First Look at Cinderella-Inspired 1950s Disney Decades Collection Coming Soon

shopDisney has released a first look at the newest Cinderella-inspired 1950s Disney Decades Collection coming soon to Disney Parks.

1950s Disney Decades Collection featuring “Cinderella”

shopDisney has given an exclusive first look at the “Cinderella” inspired Loungefly backpack from the Disney100 Decades 1950s Collection.

The light purple mini backpack features Cinderella in the midst of being transformed from her tattered pink dress into her iconic ballgown by her Fairy Godmother.

Cinderella’s mouse friends, Jaq and Gus, among a few others are also featured on the front of the mini backpack. It also features her dog Bruno and her horse Major.

There is a small pumpkin in the bottom left corner to represent the “pumpkin coach” that was magically transformed with the help of the Fairy Godmother.

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As you can see above, the Disney100 Decades Collection will also feature “Alice in Wonderland.”

The Disney100 Decades 1950s Collection will be available May 15th at 8 a.m PT on shopDisney. It will likely be available at Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort on the same day.

The 1940s Disney100 Decades Collection features merchandise inspired by “Pinocchio,” “Fantasia,” “The Three Caballeros,” and more. The 1930s collection was inspired by “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and “The Band Concert.” The 1920s collection was inspired by “Steamboat Willie.”

Upcoming Disney100 Decades Collections

While the products we can expect to see in upcoming Disney100 collections are largely a surprise, Disney has been kind enough to share teaser images that point to the following productions as being among the upcoming decades. With so many beloved characters debuting between the 1950s and present-day, we’re sure to see many great additions to this list.

  • The 1960s — “The Jungle Book” and “101 Dalmatians”
  • The 1970s — “The Aristocats” and “The Muppets”
  • The 1980s — “Mickey Mouse Club” and “Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers”
  • The 1990s — “Darkwing Duck” and “Beauty and the Beast”
  • The 2000s — “The Princess and the Frog” and “Bolt”
  • The 2010s — “Toy Story 3” and “Frozen”

Disney100 Pressed Pennies Now Available at EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Port Orleans Resort

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Disney100 pressed pennies are now available at EPCOT, as well as at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside.

Disney100 Pressed Pennies at EPCOT

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With Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary recently ending its 18-month-long celebration, we are starting to see Disney100 merchandise taking its place. All around the parks, the Disney100 pressed pennies have slowly been replacing the 50th Anniversary ones.

At EPCOT, over at The Seas with Nemo & Friends gift shop, we spotted the new Disney100 pressed pennies. The pennies feature Remy from “Ratatouille”, Figment from “Journey into Imagination with Figment”, Nemo and Dory from “Finding Nemo”, and Ariel and Flounder from “The Little Mermaid”.

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Over at World Traveler, which is the merchandise shop over at the International Gateway, we spotted another machine with Disney100 pressed pennies.

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Lumiere and Cogsworth from “Beauty and the Beast” are featured on this pressed penny.

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Lumiere and Cogsworth are the only Disney100 pressed penny at this machine, but you can also collect a Mulan penny or Mickey on a postcard from China penny featuring the old EPCOT logo.

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Over at Port of Entry, we spotted another penny machine with a Disney100 penny.

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Grogu, or Baby Yoda, from “The Mandalorian” is featured on his own Disney100 penny.

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Next door at World Traveler, the pressed penny machine has a Disney100 design featuring Guardians of the Galaxy Rocket and Baby Groot.

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The Disney100 pressed penny design in this machine features Anna, Elsa, and Olaf from “Frozen.”

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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Park hopping to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, you’ll find this pressed penny machine in Oscar’s Super Service near the main entrance.

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The Disney100 penny features a dapper-looking Kermit the Frog.

Disney100 Pressed Pennies at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside

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Lastly, at Disney’s Port Orleans – Riverside, a penny machine is in Jackson Square Gifts & Desires.

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The new design in this machine features Princess Tiana in her human form and Prince Naveen in his frog form.

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Check out the full list with locations of Disney100 pressed pennies at Walt Disney World Resort.

3 in 1 LEGO Duplo Disney100 Magical Castle Available at Walt Disney World

The new 3-in-1 LEGO Duplo Disney100 Magical Castle is now available at the Creations Shop at EPCOT.

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We spotted a new Disney100 LEGO set at Creations Shop in EPCOT today. The new 3-in-1 LEGO Duplo set is 160 pieces and is advertised for toddlers aged three years and older.

The Magical Castle set comes with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, Donald Duck, and Figaro the Cat. It features the characters in their “platinum” 100th Anniversary outfits. As you can see pictured above, it can be built three different ways: one large model, a tall tower, or two smaller castle builds.

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The set comes with a cake mixer for baking in the kitchen and a dressing room with a buildable mirror toy.

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It also features extra details that any Disney fan will be sure to notice, such as Cinderella’s glass slipper, Belle’s rose, and the magic book from “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” — a popular animated segment of the 1940 animated movie “Fantasia.”

The main model of the castle measures over 20.5 inches high and 18.5 inches wide when constructed, so there is plenty of room for your little ones to play.

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The Magical Castle LEGO Duplo set is currently on backorder on the LEGO website, but is available at Creations Shop at EPCOT. It is also available for purchase on shopDisney.

More Disney100 LEGO Sets

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LEGO has officially announced the rumored sets and Minifigures being released for the Disney100 celebration.

