A First Look At All The Festivities At The Oogie Boogie Bash

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August 15, 2019

A First Look At All The Festivities At The Oogie Boogie Bash

The Oogie Boogie Bash at Disney California Adventure park is fast approaching! We can’t wait to see what our Halloweentown friend has conjured up for this spirited bash. Luckily, Disney gave us a sneak peek of what’s to come!

First up, is Mickey’s Trick & Treat show. This interactive show is perfect for your little ones. Mickey Mouse and his friends will tell not-so-scary tales. There will be a plenty of dancing and candy. Join the gang at the Disney Theater in Hollywood Land.

Speaking of candy, guests will have the opportunity to experience immersive Treat Trails throughout the park. You might see characters like Tim Burton’s Mad Hatter or Oogie Boogie!

Next, take a spooky stroll through Villains Grove. The Redwood Creek Challenge Trail is transformed into a spooky, yet beautiful, trail with lights and shadows. This experience is perfect for all ages.

The Headless Horseman is back to lead the “Frightfully Fun Parade”. See all your favorite villains and Disney Characters in this parade for the first time at Disney California Adventure park.

Join the Villain Kids from the Isle of the Lost for an ultimate dance party, a DescenDANCE party! The Backlot DJ’s will be at the Hollywood Land Backlot playing lots of fun tunes!

Last, but certainly not least, is the nighttime spectacular of Villainous!. World of Color takes a dark turn with host, Shelley Marie, and all the baddies that you love. With water fountains, lasers, and projections this will be most sinister spectacular yet!

The Oogie Boogie Bash will be taking place at Disney California Adventure park during select nights starting September 17. Tickets are still available, so grab yours while you can.

Are you going to the Oogie Boogie Bash? Let us know in the comments!

Source: Disney Parks Blog

Black Tap in Downtown Disney Releases a Special CrazyShake for the D23 Expo

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Chip

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August 15, 2019

To celebrate the D23 Expo from August 23-25, Black Tap Downtown Disney is releasing a special take on its famous CrazyShake® available to just D23 Expo guests!

D23 Supreme: Vanilla frosted rim with crushed oreo topped with a D23 cupcake, crumbled oreo, whipped cream, & a chocolate drizzle. Available from August 23-25. ($17)

Make sure if you are in Downtown Disney from August 23rd to 25th drop by Black Tap in Downtown Disney and grab one of these yummy shakes!

Cookie Dough and Everything Sweet Grand Opening at Disney Springs

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Jenna-lee Languirand

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August 15, 2019

Cookie Dough and Everything Sweet just celebrated its Grand Opening last night at Disney Springs, and Chip and Company were there for the celebration! This food truck is the newest and sweetest addition to the food truck entourage. The grand opening was quite a hit with the line never stopping; a steady flow of visitors were trying to get their hands on these cookie dough concoctions. Everyone really seemed to be enjoying their treats and taking lots of Instagram ready photos for the occasion.

There are five different flavors of cookie dough. Traditional Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter & Fluff, Cookies n’ Cream Cold Brew, Celebration which is vanilla sugar dough and rainbow sprinkles, and Candy Monster which is blue sugar dough with chocolate candies. All of these flavors are available in a cup or a cone and come with Oreo Cookie mickey ears, $4.75 plus tax.

Then there are specialty creations such as the Celebration Parfait, it costs $8.00. It consists of the celebration cookie dough with celebration Mickey cake, vanilla custard, strawberries, whipped cream, and a Cherry on top. It looked so fun and tasty!

The Cold Brew Cookie Dough Sundae is what I tried. At $8.00, It was a cookie and cream cold brew dough with chocolate sauce, and a mini funnel cake. The cookie dough was the best part it gave you that yummy cookies and cream taste not overly sweet with subtle notes of the cold brew. It definitely favors to cookies and cream taste over your morning cup of joe. It had a bit of a softer texture than traditional chocolate chip cookie dough does. The funnel cake was good but a bit on the crispier side for my liking. Overall, it was quite a big treat, definitely sharable and delicious.

