Clearly, people have been waiting for this moment for a while. They have been preparing for Mickey Mouse to enter the public domain so they can do whatever they choose with the beloved symbol of the Walt Disney Company without fear of repercussions. And that was probably the draw of all this: the ability to take a classic American icon ...
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Family Confirms Body Found in Pond Outside Disney World is Woman Missing Since 2012
In 2012, Sandra Lemire left her grandmother’s house to meet up with a man she met online at a McDonald’s in Kissimmee, Florida. That was the last time she was ever seen alive. Police had been searching for her for the past 11 years, and after interviewing the man she met that day, they found no leads. That is until ...
Read More »Beloved Star of Disney/Pixar’s ‘Coco’ Passes Away on New Year’s Eve
The beauty of Disney/Pixar’s Coco (2017) is the underlying message that as long as someone remembers you, your life will continue on. So, the more significant the impact you make in life, the more likely that your memory will live on long after you are gone. And that is how actress Ana Ofelia Murguia will be remembered, with her legions of ...
Read More »After Threatening Disney World With a Prison, DeSantis Threatens to ‘Flatten’ Disney Cruise Hot Spot
Sometimes, when you make a living talking to people all day, you misspeak. It has happened to all of us from time to time. But if you misspeak, you immediately clean it up and, if necessary, apologize. But when you repeat the same claim repeatedly, it is clear that you may believe it. And there is one claim in particular ...
Read More »American Treasure Dolly Parton Fulfills Dying Man’s Last Wish
There are so few genuinely good people left that we must treasure each and every one of them. And country music legend Dolly Parton is one of those people. She chose to take time out of her day to fulfill a dying fan’s bucket list and, if only for a minute, make him forget about the world around him. Utah ...
Read More »Star of ABC’s ‘One Life to Live’ Tragically Dies of Cancer at 5
This year has been particularly rough for celebrity deaths, especially those taken before their time. Friends star Matthew Perry died at 54, Three’s Company star Suzanne Somers died at 75, Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Andre Braugher at 61, and The Wire star Lance Reddick at 60. And then there were those legends whose passing still hurts, like Tony Bennett, Tina Turner, Jimmy Buffett, and Norman Lear. But with ...
Read More »‘Florida Man’ Demands Entry To Military Base By Telling Soldiers He’s ‘Captain America’
There are times when entertainment crossovers work incredibly well, and others when they are complete disasters. The Simpsons, South Park, and Family Guy have built their shows by incorporating characters from other shows into their storylines. Of course, South Park’s latest crossover with Disney absolutely eviscerated the Mouse House for pandering in its attempts at diversity. The entire MCU is built around characters ...
Read More »Disney Suffers Another Legal Setback With More to Come
This has not been a good year for Disney on the legal front. Over the summer, the Walt Disney Company lost a First Amendment lawsuit over using Lots-a-Huggin bear in Toy Story 3 (2010). That suit could cause Disney to pay millions to the designer of the bear. The year continued with Disney being sued for using a bag in Indiana ...
Read More »Disney FINALLY Gets Some Good News…Sort of
Let’s be honest: 2023 was not a good year for Disney. Ad revenues in the television industry tanked, attendance at Walt Disney World was down, the actors and writers’ strikes stopped all productions, and the company was dragged down by its fight with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. But the worst part of the year was quite possibly Disney’s movie releases. ...
Read More »Former ABC Star Roseanne Barr Silences Crowd With Bizarre Rant
Former ABC star Roseanne Barr is no stranger to controversy. At the height of her show’s popularity in early 1990, Barr purposely sang the National Anthem out of tune at a San Diego Padres game and finished her version of the song by grabbing her private parts. Fans and critics were outraged that Barr would treat the anthem with such ...
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