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Shall we book a vacation? Today, Disney Cruise Line released TWO seasons of thrilling itineraries, spanning sailings from fall 2025 to spring 2026. Four beautiful ships, the Disney Fantasy, Disney Wish, Disney Treasure and Disney Dream, will regularly sail to one or both of Disney Cruise Line’s signature island destinations, Disney Castaway Cay and Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point. You’ll discover even more Disney magic on any of these voyages! If you’re looking for a tropical escape, imagine sailing away from the Pacific Coast and Gulf of Mexico in late 2025 and early 2026. Plus, a third season of sailings will embark across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific on the Disney Wonder from October 2025 to February 2026. Are you feeling merry? Are you feeling scary?! With Disney Cruise Line’s collection of themed sailings, prepare to bring your most festive ‘fits on any of the beloved holiday cruises with Halloween on the High Seas and Very Merrytime sailings in September, October, November and December 2025. Bookings for the fall 2025 and spring 2026 seasons open to the public on June 28. For more details, guests can visit the itineraries page of disneycruise.com. The post 2 Seasons of Disney Cruise Line Itineraries Revealed! appeared first on Disney Parks Blog.
In just a few weeks, red, white and blue will sparkle brightly as Walt Disney World Resort celebrates the Fourth of July with a spectacular lineup of fireworks, food and festive entertainment guaranteed to have you singing about the stars and stripes all the way home! Here are 11 top ways to celebrate Independence Day at Disney World. 1. Fireworks Over Magic Kingdom Park “Disney’s Celebrate America! A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky” will light up the nighttime sky over Magic Kingdom Park with a booming nighttime spectacular. A simultaneous fireworks display over nearby Seven Seas Lagoon creates an unforgettable experience for guests in the park and nearby Magic Kingdom Resort Area hotels. This special fireworks show will take place July 3 and July 4 at 9:20 p.m. 2. Be inspired by Veterans Portraits in The American Adventure at EPCOT Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief’s Tribute to America’s Warriors is a special exhibit from the George W. Bush Institute that debuted June 9 at EPCOT. Reflecting President Bush’s personal commitment to military veterans and ongoing work of the Bush Institute’s Veteran and Military Families Program, this extraordinary art exhibit brings together more than 60 vibrant oil paintings by President Bush of service members and veterans who have served in military uniform with honor since 9/11 and whom the President has come to know personally since leaving office. 3. Party at Magic
Big news – the 50th Disney Fun House – the very first themed to Zootopia – is now open and ready to bring young patients and their families some much-needed moments of happiness during their hospital stays! To celebrate the grand opening of Shanghai Disney Resort back in June 2016, Disney announced a donation of $3.1 million USD (RMB 20 million) to fund Disney-themed play spaces and therapeutic play activities – called Disney Fun Houses – at 50 children’s hospitals across China. Featuring Disney characters and infused with storytelling from our beloved films, Disney Fun Houses provide young patients and their families a space for interactive play activities hosted by Disney VoluntEARS and hospital staff. This month, as we celebrate the 8th anniversary of the opening of Shanghai Disney Resort, we’ve hit a major milestone – the 50th Disney Fun House is officially open! Located at the Children’s Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine in Hangzhou, this is the very first Fun House to be themed to the Walt Disney Animation Studios film “Zootopia.” The space in the hospital has been transformed with murals featuring Zootopia’s diverse landscapes, including the iconic Zootopia skyline and a one-of-a-kind Zootopia-themed mobile movie theater where young patients and their families can watch favorite cartoons, short movie clips and documentaries during their stay at the hospital.
We recently visited Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California alongside our friends at Blue Star Families to make magic for some military families there by sharing the joy of reading and making meaningful family connections. Disney has enduring gratitude for those who serve in uniform and their families, and our collaboration with this nonprofit and their Blue Star Books program is among the many ways we honor those who serve. During the event at Camp Pendleton on June 8, U.S. military children and their families received free Disney books and enjoyed other activities, including hearing a story read by a military service member and Disney VoluntEAR from Disneyland Resort and reading-themed crafts. Mickey Mouse also made a special appearance to the delight of the families there. “The Walt Disney Company is honored to have worked with Blue Star Families for more than a decade to celebrate military and veteran families,” said Jessica Moore, vice president of government relations for The Walt Disney Company. “This collaboration shares the magic of our stories with the hope it inspires these military children to become the next generation of storytellers.” For retired Marine Corps Warrant Officer and current Disneyland cast member Ariel Elias, returning to Camp Pendleton to make magic for military families was extra special. “Military family life is both exciting and challenging so it’s special being able
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