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Man Banned from Disney World After Holding Trump 2020 Sign on Splash Mountain

A man who several weeks ago was banned from Disney World after hanging a huge Donald Trump 2020 banner in the Magic Kingdom has been banned — for a second time.

Disney officials took away Don Cini’s annual pass back in September, after he posted a video of him waving a Trump 2020 banner over the Main Street Train Station. Disney reconsidered the position and allowed him to come back to the parks with the stipulation that he would not hang anymore flags.

Now his latest political antics have gotten him banned — again. And this time permanently. Cini was captured holding a Trump 2020 banner on Splash Mountain. After, the ride picture came with more than the usual decorative boarder. This one came with a note from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office saying that Cini trespassed and his conduct is not welcomed on Disney property.

Cini says that after taking the picture, he was escorted off property and he is now banned from all Disney World properties, including the theme parks, resorts, and Disney Springs.

A picture of Don Cini’s latest guerilla style political support shows him riding down Splash Mountain with a “Trump 2020” sign and on Expedition Everest, he held a “Keep America Great” sign.

We spoke with Cini and asked him if he thought it was worth it. He said, “Yes, because I shouldn’t have been trespassed.” Cini is currently meeting with attorneys to find out what options are available to him. “I didn’t expect them to trespass I just wanted to get the picture,” Cini said.

Disney has now permanently revoked his annual pass, which he says he had for 24 years. Disney’s park rules state that, “the usage of any flag, banner or sign to incite a crowd” is prohibited.

November 13, 2018
Halloween on the High Seas Cruises Haunting Disney Ships this Fall
Beginning in September, each Disney cruise ship will be transformed into a ghoulish wonderland for another season of Halloween on the High Seas cruises, an extra-spooky celebration packed with haunted tricks and fun-filled treats for the whole family!

During this frightfully fun event, guests join Mickey and friends for a spellbinding lineup of themed parties and festive entertainment, including:
- Mickey’s Mouse-querade Party, a super-fun family costume party with games, dancing and lots of candy!
- A Nightmare Before Christmas – Sing and Scream, an interactive singalong movie experience followed by meet-and-greets with Jack and Sally.
- Haunted Stories of the Sea, where a mysterious sea captain tells campfire-style ghost stories on the upper deck beneath the eerie glow of the night sky.
- Halloween Isn’t Just For Kids, a special celebration just for adults where the nighttime entertainment district becomes the setting for a costume contest and a Villainous Takeover on the dance floor.
Plus, with costumed character greetings, special Halloween treats and a magical Pumpkin Tree that transforms throughout the cruise, the not-so-spooky memories are sure to stay with you for years to come. How wicked is that?!

No matter where you are, you won’t be far from a Halloween on the High Seas vacation! Disney has cruises sailing from both coasts this fall:
- From New York City: Disney Magic sails four- and seven-night Canada cruises and five- and six-night Bermuda cruises departing Sept. 20 to Oct. 29.
- From San Diego, California: Disney Wonder sails two-, four- and five-night Baja cruises, a seven-night Mexican Riviera cruise and a 14-night Panama Canal cruise departing Sept. 14 to Oct. 19.
- From Port Canaveral, Florida: Disney Fantasy sails seven-night Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises departing Sept. 1 to Oct. 27. Disney Dream sails three- and four-night Bahamian cruises departing Sept. 3 to Oct. 29.
So, leave the scary movies and hayrides at home this fall and head for the open water — you won’t want to miss out on any of the delightful frights!

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June 21, 2018
New Renderings of Hong Kong Disneyland’s Multi-Year Expansion Plan

Hong Kong Disneyland is moving full speed ahead with its multi-year expansion plans! Last week, the resort opened the first new entertainment offering of its multi-year expansion plan – “Moana: A Homecoming Celebration” – and work is underway to bring even more exciting experiences to life almost every year through 2023.

A new Marvel attraction will bring guests into the action alongside Ant-Man and The Wasp to battle Arnim Zola and his army of Hydra swarm bots. This attraction will be part of an entire Marvel-themed area coming to Hong Kong Disneyland as part of the expansion.

The park will soon invite guests into an immersive “Frozen”-themed area with new dining, shopping and entertainment. This image may look familiar, but take a closer look! Something new is captured in this updated rendering.

Sleeping Beauty Castle at Hong Kong Disneyland will be even more breathtaking once its transformation is complete, showcasing new daytime and nighttime spectaculars.

