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With the Walt Disney Company turning 100 this year, it’s time to look back at some of the more bizarre stories that have happened at Disney since its inception. One persistent rumor about Walt Disney himself is that his dying words were “Kurt Russell.” The reality of the situation is a little more complicated. First, the facts. Walt Disney was ...

When Hollywood Studios opened in 1989 as Disney MGM Studios, it was meant to drop you in the glamour of the movie’s early days. On the Backstage Tour, you watched as thousands of gallons of water flowed over your head or as Disney’s animators worked on their latest creation. It was like a journey into the past—Old Hollywood with the ...

Honestly, you can’t go wrong with either the Beach Club or Boardwalk Inn. But some differences between these two deluxe resorts could make or break your trip to Walt Disney World. Here’s a comparison between the two to help you decide. Cost: Push Okay, so let’s get this out of the way first; they’re both pretty expensive. You could stay ...

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania had a huge opening weekend for Disney and Marvel. The film grossed more than $250 million in its opening weekend, helping to propel Disney to more than $1 billion in box office revenue during the first two months of 2023. Huge totals for the company considering that January and February are usually slow months for the ...

It’s been 100 days since Bob Iger took back the reigns as CEO of the Walt Disney Company. Having replaced his own successor, Bob Chapek, Iger dove right in and made some significant changes to all aspects of the Disney Company. But with only a two-year contract in place, Iger still has some critical issues to address. Iger’s first significant ...

Disney has had a long and complicated history with censorship. And now a new story has come to light about the company and its issues with censoring the talent on family of Networks. Rolling Stone reports that in 2018 Disney received calls from officials in the Donald Trump White House attempting to pressure Disney to censor late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. The ...

The first time we took my youngest daughter to Disney, she couldn’t have been more than two. She was a huge fan of Mickey Mouse’s Clubhouse and wanted to meet all of her friends. We walked into EPCOT for the first time; standing right near Spaceship Earth was Goofy. Without even thinking, she ran right toward him, slid under the ...

By the 1960s, Walt Disney was on top of the world. He had already conquered films, television, and theme parks. He had also secretly begun work on his “Florida Project,” which would become the Walt Disney World Resort. Despite all of his fame and fortune, Disney was incredibly frugal. Walt lived in the same house for decades and only moved ...

So you’ve been banned for life from Walt Disney World, eh? What did you do? Perhaps you got drunk and tried climbing the Mexico Pavilion pyramid?  Was it a fight in the parking lot? Just a few minutes on social media could have you thinking that have been a lot of people getting banned lately. It sure seemed like a ...

We all have those special childhood memories of some of our favorite toys. Whether they were waiting for us under the Christmas tree, or we got them for that special birthday. Some toys, though, span generations, like Barbie, American Girl, Star Wars, and Mickey Mouse. Those are the ones that last and sometimes become even more popular. Now, the company ...