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From the Disney Parks Blog: Starting today, get a free dining plan when you buy a new non-discounted Walt Disney Travel Co. room and ticket package for four nights/five days at select Walt Disney World Resort hotels for arrivals on select dates from October 2011 to March 2012. This package includes room, theme park tickets and a [...]

From D23 and our friends at Stitch Kingdom… Today, the official D23 Expo calendar has been updated to reflect some of the new presentations, panels and artist signings for members as well as all attendees and we are happy to be one of the first to share them with you. The new calendar additions are as follows: [...]

Be among the first to watch ABC’s most anticipated new fall series and animated holiday special and have a chance to learn the secrets behind how they were made. Get a jump on the holiday season on Friday, August 19 at 12:45 p.m. in Stage 23, as the D23 exposition unwraps Walt Disney Animation Studios’ [...]

Disney fans attending the first day of Disney’s D23 Expo, presented by D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, August 19-21 at the Anaheim Convention Center, will be able to end their day with an unforgettable evening of harmony provided by Dick Van Dyke & The Vantastix. The popular vocal quartet is comprised of legendary television, Broadway, and [...]

Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, celebrates the beauty and culture of Hawai`i with a touch of Disney magic – and that has to include the much-loved Disney characters. And one place you’ll always find them is “Aunty’s Breakfast Celebration at the Makahiki” on Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays. Makahiki – Bounty of the Islands is destined [...]

Start your engines – “Cars 2” Disney Gift Cards are now available online, at the Walt Disney World Resort, and atDisneyland Resort! Just in time for the theatrical release of “Cars 2,” these new cards will have you racing to grab the film-inspired designs. The two new designs feature Lightning McQueen racing along the Italian coastline in “Cars [...]

From Our Friends at Stitch Kingdom… D23 has now released the full schedule for the Disney Parks panels, which are in addition to the keynote arena presentation by Parks Chair Tom Staggs on Friday, August 19 at 3:30 pm. The individual panels and schedule are as follows: FRIDAY, AUGUST 19 The Making of The Little [...]

Kids, tweens and families can meet their favorite stars of Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior, over three fun-filled days, FRIDAY, AUGUST 19–SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, at the ultimate event for Disney fans, Disney’s D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.  The schedule includes a musical performance by actress and Hollywood Records recording artist China Anne McClain (Disney Channel’s [...]

The family of Jennings Osborne says the 67-year-old philanthropist has died from complications following heart surgery performed in April. Osborne died at 3:30 p.m. at a Little Rock hospital. Osborne had been hospitalized for 100 days, following surgery on April 18th. Doctors ordered the operation  after Osborne suffered a stroke and heart attack in August [...]

A few weeks ago our fellow author Michelle Harker gave you a first look at some new items coming to the D23 Expo Dream Store on Aug. 19-21. We begged her to let us write about some of the new toys and games that will make their debut at the Expo. These reasons can be summarized in three words [...]