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While each decade has its own television shows that leave a mark, the 1980s was full of some truly great comedy television. It was the era when we first met Michael J. Fox as Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties. We met the Tanners on Full House and the Seavers on Growing Pains. Then, there was Cheers, The Golden Girls, The Cosby Show, Family ...

In 1961, The Walt Disney Company secured the rights to the classic A.A. Milne story of Winnie the Pooh. The stories and the characters were something Walt Disney had been interested in for decades and something he knew Disney could expand upon. In the more than sixty years since Disney obtained the rights, Winnie the Pooh has become one of ...

Magic Kingdom’s “it’s a small world” attraction is known as “The Happiest Cruise That Ever Sailed,” but not when something like this happens… Disney is all about safety, and Disney cast members work very hard to make sure each guest is safe and happy during their magical vacation. One of the places safety is most important is when on one ...

For nearly ten years, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was one of the most well-known and beloved wrestlers in the World Wrestling Federation — later renamed World Wrestling Entertainment. He was known for his own fight-ending move — the Rock Bottom — and his signature catchphrase, “If you smell what The Rock is cooking.” Johnson ended up leaving WWE in 2004, ...

While a Walt Disney World Resort vacation certainly is a magical experience, it is not one for the weak. A lot of planning goes into creating the trip of a lifetime. There are dozens of hotels to pick from, figuring out how many days you can stay without breaking the bank, figuring out your must-do attractions, deciding if you want ...

It’s been just about nine months since fans were devastated to learn of the shocking death of Friends star Matthew Perry. On October 28, 2023, Perry’s assistant found the actor unconscious in his jacuzzi. The assistant immediately called 9-1-1 and reported that Mr. Perry had suffered a cardiac event in his Los Angeles home. Emergency services responded quickly, but they were ...

In 1998, The Walt Disney Company decided to take its signature magic to the high seas with the creation of the Disney Cruise Line and the launch of its first ship, the aptly named Disney Magic. Since then, Disney has added four additional ships to its impressive fleet: the Disney Wonder (1999), the Disney Dream (2011), the Disney Fantasy (2012), ...

In 2003, Disney released the first film in what would be one of its most successful franchises of all time, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. The movie starred Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, a role that would forever embed him in the hearts of Disney fans. Depp starred in a total of five Pirates films — The Curse ...

In 1997, an unknown British writer would publish a book that would change the world. That book was Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, and that writer was J.K. Rowling. Since then, there have been six more Harry Potter novels — The Chamber of Secrets, The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Goblet of Fire, The Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows. Those ...

It’s been seven years since Disney released the last film in its wildly popular Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. The first film, The Curse of the Black Pearl, was released in 2003, and fans went to the movie theaters in droves. They loved that Disney brought one of its most iconic rides to life, but even more, they loved the film’s main character ...