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  • Disney World Employee Arrested for Stealing Almost $50,000

    Disney World Employee Arrested for Stealing Almost $50,000

    A Walt Disney World employee was arrested Monday after stealing nearly $50,000 in 2016, according to the  Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

    Between April 2016 and December 2016, Jamaica Hall, 31, of Kissimmee, issued fraudulent credit card refunds to hotel guests, which he transferred to his checking account, investigators said.

    31-year-old Jamaica Hall of Kissimmee, Florida, was arrested Monday after he issued fraudulent credit card refunds to hotel guests and transferred the money to his checking account.

    The theft took place between April 2016 and December 2016 and totaled $48,531 in refunds, according to an OCSO representative.

    Investigators revealed no hotel guests were impacted by Hall’s plot. During that time, Hall worked as a front desk concierge host at multiple Disney World hotels. When he was confronted about the stolen money, Hall admitted what he did to Disney officials and was fired.

    He was booked into the Orange County Jail on charges of grand theft. He is being held in lieu of a $10,000 bail.

  • Disney Reveals Star-Studded Cast For Pixar’s ‘Onward’ Including Chris Pratt and Tom Holland

    Disney Reveals Star-Studded Cast For Pixar’s ‘Onward’ Including Chris Pratt and Tom Holland

    Disney•Pixar revealed the release date yesterday for their upcoming film, “Onward”, as well as the star-studded cast who will be lending their voices to it.

    The film is being helmed by “Monsters University” director Dan Scanlon. and will star Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Octavia Spencer as you can see in the post below.

    In a press release, Disney described the plot of the film: “Set in a suburban fantasy world, Disney-Pixar’s Onward introduces two teenage elf brothers who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there.”

    “At Pixar we try to create stories that come from some kind of personal truth,” Scanlon said in a statement. “This film was inspired by my own relationship with my brother.”

    Scanlon lost his father at a young age, so he never really knew him or heard his voice. At 2017’s D23 Expo, he explained to the audience that one day a relative sent him and his brother an audio tape that they thought might have his father’s voice on it. It turned out that the tape only contained a brief moment of his father saying one word. But it meant the world to Scanlon and his brother. Scanlon said, “I have always wondered who my father was and how I’m like him—that question became the blue print for this movie.”

    Holland also shared the news via Instagram. “It is announcement time! I am so excited. I’ve been trying to keep this a secret for so long—and I just can’t do it anymore. I am lucky enough to be making a Pixar movie…I’m so excited I finally get to share this with you,” the actor exclaimed. “Let’s make a great movie!”

    Later, Pratt tweeted, “So thrilled to be part of this. I can’t tell you much, but…I will tell you this, when we visited Pixar to hear the pitch I straight up cried. This one is next level. God willing, in about a year and a half you’ll be moved as well. We have a BEAUTIFUL story coming your way.”

    The film is slated to hit theaters on March 6, 2020.

  • New Buzz Lightyear Mickey Ears Landing at Disney Parks

    New Buzz Lightyear Mickey Ears Landing at Disney Parks

    To Ear-finity and beyond!!! Disney Parks has new set of Buzz Lightyear inspired Mickey Ears and they are out of this galaxy.

    The Buzz Lightyear ears are inspired by Buzz’s space suit, with buttons, badges, and all.

    They even come with wings across the back of the ears and “To Infinity and Beyond” embroidered on the side. Take a look below:

    Space Rangers can find the new Mickey Ear Headbands at Disney California Adventure Park in Knick’s Knacks shop at Pixar Pier and they will set you back about $27.99.

  • Disney World Bus Crash Sends 15 Park Guests to Hospital

    Disney World Bus Crash Sends 15 Park Guests to Hospital

    Two buses transporting guests collided at Walt Disney World on Tuesday morning, sending 15 guests to the hospital.

    According to the Florida Highway Patrol, one Disney bus rear-ended another Disney bus at a tollbooth on Epcot Center Drive around 10:00 a.m. 51 people on board at the time of the accident.

    There were many witnesses and quite a few took to social media to post pictures of the accident.  One shot shows a cracked windshield as you can see below.

    The fifteen injured guests were transported to a local hospital where they are being treated for minor injuries, according to troopers.

    “Nothing is more important than the safety of our guests and cast members, and we a currently focused on the well being of those involved in the situation,” a Disney spokesperson said in a statement.