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Nathan Kamal is a Chicago-based writer and comic, who enjoys cooking, hanging out with his cat, and seeing as many movies as possible.

Disney Joins Forces with Democrats to Take On DeSantis in Major Event

Disney Contemporary Resort DeSantis

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is seeing the Walt Disney Company and the Florida Democratic Party, two of his most prominent opponents, team up in what seems like a deliberate attempt to antagonize the far-right former presidential candidate. Although the Florida legislature is dominated by DeSantis’s fellow Republicans, he still faces firm opposition from the minority Democrat party in the state. ...

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Disneyland Oklahoma? Mysterious Vanished Theme Park Goes Viral

Disneyland Oklahoma Mickey Mouse

Have you ever heard of Disneyland Oklahoma? While the original Anaheim location of the Happiest Place on Earth has been joined by the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, and Shanghai Disney Resort, the idea of a Disneyland in the American Midwest is confusing people online, and for good reason. It’s ...

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Original ‘Peter Pan’ To Join Mickey Mouse in Public Domain

Peter Pan Steamboat Willie

In just a few days, a huge number of iconic books, plays, movies, and fictional characters from 1928 will enter the public domain in the United States, including The Man Who Laughs (the film that directly inspired the DC Comics character the Joker), the Steamboat Willie version of Mickey Mouse, and the original version of Peter Pan. While the pirate-fighting, ...

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Mickey Mouse Will Triumphantly Return in January After Disney Loses Rights

Mickey Mouse Fantasia

The Walt Disney Company is losing the rights to the original version of Mickey Mouse in just a few days, but it turns out that the company’s most iconic mascot will be coming right back to Disney+ within weeks with new episodes of Me & Mickey. In the last several years, Disney has been gradually reducing the amount of Mickey ...

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Disney Accuses DeSantis District of “Empty Promises,” Asks Judge For Enforcement

DeSantis Walt Disney World Statue

The Walt Disney Company just escalated its latest lawsuit against the Central Florida Tourist Oversight District and Governor Ron DeSantis, asking a judge to force its board to “fulfill empty promises” in the next seven calendar days, or else. Credit: Fox News/Inside the Magic Last week, Disney filed a new lawsuit against DeSantis and the CFTOD board, which was appointed ...

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Disney Asks To Be Removed From “Disturbing and Deplorable” Sexual Assault Lawsuit

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Warning: This article includes descriptions and verbatim text from a Disney lawsuit regarding SA. The Walt Disney Company has asked to be dismissed from a lawsuit from actress Julia Ormond regarding a sexual assault she alleges she suffered from notorious film producer and Miramax chief Harvey Weinstein in 1995, claiming that there was not sufficient evidence of negligence on its ...

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UPDATE: Controversial Disney World Attraction To Shut Down Indefinitely, Re-Theme Rumored

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UPDATE: Walt Disney World has confirmed that the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith is being closed for “refurbishment” but did not provide a date when it would be back in service. WDW estimates that it will be back open sometime in the summer of 2024, which implies very extensive refurbishment of the ride. The Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring ...

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Mickey Mouse Officially Being Retired Effective Immediately

Disney Mickey Mouse Tired

Update: In a statement published by the AP in December, 2023, Disney confirmed the future of Mickey, and commented on the copyright expiration of Steamboat Willie: “Ever since Mickey Mouse’s first appearance in the 1928 short film Steamboat Willie, people have associated the character with Disney’s stories, experiences, and authentic products,” the spokesperson said. “That will not change when the ...

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