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Author Archives: Krysten Swensen

A born and bred New England girl living the Disney life in Southern California. I love to read, to watch The Golden Girls, and love everything to do with Disney and Universal. I also love to share daily doses of Disney on my Disney Instagram @BrazzleDazzleDisney!

New EPCOT Attraction to Open This Fall!

A lot is happening at Walt Disney World Resort right now. Guests are celebrating the final months of the 50th Anniversary, enjoying a ton of beautiful art and delicious food at the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, riding the new EPCOT attraction, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, and watching ride vehicles on TRON: Lightcycle/Run go through numerous tests. ...

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Disney Capitalizing on New Roller Coaster, Highly Anticipated Film Moving Forward

Tron 3

In just a few months, Walt Disney World Resort will open a new and long-awaited roller coaster at Magic Kingdom Park — TRON Lightcycle/Run. The coaster has been under construction for the past years, even though it was initially planned to open in October 2020. TRON Lightcycle Power Run opened at the Shanghai Disney Resort in 2016, when the entire ...

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Disney Cast Members Reportedly Laughed at Disabled Guest Before Fatal Fall

Jungle Cruise Disneyland

Before he was fired, ex-Disney CEO Bob Chapek called Disney Cast Members the “secret sauce” of Disney’s success. While it may have sounded like a ridiculous thing to say, Chapek wasn’t entirely wrong. Cast Members make magic for thousands of Guests who visit the theme parks every day. Cast Members are not always treated with the respect they deserve — ...

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Disney Channel Star Announces Congressional Run

Boy Meets World

Oh, the nineties — a truly fantastic time to be a fan of Disney. From the wonderful theme park memories to time spent watching great shows on The Disney Channel with friends and family. For this writer, the 1990s were the pinnacle of Disney Channel entertainment — from shows like Darkwing Duck to Smart Guy, Talespin, The Famous Jett Jackson, Adventures of ...

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‘GMA’ Anchors Planning to Marry After Illicit Affair Got Them Fired

Amy Robach TJ Holmes

Just a little over a month ago, instead of reporting the stories, two hosts of GMA3: What You Need to Know made themselves the headline. Anchor Amy Robach and co-anchor T.J. Holmes were photographed being affectionate while out in New York City. While that may not be an issue by itself, it was problematic because the two anchors were married to ...

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Disney’s Newest Attraction Will Offer NO Standby Queue

Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway

On January 27, the Disneyland Resort will open its first major update that Disneyland Park has seen in a while — the newly renovated and completely redone Mickey’s ToonTown. Now, technically, the area will not be complete until March, but in honor of The Walt Disney Company’s 100th Anniversary, the area is opening early, so Guests can experience the new ...

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Bob Iger Fixes Another Major Chapek Era Problem

Bob Iger Bob Chapek

For nearly three years, Disney fans had almost nothing positive to say about now-fired CEO Bob Chapek. Guests were not happy with Chapek prioritizing profits over everything else. During that time, nearly everything seemed to go downhill at Disney theme parks, including food quality, merchandise quality, cleanliness of the Parks, and functionality of attractions. At the same time, prices for ...

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SURPRISE! Second Toothsome Chocolate Emporium Soft-Opens!

Toothsome Chocolate Emporium

If there’s one thing that people notice first about Universal Studios Hollywood, it’s that it is very small. Since the theme park is built in the middle of a city, there wasn’t much space, but Universal made the most of what they have. In addition to the theme park, there is also a fun CityWalk area that offers a ton ...

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Taste 100 Years of Disney Magic With These Brand-New Eats!

Disney 100 Anniversary

On January 27, The Walt Disney Company will begin to celebrate its 100th Anniversary. Hard to believe! Disney believes there’s no better place to kick off this epic celebration than at Walt’s original theme park — Disneyland Resort. As part of the celebration, Disneyland Resort will have two brand-new nighttime celebrations. Wondrous Journeys is a fireworks show that will light ...

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Jeremy Renner Home After Horrific Accident That Crushed His Leg

Jeremy Renner

More than two weeks ago, Marvel star Jeremy Renner was airlifted to a hospital near Reno, Nevada, after being injured in a snow plow accident near his home. He was admitted to the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit and listed in “critical but stable” condition. We soon learned that Renner had been run over by a large snow plow he owned ...

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