Your Daily News from Around Disney

Well I would rather be in beautiful Orlando, FL today than be shoveling out more snow here in Northeast Pennsylvania. That's enough here is your daily news from around Disney.

Disney Junior Announces First Latina Princess

Meet Elena of Avalor, Disney's first Latina princess, and she will appear in a special episode of Disney Junior's Sophia the First next year and then have her own animated spin-off to debut in June of 2016. Elena is described by Disney in the release as "16 year old confident and compassionate teenager in an enchanted fairy tale kingdom inspired by diverse Latin cultures and folklore."

Disney Announces Release Details for Star Wars Episodes VIII and IX

While we all wait for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens in December. Yesterday in a Disney shareholders report Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that Episode VIII will be released in 2017 and Episode IX to finish out the Star Wars this trilogy saga will be released in 2019. That means two years between each movie. Iger also implied about more Star Wars trilogies with the new characters in the future. I for sure can't wait to see what they do with these movies.

Update: #HatWatch 2015 Continues in Hollywood Studios

Update on the view and destruction of the Sorcerer's Hat in Hollywood Studios. Photo courtesy of @ThemeParkReview. We are slowly getting closer to saying bye to the hat forever. 

This Day in Disney History:

On this day January 30 in 1988 Disney World's Epcot debuts Illuminations. A nightly firework show that has seen 3 different versions of the show since its debut on this day in 1988.

Daily Disney Quote:

"Mickey Mouse popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb and disaster seemed right around the corner."

Walt Disney

That's it for today and in the words of Mickey: "See Ya Real Soon".