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With Minnie and Mickey, Josh D'Amaro waves to guests gathered on Main Street USA, in the Magic Kingdom in the final minutes before the park closed, Sunday night, March 15, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Walt Disney World announced that all their Florida parks will be closed for the rest of March as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Orlando Sentinel Walking up Main Street to Cinderella's Castle at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida may look at little different in the wake of the coronvirus pandemic, but that doesn't seem to be dampening the spirits of Disney's cast members or its most avid fans. On Saturday, Disney began its phased reopening of its theme parks in Florida in the midst of a record number of new Covid-19 cases in the state. The company is kee...

Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage This break-up does not have everything. Bill Hader and Rachel Bilson, a nice and age-appropriate couple who we really liked seeing together, have split after six months of dating. People confirmed that the split was amicable and not due to coronavirus madness, which has already been a catalyst for other celebrity couples to separate. Hader and Bilson were first linked together last December, when they were spotted in Tulsa over the holidays visiting Hader’s family and doing normal things like “getting coffee” and “taking a walk.” They proceeded to make their red carpet debut at the Golden Globes in January, prompting Hart of Dixie fans to Google Barry ...

Brooklyn Beckham — eldest son of David and Victoria Beckham — has confirmed reports that he and actress Nicola Peltz are engaged to be married. The betrothed couple shared the news via Instagram, with the 21-year-old photographer telling fans, “Two weeks ago I asked my soulmate to marry me and she said yes xx I am the luckiest man in the world. I promise to be the best husband and the best daddy one day ❤️ I love you baby xx.” Peltz shared the same sweet photo to her own account, alongside caption, “you’ve made me the luckiest girl in the world. I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life by your side. your love is the most precious gift. I love you so so much baby and thank you harper for this pic 🥰.” According to the UK Mirror, “Brooklyn has been telling his friends in LA th...

The University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts announced its decision on Friday to remove a John Wayne exhibit from its main building. Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion Evan Hughes explained the school's decision in a memo shared on Twitter. "I am writing to update you on plans for the Wayne exhibit, located in the main building of the School of Cinematic Arts Complex. Conversations about systemic racism in our cultural institutions along with the recent global, civil uprising by the Black Lives Matter Movement require that we consider the role our School can play as a change maker in promoting antiracist cultural values and experiences. Therefore, it has been decided that the Wayne Exhibit will be removed," the statement begins. CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS PASS RES...

Summer is usually a high season for theme parks, and this year, after closing in March amid the Covid-19 pandemic, some of Florida's top parks are reopening. Universal Studios Orlando and SeaWorld Orlando as well as Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay all reopened in June. Sea World Orlando guests don masks to ride the Mako roller coaster, in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, June 11, 2020. Joe Burbank | Orlando Sentinel | Tribune News Service via Getty Images But among all the parks, perhaps none is as highly anticipated as Walt Disney World Orlando's reopening on Saturday — the iconic theme park is consistently ranked one of the most-visited theme parks in the world, with 20 million people visiting in 2018 alone. So what will a newly opened Disney World look like, and it is...

Tina Fey’s Liz Lemon chastises New Yorkers for not wearing face masks in the new teaser for 30 Rock: A One-Time Special, premiering July 16th on NBC. “No mask, hotshot?,” Lemon berates one New Yorker as she wears two masks: A standard purple one, then another underneath with a photo of her yelling mouth. The hourlong, commercial-free special — which doubles as NBC’s television upfront pitch to advertisers — virtually (due to COVID-19) reunites Fey with original cast members Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer, and others. “We’re all happy to have this excuse to (remotely) work together again for NBC,” Fey and Robert Carlock, the executive producers of 30 Rock, said in a statement following news of the sitcom’s return after ending in 2013. “To quote Kenneth ...

I love when books and films take place over really short periods of time, and I recently watched two that work within a similar time frame back to back: Booksmart (which I was seeing for the first time) and Cloverfield (which, if I’d ever seen before, I had completely forgotten). Both take place mostly over the course of a single night, which kicks off after a short setup sequence introduces their cast of characters. The movies aren’t particularly alike, but side by side, it was clear what a comparably amazing job Booksmart does in getting its events rolling. The main character is set up in all of 30 seconds with a glance over her bedroom, and nearly every other character in the movie is established over the next 15 minutes. Then the night rolls, and we watch everything that was set...

(CNN) — The wait is over. Four months after closing because of the coronavirus pandemic, Walt Disney World Resort in Florida has officially reopened. Disney confirmed to CNN Travel that the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom opened their gates this morning. Epcot and Hollywood Studios are set to welcome guests on Wednesday. This not the first Disney resort to reopen. Three parks in Asia have already taken those honors. But it's the first Disney park in the United States to reopen. Want to know what's going on? CNN Travel will be posting updates from inside the Magic Kingdom periodically during the day. A big deal Disney World is the biggest of big deals in the theme park universe. And the eyes of the theme park world will be on it this weekend. Josh D'Amaro, the chairman of Disney Park, E...

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz are engaged! The 21-year-old son of David Beckham and Victoria Beckham has confirmed that he recently proposed to the 25-year-old Transformers actress.  "Two weeks ago I asked my soulmate to marry me and she said yes xx I am the luckiest man in the world," Brooklyn wrote on Instagram alongside a gorgeous photo of the couple, taken by sister Harper Beckham, which shows Nicola's diamond ring. "I promise to be the best husband and the best daddy one day ❤️ I love you baby xx." Nicola commented on the post, "i'm so lucky to call you mine," while also confirming the engagement news on her social media page. "you've made me the luckiest girl in the world," Nicola wrote in a message to Brooklyn on her Instagram. "I can't wait to spend the rest of my life by your...

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