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A Look Back at the Iconic Females Who Played a Crucial Role in Disney History

Alice Davis

From even its earliest days, the Walt Disney Company has relied on the assistance of talented and innovative women, many of whom went on to play very vital roles throughout the company’s developmental history. From the trailblazing ladies of the Ink & Paint team who set new standards in animation via artistic attributes, to the creative designers and brilliant, innovative ...

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Top 10 Classic Disney Attractions of All Time

Cinderella Castle

What Makes a Classic? There are some Walt Disney World Rides, past and present, that most folks would consider true classics. Attractions come and go over the years, and a few of the Parks’ classic attractions no longer exist in their original forms, but they still hold a special spot in history. What makes us think of an attraction as ...

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This Star Wars and Pirates of the Caribbean Actress Has An Equally Famous Lookalike

Keira Knightley was only twelve years old when she played the decoy and double for Padme (Natalie Portman’s character) in Star Wars: Phantom Menace. Years later, it seems like the English actress still has never escaped her lookalike! Keira has apparently “been chased through an airport as Natalie Portman”, and she has “had many pictures as Natalie Portman.” But, with ...

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Here’s Exactly How To Be Elizabeth Swann From “Pirates of the Caribbean” For Halloween

What’s pouty, feminine, passionate, and imbued with an inner strength like steel? The answer: Elizabeth Swann, played by Keira Knightley in the Pirates of the Caribbean films! Keira played the part of Elizabeth (a wild-hearted but well-trained governor’s daughter who, through love and death-defying adventure, finds her inner recklessness and goes on to become both a fiery wife to Orlando ...

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Pirates of the Caribbean’s Keira Knightley Teams Up With Johnny Depp’s Daughter

Keira Knightley in SILENT NIGHT. COURTESY OF ROBERT VIGLASKY Any fans of Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, or Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End will recognize Keira Knightley: after all, the English actress played the delicate-maiden-turned-pirate-captain Elizabeth Swann for years, even making a post-credits appearance in newer Pirate movies! ...

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Disney Star Keira Knightley Lends Her Voice to Two Animated Pictures

Most Disney fans will know Keira Knightley for her work as the beautifully-pouty Elizabeth Swann in Pirates of the Caribbean (opposite Orlando Bloom as Will Turner and Johnny Depp as (Captain!) Jack Sparrow) or her work as the delicate Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. However, Knightley is now shifting gears and trying voiceover work on ...

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13 Charming Experiences We Love At Walt Disney World

Voyage of the Little Mermaid

When you’re traveling with a large group and people of varying ages, it might seem daunting to find an attraction that everyone will appreciate. This is not a problem at Walt Disney World; just a brief skim through this list will provide you with more than enough options to charm every single member of your group! 13) Monsters, Inc. Laugh ...

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Top 10 Classic Disney World Rides of All Time

What makes an attraction a “classic”? Perhaps it has something to do with a combination staying power and longevity, nostalgia, popularity, and familiar Disney whimsy that makes adults and children alike want to experience it over and over. Here is our Top 10 list of Disney World’s classic attractions of all time. 10. Space Mountain Perhaps not a classic in ...

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8 Facts About The Pirates of the Caribbean Ride That’ll Have You Saying, ‘Yo-GO!’

Pirates of the Caribbean

At almost every Disney Park you can unleash your inner buccaneer and take a swashbuckling voyage through murky waters and towns raided by treasure seeking pirates, catching a few glimpses of the dreadlocked and bumbling Jack Sparrow along the way. This beloved attraction which inspired the Pirates of the Caribbean movies—which, in turn, inspired the attraction—has been a guest favorite ...

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