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For years now, a strange urban legend that Walt Disney was cryonically frozen has been circulating, but is it true? This rumor resurfaces every few years, and we at Disney Fanatic jumped in to parse out how this started and what the reality is. It’s not entirely surprising that people are invested in seeing the founder of the Walt Disney ...

The reigning Queen of Genovia recently “re-earned” her crown in the eyes of fans when actor Anne Hathaway walked out of a Vanity Fair photoshoot in support of the Condé Nast union walkout. The last year has been filled with various cases of labor unions and different categories of workers standing up for themselves. In 2023, it was the WGA ...

Disney’s latest change to Pirates of the Caribbean at its Southern California resort has many fans up in arms in frustration at The Walt Disney Company. The Disney Parks are beloved by fans all over the world for the entertainment and unique Disney experience they provide to fans and guests who visit the parks. From dark rides like Haunted Mansion ...

It’s going to be a busy decade for Disney Parks around the world. Last year, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that the Walt Disney Company planned to spend $60 billion on parks over the next decade. But the full scope of that expansion has yet to come into focus. After Iger’s announcement, Chairman of Disney Parks Josh D’Amaro announced at ...

The Hollywood Studios Attraction, Walt Disney Presents, was initially reported to be closing its door to guests for a while, before Disney changed its mind; here’s the news. Disney Park attraction closures are part and parcel of the Disney experience. Any guest is well-versed with the concept of rides shutting shop (hopefully briefly, but in some unfortunate cases, this can ...

While Disney vacations are truly magical experiences, they can also be very stressful. Disney parks are not really places where you can fly by the seat of your pants, especially if you have certain must-dos. Add to that the use of things like Disney Genie+ and Lightning Lane, and there are even more reasons to plan your days in the ...

It’s another day for a fact check with Disney Fanatic. Over the years, we have investigated various claims and rumors that have been floating around the Disney community. Some of the many cases we’ve looked into include whether Disney was removing Cinderella Castle, whether Space Mountain was going to become a lights-on attraction, the possible closure of Disney’s Animal Kingdom ...

“There’s a great big beautiful tomorrow,” but does it include Tom Hanks taking over one of Walt Disney’s most iconic attractions? Disney Rumor Mill The Disney rumor mill tends to be a hot topic for discussion among Disney fans. One story of the proverbial rumor mill says that Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress is finally getting an update, and it ...

A couple shared their shocking anecdote of how and why they spent over $1200 for a short two-day trip to Disney. A woman recently shared that she and her husband chose to spend $1000 for one full day at the Walt Disney World Resort without their children, and the couple “spent 14 hours in the theme parks, rode over 10 ...

Disney has made a change to their online presence, bringing home the upcoming arrival of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. For a few months now, the upcoming arrival of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure has been long debated and argued over—whether online or otherwise—by passionate fans. Many, all these months later, are still frustrated by the closing of Splash Mountain and its permanent retheme ...