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Simu Liu Says Asian Actors Now Seen as “Risky” by Studios as Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, & Others Score Huge Roles in Hollywood Blockbusters
Actor Simu Liu lashed out at the film industry Sunday night. Using his Threads account, the star of Marvel’s Shang-Chi wrote, “Put some Asians in literally anything right now.” He followed that with a claim that Asian representation on screen is backsliding, which he finds “appalling.”
Christmas Exhibit Comes to Walt Disney Presents in Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World has introduced a brand new Christmas exhibit for 2025. Located in the “Walt Disney Presents” building (a small, walk through museum) is the new “Disney Takes A Holiday” display, showcasing costumes and props from a few classic Disney Christmas movies, and the inclusion of one made for Disney + film.
Santa to Arrive at Magic Kingdom Thanksgiving Weekend
As the holiday season begins at Walt Disney World, visitors arriving over Thanksgiving weekend in 2025 will find a notable update: Santa Claus will start greeting guests at Magic Kingdom during regular park hours beginning on Thanksgiving Day (November 27th). Santa’s daytime meet-and-greet in Storybook Circus will operate under normal operating hours of the park. This will continue through Christmas Eve, December 24th.
This Thanksgiving Embrace the Traditions Hollywood Wants You to Forget
For years now, Hollywood has tried to convince us that Thanksgiving is outdated — a relic, a punchline, or worse, a problem to be “re-imagined.” Modern studio culture has replaced family gatherings with forced messages, rewritten traditions, and holiday films more focused on social lectures than actual connection. And yet, when you strip away the noise and look around your own table, you’ll find something Hollywood can’t manufacture, can’t monetize, and can’t politically spin this Thanksgiving: family.
Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Full Series (?) Review and Discussion
How did Obi-Wan Kenobi do with its now completed season on Disney+? Listen along and find out with That Park Place writers! It was a matchup in the making for more than a decade. A return to the prequel duel that set the events of everyone's favorite trilogy into...
The Spirit of Aloha at Disney World Fully Demolished
A long, long time ago, in a website not so far away (namely this one), we told you that The Spirit of Aloha theater at the Polynesian Resort in Disney World was not long for this world. Though it was a rumor at the time, our sources are often spot-on, and today the...
Minions Office Spoof Grabs 2 Million+ Views as Marketing Ramps Up
Are we calling it Dunder Minion? The folks behind Minions: The Rise of Gru are feeling pretty frisky when it comes to their chances to take on Disney's space ranger, Buzz Lightyear. Now, with the gates wide open for a Minion Mania this summer, marketing is ramping up...
The Disney Board of Directors Meets This Week for a Company “Health Check”
A "health check" is coming for The Walt Disney Company... and it's coming from the people with the very most power. Following the devastating flop that is Lightyear, The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors (including CEO Bob Chapek) will come together in...
Welcome to a Billion, Top Gun and Tom Cruise!
There may be a competition for first place at the domestic box office this week, but but the overall winner has got to be Top Gun Maverick and Tom Cruise. For the first time in his 40 year career, Cruz will be joining the billion dollar club as Top Gun has officially...
Dolly Parton Visits Dollywood and Greets Guests
There was fun in the sun at Dollywood Resort as Dolly came back to visit! It is a tradition at Dollywood for the biggest celebrity of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee to visit and welcome guests a few times a year. This past weekend, despite sweltering heat and humidity, Dolly...
A New Disney Patent Looks Suspiciously Like a Star Wars Droid
A new patent has a striking resemblance to a Star Wars droid... Disney Parks is working on something robotic with wheels and it looks very square. A patent recently covered on the excellent website, Blog Mickey, shows two versions of a potential robot that supposedly...
New Info and Images from Disney World’s Villain’s Lair
Fireworks have never been so good and yet felt so... bad. Featured Image Courtesy: The Walt Disney Company Jill Chabot of The Walt Disney Company has released additional information on the Disney Parks Blog regarding the Top of the World Lounge, now themed...
Rumor: Disney Has “Silenced” Pixar to Prevent PR Problems
The noisiest studio at Disney is suddenly not making very much noise. Has Pixar lost its buzz? We had been hearing for a little while that The Walt Disney Company might be keen on preventing Pixar and its associates from making public statements about Lightyear...
Disney Announces They Will Cover Abortion Expenses for Employees
That Park Place is not a political website. We take no political position. Where politics and entertainment are intertwined, we work hard to maintain an absolutely neutral position. According to WDWNT, The Walt Disney Company has announced that they will cover the...
SCOTUS Ruling Amplifies Hollywood’s Battle for Georgia
A SCOTUS ruling and a conservative legislature in Georgia could be leading to film industry conflict almost immediately. The following article is not intended to be political or partisan in any way. That Park Place is not a political website nor do we take any...
Lightyear Dubbed “Flopyear” — The Second Weekend May Be Worse
Things are not going well for Pixar at the box office. And for the most part, after being seriously vocal through backchannels to publications, the studio is now essentially silent. Lightyear is heading towards one of the worst flops in all of Disney's history at...
