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  • New Must Have Disney Parks-Inspired Spring Looks Unveiled At The Dress Shop

    New Must Have Disney Parks-Inspired Spring Looks Unveiled At The Dress Shop

    The Dress Shop at Cherry Tree Lane at Disney Springs always has the cutest dresses and now they just have unveiled some new Disney Parks-Inspired Looks For Spring that are totes adorbs! I’m just absolutely in love with these new dress, purses and accessories and they are a must have for Disney fashion lovers!

    The delightful apparel and accessories collection – which was created especially for Disney Parks – has been a fan-favorite since it was introduced more than a year ago. The collection was designed for guests who want to emulate their favorite Disney characters or theme park attractions in a fun, retro way. The collection contains perfect outfits for guests who have a passion for Disney style. The dress styles are classic in design, yet all the styles have modern fits which make them wonderful outfits to wear when visiting Disney Parks.

    The Dress Shop

    New styles for this spring include a dress silhouette inspired by “it’s a small world” and Main Street, U.S.A., at Magic Kingdom Park.

    The Dress Shop

    Check out these styles inspired by “Monsters, Inc.,” and “Mary Poppins.” That penguin purse is an adorable must-have for any Poppins fan!

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    A new Orange Bird dress and accessories debuted at the shop in January, however, Orange Bird Dooney & Bourke handbags just hit shelves this month.

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    Another guest favorite in this location is the selection of apparel by Her Universe that includes items inspired by Mad Tea Party in Fantasyland, Main Street, U.S.A., and the Haunted Mansion.

    Some items are available on the Shop Disney Parks app, while others are available exclusively at The Dress Shop at Cherry Tree Lane, one of the locations inside the Marketplace Co-Op at Disney Springs.

  • Disney Reveals A First Look at Tim Burton’s Live-Action ‘Dumbo’

    Disney Reveals A First Look at Tim Burton’s Live-Action ‘Dumbo’

    At Tuesday’s live presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, NV there was no ignoring the elephant in the room as Disney revealed the footage from their upcoming live-action Dumbo movie.

    Mixed in with footage that was mostly actors from the film talking about the making of the movie and behind the scenes footage was a first glimpse of a young Dumbo in all his CGI glory.

    Disney hasn’t officially released any of the footage, but multiple attendees at the event were able to snap some pictures of everyone’s favorite pachyderm. You can see the photo below along with a shot of the film’s official logo.

    As the Dumbo presentation started, Disney Executive VP Cathleen Tiff introduced the clip and said, “We’ve expanded the story, taking that as a jumping off point for Dumbo’s newest story”. She explained the film will be different from the classic story we know.

    Tim Burton helms the live action Dumbo which is loosely inspired by the 1941 animated film. It’s written by Ehren Kruger and has an all-star cast including Eva Green, Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Alan Arkin, and Danny Devito. The period movie includes DeVito as the circus ringmaster and Keaton as the owner.

    Disney has continued its dominance at the box office in with a slew of live-action remakes of its animated classics, including “Alice in Wonderland,” “The Jungle Book,” and last year’s $1.25 billion worldwide grossing “Beauty and the Beast.”

    Dumbo is scheduled to hit theaters on March 29, 2019.
  • Disney World is Hiring 3,500 Workers And Offering Signing Bonuses Up To $3,000

    Disney World is Hiring 3,500 Workers And Offering Signing Bonuses Up To $3,000

    Central Florida is the hub for tourism in Florida and with the opening of Toy Story Land coming this summer along numerous other additions to the parks which aren’t far behind, Disney World is in need of some more Cast Members. The company will be hosting job fairs for a variety of positions within the Walt Disney World Resort as they hope to hire around 3,500 workers.

    The company is looking for “full-time, part-time and seasonal roles within housekeeping, transportation, lifeguard, food and beverage and many more.” a release stated.  Full-time cast member hires will be offered a $3,000 hiring bonus for select positions along with benefits including medical, dental, vision and paid time off.

    Multiple other positions qualify for bonuses as well and most of them have been increased from what the company offered last year. Culinary chefs can get a $3,000 bonus while both full-time or part-time housekeepers hired at Disney World’s resorts this year can get a hiring bonus of $1,250. Full-time or part-time lifeguards this year can get a $1000 hiring bonus and seasonal lifeguards get a $500 bonus. Bus drivers can get a $500 hiring bonus just like last year. The bonuses are given after training periods and 30 days on the job.