There are also two different Taco options $6-7, the Springs Candy Taco with monster cookie dough, chocolate sauce, whipped cream, sprinkles, and a cherry. As well as the Minnie Dessert Taco that was oh so cute! This one had peanut butter and fluff cookie dough, caramel sauce, whipped cream, and cherry with an adorable Minnie Bow. These seemed to be very popular choices and cute photo ops. There was also a Mickey or Minnie Funnel Cake that was $10.00 it is massive with cookie dough on top in the shape of Mickey.

Cookie Dough and Everything Sweet is certainly stirring up some tasty treats. I really wish I had gotten that Celebration Parfait it just looked so good! I need to save room for it on my next visit Disney Springs! I may need to skip dinner and go right for dessert next time! Who says you can’t eat dessert first?! Which one do you want to try? Let us know @ChipandCo.

Photos: Jenna-Lee Languirand

Photo Ops And Magic Shots Available During Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party!

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Ana Leal

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August 15, 2019

Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Parties start today!!

Take a break from trick or treating for a bit and create memories with your family and friends at this spooky event. Disney PhotoPass Service will offer more then 30 photo opportunities to enjoy during the party.

At the entrance of Magic Kingdom Park you can get a magic shot with The Headless Horseman!

Head over to Main Street U.S.A to brew some potions and hang out with frightful pumpkins!

The Haunted Mansion has some super cool magic shots for you including one with The HatBox Ghost!!

Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all? Find out the answer to that at the Fantasyland castle wall near Prince Charming Regal Carrousel!

You will also be able to find multiple photo ops around Magic Kingdom. Be sure to ask a PhotoPass Cast Member for special props.

At the Disney PhotoPass Studio located inside Sir Mickey’s you will find Halloween themed props to make your pictures more fun!

You can’t forget about the rides! Disney PhotoPass will help you capture those special memories at participating attractions. Remember that for the Haunted Mansion you’ll need to wear a MagicBand that’s linked to your Disney account while riding to preview your attraction photo.

Are you excited for Halloween season? We can’t wait!!

Photo credit: Walt Disney World

Foodie Guide To Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party And Halloween At Magic Kingdom

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Danielle

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August 15, 2019

Who is ready for Halloween at Magic Kingdom? I know I am! Get ready to feast your eyes on the Foodie Guide to Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and Halloween at Magic Kingdom. There is lots to tempt your sweet tooth with this year!

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party starts tomorrow August 16th at Magic Kingdom Park! Sights and sounds to look forward to include an all-new fireworks show (Disney’s Not-So-Spooky Spectacular), special character greetings, Mickey’s Boo-to-You Halloween Parade, and the Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular. However, we can’t forget about the food, all the yummy, delicious, spooktacular food! Disney Parks Blog has also hidden a few sneak peeks of the party merchandise in the food photos too.

Get ready to run Amuck Amuck Amuck, with a spooky Hocus Pocus inspired cupcake. The Amuck, Amuck, Amuck Cupcake will be available Daily at Main Street Bakery. This trick or treat candy inspired cupcake (a cupcake baked peanut butter chips, chocolate candy bits, and toffee) is filled with caramel sauce, and topped with an edible cake “cauldron” iced with chocolate buttercream and garnished with a white chocolate decoration featuring the Sanderson sisters.

You can also find the Halloween Cinnamon Roll daily at Main Street Bakery too! The classic Mickey-shaped cinnamon roll is topped with orange icing and a chocolate spider web.

The Jack and Sally push pops were simply meant to be! These are a party-exclusive that can be found at carts near Cinderella Castle. The Sally cake pop features gluten-friendly vanilla cake, buttercream, strawberry crispy pearls, and a white chocolate Sally. The Jack cake pop has chocolate cake, vanilla buttercream, white chocolate and dark chocolate crispy pearls, dark chocolate curls, and a white chocolate Jack Skellington.

