We just wanted to post a few of our favorite pictures of Cinderella Castle from the Holiday Season. This is always a great way to start your day!! Let us know on Twitter your favorite time of the day/year to photograph Cinderella Castle.


We just wanted to post a few of our favorite pictures of Cinderella Castle from the Holiday Season. This is always a great way to start your day!! Let us know on Twitter your favorite time of the day/year to photograph Cinderella Castle.
As you know, and SPOILER WARNING if you don’t, the animated Beauty and the Beast ends with curse being broken and all of the Beast’s servants and employees reverting to their human form. For 99% of the movie, we see the film’s supporting cast as anthropomorphic teacups, cabinets, clocks, candles and the like.
Apparently not even Mother Nature can beat Fredison Costa at the Walt Disney World Marathon presented by Cigna.
The Brazilian runner, who has dominated the 26.2-mile runDisney race in recent years, shrugged off unseasonably cool Florida temperatures early Sunday morning to notch his fourth straight Disney marathon victory and sixth in the last seven years.
This win, however, didn’t come without a fight. In addition to battling the chilly conditions, Costa fought off fellow Brazilian runner Vanilson Neves who pushed Costa for the lead through much of the race which went through Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios before finishing at Epcot.
But with about six miles to go, Neves started to run out of gas and Costa turned on the speed, finishing in 2:23:15. Neves crossed the finish line in 2:30:24 followed by Samuel Fazioli Salem, NH in 2:33:23.
“At Disney, every mile is magical. It’s all this happiness around and that’s what motivates me to come here,’’ Costa, who resides in Orlando and trains at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort, said through an interpreter. “The atmosphere is amazing and I have a lot of fun running here…The (weather) affected me a lot at the beginning of the race, especially the wind. But I was able to overcome it and finish strong.’’
Martins won the women’s division for the second time in three years, leaping across the finish line while screaming with joy. She had little trouble outrunning the field, winning in 2:48:05, which was sweet redemption after an injury prevented her from finishing the race last year. Kelsey Wiberley of Fenton, Michigan was second at 2:52:56 and Heather Schulz of Orlando was third in 2:59:13.
“This year I found out my nephew has spinal muscular atrophy and I ran to dedicate this to him. It was my motivation for the year,’’ Martins said through an interpreter, explaining her jubilance and tears at the finish. “I wanted to get the message out on behalf of kids like my nephew who have this kind of condition.’’
The marathon was the final race of the four-day race weekend that included events for runners of all ages and levels. It was also the first of four runDisney race weekends scheduled for this year at Walt Disney World Resort, which hosts runDisney events along with Disneyland Resort and Disneyland Paris.
Take a look at the new Annual Passholder Entrances at each Disney theme park.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios – entrance to the right of the main entrance
Disney’s Animal Kingdom – entrance to the right of the main entrance
Magic Kingdom – entrance to the left of the main entrance
Epcot – entrance to the left of the main entrance (which of course is just outside my photo LOL). But as you can see the regular line the Annual Passholder entrance had a handful of people.
The latest entry in the “Star Wars” saga, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” shines a light on the pre-Luke Skywalker era of the Rebel Alliance for the first time on the big screen, but Disney XD viewers have been following the Rebellion’s early days for years on the small screen thanks to Lucasfilm Animation’s “Star Wars Rebels.”
The Avatar world opening at Disney’s Animal Kingdom this summer is expected to transform the theme park much like Cars Land did at Disney’s California Adventure.
The smash “Sing” and the acclaimed “Kubo and the Two Strings” have their work cut out for them at this weekend’s 74th Golden Globes Awards ceremony, because here’s the thing: Disney rarely surrenders the animation crown.
Everyone knows Disney had a record-shattering year at the box office in 2016, gobbling up $3 billion domestically and a stunning $7.6 billion worldwide. Likewise, we all know Disney dominated the 2016 charts, owning half of the top-10 highest grossing films worldwide — including the top four releases (as well as the top three overseas releases and top two releases in North America).
Hardcore Disney fans may know about a few of these upcoming films, but Disney has updated its slate for 2017 with new photos and details of films for the coming year. Here’s what to expect from the mega studio that also releases films from Marvel, Pixar and LucasFilm.