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Disney Recasts ‘Aging’ Princesses as Mary Poppins and the Fairy Godmother

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In a recent Bloomberg article, a writer revealed that he had learned plenty of surprising or amusing factoids while trying out various Walt Disney World Resort jobs for a week at the Disney Resort — and one thing that the writer revealed involved Disney princess performers’ mandatory shifts into other Disney characters after they become too ‘old’! It is already ...

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Disney Offers Special Perks For Guests on Disney+ Day

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Disney+ Day is coming back this year, after serving as a fun Disney holiday in the fall of 2021 last year (and after Disney placed its focus on the Disney+ streaming service due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic). This year, just like last year, Disney+ Day will be a Disney holiday that includes lots of fun perks for Disney Guests ...

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Former Imagineer Admits Part of Expedition Everest was ‘Really Controversial’

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It seems that even one of the most culturally observant attractions built by Walt Disney Imagineering was not completed without some level of controversy. Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain is a lesser landmark of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park and brings Walt Disney World Resort Guests face to face with one of the most accurate portrayals of the ...

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Disney Guest Almost Struck By Lightning, Gets Unbelievable Photos

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Walt Disney World is used to seeing intense storms, but recently a Guest was almost struck by lightning but got away and captured some unbelievable photos. Many a Theme Park at the Walt Disney World Resort have seen a large amount of rain lately, and several attractions were even evacuated due to the weather conditions. It seems to be a ...

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Surprising Closure News Shocks Disney Guests

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If your first thought upon hearing the word “H20” is water itself, or the popular Australian mermaid show H20: Just Add Water, then you may not be as committed a Disney Cruise Line or Disney Parks fan as some of your fellow Disney fanatics are. For enthusiastic Disney Cruise Line passengers and Disney Park Guests, H20 is synonymous with the ...

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Disney+ Day Is Announced for 2022

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Disney+ Day was arguably one of the highlights of the year for Disney fans back in 2021, after the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020 and Disney concentrated its efforts on the streaming service Disney+ so that Disney fans could enjoy some Disney magic from the relative safety of their own homes. Now, Disney+ Day is back with some new ...

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2023 Homeports for Disney Cruise Line

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Disney Cruise Line, an expert at providing the magical Disney experience outside of the Parks, has released its homeports and ships for 2023. Just recently, Disney Cruise Line released its full 2023 itinerary and, with it, confirmed the homeports for its full schedule next year. The Cruise Line now has five vessels ready to take Guests on their magical voyage ...

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Cast Member Caught Guest in Inappropriate Behavior on Splash Mountain

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A former Disney Cast Member recalled a time when she caught Guests performing a sexual act on Splash Mountain. The Walt Disney World Resort and the Disneyland Resort both feature several slow-moving rides that offer dark enough conditions to allow Guests to cave to certain temptations, and it appears that Disney’s soon-to-be-retired log flume ride is a spot Guests use ...

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PHOTOS: Refurbishment of Iconic Tomorrowland Gift Shop Underway

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Just a few weeks after the continuing construction of TRON: Lightcycle Power Run seemingly led to the closure of the nearby Tomorrowland Light & Power Co. for “refurbishment,” Fanatics can finally get a glimpse of what that “refurbishment” looks like. Theme Park Insider @bioreconstruct posted a few images to Twitter on August 20, showing the scene at the Walt Disney ...

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