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The D23 Expo Pavilion will also feature many of the attractions and lands coming to our sites around the world including TRON Lightcycle Run coming to Magic Kingdom® Park, as well as additional expansions in Tokyo and Hong Kong. Here’s a quick look inside:

We’re excited to share that Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge has been named one of TIME Magazine’s World’s Greatest Places 2019. This annual list recognizes 100 destinations around the world that are breaking new ground, leading industry trends and offering Guests an experience that’s unlike any other.

Since opening at Disneyland® Resort on May 31, 2019,  Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge visitors have been transported to a galaxy far, far away as they visit the largest single-themed land in Disney parks’ history. The land has quickly become a Guest favorite, with visitors raving about the many immersive experiences to explore on the remote planet of Batuu, including blasting across the galaxy aboard Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run – already one of the Disneyland Resort’s top-rated attractions that recently welcomed the one millionth member of Hondo Ohnaka’s flight crew!

TIME Magazine measured the land across quality, originality, innovation, sustainability and influence, and as we countdown to the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney World® Resort on Aug. 29, 2019,  we look forward to giving even more of you the opportunity to explore the experience-based storytelling of this one-of-a-kind land.

At Disney California Adventure® and Disneyland Paris, we’ve already shared updates that we’re building immersive Super Hero themed lands. Today, we’re thrilled to announce these fantastic lands will be called Avengers Campus.

When you visit Avengers Campus, you will become part of an interconnected, global story that spans from California to Paris to Hong Kong with the Avengers recruiting new extraordinary people to join them. 

Inside our pavilion at D23 Expo, Guests will be able to see an in-story experience where they’ll learn why the Avengers are building these campuses. And on Sunday, we’ll share more details about what our Guests will be able to experience when they open. 

Also at Walt Disney World Resort, we’ve got big plans for our multi-year transformation of Epcot®, with new experiences that will make the park more Disney, more family, more timeless and more relevant to the millions of Guests who visit each year.

And this October, you will be able to visualize all of the exciting plans for Epcot at a new experience center in the Odyssey Events Pavilion, called Walt Disney Imagineering presents the Epcot Experience. Inside this first-of-its-kind offering within a Disney park, you will discover engaging and interactive exhibits that allow them to step inside the relentless innovation, energy and excitement and see some never-before-revealed details driving the future of Epcot all throughout this unprecedented period of transformation.

The reinvention of Epcot will include Journey of Water, Inspired by “Moana.” This first-ever attraction based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios hit film, “Moana,” will let Guests interact with magical, living water in a beautiful and inspiring setting.

An all-new Star Wars vacation experience is coming to Walt Disney World® Resort! 

Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser will be a new, first-of-its-kind vacation experience where Guests will check in for a two-night adventure aboard a glamorous starship.  Once onboard, Guests will interact with characters and become active participants in stories that unfold around them on their galactic journey. 

Monte, a rescue dog from Phoenix, Arizona is reportedly starring as “Tramp” in Disney’s live-action remake of “Lady and the Tramp.

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge officially opens at Disney’s Hollywood Studios® on Aug. 29, 2019. Just like any other destination for travelers throughout the galaxy, there are trends and fashions to keep in mind as you think about what to wear. 

As we shared earlier this year when Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opened at Disneyland® Resort, younglings aged 13 and under are welcome to wear costumes for their visit. This includes masks, as long as they provide unobstructed peripheral vision at all times with openings that allow the eyes to be fully seen. 

Costumes and masks may not be worn by Guests 14 and older (except when special event costume rules apply), so here are a few recommendations for other ways to be in style on Batuu.

Whether you are fans of the First Order, the Resistance, smugglers or even droids, they are welcome to wear outfits inspired by their looks. When it comes to the residents of this galaxy far, far away, they have a unique style that’s easy to replicate. If you want to fit in with the locals, they should stick to a color palette of muted earth tones and focus on natural materials with a rugged, handmade look. 

