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Spencer is a lifelong lover of theme parks, princesses, and Disney history that recently relocated to Northern California. She completed her undergraduate studies at UCLA, where she was the founder and first president of the campus Disney Club. A former Cast Member still mourning the loss of the Disney Store, she now haunts the Walt Disney Family Museum halls and shares her opinions with anyone who will listen @gothelsflower.

Will Crush from Turtle Talk have a ‘Little Mermaid’ Cameo?

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A new video posted to the Disney Parks TikTok account suggests Finding Nemo’s Crush the Turtle may be closer to Ariel from The Little Mermaid (1989) than we thought, possibly even spawning a crossover cameo. Turtle Talk with Crush is a 15-minute live show at EPCOT in Walt Disney World and Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort. The entirely ...

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Hilton Head Island Resort Will Pay Top Dollar to NEW Disney Character Performers

A job listing for character performers on the Disney Careers website suggests a new type of entertainment experience is coming to Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort. The Hilton Head is just one of Disney’s Beach Resorts, catering to both Disney Vacation Club members and regular Guests, along with Disney’s Vero Beach Resort. The South Carolina hotel and Resort, styled after ...

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Every Perk Included in the New Disney Cruise Line Membership Tier

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Disney has added a new membership tier to its Castaway Club in honor of the Silver Anniversary at Sea, which celebrates 25 years of Disney Cruise Line, and it comes with some amazing perks you won’t find anywhere else outside of Walt Disney World! Disney launched its first cruise ship experience, the Disney Magic, in 1999, sparking a delightful vacation ...

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New Hyperion Show IS ‘Rogers the Musical!’

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After almost a month of fan speculation, Disney Parks has confirmed that a short one-act version of Rogers: The Musical will debut at the Hyperion Theater beginning this summer. Since the Disneyland Resort opened its second gate, Disney California Adventure Park, in 2001, the Hyperion has hosted now famous productions for up to 1,984 Guests each performance, such as Steps in ...

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VIDEO: Iconic Disney Cast Member Gets 100th Anniversary Makeover!

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Watch Tilly, the iconic Main Street Cinema Cast Member, receive a brand-new look in honor of the Walt Disney Company’s Disney100 celebration! Disneyland’s Main Street Cinema is a quiet refuge for Disney Park Guests, with six screens, each of which plays a different Mickey Mouse short with recorded musical accompaniment. Of course, when the Magic Kingdom opened in 1971 at ...

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PHOTOS: Meet Sulley, The runDisney Dog Athlete!

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Look out, world, there’s a new addition to the runDisney line-up of racers, and his name is Sulley, the service dog! RunDisney is a nationwide running event sponsored by Disney Parks, hosting theme park runs with magical medals and merchandise at the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort. RunDisney’s newest doggy athlete just participated in his first run alongside Cast ...

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New Additions to Mickey’s Toontown Will Encourage Wonder of Play

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According to the Disney Parks Blog, some of the new additions to Mickey’s Toontown area will foster the Wonder of Play in its youngest Guests as part of the 100 Years of Wonder Celebration. 100 Years of Wonder commemorates the magical legacy of Walt Disney and the Walt Disney Animation Studios. Within the greater anniversary umbrella of Disney100, the theme ...

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Selena Gomez Reveals Dark Secrets About Her Time as a Disney Channel Star

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In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, former Disney Channel star Selena Gomez reflected on the dark elements of her childhood career, which she kept hidden for years. Many younger Disney fans will remember Selena from their childhoods. The now 30-year-old star began acting at ten years old, and her television debut on Barney & Friends (2002) alongside future Disney ...

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Judge Rules That Latest Disney Films Did Not Use Stolen Animation Technology

The Walt Disney Company is facing allegations that its most recent animated films utilized motion-capture technology stolen from a San Francisco-based company by a contract that Disney employed. Rearden LLC, the Northern California company in question, has filed claims in court about the use of its copyrighted facial motion capture technology, which it believes Walt Disney Animation Studios wrongfully used ...

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Disney Fan Orchestrates Classic Princess Meetup And Its Everything We Never Knew We Needed!

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While visiting this Disney Park for an exclusive after-hours event, a Disney fan brought to life the classic peasant princess meetup we never knew we needed! Ashley Romantic is a self-proclaimed Children’s Hospital Princess and a film and television actor. A frequent visitor at both the Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort, the Instagram content creator uses her account ...

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