Have you seen the new "Fantasyland Football" social media event?

While I have to admit I  am not a basketball fan, I do look forward to March Madness. Not because of the games that are played, but because I am in love with the Disney Store and Disney Parks Blog March Madness merchandise event. So imagine my joy and surprise today when I learned that there is now a "Fantasyland Football" themed merchandise event!
For the next three weeks you can visit the special Fantasyland Football website and vote on your favorite Coach, Assistant Coach, Running Back, and Offensive Line. The Disneyland Dreamers and Walt Disney World Wonders are offering up twenty four players for you to choose from. You can pick between your favorite Disney ride and movie characters as they go head to head, and once you decide who you like the best you can then order a t-shirt and hoodie with that character on it. Each items has limited availability so they can only be ordered from Monday October 16, 2017 to Sunday November 12, 2017. Shipping will take 3-5 weeks.
The shirts are made of soft heathered jersey knit and feature the teams logo in screen art on the front and the players number on the back. Select shirts also have glitter, flocked, crystalline, metallic or other accents on them.The hoodies have a lined hood with drawstring and pouch pocket and feature the screen art logo on the front. Select hoodies also have Crystalline or metallic accents on them. Each team also has it's own hoodie with the teams logo on the front, and adult t-shirt and men and women's "jersey" style shirts with with the teams logo on the front and the year the parked opened as a jersey number on the back of the shirt. Last but not least is the 2017 Fantasyland Football shirt that features all twenty-four players on the back. To make it even more difficult to decide what team items you want to buy the Disney Store is currently running a "Buy One, Get One 40% Off Promotion" on all of the 2017 Fantasyland Football items. Here are your 2017 Fantasyland Football teams:

Disneyland 

  

• Abominable Snowman - the screen art on back features ''59'' - a reference to 1959, the year the Matterhorn opened at Disneyland
• Aurora - the screen art on back features ''55'' - a reference to 1955, the year Disneyland opened
• Fuzzball - the screen art on back features ''86'' - a reference to 1986, the year Captain EO was released at Disneyland
• Hatbox Ghost - the screen art on back features ''69'' - a reference to 1969, the year The Haunted Mansion opened at Disneyland
• Indiana Jones - the screen art on back features ''95'' - a reference to 1995, the year The Indiana Jones Adventure opened at Disneyland
• Jingles - the screen art on back features ''55'' - a reference to 1955, the year Disneyland, and King Arthur Carousel, opened
• Moley - the screen art on back features ''55'' - a reference to 1955, the year Disneyland, and Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, opened
• Pele - the screen art on back features ''63'' - a reference to 1963, the year the Enchanted Tiki Room opened at Disneyland
• Rafter Bear - the screen art on back features ''01'' - a reference to 2001, the year Grizzly River Run opened at Disney's California Adventure 
• Sulley - the screen art on back features ''06'' - a reference to 2006, the year Mike and Sulley to the Rescue opened at Disney's California Adventure
• The Auctioneer - the screen art on back features ''67'' - a reference to 1967, the year the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction opened at Disneyland
• Ursula - the screen art on back features ''11'' - a reference to 2011, the year Ariel's Undersea Adventure opened at Disney's California Adventure

Walt Disney World

• Br'er Fox - the screen art on back features ''92'' - a reference to 1992, the year Splash Mountain opened at Walt Disney World
• Buff - the screen art on back features ''71'' - a reference to 1971, the year Walt Disney World - and the Country Bear Jamboree - opened
• Buzz Lightyear - the screen art on back features ''98'' - a reference to 1998, the year Space Ranger Spin opened at Walt Disney World
• Cinderella - the screen art on back features ''71'' - a reference to 1971, the year Walt Disney World with Cinderella Castle opened
• Darth Vader - the screen art on back features ''89'' - a reference to 1989, the year Star Tours opened at Walt Disney World
• Figment - the screen art on back features ''83'' - a reference to 1983, the year Figment first appeared at Walt Disney World
• Five Legged Goat - the screen art on back features ''71'' - a reference to 1971, the year The Contemporary Resort opened at Walt Disney World
• Maleficent - the screen art on back features ''98'' - a reference to 1998, the year Fantasmic! premiered at Walt Disney World
• Orange Bird - the screen art on back features ''71'' - a reference to 1971, the year Walt Disney World opened
• Pecos Bill - the screen art on back features ''71'' - a reference to 1971, the year Walt Disney World and the Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe opened
• Shaman - the screen art on back features ''82'' - a reference to 1982, the year Spaceship Earth opened at Walt Disney World
• Trader Sam - the screen art on back features ''71'' - a reference to 1971, the year the Jungle Cruise opened at Walt Disney World

Celebrate Snow White With D23 and Saks Fifth Avenue This November!

