’re in. Let’s go! [Read more…]
The Disney Wish was the first Disney Cruise Line ship from the third generation of Disney ships.
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The Wish stood on the shoulders of its cruise line predecessors and has taken Disney whimsy and elegance to a whole new level!
A lot is going on in the political world of Disney this week.
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This is the week of the federal lawsuit hearing between Disney and Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis. We may finally be nearing the end of the feud.
Also this week, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD) board (which was completely appointed by DeSantis) was scheduled to have its final board meeting of the year. But it seems, amidst all that is going on, that has now changed.
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