Other ghoulish finds include:

Donald Duck Brownie – Available Daily at Casey’s Corner – DONALD IS A PUMPKIN. How cute is that? This brownie comes topped with a chocolate piece featuring the duck himself, and he’s dressed in his trick-or-treat best!
Now Begin Thy Magic Spell – Party Exclusive, Available at Casey’s Corner – Bring out your inner witch by sipping on this red slush with passion fruit, blue curaçao, Sprite, and lemonade garnished with a chocolate-covered apple slice.
Hades Nachos – Party Exclusive, Available at Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Café – You’ll feel like the Lord of the Underworld with these black bean nacho chips topped with “fiery” buffalo chicken and your choice of items from the toppings bar.
Billy’s Worms & Dirt – Party Exclusive, Available at Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Café – “Unfaithful lover long since dead, deep asleep in thy wormy bed, wiggle thy toes, open thine eyes, twist thy fingers toward the skies! Life is sweet, be not shy, on thy feet, so say I!” Risen from the grave just for the occasion, William ‘Billy’ Butcherson comes to life in this sweet treat featuring chocolate pudding topped with gluten-friendly cake crumbs, gummy worms, and a white chocolate decoration featuring the zombie, himself.

Caramel Pretzel, Cinnamon Donuts, and Frozen Apple Cider – Party Exclusive, Available at Golden Oak Outpost – Taste the flavors of fall with these yummy delights from the Golden Oak Outpost. Try the caramel-filled pretzel, cinnamon-sugar-coated donut holes, or frozen apple cider.
Headless Horseman Cheesecake – Party Exclusive, Available at Sleepy Hollow – Ride into the night with pumpkin cheesecake layered with gluten-friendly chocolate cake, chocolate crunchies, orange glaze, and a Headless Horseman chocolate piece.
Chocolate Mickey Waffle Sundae – Party Exclusive, Available at Sleepy Hollow- What would a party be without Mickey waffles? These black chocolate waffles come topped with pumpkin gelato, candy corn, caramel sauce, and sprinkles.
Constance’s for Better or For Worse Wedding Cake – Party Exclusive, Available at the Liberty Square Popcorn Cart – You don’t have to bring your death certificate with you to enjoy this citrus-scented cake with raspberry Bavarian cream, white chocolate glaze, icing pearls, flowers , and a chocolate axe for chopping wood of course!

Maleficent Cone – Available Daily at Storybook Treats – If you’re feeling extra evil, then the Maleficent cone is for you! It’s a black waffle cone filled with lime soft-serve and topped with chocolate horns and purple sugar.
Snake Eyes – Party Exclusive, Available at Storybook Treats (Coming in September!) – Well, well, well, what have we here? SNAKE EYES! This drink comes with Sprite, green apple, and lemonade garnished with gummy worms and light up dice.

Pumpkin Spice Soft Serve Sundae – Available Daily at Auntie Gravity’s Galactic Goodies – This yummy sundae comes with pumpkin spice and everything nice and is topped with candy corn and caramel sauce.

Pumpkin Spice Milkshake – Available Daily at Auntie Gravity’s Galactic Goodies – If a milkshake is more your style, then this gluten-friendly pumpkin spice milkshake is the way to go! It comes topped with candy pumpkins and a Mickey marshmallow straw.

Berry Blaster – Party Exclusive, Available at Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café – Get ready to blast off with this specialty drink consisting of blue curaçao, cherry lemonade, and Sprite garnished with a lemon wheel and raspberries.
Lots-O-Burger – Party Exclusive, Available at Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café – This huggable burger features a beef patty topped with brie fondue, strawberry-bacon jam, an onion ring, and a Lotso bun.
Pirates Horizon – Party Exclusive, Available at Aloha Isle – Aaarrrrggghhh, this be a mighty fine drink! Ye ought to try it! The Pirates Horizon features orange juice, passion fruit, and pineapple juice garnished with a pineapple wedge on a pirate sword skewer.
Hades Hatred – Party Exclusive, Available at Cool Ship – After chowing down on those Hades Nachos, cool off with Hades Hatred, featuring lemonade, blue curaçao, and blueberry popping pearls topped with blue cotton candy.

