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Spencer is a lifelong lover of theme parks, princesses, and Disney history that recently relocated to Northern California. She completed her undergraduate studies at UCLA, where she was the founder and first president of the campus Disney Club. A former Cast Member still mourning the loss of the Disney Store, she now haunts the halls of the Walt Disney Family Museum, and shares her opinions with anyone who will listen @pinknpurble everywhere.

Disney100 Decorations Typo Creates Historical Error

When Disney Parks’ new decorations for the Disney100 Years of Wonder celebration debuted, many Guests responded positively to the purple and platinum designs, while others noticed a historical discrepancy with the opening years for one attraction. As the 100 Years of Wonder celebration kicks off at the Disneyland Resort in Southern California on January 27, the theme park’s design crew ...

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Will This Disney World Attraction Get a ‘Trainsformable’ New Look?

Walt Disney World’s Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway attraction has been a hit with Guests since it opened two years ago, with the second iteration of Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway trackless dark ride slated to open on January 27 at the El CapiTOON Theater in Mickey’s Toontown. Moreover, as Disney Parks celebrates the “Wonder of Mickey Mouse” and the ...

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New Disney Parks Tour Puts the Spotlight on Walt

An all-new adventure to tour Disney Parks is perfect for devotees at the altar of the original Mouse Man himself, Walt Disney. Conceived as part of the Walt Disney Company’s 100th Anniversary Celebration, the Disney 100 Years of Wonder, this exclusive and comprehensive Guest Experience is one for the books, especially for fans of Walt Disney’s legacy. RELATED: Here’s How to ...

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Disney Chairman Avoids Commenting on Reedy Creek District Drama

When Theme Park Insider’s Robert Niles asked Chairman Josh D’Amaro for comment on the developing confrontation between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Walt Disney Company regarding Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District, he gave an interesting sort of reply. Disney filed the Reedy Creek Improvement Act in 1967 for the right to essentially self-govern the district between Osceola and ...

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Disney Chairman Josh D’Amaro Updates Fans on Status of DisneylandForward

In a recent interview with Theme Park Insider, Disney Parks Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro gave fans an update on the status of the Disneyland Resort’s “DisneylandForward” proposal to the city of Anaheim. DisneylandForward, a corporate proposal by Disney Parks & Resorts announced at the D23 Expo, is lobbying Anaheim to renegotiate previous approvals from the late 1990s and ...

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5 Similarities Between EPCOT’s Frozen Ever After and Marc Davis’ Enchanted Snow Palace

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Frozen lovers will recognize EPCOT’s Frozen Ever After attraction right away, but do you know the classic Disney history which inspired some of your favorite scenes? Back in the 1970s, Disney Legend Marc Davis devised a now-abandoned Fantasyland dark ride at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom Park. The Enchanted Snow Palace would have adapted Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen,” ...

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Disney Chairman Makes Positive Statement in Wake of Cast Member Union Wage Protests

In a recent exclusive from Theme Park Insider, Disney Parks Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro spoke positively of Walt Disney World’s Housekeeping, Food & Beverage employees, whose Cast Member (CM) union protests are currently renegotiating contracts for a wage raise. The recently released interview addresses various hot topics regarding the Walt Disney Company’s theme park division as it celebrates ...

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Fans Address Disney Cast Member Wage Discrepancy in Josh D’Amaro Remarks

After Disney Parks Experiences and Products (DPEP) Chairman Josh D’Amaro commented on new operational changes for 2023, many fans noted a discrepancy between his remarks on the Walt Disney Company’s finances and its inability to accommodate the demands of recent Cast Member unions’ wage protests. In a recent interview, D’Amaro addressed Disney Genie, ticket prices at the Disneyland Resort, and ...

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California Grill Announces Start Date For New Menu at Disney’s Contemporary Resort

After the close of Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary Celebration this March, Disney’s Contemporary Resort will debut a new menu at its award-winning restaurant, California Grill. When visiting any Disney Park, one of the most important aspects to consider is the food. Of course, theme park enthusiasts have devoted themselves to Disney Food since the Park’s inception, with many claiming ...

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5 Disney Movies to Watch Before Your Next Visit to EPCOT

If you’re planning a trip to EPCOT Park at the Walt Disney World Resort soon, you’ll notice many more references to animated movies than when it opened in 1982. Of course, at the original onset, Walt Disney Imagineers intended for EPCOT (once an imagined real-life futuristic community of Walt Disney’s own dreams) to serve as a more educational Disney Park, ...

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