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  • May- 2023 -
    30 May
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    Distressed Disney Guest Jumps out of Moving Attraction, Shuts Down Ride on Final Day of Operation

    In the final hours of this famed Disney attraction's run, one Guest took a dangerous turn. With wait times stretching over 170 minutes, Disneyland has been swarmed with Guests determined to take one final plunge into the briar patch before Splash Mountain gets movin' along for good. Walt Disney World nailed up Splash Mountain on January 23, 2023, but Disneyland Guests have gotten more mileage out

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  • 30 May
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    Cast Member Makes Confession About Disney’s Extremely “Difficult” Guests

    If you've been noticing less and less welcoming environments on your latest Walt Disney World Resort or Disneyland Resort trips, then rest assured that you are (unfortunately) not imagining the unpleasant phenomenon. Disney Guests really are being more rude, unkind, ungrateful, and downright violent than they have been in the past. Mutilations, Beatings, and More We have seen Guests mutilate each

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  • 30 May
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    Disney Boutique Faces Backlash After Revealing New “Fairy Godmother Apprentice”

    A Disneyland Guest recently shared some footage from her visit to Disneyland's Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, which is a boutique that (like its Walt Disney World Resort and Disney cruise ship counterparts) gives children Disney prince or Disney princess makeovers. Disney's Newest Apprentice Unfortunately, because the footage showed a bearded individual working as one of the Fairy Godmother's Apprentic

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  • 30 May
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    Disney Guests Languish in Broken-Down Ride Before Uncomfortable Evacuation

    Another day, another broken-down Disney ride! Inconvenient malfunctions and traumatizing breakdowns have become constant issues in Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort, so much so that Disney Park Guests actually account for wasted time in their Disney vacation days due to roller coasters' mechanical problems. Disney's “Frequent Offenders” Some breakdowns are minor annoyances

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  • 30 May
    Maui and Hamilton

    Dwayne Johnson’s Live-Action Remake Set to Include ‘Hamilton’ Director

    With Hamilton and In the Heights on his resume, will this director “know the way” for one of Disney’s newest live-action remakes? When Dwayne Johnson sailed through with an announcement of one of Disney’s most beloved film remakes, Disney fans’ ears perked up to hear if their favorite actors would join the cast. The 2016 animated film Moana introduced a certified classic Disney princess with house

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  • 30 May
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    ‘The Little Mermaid’ Is Not “Kinky” Enough, According to This Critic

    The new Little Mermaid live-action movie has been receiving rave reviews when it comes to the performance of lead actress Halle Bailey in the role of Ariel, and mixed reviews when it comes to almost everything else — but one prestigious newspaper's review of the movie has sparked some serious backlash! What's That Word Again? “Kink”! New York Times writer Wesley Morris recently s

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  • 30 May
    halle bailey as ariel and a sad ariel from the animated movie

    ‘Little Mermaid’ Fans Clash Violently, Begin Fighting in Movie Theater

    They're at it again! Disney fans — particularly Disney Guests in the Disney Parks at Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort, or Disneyland Paris — are getting worse and worse when it comes to their behavior. Disney Vacations Are Bloody Business Verbal threats, fistfights, mutilation, and all-out brawls have unfortunately become commonplace at the Disney theme parks, leading to arr

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  • 30 May
    Disney Pride

    “Boycott Disney” Trends as It Joins Target and Bud Light as a Canceled “Woke” Company

    Twitter seems to be pulling a reverse Uno card on canceling big corporations, and Disney is the next boycott subject. Since the COVID-19 pandemic was in full effect, a cultural division has emerged, seemingly splitting the country into two camps. While a shift to sensitivity characterized 2020, “cancel culture” came about, holding companies like Chick-fil-A accountable for supporting anti-LGBTQ+ l

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  • 30 May
    Ember and Wade in Elemental

    First Look: Pixar Releases Official Clip of ‘Elemental’

    With the most complex animated character Pixar has ever created lighting up the screen for its brand-new film, will its other elements mix well with audiences? Starring Leah Lewis as Ember Lumen and Mamoudou Athie as Wade Ripple, Pixar’s film Elemental personifies the elements as they converge in Element City for the first time. Fire, water, air, and land each have respective neighborhoods conduci

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  • 30 May
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    Over 1,000 Cast Members Storm Sleeping Beauty Castle, Main Street “Completely Gridlocked”

    What started as a whisper has evolved into a high-octave yell at this Disney Park. In a series of attempts from Cast Members protesting for higher pay and better working conditions, the typically pristine Disney Parks have been wrought with mayhem. Over the past month, Cast Members at Disneyland Paris have gradually stepped away from household performances, suddenly canceling parades like “D

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