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“Disney Junior & Friends Playdate,” a three-day event celebrating the magical, entertaining and music-filled stories of Disney Junior’s hit series, will bring the magic straight to preschoolers and their families at Disney California Adventure park on Friday, August 18, and at Downtown Disney District on Saturday, August 19 and Sunday, August 20.  

The celebration will kick off Friday, Aug. 18 at Disney California Adventure park, and will feature:

• A Playdate Party Parade featuring beloved Disney Junior characters, including Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Doc McStuffins, Sofia the First, Elena of Avalor, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Vampirina, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Goofy, Pluto, and Mira, Royal Detective.
• A special “Disney Junior Live! Playdate” stage show will delight young audiences with the world-premiere of the new Disney Junior short-form series “Playdate with Winnie the Pooh.”
• The seasonal “Alice’s Wonderland Bakery Unbirthday Party” will offer a lively, hands-on cupcake decorating course inspired by the Disney Junior series. 
• A “Spidey and his Amazing Friends” photo wall at the Hollywood Backlot in Disney California Adventure.
• Plus, you can enjoy regular Disney Junior programming at Disney California Adventure, including the popular “Disney Junior Dance Party!” 

The fun moves to the Downtown Disney District on Saturday, Aug. 19 and Sunday, Aug. 20, including:

• Disney Junior-themed treats at Marceline’s Confectionary. 
• A “Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures” photo wall at Downtown Disney.

Throughout the weekend, guests will be able to participate in a find-and-search experience featuring Disney Junior-themed clues around Disney California Adventure park on Friday and Downtown Disney on Saturday and Sunday.

Additional details including a full schedule of events will be posted here leading up to the event. 

Throughout the year, families visiting with small children will find unforgettable character moments, rides, shows and more across Disneyland Resort.

*Schedule, events, offerings and appearances subject to restrictions and change or cancellation without notice, including but not limited to dates, times and sessions. Both theme park admission and park reservation for the same park on the same date are required for park entry. Visit Disneyland.com for important information to know before visiting the Disneyland Resort.

Summer is off to a bright start at Walt Disney World Resort as Disney H2O Glow After Hours lights up the night at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon. Guests can slide on into an illuminated evening featuring their favorite splashing attractions (at night!), a glowing menu of delicious sips and eats, a DJ dance party with favorite Disney characters and more. Sprinkle in shorter wait times and guests have the perfect way to “glow-up” their vacation.

Take a look at a few of our favorite ways to have a wave of fun during this splashing after-hours event:

Get “Glowing” on the DJ Dance Floor

Kick off the after-hours party on the right foot and get your “glow on” with a high-energy DJ dance party. Full of lights, music and a few of your favorite Disney Characters, this dance party is what brings Disney H2O Glow After Hours to life!

Glow with the Flow on Splashing Attractions

Whether they’re shooting down Crush N’ Gusher or relaxing through Castaway Creek in our special H2O Glow After Hour tubes, guests will experience favorite attractions in a whole new NIGHT light. Plus, with this exclusive after-hours event, the wait times are even shorter!

Glowing Goodies & more

What party is complete without delicious sips and eats? Not only do guests get to enjoy ice cream novelties, popcorn and select fountain beverages with their after-hours ticket, there’s a “glowing” menu of unique and tasty dishes for purchase. Guests can l dive into food offerings such as the ManGLOW (Mango) Barbeque Chicken and Waffles, Watermelon Poke Bowl, Pineapple ManGLOW (Mango) Mai Tai, Moonlight Mudslide and so much more!

Ready to have a deLIGHTful time? Join us select nights through early September for the glowing party of the summer. 

From: Disney Cruise Line:

NEW – This Disney Treasure update is coming to you from sunny Celebration, Florida, the headquarters for Disney Cruise Line. Today, the Disney Cruise Line team is thrilled to be debuting an image of the ship’s stern for the very first time! For 25 years, each Disney Cruise Line ship has been adorned with characters from beloved Disney adventures. The Disney Treasure will follow this tradition with its own signature character sculptures that honor the ship’s motif of adventure, Peter Pan and Captain Hook. Harnessing the power of Tinker Bell’s pixie dust, Peter Pan will levitate next to the Disney Treasure to add the finishing touch to the ship’s stern filigree. Meanwhile, Peter Pan’s longtime rival, Captain Hook can be seen leaning out a porthole with a vengeful expression on his face. Paintbrush and paint bucket in hand, Peter Pan sports a mischievous grin as he glances back at Captain Hook, who is dripping in yellow paint.

Magic Kingdom is getting ready to celebrate the Fourth of July Holiday. Here are a few pictures of the buntings.

By: Disney Destinations

The celebration of The Walt Disney Company’s 100^th anniversary is underway, and we’re excited to share Disney100 will ramp up at Walt Disney World Resort beginning late September! Throughout the year, we’ve been celebrating the fans and storytellers who have sparked the joy that is Disney over the last century. It’s been so fun to see all of the special surprises at Disney Parks across the globe helping fans and families relive beloved Disney memories and experience new, heartwarming stories.

Guests may have heard that EPCOT will be the center of the Disney100 celebration at Walt Disney World, marking not only a century of magic and innovation, but also ushering in the future as the multi-year transformation of the park wraps up.

So, what’s in store for this limited-time celebration at EPCOT? Keep reading to learn about everything that will debut on Sept. 22!

Taken a selfie with any of the Disney100 backdrops located at all four theme parks and Disney Springs? Guests will be able to snap a photo with a new platinum Mickey Mouse sculpture in World Celebration with Spaceship Earth in the background. And don’t forget about the dazzling Disney100 Magic Shots and PhotoPass offerings currently available across Walt Disney World.