This year also brings lots of spooky novelties, including Mickey Pumpkin Balloon and Oogie Boogie popcorn buckets, the Hitchhiking Ghosts (featuring a sipper and two buckets), and a Jack Skellington sipper. These items will be materializing at various times throughout the season, and are all are available only while supplies last.

If this Foodie Guide To Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and Halloween at Magic Kingdom has you fiending for spooky treats, you can check them out at Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, that runs on select nights through August 16th – November 1, 2019.

Source: Disney Parks Blog

Disney Cast Members Free School at the University of Arizona!

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Tessa H

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August 15, 2019

The Walt Disney Company has just announced that Disney cast members can access free school at the University of Arizona! According to the Orlando Sentinal Disney will pay all tuition, fees and book expenses upfront for full-time or part-time hourly employees if they are with a new program called Disney Aspire!

The Disney Aspire program has expanded to more schools including the recent University of Arizona, which offers 14 online-only bachelor’s degrees, including public health, business administration and operations networks. According to the press release, Arizona Online will offer Disney cast members “the same high-quality education in flexible and innovative ways”. Therefore offering cast members free school at the University of Arizona!

It should be noted that some of the Disney Aspire schools have competitive admissions requirements compared while others allow those who have completed high school to enrol. Schools linked to Disney Aspire in the state are the University of Central Florida, Valencia College and the University of Florida. Many of the options will help cast members learn a trade or achieve their high school diploma. Jayne Parker, Disney’s Chief HR Officer said that the program will “help employees create the futures they imagine for themselves” and by adding the University of Arizona to Disney Aspire, will allow the company to support “more than 90,000 eligible employees’ and cast members’ education and career goals!”.

Ewan McGregor Rumored to Return as Obi-Wan Kenobi

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Kaitlyn

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August 15, 2019

Ewan McGregor Rumored to Return as Obi-Wan Kenobi. We may truly get to see the Return of the Jedi. Reports are swirling online that Ewan McGregor has signed to reprise his roll as Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Back in 2017 it was rumored that Ewan McGregor would come back as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a new Star Wars film, and the actor was completely onboard, until the poor performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story halted almost all production on future Star Wars endeavors.

“I think it’s a good idea. The only bit that I could get away with doing is after the last one I made, Episode III, before Alec Guinness, there’s that period where he’s in the desert. That might be my window, there, to tell that story. I don’t know what he did in the desert. We could make up some stuff. I’d be up for it, could be quite exciting. I’d be up for it, for sure, of course.” says McGregor, “I’d be happy to do the story from episodes three where I finish up and Alec Guinness starts.”

The difference between 2017 and 2019 is that Disney and Lucasfilm seems to be back on board with either a featured film surrounding Kenobi’s journey after the prequels, and possibly may have the return of Kenobi come to Disney+, their all new streaming service launching November 12.

Another key factor that this time may be for real is that we are just over a week from the 2019 D23 Expo, the biggest celebration of all things Disney! More than likely Disney and Lucasfilm will make a formal announcement during one of their Star Wars panels during the convention.

Are you excited to hear Ewan McGregor may continue Obi-Wan’s journey? Would you like to see Obi-Wan Kenobi in a featured film or as a series on Disney+? We would love to hear your thoughts in the comments! Be sure to check back here at Chip and Company for all things Disney!

Photo Credit: Lucasfilm

Dia de los Muertos Ears And More Celebrate Day of The Dead At Epcot

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Danielle

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August 15, 2019

Halloween isn’t the only festive holiday for the fall season, Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead which is a personal favorite of mine, also arrives! To commemorate this day of remembrance, you can now find gorgeous Dia de los Muertos Ears and apparel at Mouse Gear in Epcot.

