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Dramatizing Walt Disney: An Interview With Playwright Lucas Hnath

Shoshana Greenberg | Posted 05.07.2013 | Arts
Read More: Orlando, Larry-Pine, Off Broadway, Walt Disney, Off-Broadway, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Theater, Soho Rep, Disney World, Disney, Arts News
Shoshana Greenberg

Walt Disney is making his off-Broadway debut. He's a character in Lucas Hnath's intriguing new play, A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay about the Death of Walt Disney, currently in previews at Soho Rep.

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America's Best Theme Parks

U.S. News Travel | Posted 04.26.2013 | Travel
Read More: Orlando, Fantasyland, Calif., America's Best Theme Parks, Lake Buena Vista, Tenn., Brooklyn, Duck Pond, Nathan's, Water Race, Anaheim, Dollywood, Y., New Braunfels, Luna Park, Coney Island, Pigeon Forge, Disneyland, Sandusky, Ohio, Universal's Islands of Adventure, Dinosaurs Alive!, Big Apple, Lake Erie, N, Magic Kingdom, Theme Parks, Walt Disney World, Best Theme Parks, Schlitterbahn New Braunfels Waterpark, Cedar Point, Fla., Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Travel News
U.S. News Travel

Whizzing around on a roller coaster, splashing down a rushing water slide, noshing on cotton candy and hot dogs -- the theme park might be as quintess...

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Walt Disney World Just Got A Little Bit Gayer

Posted 02.05.2013 | Gay Voices
Read More: Walt Disney World Gay President, Video, Magic Kingdom, George Kalogridis Walt Disney World, Gay Rights, Disney Gay, Walt Disney World, Walt Disney World Resort, George Kalogridis Gay, Gay Issues, George Kalogridis, Gay Voices News

Walt Disney World has, of course, long courted a gay following. But now, the Orlando-based resort is taking the next step by welcoming its first openl...

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Disney's Magic Kingdom No Longer "Dry"

AP | Posted 11.14.2012 | Travel
Read More: Disney World New Fantasyland, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Be Our Guest Restaurant, Magic Kingdom Alcohol, Amusement Parks, Disney Wine and Beer, Disney Travel, New Fantasyland, Travel News

ORLANDO, Fla. — Beer and wine will be on the menu when the new Be Our Guest restaurant opens later this year in Disney's Magic Kingdom. Disney ...

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Joblessness Takes Its Toll

Rayanne Thorn | Posted 09.25.2012 | Home
Read More: Job Boards, Out of Work, Opportunity-Private, Recruiting, John Doe, Joblessness, Opportunity-Working, Life, Rayanne Thorn, Looking for a Job, Resume, Unemployed, Interviews, Magic Kingdom, Jobseeker, Work, Job, Craigslist, Disney, Recruiter, Home News
Rayanne Thorn

What do you say to someone who has followed all your suggestions, done his homework, and is a good man... A good man who just can't seem to catch a break.

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Anti-Gay Organization Rents Two Planes To Protest Disney's 'Gay Days'

Posted 06.01.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Walt Disney, The Magic Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, Gay Days Disney, Theme Parks, Walt Disney World, Disney Theme Parks, Gay Days, Walt Disney Company, Amusement Parks, Florida Family Association, Slidepollajax, Gay Voices News

The Florida Family Association will reportedly make good on an earlier vow to protest Walt Disney World's annual "Gay Days" event by flying two planes...

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What Was It Like at Walt Disney World on 9/11

Jim Hill | Posted 11.07.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Abc, Shanksville, Pentagon, Evacuation, 9/11, Pennsylvania, The Walt Disney Company, Disneyland, Guests, Magic Kingdom, Theme Park, Cast Members, Disney World, World Trade Center, Walt Disney World Resort, Disney MGM Studios, Epcot, September 11th, Wdw, September 11 Anniversary, Entertainment News
Jim Hill

In several of the books that have since been written about 9/11, it's noted that the Walt Disney Company quickly closed its stateside theme parks that day. Reportedly out of concern that the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts might also be on the terrorists' target list.

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Cinderella Bitch Slap

Suz Redfearn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Winnie the Pooh, Astral Orbiter, Minnie Mouse, It's a Small World, Mad Teacups, Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, Magic Kingdom Baby Center, Eeyore, Magic Kingdom, Flordia-Dwelling Mom, Live Characters, Haunted Mansion, Mickey Mouse, Tigger, Disney World, Cinderella's Castle, Comedy News
Suz Redfearn

So you think you have it in you to take your little kid to Disney World? You might want to think again based on the lessons I learned earlier this month. Here's they are, in no particular order.

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GM's Own "Heritage Collection" Is Now Up for Sale

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
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Steve Parker

GM is selling off, one-by-one, piece-by-piece, memory-by-memory, the GM Heritage Collection. Finding out felt like I'd taken a punch to the gut.

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