Tony Award-winning actor Alan Cumming was at the Magic Kingdom earlier this month to celebrate his birthday. Of course, what better way to celebrate than to share a cake with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in front of Cinderella Castle. Cumming, turned 50 years old… Read More »Celebrity Spotting: Alan Cumming at Magic Kingdom
Black-ish is one of ABC’s breakout hits of the season. This past weekend, the four actors who play the Johnson family children, kicked off their summer break together at Walt Disney World. “black-ish” stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross as the parents of four children played by Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson, Marcus Scribner as Andre Johnson, Jr., Miles Brown as Jack Johnson, and Marsai Martin as Diane Johnson.
The show, which has new episodes airing through May, has become the season’s No. 1 new comedy in adults 18-49 and swept the 2015 NAACP Image Awards’ television comedy categories, including Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Shahidi. To celebrate the show’s success, Shahidi, Scribner, Brown and Martin took their break time together along with their actual parents to get an early start on Walt Disney World’s Coolest Summer Ever celebration.
The cast of ‘black-ish’ practices their Jedi skills
Some of their vacation highlights included:
Receiving a personal welcome from Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
Riding the playful Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Magic Kingdom
Experiencing a fan moment when Martin got to meet her favorite Disney character, Princess Tiana from Disney’s Princess and the Frog
Previewing the live Frozen Summer Fun experience with princesses Anna and Elsa at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Training in Jedi skills and testing them against stormtroopers in honor of Scribner’s Star Wars-obsessed character on the show
Learning about 400 years of African-American achievement at “Re-Discovering America: Family Treasures from the Kinsey Collection,” an exhibit at Epcot which features rare art, documents, books and artifacts amassed by philanthropists Bernard and Shirley Kinsey.
Experiencing a star moment when they had their picture taken by Goofy in front of the “black-ish” billboard at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Actor and comedian Steve Carell visited EPCOT on March 28, 2015 where me met with Minnie Mouse and enjoyed the sights, smells, and tastes of the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival. Carell was visiting Walt Disney World on a family vacation. That’s the one… Read More »Celebrity Spotting: Steve Carell meets Minnie Mouse at EPCOT
Actress and country music artist Jamie Lynn Spears posted with her husband, Jamie Watson, her six-year-old daughter Maddie and Minnie Mouse in front of Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom. Of course, there might have been a stop at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique for Maddie included in… Read More »Celebrity Spotting: Jamie Lynn Spears at Magic Kingdom
Singer Katy Perry took a break from her Prismatic World Tour to visit the Walt Disney World resort over the 4th of July weekend. While at Disney’s Hollywood Studios she met up with Mickey Mouse and Minnie and shared how she is influenced by Walt… Read More »Katy Perry Visits Walt Disney World, Meets Mickey & Minnie
It’s time for another episode of Celebrity Spotting! Today we have an extra dose of cuteness. Fans of ABC’s award winning TV sit-com “Modern Family” will recognize six-year-old actress Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as the adopted daughter Lily of fathers Cameron Tucker (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell Pritchett… Read More »Celebrity Spotting: Lily from ABC series Modern Family with Snow White
Time for another celebrity watch. With the Social Media Moms event happening at Disneyland the last few days, there were a host of celebs and internet stars who came by to hang out at the Magic Kingdom. I was just sent these great photos of Elle Fanning who will be staring as Sleeping Beauty in the upcoming Disney release of Maleficent.