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Superman comic worth $100,000 found in walls of abandoned house
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesHere's something that might make you wish you had X-ray vision. A Minnesota man found a rare copy of “Action […]... -
Disneyland parks open 24 hours: Happiest All-Nighter on Earth?
The Happiest All-Nighter on Earth? Hundreds of people flocked Friday to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Friday, which opened for 24 straight hours beginning at 6 a.m. The Magic Kingdom Park in Orlando, Fla., was also opened for the...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure Industry, Memorial Day, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Television Industry
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Man arrested in theft of Disneyland passes
A 51-year-old man who allegedly represented himself as a Disney family member was arrested in connection with stealing Disneyland passes in a felony burglary case, authorities said Wednesday evening. Stephen Urquidez allegedly had a fake driver's...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Crimes, Theft
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Diggin' It
You’re an archeologist searching for a lost desert city. A Navy Seabee helping build the Burma Road. You’re James Bond commandeering a bulldozer to get away from the bad guys. Or you’re just a guy digging a really, really big ditch....Tags: Theme Park Vacations, Personal Service, Manufacturing and Engineering, Travel, Heavy Engineering
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Britain: Horror attraction combines dark ride with haunted maze
A unique new haunted attraction opening this summer at a small United Kingdom theme park will combine a walk-through horror maze featuring live actors with a dark ride journey inside an abandoned mine shaft. The Hobs Pit maze and ride is set to open...
Tags: Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Frankenstein (movie, 1931), Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Theme Park Vacations
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'Brady Bunch' kids reunite to celebrate Kings Island episode
Kings Island, an Ohio amusement park, doesn't get the headlines and attention of Disneyland and Disney World, but for a shining moment in 1973 it was the center of the pop culture universe. Why? Because those lovable Brady kids from "The Brady Bunch"...
Tags: Barry Williams, Eminem, Theme Park Vacations, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Christopher Knight (actor)
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Disney's sexier, skinnier Merida to stay, despite protests
Despite an online petition that garnered over 200,000 signatures protesting the re-imagining of Pixar's "Brave" heroine Merida, Disney has no intention of abandoning its sexier version of the Scottish archer. The modified Merida was created specifically...
Tags: Pixar Animation
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Prince Harry tours Sandy-battered N.J.: 'This used to be a house?'
Britain's Prince Harry expressed astonishment at the damage still evident on the New Jersey shore from Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday as he toured hard-hit towns and took in the view of the historic Seaside Heights roller coaster, which was washed into the...
Tags: Harry of Wales, Government, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Theme Park Vacations, Imperial and Royal Matters
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What may come to Wizarding World of Harry Potter 2.0 at Universal Orlando
After a year of construction, Universal Orlando has finally admitted that the Wizarding World of Harry Potter will expand in 2014 with a detailed re-creation of London's Diagon Alley from the wildly popular series of books and movies. Photos: Top 10...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Fiction, Theme Park Vacations, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Gardens and Parks
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Letters: The E-ticket cable model
Re "Give TV subscribers more choices," Column, May 7 For satellite and cable TV viewers, I would propose something like the Disneyland ticket book the park had until the early 1980s. In this case, customers would buy their service and get to choose a...Tags: Television, Satellite and Cable Service, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Television Industry, Entertainment
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Disney unveils plan for first animated Marvel film
The studio behind the animated fantasies "Bambi," "Dumbo" and '"The Lion King" has a new kind of hero tale on the way — a Marvel Comics one. Walt Disney Animation Studios on Thursday announced plans to release "Big Hero 6," an action-comedy inspired...
Tags: DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Bambi (movie), Satellite and Cable Service, Entertainment, The Book of Mormon (musical)
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State reduces fines and citations against Disneyland
This post has been updated. See below for details.State regulators have reduced the fines and the number of citations against Disneyland over safety requirements for maintenance crews working on Space Mountain. The state Division of Occupational Safety and Health last month issued fines of $234,850...Tags: Tourism and Leisure Industry, Fines, Punishment, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Health and Safety at Work
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