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Video: See How Disney Pastry Chefs Create Mickey Macarons

Some of the best sweets and treats at Disneyland and Walt Disney World are shaped like the ‘big cheese’ himself, and one of the most adorable Mickey-shaped desserts as the Mickey macaron! Disney just took to TikTok to share a behind-the-scenes look at how the resort’s talented pastry team creates these treats. Take a look below: @disneyparks Ever wonder how ...

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‘It Was a Small Step’: Tom Hiddleston Discusses Loki’s Sexuality

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness might be stealing all of Marvel’s (and Thor’s) thunder right now, but the Marvel show Loki still made waves when it was released on Disney+ last year and Tom Hiddleston’s character Loki came out as bisexual. The moment on the show was brief (so much so that many Marvel fans were upset by its subtlety), ...

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Senator Introduces Legislation to End Disney’s Special Copyright Protections

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Mickey Mouse is destined for the public domain. In fact, he should be there now. But due to legislative change, The Walt Disney Company has been able to delay its masthead character’s departure. Now, that delay could come to an end. According to Fox News, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. is introducing legislation that will end the special protection for all ...

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Elizabeth Olsen Answers Fans’ Big Question About Vision in ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’

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Actress Elizabeth Olsen has been receiving high praise for her performance as Wanda Maximoff and the Scarlet Witch in the new Marvel movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (which also stars Benedict Cumberbatch), and the movie has received good reviews despite adopting a jarring new style, but one particular plot point has many Marvel fans asking a particular question. ...

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OpEd: After ‘Guardians,’ I Am Ready for a Space Mountain Revamp

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To quote one wise Disney monkey, “It is time.” Space Mountain is a Disney Parks icon. Pioneering the roller coaster industry like the Matterhorn before it, the indoor roller coaster is an Imagineering marvel. But it is time to bring the ride of the future into the 21st century. On May 9, I got to experience Guardians of the Galaxy: ...

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Coins Tossed at Walt Disney World Amount to $30,000 Donated to Give Kids the World Village

Ever wonder what happens when you toss a coin into a fountain or waterway at Walt Disney World? Every so often, Disney goes through fountains and waterways to collect coins, which are then totaled up so the amount of money can be donated to help support the efforts of a local organization. Recently, $30,000 worth of coins were collected from ...

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Kate Winslet Beat Tom Cruise’s Record While Filming ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’

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The long-awaited trailer for the next movie in the Avatar series has finally been released (and is also being played in theaters before the new Marvel movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness), so fans of the James Cameron series are finally able to start getting excited about the Avatar sequel after more than a decade of waiting. Kate Winslet is one of ...

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Disney Stock Continues Drop, Completely Eliminates 5-Year Gains

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2022 has not been kind to The Walt Disney Company’s stock price. For a variety of reasons still debated among the spectrum of onlookers, from stockbrokers to die-hard fans, DIS has been in a downward slide for the entirety of the year and has officially dipped so low that all of its gains over the past five years have been ...

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Honest Review: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind

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WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS SECOND WARNING LAST WARNING On Monday, May 9, I arrived at EPCOT for a special preview of the new “Wonders of Xandar” pavilion and the all-new roller coaster, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. It is by far the coolest roller coaster Walt Disney World has ever created. Imagine if Space Mountain and Rock ‘n’ ...

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