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The new rules ban loose ice. Probably also just-slightly-promiscuous ice. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Since Disney announced its coming ban on ice, the Internet has been filled with the wailing and gnashing of teeth. You can’t throw out an initial TCP SYN packet without hitting an ACK packet containing complaints about this ban. [Ed.:…
Pictured: a partial group of current Democrat presidential candidates. WASHINGTON, DC — Grumpy, Sneezy, and Doc want to be your President. So do their fellow dwarfs, along with Donald Duck’s nephews and many, many other well-known Disney characters. In fact, Federal Election Commission filings this week show that multiple characters have formed exploratory committees, and…
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“It’s like a multi-country cruise, without having to move the ship.” CELEBRATION, FL — Following the unparalleled success of its Bay Lake cruise itinerary, Disney Cruise Line announced Monday that it was adding Epcot’s World Showcase Lagoon to its growing list of destinations. “It’s a perfect itinerary for our cruisers,” says Disney (the company) spokesperson…
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Completely misread this one. ANAHEIM, CA — It’s safe to say your humble correspondent has never been so, well, humbled. I’ve not yet recovered from the embarrassment, but I feel it is my public duty to warn others: be sure you understand the event you are attending. Specifically, don’t misread “Dapper Days” as “Diaper Days.”…
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The next would have been Disney’s Rhode Island Adventure. BURBANK, CA — Newly-released documents from the Disney Archive show that the company once considered building a “Disney’s <State> Adventure” park in every state. When the California Adventure park opened in 2001, the Mouse anticipated that it would be a huge success, and a model to…