    There’s was a culinary job fair at ESPN Wide World of Sports today, April 23, but Disney will continue holding its annual spring hiring events through May.

    Candidates searching online can apply at Disney’s Big Spring Hiring Event by going to DisneyCareers. Here is a list of upcoming spring job fairs Disney World will be holding in preparation for the resort’s summer season:

    • Housekeeping Hiring Days & Job Fair – Housekeeping Hiring Days are held every Monday-Friday throughout April and May from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; and on Wednesday, May 9, a housekeeping job fair will be held from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. – all at the Walt Disney World Resort Casting Center. Disney workers will be available to answer questions, help with the application process and conduct interviews on the spot.
    • Lifeguard Job Fairs – On Saturday, April 21, at Mickey’s Retreat; and Wednesday, May 2, at Typhoon Lagoon, candidates age 16 years or older will interview and complete onsite swim tests for an opportunity to become part of the Disney team.
    • Culinary Job Fair – On Monday, April 23, at ESPN Wide World of Sports, qualified candidates can learn about available culinary roles, meet with chefs and interview with recruiters.
    • Bus Driver Online Job Fair – Held online through May 31, candidates interested in joining a team that’s always on the move can apply for available part-time and full-time roles.

     

  • Disney Filing Discloses Fox’s Reasons For Rejecting Comcast Bid

    Disney Filing Discloses Fox’s Reasons For Rejecting Comcast Bid

    In a filing made by Walt Disney Co with the Securities and Exchange Commission today, in their efforts to acquire Fox’s film and TV assets, we now know Fox’s reasons for rejecting Comcast’s offer.

    Walt Disney Co announced the purchased most of 21st Century Fox’s assets back in December in a deal worth $52.4 billion. At the time it was well-known that Comcast Corp had also been bidding on the assets, but they eventually bowed out.

    In documents filed with the SEC today, Disney disclosed Fox’s reasons for rejecting the rival offer without disclosing the bidder.

    The documents state that Fox rejected a deal with another entity — that multiple sources have identified as Comcast Corp — due to higher regulatory risks.

  • 20th Anniversary Merchandise at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

    20th Anniversary Merchandise at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

    Disney’s Animal Kingdom will mark its 20th anniversary at Walt Disney World Resort this month and to this day it continues inspiring and educating guests of all ages today through the magic of nature. The park opened on April 22, 1998 as “a new species of theme park”. For Disney Parks Merchandise, this milestone occasion was the perfect opportunity for creating an unforgettable collection of merchandise inspired by the theme park’s iconic centerpiece.

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    “We mixed earth tone colors with images of animals and icons reminiscent of the beautifully sculpted animal carvings found on the breathtaking Tree of Life,” explained Cody Reynolds, Senior Creative Director with Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media Creative Group.

    From a banshee at Pandora – The World of Avatar to a Baobab tree from the Kilimanjaro Safaris attractions, artists drew more than 50 stylized animals, icons and graphics for an artwork style guide. Merchandise developers referenced this guide when creating items to ensure the overall assortment had a consistent look.

    Artwork on a t-shirt and matching water bottle captures the park’s tremendous transformation during the past 20 years, and includes nods to attractions from opening day to the more recent other-worldly additions of Na’vi River Journey and Avatar Flight of Passage.

    Animal Kingdom Merchandise

    “Guests love merchandise that commemorates significant moments in time,” said Katie Thompson from Global Merchandise Strategy at Disney Parks Merchandise. “This new merchandise builds on the success of recent theme park anniversary collections, and offers something for everyone looking to celebrate at Animal Kingdom throughout the upcoming year.”

    Animal Kingdom Merchandise

    Designed to complement each other, merchandise offered includes a mix of apparel for adults and kids, home décor, accessories and other collectibles such as trading pins or jewelry by ALEX AND ANI.

    Animal Kingdom Merchandise

    On select products, the merchandise team added hidden surprises in the artwork. A closer examination of drinkware reveals images of tiny ants strategically placed for guests to discover.

    Animal Kingdom Merchandise

    Island Mercantile in Disney’s Animal Kingdom serves as the headquarters for the 20th anniversary assortment. Select products may also be found in shops throughout the park or via Shop Disney Parks.

    The celebration kicks off on Earth Day, April 22.

