He’s got Moana. He’s got Mary Poppins Returns. Eventually, he’ll have The Little Mermaid, too. But that’s not all when it comes to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s relationship with Disney. He’s also working on a secret movie with Byron Howard, one of the directors of Zootopia.
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Fa La La La La! Holiday Fun to Be Had At Walt Disney World
Guests of Disney Parks will be “Jingling All the Way” this holiday season with exciting new entertainment, holiday treats and holiday-themed parties throughout Disney Parks.
Here’s a round-up of some of the new merrimentat Walt Disney World.
Walt Disney World Resort (Florida)
- MAGIC KINGDOM:
- Mickey’s Most Merriest Celebration: New to the Cinderella Castle Forecourt Stage at Magic Kingdom during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, Mickey and his pals host some of their friends for an unforgettable Christmas soiree filled with medleys of delightful classic and contemporary holiday songs, and magical holiday projections on Cinderella Castle building to a sensational, snowy finale. (Also available Dec. 23 – 31 during regular park operating hours).
- EPCOT
- New Holidays Around the World Marketplaces – Explore what the Holidays Around the World at Epcot taste like around the globe at five new marketplaces: indulge in duck confit and dumplings from the Alpine Haus Marketplace, celebrate with the shredded beef tamale from the Three Kings Feast Marketplace, toast with Williams Punch from the Germany Marketplace, and more.
- DISNEY’S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS
- Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! – An all-new nighttime spectacular premieres at Disney’s Hollywood Studios 14-Dec. 31, sending beloved Disney animated characters on a spirited yuletide adventure to get Santa back to the North Pole in time for Christmas Eve. “Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM!” combines state-of-the-art projections, fireworks, special effects and Christmas music to create a dazzling, one-of-a-kind holiday experience for guests – capped by a special message from Santa himself.
- “Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM!” Holiday Party – Also a new dessert party themed to the show will be offered nightly, one hour prior to each performance, in the courtyard of the Chinese Theater. Guests who book the “Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM!” Holiday Party enjoy holiday snacks, decadent desserts and specialty beverages.
- Santa Claus – New for 2016 is the opportunity to meet Santa Claus at the Once Upon a Time The beautiful, vintage setting reflects the bygone days of Santa’s visits to the great department stores of the U.S.
- DISNEY SPRINGS
- Disney Springs’ Christmas Tree Trail: To capture the spirit of the holidays, Marketplace guests can stroll among 15 custom decorated holiday trees, each dedicated to a popular Disney theme.
- Once Upon a Toy Fountain – At the “Once Upon a Toy” Fountain (Marketplace), toys have magically come alive for an interactive holiday dance party nightly on the plaza. There’s pin trading, a nightly tree lighting ceremony and more.
Disney notches its best box office year on record
Disney’s global box office returns keep getting better; the studio announced Sunday its Saturday box office numbers were enough to push the Mouse’s cumulative North American total past the $2,278.6 billion domestic record it set for itself back in 2015.
NEW MAGICBAND PACKAGING TO DEBUT
At Walt Disney World® Resort, they’re always looking for ways to improve guests experience while ensuring their products continue to support The Walt Disney Company’s environmental initiatives. Beginning Nov. 11, 2016, Guests who receive MagicBands at home before their resort stay will have their MagicBands fulfilled in new packaging. The new packaging is fully recyclable and printed on recycled paper, in response to Guests’ requests.
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Get to know Auli’i Cravalho, the leading voice of the new animated Disney movie featuring the music of Hamilton’s creator and star.
DISCOVER ENDLESS MAGIC AT ALL FOUR WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT THEME PARKS WITH A NEW SPECIAL TICKET
With so many new attractions and experiences to discover at each of the Walt Disney World® Resort Theme Parks, now is the perfect time for our Clients to start planning their stay – and we have a new special ticket offer to experience the distinctive magic in each Walt Disney World Theme Park.
The 4 Park Magic Ticket is valid for a total of four admissions to the Walt Disney World Theme Parks and can be used to enter each Theme Park only once. Tickets are valid for one day of admission to Magic Kingdom® Park, one day of admission to Epcot®, one day of admission to Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park and one day of admission to Disney’s Hollywood Studios® on four separate days and may not be used to enter the same Park more than once.
This special ticket is the perfect way for our Clients staying nearby at Walt Disney World Resort area hotels to experience all of this magic and more at each of the theme parks, but it won’t be available for long. Our Clients can purchase the 4 Park Magic Ticket Nov. 15, 2016-March 5, 2017*. Tickets must be used within 14 days of first use or by May 26, 2017, and the following block-out dates apply: Dec. 17, 2016 through Jan. 2, 2017 and April 10-21, 2017. Visit the Featured Offers page for more information beginning Nov. 15, 2016.
