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New “Mickey and Friends” Happy Meal Toys Released

New Disney Happy Meal Toys

The Walt Disney World Resort and McDonald’s have collaborated once again on a new set of extra-magical Happy Meal toys featuring Mickey Mouse and his closest friends, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, and Pluto. According to HappyMeal.com, the “Toys” will be more like games. Kids will be able to get three different Disney posters with activities printed on the back ...

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Date and Time of “Happily Ever After” Return Officially Scheduled

Happily Ever After Return

“Ready to begin!” It was just a few weeks ago when Disney fans learned that the beloved fireworks spectacular “Happily Ever After” would return to the skies over Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom. Now, as we get closer and closer to that fateful day, the triumphant return is getting more and more real. Today, according to Theme Park Insider ...

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Reminder: Disney World Park Closing Before Sunset Today

Magic Kingdom Closed Early

Magic Kingdom Park is usually recognized by Walt Disney World Resort Guests as staying open later than any of its other Theme Park siblings. While its fireworks show, “Disney Enchantment,” may appear to be a “Goodnight Kiss,” the party tends to go on from Main Street, U.S.A., to Space Mountain long after Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and EPCOT ...

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Cindy Williams From ‘Laverne & Shirley’ Has Died

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In sad news for today, Cindy Williams from the beloved ABC sitcom Laverne & Shirley passed away at 75. While we at Disney Fanatic pride ourselves on sharing all the latest news from the mega-verse of Disney and all its properties, today, we bring some tragic tidings. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the energetic Cindy Williams has passed away. The actress ...

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“We Loved It”: This Was Disney’s Scariest Ride, and Fans Want It Back!

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Recently, a video of Disney’s scariest ride resurfaced in the Disney community, and fans have had a range of reactions to it. The Walt Disney Company has put in immense effort to craft its reputation of being a family-friendly entertainment property. Whether with the Disney movies or with the Disney Resorts, Disney has worked quite hard to maintain that environment, ...

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Man Banned From Disney Sneaks Back Into the Parks to Commit More Crimes

Victor Alfonso Diaz

Walt Disney World Resort is known as The Most Magical Place on Earth, and for good reason. There are so many wonderful things to do, from riding one-of-a-kind attractions to eating absolutely delicious meals, watching Broadway-caliber shows, enjoying top-of-the-line hotels, and more. Families who vacation at Walt Disney World Resort truly make memories that will last a lifetime, and, while ...

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Photos: Water Drained from Splash Mountain

Splash Mountain Transformation

Splash Mountain’s rapid transformation at Walt Disney World just hit another small but extremely noticeable milestone. Only shortly after learning that the log-themed boats were being removed for refurbishment, even more-recent photos are now showing that all of the water has been cleared from the attraction. The images, posted to Facebook by The Main Stree Mouse show the iconic drop ...

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Charges Dropped Against Drunk Man Who Assaulted Disney Security

Arrested at EPCOT

On December 24, thousands of people entered The Most Magical Place on Earth to enjoy the holidays. Over at Magic Kingdom, there was a special parade, and at EPCOT, the International Festival of Holidays was in full swing. The holidays are a truly magical time to visit Walt Disney World Resort. While it seems that nothing bad can happen at ...

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You Can Relive the FastPass Nostalgia With This Old Disney Video

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We have just the video for Disney fans who have been desperately missing FastPass and have had myriad complaints with Genie+. The Disney Genie suite—with the Genie+ and Lightning Lane service—and the additional Individual Lightning Lane system are hot on the mouth of every Disney fan, just not for the reasons we’d hope. Whereas the system they replaced, FastPass, is ...

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Disney Employees Face Yet Another Round of Layoffs

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If you ask the average Walt Disney Company customer or frequent Disney Park visitor about their preferences regarding the Walt Disney Company CEO situation, a vast majority of them will say that the return of CEO Bob Iger has been a big step up compared to the work done by the now-defunct Disney CEO Bob Chapek (take a look at ...

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