  • Disney Parks Showing First Ten Minutes Of ‘Incredibles 2’ In Sneak Peek

    Disney Parks Showing First Ten Minutes Of ‘Incredibles 2’ In Sneak Peek

    There are so many “incredible” things happening at Disney Parks right now and this newest bit of info is just super! For a limited time, guests at Disney California Adventure park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios will get to experience a sneak peek of Disney•Pixar’s “Incredibles 2.”

    Disney Parks guests will be the first to enjoy an exclusive glimpse at the first ten minutes of the film during the sneak peek. Check out this special message from film star Samuel L. Jackson as he shares his excitement for the upcoming offering.

    The sneak peek will arrive at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney California Adventure park on May 18. Guests can stop by the Walt Disney Presents theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Sunset Showcase Theater at Disney California Adventure park where this super sneak peek will be presented in stunning 3D with in-theater special effects.

    In “Incredibles 2,” Helen (voice of Holly Hunter) is called on to lead a campaign to bring Supers back, while Bob (voice of Craig T. Nelson) navigates the day-to-day heroics of “normal” life at home with Violet (voice of Sarah Vowell), Dash (voice of Huck Milner) and baby Jack-Jack—whose super powers are about to be discovered. Their mission is derailed, however, when a new villain emerges with a brilliant and dangerous plot that threatens everything. But the Parrs don’t shy away from a challenge, especially with Frozone (voice of Samuel L. Jackson) by their side. That’s what makes this family so Incredible.

    While the Parr family captivates audiences on the big screen, Guests at Disney Parks will enjoy incredible new offerings this summer. The Incredicoaster opens with Pixar Pier on June 23 and will bring the Parr family racing alongside you in an attempt to catch baby Jack-Jack! 

Walt Disney World will kick-off Incredible Summer on May 25 with exclusive summer offerings including an Incredible Tomrrowland Expo. Guests can celebrate “all things super,” alongside Mr. Incredible, Frozone and, for the first time ever, Edna Mode with a “SUPER” dance party on the Rocket Tower Stage.

    Before you head over to Disney Parks to enjoy the sneak peek and new summer offerings, be sure to watch the brand-new trailer for the film. “Incredibles 2” bursts into theaters on June 15.

  • Disney Launches Its Sports Streaming Service ESPN+ Today

    Disney Launches Its Sports Streaming Service ESPN+ Today

    Disney has taken its first step into the world of video streaming today with the launching of its new streaming video product ESPN+.

    The new ESPN App has been completely re-imagined experience and includes the seamless integration of ESPN+, the first-ever multi-sport, direct-to-consumer premium subscription streaming service from The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-to-Consumer and International group, in partnership with ESPN.

    ESPN+ is available for a seven-day free trial, followed by a subscription fee of just $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year, with the ability to cancel at any time. During the first week of launch (April 12–18), fans are being offered a special extended 30-day free trial subscription backed by American Express.

    The innovative new app elevates the digital sports experience and becomes the premier, all-in-one digital sports platform for fans, giving them easy access to all of ESPN’s news, scores, analysis, video and audio content. With enhanced design and mobility in mind, the new ESPN app and ESPN+ are available across mobile and connected living room devices—with an optimized experience for each platform.

    “This next-generation app is ESPN’s most sophisticated and elegant digital product experience, and a central piece of our next era of innovation,” said James Pitaro, ESPN President and Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks. “No one is in a better position than ESPN to serve sports fans. With this launch, fans will find a re-imagined, easy to use and increasingly personalized experience that puts all of ESPN’s incredible content at their fingertips like never before. With the exciting introduction of ESPN+, they’ll also get more sports content than ever, with direct access to thousands of live games, incredible original programs and an unmatched on-demand library, all at a great price.”

    On mobile devices, sports fans will enjoy a highly personalized content experience that begins on the home screen, which features a dynamic feed of relevant ESPN content and coverage—including scores, news, video clips, live events, statistics and more—that balances what is important to each individual fan and the most compelling content that ESPN knows sports fans need. The mobile app also offers three tiers of video access, all powered by BAMTECH Media’s best-in-class video platform: video clips and highlights for all users; “TV Everywhere Streaming” of live and on-demand content from ESPN’s U.S. linear and digital networks for pay TV subscribers; and ESPN+, for the direct-to-consumer streaming service’s subscribers.

