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Beast Loses Head in ‘Be Our Guest’ Restaurant

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Disney Cast Members are known for their commitment to excellence and their ability to stay in character so as not to ruin the ‘Disney magic’ for Guests at Walt Disney World Resort or any other Disney Resorts or Disney Parks. In fact, staying in character is a crucial part of the role; however, sometimes extenuating circumstances can present a challenge, ...

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REVIEW: ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Is a Marvel

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Even though the Avengers films were an enormous success for Marvel Studios, as were many of the spin-off solo films that followed Marvel superheroes like Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Loki, one particular Norse god never seemed to do well with his solo films — at least, until New Zealand director and comedic What We Do in the Shadows actor Taika Waititi came onto the ...

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Jonas Brothers Host New Show

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If you’re a fan of Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas, and the Jonas Brothers band members’ lesser-known brother Frankie Jonas, then you will definitely want to tune into ABC for the new TV show Claim to Fame! Kevin Jonas and Frankie Jonas are hosting the new show, and the duo recently spoke to D23 to give audiences an idea of ...

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Disney Reveals 2022 Summer Wedding Trends

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It’s no surprise to many brides and grooms (or anyone fantasizing about fairy tale weddings) that summer is known as the wedding season. June is considered to be the start of the most popular time for weddings, and naturally, Disney’s own Disney Fairy Tale Weddings Team has not failed to notice this pattern. This year, Disney’s Ever After blog has ...

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Video: Take a Tour of the Tower Suite on the ‘Disney Wish’

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The profile of a Disney Cruise Line ship is arguably iconic in its romanticizing of the multi-stacked art deco splendor of the golden age of ocean liners. But in today’s modern age of ship design, there is no longer a need for more than one exhaust stack. So, ever since the Disney Magic was built, Walt Disney Imagineers have devoted that ...

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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Loses to ‘Doctor Strange 2’ in Theaters

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The new Marvel movie Thor: Love and Thunder has had Marvel fans talking for months — first about when a teaser trailer for the sequel to Thor: Ragnarok from 2017 would finally be released, and then about Jane Foster’s appearance as Mighty Thor, and then about the very-in-demand Mjolnir popcorn buckets being given out in certain theaters. Now that the movie has officially premiered ...

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Chocolate Thor Hammer Comes to Disney Springs

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Marvel fans are not the only ones who should be celebrating the theatrical premiere of the new Thor movie Thor: Love and Thunder; apparently, any Disney Springs Guest with a sweet tooth should be celebrating, too! The Disney Parks Blog has announced on TikTok that a chocolate version of the Norse god Thor’s signature hammer Mjolnir is now available at ...

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Jane Foster Joins the Avengers Campus

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If you’re a fan of the Israeli actress Natalie Portman and her role as the scientist-turned-superhero Jane Foster (who is also Thor’s love interest in the new movie Thor: Love and Thunder), and you’re heading to Disney California Adventure Park soon, then you’re in luck! The Disney Parks Blog has announced that Jane Foster herself will be appearing somewhere on ...

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Disney Wish Guest Joins Cinderella in Sweet Transformation

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The Walt Disney Company might have Disney Cruise Line cruise ships, Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort, and several Disney Resorts across the globe — but any Disney Guest can agree that magical Disney moments are really about the momentary interactions between Disney characters or Cast Members and Guests, no matter which Disney location is involved! One such endearing and ...

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‘Lightyear’ Director Mad at Fans for Box Office Performance, Blames ‘Trolls’ for Ratings.

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As Disney/Pixar’s Lightyear continues its theatrical run, it continues to hold the unfortunate dissonance of simultaneously holding decently high ratings and downtrodden ticket sales. It seems that the Lightyear director Angus MacLane has broken his silence on the matter over the past week. Beginning on July 1, he said, “Just had a look at the number. The ratings for LIGHTYEAR are ...

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