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Will you visit the Walt Disney World Resort during the holiday week? Lots of guests will head to our parks this week, so we thought we'd share some tips on how to make the most of your trip during this busy time of year. View the full article

Mālama – to care for. That’s what we do for each other here in Hawai`i, especially during this special time of the year. Mālama is also why giving back to our community through the Disney VoluntEARS program is something that’s so valued by our cast members at Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa. It gives them a chance to share a little bit of Disney magic while making a difference in our own community. View the full article

Merry Christmas from Disneyland park! Yesterday we shared a look at the trees of Cars Land in Disney California Adventure park, so I thought today would be the perfect time to show you a few from around Disneyland park. View the full article

Wishing a Very Merrytime Christmas from our family to yours... View the full article

We’d like to be the first to wish you a Merry Christmas. For today, we’ve added a few new photos to our beautiful allery of Disney Parks Christmas trees. But first, enjoy a holiday favorite - “Joy to the World” performed by the Voices of Liberty. View the full article

In the spirit of the holidays, and the annual tradition of the Disneyland Resort View the full article

Thousands of people have been captivated by the story of the Triquis kids basketball team from Oaxaca, Mexico. Despite playing without shoes - a luxury that is difficult to afford in their remote community - this team of determined athletes out-scored, out-passed and out-played more than 50 other teams to become the champions of the International Festival of Mini-Basketball in Argentina this October. Earlier this week, they had the opportunity to visit Disneyland park! View the full article

Back in 2010, we featured the Disney Parks Yule Log here on the Disney Parks Blog. This year, it’s back and in high definition. If you didn’t see this version last season, watch for the surprise ending. View the full article

Christmas 2013 is officially in the books, but the merriment continues at Orlando's theme parks and attractions. Here's a quick list of when individual holiday festivities wrap up. View the full article

It’s Christmas Eve! The most wonderful day of the year is just hours away, but the residents of Radiator Springs have been celebrating for weeks here at Cars Land in Disney California Adventure park. Let’s take a look … On your right as you enter Cars Land, you’ll find Fillmore’s tree. Our favorite eco-conscious van [...] View the full article

In 1974, Harry Brice, a former artist at the Silhouette Studio in Disneyland park, said, “Anyone can cut a silhouette, but it takes practice to capture a good likeness of a particular subject - that’s what makes producing silhouettes an art.” At the time, it was estimated that Harry was “the fastest snip in the West.” View the full article

Have you ever seen the "Candlelight Processional" at Epcot during the holidays? View the full article

On Writing: Kelly Marcel, who wrote the script for 'Saving Mr. Banks,' says she became protective of P.L. Travers, 'so viscerally so that it was difficult for me to let her go.' Every writer who sits down and begins a screenplay thinks they know why they're doing it. Knowing why is essential to the process. But sometimes — maybe all of the time— we're fooling ourselves. We don't truly understand why we've written something until long after we're done. View the full article

If you can't make it to Disney Parks this holiday season, you can enjoy some of the festivities from the comfort of your own home. The 30th Annual "Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade" returns to ABC-TV on Christmas morning with a star-studded line-up of performers and many of your favorite Disney characters. View the full article

Disney World has announced its complete lineup for the 2014 edition of Night of Joy, a two-night Christian-music event at Magic Kingdom next fall. View the full article

The new “World of Color - Winter Dreams” at Disney California Adventure park is a holiday version of the popular “World of Color” nighttime spectacular. It has new special effects and new music, and is making new holiday memories for our guests. It opens with the “World of Color” Honor Choir, a collection of beautiful voices submitted by Disney Parks fans from all 50 states. So, what’s the story behind how this choir was created online? The “World of Color” Honor Choir is directed by Grammy®-winning composer Eric Whitacre. He’s created many virtual choirs and we’re glad he helped create this one with us. A few months ago, participants submitted their voices through a special “World of Color” Honor Choir website, singing “Glow,” a song composed by Whitacre himself. Actually, I’ll let him explain how it all came together. Disney Parks Blog interviewed him online via live link from London. Enjoy! View the full article

I know it’s still 2013, but I wanted to give you a heads up on the exciting plans we have for Disney’s Night of Joy 2014. View the full article

This year was a memorable one at our parks, with new attractions opening, favorite restaurants being reimagined, and new entertainment debuting to guests. Of course, one of our favorite ways to share what’s new at Disney Parks is through our Disney Parks Blog Meet-Ups. Here’s a look back at the meet-up events we held in 2013. View the full article

This week, we continued our holiday celebration on the Disney Parks Blog with a wonderful behind-the-scenes look at how we decorate at the Disneyland Resort. View the full article

This week on the Disney Parks Blog, we shared a several dining updates that are here for the season - or will be coming soon - to Disney theme parks. View the full article

Our colleagues at Walt Disney Imagineering just completed the final effort of their “60 for 60” initiative - a pledge during WDI’s 60th anniversary year to sponsor or take part in at least 60 outreach efforts in the communities where Imagineering operates. View the full article

I first became acquainted with the music of R5 and their continually growing popularity from my two kids. R5 is made of up Disney Channel star Ross Lynch, his sister Rydell, brothers Riker and Rocky, and their close friend Ratliff. I then had the special privilege to hang out with the Lynch family for a couple of days here at Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, as the group took to the beach to perform their song “Pass Me By.” I shared a bit of Hawaiian culture with their 'ohana, and they returned the favor by playing bit of their mele – music – for all of us. View the full article

Chances are you haven’t seen a majority of our beautiful Christmas trees at Disney Parks - they’re in every park this time of year. So, as we begin the weekend and head into Christmas week, we’re sharing some favorites. View the full article

As part of our commitment to be a good corporate citizen, and to give back to the communities we serve, Disney supports efforts around the world that make a positive impact on children and their families. Every year, tens of thousands of Cast Members make volunteering a priority, building on a tradition Walt Disney himself started when he – along with Disney animators – would visit local hospitals to draw characters for children. View the full article

Fifty-five years ago today, on December 20, 1958, a tradition began at Disneyland park that continues to this day, both here at the Disneyland Resort and at Epcot in the Walt Disney World Resort. The Candlelight Ceremony and Processional is a Disney Parks holiday mainstay, in which celebrity narrators join choirs comprised of local choral groups and Disney cast members to celebrate the Christmas story. Over the years, celebrity narrators have included stars like Cary Grant, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart and James Earl Jones. View the full article