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  • Last Minute Gift Ideas From Disney Parks, shopDisney.com and Disney Store

    Last Minute Gift Ideas From Disney Parks, shopDisney.com and Disney Store

    The holiday season is in full swing, and with just days until Christmas, look to Disney for all of your last-minute, gift-giving needs. Whether you’re shopping inside our Disney Parks or Disney stores, or even online at shopDisney.com, Disney has you covered!

    Whether you want to wow your 7-year-old Star Wars fan, unveil a show stopping Frozen 2 surprise, or give the gift of quality time – there’s something for every kid and every age in stores and online. So, make your list and check it twice, because Disney Parks, and shopDisney.com| Disney store has all the magic you need this season.

    2019 Top Holiday Toys

    If you’re searching for something to gift the toy enthusiast in your life, look no further than shopDisney.com| Disney store’s 2019 Top Holiday Toys list – showcasing fan-favorite toys inspired by Disney, Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel characters. 

    You can shop online or in-store for all of your toy must-haves such as the Toy Story Mini Figure Set, Mickey Mouse Kids Kitchen, Disney Train and Station Playset by The LEGO Group, or Marvel Thanos Talking Action Figure, as well as items inspired by recent holiday movies including a Disney Frozen 2 Anna and Elsa Doll set and Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker Deluxe Figure Play Set. 

    These top wish-worthy toys are bound to make this the merriest season ever. 

    All-Ages 2019 Holiday Guide 

    The magic of Disney is for everyone, and our 2019 Holiday Guide, released by shopDisney.com| Disney store, includes something special for every Disney fan on your nice list. 

    Adults

    For the adults who are kids at heart, find apparel, makeup, accessories, pins, stationary and more from Disney, Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel in our Gifts for Adults list. 

    Kids

    We all remember our favorite Disney, Pixar, Star Wars or Marvel items growing up, and we know kid-approved items showcasing favorite characters are always a win for the holidays.  

    Board games, dolls, action figures, clothes, MagicBands, stationary, jewelry, bedding and more can be found on our ultimate Gifts for Kids guide. 

    Baby

    Babies can get in on the Disney fun too! The Gifts for Baby list features festive outfits to celebrate the holidays as well as toys, shoes, photo sets, and bag options to store baby necessities. 

    Luxury

    Opulent items are abound in our Luxury Gifts list. Whether the luxe lover in your life is a jewelry and watch aficionado, a collector of limited edition items, or a trendsetting fashionista – we have their gifts covered. 

    Quality Time at Disney Store

    This holiday season, give the gift of quality time with “Disney store’s Magical Wishes” event. 

    This interactive theater experience will get you and your family into the holiday spirit with activities featuring Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on screen and in-store. Magical Wishes takes place in Disney stores every evening at 7 p.m. through December 24. Check your local store’s hours and RSVP for priority entrance.

    Everyone deserves a little magic this season, and at Disney Parks, Disney stores and shopDisney.com, there is a special gift for everyone on your list.

  • New Cupcakes Debut on Disney Fantasy and Disney Dream

    New Cupcakes Debut on Disney Fantasy and Disney Dream

    Four new cupcakes have debuted onboard Disney Cruise Line and they taste just as good as they look!

    Each cupcake has a unique design and flavors that can appeal to everyone in the family. Take a look at each one below:

    As a special addition to our Nautical Navy collection that launched earlier this fall, we’re adding a delicious treat to match! This nautical-themed vanilla cupcake is the perfect treat for the cruise fan in your family with its delicious white frosting, blue sprinkles and anchor motif. Share photos of this cruise-inspired treat using #DCLNauticalNavy.

    This adorable unicorn cupcake makes for the perfect dessert! Topped with colorful frosting, sugar flowers and sprinkles, this unique treat wouldn’t be complete without a golden (sugar) horn!

    You’ll definitely be saying “Ka-Chow” when you see and taste the new “Cars” cupcake! For all of you chocolate lovers out there, this chocolate cupcake sits in a chocolate cup, topped with cookies ‘n cream mousse, candy rocks and an edible Lightning McQueen chocolate topper!