    Kevin Mayer, Chairman, Direct-to-Consumer and International, The Walt Disney Company, added, “The launch of ESPN+ marks a new era of innovation for The Walt Disney Company, defined by a direct and personal relationship with our consumers. This product reflects our new direct-to-consumer strategy focused on combining our incomparable brands and unmatched content with industry-leading technology to give users an unparalleled digital experience. With BAMTECH Media’s state-of-the-art video platform, ESPN+ delivers an incredible experience for fans with a rich slate of content only ESPN can deliver.”

    ESPN+, which is backed by American Express at launch, leverages BAMTECH Media’s video and commerce platform to offer fans thousands of additional live events, on-demand content and original programming not available on ESPN’s linear TV or digital networks. ESPN+ delivers an unparalleled programming lineup powered by four key pillars of content that includes live sports events from MLB, NHL, MLS, college sports, Top Rank Boxing, PGA Tour golf and more; high-quality original shows and films, including the 30 for 30 documentary “The Last Knight,” the first in the award-winning series to appear exclusively on ESPN+; exclusive studio programs, such as Detail, written, produced and hosted by NBA legend Kobe Bryant; and an unmatched on-demand library that includes the entire 30 for 30 archive, the best of ESPN’s award-winning newsmagazine program, E:60, and storytelling brand, SC Featured, and The Masters films, annual recaps of 57 years of The Masters, beginning with Arnold Palmer’s 1960 victory, and going right up until 2017.

    “For the launch of ESPN+, our focus has been on applying the innovations in direct-to-consumer technology we’ve built at BAMTECH over the years to create an all-new best-in-class consumer experience that brings sports fans more of the content they love, wherever, whenever they want,” added Michael Paull, President, BAMTECH Media. “ESPN+ launches with several exciting product features, including an upgraded HD stream quality to make the action crisper and cleaner, and decreased video load time, getting fans into the live action faster.”

    ESPN+ subscribers will receive app and streaming experience enhancements such as HD streaming; functionality that allows users to pause, rewind, restart and even multitask while streaming; limited advertising throughout the entire ESPN App or website; as well as the ability to also subscribe to additional premium streaming services like MLB.TV (and NHL.TV, beginning in 2018–19), all within the ESPN app environment.

    The new ESPN App delivers a unique experience to every fan, while also enabling meaningful curation and presentation from ESPN’s unmatched storytellers, journalists and content creators. The app’s new design delivers a rich, easy-to-use interface that enhances personalization and discoverability—presenting content in a myriad of ways to customize it to each individual fan. The powerful technological platform surfaces ESPN content based on favorite teams, sports and leagues, as well as ESPN’s award-winning journalism and personalities.

    The new ESPN App, which is presented at launch by Audi, delivers a dynamic and comprehensive sports streaming experience on digital living room devices, as well—including a dedicated ESPN+ section surfacing the best live, upcoming, on-demand and library content available to subscribers; as well as access to ESPN’s entire library of available on-demand content.

    The ESPN App with ESPN+ launches today on the following devices and platforms, with more to follow:

    • Amazon: Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Fire TV smart TVs and Fire Tablets (4th generation and newer)
    • Apple: iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. The ESPN App with ESPN+ will also be supported in the Apple TV App on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.
    • Google: Android phones, Android TV and Chromecast
  • Internet Reacts After Disney Gets Dark In Recent Meme Tweet

    Internet Reacts After Disney Gets Dark In Recent Meme Tweet

    ***Update***
    It seems that after some reflection Disney decided to take down the the dark yet relatable tweet.

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    Take a look below to see a pic of what it looked like.

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    When Disney takes to twitter, we are used to getting pics of the new hottest merch at the parks, recipes for those cute little Diney-fied snacks or maybe even a quiz or two about which Disney Princess you are.The internet has reacted in every way possible after Disney sent tweeted out a meme featuring a lifeless Pinocchio with a caption that was a tad morbid yet still rather relatable.

    The internet has reacted in every way possible, but in this macabre post from the ever magical and happy company, it seems Disney may have finally found their meme game. The gravity of the tweet was further intensified as Disney captioned the post: “Makes no difference who you are.”

    Here is a look at the deleted tweet:

    Dark Disney Tweet

    After the post went live, comments started pouring in and the video already has nearly 2.1 million views and over 27 thousand retweets. Reactions varied widely to the post. While many were just confused some were actually upset by it.