Stay tuned for more about the new world-class attractions and experiences coming to this resort!

June 1, 2018
Six New Magic Shots Now Available at Walt Disney World Resort

Disney PhotoPass Service has launched quite a few new Magic Shots at Walt Disney World Resort over the past few weeks! Today we’re going give you and peek at what they look like and show you where you can find them during your next visit.

Many of these Magic Shots are only offered in locations that are covered intermittently by photographers who continuously roam all around the parks to capture memories rather than staying stationed in one place. So if you happen to see a photographer in these locations, be sure to stop by and ask for these Magic Shots:

In front of the Casting Agency door near Disney Clothiers on Main Street, U.S.A. at Magic Kingdom Park

Near Dumbo the Flying Elephant at Magic Kingdom Park

Near Mad Tea Party at Magic Kingdom Park and in the United Kingdom Pavilion at Epcot (Please note that this Magic Shot is not available from photographers capturing photos at Character Experience locations.)

Maharajah Jungle Trek at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Near UP! A Great Bird Adventure in Asia at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort and Rafiki’s Planet Watch as well as select Discovery Island locations at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

These are just a few of the many Magic Shots offered at Walt Disney World Resort. Check out every Magic Shot currently available by visiting the albums section of the Disney PhotoPass Service Facebook page, and don’t forget to purchase Memory Maker or Memory Maker One Day to make the most out of Disney PhotoPass Service. Once you’ve downloaded your photos, be sure to share them with us using #DisneyPhotoPass for a chance to be featured on our social media pages!

May 16, 2018
Bus of High Schoolers Returning From Disney World Crashes

The trip back home to Texas from a school trip to Walt Disney World ends in tragedy. The bus carrying Texas high school band members crashed into a ravine off the side of an Alabama interstate. According to authorities, the accident happened just before dawn at 5:33 a.m. killing the bus driver and injuring multiple passengers.

First responders used ropes to rappel down the 50-foot ravine in the middle of Interstate 10 to reach the bus, and then had to cut some of the victims free from the wreckage, said Baldwin County Sheriff Huey Hoss Mack, who confirmed the fatality.

Only hours before the crash, the band’s Facebook page had been updated to show a large group posing outside Disney World.

Forty students and six adults were on the bus at the time, according to the school district. In the video below you can see just how steep the embankment is.

RAVINE CRASH: The driver is dead and dozens of students injured after a bus carrying a Houston-area high school band back from Walt Disney World crashed down a 50-foot ravine in Alabama, with emergency crews and investigators on the scene. https://t.co/GkD90rD9gJ pic.twitter.com/U3wQJsTGfD

— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) March 13, 2018

Emergency units were dispatched to evacuate and extricate the passengers. Some were carried out by police deputies, others were brought to the surface by firefighters who rappeled down the ravine.

The interstate was closed down in both directions as the injured were flown to hospitals including emergency rooms in Mobile and Pensacola, Florida, plus a free-standing emergency room in rural Baldwin County, said Chris Elliott, a Baldwin County commissioner who helped out at the county emergency management center following the crash.

March 14, 2018
Get A First Look at Disney’s New Cruise Ships With New Concept Art

Disney Cruise Line has the most fleet beautiful ships at sea, and the three newest vessels setting sail in 2021, 2022 and 2023 will be no exception. A first rendering was revealed today by Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger at The Walt Disney Company’s annual shareholders meeting and the early look depicts the magnificent exterior of the new Disney ships, which will elevate family cruise vacations to a whole new level.

In keeping with the distinct Disney Cruise Line style, the new ships will embody the elegance and romance of the golden age of ocean cruising with unique touches all their own. The three new vessels will offer more innovation, new technologies, spectacular entertainment and more Disney stories and characters than ever before. Ingenuity and innovation from stem to stern will amaze and delight Disney Cruise Line guests of all ages.

On our new ships, we will bring Disney’s iconic stories and franchises to life in thrilling and surprising ways, building on the creativity we’ve introduced across our existing fleet. Just over the past several years we have added innovations such as Marvel and Star Wars themed spaces in our kids’ clubs…dazzling stage shows like “Beauty and the Beast” that are unrivaled in their originality and visual presentation…and an entirely new genre of dining experience combining live entertainment, storytelling and interactive moments at our Tiana’s Place and Rapunzel’s Royal Table restaurants.

