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Aug- 2024 -8 August
Disneyland Officially Removes Main Street, U.S.A. After 69 Years
After Paraguayan swimmer Luana Alonso was allegedly kicked out of the Olympic Village for running away to Disneyland Paris Resort, Disneyland Resort fans started preparing for the Olympics to return to Los Angeles in 2028. L.A. first held the Olympics in 1932, making it the second United States city in history to host the international games twice after the events in 2028. However, the future Summ
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8 August
Disney Plans To Move Forward With Next Live-Action Adaptation, Star Issues Update
A seemingly abandoned Disney film is far from “dead,” according to the star of the project. Related: New Disney World Filing Seemingly Confirms Plans to Overhaul Abandoned Theme Park Over the last decade, The Walt Disney Company has fully embraced live-action remakes, transforming some of its most iconic and classic stories into an entirely new medium. Beloved animated fairytales like
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8 August
Disney World Emergency: Snow White’s Animal Companion in Peril as Guests Demand Rescue
Animal safety at Disney is one of the most important cornerstones that The Walt Disney Company caters towards when it comes to their theme parks. With Disney's Animal Kingdom being a massive conservation center, it is clear that Disney puts in a lot of effort to ensure animal health and safety are top priorities. That being said, they can't save every animal on property. Walt Disney World is a mas
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8 August
Alert! Alert! We Have MAJOR ‘National Treasure 3’ News!
In 2004, Disney blew audiences away with the story of Benjamin Franklin Gates, a historian who steals the Declaration of Independence to protect it from treasure hunters searching for the lost treasure of the Knights Templar. National Treasure starred Nicolas Cage as Ben Gates, Justin Bartha as Riley Poole, Diane Kruger as Abigail Chase, and Jon Voight as Patrick Gates. The film perfectly combined
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8 August
Universal Cracks Down: Employees Eject Rule-Breaking Guests for Life
It appears guest behavior is continuing to become worse at the major Orlando theme parks, and guests will do anything to film a viral moment, even if it means getting in trouble afterward. Disney and Universal guests are increasingly finding creative ways to get themselves ejected from the parks, with a recent trend emerging that results in permanent bans from the properties. Walt Disney World Res
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8 August
Tragic Death of ‘Halloween’ Star Marks End of Era for Horror Series
In Orlando, the Halloween season has officially arrived, with Walt Disney World being adorned in all of the spooky decorations as Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party gears up to welcome fans. By the end of the month, Halloween Horror Nights will have opened at Universal Orlando Resort, and Orlando will be the Halloween haven that fans have come to obsess over. With the Halloween season in tow, i
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8 August
Olympic Swimmer Luana Alonso Denies Disneyland Trip Ejection Allegations
Multiple news sources report that Olympic swimmer and social media influencer Luana Alonso has been kicked out of the official Olympic Village over a forbidden visit to Disneyland Paris, but the athlete is hitting back and claiming it's all “lies.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Luana Alonso (@luanalonsom) Luana Alonso represented Paraguay in the 2024 Paris Olympics as a
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7 August
Disney Braces for Lower Attendance Across All U.S. Theme Parks
Disney is bracing for lower attendance and decreased demands for its theme parks. Related: Disney Heavily Restricts Access to Theme Park Updates, General Public Blocked From D23 The Walt Disney Company released its earnings report for Q3 2024 earlier today, providing insight into the company's income and revenue. Overall revenue was up, with Disney's streaming business reaching profitability for t
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7 August
Video: Disney Conservation Efforts Support Rescued Manatees
The Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund supports the well-being of all kinds of animals worldwide, including manatees, some of which guests can even spot at The Seas With Nemo & Friends in EPCOT. Recently, The Walt Disney Company joined forces with the Manatee Rescue & Rehabilitation Partnership to help rehabilitate and release Plantaina, a 680 lb. manatee from Florida’s St. Johns River. Learn more
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7 August
Six-Year-Old Child’s Disneyland Trip “Absolutely Devastated” by ‘Game of Thrones’ Mix-up
A six-year-old girl in the United Kingdom had a Disneyland vacation taken away from her because of a bizarre connection to the hit HBO series Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones was a TV fantasy drama on HBO, adapted from the Song of Ice and Fire book series by George R.R. Martin. The show, originally pitched to the premium cable channel as “The Sopranos in Middle-Earth,” was astonishingl
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