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Disney Pic of the Week: Fire

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Water is used extensively throughout the Walt Disney World Resort for landscaping, live shows and special effects. Fire, on the otherhand, is used sparingly. I am sure it is for safety reasons but, when fire is used, it tends to be very dramatic. When you frist see the Sleeping Beauty float in the Disney Festival … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Fire"
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MALEFICENT – A Review

Posted on by AllEars
I go to movies to be entertained, not to analyze and critique. There are certainly plenty of movie critics online if you want that take on a movie. Maleficent is not great but it certainly was entertaining from my perspective. The film takes place in a fantasy world so events and people don't always behave how you might expect. This is the untold story of one of Disney's popular villains, Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty. We watch her as a young child explore her world with an open, pure, heart - welcoming, trusting, and loving.
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Disney releases multitude of Maleficent merchandise

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It’s finally opening weekend for Disney’s live-action movie, “Maleficent,” and the promotions are shifting focus from filling theater seats to selling the related merchandise. Here’s a look at what you can find only at Walt Disney World and through the Disney Store. The Magic Kingdom already had a decent selection last weekend for the “Disney … Continue reading "Disney releases multitude of Maleficent merchandise"
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All-night party at Magic Kingdom kept us busy until sunrise

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Staying up late is always a treat for young kids, but having no bedtime and getting to play all night in the Magic Kingdom? What a way to start the unofficial beginning of summer! For the second year, Walt Disney World kicked off Memorial Day weekend by keeping its signature theme park open for 24 continuous hours, and my family and I were there. (The first such event celebrated Leap Day in 2012.)
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Angelina Jolie Casts a Spell as Maleficent on the Summer 2014 Issue of Disney Twenty-Three

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D23: The Official Disney Fan Club celebrates the upcoming release of the eagerly anticipated Maleficent in the summer publication Disney twenty-three. Angelina Jolie and the creative team pull back the curtain on the surprising tale behind one of Disney's most iconic villains. "I was afraid of her, and I loved her," Jolie confesses in the cover story. Accompanying the piece is an in-depth look by animation historian Charles Solomon at the development of Walt Disney's 1959 creative masterpiece, Sleeping Beauty, with rarely seen concept art and drawings.
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Disneyland Resort Photo Update – 4/25/14

Posted on by Jason Dz
Contributing photographer Jason of disneygeek.com sends us these photos from his trip to the parks on Friday, April 25, 2014. Friday and Saturday there was a Million Dollar Arm Pitching Contest in Downtown Disney. They were just getting started as I walked by. A flyer about the event. I took the Monorail into the park. … Continue reading "Disneyland Resort Photo Update – 4/25/14"
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MALEFICENT – Contest and Behind the Scenes Interview with Angelina Jolie

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“Maleficent” explores the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain from the classic “Sleeping Beauty” and the elements of her betrayal that ultimately turn her pure heart to stone. Driven by revenge and a fierce desire to protect the moors over which she presides, Maleficent cruelly places an irrevocable curse upon the human king’s newborn … Continue reading "MALEFICENT – Contest and Behind the Scenes Interview with Angelina Jolie"
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Maleficent – Trailer #3

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“Maleficent,” the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain from the classic “Sleeping Beauty,” reveals the events that hardened Maleficent’s heart and drove her to curse the baby, Aurora, only to later realize that the child may hold the key to peace in the land. Maleficent has wings:
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Maleficent Sneak Peek at New Lana Del Ray Song

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Reimagining of the Classic Disney Tune “Once Upon a Dream” Burbank, Calif. (January 26, 2014) – A never-before-heard Lana Del Rey rendition of “Once Upon a Dream” was unveiled as part of a 90-second sneak peek of Disney’s “Maleficent” during the 56th Annual Grammy Awards® on Sunday, January 26. “Maleficent” releases in U.S. theaters on … Continue reading "Maleficent Sneak Peek at New Lana Del Ray Song"
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