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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

Golden Fab 50 Statues to Remain After End of Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023

by Justin Topa

The 50th Anniversary decorations are set to come down beginning this weekend, but the golden Fab 50 character statues introduced as part of the celebration are expected to remain across Walt Disney World, at least for now. The removal of EARidescent décor will continue this weekend, including the phased removal of the 50th decor donning … 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: Halloween Greetings Added to Fab 50 Statues at Magic Kingdom

October 4, 2022

by Spencer Lloyd

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With spooky season officially upon us at last, special new Halloween-themed greetings have been added to several Fab 50 Statues across the Magic Kingdom! Guests with a MagicBand+ can enjoy new Halloween-themed greetings from Mickey and Minnie as well as Goofy and Pluto. We found a rendition of “Grim Grinning Ghosts” playing at the Lady … Read more

FIRST LOOK: How to Play the “Disney Fab 50 Quest” with Your MagicBand+ at Walt Disney World

July 27, 2022July 25, 2022

by SarinaP

Despite not officially debuting until July 27, the MagicBand+ is now able to connect to the My Disney Experience app thanks to a recent update. With this, new features like color themes are available and now, the Disney Fab 50 Quest is live as well. We’re here to help you navigate the newest features of … Read more

Series 2 of Fab 50 Figurines Arrive at Walt Disney World

May 28, 2022

by Shannen Michaelsen

Another series of figurines inspired by the Disney Fab 50 Character Collection is now available in mystery boxes at Walt Disney World. The first series was released earlier this year. We found series 2 in the Emporium at Magic Kingdom. Fab 50 Series 2 Mystery Figurine – $12.99 Series 1 boxes were $9.99 but series 2 … Read more

VIDEO: MagicBand+ Interaction Begins with Fab 50 Statues at the Magic Kingdom

May 6, 2022

by Matthew Soberman

Despite MagicBand+ not being officially released yet (except for an accidental early leak), the slow rollout of effects for the Fab 50 character statues has begun around Walt Disney World, with our latest look coming from the Magic Kingdom. Check out our video tour, or read on for a full recap of our experiences! The … Read more

FIRST LOOK: MagicBand+ Interacting With Disney Fab 50 Statues at EPCOT

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022

by Matthew Soberman

After months of anticipation, we got our first MagicBand+ interactions with the Disney Fab 50 statues at EPCOT this morning! You can watch our video of the interactions as part of the Fab 50 Quest in the video below, or read on for a complete description of our interactions! While walking around the statues, our … Read more

First Look at MagicBand+ Interacting With Walt Disney World Fab 50 Statues

May 4, 2022

by Shannen Michaelsen

Ashley Carter with Spectrum News 13 has shared video on Twitter of the new MagicBand+ in action. We got a hold of some of the new bands when they were accidentally released early at Walt Disney World, but no features are yet available in the parks. Carter shared a video of a light moving around … Read more