There are First Order Stormtroopers patrolling Black Spire Outpost, so to avoid any mix-ups, Guests should not wear armor or uniforms. Also, Guests only see one Wookiee – Chewbacca – around the village, so no wook-alikes will be permitted. 

Please see the Walt Disney World Resort rules for Guest attire for more information. During the season when Mickey’s Not-so-Scary Halloween Party takes place, special event costume rules apply so adults may dress in costume if they are attending the party. 

For 30 years, Guests have been visiting Disney’s Hollywood Studios® at Walt Disney World® Resort to experience epic adventures and make treasured memories to last a lifetime. As Disney’s Hollywood Studios continues to evolve with the addition of new immersive lands and experiences, you have more to explore than ever before! And in just a few days, they can add shopping to their list of must-dos when Legends of Hollywood re-opens at Disney’s Hollywood Studioson Friday, Aug. 23, 2019!

Located on Sunset Boulevard, the reimagined Legends of Hollywood shop has been updated with a new look and feel, paying tribute to the glitz and glamour of the golden age of Hollywood. The shop will offer a wide range of unique and exciting merchandise, including unique handbags and accessories, Citizen watches, and a full Pandora shop with an expanded assortment and dedicated Pandora experts, ready to help you find the perfect Disney-inspired piece.

It seems like just yesterday when we began serving up tantalizing news bites about the 24^thEpcot® International Food & Wine Festival, which runs a record 87 days from Aug. 29 to Nov. 23. And now, less than two weeks from opening, here’s more!

Two additional new marketplaces – The Donut Box and Cool Wash – will debut Oct. 1, 2019, with sweet eats and refreshing sips. Disney chefs have harnessed their creative energies for a festival spin on the donut craze, producing irresistible marketplace goodies that include a Black and White Coffee Cocktail garnished with a fresh yeast donut sprinkled with chocolate espresso bean crumbles. And, there’s more – The Donut Box also will feature a Sweet Corn Fritter with Fresno and red pepper jelly, plus Strawberry-dusted Yeast Donut Holes. Also on the menu is a Strawberry Smoothie made with Blue Diamond Breeze Almondmilk® and an exclusive festival beer called Boston Cream Donut Ale (yes, we said “donut ale”!) from Central 28 Beer Company, located in DeBary, Fla.

Cool Wash will be a chill stop where guests can create their own frozen beverages with slushy flavors ranging from Blue Raspberry to Orange Cream. They can go crazy with mix-ins: Swedish Fish, Jelly Drops, Boba Pearls and – wait for it — Pop Rocks! Talk about a taste-bud party!

There’s also big news on the Eat to the Beat Concert front! Central Florida boyband great Joey Fatone hits the America Gardens Theatre stage Nov. 12-14 as Joey Fatone and Friends, featuring Chris Kirkpatrick and Ryan Cabrera. Expect plenty of dance moves and enough personality to delight Guests of all ages. And we’re thrilled to announce another Eat to the Beat update: alternative rock band Smash Mouth – soon to release a brand-new album — will rock the stage Sept. 16-17. Don’t forget, guests can get their gourmet groove on Aug. 29-Nov. 19 with an Eat to the Beat Dining Package. Dining packages are available at select table-service locations and include guaranteed concert seating.

Let the music play on for the nightly Disney du Jour Dance Party! We just learned of some new Radio Disney artist appearances to add to those already announced:

• Sept. 27-28 – Isabella Nicole (“Headphones”) 
• Oct. 4-5 – Avenue Beat (“Delight”) 
• Nov. 1-2 – AJ Mitchell (“All My Friends”)
• Nov. 8-9 – Kylie Cantrall (“That’s What I’m Talkin’ Bout”) 
• Nov. 15-16 – Erin Bowman (“Keep Me Warm”) 
• Nov. 22-23 –Tegan Marie (“Horses”)

Reservations for special programming and premium festival events including Eat to the Beat Dining Packages can be made by calling (407) WDW-FEST.