Be sure to check out the all-new mural at the heart of World Celebration to see how many of the 100 Disney characters Guests can find in the incredible scene. This expansive mural located along the walkway to World Showcase will feature some of your favorite characters hidden throughout the various neighborhoods of EPCOT. The rest of World Celebration will also be decked out in Disney100 platinum banners and décor.

Guests will be able to meet, hug and snap a photo with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in their platinum best in the Imagination! pavilion. They won’t be the only ones sparkling in honor of the celebration. Spaceship Earth will light up each night with special colors and lights accompanied by the Disney100 anthem, a unique rendition of When You Wish Upon a Star.

Sip and savor tastes of the Disney100 celebration with four limited-time food & beverage locations during both the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival and the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays! We can’t wait to sample all of the culinary delights and delectable drinks that evoke new and timeless Disney memories.

That’s not the only exclusive food and beverage Guests will be able to enjoy during the celebration! They won’t want to miss out on the purple metallic Mickey Balloon Premium Popcorn Bucket available only at EPCOT during Disney100.

We can’t wait to welcome Guests to EPCOT to see the ongoing transformation of the park and join the excitement of the Disney100 celebration at Walt Disney World from Sept. 22 to Dec. 31, 2023. Be sure to share favorite Disney100 memories on social with #Disney100. And stay tuned to the Disney Travel News for details about even more new experiences debuting during the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival and EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays.

The 2023 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival presented by CORKCICLE is right around the corner, and today, we’re excited to share more details – including a brand-new experience that brings a whole new meaning to molecular gastronomy!

From July 27 to November 18, guests can take a culinary tour across six continents at this celebration of cuisine from around the world. From delectable Global Marketplaces and fresh new merch to nightly live entertainment, there’s so much for guests of all ages to enjoy.

Flavorful Fun is Brew-Wing at Odyssey

Don your lab coats and prepare to experiment with delicious flavors as Brew-Wing Lab at the Odyssey invites guests on a flavorful adventure, featuring the culinary creations – and madcap mishaps – of Muppet Labs!

That’s right – Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his faithful assistant, Beaker, of Muppet Labs will welcome Guests to their taste-testing headquarters, where the inventive duo are busy creating scientific snacks and mind-blowing beverages. Guests will have a chance to sample some of their kooky concoctions like the Unnecessarily Spicy, Yet Extremely Tasty Scotch Bonnet Pepper-Curry Wings, or the Pickle Milkshake. Consider it a flavor experiment in the name of science!

Global Marketplaces to Satisfy Every Palate

Get ready to sip and savor at more than 25 Global Marketplaces including returning favorites such as The Fry Basket, Flavors from Fire, Canada, India and Spain marketplaces. Also coming later this fall, the culinary team will add four new Global Marketplaces to commemorate the Disney100 celebration: Char & Chop, Wine & Wedge, Bubbles & Brine and Swirled Showcase. Stay tuned to the Disney Travel News, where more details will be shared in a Foodie Guide soon.

Sizzling Sounds at America Gardens Theatre

Wrap up a fun-filled day by enjoying live musical entertainment at the Eat to the Beat Concert Series presented by Florida Blue Medicare, featuring a blend of chart-topping musical acts and a taste of Orlando’s local talent. Guests can secure a spot for these performances with an Eat to the Beat Dining Package.

Note that to experience any in-park offerings, guests must have valid theme park admission and may need a theme park reservation depending on type of admission and date of visit. The ability to visit a theme park is subject to the park’s capacity limitations. As we continue to count down the days until the beginning of the festival, stay tuned to Disney Travel News for more updates.

Six of the beautiful Disney Vacation Club resorts have been recently recognized by readers in Travel + Leisure Co.’s 15 Best U.S. Resorts for Families in 2022.  If you’ve never been to these six spots, here’s why these beautiful locales serve as the perfect backdrop for families to create magical memories to last a lifetime. 

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On July 4 only, Magic Kingdom will host a military flyover above Cinderella Castle as a reflection of The Walt Disney Company’s nearly 100-year-long history of supporting the military, dating back to Walt and Roy Disney who both served during World War I.

Weather permitting, pilots will take the aircraft over Cinderella Castle for an inspiring moment around 10:30 a.m. which will be visible to Guests at Magic Kingdom Park and at select Disney Resort hotels in the Magic Kingdom resort area.

On July 3 and 4, “Disney’s Celebrate America! – A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky” will be presented at 9:20 p.m. Both nights will also include DJ parties throughout the park. Please note: “Happily Ever After” will not be shown. 

Next week, Guests staying at a Disney Resort hotel will begin receiving communication about a Resort Future Stay offer. Guests can save 25-35% on a future resort stay on select dates throughout 2024 — see below for offer details.

Details of this offer will be emailed directly to Guests on the morning of checkout, beginning July 5. In the weeks following, the offer will be shared with Guests through in-room collateral and on their in-room TVs. This offer is only bookable over the phone, and must be booked within 7 days from the date of checkout on the current reservation.

Is there anyone who makes archaeology sound more exciting than Indiana Jones? His research always leads to wild and mysterious adventures around the globe, exciting generations of fans. And now, he’s back! “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” is now in theaters, and we can’t wait to see him in action again, plus celebrate him throughout Disney parks.

Whether enjoying the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! at Disney’s Hollywood Studios or embarking on thrilling expeditions like Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye at Disneyland Resort, there are so many ways to step in Indy’s shoes at Disney parks.

At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, adventurers and Indiana Jones enthusiasts will have a new destination to discover! For a limited time, visitors can enjoy exclusive libations inspired by daring explorers, step into photographable moments among rare antiquities from perilous expeditions and discover costumes and props from “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” There’s no better place for fans to raise a glass to Indy’s adventures.