“Disney100 is a celebration of timeless storytelling and unforgettable characters that have entertained and inspired people of all ages for a century. To commemorate 100 years of Disney, the LEGO Group is inviting families to share the wonder of storytelling, imagination, and creative play that LEGO Disney has inspired over the 24 years since it launched.”

Disney100 LEGO Minifigure Bags- $4.99

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Each bag contains one of the following Minifigures (and their pictured accessories):

  • Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey
  • Pinocchio
  • Jiminy Cricket
  • The Queen
  • Stitch 626
  • Pocahontas
  • Cruella de Vil & Dalmatian puppy
  • Miguel & Dante
  • Ernesto de la Cruz
  • Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
  • Robin Hood
  • Prince John
  • Tiana
  • Dr. Facilier
  • Queen of Hearts
  • Mulan
  • Aurora
  • Baymax

The Disney100 LEGO Minifigure bags will be available starting May 1 online and at local retailers.

‘Up’ House- $59.99

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The “Up” House set has 598 pieces and is a mini replica of Carl’s home, complete with balloons. It also comes with Minifigures of Carl, Russel, and Dug. We also spotted a squirrel, which will be a great addition for Dug. It’s available now.

Disney Celebration Train- $39.99

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This 200 piece set comes with six Minifigures: Mickey, Minnie, Tinker Bell, Peter Pan, Woody, and Moana. Each of the characters are pictured on their own “float.”

Peter Pan and Tinkerbell are on the Pirate Ship, Woody is on a Sheriff-themed float, and Moana is on an explorer themed float. This is the first time Moana has been produced as a regular Minifigure, as before, she has only appeared in LEGO Friends sets.

It is also available now.

Celebrating Disney100 at the Disneyland Resort With New Guided Tour

You can now make reservations for the limited-time “Celebrating Disney100 at the Disneyland Resort” guided tour, launching on April 7! Guests will get the unique opportunity to chat with an animator at Animation Academy and explore Disney California Adventure Park and Disneyland Park as a living story. 

On the day of the tour, each Guest can also enjoy reserved viewing for the “Magic Happens” Parade. This unforgettable spectacle reminds us you don’t need wings to fly, shooting stars are for wishes and magic doesn’t end at midnight! (Only Guests with a valid reservation for the Celebrating Disney100 at the Disneyland Resort Guided Tour may enter the reserved viewing area.)

This exciting tour includes:

  • Walking through Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park with an official Disneyland tour guide
  • Touring Buena Vista Street, Animation Academy, Main Street Opera House, Tomorrowland, Fantasyland and Sleeping Beauty Castle
  • Taking part in a unique drawing experience at Animation Academy that features special characters for Disney100
  • A complimentary digital download of your snapshot in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle adorned with dazzling Disney100 celebratory decorations
  • A Disney100 Celebration treat
  • Reserved viewing for the “Magic Happens” Parade, on the day of the tour
  • A specially designed Disney100 commemorative pin

Full details can be found here.

First Look at Lifelike Walt Disney Hologram at Disney100: The Exhibition

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Good Morning America visited Disney100: The Exhibition at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia a few days ahead of its opening and shared a first look at the lifelike Walt Disney hologram that will greet guests.

Watch the video in our tweet embedded below or by clicking here.

According to the New York Times, “The Walt Disney Company used archival video and artificial intelligence tools to create a lifelike hologram of its founder — a full-size digital avatar that speaks in Walt’s voice and appears as part of interactive exhibitions of Disney artwork, props and costumes that will tour the globe until at least 2028.” The hologram will be located at the exhibit’s entrance.

Disney100: The Exhibition is set to tour museums around the world, with two exhibitions at any given time. The initial locations are set to be at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia from February 18 through August 27, and in Munich from April 18. One exhibition will tour North America, with cities such as Chicago and Kansas City announced for future locations. The other installation will move to London after Munich, and then tour Europe and Asia thereafter through 2028.

The Franklin Institute with banners for Disney100: The Exhibition

Created for the 100-year celebration of The Walt Disney Company, the exhibition invites guests to step into their favorite stories using innovative and immersive technology throughout ten galleries in the 15,000-square-foot exhibit.

Disney fans who have attended any of the D23 Expos in Anaheim, California, or Destination D events at Walt Disney World are no strangers to the various exhibits from the Walt Disney Archives. However, for the Company’s 100th anniversary they are opening its vault of treasures. The ten galleries will showcase more than 250 of its “Crown Jewels,” rarely seen original artworks and artifacts, costumes and props, and other memorabilia.

“We have this incredible collection because we get first dibs off of every film that wraps and every attraction that is changed,” said Becky Cline, Director of the Walt Disney Archives.

“When we first conceived this exhibition we looked at the many ways of doing it,” said Cline. “Would it be a chronological approach … how are we going to tell this amazing story? We realize that everything that we do at The Walt Disney Company is based on the philosophies and dreams and practices of our founder Walt Disney. “

Cline then said that Walt always said the company was all started by a mouse and “while that was very true – in reality, it was also started by a man. A very, very special man. ” She went on to say that they decided to create an exhibit that illustrates Walt’s own ideas and his dreams and how we shared and followed in his footsteps ever since 1923, when the company was founded.

“This exhibition celebrates everything from 1923, when we first started, up to what’s coming up in the next year, stated Cline. “There are ten galleries in this exhibition and each one represents one of Walt’s philosophies.”