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Warner Bros. Confirms Harry Potter Expansion Beyond Universal With Three New Lands
For nearly two decades, Harry Potter’s permanent theme-park presence has been synonymous with Universal. That exclusivity is now ending. Miral and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Experiences have officially revealed three Harry Potter-themed lands for Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi on Yas Island: Diagon Alley, Hogwarts, and the Forbidden Fore
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‘Harry Potter’ Officially Brings Back Several Actors From the Movies
The Wizarding World may be moving into a new era, but plenty of familiar faces haven't left it behind. Several actors from the original Harry Potter movies have already returned to the franchise in some surprising ways, with some reprising their famous roles and others taking on entirely new characters. Fantastic Beasts Film Series For st
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Disney World Confirms Major Resort Overhaul by 2031’s 60th Anniversary Celebration
Five years from now, the Walt Disney World Resort will mark its 60th anniversary, and if early signs are any indication, guests walking through the gates that October will barely recognize the property that greeted them just a few years earlier. Rewind to 2021: Disney World celebrated its 50th birthday with “The World's Most Magical
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Disney World Monorail Stranded After Lightning Strike, Guests Receive Just $50
When guests board the Walt Disney World Monorail for EPCOT, they probably aren't expecting the transportation ride to become the biggest story of their day. That appears to be exactly what happened to a group of visitors on September 8, 2026. An EPCOT-bound monorail reportedly lost power following a lightning strike, leaving passengers st
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Disney Officially Renames ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’
Few Christmas movies have achieved the staying power of The Muppet Christmas Carol. Released in 1992, Brian Henson's adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol puts the Muppets at the center of the story, with Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit, Gonzo as Charles Dickens, and Michael Caine delivering a surprisingly straight-faced perfor
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After Exiting Production on HBO ‘Harry Potter,’ Actor Speaks Out on Public Recasting
HBO's episodic adaptation of J.K. Rowling's novels — a seven-season undertaking helmed by showrunner Francesca Gardiner — is positioning itself as a fundamentally different creative proposition than the film franchise that preceded it. That distinction is becoming clearer not just through the show's expansive cast, but through the churn a
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The Death of Hand-Drawn Animation Confirmed as Disney Seals Away Classic Artists Forever
Disney has offered its clearest look yet inside The Magic of Disney Animation, the new experience opening September 14 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort. The preview moves through Off the Page! character encounters, Olaf Draws!, the Drawn to Wonderland playground and the Once Upon a Studio Theater, showing how the
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Disney World Continues Park-Wide Replacement, Another EPCOT Area Affected
Five more sets of solar-powered trash cans just landed near Mission: SPACE at EPCOT. Zero theming on any of them. Some context. Look, for the past several weeks, the entire trash can story has been that Disney finally started theming these things. That was the arc. The first solar bins rolled out in June, looking like something straight o
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Disney Closing Opening Day Attraction at Tokyo DisneySea This Month
Aquatopia hit its 25th anniversary on September 4. Disney is closing it permanently on September 14. Some context. Look, every trackless ride Disney has ever built owes something to one small water attraction sitting in Tokyo, and almost nobody outside the fan community knows it. Rise of the Resistance moves guests through a Star Destroye
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Paramount Shuts Down Hopes for ‘Landman’ Season 3 Release in 2026
The wait for Landman Season 3 just became considerably longer. After months of speculation about whether Paramount+ could bring its hit drama back before the end of 2026, the latest production timeline has effectively answered that question. It isn't happening. Landman remains renewed for Season 3, so fans don't need to worry about the se
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