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By ThatParkPlace, 6 September, 2024

Disney announced today that in its latest cost cutting move, it would be slashing funding for its Aspire higher education program for cast members. Aspire is a program in which Disney previously would cover 100% of the cost of higher education for cast members. It was seen as an investment in the people who work […]

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By ThatParkPlace, 6 September, 2024

“Oh, somewhere in this favoured land the sun is shining bright, The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light; And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout, But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Casey has struck out.” This is the final line from Ernest Lawrence Thayer’s timeless poem Casey at the […]

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By ThatParkPlace, 5 September, 2024

Jacqueline Schaeffer, the showrunner for Agatha All Along and the head writer on WandaVision, shared that Agatha Harkness wanted to kiss the Scarlet Witch in the final battle of WandaVision. As reported by The Direct, Schaeffer informed SFX Magazine, “What got me the most excited was right at the end [of WandaVision], when she finally faces off with […]

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By ThatParkPlace, 3 September, 2024

A new report claims that Star Wars Outlaws sales are 55% lower than sales of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor in the United Kingdom. According to Nintendo Life, Star Wars Outlaws topped the sales charts in the United Kingdom besting Hogwarts Legacy, Elden Ring, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, and EA Sports FC 24. However, […]

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By ThatParkPlace, 30 August, 2024

The Magic Kingdom was the site of mass panic yesterday when a perceived active shooter threat caused a stampede of people to rush through the theme park. There was no active shooter, according to the Orange County Sherriff’s Department. “There is NO active shooter at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom,” the Sherriff’s Department said in […]

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By ThatParkPlace, 30 August, 2024

With The Rivers of America on the chopping block, fresh off the destruction of Splash Mountain, many are wondering what the brass at Walt Disney World and the Disney Stories Matter department are going to take on as their next big project. One common fear is that Stories Matter had their sights set on Liberty […]

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By ThatParkPlace, 29 August, 2024

Amandla Stenberg, the actress who played Mae and Osha in The Acolyte, confirmed that the show was cancelled and then proceeded to blame “a rampage of hyper-conservative bigotry and vitriol” for why the show was cancelled. In a video uploaded to her Instagram Stories, Stenberg stated, “Our show, our Star Wars show has been cancelled. […]

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By ThatParkPlace, 27 August, 2024

A rumor claims that Marvel Studios cut Iman Vellani’s Ms. Marvel from the upcoming Daredevil: Born Again series. The X account Daredevil Updates reports, “Kamala Khan was reportedly considered to appear in ‘DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN’ however, her father Yusuf Khan will appear in the show instead.” The account credits scooper Daniel RPK. Kamala Khan was […]

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By ThatParkPlace, 26 August, 2024

When unsold Walt Disney World merchandise is clogging the shelves, Disney removes it from stores and sends it to one of two places. Some of the unsold merchandise goes to the Disney Character Warehouse stores at Orlando’s two premium outlet malls where its sold at a discount. The rest of it goes to a store […]

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By ThatParkPlace, 23 August, 2024

A new rumor claims that Lucasfilm is permanently scrapping Taika Waititi’s Star Wars film and that Leslye Headland is permanently out at Lucasfilm. This rumor comes from Matt McGloin at Cosmic Book News, who reports, “Conversations I have had with insiders at the recent Comic-Con have informed me that Taika Waititi is definitely not doing […]

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