If you’re looking for something adorable to lift your spirits this afternoon, look no further than this incredible new stop-motion video featuring Duffy & Friends from Shanghai Disney Resort. One of Duffy’s newest friends, ‘Olu Mel, recently made his arrival at Shanghai Disneyland after his big debut at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa in … Read more
With just days to go before Shanghai Disneyland reopens to guests on Monday, May 11th, Disney has released photos of the “character processions” that will take place at the park for the foreseeable future. With meet-and-greets temporarily suspended due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, characters will be seen in a special procession called Mickey and … Read more
In a move similar to CookieAnn’s renaming at Hong Kong Disneyland and beyond, Disney has just announced that Duffy’s turtle friend ‘Olu at Aulani has also received a name change––to ‘Olu Mel. Here’s the new backstory for the name change: “As the story goes, on a bright sunny Hawai‘i day, Duffy and ShellieMay were looking for ‘Olu … Read more
During the 2019 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, guests were pleasantly surprised to see a few more characters pop up in the decor around the park. Disney stars such as Remy, Abu, and Jiminy Cricket were added to the walls of their respective home countries in the World Showcase Pavilion. For the 2020 festival, … Read more
While CookieAnn is the Friend of Duffy everyone’s talking about overseas now that she’s heading to Tokyo DisneySea, we have some rare Duffy friend news of our own here in the US. A small collection of ‘Olu merchandise has made it onto shopDisney! I can’t remember the last time any Duffy and Friends merch made … Read more
Last August, Duffy’s newest friend ‘Olu made his global debut at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, in Ko Olina, HawaiÊ»i with an exclusive new line of merchandise. Well, now it seems that another of Duffy’s plush friends will be joining him at the resort. Aulani has teased that “a new friend” will be making … Read more
Welcome in the Year of the Pig at Shanghai Disney Resort this Chinese New Year! The magic of the Disney resort will meet the stunning traditional celebrations of Chinese New Year from January 19 through February 19. The park will be gloriously decorated in Mickey Mouse lanterns, Chinese couplets, and colorful flowers, with plenty of magical events, … Read more