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Gina Carano Calls Out Lucasfilm, Disney Over Apparent Co-Opting of “Welcome to the Rebellion” Slogan

Gina Carano Calls Out Lucasfilm, Disney Over Apparent Co-Opting of “Welcome to the Rebellion” Slogan

On Wednesday, former Mandalorian star Gina Carano highlighted a striking similarity between a new marketing slogan for Andor Season 2 and one of her own previous tweets. In a post on X, Carano pointed out that the phrase “Welcome to the Rebellion,” prominently used in Andor’s promotional campaign, mirrors her own previous post and also the slogan.

OPINION: Disney’s Grand Mistake at the Grand Floridian—Upcoming Renovation Will Add a Bar and Remake Iconic Lobby Into Bland Floridian at Walt Disney World

OPINION: Disney’s Grand Mistake at the Grand Floridian—Upcoming Renovation Will Add a Bar and Remake Iconic Lobby Into Bland Floridian at Walt Disney World

This week, Disney Parks Blog released new concept art and design plans for a reimagined Grand Floridian Resort lobby. The changes are being sold as a “refurbishment,” a light refresh meant to breathe new life into the resort. But what’s really happening is far more insidious: Disney is dismantling one of its most elegant, timeless spaces and replacing it with something entirely ordinary that’s soaked in alcohol.

Minecraft’s Box Office Success Sends Theme Parks in Race for Game Expansions Like Epic Universe’s Super Nintendo World

Minecraft’s Box Office Success Sends Theme Parks in Race for Game Expansions Like Epic Universe’s Super Nintendo World

The Minecraft Movie just made $80 million in its second weekend and the race to get it into theme parks is on. At the same time, companies are proverbially licking their chops at the idea of using game properties in expansions to take a bit out of Disney. But if The...

U.K. Tourism is Down in Central Florida, But Could Epic Universe Bring it Back?

U.K. Tourism is Down in Central Florida, But Could Epic Universe Bring it Back?

Central Florida once had a rock-solid reputation as the top international destination for U.K. tourism. But that’s beginning to crack just as Universal’s ambitious new theme park project, Epic Universe, prepares to open its gates next month.

New data from VisitFlorida reveals that just 1.1 million tourists from the U.K. visited Florida in 2024, down 1% from the previous year and a steep 14.8% decline from pre-health crisis highs in 2019. That’s a troubling trend for the Sunshine State, especially considering that British travelers are the second-largest group of international visitors, trailing only Canada.

Could Trump Tariffs Delay MuppetVision 3D Closing? No Construction Walls Up Yet for Monsters Inc. Attraction

Could Trump Tariffs Delay MuppetVision 3D Closing? No Construction Walls Up Yet for Monsters Inc. Attraction

A curious development is unfolding at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Despite Walt Disney World’s previous statement that construction walls would go up around the Muppets Courtyard before the end of March, no such progress has materialized as of early April. The project in question? A controversial new Monsters, Inc.-themed land that’s set to cause the closing of MuppetVision 3D, Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano, and PizzeRizzo.

Disney’s Snow White Production Pollution Exceeds Fast & Furious as Company Continues to Lecture the World on Climate

Disney’s Snow White Production Pollution Exceeds Fast & Furious as Company Continues to Lecture the World on Climate

As if things couldn’t get worse for Disney’s struggling live-action remake of Snow White, a new report reveals that the production has left behind a massive carbon footprint—larger than some of Hollywood’s most explosive action films. Yes, according to The Guardian, the scale of the Snow White production’s pollution even outpaced the most recent Fast & Furious movie.