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This Walt Disney World Destination Reopens on April 1, Fans Have Mixed Reviews

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Closures are a part of the Walt Disney World experience. Every Disney Fanatic knows the pain of their favorite haunt closing—whether temporarily or, in some unfortunate cases, more permanently. Equally, we also know the joy of being able to return to that destination, the eatery, or the attraction to take it all in when it reopens again. Despite all the ...

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Disney Dreamers Academy Creates Four Groundbreaking Entrepreneurs

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This year’s Disney Dreamers Academy weekend received a lot of special attention, largely due to the presence of The Little Mermaid star Halle Bailey, but the Disney Dreamers Academy event is always a massive milestone for many of its attendees. Now, four young innovators who experienced the Disney Dreamers Academy are sharing how they’ve expanded what they learned! In an interview with Black ...

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After Guest Complaints, Disney Makes Big Change to New Theme Park Area

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On March 19, Guests were finally able to head into Mickey’s ToonTown at Disneyland Park once again. The area had been closed for a year as Disney Imagineers gave it a huge makeover. Not only did Imagineers completely redesign certain areas of ToonTown, but they also put in a brand-new ride — Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway. Mickey & Minnie’s ...

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Disneyland Thrills Nostalgic Guests By Returning Beloved Artwork

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The Walt Disney Company has struggled through a wide variety of missteps in recent months — even after the replacement of now-defunct Disney CEO Bob Chapek with CEO Bob Iger — but apparently, the Disney location called Disneyland has done at least one thing right for its Disney Park Guests! Many hardcore Disney Fanatics are fans of the late Disney ...

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“Authoritarianism is Hard”: Critics Call Out DeSantis as New Developments Will Cost Board $1300 Per Hour

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Every day, new information about the Disney vs. DeSantis dispute comes to light, further complicating an already fraught situation. By this point, Disney Fanatics are well aware of the battle that rages on in the Sunshine state relating to the Central Florida mainstay, the Walt Disney World Resort. Ever since the “Don’t Say Gay” debacle that took hold of the ...

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‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘The Crown’ Actors Join Disney Family

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If you’re familiar with either of these British actresses and their record-breaking hit shows, then you’ll definitely want to give this new espionage thriller a try! Game of Thrones and Star Wars star Emilia Clarke (a famously-good-natured English actress) and The Crown star Olivia Colman (a renowned actress who is famous for being equally likable) are both officially part of the new show called Secret Invasion! ...

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Could State Takeover Destroy Disney Dreams of Fifth Theme Park?

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A fifth Theme Park could be underway at the Walt Disney World Resort, and it appears the powers that be took measures to ensure that the fast track for Imagineers will still exist despite the new government. In the last hours of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, the now-disbanded board of directors snuck in some development security covenants that gave ...

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Calling All ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Fans! Disney Has News For you!

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Live-action remakes are currently a controversial subject among Disney fans. Between the various casting decisions Disney has made for The Little Mermaid and Peter Pan and Wendy that has many fans frustrated, and the general apathy towards Disney “not making them like they used to,” it seems that the Mouse House is in for a tough ride. However, despite this, ...

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Analyst Argues Apple and Disney Merger Could Be Worth $200 Billion

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Disney has had its fair share of ups and downs over the last few months. From the dramatic ousting of Disney CEO Bob Chapek in November of last year to the current back and forth about Reedy Creek that is presently taking over headlines. Most recently, Disney made waves for its subversion of DeSantis’s specially appointed board for the district, ...

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