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Apr- 2022 -18 April
‘Eternals’ and ‘Hawkeye’ Receive Awards for Disability Representation
Disney fans and Marvel fans have been happy to see more and more progressive casting choices when it comes to Disney or Marvel movies or TV shows, and those progressive choices have apparently not gone unnoticed! Two recent Marvel projects (the Marvel movie Eternals from 2021 and the 2021 Disney+ show Hawkeye) have just received an official seal of approval for their focus on disability representa
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18 April
Second Season Announced for ‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder’
The Proud Family's television return on Disney+ has been popular among Disney fans since its debut last year, with the series featuring many of the original Disney Channel cast members alongside a variety of current celebrity guests. Fans of the show will be thrilled to learn that Disney just announced a second season of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, and according to D23, the next season i
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18 April
No More Masks on Planes? Federal Judge Strikes Down Biden’s Mandate Extension
April 18 was supposed to be the day when the mask mandates were set to expire for all public transportation. Then, it appeared that President Biden authorized the mandate's extension for another two weeks. Now, a federal judge has thrown out the extension. According to The Wall Street Journal, A federal judge in Florida on Monday declared that the Biden administration’s Covid-19 mask mandate for p
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18 April
VIDEO: Disney’s Nighttime Parade Prepares for Return!
Ok, Disney fans! Not only has Disney announced the news that Tarzan's Treehouse is getting reimagined, but now we have some exciting nighttime parade insight. After the long-awaited return of the Disney Park nighttime parade, we're now just DAYS away from the moment sparkling floats once again fills Main Street, U.S.A. On Friday, April 22, 2022, several nighttime spectaculars return to Disneyland
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18 April
‘The Lion King’ Interrupts Football Semi-Final and Outrages Fans
Everybody loves Disney's 1994 animated movie The Lion King — but maybe not in the middle of the FA Cup semi-finals! Football fans across the pond were outraged during their semi-finals after Simba and Mufasa made an unwelcome cameo. According to the Daily Star, football fans were enjoying a semi-final that had only just gotten interesting with a goal when ITV, which was showing the game live
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18 April
‘Game of Thrones’ Actor Heads to Disney+
No one would watch the HBO series Game of Thrones and associate it with any Disney movies, since the show is famous for its adult content (including extremely disturbing violence), but Game of Thrones actors are now on to new things and at least one actress from the show is now taking on a Disney role! Rosabell Laurenti Sellers is joining the cast of Willow, an upcoming Disney+ and Lucasfilm serie
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18 April
Guests Prioritize Rides, Slow to Line Up for Character Hugs at Disney World
April 18 was set to be an exciting day at The Walt Disney World Resort as normal, hug-friendly character meet and greets made their triumphant return after a two-year hiatus. Theme Park Reservations for Magic Kingdom on April 18 were completely booked up, and it was not hard to imagine seeing multi-hour wait times for meet and greet areas popping up very quickly. But the number of Guests visiting
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18 April
Disney Oddly Discourages Guests from Purchasing Disney Genie+
It looks like Disney Genie is here to stay… but we're seeing some mixed signs from Disney when it comes to its value. We've painfully said goodbye to the complimentary FastPass+ System and are now navigating through Disney's new three-piece system including the Disney Genie, Disney Genie+, and individual Lightning Lanes. Credit: Disney The Disney Genie is the complimentary fea
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18 April
Traditional Character Meet and Greets Are Back at Walt Disney World!
Traditional character meet and greets have begun to return to the Walt Disney World Resort allowing Guests to once again interact with favorite characters up close and sign autographs. Meet and greets are returning to Walt Disney World in phases, so while many locations have returned there are a couple of character spots that are still distanced, including character dining locations. As meet and g
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18 April
Teaser Trailer and Release Date for ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Are Released
The long-awaited trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder is finally, finally here — and we have a release date, too! Australian actor Chris Hemsworth returns in his iconic superhero role as mighty Thor, the god of thunder and lightning — and since most Marvel fans will agree that the previous 2017 movie Thor: Ragnarok was by far the edgiest, funniest, and most thrilling installment in the T
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