Uncle Walt’s Insider step-planDisney (Step)Moms answer your real questions with their own totally reliable advice. [Lawyer-mandated disclaimer: do NOT rely on this advice. Our panel of experts may or may not be actual stepmoms, but they are definitely evil.] “Dear step-planDisney (Step)Moms: I have a question can Walt Disney animation studio make a multiverse aka…
Burn, dragon, burn! Disney inferno… ANAHEIM, CA — Guests viewing the Saturday evening performance of Disneyland’s Fantasmic show were given a special treat: the addition of a new fire effect! During the Maleficent dragon scene, rather than just breathing fire, the dragon itself turned into a spectacular, menacing “fire dragon,” composed of flames from head…
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Just what Florida wanted, Disney having more power. ORLANDO, FL – As you may have heard, the Florida Legislature has stripped Disney of its control of its local quasi-government entity, the Reedy Creek Improvement District. But before the change took place, the outgoing board members voted to give most of the board’s authority directly to…
No more Mexico Pavilion! Does Colombia have churros? WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — The “Gran Fiesta Tour starring the Three Caballeros,” a/k/a the Mexico boat ride with Donald Duck and those two other birds, is no more. And neither is Epcot’s Mexico Pavilion. We’ve known that a change was coming, since we figured Disney would…
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It’s not just the Reedy Creek board DeSantis can appoint. TALLAHASSEE, FL — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill today giving his office the ability to appoint board members to the Reedy Creek Improvement District, effectively stripping Disney of its self-governance and special tax breaks. But that’s not all the bill does! It turns…