The Walt Disney Company is ridding its hallways, corridors, theme parks, and studios of useless, unnecessary, and unwanted employees in a wave of massive Disney layoffs, and details are just coming to light. RELATED: Here’s Hoping These “Useless” Disney Cast Members Are the First To Go On Tuesday, an exclusive report shed some of that light on Disney’s plans concerning ...
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“Harry Potter” & “Star Wars” Actor Dead at 56
An English actor best known for his work in Harry Potter and Star Wars productions has died. He was 56. On Thursday, March 16, Grant reportedly collapsed outside King’s Cross Station in London and was found unresponsive. According to reports, the actor was declared brain dead at the scene and was transported to the hospital, where he began receiving life support care. Grant ...
Read More »Here’s Hoping These “Useless” Disney Cast Members Are the First To Go
The Walt Disney Company is making headlines again, and not just because Magic Kingdom is finally opening the TRON coaster next month. RELATED: What the Heck Has Taken Disney So Long to Make Good on Its TRON Coaster Promise? In early February, during the earnings call for the fiscal first quarter (October 1 through December 31, 2022), Bob Iger unveiled a ...
Read More »Disney Park Revives Guest-Favorite Attraction on May 1
One Disney Park is reviving a Guest-favorite thrill ride, beginning on May 1, 2023. Disney Parks are unique in a thousand ways–one of those ways being the number of varied options when it comes to rides, attractions, and entertainment. Many theme parks say they have something for every member of the family, but Disney takes it one step further by ...
Read More »You Might Be a Disney Parks Fan, But You’re No “Firesheets”
A Disney Parks enthusiast with an appetite for adventure and an apparent immunity to jetlag has achieved a goal that many fans thought would prove to be the impossible feat. RELATED: Those “Disney Adults” Are Awful Human Beings. And Some Are Barely Human at All Nathan Firesheets is a Disney fan–specifically, a Disney Parks rides fan. Over the past few ...
Read More »Disney, Universal Actor Reveals His Recent Battle with Stage III Cancer
An actor with a 50-year career that includes roles in Disney and Universal films just revealed he recently battled cancer. In his new memoir, which will be released later this month, New Zealand actor Sam Neill reveals he was recently diagnosed with stage III blood cancer, specifically Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL). In a recent interview, Neill said he began to ...
Read More »Despite Wrongful Death Settlement with Family, Case Against “Death Trap” Ride Designer Stands
The grieving family of a teen who fell to his death at an Orlando theme park last year has finally come to a settlement agreement out of court in a wrongful death suit brought against the park and the operator of the ride on which the young man died, with one huge exception. RELATED: Dozens of Guests Are Suspended Mid-Air, ...
Read More »Disney Star Says His Acting Career is No Longer a Priority to Him
A tragic accident nearly cost one Disney actor his life, and now, because of his miraculous survival, he says that though he loves acting, he feels like he survived because he is supposed to be doing more with his life for others, and his acting career is no longer his top priority. In January, actor Jeremy Renner was “completely crushed” ...
Read More »Attraction Dismantled by Crane at Orlando Theme Park Following Tragic Teen Death
The dismantling of an Orlando-area theme park attraction has begun, following a tragic accident in 2022. On Wednesday, a crane began the process of breaking down the massive Orlando FreeFall drop tower attraction structure at ICON Park in Orlando, located approximately 15 minutes from the Walt Disney World Resort. The decision to remove the structure was made following the tragic ...
Read More »Disney World to Celebrate Animal Kingdom’s 25th Anniversary, IF the Park’s Still Open By Then
The Walt Disney World Resort is prepping to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the opening of Disney’s Animal Kingdom next month. That is, if the theme park is still operational by then. Earlier this week, Disney Parks made several exciting announcements about new additions and experiences coming to the Walt Disney World Resort in the coming weeks and months, including ...
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