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Universal Orlando's still-under-construction Cabana Bay Beach Resort will have cross-generational appeal
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So who here misses the Jersey Shore? And no, I'm not talking about that horrible reality television show with The Situation & Snooki . I'm talking about the REAL Jersey Shore . Places like Wildwood, NJ which -- thanks to some very smart doo wop preservationists -- still have that authentic...
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Huffington Post -- Mickey Mouse gets a retro makeover for the Disney Channel's new series of 2D animated shorts In Hollywood, it's customary for stars of a certain age to periodically go under the knife. Freshen up their look every now and then, if you will. In Mickey Mouse 's case, when...
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I have to admit that It's been kind of amusing to watch the reaction (both here and elsewhere around the Web) that Tuesday's "What's really behind the sudden change in Disney Parks & Resorts' facial hair policy" story has been getting. With all sorts of would-be Disney scholars...
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You're going to read a lot today about how - by revising their long-standing policy on facial hair - Disney Parks and Resorts is now turning its back on nearly 60 years of tradition. Which isn't entirely true. I mean, if Walt Disney himself really insisted that no one with a beard or a mustache...
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Huffington Post: Jim Hill - "Disney Studios is still struggling with controversial cartoon characters from its past"
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Paul F. Anderson shares the untold history of the war years at Walt Disney Studios
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It's Disney show-and-tell time on the Magical Definition podcast
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The John Hughes / ABC / Walt Disney Company connection
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Steve Martin's "Born Standing Up" is an outstanding show business memoir
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