There is a new Mickey meet and greet coming to Epcot in 2020!
With the current transformation of Epcot taking place, new groundbreaking attractions and fun experiences are debuting in the coming months and even years. As a part of this transformation, there will be a new place to interact with a few of your favorite disney friends. Including the main man – Mickey Mouse!
Mickey will be making appearances in a new spot in the Imagination! pavilion. This meet and greet will coincide with the Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival. You will see Mickey waving to his fans and celebrating his “on-screen stardom” just inside the entrance of the building.
Mickey’s love for fun and imagination has given him a career in the movie business for over 90 years. He has starred in dozens of short films like “Get A Horse” which you can see as part of the short film fesitval. Keep and eye out for the new Mickey meet and greet at the Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival in the next few months!
Disney will be live streaming the first ‘A Frozen Holiday Wish’ Castle Lighting of the Season from the Magic Kingdom on November 3rd!
Tune in at 6:10 p.m. EST to watch the live stream. (We will post the link on the Chip and Co Facebook page)
“A Frozen Holiday Wish” features Anna and Elsa on the Castle Forecourt Stage. With special appearances by rugged mountain man Kristoff and lovable snowman Olaf, the show culminates in Queen Elsa using her incredible ice powers to present a gift to everyone in the kingdom, transforming Cinderella Castle into a glimmering ice palace for the holidays.
Who doesn’t like to get warm and cozy when the weather gets chilly? Disney understands our great love of lounging, and has introduced new Disney Holiday Snacks Onesies, for grownups! That’s right even us who are all grown up, but still kids at heart can enjoy these fun and snuggly winter onesie jammies.
These fun onesies have the same holiday snack inspired fair isles print as the new holiday Loungefly bag. This fun print has delicious designs of tasty holiday treats. There is everything from gingerbreads, to Christmas cookies, cupcakes, and candy canes!
The onesie pajamas come in two different colorways. There is a crisp white, and a sleek black color available. Both really make the fun snack graphics pop though! There is one other difference between the two colors too..
The other difference lies in the other fun detail about these onesies. They have hoods! Not just any hoods, these have Mickey and Minnie ears! The black jammies have a hood with plain Mickey ears, while the white ones have a hood with Minnie Ears! Obviously the Minnie ears are topped off with her iconic bow.
The cozy and whimsical new Disney Holiday Snacks Onesies retail for $69.99, and can be found throughout the Disney Parks! Will you be lounging in one of these cute new onesies for the holidays?
It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year at the most wonderful place. The Walt Disney World Resort is gearing up for the holiday season and should start kicking off this week with the first showing of the Dream Lights at Magic Kingdom on Sunday, November 3rd. Also being constructed are the amazing gingerbread displays at the resorts. Among the decor going up is the Gingerbread Cinderella Castle over at Disney’s Contemporary Resort.
Once the display is finished there will be a little shop to the left that will sell some gingerbread treats. Guests shouldn’t have trouble finding the Gingerbread Castle and shop, they are on the first level of the main building of the Contemporary Resort below where you catch the monorail. The shop to buy the snacks and treats is right next to the giant gingerbread display. Guests should be able to find it fairly easy after exiting the monorail.
We can’t wait to see all the holiday decorations going up this week. It’s definitely looking like the holidays are arriving soon! Be sure to follow us for all the latest news and holiday happenings at the Walt Disney World Resort.
Halloween Time might be coming to an end, however, the WonderGround Gallery is ready for their November showcase. This November, they’re celebrating the beauty of “Frozen 2”.
Starting this month, the WonderGround Gallery in the Downtown Disney District is presenting new “Frozen 2” inspired art, artist meet and greets, and special guests. On select days in November, sister artists Lorelay and Neysa Bove. These incredibly talented sisters were born and raised in Spain. They have Disney and Pixar backgrounds. Between the two of them, they have worked creatively on features such as “Tangled”, “Moana”, and Frozen 2! Both sisters will be in the gallery doing live art demonstrations for all to enjoy.
Another special guest to be in attendance will be famed art director for The Walt Disney Animation Studios, Bill Schwab. This will be Mr. Schwab’s first appearance ever at the WonderGround Gallery. On November 23rd from 5 to 7 P.M., Schwab will be showing his “Frozen 2” inspired pieces.
During those 2 hours on November 23rd, all the artists in the “Frozen 2” showcase will be debuting their inspired works. The artists involved have worked on the feature film and are ready to show fans of the film their creativity and inspiration.
You do not want to miss the opportunity to celebrate this sequel at the WonderGround Gallery! Make sure you visit all month long for more artist interactions, live art demonstrations, and so much more!
Are you excited for Frozen 2? Let us know in the comments below!
Marvel Fans Credited With Influencing New Spider-Man Deal Between Disney and Sony. In a recent interview between the top 7 film executives and The Hollywood Reporter, Disney’s Alan Horn and Sony’s Tom Rothman both opened up about the Disney-Sony dispute over the usage of Spider-Man. Both executives were very open about how the decision to reevaluate their options was the right choice and that both the Marvel Fans and Tom Holland were responsible for the new agreement and for the now open possibility for more collaborations in the future.
