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PHOTOS: 50th Anniversary Medallion Replaced On Frozone Statue, Remains on Joe Gardner Statue in Disney’s Hollywood Studios

December 10, 2023December 9, 2023

Disney has covered the 50th anniversary medallion on the Frozone statue in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, part of the Disney Fab 50 Character Collection that debuted for “The World’s Most Magical Celebration.” 50th anniversary medallions were removed from most of the statues in late September, but a handful remained. The last few 50th anniversary medallions on Magic Kingdom … Read more

PHOTOS: Final 50th Anniversary Medallions Replaced With White Medallions on Magic Kingdom Gold Fab 50 Statues

December 5, 2023

by Shannen Ace

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Disney has finally replaced or covered the last few 50th anniversary medallions on gold Fab 50 Character Collection statues in Magic Kingdom. Medallions were removed from most of the statues in late September, but a handful had medallions that were more incorporated into their designs rather than just stuck on their bases. To fix this, … Read more

Most 50th Anniversary Medallions Removed from Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom Fab 50 Statues

September 27, 2023

by Shannen Ace

The 50th anniversary medallions have been removed from most of the Fab 50 statues in Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom. Earlier this month, Disney announced Imagineers would be “sprinkling a touch of timeless pixie dust to refresh the Disney Fab 50 Character Collection,” teasing the removal of the medallions. The next day, the medallions … Read more

PHOTOS: 50th Anniversary Medallions Gone From EPCOT Fab 50 Statues

September 20, 2023

by Shannen Ace

The 50th anniversary medallions have been removed from Disney’s Animal Kingdom Fab 50 statues and EPCOT Fab 50 statues. We visited the latter park on Wednesday morning and saw that all the medallions were gone and the statues had been touched up. EPCOT Fab 50 Statues On Tuesday, Disney Parks teased the removal of the 50th … Read more

PHOTOS: 50th Anniversary Medallions Removed From All Disney’s Animal Kingdom Fab 50 Statues

September 20, 2023

by Shannen Ace

On Tuesday, Disney Parks teased the removal of the 50th anniversary medallions from the golden Fab 50 statues across Walt Disney World Resort. They shared a photo of a crew member touching up the Timon and Pumbaa statue at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. We visited the park on Wednesday and confirmed the Animal Kingdom Fab 50 … Read more

Walt Disney World Removing 50th Anniversary Medallions From Fab 50 Character Statues

September 19, 2023September 19, 2023

by Shannen Ace

Imagineers are “sprinkling a touch of timeless pixie dust to refresh the Disney Fab 50 Character Collection” statues at Walt Disney World Resort — which means they are finally removing the 50th anniversary medallions from the golden statues. Fab 50 Statues The new statues were installed at all four Walt Disney World theme parks in the … Read more

Fab 50 Statue Holiday Sound Effects Being Turned on at Walt Disney World

November 20, 2022

by Shannen Michaelsen

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Holiday sound effects are starting to be turned on at the Disney Fab 50 statues throughout Walt Disney World Resort. We checked on all of the statues in Disney’s Hollywood Studios yesterday. These sound effects can be activated by waving a MagicBand+ at the statues. Some have several phrases and sounds, so you might have … Read more

Holiday Sound Effects Coming to Fab 50 Sculptures at Walt Disney World

November 18, 2022

by Shannen Michaelsen

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The Disney Fab 50 character sculptures at Walt Disney World will have special holiday sound effects this holiday season. The effects can be activated using a MagicBand+. The video shared by Disney has examples of Winnie the Pooh, Minnie, and Donald saying holiday phrases. There will also be MagicBand+ holiday designs available. Read more about … Read more

New Walt Disney World Fab 50 Ornament Set Includes Tinker Bell, Stitch, Orange Bird, and More

October 13, 2022

by Shannen Michaelsen

After the debut of the Disney Fab 50 Character Collection in 2021, ornament sets inspired by the golden statues were available during the holidays. A new set has debuted this year featuring five different statues. Disney Fab 50 Ornament Set – $49.99 The ornaments have detachable EARidescent ribbons. The character statues are Tinker Bell, Stitch, … Read more

VIDEO: MagicBand+ Interacting With Disney’s Hollywood Studios Fab 50 Statues

May 10, 2022

by Shannen Michaelsen

We snagged a MagicBand+ when it was accidentally released early, and now we’re starting to see the slow rollout of effects for the Fab 50 character statues throughout Walt Disney World. We already completed this quest at EPCOT and Magic Kingdom, now we’re taking our MagicBand+ around Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Check out our video tour, … Read more

Second Series of Golden Fab 50 Statue Pins Now Available at Walt Disney World

February 22, 2022

by Shannen Michaelsen

The second series of pins inspired by the Disney Fab 50 gold statues is now available at Walt Disney World. The first series was released earlier this month. Fab 50 Series 2 Mystery Pin Box – $21.99 There are 18 pins in this series and each mystery box contains three randomly selected pins. The front of … Read more

Fab 50 Figment Figure Now Available on shopDisney

February 11, 2022

by Shannen Michaelsen

The golden Fab 50 Figment figure released last week at Walt Disney World is now available for purchase on shopDisney.com. Fab 50 Figment Golden Statue – Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary – $99 Discover 50 golden character statues across all four parks during The World’s Most Magical Celebration at Walt Disney World Resort. Take home your favorite Disney friend, … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEO: ‘Take A Peek Behind the Artistry’ of The Making of the Disney Fab 50 Character Collection at EPCOT

February 6, 2022

by Jade Mackey

Signs have popped up next to five of the Disney Fab 50 character statues at EPCOT. Next to Figment, Pua and Hei Hei, Olaf and Bruni, Miguel and Dante, and Rocket and Groot, you can now scan a QR code that will bring you to a series of videos all about the making of these … Read more

PHOTOS: New Fab 50 Figurine Mystery Boxes Debut at Walt Disney World

February 5, 2022

by Shannen Michaelsen

In addition to the four large figures and the mystery pins, there are now mystery boxes of small figurines inspired by the Disney Fab 50 statues. The first series of mystery boxes include ten of the 50 figurines and we found them for sale at the Emporium in Magic Kingdom. Fab 50 Series 1 Mystery … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (11/5/21): Vaccinated Cast Members No Longer Required to Mask Indoors Backstage from 11/8, EARidescent Collection Arrives, “Eternals” Disappoints, and More

November 5, 2021

by Spencer Lloyd

We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Friday, November 5, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

PHOTOS: New Disney Fab 50 Ornament Sets Arrive at Walt Disney World

November 8, 2021November 5, 2021

by Shannen Michaelsen

Disney Fab 50 ornaments are now available at Walt Disney World, in addition to on shopDisney.com. We found the Magic Kingdom ornament set in the Emporium and the other three sets in World of Disney at Disney Springs. Magic Kingdom Fab 50 Ornament Set – $49.99 This set includes five ornaments resembling five of the Fab … Read more