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CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard Epcot has always been a unique place among the Walt Disney World theme parks. Its the park with the strongest eye toward the future, and the future of Epcot is bright. The park is in the middle of a major transformation that will celebrate both the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World next year and the 40th anniversary of Epcot in 2022, and today that transformation hit a brand new milestone as a new entrance fountain that has been under construction was officiall...

CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard A year ago we were all looking forward to a slate of awesome movies that 2020 had in store. And now, one year later, were largely looking forward to all those same movies over again. Most of the major releases planned for 2020 are now the major releases of 2021 following almost a year long theater closure. One of the movies that promised to make the best use of the big screen experience was Godzilla vs. Kong, and now a new plot synopsis has been released that will...

CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard Just about a year ago Disneyland first announced that one of the parks oldest attractions, a dark ride based on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs would be seeing a major upgrade this year. While no date for the refurbishment was announced at the time, one guesses the attraction was supposed to be open for business by now. Unfortunately, 2020 happened and even if Snow Whites Scary Adventures was ready for guests, it would still be unavailable, as the park has been cl...

CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard It has been said that there are but three constants in the world, death, taxes, and Ryan Reynolds feud with Hugh Jackman. The pair have been going after each other for years, and while they have claimed on more than one occasion that the feud was ending, it has never truly stopped. Instead, if anything, its only gotten stronger. Recently the duo actually used their powers for good by adapting their battle into a charity fundraiser. It was a great cause to be sure, ...

CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard The holiday season is frequently one of the most popular times to visit theme parks. The magic of theme parks and the magic of the holiday season combine into something extra special that you can only get at that particular time of year. Its far from uncommon for theme parks like Magic Kingdom or Universal Studios Florida to hit capacity at this time of year, and while 2020 may be a far from a common year, it seems that there are still enough people who want to exp...

Copy to clipboard Illumination Animation, while not the powerhouse that Walt Disney Animation is, has put together a strong of hits over the years resulting in the Despicable Me/Minions franchise and also spawning a sequel to The Secret Life of Pets. While not quite as popular as those films, the musical performance film Sing did perform well at the box office and a sequel was announced some time ago, but weve heard little about it since then, beyond it getting its released date pushed back ...

CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard While the name Disney has always been important to a certain consumer, its really only been the last couple of decades that The Walt Disney Company really took over a massive chunk of pop culture following the acquisition of major companies like Marvel Entertainment and Lucasfilm. Rather than creating new franchises, Disney simply bought some that were already successful, and while Disney has certainly taken them to new places and found new success with them, some ...

CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard While the galaxy far, far, away has been doing just fine on Disney+ thanks to the success of The Mandalorian, the film side of the Star Wars franchises future has been mostly a mystery since the Sequel Trilogy wrapped up. While there have been a number of different projects announced, and some release dates carved out on the calendar, exactly what we would see and who would be making it for us had been a big question. That question was finally answered last week ...

CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard The holiday season is frequently one of the most popular times to visit theme parks. The magic of theme parks and the magic of the holiday season combine into something extra special that you can only get at that particular time of year. Its far from uncommon for theme parks like Magic Kingdom or Universal Studios Florida to hit capacity at this time of year, and while 2020 may be a far from a common year, it seems that there are still enough people who want to exp...

CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard 2020 has been an absolute nightmare for Hollywood. The closure of theaters in March was the first domino to fall, and they havent stopped falling since. Theater closings resulted in delays of releases, and many of the movies that we were expecting in 2020 still havent been released. The ongoing delay then forced organizations that give out year end awards, like the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, to rewrite their rules for eligibility. As a result, mov...