On Sunday November 26, 2017 D23 Gold and Gold Family Members are invited to attend a holiday breakfast event with Snow White, the Prince and Dopey at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York. This two hour long even will include breakfast and a VIP tour of the Sak's holiday windows which will be celebrating the 80th Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs which will be unveiled to the public this November. D23 Members are reminded that this event will have a very limited number of tickets.
Tickets are scheduled to go on sale on October 24 at 1 PM EST on the D23 website. Tickets are $100 per person, plus a processing fee of $5 per ticket. Check in is from 8-8:30 AM, and will be held on the eighth floor of Saks Fifth Avenue in Cafe SFA.  Per D23 "a commemorative gift will also be given to all D23 Gold/Gold Family guests in attendance." D23 Gold and Gold Family members may reserve a ticket for themselves and one guest. Members must present a valid D23 Membership card and photo ID at check in.

D23 Has Confirmed A Mickey's Of Glendale Shopping Event Will Be Held At The Walt Disney Imagineering Campus

On Sunday December 10, 2017 from 9AM until 12 PM,  D23 Gold and Gold Family Members can attend a special Mickey's of Glendale shopping event at the Walt Disney Imagineering Campus in Glendale. Tickets to this event are free, but are available on a "first-come, first-served basis" starting Wednesday, October 18, at 10 AM PT on the D23 website. 
D23 Gold and Gold Family Members may register for a ticket for themselves and one guest.  Confirmed guests must show their current D23 Gold or Gold Family Membership card and a photo ID to enter this event. Guests are reminded that photography is not allowed on the Walt Disney Imagineering Campus. Guests can enter the Imagineering Campus's Grand Central Security gate starting at 9 AM. There will be limited D23 Member parking will be available at 1311 Grand Central Ave., Glendale, CA 91201. D23 has specifically asked that guests not line up prior to 6 AM.

Light Up The Season At D23's Walt Disney Studios Holiday Event!

On Sunday December 10, 2017 at 4pm D23 Gold and Gold Family Members and General Members can attend D23's Light Up The Season event at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank California. D23 Members will catch an encore performance of the Walt Disney Company's holiday party "Light Up the Season" events. The event will include photo ops, treats, fun activities and more. Guests will be able to:

• See screenings of Have Yourself a Goofy Little Christmas
• View a Walt Disney Archives holiday exhibit
• Take photos with Disney Characters 
• Shop in the Disney Studio Store and purchase signed Disney books (authors will be on hand to sign but have not been announced yet)
• Purchase Walt's Chilli
• Watch a special lighting of the Studio Christmas Tree
• Meet Santa Claus
• Shop at booths manned by local vendors

Tickets for this D23 Member event will go on sale on October 16 at 10 AM PT on the D23 website. Tickets will be $25 per person plus a processing fee of $5 per ticket. Security will open at 3:15 PM and the event will end at 7 PM. Guests will also receive a special "D23-exclusive Light Up the Season 2017 Disney ornament." General and Gold D23 Members can reserve a ticket for themselves and one guest, D23 Gold Family members can reserve a ticket for themselves and up to three guests. D23 Gold and Gold Family Members will need to show their D23 Membership Card to attend. 

Guests are encouraged to bring a new unwrapped toy to be given to Toys for Tots to the event. 

Don't Miss This Year's D23 Holidays in Hollywood Event!

On Wednesday December 6, 2017 D23 Gold and Gold Family Members can celebrate the holidays at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World at D23's Holidays in Hollywood event. The event will start with a special presentation of the new "Sunset Seasons Greetings" show hosted by Entertainment Show Director Tom Vazzana, and will include reserved viewing and a private dessert party in Grauman's Chinese Theatre before heading to reserved viewing of Disney Movie Magic and Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! The event will also include a "one-of-a-kind gift, created exclusively for D23 attendees."
Tickets for the event will go on sale on Tuesday October 17 at 1 PM EST on the D23 website and will be $115 per person, plus $5 handling. Check-in will begin at 4:45pm. Members will be required to show a valid D23 Membership card and photo id. D23 Gold and Gold Family members can reserve a ticket for themselves and three guests, but guests attending this event must be 10 years old or older. This event does not include the price of required park admission.

