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The Force is Strong at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: Star Wars Weekends Adds Another Weekend in 2014

The power of the Force returns to Disney’s Hollywood Studios for five consecutive weekends (every Friday, Saturday and Sunday) from May 16-June 15, 2014 for the park’s annual Star Wars Weekends.

Guests will enjoy a galactic event jam-packed with out-of-this-universe entertainment and their favorite Disney’s Hollywood Studios attractions. More than 60 characters from the Star Wars saga appear in the theme park, and each evening will end with “Symphony in the Stars,” a special pyrotechnics salute to the films. Also adding to the fun, two new character dining options celebrating the Star Wars saga will be available to guests for breakfast and dinner.

Continuing the galactic experience, Star Wars celebrities will make special appearances in star conversations, autograph sessions and photo opportunities throughout each day. Also a highlight: the “Legends of the Force” parade, which features a cavalcade of Star Wars characters, Disney characters and more parading down Hollywood Blvd. Fans also get the chance to purchase limited-edition and event-exclusive items in “Darth’s Mall.”

Most Star Wars Weekends activities are included in regular admission to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. For more information and the latest updates, guests can visit DisneyTheForce.com, DisneyParksBlog.com and StarWars.com. Guests also can join the conversation online using the hashtag #DisneyTheForce.

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Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Tops $400M

On its 155th day of domestic release, Walt Disney’s animated smash Frozen has crossed $400 million at the domestic box office. Coming off a $67 million Fri-Sun debut over its $93m Thanksgiving weekend opening, the film has earned a mammoth 5.9x its opening weekend number.

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Smartphone Charging Stations to Appear at Walt Disney World

Walt Disney World will be testing Smartphone charging stations through the summer for free for guests. The charging stations are currently located in the Magic Kingdom at Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe and inside the Space Mountain Arcade. These are a test but if successful, they could appear at the other Disney theme parks in future. Check out the video below to see how they operate.

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Disney race to restock Frozen merchandise raises questions

First there was Frozen, the movie. Then kids started dressing up as its main characters, Elsa and Anna, Disney’s Frozen sold millions of DVDs and its song, Let it Go, won an Oscar.

Yet you’d be hard-pressed to find any Frozen-themed merchandise in toy stores.

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Video – Radio Disney Music Awards: Olivia Holt, Spencer Boldman and Peyton List Pick Their Red Carpet Looks

Disney Channel stars are getting ready for their big night to the Radio Disney Music Awards.

For the award show’s second year, young starlets from Disney XD including Olivia Holt, Spencer Boldman and Peyton List gave EOnline behind-the-scene previews of what they’ll be wearing on the red carpet this weekend.

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First Look at New Disney Animated Short ‘Feast’

Making its world premiere at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival June 10, 2014, is Feast, a new short from first-time director Patrick Osborne (head of animation, Paperman) and Walt Disney Animation Studios.

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The story of one man’s love life is seen through the eyes of his best friend and dog, Winston, and revealed bite by bite through the meals they share. The short will open in theaters in front of Disney’s new action-packed, big-screen adventure Big Hero 6 on Nov. 7, 2014. Check out the first concept art and title treatments.

 

 

 

Feast comes to theaters November 7th, 2014

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Construction Walls Come Down at Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train achieved another milestone, when Walt Disney Imagineering removed the final construction walls from around the attraction.

Take a look at the photos from Disney Parks Blog

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Photos – Mater & Lightning McQueen Topiaries at Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival

Take a look at the Mater & Lightning McQueen Topiaries at Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival.

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Frozen’s Idina Menzel Live Facebook Chat Today 4/25

Idina Menzel will be doing a Facebook Q&A TODAY, 4/25 at 6pm EST / 3pm PST.  She will be answering fan questions on the Disney Frozen page. Don’t miss the chance to talk to Idina–tune into https://www.facebook.com/DisneyFrozen!
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Disney to Offer Additional FP+ Per Day Beginning Monday

Today we are excited to share that starting on Monday, April 28, 2014, all Walt Disney World® Resort Guests will be able to make additional FastPass+ selections at in-park kiosks after they have redeemed their original (up to three) selections.

  • Guests will be able to make one additional selection at a time, based on availability. After they redeem that additional selection, they can go to a FastPass+ kiosk to make another selection, and so on. (The additional FastPass+ selections must be made at a kiosk only.)
  • Guests will be able to make their additional selection(s) for an experience at which they already redeemed a FastPass+ selection earlier that day.
  • Guests with valid park-hopping privileges will be able to make their additional selection(s) at another park. Those selections must be made at a kiosk in the park where the desired experience is located.

Valid Theme Park admission required. Disney FastPass+ attractions and entertainment experiences, the number of selections Guests can make and available arrivals are limited.

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