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Jun- 2026 -1 June
Mark Hamill Will Be Replaced as Iconic Character in Any Future Projects, Actor’s Recent Comments Suggest
Mark Hamill is best known to audiences around the world as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, the Jedi hero he first portrayed in George Lucas’ 1977 original film. Over the years, Hamill has become inseparable from the role, returning throughout the sequel trilogy, and through “de-aged” appearances in The Mandalorian Season 2 (2020) and The Book of Boba Fett (2021). Alongside Luke Skywalker,
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1 June
Deadpool Appears in First Official Trailer for New Marvel Series
Marvel is bringing back several legacy X-Men actors for Avengers: Doomsday (2026), but one major name remains absent from the extensive cast list: Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool. So far, several actors from Fox’s X-Men universe are confirmed to return. They include Ian McKellen as Magneto, Patrick Stewart as Professor X, James Marsden as Cyclops, Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique,
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1 June
Recycling Nostalgia: Why These 2 EPCOT Icons Are Next in Line for Disney’s Refurbishment Strategy
The golden rule of the theme park industry used to be simple: if you want to draw a crowd, you have to dig a hole. For decades, operators relied on an expensive, brute-force strategy of flattening older rides and spending hundreds of millions of dollars to build shiny new attractions from the ground up. Credit: Disney But clearing raw acreage and navigating four to six years of disruptive construc
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May- 2026 -31 May
Disney’s 8-Week Roadway Lockout Is Now Less Than a Month Away
Getting to Walt Disney World is one of those logistical realities that the brochures never quite prepare you for. The parks themselves are meticulously managed. The resort experience, once you are inside it, tends to run smoothly. But the roads getting you there? That has always been its own challenge, and for guests with summer trips on the calendar, it is about to get temporarily harder before i
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31 May
Disney Confirms Removal of Major Feature From TRON at Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom guests are beginning to realize one of TRON Lightcycle / Run’s biggest additions is quietly disappearing from Tomorrowland. When Disney first opened TRON Lightcycle / Run, the company marketed the attraction as a massive step forward for Tomorrowland. The ride itself brought a sleek new visual style to Magic Kingdom, but Disney also built an entire merchandise experience around it in
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31 May
Disney May Add Bluey to Animal Kingdom’s Lightning Lane System Next
Bluey’s Wild World has only been open at Disney’s Animal Kingdom for a matter of days, but many Disney fans already think they know exactly what could happen next. The new attraction debuted at Conservation Station on May 26 using a Virtual Queue system through My Disney Experience. Guests needed to secure boarding groups during scheduled drops throughout the day, similar to several recent Disney
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31 May
Disney Continues Closing Major Park Areas Even After Launching New Summer Experiences
If you visited Disney World this week, there’s a good chance you walked into one of the busiest periods the resort has experienced in a very long time. Disney packed an unbelievable amount of openings into a single stretch. Guests saw the launch of Cool KID SUMMER, the debut of new Hollywood Studios entertainment, the return of Soarin’ Across America, and the official opening of Bluey’s Wild World
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31 May
Disney Springs Town Center Store Goes Dark Until Late July 2026
There’s almost always something changing at Walt Disney World these days. Guests have watched major attractions close, entire lands transform, resorts get updated, and restaurants receive refreshed concepts. Even Disney Springs has stayed in a near-constant state of evolution as Disney works to keep the shopping and dining district feeling modern. Now, another popular Disney Springs location has o
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31 May
Disneyland Summer Alert: 7 Major Attractions Shutting Down This June
Summer has officially arrived in Southern California, signaling the start of the peak travel season at the Disneyland Resort. As schools empty out and vacationers pack the parks, the resort aims to keep every turnstile spinning and every ride vehicle fully operational. Credit: Ken Lund, Flickr However, if you have an Anaheim getaway planned for June 2026, you need to prepare your itinerary for a f
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31 May
Confirmed: Disneyland Guests Hit With Massive 50% Price Cut
If you booked a Disneyland trip this summer and you are staying at a Good Neighbor Hotel, Disneyland Resort just made getting to the park a little cheaper. A new partnership with Lyft is offering discounted rides between off-property hotels and the resort area through early September, and depending on your Lyft history, the savings can be meaningful. But the reason this partnership exists at all i
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