“Fake” Disney theme park closes its gates

  Disney-style characters are found all over the Shijingshan Amusement Park in China, but owners claim they are different. Deputy general manager, Yin Zhiqiang, said: “The characters in our park just look a little bit similar to theirs. But the faces, clothes, sizes and appearances are different.” They said that

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Modern Endings: Princesses in Today’s World

  Happily Ever After. Every Disney movie seems to end that way, but especially if it’s a Princess movie! Of course, we don’t live in that kind of a world, do we? Celebrities are constantly being maligned. Their lives are reported on and distorted beyond recognition. Sometimes it’s unbelievable the

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Ask a Disney Question: Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner at Princess Storybook Dining?

Kerry, one of our readers wrote in with the following question about Akershus, and the Princess Storybook Dining character dining: “One of my girls wants to go to Akerhause and eat this year. I have heard a lot of negative about the food. Was wondering if Breakfast or Dinner would

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Princess Punch-up: Who’s Really the Fairest?

Beauty is only skin deep. Although we’ve all heard that saying, we still appreciate and are attracted to, a pretty face. And Walt Disney did little to correct that trend. His first three Princesses were heavy on the looks, light on true depth. But 30 years have passed and the

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Disney Helps Girls Celebrate the Royal Wedding with Disney Princess Dress-Up

The Royal wedding is less than 36 hours away, and the Disney Princesses are celebrating with updates to their popular Disney Princess Dress-Up: My Sticker Book app! Just as the wedding day of Kate and William promises to be, the app is a dream world captivating little girls the world

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Wednesday with Walt: And the Oscar Goes To…

Seventy-two years ago today, Walt Disney received a special Academy Award for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. On February 23, 1939, a precious little girl named Shirley Temple presented Walt with the award consisting of one full-size Oscar and seven smaller Oscars on a specially-built wooden pedestal. The Academy

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Family Fun Weekend Recap: Character Fan Day Weekend

This past weekend was the much-awaited Character Fan Day weekend. Park guests could take photos with many different Disney characters, most of them rarely seen in the park. Characters included the Seven Dwarfs, Daisy Duck, and Snow White with the Evil Queen. Pictured above is Pinocchio, who ran out to

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Disney Alfred Angelo Bridal Gowns Now in Stores

After much excitement and anticipation, the Disney Fairy Tale Weddings by Alfred Angelo collection has arrived in bridal stores this month. The collection of seven wedding dresses can now be found for sale in over 68 Alfred Angelo Signature Stores nationwide, and hundreds of Alfred Angelo independent partner Bridal Boutiques

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Disney Publishing Debuts Original ‘Princess Dress-Up: My Sticker Book’ App

Disney Publishing Worldwide today announced its Princess Dress-Up: My Sticker Book App is now available on the App Store. This universal app, available for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, allows girls of all ages to dress up their favorite Disney Princesses. The Princess Dress-Up App is Disney Publishing’s eighth children’s book app available on

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Disney and Alfred Angelo To Debut Their First Disney Princess-Inspired Bridal Gown Collection

Dreams do come true, especially for women who grew up dreaming of a fairy tale wedding modeled after their favorite Disney Princess character. Alfred Angelo and Disney will debut their first collection of bridal gowns, Disney Fairy Tale Weddings by Alfred Angelo, at the National Bridal Market in Chicago on

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