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Cover Photography © Garry Rollins Issue 67 Fall 2019 Welcome to Galaxy’s Edge: 64 A Travellers Guide to Batuu Contents Disney News ............................................................................ 8 Calendar of Events ...........................................................17 The Spooky Side MOUSE VIEWS .........................................................19 74 Guide to the Magic of Walt Disney World by Tim Foster...........................................................................20 Hidden Mickeys by Steve Barrett .....................................................................24 Shutters and Lenses by Mike Billick .........................................................................26 Travel Tips Grrrr! 82 by Michael Renfrow ............................................................36 Hangin’ With the Disney Legends by Jamie Hecker ....................................................................38 Bears of Disney Disney Cuisine by Erik Johnson ....................................................................40 Disney Secrets Remembering IllumiNations: by Chris Smith ........................................................................42 88 Disneyland Magic A Keepsake Pictorial by J Darling.............................................................................. 46 FEATURED ATTRACTION Star Tours: The Adventures Continue ............52 The Epcot International 100 FEATURED FILMS Food & Wine Festival Brother Bear Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Frozen II ...................................................................................56 By the Numbers ....................................................................117 In Search Of... .......................................................................118 Tim Burton: 106 Quick Quiz.............................................................................120 The Genius Behind Kids Korner ......................................................................... 122 Mystery Quest .......................................................................126 the Nightmare Tim & Lou’s Top 10 ..........................................................128 Forgotten Disney 110 Villains Welcome to the New Celebrations! We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world. – Walt Disney These two quotes from Walt Disney perfectly embodied his creative spirit and his drive to always keep improving. Even today, you can see that philosophy at work in Disney parks around the world, as well as on the silver screen. When we started Celebrations oh-so many years ago, we went into it with the same mind set; to always look to the future, to never stand still, and to do everything we could to put our passion and love for Disney into everything we do. In the spirit of moving forward, we are proud to usher in a new era of Celebrations; an era where we will be sharing even more Disney magic with you, and one where we can bring that magic to you in new and innovative ways! “How?” you might say. Well, as you may have noticed, this issue of Celebrations is quite a bit larger than our previous issues. This is the “new” Celebrations…bigger, grander, and packed with even more Disney magic and imagination! Our new Collector’s Edition issues will be published four times a year, and each issue will celebrate the seasonal happenings of Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer! We’re kicking things off in grand style with this, our Fall issue, where we’ll explore the haunting mischief of Halloween (don’t worry, it’s not so scary!), the culinary delights of Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival, and the much-anticipated opening of Galaxy’s Edge. Of course, we’ll also continue to bring you other Disney features and beautiful pictorials on every aspect of Walt Disney World; including the attractions, resorts, secrets, special events, news, films, and history. But wait (as they say), there’s more! We’re also introducing our new monthly digital magazine, WDW Monthly, that will bring you even more magic more often! WDW Monthly will feature the latest news from the parks, fun-filled articles about your favorite characters, resorts, restaurants, and attractions…as well as up-to-date travel trips to help you plan that perfect vacation. And if you’re not heading to Disney soon? Celebrations and WDW Monthly will let you relive that Disney magic every single day of the year with 16 issues bursting at the seams with pixie dust and imagination. And we’re not done yet! We’re also introducing a whole new website, wdwcupcakes.com, where we’ll be celebrating the Sweeter Side of Disney! From cupcakes and Rice Krispie treats to caramel apples and delectable pastries, we’ll be sharing recipes, baking videos, pictorial cupcake tours of the parks and resorts, Walt Disney World “sweet spots” (starting with our favorite, the Confectionery), and much much more! It’s a truly exciting time at Walt Disney World right now, particularly with the opening of Galaxy’s Edge, the debut of Epcot Forever, the opening of new resorts…and a whole host of exciting movies coming to the big screen. And we could think of no better way to celebrate all of the magic that’s coming to Disney than by offering up even more magic for you, our readers! A whole new world awaits us, and we invite you to join us as we head into a great, big, beautiful tomorrow. And we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being part of part of our Celebrations family. Enjoy the magic! 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