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Jul- 2023 -23 July
Johnny Depp Passes Out in Hotel Room, Band’s Show Canceled
For years, actor Johnny Depp was a huge part of Hollywood. The talented actor starred in a number of iconic films, including Edward Scissorhands, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Sleepy Hollow, Murder on the Orient Express, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Crimes of Grindelwald. He became even more loved by Disney fans when he starred as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Carib
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23 July
Hauntings and Fiery Accidents Reportedly Plague Splash Mountain’s Remains
If you need to summon a Disney World or Disneyland fan (or a Disney Fanatic in general) from within a crowd, yelling something about the ride called Splash Mountain is a surefire way to make them speak up. Disney fans were extremely divided when it came to the permanent closure of the Magic Kingdom ride that was based on the famously-racist movie Song of the South from 1946. Splash Mountain Will S
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23 July
Disneyland’s New ‘Fairy Godfather’ Spends $750 to Give Away Free Mickey Ears
It seems safe to say that the Walt Disney Company has been facing a great deal of bad publicity lately (does Disney CEO Bob Iger and the WGA writers' strike ring a bell?), but sometimes classic Disney magic can still be found in the Disney Parks themselves within Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. “Making People Smile” We've gotten a few glimpses of that Disney magic in re
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23 July
Celebrate Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’ With This Must-Have Merch!
Disney Fanatic participates in affiliate advertising programs. We may earn a commission when you make a purchase through links on our site. On July 28, Disney will release its newest live-action movie, Haunted Mansion. Haunted Mansion will star Rosario Dawson as Gabbie, a woman who movies into a southern mansion with her young son Travis (played by Chase Dillon). To no one's surprise, the mansion
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23 July
Disney Actors Take to Twitter to Share Their Residual Stories And It’s Horrifying
There's this belief that once someone appears on television or in movies they are fabulously wealthy. If people recognize you when you go to the store, there must be money behind that fame. Right? As we are learning from the SAG-AFTRA strike, the reality for many actors on television and in movies is much more complicated, as the vast majority are just scrapping by. https://twitter.com/janaunplgd/
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23 July
Disney Shelved Then Sold a Controversial Movie – It’s Now the Surprise Hit of the Summer
In 2019, The Walt Disney Company shelled out more than $71 billion to purchase 20th Century Fox. When it did, Disney gained the rights to a number of popular films and television shows, as well as the rights to movies and television shows that 20th Century Fox had in production. Disney went through everything to see what they wanted to hold onto, what they wanted to release, and what projects they
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23 July
Scalpers Beware: Disney Officially Investigating Ticket Resales
On June 29, Guests flocked to the Disneyland Resort website, ready to wait in a virtual queue so that they could buy their tickets to Disneyland's Halloween Party — Oogie Boogie Bash. Unfortunately, things didn't quite work out the way everyone was hoping. The site crashed after less than 10 minutes, so another sale date had to happen. That sale date was July 11. Thousands of people waited h
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23 July
Sure, Disney World Attendance is Down But Don’t Blame DeSantis
It's hard to change a narrative once it gets going. The narrative about Walt Disney World is that it has been a ghost town this summer, complete with tumbleweeds rolling down Main Street, U.S.A. And now, insiders want to speculate that the Walt Disney Company's feud with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is to blame. But the reality of the situation, as is almost always the case, is much more complica
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23 July
DeSantis Wants To Sue Bud Light. Is Disney Next?
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wants the state's pension fund manager to take action against Bud Light because it “breached legal duties owed to its shareholders” when the company decided to enter into a partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. DeSantis accuses AB InBev, the parent company of Bud Light, of associating with “radical social ideologies.” Related:
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23 July
Disney Pulled Into Another First Amendment Lawsuit
Whether it wants to or not, Disney appears to be making legal history with its First Amendment cases. Disney was already knee-deep in two cases involving the First Amendment, and now, they are being dragged into a third. The Supreme Court recently ruled against Disney, saying that a lower court should hear the case of a toymaker suing the Walt Disney Company. The case stems from Disney's use of th
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