The much-loved Star Wars Holiday Special will live on in Galaxy’s Edge. ANAHEIM, CA — Following the arrival of Jar Jar Binks and a half-frozen old Leia, another character has made it to the new Star Wars-themed land at Disneyland Park: Ackmena, the beloved owner and bartender at the Mos Eisley Spaceport Cantina, as portrayed…
“Former friends” got a bit too competitive in the Magic Kingdom. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — Leonard “Len” Henry, 69, and Webster Pryor, 71, are lifelong friends from Waterloo, Iowa. Or at, least they were friends, until they found themselves kicked out of the Magic Kingdom on Tuesday for “racing” their electric scooters down Main…
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Are the “Friendship” boats a cover for whaling activities? AMSTERDAM, NL — The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, once featured on the Animal Planet series Whale Wars, has announced their newest campaign against alleged Norwegian and Japanese whaling activities: they will attempt to disrupt operations at the those countries’ pavilions in the World Showcase section of…
Last heard saying, “Some people are worth mel-glblblb…” WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — The Norway Pavilion in Epcot’s World Showcase experienced an air conditioning outage on Sunday. But what would have been a mere inconvenience in most places quickly turned to tragedy as beloved snowman Olaf has disappeared. The Norway Pavilion is home to the…
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To be fair, every day is a Churro Festival to us. E.P.C.O.T., FL — The annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival is just days from starting, but Walt Disney World aficionados are already planning for a new event that promises to be even more popular: the EPCOT Centre Festival of the Churro! Epcot –…