We are already late into the month of August, which means that hurricane season is about to reach its peak. Luckily, this summer has been relatively calm — so far — and guests visiting Walt Disney World Resort haven’t had to change their plans because of wild weather. However, that will soon change with Tropical Storm Idalia. The storm is ...
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Johnny Depp’s Bandmate Says Trial Was “So Blown Out of Proportion”
For six weeks in 2022, millions of people tuned in to watch the defamation trial between Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp and his ex-wife, Aquaman star Amber Heard. Depp was suing Heard for $50 million for defamation due to an OpEd Heard wrote that was published in The Washington Post in 2018. Heard, in turn, sued Depp for $100 million, also for defamation. ...
Read More »Disney Star Arrested For Public Intoxication, Theft
For five years in the early 2000s, one of the most popular shows on The Disney Channel was Hannah Montana. The show starred Miley Cyrus as Miley Stewart, a young girl who was a typical teenager by day and a pop star by night. She keeps her identity a secret, and the only people who know are her family and her ...
Read More »New Animal Species Named After Harrison Ford!
Otishi National Park is located in the Junín and Cusco regions of Peru, and is one of the most dangerous and unexplored areas in the world. The National Park is near the heart of the country’s cocoa production, but it is also a major area for the trafficking of narcotics. The area is so dangerous that the US State Department ...
Read More »Disney Expected to Delay ‘Snow White’ Remake Release
For almost seven years, Disney has been working on a live-action remake of the hit animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The film is following in the path of other live-action remakes like Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Dumbo, and many others. The film will star West Side Story actress Rachel Zegler as the titular Princess and Gal Gadot ...
Read More »Disney+ Project Canceled, Despite Already Being Filmed
In early August, The Walt Disney Company held its third-quarter earnings call. During the call, the company was forced to address the constant headache that is Disney+. Disney+ launched in 2019, just months before the pandemic hit. The streamer quickly gained tens of millions of subscribers, but things went downhill quickly. Every quarter, Disney+ loses millions of subscribers and hundreds ...
Read More »Legendary TV Host, Bob Barker, Dead at 99
For more than thirty years, fans could turn on their televisions every day to watch Bob Barker host The Price is Right on CBS. The Price is Right gave everyday people the chance to compete on television for amazing prizes like vacations, cars, household appliances, and more. The show first premiered in September 1972, with Barker as host. His amiable smile, ...
Read More »Popular Disney+ Series Canceled Amidst Content Purge
When Disney+ launched in November 2019, Disney fans were thrilled to have an app where they could watch some of their favorite Disney movies and shows in one place. Disney+ wasn’t just classic Disney content, either. It was full of Marvel, Pixar, Lucasfilm, and National Geographic offerings as well. Fans were also thrilled at the price tag. The streaming service ...
Read More »Bob Iger and Team Hire Crisis PR Team as Dual Strikes Drag On
Almost every day, for nearly three months, Hollywood writers have taken to the picket lines. The Writers Guild of America announced that its union members would be going on strike beginning May 2. The strike began after the studios would not agree to a contract addressing some of the Guild’s biggest concerns — the use of artificial intelligence, residual percentages ...
Read More »Disney Cast Member Escapes Attempted Kidnapping at EPCOT
Walt Disney World Resort is known as The Most Magical Place on Earth. It is a place where princesses are real, fireworks light up the night sky, and dreams come true. At least that’s what we want to believe. And while Disney World truly is unlike anything else, it is still a part of the real world. Bad things can ...
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