Each new ship will be approximately 140,000 gross tons – slightly larger than the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy – and each is currently planned to include about 1,250 guest staterooms. While design plans, ship names and itineraries are still in development, we are already dreaming up exciting new ways to create the world’s most magical oceangoing adventures.

These new vessels will be powered by one of the cleanest-burning fuels available, liquefied natural gas, or LNG.

You might say Disney Cruise Line is on the threshold of reimagining the cruise industry once again, just like we did in 1998 with our very first ship. I couldn’t be more excited about the expansion of our fleet, and I know our guests will be, too.

March 8, 2018
Disney Celebrate 90 Years of Mickey Mouse with the ‘World’s Biggest Mouse Party’
Mickey Mouse may be tuning 90 this year, but he still a kid a heart! To celebrate this momentous occasion Disney announced today the launch of a world-wide celebration honoring 90 years of Mickey Mouse.

Since his big-screen debut in Steamboat Willie on November 18, 1928, Mickey has been the global ambassador for The Walt Disney Company. The cross-company festivities will continue through 2018 and beyond and will include an exclusive fashion show, a new television special, a celebration at Disney parks and resorts and much more.

The party kicks off on March 7 with “The Happiest Show on Earth”—a runway fashion event featuring a Mickey-inspired collection designed by couture brand Opening Ceremony founders Carol Lim and Humberto Leon. The show will also serve as Opening Ceremony’s Spring 2018 runway show and close out fashion week celebrations around the world. Select items from the Mickey collaboration will be immediately available for sale following the runway show at shopDisney.com, while the remaining ready-to-wear looks will hit stores in November. The iconic story of Minnie Mouse, who shares this milestone anniversary with Mickey and recently received her official star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, will also be celebrated at the fashion show.

Disney’s collaboration with Opening Ceremony will serve as the launch of “Mickey the True Original”—a global celebration of Mickey’s heritage, personality and status as a pop-culture icon. The campaign will come to life through fashion collaborations with other true original brands, as well as engaging content and events that embrace Mickey’s impact on the past, present and future.

The celebration continues throughout 2018 and beyond:
- This fall, ABC will air a star-studded celebration of Mickey in honor of his birthday, with special guests, musical performances and more.
- Disney Channel will debut season five of the Mickey Mouse animated shorts, taking the series total to more than 90 shorts, including a special seven-minute extended-length birthday episode that will air later this year.
- Walt Disney Parks and Resorts around the world will celebrate Mickey’s 90th on November 18, marking the day with commemorative merchandise, photo locations and more.
- Beginning in late 2018 and into 2019 the World’s Biggest Mouse Party, saluting Mickey and Minnie, will take place at Disney Parks worldwide.
- Disney On Ice will salute Mickey as the “True Original” host of Disney On Ice since its inception in 1981 by creating Mickey’s 90th pre-shows for productions touring the United States, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
- Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Special Celebration, a new production showcasing Mickey Mouse’s memories throughout the years, will launch in Japan in July 2018 and continue touring throughout the Asia-Pacific region until August 2019.
- In France, 38 design and art schools will take part in “Mickey Is Art,” a unique contest in which students will craft works of Mickey, inspired by their favorite artistic movement. The winning designs will be displayed this summer in 12 major train stations in France and for sale this September at Galerie Glénat in Paris.
- Disney store will continue to celebrate milestone moments for Mickey Mouse with the Mickey Mouse Memories Collection (launched Jan. 2018), a monthly, limited-release series of 12 collectible plush, mugs and cloisonné pins inspired by Mickey’s most memorable movie roles.
- Disney Publishing Worldwide will introduce more than 30 titles globally as part of Mickey’s 90th, including books, arts & crafts and comics.
In addition, D23: The Official Disney Fan Club will be celebrating Mickey’s 90th throughout 2018:
- D23 and the Walt Disney Archives, in partnership with Walt Disney Animation Studios, have commissioned legendary Disney animator Mark Henn to paint Mickey’s official 90th birthday portrait. Henn follows in the footsteps of artists such as Disney Legend John Hench, who crafted five of Mickey’s official portraits. Henn animated Mickey for Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983) and is currently at work on Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 (2018). The new portrait will debut on the cover of the fall issue of Disney twenty-three, a quarterly publication from D23.
- This November, D23 will present Destination D: Celebrating Mickey Mouse, a two-day event at Walt Disney World Resort featuring panels, presentations and fun-filled entertainment.
- This year’s annual D23 Gold Member gift is an exclusive box set of 23 special Mickey Mouse mementos—authentic reproductions of such treasured keepsakes as pages from the script of Steamboat Willie and a miniature animation cel from Parade of the Award Nominees (1932).
Mickey’s birthday is celebrated in honor of the release of his first theatrical film, Steamboat Willie, on November 18, 1928, at the Colony Theatre in New York City. Since then, he has starred in more than 100 cartoons and can currently be seen on Disney Channel in the Mickey Mouse cartoon series and on Disney Junior in Mickey and the Roadster Racers.

