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D23 Launches Reimagined D23.com Website & Free Membership
On June 17, D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, will launch a massive reimagining of its D23.com website, opening up the wonderful worlds of Disney like never before to its members. The site will provide access to newly digitized content that delves deeply into The Walt Disney Company’s vault of material, past and present, along with exclusive glimpses of the future. The new gated content will be free to current D23 Members; plus D23 is launching a new free level of membership, which will include access to this incredible content. D23.com will continue to offer the latest Disney news free to all guests who visit the site. But D23 Members can unlock even more magic in each section by logging in and accessing content whenever a golden key is shown.
“We’re creating a unique destination that celebrates, in all respects, the essence of Disney,” says Steven Clark, head of D23. “We believe the new site will offer one of the most engaging Disney experiences yet—with even more to come in the future. We look forward to debuting the new D23.com to our current members as well as to new ones from around the world.”
The reimagined D23.com will feature exclusive celebrity interviews; vintage film clips; rarely seen artwork and photography; treasures from the Walt Disney Archives; behind-the-scenes previews of new movies and theme park attractions; and more.
Website highlights at launch will include:
Disney/ABC Television Launches Watch ABC Service
Disney/ABC Television is launching Watch ABC, which will be the first live broadcast network streaming linear service.
Watch ABC will allow viewers to access ABC Network programming live 24/7 on digital devices. Watch ABC will begin May 14 in New York City and Philadelphia as part of a special limited promotion. It will be free for all viewers in those markets. Disney/ABC also made an agreement for Watch ABC with the 13 Hearst-owned ABC affiliated stations which will launch in the coming months.
Watch ABC will expand to all ABC-owned stations for the new fall 2013 broadcast season. Watch ABC is an authenticated service that you can get free if you are a paying customer of a cable, satellite, or telco multichannel programming service. So far, the following companies have signed on to participate in Watch ABC- Comcast, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Charter Communications, Midcontinent Communications and AT&T U-verse.
New Cabana Bay Beach Resort coming to Universal Orlando in 2014
- Concept Art for Cabana Bay Beach Resort at Universal Orlando
Cabana Bay Beach Resort will be opening in Early 2014. This will be a “value” priced hotel and will still offer all of the great perks and amenities you get when staying on-site at Universal Resorts. If you love the Retro Era of the 50′s and 60′s this is the resort for you! It will also boast the LARGEST pool in Central FL.
Book now for 2014 and get the best rates available! With Transformers The Ride 3-D opening this summer and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Expansion in late 2014, you won’t want to miss out on your next Universal Orlando Vacation.
Disney Junior Live On Tour – Pirate & Princess Adventure
Do you have a little fan of Disney Junior at home? Well, you can now take them to see Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure.
Don’t forget to grab your tiaras and doubloons when you attend Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure. Mickey and Minnie will also be at this never-before-seen live show featuring your little one’s favorite characters from Disney Junior’s hit series. You just might see your friends from Sofia the First and Jake and the Never Land Pirates. You will get swept up in the excitement as Sofia and her family prepare for a royal celebration that helps you learn the true meaning of being a princess. Sofia will even receive a special appearance from Cinderella. Then you’ll be off to Never Land where Jake and his swashbuckling friends Izzy and Cubby, with a little help from Peter Pan, will battle Captain Hook in order to unlock treasure hidden inside a mysterious volcano. There will be danger and dueling on the high seas while Jake discovers what it takes to be a true hero.
This Disney Junior Live On Tour show will be filled with new music, amazing effects, thrilling action and endless surprises. Your whole family will sing, shout, and soar into the action when Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure sails into your hometown.
Disney Insider Shows Behind-the-scenes look at “The Lost Chords”
Disney Insider is giving Disney fans a behind-the-scenes look (and listen) at the making of “The Lost Chords” through an exclusive video. “The Lost Chords” is the series that debuted never-before-heard songs that were created for classic Disney movies, but were never used in the films. The video features legendary Walt Disney Records producer and Grammy-Award winner Randy Thornton along with clips of lost songs from The Aristocats, Cinderella, and Peter Pan!