    You’ll fall head over heels for our next delectable treat! This cupcake is just as beautiful as it is decadent. With red velvet cake in a chocolate cup, topped with chocolate mousse and chocolate curls, this work of art is adorned with a delicate red sugar rose and chocolate butterfly. 

    Which cupcake is your favorite? Try them all at Vanellope’s Sweets & Treats on the Disney Dream, and Sweet on You on the Disney Fantasy.

  • Once Upon A Time Creators Creating New Disney Fairytale TV Show

    Once Upon A Time Creators Creating New Disney Fairytale TV Show

    Once Upon a Time creators Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz are taking another run at the world of fairytales. They’re teaming up with their former Once Upon a Time writer Brigette Hales to launch a new fairytale TV series for ABC called Epic.

    Epic is a romantic anthology series set in the fairytale universe of Disney. Taking place in a Disney-like Enchanted Forest, it will center on a whole new set of new heroes, villains, princes, princesses and all manner of magical beings.

    While it will pay homage to the classic signposts we’re all familiar with from the stories we grew up with, Epic will endeavor to create a whole new batch of characters as it explores love in all its forms.

    The news of Epic‘s development comes a couple of months after Disney decided not to move forward with Kitsis’ and Horowitz’s Muppets Live Another Day series, which had Frozen star Josh Gad attached. The duo will executive-produce Epic, which Hale will oversee as showrunner while they continue work on their Apple TV+ series, Amazing Stories.

    Once Upon a Time was a big hit for ABC, and a large part of that was the show’s use of popular fairy tales which had already been adapted by Disney. The show lasted for seven seasons, ending in 2018.

  • Spread Holiday Cheer with Floral Gifts from Disney

    Spread Holiday Cheer with Floral Gifts from Disney

    Are you, or other family members, planning on spending Christmas at Disney? If so, you can still spread Holiday Cheer on your vacation with floral gifts from Disney!

    These stockings can be ordered from Disney Floral & Gifts and be delivered right to your room. Meaning you save room in your suitcase, and the hassle of trying to keep gifts hidden. Stockings with a plush toy start at $90, and stockings with cookies start at $70.

    ****Photo of Designers Choice Floral Arrangement****

    If you have a budget but you’re not sure what you want the “Designer Choice” option is perfect for you. For example, check out this snow kissed and candy cane bedecked floral arrangement. The Designer Choice option let’s you set the price and usually start around $50.

    In addition to gifts and flower arrangements, you have can even have Disney delivery your very own Christmas Tree! This tree will bring the sights (and smells) of the holidays into your resort room. The Classic Christmas Tree starts at $250.

    Contact Disney Floral & Gifts to order all these items, and more! You can find them at www.DisneyFloralAndGifts.com, or call them at (407) 827-3505.

    And be sure to contact me at Enchanted Kingdom Vacations with Kimberly to plan you next Disney Vacation!

  • New Delta and Disney+ Partnership Brings Exclusive In-Flight Entertainment to the Skies

    New Delta and Disney+ Partnership Brings Exclusive In-Flight Entertainment to the Skies

    Delta and Disney+ have struck a new deal that will allow passengers to access exclusive Disney movies while they travel at 30,000 feet.

    Delta customers can now enjoy a selection of movies and TV shows from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic thanks to the airline’s most recent partnership with Disney+.

    See the full list of Disney titles featured on the IFE Spotlight Collection in December below.

    TitleProduction Company
    Avengers: EndgameMarvel
    Captain MarvelMarvel
    CocoPixar
    Finding NemoPixar
    Free SoloNational Geographic
    FrozenDisney
    The Little MermaidDisney
    The Nightmare Before ChristmasDisney
    The Parent TrapDisney
    Remember the TitansDisney
    Star Wars: The Last JediStar Wars
    Toy Story 3Pixar
    UpPixar

    Additional Disney library titles are available within the movies and TV series pages on board.