To join the conversation on social, fans are encouraged to use the hashtag #Mickey90.
March 1, 2018
New Dooney & Bourke Designs Revealed at Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival

Blossoming again in 2018, the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival returns to Walt Disney World Resort from February 28 through May 28. The festival marks its 25th Anniversary this year and Disney Parks Blog has given us a look at some of the newest 2018 Dooney & Bourke designs.

Disney Parks Blog Annual Passholders attending the event will find a variety of Passholder Exclusive products including a handbag by Dooney & Bourke.

Additional Dooney & Bourke handbags with images of Minnie Mouse and Figaro will be available. Disney says the wallet will be released at a future date during the Festival.

February 26, 2018
Marvel’s First ‘Venom’ Trailer Released and Leaves Fans Wanting More

The first teaser trailer has been released by Sony Pictures for Marvel’s upcoming superhero spinoff series Venom. The trailer doesn’t actually show Venom which left many fans wanting to see more.

Marvel’s new superhero spinoff series stars Tom Hardy who plays a reporter named Eddie Brock as well as Venom, an “alien symbiote” stuck in a human body. Brock’s body is possessed by the symbiote which gives him Spider-Man-like powers.

The first trailer doesn’t give much in the way of plot details and offers only vague hints about the anti-hero’s origin story. Hardy spends most of the For most of the trailer Hardy is in a hospital lying on his back and we see some flashbacks that suggest he was an accident following a high-speed motorcycle chase.

“Everyone’s got their thing,” a voiceover says. “Maybe it’s a break-up, a death, an accident. Whatever it is, you used to be one thing, now you’re something else. We all have our own problems, our own issues, our own demons.”

Venom marks the very beginning of “Sony’s Marvel Universe,” and they have insisted that film will take place in the same setting as 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, which takes place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Then again, Marvel has insisted that Venom is not a part of the MCU. Confusing, but it leaves the door open for Marvel to include Venom at some point if it suits them.

Venom is set for wide release on October 5, 2018.

February 8, 2018
Hot New Colors and Dooney & Bourke Designs Highlight New MagicBands

Last month Disney released a brand new MagicBand color, millennial pink, and now there are two more exciting colors to introduce, as well as several new designs based on some of your favorite Disney films.

With Walt Disney’s timeless classic “Peter Pan” marking its 65th anniversary this month, they are rolling out our latest color, navy blue, in a design that features the London night sky – plus a bit of pixie dust. This MagicBand is currently available online at shopDisney and will be in stores Feb. 9 and retails for $22.99 plus tax.

A second new color, cream, will be available on a limited release Dooney & Bourke MagicBand that will come in specialty suitcase-themed packaging and may be purchased exclusively in the theme parks for $48 plus tax.

Another Dooney & Bourke-branded MagicBand, with a limited edition size of 500, will be offered at the 10th Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend expo beginning on Feb. 22 while supplies last for $48 plus tax.

The highly-anticipated Marvel Studios film, “Black Panther,” hits theaters on Feb. 16 and we’re celebrating its release with this super new MagicBand. The MagicBand has a limited edition size of 2,500 and will be available for purchase while supplies last online and in stores beginning Feb. 16 for $32.99 plus tax.

Other new MagicBand releases for February feature designs inspired by “The Lion King,” “The Little Mermaid” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” including one of my personal favorites, a glow-in-the-dark Oogie Boogie-themed black MagicBand. These MagicBands will be available for purchase beginning Feb. 12 online and in stores Feb. 16.

Don’t forget, the MagicBand is your key to unlocking your Disney vacation and connects you to the choices you make in My Disney Experience – from effortless theme park entry to Disney PhotoPass association, FastPass+ redemption, room entry with Online Check-In Service and more.

Which MagicBand are you most excited about? Let us know in the comments below!

February 6, 2018