Take a look at Rey’s Speeder and her weapon at Star Wars Launch Bay at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
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‘Frozen’ Fever Is Back: You Need to See These New Disney Toys!
Bound to melt kids’ hearts! Hasbro will launch its first Frozencollection this fall, and Us Weekly has an exclusive sneak peek at the toys based on the $1.2 billion film franchise that’s won over the hearts of Blue Ivy, North West, Penelope Disick and millions of other kids around the world.
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Frozen, A New Musical Based Slated to Join Aladdin and The Lion King on Broadway in Spring 2018
Frozen, a new musical based on Disney’s Academy Award®-winning musical film, is slated to join Disney hits Aladdin and The Lion King on Broadway at a theatre to be announced in spring 2018, Disney Theatrical Productions announced today on TwiJer @FrozenBroadway. Sign up for email alerts at FrozenTheMusical.com.
Frozen will play its out-of-town tryout beginning in summer 2017 at a theatre to be announced. As previously announced, Frozen features music and lyrics by creators of the film score Kristen Anderson-Lopez (In Transit, Up Here) and Robert Lopez (Avenue Q, The Book of Mormon, Up Here) and a book by Jennifer Lee (Wreck-It Ralph), the film’s screenwriter and director (with Chris Buck). Frozen won 2014 Oscars® for Best Song (“Let It Go”) and Best Animated Feature. Golden Globe Award and Obie winner and two-time Tony Award® nominee Alex Timbers (Peter and the Starcatcher, Here Lies Love, Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle) is Frozen’s director and Tony-winner Peter Darling (Billy Elliot, Matilda) is choreographer.
The design team for Frozen includes scenic and costume design by seven-time Tony Award winner Bob Crowley (Mary Poppins, The Coast of Utopia, An American in Paris), lighting design by five-time Tony Award winner Natasha KaK (Aladdin, An American in Paris, The Glass Menagerie) and sound design by four-time Tony nominee Peter Hylenski (The ScoLsboro Boys, Motown, After Midnight). Two-time Tony Award winner Stephen Oremus (Avenue Q, Wicked, The Book of Mormon) is music supervisor and creates vocal and incidental arrangements. Casting and Broadway dates and theatre will be announced at a future date.
Frozen is produced by Disney Theatrical Productions, under the direction of Thomas Schumacher.
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Disney World’s Least Popular Park Closes Another Attraction
One of Disney‘s newest character-fueled experiences is currently on a seasonal hiatus. Club Disney — the continuous indoor dance party that launched at the new Sunset Showcase theater just two months ago at Disney’s Hollywood Studios — closed earlier this month.
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The Walt Disney Company Reports Record Quarterly Earnings for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2016
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) today reported record quarterly earnings of $2.9 billion for its first fiscal quarter ended January 2, 2016 compared to $2.2 billion for the prior-year quarter. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter increased 36% to $1.73 from $1.27 in the prior-year quarter. Excluding certain items affecting comparability(1), EPS for the quarter increased 28% to $1.63.
“Driven by the phenomenal success of Star Wars, we delivered the highest quarterly earnings in the history of our Company, marking our 10th consecutive quarter of double-digit EPS growth,” said Robert A. Iger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company. “We’re very pleased with our results, which continue to validate our strategic focus and investments in brands and franchises to drive long-term growth across the entire Company.”
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Fall Out Boy, Little Big Town, Ne-Yo and Pentatonix Perform on “The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60”
Fall Out Boy, Little Big Town, NE-YO and Pentatonix are just a handful of music’s biggest superstars who’ll take to the stage during “The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60.” Fall Out Boy will perform “I Wanna Be Like You,” from Disney’s Animated Classic “The Jungle Book.” On location at Cars Land in Disney California Adventure Park, Grammy Award-winning country music vocal group Little Big Town sings “Steve McQueen.” NE-YO is featured in a show-stopping song and dance number of the Oscar®-nominated tune “Friend Like Me,” from Walt Disney Pictures “Aladdin.” Derek Hough, who serves as Master of Ceremonies for the evening, sings and dances to the song ”Step in Time,” from Walt Disney Pictures Oscar-winning “Mary Poppins,” with special guest Disney Legend Dick Van Dyke. Pentatonix will perform the Oscar-nominated song “Be Our Guest,” from Walt Disney Pictures “Beauty and the Beast,” during “Paint The Night,” the brightest and most vibrant parade in the history of Disneyland Park. “The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60,” airs SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network.
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Photos: Lightsabers & Weapons on Display at Star Wars Launch Bay
Take a look at some of the lightsabers and weapons from Star Wars on display at Star Wars Launch Bay at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
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You can still make Walt Disney World your home at Disney’s Golden Oak
Have you ever gone to Disney and had such a great time that you wished you could live there? Well, now you basically can.
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IDINA MENZEL TO PERFORM ON “THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY: DISNEYLAND 60,” SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 ON ABC
Tony Award-winning star of stage, film, television and music Idina Menzel to perform on “The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60.” Menzel will sing “Let It Go” the multi-platinum, Grammy and Oscar®-winning song from Walt Disney Pictures’ global box office smash-hit “Frozen.” Menzel provided the voice of Elsa in the instant classic film with one of the most memorable soundtracks of the decade. Menzel will perform in Disney California Adventure Park against the backdrop of “World of Color,” the one-of-a-kind nighttime extravaganza. “The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60,” with Derek Hough as Master of Ceremonies, airs SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EST) on the ABC Television Network.
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5 Disney World Food Hacks With Kids
Disney vacations are work: you are out all day, walking for miles, and navigating crowds.
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