    “We know how much our customers value entertainment on board,” said Ekrem Dimbiloglu, Director – Onboard Product and Brand Experience. “That’s why we have installed seat-back screens in over 700 aircraft and continue to forge partnerships with entertainment giants like The Walt Disney Company to bring more diversity and variety to the entertainment options we offer in flight.”

    Disney+ provides customers an unrivaled collection of Disney fan favorites, ranging from one of the highest-grossing films of all time “Avengers: Endgame” to timeless animated films like “The Little Mermaid.” A selection of content from the Disney+ library catalog joins the more than 3,000 movies, TV shows and music options already available through Delta Studio* – free of charge to all customers in all cabins. In addition to investing in seat-back entertainment, customers can choose to stream Delta Studio to their personal devices on the airline’s entire mainline fleet and most regional aircraft.

    This content partnership with The Walt Disney Company is the latest in Delta’s effort to bring new and innovative offerings to customers so they can make the most of their time in flight – from bringing Hulu Originals and Spotify podcasts on board, to debuting a next-generation IFE interface on the airline’s new A330-900neo, to taking steps toward free Wi-Fi and more.

  • ‘Frozen 2’ Sets Record as Disney’s Sixth Movie to Hit $1 Billion in 2019

    ‘Frozen 2’ Sets Record as Disney’s Sixth Movie to Hit $1 Billion in 2019

    After an already dominating year at the box office Disney’s “Frozen 2” is the companies sixth movie this year to hit $1 billion globally.

    Those ticket sales extend the benchmark Disney set over summer, with five other films — “Avengers: Endgame,” “Aladdin,” “Toy Story 4,” “The Lion King” and “Captain Marvel” — joining the billion-dollar club in a single year. “Frozen 2” is Disney Animation’s third movie to cross $1 billion and now stands as the seventh-biggest animated film ever.

    Earlier in December, Disney became the first studio in history to surpass $10 billion worldwide, and that’s before “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” arrives in theaters Dec. 20.

    “Frozen 2” is already the eighth-highest grossing movie of the year. In North America, the fantasy follow-up has generated $367 million. The film crossed $600 million overseas, powered by especially strong showings in China ($111.5 million), Korea ($85.4 million), Japan ($67.3 million) and the United Kingdom ($49.6 million).

    “Frozen 2” debuted to $130 million at the domestic box office ahead of Thanksgiving, setting a November record for an animated movie. It also become the first cartooned film outside of summer to hit triple digits in its inaugural weekend. The film continued its dominance through Turkey Day, cementing a new industry high-water mark with $123 million over the five-day holiday frame.

    Directed by Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, “Frozen 2” continues the adventures of Princesses Elsa (voiced by Idina Menzel) and Anna (Kristen Bell), who reunite with Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and Olaf (Josh Gad) and embark on an adventure beyond Arendelle to find out why Elsa was born with magical powers.

  • Disney Warns New Star Wars Movie May Pose Seizure Risk

    Disney Warns New Star Wars Movie May Pose Seizure Risk

    According to Walt Disney Studios, the highly anticipated film, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” could trigger seizures in people with epilepsy.

    In a statement with the Epilepsy Foundation, the company warned viewers that the film contains “several sequences with imagery and sustained flashing lights.” The company said the features could affect people with photosensitive epilepsy.

    Disney has sent a letter to theater owners and operators worldwide with a recommendation that special steps should be taken to alert moviegoers about the visual effects and  flashing lights in the J.J. Abrams-directed interstellar adventure.

    Out of an abundance of caution,” the letter opens, “we recommend that you provide at your venue box office and online, and at other appropriate places where your customers will see it, a notice containing the following information: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker contains several sequences with imagery and sustained flashing lights that may affect those who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy or have other photosensitivities.”

    Flashing lights at certain intensities and patterns can trigger seizures in nearly 3 percent of people with epilepsy, according to the Epilepsy Foundation.

    The foundation said the warning does not mean people with epilepsy cannot see the film. The Epilepsy Foundation recommends those impacted to ask a friend to watch the film first, then take the friend to see the film again to warn about the scenes before they happen.

