First Official Poster For Disney’s “Beauty And The Beast”

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This morning Emma Watson revealed the first official poster for “Beauty And The Beast” on her Facebook page:

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The poster is for Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of the studio’s animated classic Beauty and the Beast. The film, which brings the story and characters audiences know and love to life in a stunning, cinematic event, is directed by Bill Condon and features an extraordinary ensemble cast which also includes Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Audra McDonald, Ian McKellen and Emma Thompson.

“Beauty and the Beast” will be released in U.S. theaters nationwide on March 17, 2017.

Source: Emma Watson

Bob Iger Announces More Hotels will be Built at Walt Disney World, Disneyland Resorts

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In today’s quarterly earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger stated that Disney will be looking to build more resort hotels in the not-too-distant future at both the Walt Disney World Resort and the Disneyland Resort.

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Of course, a new resort hotel has already been announced for the Disneyland Resort, but the call seemed to hint that more would be constructed following that. At Walt Disney World, there are no announced new resort projects other than the ongoing expansion at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge. Rumors do point to an expansion of Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort and an additional tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort sometime in the next few years.

Iger stated that they were not ready to announce any of these or other resort projects at this time.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios Testing Additional Guest Relations Location

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Just as they have tested at the Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme parks, Disney’s Hollywood Studios will now test the addition of an auxiliary guest relations and ticket sales location out in the park.

Hollywood Junction at Disney's Hollywood Studios

Hollywood Junction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Starting November 18th, guests can find help with ticket sales, ticket upgrades, and special event bookings at Hollywood Junction on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard.

While the locations in the other two parks are much further away from the existing guest relations location, there honestly just isn’t anywhere else for this to go at Hollywood Studios. At least is is pretty centralized and should be easy for guests to locate.

You may recall that this space was used in the past for some guest relations functions, but has been shuttered for some time now.

VIDEO: A Second International Trailer For “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” Emerges; Also A New TV Spot

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A second international trailer for “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” has been released. This one is from South Korea and it contains some new footage (not much though), a new narrative and a different musical backdrop. Check it out!

Also a 30 second international TV spot has been released with actually even more new footage than the above trailer. Check this one out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5NDGM6Tk00

Source: Entertainment Access, Superheros Now!

New Balance Releasing Disney Parks Attraction RunDisney Shoes

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The Super Hero Half Marathon is underway this weekend at Disneyland in Anaheim, and New Balance is celebrating by showing off the latest line in their runDisney collection.

Set to release sometime in early 2017, the new collection will feature shoes themed after some iconic classic Disney attractions, including The Haunted Mansion, Mad Tea Party, Space Mountain, and Toy Story Mania. This is the first time the line of shoes has been themed to attractions, rather than characters.

Take a look at the various shoes below.

The runDisney shoes will come in either the New Balance 880 style, or the Vazee Pace style, both of which are traditional running shoes with no added support.

The shoes will be available for purchase exclusively at runDisney Half or Full Marathon Expos.

Sassagoula Floatworks & Food Factory Returns 11/19 with New Design & Menu

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The Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory will return to Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter on November 19th, 2016 with a new design and new menu. It has been closed since July of this year.

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The new interior will keep the original theme, but now feature new design elements such as a nearly completed parade float for guests to see.

A full menu is not available at this time.

Full List of Disney Springs Black Friday Shopping & Dining Deals

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Credit to Disney

Black Friday will kick off at Disney Springs on November 25-26. With earlier opening hours at 8 a.m. and deals in every neighborhood, Disney Springs provides a one-of-a-kind shopping experience with extra entertainment and breakfast offerings including mimosas and small bites from dining locations across the property. While all of the special offers are subject to availability, there’s a lot to choose from.

The following locations will open early on November 25 and 26 (operating hours subject to change):

  • 6:30 a.m. – Starbucks Marketplace.
  • 7 a.m. – Starbucks Westside; Walt Disney World Bus transportation
  • 8 a.m. – All Disney Springs stores, Erin McKenna’s, Wolfgang Puck Express, Ghirardelli, Dockside Margaritas, The Daily Poutine, Outdoor Vending Carts, Marketplace Snacks, Food Trucks.
  • 9 a.m. – Frontera Cocina, Bongos Express.
  • 10 a.m. – Paradiso 37.

World of Disney and other familiar favorites will feature great deals while supplies last: A Vera Bradley “Midnight with Mickey” hipster bag for $24.99 at Marketplace Co-Op, Storm Trooper Action Figures for $14.99 at Star Wars Galactic Outpost, just to name a few.

Additional locations will offer special sales and promotions, including the following:

  • APEX by Sunglass Hut and Sunglass Icon: 60% off original prices of select styles
  • Curl by Sammy Duvall: Save up to 40% on select merchandise and enjoy “gift with purchase” items throughout the store
  • Levi’s: 40% off entire purchase
  • Lilly Pulitzer: Spend $75 and receive a free pair of earrings; spend $150 and receive a free necklace; spend $500 and receive a free jewelry box
  • Lucky Brand: Save 40% off all merchandise, excluding “rare finds”
  • Pandora Jewelry: Free bangle with $125 purchase
  • Savannah Bee Co.: Receive a free jar of Whipped Honey with Passion Fruit with every purchase, while supplies last
  • Superdry: Buy 2 items, get 1 free in store
  • The LEGO Store: Save up to 50% off select merchandise, while supplies last (Nov. 25 only)
  • Vince Camuto: Save 40% off entire purchase plus additional door busters at 50% off
  • Volcom: Save 40% off all Volcom-branded merchandise

With more than 60 locations planning special sales and great promotions, Disney Springs will definitely become “the place to be” for shopping this Black Friday. Check back for more participating locations.

UPDATE: Crocodiles Return to Living with the Land

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Removed after the alligator incident at Walt Disney World this summer, the faux crocodiles in the Living with the Land attraction at Epcot recently returned after being missing for several months.

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Despite this, the American Alligator display on the attraction remains empty still.

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PHOTOS: New Monorail, Tsum Tsum, & Trash Can Highlighters Available

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As of late, the Disney Parks have been rolling out some pretty fantastic merchandise. That trend continues with some recently released items I spotted today at MouseGear in Epcot:

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I’m not in the market for highlighters, but there are three pretty nifty sets that were just put on shelves resort wide. The first is a set of Monorails.

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The Tsum Tsum collection is fairly strange…

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The trash can collection is a neat idea, but it is just stickers on the exterior and most weren’t applied well.

Regardless, the highlighter sets are available now for $16.99 each.