MyMagic+the collection of tools taking the guest experience to the next level at the Walt Disney World Resortwas recently honored with an Innovation by Design award by the popular magazine and website, Fast Company. MyMagic+ received the top spot in the Experience Design category when Fast Company revealed the 10 best designs of the year at their annual Innovation by Design Awards and Conference in New York City. For more on this story, visit the Disney Parks Blog.
Production has begun on Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, an upcoming animated television series for Disney XD, featuring the hugely popular characters introduced in the record-breaking Marvel Studios film of the same name. The announcement was made by Jeph Loeb, Marvel's Head of Television, at New York Comic Con. Produced by Marvel Television, the series stars Peter Quill as Star-Lord, the brash adventurer who, to save the universe from its greatest threats, joins forces with a quartet of disparate misfitsfan-favorite Rocket Raccoon, a tree-like humanoid named Groot, the enigmatic, expert fighter Gamora and the rough-edged warrior Drax the Destroyer. The series will premiere in 2015 on the Marvel Universe programming block on Disney XD.
Aladdin, Disney's Tony Award-winning new musical comedy, broke the house record at the New Amsterdam Theatre for the second time last week (week ending October 12) with a gross of $1,614,428. The show set the previous record of $1,602,785 just two months ago (week ending August 10). Since beginning performances on February 26, 2014,Aladdinhas consistently numbered in the top 10 highest-grossing Broadway shows each week and has established itself as the most successful show of the busy 2014 spring season.
A new sizzle for Walt Disney Animation Studios Big Hero 6 was recently released at New York Comic Con. Watch the video above for a sneak peek at the film, which hits theaters this November 7.





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