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The only other known viewer passed away last month. SOUTHFIELD, MI — Clarence Farley gets a far-away look in his eye when he talks about Star Wars. The 102-year-old lifelong resident of Southfield, Michigan, a Detroit suburb, is the last known person still living to have seen the original Star Wars movie in a theater during…
The Uncle Walt’s Insider (Step) Moms Panel answers 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)Moms: This is kind of theme park-related, since there’s a movie theater at…
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It was only a matter of time. ANAHEIM, CA — The Hyperion Theater at Disney’s California Adventure & Spa has struggled for years to find an audience. The current production, Frozen – Live at the Hyperion, has been running since approximately 1972 (oddly predating both the movie Frozen and the park it’s in). And yet Frozen is…
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The artwork is temporary, but the tarp is permanent. ANAHEIM, CA — Officials at the Disneyland Resort and Spa confirmed today that the tarp in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle is permanent. Once the castle repairs are completed, it will become the screen for the new Disneyland IMAX Theater. The theater will host first-run movies…
Disney steps into the recursive loop that is The Producers. NEW YORK, NY — First, it was a movie about putting on a Broadway musical. Then, it became a Broadway musical about putting on a Broadway musical, based on the movie about putting on a Broadway musical. Then came the movie version of the Broadway…