June 2018 Disney Highlights

June 1

The FanDaze celebration is held at Disneyland Paris. Follow along with Laughing Place for all the fun as Disneyland Paris kicks off a new era of growth with a celebration for Disney fans

June 2

Walk the Prank NBA Edition airs on Disney XD. Former NBA superstar Metta World Peace and current NBA players Julius Randle (Los Angeles Lakers), Robin Lopez (Chicago Bulls), Brook Lopez (Los Angeles Lakers) and Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards) join the pranksters in their hijinks, and Caron Butler teaches the gang a lesson about online safety.

June 3

Freeform and iHeartMedia will officially kick off summer with the broadcast of “iHeartRadio Wango Tango,” the highly anticipated annual summer concert in Los Angeles, marking the first time the event will be televised. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the concert will feature performances by Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Backstreet Boys, and more chart-topping artists.

June 4

High Noon (9am Pacific) premieres on ESPN. Bomani Jones and Pablo Torres launch their new show featuring their unique style.

June 5

Star Wars Celebration Chicago tickets go on sale. For more information visit their website.

June 6

Treasures from the Disney Vault airs on TCM. Look for full coverage on LaughingPlace.com

June 7

Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger debuts on Freeform with a two-hour premiere. Check out our review of the latest television show from Marvel

June 8

In a new episode of Mickey and the Roadster Racers, Donald runs into a problem as after rescuing a skunk, the new friend refuses to leave Donald’s side. In addition, the Happy Helpers guide a group of BeeBee Scouts through their forest hiking test.

June 9

Big Hero 6: The Series makes its official debut on Disney XD. As Hiro tries to find a way to connect to classmate Karmi, Go Go and Fred dive deep into comic book mythology to defeat High Voltage, a mother-daughter supervillain duo.

June 10

Join Star-Lord, Gamora and an alien band from Xandar for a cosmic concert that’ll take you on a musical journey to the stars during the debut weekend of Guardians of the Galaxy – Awesome Mix Live at Epcot.

June 11

In a new episode of Disney Fairytale Weddings on Freeform, John has always had dreams of getting married at Disney, so when he and Emily started planning their wedding, of course it had to be at Walt Disney World. Meanwhile, high school sweethearts Chelsea and Spencer have their dream wedding in front of Cinderella Castle, rain or shine.

June 12

On the season premiere of Freeform’s The Bold Type, Jane is excited to publish her first big piece for Incite, especially since she’s writing about a female CEO she admires, and she knows Jacqueline will be reading it. Sutton is thrown when a new corporate policy seems to give her and Richard the green light on their romance. And Adena grows frustrated when Kat seems too eager to flaunt their burgeoning relationship.

June 13

Marvel continues their new line of comics with Thor #1. Thor Odinson has regained his mantle – and with it, a wild new world of trouble on his mighty hands! The artifacts of Asgard have been scattered across the earth, and to reclaim them, Thor will have to face some ugly truths. Like the production cost of hundreds of new hammers! And the Thunder God is going to need every last one of them if he’s going to stop the unstoppable Juggernaut.

June 14

On Freeform’s Cloak & Dagger, Tandy is on the run as Detective O’Reilly closes in on her, but the detective may not be after her for the reasons Tandy thinks. Tyrone is desperate for answers and turns to Evita and her Auntie Clarisse, a Voodoo priestess, for help.

June 15

The story continues as Incredibles 2 hits theaters today.

June 16

The Walt Disney Family Museum presents “Nine Old Mentors: Dale Baer’s Reflections.” Dale Baer shares his memories of the five years during which he worked with six of the Nine Old Men. Having learned some significant lessons from these masters, Baer went on to have a career in animation that included work as a lead animator on The Princess and the Frog (2009), a supervising animator on Winnie the Pooh (2011), and a supervising animator on The Emperor’s New Groove (2000), which earned him an Annie Award. Hear about Baer’s own prolific career, the professional advice that he received in working with these mentors, and stories of what it was like at the Studios with these geniuses.

June 17

With so much Pixar coming to the parks this summer, take a moment to look back as today is the 10th Anniversary of Toy Story Mania at Disney California Adventure

June 18

Big City Greens debuts on Disney Channel. The show follows the offbeat adventures of 10-year-old Cricket Green, whose natural curiosity and enthusiasm lead him and his family – older sister Tilly, father Bill and Gramma Alice – on epic journeys and into the hearts of his new neighbors.

June 19

A new episode of Bunk’d airs on Disney Channel. Now that the Ross siblings are officially the new owners of Camp Kikiwaka, they have to decide which one of them will actually be in charge of the camp.

June 20

Take wing with Dan Slott and Valerio Schiti as they propel the ultimate Self-Made Hero to new heights of inventiveness in the new series, Tony Stark: Iron Man #1

June 21

The first Typhoon Lagoon H20 after-hours event is held this evening.

June 22

Radio Disney Music Awards are happening in Hollywood. The broadcast will air tomorrow on Disney Channel.

June 23

Pixar Pier, featuring the Incredicoaster, opens at Disney California Adventure

June 24

You can catch the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim beat the Toronto Blue Jays in a game broadcast on ESPN+.

June 25

Ant-Man and the Wasp holds its world premiere this evening in Hollywood

June 26

The Star Wars book, Thrawn: Alliances, featuring references to Batuu, is released today

June 27

Multiple Man #1 is released today. A handful of people’s favorite X-Man – Jamie Madrox – was alive for a while. Then he was dead. Now he’s not. But he will be again if he doesn’t kill himself trying to make sure he doesn’t die. It makes sense when you read it. At least that is what Marvel says

June 28

On a new episode of Disney Channel’s Raven’s Home, when the new building manager accuses someone of tagging the side of their building, Raven thinks Tess is responsible.

June 29

Today is the last day to enjoy several Walt DIsney World Annual Passholder promotions, including a complimentary Donald magnet at Mouse Gear in Epcot.

June 30

Toy Story Land officially opens at Disney’s Hollywood Studios today.