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Archive - January 2020

January 8 – Fries or Popcorn?

The New York Times asks the question Would You Work for Nothing at Disney? It’s a background story on the Disney Moms Panel, a collection of Disney superfans who answer questions about visiting the Disney theme parks and cruises. I wish I could be on the panel! Disney Plus is apparently worth $100 billion. Not bad for a streaming service only a few months old...

January 7 – Social Media Shrugs and Marvel Power Comparisons

In Star Wars news, the newest social media craze is copying Ben Skywalker’s shrug from The Rise of Skywalker. The “shrug” copies the ending of Rise, when Ben receives a lightsaber from Rey and fights the Knights of Ren. What do you mean the #BenSoloChallenge is not about bringing me back @starwars @Disney #BenSoloLives#BringBackBenSolo pic.twitter...

January 6 – More Disney World Discounts And Star Wars Details

Disney reminds us that “Baby Yoda” is not actually Yoda, but could be related to him in this CNN article. If you’re in Disneyland, you can see a Baby Yoda drawn out of chocolate! I’m already hungry just from seeing the picture! Parts of the Star Wars fanbase believe a director’s cut of SW: The Rise of Skywalker exists, and Mark Hamill...

January 5 – Frozen 2 and Star Wars Breaking Records

Were you in Disney World last year? Did you dine in a Landrys-owned restaurant (Yak & Yeti in Animal Kingdom, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co, T-Rex or Rainforest Cafe)? If you were and you did, check your credit cards because Landry’s Inc just reported a credit card breach. And if you didn’t dine at any of those, I strongly recommend you try the Yak & Yeti...

Shows the area where Disney bought new land in December 2019.

January 4 Roundup – Food & Land Edition

In 2019, Disney went on a land buying spree – this Orlando Weekly article covers their purchases, as well as possible uses. Disney’s most recent purchase of 230 acres west of the Magic Kingdom is covered by this Comicbook article. I was curious where this purchase was so I looked it up – the red circle in the screenshot above shows roughly where the...