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If this week’s Festival of Fantasy Parade debut at the Magic Kingdom wasn’t otherworldly enough for you, here’s a little bit of Disney magic you can carry with you on your mobile device. View the full article

This week’s “Disney Parks After Dark” image was shot at Magic Kingdom Park during the nightly performance of “Wishes” fireworks. Is this your favorite place to view the fireworks or do you have another go-to spot? View the full article

Hey there all you Disneyland horse lovers. This is the first in a series designed to help you get to know our equine cast members just a little bit better. We’re starting with Reggie and Brother, who you may recognize from some of their city parade appearances we’ve featured here on the Disney Parks Blog. View the full article

Over the weekend, hundreds of Disney Parks Blog readers joined us at Downtown Disney for our much-anticipated Disney’s “Muppets Most Wanted” Meet-Up. We packed the theater at AMC Downtown Disney 24 for a special preview screening of the film before it officially opens in U.S. theaters on March 21. View the full article

The Mighty St. Patrick’s Festival is in full swing and family fun abounds! One of my favorite highlights from this year’s event is The Mighty Family Fun Zone presented by “Muppets Most Wanted.” Here, guests can enjoy Muppet mayhem complete with music, games and activities for the whole family. View the full article

St. Patrick’s Day is this coming Monday, which means if you’re Irish - or just wish you were - you have an entire weekend to celebrate in the Downtown Disney District at the Disneyland Resort. View the full article

Yesterday, we celebrated our new daytime spectacular, “Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade,” at Magic Kingdom Park with a surprise poster giveaway. If you missed it, you’re in luck. We’re adding the same image to our ongoing series of desktop/smartphone wallpapers. View the full article

"The Middle," one of ABC's best sitcoms, will film its season finale the week of March 24 at Walt Disney World. " View the full article

Festival of Fantasy, Walt Disney World's new parade, is like an overgrown wind-up toy — bright, cheerful, crowd-pleasing and relentless. View the full article

Have you had a chance to check out the Wilderness Explorers challenge at Disney’s Animal Kingdom yet? View the full article

Disney CEO Iger is said to want an insider to assume the job. Ben Sherwood, Gary Marsh and Nancy Dubuc are likely candidates. Help Wanted: Walt Disney Co. seeks executive with experience in both broadcast and cable television. Must embrace new technologies, display keen programming instincts and be deft at corporate politics. Internal candidates welcome. View the full article

What’s this? I’ve got all the scoop and I’m not going to make you wait any longer for the details on the “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” in Disneyland Event taking place June 13-14, 2014, at the Disneyland Resort. View the full article

Check out this genius idea - what if we took the best desserts and sparkling wines from all around World Showcase and gathered them in one area for an amazing - and delicious! - nighttime party? Well, it’s on, thanks to the new IllumiNations Sparkling Dessert Party. View the full article

Walt Disney World has starting inviting its annual passholders to sign up for its MyMagic+ reservation system, meaning the long-awaited MagicBands can be mailed to homes. View the full article

All this month, I’m showing you Port Adventures your family can enjoy this summer in some of our brand-new destinations in Greece. Today let’s look at two of the ports you’ll visit on our 9-night Mediterranean cruise, starting on the mainland with Katakolon, Greece, the gateway to Olympia. View the full article

This week’s Disney Parks Sign can be found at the fun “Monsters, Inc.” meet and greet at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. View the full article

One year ago today, we celebrated the expansion of Fantasyland at Disneyland park with the addition of Fantasy Faire, featuring the Royal Hall (where Disney princesses meet guests each day), the Royal Theatre (featuring the tales of “Tangled” and “Beauty and the Beast”) and Maurice’s Treats (serving delicious pastry twists and the wonderful Boysen Apple Freeze). I recently stopped by the Royal Theatre to chat with Mr. Smythe and Mr. Jones, who join Rapunzel and Belle onstage each day, about the one-year anniversary of this new Disneyland park guest favorite. View the full article

Just days ago, our new daytime spectacular, “Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade,” made its grand debut at Magic Kingdom Park. Today, we’re celebrating its March 9, 2014 debut with a special poster created especially for Disney Parks Blog readers. View the full article

Did you ever warn someone about a sudden danger, saying: “Watch out for that hole in the ground!” or “Watch out for that falling rock!” Upon hearing such things, people know what to do, for example, stop right away to avoid stepping in the hole, or get out of the way to avoid getting hit by the rock. Well, it turns out African elephants do the same thing. View the full article

Disney just might be considering a multimillion dollar purchase of YouTube multichannel network Maker Studios, according to a report published by tech news site recode.net on Tuesday. View the full article

Recently, I introduced the first in a series of Beautifully Disney makeup tutorials for Disney Parks, offering you tips and tricks for using some of our favorite items. I’m excited to bring to you the next tutorial, which introduces a brand-new product that launched with the Pop of Minnie collection — our mini lipsticks. These creamy lipsticks are great to wear alone or layered under your favorite Beautifully Disney lip gloss, adding a glamorous finish. View the full article

Mickey's playing it not once, but twice for old time's sake as Turner Classic Movies has decided to stay with Disney Cruise Line's for this year's Classic Cruise. View the full article

This past weekend, we kicked off the 10th anniversary of Festival Disney in a big way – with a surprise performance by Danielle Bradbery, the 17-year-old country music sensation and winner of The Voice. Her Saturday-night appearance was a highlight of the awards ceremony for the annual music festival that we host for school bands, orchestras, choirs and other ensembles. View the full article

Bonjour, Disney Parks Blog fans! I have some very exciting Disney Cruise Line news to share with you. Chef Arnaud Lallement, advising chef to our French-inspired restaurant Remy, was recently awarded a prestigious three Michelin stars for his family-run restaurant L'Assiette Champenoise, near Reims in the Champagne region of France. View the full article

In a recent article in New York Times Magazine, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind wrote about how a connection with Disney animated movies and characters helped his son Owen, who has severe autism. View the full article