Kevin Rafferty to Officially Retire from Walt Disney Imagineering in April

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Kevin Rafferty, the Walt Disney Imagineer behind Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World and Cars Land in Disney California Adventure (and many, many more incredible projects) has officially announced his retirement. Rafferty had initially expressed the intent to retire shortly after the grand opening of Mickey & Minnie’s … Read more

“The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure” Exhibit Coming to EPCOT This February

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The historic transformation of EPCOT will take another step forward in early February with “The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure,” a new exhibit debuting inside The American Adventure. Featuring Joe Gardner from Disney and Pixar’s “Soul” – now streaming on Disney+ – you’re invited on a musical tour of America to learn about this inspiring genre … Read more

Disneyland Resort to Become COVID-19 Vaccine Super Site

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The Happiest Place on Earth will soon become the Biggest COVID-19 Vaccination Site in Orange County as new plans for vaccine distribution have been established for California in hopes of lowering transmission rates. Disneyland Resort in Anaheim will become the Super first Point-of-Dispensing site for COVID-19 vaccines for residents of Orange County, set to vaccinate … Read more

UPDATE: Mears Issues Statement on Disney’s Magical Express Service Suspension, Will Continue Providing Transportation to Walt Disney World Resort

As we reported earlier today, Disney’s Magical Express service, which provides guests with transportation between Orlando International Airport and the Walt Disney World, will be ending in 2022. The service was operated by Mears Transportation, which has seen a number of layoffs due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and has since issued a … Read more

BREAKING: Disney’s Magical Express Service Ending in 2022 at Walt Disney World

UPDATE: Mears Transportation has issued a statement on the suspension of Disney’s Magical Express, confirming that the company will continue providing their own transportation options to the theme parks and resorts. For more information, click here. Disney’s Magical Express service, which provides guests with transportation between Orlando International Airport and the Walt Disney World, will … Read more

Space Mountain Temporarily Closed at the Magic Kingdom; My Disney Experience Sending Push Notifications

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Guests at headed to the Magic Kingdom today are receiving push notifications from My Disney Experience indicating that Space Mountain is currently unavailable. The message comes from Jason Kirk, Vice President of Magic Kingdom park. Cast Members are working diligently to get the attraction back up and running again, but between the PeopleMover still under … Read more

New Limited Edition Lady Plush Revealed for “Disney Treasures From the Vault” Amazon Collection; Early Access for D23 Members Tomorrow

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D23 has just revealed their first plush in the Disney Treasures From the Vault collection, another limited edition collaboration with Amazon! And while this might seem like your average “Lady and the Tramp” plush, there’s some fascinating history behind it linking it to Walt Disney himself! Read on for more details on the plush as … Read more

PHOTOS: NEW Vibrante & Vívido Food Studio Inspired by Mary Blair’s Latin American Tour with Walt Disney at the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2021

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This year’s Festival of the Arts at EPCOT will bring an all-new Food Studio named “Vibrante & Vívido”, which translates from Spanish as “Vibrant & Vivid”, a nod to Mary Blair’s art fused with Latin American flavors inspired by Central and Southern America. The Vibrante & Vívido Food Studio is located between Morocco and France, … Read more

The Walt Disney Company Executives to Discuss Fiscal First Quarter 2021 Financial Results on February 11

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The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) will discuss fiscal first quarter 2021 financial results via a live audio webcast beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT on Thursday, February 11, 2021. Results will be released after the close of regular trading on February 11, 2021. To listen to the webcast, visit www.disney.com/investors, and stay … Read more