Photo Credit: Sony Pictures/Marvel Studios
THR: “Alan and Tom, you recently had a little dispute over Spider-Man. What was the one thing above all else that resolved that standoff over Marvel producing the next Sony installment?”
ALAN HORN: “The fan base, which is important to all of us, seemed to really respond to what Tom and his folks have done before with our people. They like the fact that the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Kevin Feige were involved [in the two Spider-Man films]. We heard feedback out there that suggested that joining forces once again was probably really a good idea.”
THR: “Will this partnership continue after the trilogy? Tom, you’ve shown you can do Spider-Man without Marvel on the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”
TOM ROTHMAN: “Yes, we have. But I agree with my distinguished colleague. This was a classic win-win-win. A win for Sony, a win for Disney, a win for the fans. The only thing I would say is that news cycles and the rhythm of negotiations do not necessarily overlap. And this is, in the words of Shakespeare, a consummation devoutly to be wished. We would have gotten there, and the news got ahead of some things.”
ALAN HORN “I agree with that.”
Photo Credit: Sony Pictures/Marvel Studios
Marvel Fans were not the only folks responsible for Disney and Sony changing their minds. Disney CEO Bob Iger shared that Tom Holland himself boldly stepped forward and wanted to speak directly to him about the issue, showing his truly heroic side and commitment to give fans the Spider-Man they deserve.
“We had an event called D23, and Tom was there because he’s a voice in [Pixar’s Onward]. He said something on stage, and it was clear that fans wanted Tom back as Spider-Man, made by Marvel and our Marvel production team,” Iger said. “And after D23, Tom reached out to folks who work for me and said, ‘Can I please have Bob’s e-mail address or phone number?’ Of course, I’m very protected, so they were very careful. I said ‘Sure, have him contact me,’ and he did,” Iger continued, “We spoke. And he basically made a — he cried on the phone, no, not really. But it was clear that he cared so much. And actually, we care about him.”
He continued, “I felt for him, and it was clear that the fans wanted this to happen. So after I got off the phone with him, I made a couple of phone calls to our team at Disney Studios, and then I decided to call the head of Sony, and I said ‘We have to figure out a way to get this done, for Tom and for the fans.’ And we did,” Iger said. “That’s how it happened… Sometimes, when companies are negotiating with each other, they kinda forget that there are other folks out there.”
Photo Credit: Sony Pictures/Marvel Studios
So there you have it folks! It just goes to show that when fans come together they will be heard and great things can happen.
Are you excited Marvel and Sony set aside their differences for the fans and for Spider-Man himself? Would you like to see them continue their partnership? What other Marvel movies are you excited to see? We would love to hear your thoughts in the comments.
Be sure to check back here at Chip and Company for all things Marvel!
Disney’s “Frozen 2” is just under a month from hitting theaters and the snacks and merchandise have hit Walt Disney World full force. We found this delicious Enchanted Forest Leaf Cookie Sandwich over at the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa.
This cookie sandwich is located at the quick service location at the Grand Floridian, Gasparilla Island Grill. It’s around the corner from the Grand Floridian Cafe. Once inside it’s easy to find the bakery case and loads of yummy treats. The Enchanted Forest Lead Cookie was really delicious. It’s a maple leaf-shaped sugar cookie sandwich with maple and praline buttercream and topped with a chocolate coin. Anna and Elsa are pictured on the editable chocolate coin.
This maple and praline buttercream flavored cookie sandwich was really good. It wasn’t obnoxiously sweet and the cookie was nice and soft. At first it smelled almost like a carrot cake or cream cheese frosting. It was such a nice contrast from some of the overly decorated snacks and cupcakes we’ve seen lately. You can find this delicious Enchanted Forest Leaf Cookie Sandwich over at the Grand Floridian for $5.99 plus tax or a snack credit on the Disney Dining Plan.
Enter For Your Chance to Meet Adam Driver and Walk the Red Carpet of the ‘Rise of Skywalker’ Premiere. Omaze is hosting a special contest where you and a guest could win the chance to meet Adam Driver (Kylo Ren) and walk the red carpet of the Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker premiere!
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As fun as it would be to meet Adam Driver and get to walk to red carpet with your best friend, the real magic happens with the donations made to Omaze. Adam and Omaze have paired together to raise money and awareness for ‘Arts in the Armed Forces’.
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Would you like to meet Adam Driver and attend the world premiere of Star Wars :Rise of Skywalker? Who would you bring with to the premiere? We would love to hear your thoughts in the comments.
Be sure to check back here at Chip and Company for all things Star Wars!
President Donald Trump will be stopping off at Disney World in December for a Republican Party’s Statesman’s Dinner that is being held at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort according to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The dinner was originally planned for November but is now being pushed back to December 7th, 2019. The GOP event raised nearly half a million dollars for Florida Republicans last year.
I would expect travel delays in the Walt Disney World area due to extra security.
The animal care team at Disney’s Animal Kingdom is carving out some time of Halloween fun for the animals!
A key part of the animal care program are enrichment experiences like time with toys, exploring different scents, edible treats or in this case playing with pumpkins!! They can eat them, smash them or just play with them for a while.
Enrichment helps the animals to make choices about the environment and encourages natural behaviors. Plus the team also has a fun time getting creative decorating the pumpkins!
Take a look at all the fun the animals have celebrating Halloween:
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