Disney Day 8/16/14

Every day is a Disney day.  Let’s find out how we are celebrating today with The Walt Disney Company:

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The Disney Infinity Toy Box Summit kicks off in Salt Lake City. The company is inviting the entire fan community to participate in this weekend’s event remotely by tuning in to Twitch (www.twitch.tv/disney) at the times listed below and using #DisneyInfinity on Twitter to submit questions, vote for winning Toy Boxes and more:

Today’s schedule is:

8:00AM PDT: Toy Box Summit Keynote featuring John Blackburn, Vice President and General Manager of Avalanche Software and John Vignocchi, Executive Producer, Disney Interactive.

8:30AM PDT: Toy Box Team Panel featuring Team Leads from Avalanche Software.  Send us your questions on Twitter using #DisneyInfinity!

9:30AM PDT: Toy Box 2.0 Workshop Hosted By Toy Box Mentors Stewart Malcolm Patrick Efird, Tyler Cole, Jose Abalos and Quinn Johnson

Weekends just aren’t weekends anymore as ABC Family introduces “Funday,” a monthly programming experience that allows viewers to embrace their inner child. Kick back, grab some snacks and spend the weekend with Mulan, Rapunzel, Ariel and Pocahontas when “Funday” starts on Saturday, August 16th at 6:00 PM ET/PT

For the third year in a row, D23 will hit the road with D23 Disney Fanniversary Celebration presented by Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection, visiting cities across the U.S. to commemorate dozens of magical Disney milestones celebrating landmark anniversaries this year. Today, D23 will kick off two days in San Francisco with two performances at the Walt Disney Family Museum.

Disney Channel’s How to Build a Better Boy is now available for purchase through Apple iTunes, Amazon Instant Video Store, Microsoft Xbox and Google Play. For more on Disney’s latest “DCOM” read Alex’s review.

The Orlando City Soccer Club take on the Harrisburg City Islanders at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports at 730 ET. Tickets are available online.

Disney artists Steve Adams, Dave Avanzino, David Bird, Britni Brault, Brian Crosby, Jeremy Fulton, Brian Kesinger, Daniel Killen, Bridget McCarty, Miss Mindy, Mike Peraza, Javier Soto and Yakovetic, will be appearing at Disneyana in Disneyland Park and sharing their Haunted Mansion inspired artwork. The celebration of the 45th anniversary of the classic attraction will take place from 9 to noon.

As always, stay tuned to LaughingPlace.com and @Laughing_Place on Twitter for the latest Disney news all day long.