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Sharon is a writer and animal lover from New England. Sharon's two main focuses in her work are Disney's correlations with pop culture and the significance of Disney princesses (which was the basis for her college thesis). When she's not writing about Disney, Sharon spends her time singing, dancing, and cavorting with woodland creatures!

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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Maleficent Is Returning To Disney Plus

While almost all of Disney’s movies are on Disney+, there are a few that have only been on the platform briefly. The 2015 live-action Cinderella is one of them (and it still hasn’t come back to Disney+ yet, sadly) but Maleficent will be back for viewing as of next Friday, September 24th! While its sequel, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil has ...

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Disney World Continues to Prepare for Its 50th Anniversary

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One of the biggest events in Walt Disney World’s history is coming up, and Disney Fanatics worldwide are getting ready for it! As with any Disney celebration, there’s a huge variety of special events and products to look forward to during the 50th anniversary celebration, so let’s run through a review of everything that’s being offered so far! Some of ...

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Guardian of the Galaxy’s Nebula Heads to Universal

Karen Gillan (the Scottish actress that most Disney fans will recognize (or, perhaps, NOT recognize) for her role as the blue, robotic Nebula) has decided to take a day trip in the midst of press days for her new action movie Gunpowder Milkshake (which she did alongside Michelle Yeoh from Shang-Chi: Legend of the Ten Rings). Even though Disneyland would ...

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Star Wars’ Emilia Clarke Reveals Her Self-Care and Wellness Secrets

Star Wars fans will definitely be familiar with “Solo: A Star Wars Story”, the prequel about a younger Hans Solo that featured Alden Ehrenreich as Hans and Emilia Clarke as Qi’ra. Even though “Solo” might not have reached the same acclaim as some other Star Wars movies, Emilia Clarke has been a consistent fan favorite–and now, she’s released a video ...

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Snow White Just Got Married

We all know the classic 1937 version of Snow White: with porcelain features, ruby-red lips, a perfectly-coiffed hairdo, a singing voice like a bell, and a happily ever after, the first official Disney princess captured audiences’ attention and made history. There have been several different portrayals of Snow White since that first animated picture, and the actress who played the ...

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Jurassic World’s Lead Actress Is Heading to Disney Again

Most Disney fans will only know the “Jurassic World” star (and daughter of actor, producer, and famed director Ron Howard) for her work as the resourceful Claire in the newest Jurassic Park movies, or perhaps for her role in Disney’s live-action version of Pete’s Dragon; however, the actress has already started taking up her father’s mantle as a director and ...

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“Shang-Chi” Actor Simu Liu Endured Intense Stretch Training For His Role

As anyone who’s ever seen a Marvel Studios film can tell you, Marvel’s action heroes are meant to be lean, lithe, muscular, lightweight, agile, and quick on their feet–all at the same time. It’s certainly not easy to maintain the right ‘look’ for the role while also building up the stamina to get through hours of intensive stuntwork (and certain ...

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Cirque du Soleil Performers Begin Training for Disney Springs Debut

It’s been a big week in the world of Disney theater: Disney’s three biggest Broadway musicals, “The Lion King“, “Aladdin“, and “Frozen” are all reopening, with two of the three already up and running–and now, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Walt Disney Imagineering’s first collaboration with Cirque du Soleil is also coming up! The unique acrobat-filled circus show called “Drawn ...

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Emily Blunt Sparkles Like A Disney Princess In Animal-Friendly Makeup

The Disney actress Emily Blunt has impressed Disney World fans many times over, whether it’s been through her performance in Mary Poppins Returns, her role as the intrepid and beautiful Dr. Lily Houghton in The Jungle Cruise, or the natural charisma that she’s displayed during countless talk show interviews (see the musical montage she did with costar Lin-Manual Miranda, below, ...

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