Disney Store Offers Top Costume Choices for Halloween

Adults and kids won’t have to wish upon a star to find this year’s hottest Halloween costumes when they head to their local Disney Store or shop at DisneyStore.com. According to the National Retail Federation’s yearly top costume survey, Disney Store has the most popular styles, including princesses, Spider-Man and

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Magic Kingdom Marks 40th Anniversary

Magic Kingdom Park celebrated its 40th anniversary yesterday with a special celebration that featured a procession of Disney characters, a group singalong and more. The festivities began right at the park’s entrance, where yesterdays guests received commemorative 40th anniversary buttons and park maps. At 10 a.m., a line of more

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Walt Disney World Marks its 40th Anniversary Primed for an Exciting Future

Anchored by the Mouse “who started it all,” Walt Disney World Resort marked its 40th anniversary Saturday with a gala procession fronted by characters parading up Main Street, U.S.A. to a colorful celebration in front of Cinderella Castle. Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald, Pluto and all their pals waved

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A ‘Dreamy’ ship with a ‘Fantasy’ identity all its own

When Disney Fantasy departs on her maiden voyage March 31, 2012, the new Disney Cruise Line ship will bring to life many innovative features of the recently launched sister ship Disney Dream. But these siblings are anything but identical twins! The 4,000-passenger Fantasy will take guests on week-long Caribbean cruises

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Get with the program: Disney College Program

Many of the millions of yearly visitors to Walt Disney World Resort like to think of their trip to Disney as coming home.  Disney loves that.  They call you guests as if Lumiere were about to serve you in Beast’s Castle, but they want you to feel like family, as

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Does Living Near Disney Take Away From Some The Magic

Chicago – Winter – 1984 – It’s 5am, my sister and I are woken by our mother. We have a 9am flight from Chicago to Disney World. We’ve been waiting for this trip ever since our father booked it with the travel agent months before. We excitedly wait for the

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Wednesday with Walt: Our Collective Tribute

Today is a different kind of “Wednesday with Walt” than my previous posts. Today is a day to acknowledge what an impact Walt Disney and his works have made in the lives of Disney fans like us. I can personally attest to the fact that I have experienced several important realizations about life

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2011 Disney Halloween Costumes at the Disney Store

I hate to admit it, but now that Labor Day Weekend has started and schools are settling into their schedules, it’s time to think of Halloween. That means Halloween costumes for kids (not to mention those of us who are kids at heart). And what better type of costume for

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Separate-ticket ‘Mickey’s Halloween Party’ Offers Trick-or-Treating In Disneyland Park on 10 Special Nights

The spirit of Halloween Time will invade Disneyland Resort this fall with Disney villains, Mickey Mouse and his friends in Halloween costumes, along with  the seasonal transformations of Haunted Mansion into Haunted Mansion Holiday and Space Mountain into Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy. Halloween Time at Disneyland Resort begins Friday, Sept.

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Miss America Contestants Visit Walt Disney World Resort

Look who stopped by Magic Kingdom Park last week. All 53 contestants for the title of Miss America 2012 – and current Miss America Teresa Scanlan – continued a Walt Disney World Resort tradition of walking down Main Street, U.S.A., and making some magical memories. Representing fifty states, the District

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Miss America Contestants Visit Walt Disney World Resort

Look who stopped by Magic Kingdom Park. All 53 contestants for the title of Miss America 2012 – and current Miss America Teresa Scanlan – continued a Walt Disney World Resort tradition of walking down Main Street, U.S.A., and making some magical memories. Representing fifty states, the District of Columbia,

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Family Fun Abounds Aboard Disney Dream

Aboard Disney Dream, there are times and places for all ages. Young children have their special area and activities. So do tweens, teens and adults. But in keeping with a Disney heritage as time-honored as Disneyland, the newest Disney Cruise Line ship also is a family place, filled with experiences

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Ask a Disney Question: Bag Security

Today we have a question from Chuck, who writes: When visiting the parks,is it always necessary to go through the “bag line” if you just have a small camera case? Thanks for writing Chuck, let’s see if we can get your answer covered for you!  Technically speaking, all bags that

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