Dia de los Muertos Disney designs used to be found mainly in Disneyland, so I’m very excited to see so many enchanting options now available at Walt Disney World.

There are t-shirts available for the entire family inspired by the beautiful designs of Dia de los Muertos. The same Calavera (sugar skull) design coordinates across the entire collection.

Even our younger ones can celebrate with vivid youth shirts.

The Dia de los Muertos Mickey Ear hat is vibrant and fun! A stunning Calavera (or sugar skull) is embroidered on to the front hat, and the brim is trimmed in purple. Plastic ears have festive designs and say “Dia de Los Muertos. The hat is topped off with its very own top hat, that is decorated with colorful marigolds.

Last, but certainly not least is the Minnie Mouse Ear headband inspired by Dia de los Muertos. The beautiful Calavera design is showcased on the black satiny ears and headband. The headband is also trimmed in colorful fabric marigolds, which are a hallmark symbol of the holiday. As for the bow, these ears are adorned with a purple foam bow that is designed to mimic papel picado. Papel picado is an exquisite decoration made by cutting elaborate designs from paper. This Mexican folk art is very common for Dia de los Muertos decorations, so it is really wonderful to see it incorporated into these ear designs.

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You can find these vibrant and stunning new Dia de los Muertos Ears and apparel available now at Mouse Gear in Epcot. Now all we need is a full on Dia de los Muertos event at Epcot!

Disney May Be Making A Live-Action ‘The Aristocats’

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Kaitlyn

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August 15, 2019

Disney May Be Making A Live-Action ‘The Aristocats‘. According to the folks at WeGotThisCovered.com, it is highly possible that Disney is looking to remake the 1970 Disney Classic, The Aristocats.

Okay, we are all little overwhelmed with the amount of Disney live-action-remake ideas that are swirling around the internet, but I do have to say, I am so excited about this one! The Aristocats is one of my favorite Disney Movies to curl up on the couch and watch with my family.

For those who may not be familiar with the Disney Classic from 1970, here is a synopsis of the film: “When a retired opera singer leaves her inheritance to her cat, Duchess (Eva Gabor), and Duchess’s three kittens, the woman’s butler drugs the cats and abandons them in the countryside in order to inherit the fortune himself. Lost in unfamiliar territory, Duchess and the kittens meet Thomas O’Malley (Phil Harris), an alley cat willing to help them return to their home in Paris. They meet several kooky characters along the way, including two English geese and an alley cat jazz band.”

Disney has been met with both praise and criticism from fans for its decision to keep producing “live-action remakes” of the Disney Classics. But with films such as Aladdin (2019) and The Lion King (2019) both reaching over $1 billion in the global box office, it is unlikely Disney will stop the trend any time in the near future.

For now, the film is nearly in the concept stage and has not been assigned a director, writer, or theatrical release date. If the film does not make it to the big screen we could still see a live-action The Aristocats come to Disney+, the new streaming service for all things Disney launching November 12, 2019. If the film comes to fruition, The Aristocats will likely be styled similarly to The Lion King(2019) or Lady and the Tramp (2019) coming to Disney+.

Would you like to see a live-action The Aristocats? What do you think of the live-action remakes? What other Disney Classics do you want to see return to the big screen? We would love to hear your thoughts in the comments. Be sure to check back here at Chip and Company for all things Disney!

Photo Credit: Disney

Kindergarten Teacher Brings Disney Magic Into The Classroom

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April Crews

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August 15, 2019

With the summer drawing to an end, most students are now back in the classroom. For one classroom at Ayer Elementary School, it’s almost as if summer vacation never ended.

Carlanda Williams, a kindergarten teacher, couldn’t take her students to Disney so she brought the magic to her classroom.

