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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!

Disney Adds More Restrictions to Guests’ Halloween Costumes

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Whether they have been fistfighting, deliberately wearing inappropriate clothing to get free Disney clothes, or Disneybounding in ball gowns, Disney Park Guests have definitely been testing Disney’s boundaries lately. With Halloween on its way and autumn beginning to loom, the potential for Guests’ bad behavior is only increasing — and Disney seems to be responding with more and more restrictions! ...

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Disney Stops Bending Rules for Guests

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Since the Disney Resorts and Disney Parks across the globe have been inundated lately with badly-behaving Guests — whether they have been Guests who punch other people or TikTokers who break rules just to get more followers — Disney has been cracking down on Guests more and more in recent months, presumably due to said bad behavior. However, Guests are ...

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Bruno Joins the Oogie Boogie Bash

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The Disneyland Oogie Boogie Bash is almost here, just in time for autumn’s arrival — and this year, one of the most-talked about new Disney characters from 2021 is going to be gracing Oogie Boogie Bash visitors with his presence! Bruno, the villain (of sorts) from Encanto, is joining the Oogie Boogie Bash lineup! Bruno was the misunderstood villain from Encanto, the ...

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Splash Mountain Begins Closing Down, Disappointing Its Last Passengers

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The classic water ride Splash Mountain is closing soon as its replacement ride, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, waits in the wings. Many Splash Mountain fans are already buying as much Splash Mountain memorabilia as possible, in an attempt to keep the Disney magic from their favorite ride after the Magic Kingdom staple is officially closed down. This Walt Disney World and ...

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Disney Sells Sleeping Beauty Castle Leftovers

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Nobody can say that the Walt Disney Company is not making an effort to be more sustainable and less wasteful as climate change and pollution become more and more pressing issues! There is composting at Walt Disney World Resort, new artificial turf in Disneyland to save water, and there are even edible straws to be found in Disney Parks. Now, ...

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Characters Finally Return to Animal Kingdom Area

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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has certainly put the Walt Disney Company through the wringer, since Disney Parks and Disney Resorts are designed to hold large crowds and a pandemic is directly at odds with that goal. However, we have gradually seen more and more Character Meet and Greets, shows, and dining establishments reopen — and now another fun Disney feature ...

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Shang-Chi Speaks Sign Language With Guest

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We’ve seen several Cast Members (including Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and the Frozen character Queen Anna) using sign language to speak with deaf Disney Guests during some recent meet and greets. Now, a Marvel superhero has joined in and begun providing this extra-special and emotionally-moving service to Guests in the deaf community who are usually made to feel left out! ...

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Celebrities Flock to D23 Expo

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Anticipation is high for this year’s D23 Expo, where Disney celebrities, Disney news, and sneak peeks will most certainly abound for Disney fanatics’ enjoyment. While we will be hard at work covering the live events here on Disney Fanatic for you (as well as on the ground at the Expo in Anaheim, California), we have also been staying on top ...

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The Simpsons Head to Disney+

There are so many new characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, and Marvel Studios that Disney+ is chock-full of new series and films for fans of animated or live-action epic adventures to enjoy (such as Ms. Marvel and Obi-Wan Kenobi). However, Disney+ still seems to want more — because now a popular animated family that has previously ...

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Disney Adds More Booze to the Magic Kingdom

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Even though Disney Resort and Disney Park Guests’ bad behavior continues to increase — with at least one recent Disney Park fistfight allegedly being caused by an overconsumption of alcohol — Walt Disney World Resort is still adding more alcohol to its magical offerings. Now, one of the Disney Parks that was a non-alcoholic establishment for the better part of ...

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