D23 Has Shared Their 2018 Event Schedule!!!!

 D23 has officially announced their 2018 event schedule, and in the process confirmed some fun information that we hope you didn't miss!

• In 2018 D23 Gold Members across the U.S. will once again be selected at random to receive complimentary movie passes, which will be included in issues of Disney twenty-three, D23’s quarterly publication.
• For the first time ever, D23 Members will have the chance to tour Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif.  
• The D23 Gold Member-exclusive tours of the historic Studio lot will be returning in 2018.
• Next Summer D23 will celebrate Saturday morning cartoons with a special experience on the Studio lot.
• Next fall, D23 Members will enjoy new features and special screening events on the Disney Studio lot and around the United States, where fans will be able to vote in advance on which of the two classics D23 will screen.
• Signature events like Sip & Stroll and Light Up the Season will be back in 2018.
• Complimentary gatherings in Providence, R.I.; Seattle, Wash. and, at San Diego Comic-Con were super popular in 2017, so D23 will be bringing back more mixers to U.S. cities in 2018!

Below is the current 2018 D23 Event Schedule. Please know that many events have not had exact time or ticket information released, but know we will update you as soon as that information has been released!

• Jan 12 Lunch with a Disney Legend: TBA Burbank, CA
• Jan 13 The Official Walt Disney Studios Tour — Presented by D23 Burbank, CA
• Feb 2 D23 Night at Disney’s Aladdin Hollywood, CA
• Feb 3 D23’s Magical Screening Series: Peter Pan Burbank, CA
• Feb 10 D23’s Magical Screening Series: Peter Pan Orlando, FL
• February 10–12, 2018 D23 Expo Japan Tokyo Disney Resort
• Mar 24 D23 Night at Disney’s Frozen New York City, NY
• Apr D23 Celebrates 20 Years of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Disney’s Animal Kingdom, WDW
• Apr 7 The Official Walt Disney Studios Tour — Presented by D23 Burbank, CA
• May 25 D23’s Return to Marceline Marceline, MO
  Members vising Marceline MO will have a chance to explore the Walt Disney Hometown Museum, enjoy treats, and stroll down “Main Street, U.S.A.” during this full-day event.
• Summer D23 Members Visit Toy Story Land Disney’s Hollywood Studios, WDW
• Summer D23 Members Visit Pixar Pier Disney California Adventure, DLR
• Jun 23 D23’s Magical Screening Series: Robin Hood Burbank, CA
• Jun 29 Lunch with a Disney Legend: TBA Orlando, FL
• Jun 30 D23’s Magical Screening Series: Robin Hood Orlando, FL
• Jul 20 D23 Member Mixer San Diego, CA
• Aug 10 Lunch with a Disney Legend: TBA Burbank, CA
• Aug 11 D23’s Saturday Morning on the Lot Burbank, CA
• Sep 8 The Official Walt Disney Studios Tour—Presented by D23 Burbank, CA
• Sep 8 D23’s Magical Screening Series: Mary Poppins Orlando, FL
• Sep 15 D23’s Magical Screening Series: Mary Poppins Burbank, CA
• Oct D23’s Spell-tacular Disney Fanniversary Burbank, CA
• Oct 3 Sip & Stroll Epcot, WDW
• Oct 5 Lunch with a Disney Legend: TBA Orlando, FL
• Nov 16-18 D23 Destination D: Happy Birthday Mickey Disney’s Contemporary Resort Orlando, FL
  The 2018 Destination D theme will be Happy Birthday Mickey and will include "panels, presentations, an all-new exhibit from the Walt Disney Archives, a pop-up store from Walt Disney Imagineering’s Mickey’s of Glendale, and more." Ticket information will be released in 2018.  
• Dec D23 Holiday Event at Walt Disney World Resort Orlando, FL
• Dec Light Up the Season with D23 Burbank, CA
• Dec 1 The Official Walt Disney Studios Tour—Presented by D23 Burbank, CA