    Some just wanted to comfort and console the company.

    A lot of the comments discussed how so many of Disney’s movies from classic to modern are already dark and is this is nothing new for disney

    Many found it relatable and funny and took it in good humor.

  • Watch The Latest Trailer For Solo: A Star Wars Story Just Released

    Watch The Latest Trailer For Solo: A Star Wars Story Just Released

    The official trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story made their debut today, and they have us wishing we could just make the jump to May 25 already. Take a look below at the new movie poster just released today as well.

    The trailer clocks in at over two minutes and shows us more of the movie than ever before, including great Han-and-Chewie moments, a super-cool Lando and the equally super-cool droid L3-37, and some kinetic Falcon action.

    “I’ve got a really good feeling about this,” Han says while flying. The exact opposite of the famous line uttered by Solo in Star Wars: A New Hope in an obvious nod to the famous movie quote. Take a look at the trailer below:

    More details on the plot are clear now. Obias Beckett (Woody Harrelson) recruits Han for a mission to rip off an notorious gangster (Paul Bettany) and Lando, Chewie, the mysterious Val (Thandie Newton) and Qi’ra (Emilia Clarke), possibly an old flame, are all along for the ride.

    “You might want to buckle up, baby,” says Donald Glover who plays the notorious smuggler Lando Calrissian.

    The newest poster was released today as well.  It’s got a definite retro vibe with an earth-toned, Western-movie-style image, featuring beautifully-painted takes on the main characters and a world from the film.

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    Solo: A Star Wars Story opens May 25, 2018. Written by Lawrence and Jon Kasdan and directed by Ron Howard, it stars Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Joonas Suotamo, and Paul Bettany.

  • ‘Black Panther’ Sails Past ‘Titanic’ To Third Highest Grossing U.S. Film All Time

    ‘Black Panther’ Sails Past ‘Titanic’ To Third Highest Grossing U.S. Film All Time

    Marvel’s “Black Panther” is still clawing its way into the record books. This weekend the film passed director James Cameron’s “Titanic” becoming the third highest-grossing U.S. film of all time.

    “Titanic” was once king at the box office and it sat as the number one highest grossing domestic film of all time for nearly a decade. The film held onto the spot until it was surpassed by Cameron’s next blockbuster film “Avatar” ($760.5m) and both were eventually passed by Disney’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” ($936.6m), which still currently holds the number one spot in the U.S. Well there is a new cat in town and the king of Wakanda just sank “Titanic”.

    On Saturday, The Ryan Coogler-directed film starring Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, Michael B. Jordan and Danai Gurira finished with a domestic total of $665.3 million which easily passed “Titanic” which sits at $659.5 million. After Sundays numbers post it will have a strong hold on third place. These numbers are lifetime totals as the film had already had taken the third spot domestically by Friday if you consider initial release gross earnings.

    Marvel’s ground breaking film — which has been hailed not only for Coogler’s exceptional world building and layered story but also for its virtually all-black cast of superstars — overtook Marvel’s “Avengers“ to become the biggest-selling superhero film of all time.

    “Black Panther” had enough steam to pass “Titanic”, but likely won’t be able to pass “Avatar”. This is still a huge feat for the superhero flick though as “Titanic” was ranked in the top three for two decades.

    The only thing that stands a chance at dethroning “Black Panther” from the third spot in the near future is the upcoming release of “Avengers Infinity War” on April 27, 2018. Experts predict that “Infinity War” will bringing between $175 million and $200 million during its first weekend, but that is still less than the $202 million “Black Panther” brought in.

    “Black Panther” banked $202 million opening weekend landing fifth-place on the all-time charts. Still at this point “Black Panther” remains Marvel’s highest domestic-grossing film ever and it’s also the tenth highest movie of all time in worldwide sales with $1.29 billion globally.

    If “Infinity War” does surpass “Black Panther”, you can bet some of those ticket sales will be from people there to see their new favorite actor Chadwick Boseman reprise his role as Black Panther and Avenger where the world of Wakanda has a pivotal role in the film as The Avengers try to stop Thanos from completing his set of Infinity Stones.

    Including the films that would be under Disney’s banner with the recent acquisition of 21st Century Fox, Disney already owns seven of the top ten worldwide highest grossing films of all time and now with this new milestone they own all of the top three highest grossing domestic films.