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May- 2023 -14 May
Disney Park Loses Control, Frantically Evacuates Guests
Any Walt Disney World Resort or Disneyland Resort vacation can be stressful — but these Disney Guests' vacation just might take the cake when it comes to stress! These days, Disney ride breakdowns or malfunctions are becoming more and more commonplace, but full-on Disney Park evacuations are far less common. However, Disneyland just initiated an evacuation in its New Orleans Square neighborh
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14 May
‘Game of Thrones’ Characters Undergo Fascinating Disney Makeovers
These days, AI (Artificial Intelligence) has been all the rage among Internet users. AI might still be very controversial when it comes to its real-world application, but Disney fans, Youtubers, graphic designers, and TikTokers have been having a grand time playing with AI rendering tools to reimagine their favorite Disney characters. So far, we've seen some very surprising results when Internet u
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14 May
Former Imagineer Reveals What Disney World Attraction He Wanted The Muppets to Take Over
Over the 50 years that Walt Disney World Resort has been open, its four theme parks have seen a lot of changes. Even though it didn't open until 1989, Disney's Hollywood Studios may have seen some of the biggest changes, including its name. The theme park opened as Disney-MGM Studios and focused on the magic of movie-making. The theme park had a distinct Hollywood feel, including a functioning bac
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14 May
Racist Trolls Review-Bomb Disney Movie, Causing Rotten Tomatoes First
On April 28, Disney released its newest live-action remake on Disney+. Peter Pan & Wendy put a new twist on the classic tale that has been told since the early 1900s. What made Disney's newest version of the story special was the colorblind casting. Critics and trolls were blasting the movie before it even came out. Many accused Disney of diversifying its casting solely for the purpose of being po
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14 May
Where Have All the Mosquitoes Gone in Disney World?
When you arrive at the Walt Disney World Resort, time seemingly stands still. You walk through the gates of Magic Kingdom and lose all sense of time and space. You forget about everything happening back home- school, work, responsibility- and dive into the World of Disney. This is just one of the many things that Guests take for granted on a Disney vacation. Disney makes life so easy that we just
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14 May
Florida Teacher Being Investigated for Allegedly Showing Students a Disney Film
No, this is not a headline from The Onion. This is something that is happening. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis became his crusade against all things “woke,” and part of that crusade was ensuring that teachers and schools were not “indoctrinating” or “grooming” children. Part of DeSantis' “anti-woke” crusade was signing into law Florida's “Don't
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13 May
OpEd: We Need EPCOT’s Food and Wine Festival More Than Ever
“Eat, drink, and be merry.” Three simple demands define EPCOT's International Food and Wine Festival, and it is something we, as Disney fans, need to do together now more than ever. The past 18 months have been an extremely ugly time for Disney. The fight with DeSantis–and, honestly all family-first Floridians who believe Parents hold rights above all other authority on how to ra
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13 May
Photo Updates on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
Progress is moving along at the Walt Disney World Resort as Walt Disney Imagineers work to transform The Magic Kingdom's Splash Mountain into Tiana's Bayou Adventure. Related: Could Disney Put Splash Mountain Easter Eggs in Tiana’s Bayou Adventure? Disney World insider @bioreconstruct recently stopped by the Frontierland attraction to get both on-the-ground and aerial photographs of the constructi
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13 May
‘Aladdin’ Star Takes Shot at ‘Little Mermaid’ Remake
As The Little Mermaid finally arrives in Theaters, one might expect the stars of other Disney live-action remakes to show support for Halle Bailey and the rest of their new peers. But that does not appear to be the case with one leading actor. Related: ‘The Little Mermaid’ Anticipates $110M for Its Opening Mena Massoud, star of Guy Ritchie's Aladdin remake, took to Twitter recently to speak
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13 May
Three Ways Shanghai Disneyland is Different Than Every Other Disneyland Park
There are Disney Theme Parks, and then there is Shanghai Disneyland. Disney's youngest Castle Park and only Theme Park on Mainland China stands out from among its siblings in a variety of ways, specifically in its size and unique offerings. It is the largest Disneyland in the world and hosts the largest Disney Castle in the world. And, like all of the other Disney Theme Parks around the world, Sha
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