    “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” is not the first Disney film to come with the warning. “Incredibles II,” contained a sequence of flashing lights that also could have triggered seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy. Notices were posted in theaters for that premiere after people on Twitter shared concerns.

  • Celebrate 15 Years of Disney PhotoPass Service with Special Photo Ops

    Celebrate 15 Years of Disney PhotoPass Service with Special Photo Ops

    December marks the 15th anniversary of Disney’s PhotoPass service at Walt Disney World, and you can celebrate all year long with special photos ops!

    Disney PhotoPass Service debuted in December 2004, and has continued to introduce creative new ways to capture your memories. The most recent additions include the Tiny World and Super Zoom Magic Shots.

    Tiny World Magic Shot

    To celebrate this milstone anniversary there will be new Magic Shots introduced all year long! The PhotopPass service was first launched in Epcot, so the celebration will start there.

    Now through January 6, 2020, you can enjoy a few bright and colorful photo ops after dark at Epcot. Check out the locations below where you can find photographers to capture these special moments for you. Both locations feature the iconic Spaceship Earth.

    Future World near Spaceship Earth
    Main Entrance of Epcot

    Cast Members have captured billions of photos in the past 15 years that let you relive all your magical Disney memories. In addition to new photo opportunities you can also enjoy 15% off plus free domestic shipping on select orders when you customize and order photo gift products through EZ Prints. That deal is available now through January 6, 2020.

    Planning a Disney trip in the future? Above all, a Disney Travel agent makes your trip fun and stress free! Contact me at Enchanted Kingdom Vacations with Kimberly to start planning your next trip. My services are always FREE when you book with me.

  • Hasbro Unveils New Line of Baby Yoda Toys Now Available for Preorder

    Hasbro Unveils New Line of Baby Yoda Toys Now Available for Preorder

    Hasbro on Thursday unveiled its line of “Baby Yoda” toys and they are strong with the force!

    The new toy line-up includes the Hasbro Black Series high-quality collectible (comes with a small bone broth cup, ball toy and Sorgan frog) $9.99; a talking plush Child, $25; a 6.5 inch figure for $20; a Bounty Collection including six different figures for $8 each.

    Take a look below at some of the Baby Yoda toys now available for pre-order:

    A plush version of Baby Yoda ($24.99 at Walmart) has the ability to talk and make sounds, like the coos and meeps he’s vocalized in the show.

    Baby Yoda strikes six different poses in the 2.2-inch figures being sold in sets of two for $15.99 at Walmart.

    Star Wars The Child 6.5-inch Figure – $19.99 at Waltmart.

    “We’ve been so enamored with the conversation and fan reaction surrounding The Mandalorian’s The Child,” Samantha Lomow, president of Hasbro’s Entertainment Brands, said in a statement, “and we know Star Wars fans around the world will be thrilled to see this beloved character incorporated into the Hasbro Star Wars collection of products.”

    While you can pre-order these now, they are all coming out in May 2020.

  • VIDEO: Coca-Cola Releases Bottles With Lightsabers That Light Up When You Touch Them

    VIDEO: Coca-Cola Releases Bottles With Lightsabers That Light Up When You Touch Them

    This is the Coke bottle you’re looking for! With the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in just ten days Coca-Cola has released a coke bottle that features Lightsabers that actually light up when you touch them!

    With the latest addition to the Star Wars marketing machine, Coca-Cola has created a bottle with a label that features Rey and Kylo Ren’s sabers and they actually light up blue and red. This illuminating effect comes from a specific type of battery-operated LED.

    Coca-Cola has wrapped its bottles in a thin flexible OLED panel and electronics, including a battery, allowing images to actually glow. Take a look at the instagram post below:

    On the down side, the bottles are only being made available in Singapore. Only 8,000 of them are being produced for Coca-Cola’s “No Sugar” drinks, and they’re being randomly distributed to 45 secret locations across the country to avoid long lines building up.