Ready for a MAGICAL school year! ?? (part 1) #disneyclassroom #disneyteacher #classroomsetup #iteachkinder pic.twitter.com/kpT9KYWbcC

— CarlandaTheMagicalTeacher (@_MagicalTeacher) August 11, 2019

After sharing the videos of her classroom on Twitter she accumulated over 170,000 views, but then everyone began sharing the videos. Before she knew it, her classroom had gone viral.

Ready for a MAGICAL school year! ?? (part 2) #disneyclassroom #disneyteacher #classroomsetup #iteachkinder pic.twitter.com/3XfphXZkve

— CarlandaTheMagicalTeacher (@_MagicalTeacher) August 11, 2019

The classroom is filled with Disney themed centers, a library with Disney books and a Disney World castle backdrop, as well as an “It’s a Small World” social studies area. “Ms. Williams said she got the inspiration to decorate her classroom like Disneyland because she loves the theme park.”– www.yourcentralvalley.com

The Principal for Ayer Elementary, Lynn Rocha-Salazar She said she heard about Ms. Williams going viral from her son. “I actually learned about it from my son last night,” said Rocha-Salazar. “He said, I understand you have a new teacher at your school, I think she just went viral.” “I am just really excited to have her as a new hire,” said Rocha-Salazar. “It’s really nice to have someone who brings great energy.” -www.yourcentralvalley.com

Ms. Williams is certainly a dedicated teacher, while she does get a $200 reimbursement from the school for her decor, she said that she spent hundreds out of pocket. Though, she doesn’t mind going out of her way for her students. “If I have to go without for a little bit to get some things for my classroom then I always do.” Some of her former students refer to her as the “Magical Teacher” for her willingness to always go above and beyond for them.

The “Magical Teacher” and her current class seem to have a magical school year ahead of them. The students even got to take home “I’m celebrating” Disneyland buttons with “First day of kindergarten” written on them.

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2020 Disney Parks Moms Panel Search Coming Soon

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Katelyn G

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August 15, 2019

The 2020 Disney Parks Moms Panel search is on!

Are you the family’s go-to for everything Disney? Do you start planning your next trip before the plane lands at home? Were you first in line at the grocery store when you heard they were selling Mickey Premium Bars?

If you answered “yes” to these questions, then Disney has an awesome opportunity for you!

Get your Disney tips in order and break out the planning binders because Disney has just announced that the 2020 Disney Parks Moms Panel is opening soon! The search will open at 12pm ET on September 5th, 2019. It will run through 12pm ET on September 12th, 2019.

You will have one week to apply. You must let Disney know why your friends, family, and colleagues always come to your first for Disney planning advice. Moms, dads, grandparents, and all other adults are welcome to apply.

Winners will be selected according to their personal experience with several Disney destinations. You must also be able to communicate your Disney knowledge with guests in an easy-to-understand and friendly way.
Set your clocks for September 5th now if you are interested!

The Disney Parks Moms Panel is heading into its 13th year as the official digital forum for guests to get their detailed personal Disney planning questions answered. Friendly advice, helpful tips, and a multitude of insights are shared from real guests who have mastered the craziness of planning a variety of Disney vacations. The Disney Parks Moms Panel is available in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.

Visit the Disney Parks Moms Panel website for more information!

Source: Disney.

First Look At Disney Skyliner Costumes

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Ana Leal

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August 15, 2019

The Disney Skyliner, set to open on September 29, will be an incredible new way to travel around Walt Disney World Resort!

It will connect Disney’s Hollywood Studios and International Gateway at Epcot to Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, Disney’s Pop Century Resort and Disney’s Riviera Resort.

But guest won’t be the only ones flying in style. Walt Disney Imagineering partnered with Creative Costuming to design a 1960’s airline travel costume for their Cast Members.

Inspired by the colors and design of the cabins, they were able to pick two colors to create these costumes, teal for the women and tangerine for the men. The fabric they chose for the shirts have properties like moisture wicking control and some venting on the back and sides to give air flow making it perfect for that Florida weather.

Are you excited to go on the Disney Skyliner next month?

Photo and video credit: Walt Disney World