Room and ticket packages are also available. For example, our Clients can book a 4-night room and 4 Park Magic Ticket package at select Walt Disney World Good Neighbor Hotels starting at $1,675 for a family of four for arrivals most nights Jan. 3–April 5, 2017 and April 22–May 22, 2017.
As a reminder, for our Clients staying on property at a Walt Disney World Resort hotel, Magic Your Way packages with theme park tickets continue to offer all of the flexibility needed to explore the four theme parks with a Disney vacation that’s more flexible and right for our Clients’ vacation needs.
* Tickets must be used within 14 days of first use or by 5/26/17. The following block-out dates apply: 12/17/16–1/2/17 and 4/10–4/21/17. Tickets are nonrefundable, nontransferable and exclude activities/events separately priced. Admission is subject to capacity closures and other restrictions.
Contact Travel Agents, Scott and Becky Donahue, of Wish Upon a Star With Us to plan and book your vacation.
Watch – Beauty and the Beast US Official Trailer
Watch the brand new trailer for Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” starring Emma Watson & Dan Stevens.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Sparkles with Endless Magic During the 2016 Holiday Season
Disney’s Animal Kingdom presents holiday themes in a whole new “dark,” with new daytime-into-night experiences, including Tree of Life transformations, Kilimanjaro Safaris, Kali Rivers Rapids and Expedition Everest. For the holidays:
- Guests will be greeted, at the park’s entrance, by a dramatic, animal-themed holiday tree. Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse don their holiday best to meet and greet guests at Adventurers Outpost.
- Their friends Goofy, Baloo, King Louie, Donald Duck, Chip and Dale also show off their holiday finest.
Home Sweet Home: California Native Returns Home for Super Heroes Half Marathon Victory at Disneyland Resort
To say that Nick Arciniaga feels at home at runDisney races at Disneyland Resort is an understatement.
Arciniaga, who grew up in nearby Fountain Valley, Calif. but now lives in Arizona, came home again this weekend and won the Super Heroes Half Marathon on Sunday for his fourth runDisney half marathon victory at Disneyland Resort.
Wearing a full-length Spiderman costume as he ran, Arciniaga summoned his super hero strength to give the home crowd plenty to cheer about, blasting through the 13.1- mile course in record time. His winning time of 1:09:28 was nearly two minutes quicker than the race record (1:11:09) and was more than five minutes faster than second-place finisher Robert Coslick of Phoenix, AZ (1:14:40).
“I always used to come to Disneyland as a kid and I just love the area,’’ Arciniaga said. “This is an exciting course. There are people all over the streets – you have cheerleaders, you have people inside the parks, everybody is dressed up and there’s a lot of enthusiasm. It helps me pick up the pace and motivates me to run faster.’’
Arciniaga, 33, broke from the pack of nearly 10,000 runners from the start and ran alone for much of the race that went through Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure as well as the streets of Anaheim.
“I like to run these races by myself. I’m not really interested in making them close at all,’’ he said. “I just want to run away from the start. I feel that’s kind of my best strategy.’’
The Super Heroes Half Marathon win adds to Arciniaga’s wins at the 2014 Disneyland Half Marathon and the last two Star Wars Half Marathon – The Light Side races. The only runDisney race at Disneyland Resort that he hasn’t attempted to win is the women-focused Tinker Bell Half Marathon presented by PANDORA Jewelry held each May.
“I might have to run that one now,’’ he said with a chuckle. “I might have to find myself a nice little skirt to run it in, but yeah I probably will.’’
Lindsey Carter of Huntington Beach, Calif., was the first female finisher, crossing the line in 1:25:01. Brian Siemann of Savoy, Ill, took home top honors in the wheelchair division. Siemann, who competed in the Paralympics in Rio this summer, won with a time of 59:10 after also winning the Doctor Strange 10K wheelchair division the day before.
In addition to the half marathon and the 10K, the race weekend included a Captain America 5K, runDisney Kids Races and a Health and Fitness Expo. In all, more than 25,000 runners participated, including more than 13,000 from California.
14 Things to Know About Disney’s ‘Moana’ Before You See the Film
One of the most highly anticipated films of the year is set to make a big splash on Thanksgiving. It’s Disney’s new animated feature film “Moana.”
Here are 14 things you should know about “Moana.”
