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May- 2024 -7 May
Onlookers Mock Disney Character During Parade
Any Walt Disney World Resort or Disneyland Resort guest can take a look at a Disney character performer, sweating in their thick costumes and smiling despite harassment from guests, and can presumably realize that theirs is not an easy job. Cast members and Disney character performers must deal with many challenges while staying in character, even if said challenges involve threats to Disney magic
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7 May
Legendary ‘Wonder Woman’ Actress Dead
A legendary Wonder Woman actress has passed away. Related: Jimmy Fallon Shut down at Universal Studios Amid Production Conflict Jeannie Epper, a performer, stuntwoman, and cast member, has passed away. Epper was 83 and died of natural causes at her home in California. Epper worked on some of the most popular and groundbreaking projects throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including the live-action Wond
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7 May
Disney’s Legal Gambit in Johnny Depp’s Pirates Comeback
Johnny Depp might’ve lost his role in Pirates of the Caribbean 6, but he’s just been given a chance to revive Captain Jack Sparrow. A report claims that The Walt Disney Company’s legal team is involved in the agreement. Depp sporadically stepped into and out of the spotlight following the conclusion of his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard in 2022. He sued the Aquaman (2018) actress aft
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7 May
Real-Life ‘Monsters, Inc.’ Plays Out in Toddler’s Closet Until Mom Calls Pest Control. What He Found Was Far More Terrifying Than Monsters
You've heard about things that go “bump” in the night. Whether it was a vampire, a zombie, or the Boogeyman, the chances are that as a child, you feared those middle-of-the-night sounds that seemed to have no explanation. And whether those “monsters” hid under your bed, outside your bedroom window, or in your closet, those things that go bump in the night were likely the sc
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7 May
Disney Is Spending Billions To Buy New Friends and Save Its Streaming Business
When Disney CEO Bob Iger returned to the Walt Disney Company two years ago, he had a long list of things to fix. Near the top of that list was what to do with ESPN. In the last decade, over-the-air cable has lost more than 25 million subscribers while people have cut the cord and moved to streaming services. This left Disney's flagship network with fewer subscribers and having to pay millions to a
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7 May
Disney Releasing Disney World and Disneyland Expansion Plans This Week
May 7 is going to be a massive day for the Walt Disney Company. Now that Disney CEO Bob Iger has crushed the proxy attack from activist investor Nelson Peltz, he can turn his attention to fixing and updating the theme park division. But like most earnings calls, Iger will likely have to deliver some bad news to investors. That will probably come in the form of a dramatic decline in Disney+ subscri
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7 May
Disney Teaches Us To Use the Constitution To Protect Against Racist Trolls
One of Disney's legal team's most astute moves might have given media companies the solution to dealing with racist or inflammatory trolls online. It has long been accepted that the Walt Disney Company is a trendsetter and innovator in more ways than one. Whether in the field of theme park entertainment or in filmmaking and Hollywood, the Mouse House has cemented its place as one of the premier mo
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7 May
Guests Repeatedly Sexually Assault Disney Princesses
One of the worst things about working in the service industry—as most cast members do—is that many times, guests feel entitled to that worker’s energy and sometimes even their personal space. Because of this, many Disney Princesses who work in the parks have come out and shared that they have been groped or sexually assaulted by guests at the parks while in character, making it difficult for them
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7 May
Holy Schnikes! Chris Farley Biopic Is Coming
There are specific characteristics that all kids who grew up in the 1990s share. There is a certain shared angst for no particular reason among all Gen Xers. But there are also shared cultural milestones that all 90s kids remember. Everyone knows where they were when they first heard Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit or the Spice Girl's Wannabe. There are also touchstone movies that every Gen X ki
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6 May
Guest Accuses Disney of “Dehumanizing” Ride Passengers
Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort are meant to be all about the classic “Disney magic” that The Walt Disney Company is known for. However, Disney's reputation has taken a plummet recently as the Disney parks become synonymous with “waiting, whining, and abysmal food” (as one journalist put it), and that highlight known as Disney magic often seems scarce for eac
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