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Apr- 2023 -4 April
Video: Donald Duck Gets Surprise Award!
Everybody's favorite Disney Duck got a special surprise this week when he was presented with his very first Emmy Award! Yes, seriously. Daniel Ross is an award-winning voice actor who has been lucky enough to provide the voice of Disney's Donald Duck, similar to Bill Farmer's tenure as Goofy. This year, Ross won an Emmy award for his role as Donald Duck in the Disney Junior special Mickey and Minn
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4 April
Is Disney World’s Pin Trading Facing Extinction?
For some Disney fans — and most likely some retired Disney Park Cast Members — pin-laden lanyards bring back a lot of memories. Collecting Disney pins and partaking in Disney pin trading has been a staple for many enthusiastic Disney Fanatics since the 1999 Millennium Celebration. Unfortunately, it sounds like Disney's pin trading is actually on the way out in a permanent sense! Even t
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4 April
Ron DeSantis Needs to Just Take the Loss in His Fight With Disney
For more than a year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been at odds with the Walt Disney Company. For years, the two sides had a relatively amicable relationship, as they both benefitted from the other. Walt Disney World Resort brings tens of millions of tourists into the state each year. It also pays millions in taxes and is one of the state's largest private employers. Add to that, because of t
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4 April
“Retired Disney Princess” Forms Controversial Bond With Deer
An elderly woman who has developed a huge following — in the form of deer — has gone viral on TikTok both for her similarity to a “retired Disney princess” and her controversial behavior (i.e. feeding wildlife). In the TikTok video (shown below), the grandmother of TikToker Erika (@erikamichelle9) can be seen feeding a huge herd of deer in her yard. Erika calls her grandmot
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4 April
Disney World Restaurants Fall Short of Elite Status AGAIN!
Orlando, Florida, has added more Michelin Guide restaurants. But once again, when Michelin reviewers visited Central Florida, they did not dispense any stars to the plethora of restaurants at The Walt Disney World Resort. At the beginning of April 2023, the world-famous Michelin Guide updated its list of Florida Restaurants and awarded eight Orlando Area eateries a spot in the 2023 MICHELIN Guide
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4 April
A New ‘Harry Potter’ Series is Reportedly in the Works!
In 1997, unknown English author J.K. Rowling published her first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (or Sorcerer's Stone for those in the U.S.). The story of an orphaned boy wizard and his journey into the world of magic took the world by storm. Four years after her first book in the Harry Potter series was published, Warner Bros. released the first film. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer'
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3 April
New ‘Indiana Jones’ Movie to Premiere at Top International Film Festival
On June 30, the world will get to see Harrison Ford don his iconic fedora one last time when the fifth movie in the legendary Indiana Jones franchise hits theaters. Jones first portrayed Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones in 1981 in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. Since then, he has portrayed the famed archaeologist in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), The Last Crusade
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3 April
Gov DeSantis Demands Probe into Disney’s Clever Reedy Creek Loophole
On Monday, April 3, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis formally requested an investigation into Disney's deal with the Reedy Creek Improvement District in its final days before becoming the state-occupied Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. In a letter to Florida Chief Inspector General Melinda Miguel, the Governor pleaded his case, saying, in part, “These collusive and self-dealing
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3 April
Disney Makes HUGE Change to Mobile Ordering!
When it comes to dining at a Disney Park, there are hundreds of options to choose from. Whether you want the famous fried chicken from 50's Prime Time Café in Hollywood Studios, or maybe a Ronto Wrap sounds perfect to tie you over. Heck, even if you just want ice cream or a refreshing beverage to cool you down on a hot day, Disney has everything. While eating at a nice sit-down restaurant, complet
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3 April
Bob Iger Has An Update for Shareholders on Disney’s Strategy
One of the most challenging businesses Disney has is its streaming unit. The unit was particularly unsuccessful for years and had a lot to do with the Bob Chapek ousting in November 2022. When Disney CEO Bob Iger came back to take the helm of the world's most renowned entertainment company, one of his main tasks included cleaning up the mess that the Walt Disney Company found itself in at the time
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