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Time Out
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Your kids can eat for free at Florida's Walt Disney World next year—here's how
Miami's full of amazing museums, parks and playgrounds at which to entertain your kids, but if you're looking for an extra magical experience for the youngins, you can't beat a trip to Walt Disney World. And next time you decide to take that quick (er, four-hour) jaunt up to Orlando for a Disney-fied day, your kids might just be able to eat for free, based on new dining plans that the Orlando resort is rolling out next year. Yes, beginning next year, visitors to Walt Disney World will be able to get a free dining plan for kids ages 3 to 9 years old when they purchase a Walt Disney Travel Company package for you and your children that includes a room at a Disney Resorts Collection hotel and a dining plan for each Guest ages 10 and up. That means if you're a couple with two kids under ten, you'll only have to cover the parents' meals and snacks. There's an option of two different dining plans as part of the kid-friendly deal: the Disney Dining Plan and the Quick-Service Dining Plan. The former spans both Quick-Service and Table-Service restaurants—including character dining locations—and includes one Quick-Service Meal per night, one Table-Service Meal per night, one snack or nonalcoholic beverage per night and a refillable resort drink mug. The latter is a more fast and easy option for on-the-go families: think two Quick-Service meals per night, one snack or nonalcoholic beverage per night and the refillable resort mug. Interested in taking advantage of the free dining deal? You can book your 2026 Disney vacation on Disney World's official website —and as with most things Disney-related, reservations need to be made in advance for most restaurants throughout the theme park. A full day of Disney fun plus a whole lot of free food? That should keep the kiddos properly tuckered out during that post-park drive back to Miami.
CNN
06-03-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Island nation's ‘golden passport,' scrutinizing antidepressants, ancient tools unearthed: Catch up on the day's stories
Editor's Note: CNN's 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Are antidepressants addictive? Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s comments at his Senate confirmation hearing before becoming US Health and Human Services secretary sparked a lot of discussion. Experts weigh in. Here's what else you might have missed during your busy day: 1️⃣ Climate concerns: A tiny, low-lying island nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean is selling citizenship to save itself from rising seas. A 'golden passport' costs $105,000, and the money would be used to move people to higher ground and build a new community. 2️⃣ Target boycott: The retail giant faces a 40-day consumer protest over the company's shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion policies. With an onslaught of tariffs in the middle of a challenging economy, it couldn't come at a worse time. 3️⃣ 'Magic formula': Fast food restaurants also are struggling and trying to revive sluggish sales. But thanks to its 'Luxe Cravings Box' and buzzy menu items that appeal to younger customers, one chain is bucking the trend. 4️⃣ Ancient tools: Archaeologists uncovered a collection of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools — most from hippopotamuses and elephants — in Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge. They are now trying to figure out who made them. 5️⃣ That's amore: When Monica Kennedy booked a trip to the Amalfi Coast, she and her husband 'were just going in two separate directions.' The Connecticut paralegal hoped the time in Italy would save their marriage. She ended up falling for her tour guide. 🧊 Shattered nerves: A truck driver suffered minor injuries after a huge chunk of ice crashed through his windshield while he was traveling on a Pennsylvania highway after a snowstorm. • Tariffs on cars from Mexico and Canada delayed by one month• Supreme Court rejects Trump's request to keep billions in foreign aid frozen• US pauses intelligence sharing with Ukraine but signals it may not last long ✂️ That's roughly how many jobs the Trump administration plans to cut at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to an internal memo obtained by CNN. 👗 Breaking the rules: Some big-name brands decided to take risks with their fall-winter collections during Milan Fashion Week. See how they rolled the dice instead of playing it safe. ✝️ Power of prayer: An animated character in the new Pixar series 'Win or Lose' struggles with self-doubt and prays on the bench before a softball game. That makes her the first distinctly Christian character in a Disney-related project in about two decades. 🧨 There's only one place in the world where the public can legally buy dynamite — a mining town in what country?A. BoliviaB. RussiaC. BrazilD. United States⬇️ Scroll down for the answer. 🏳️🌈 Love wins: João Lucas Reis da Silva is the only openly gay player in men's tennis. Shortly after coming out, the Brazilian enjoyed one of the best weeks of his career on the tennis court. Maybe that was just a coincidence, but the response was overwhelming as people from all over the world thanked him and sent their support. 👋 We'll see you tomorrow.🧠 Quiz answer: A. The Bolivian mining town of Potosí is the only place in the world where the public can legally buy dynamite.📧 Check out all of CNN's newsletters. 5 Things PM is produced by CNN's Chris Good, Meghan Pryce and Kimberly Richardson.
CNN
05-03-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Island nation's ‘golden passport,' scrutinizing antidepressants, ancient tools unearthed: Catch up on the day's stories
Editor's Note: CNN's 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Are antidepressants addictive? Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s comments at his Senate confirmation hearing before becoming US Health and Human Services secretary sparked a lot of discussion. Experts weigh in. Here's what else you might have missed during your busy day: 1️⃣ Climate concerns: A tiny, low-lying island nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean is selling citizenship to save itself from rising seas. A 'golden passport' costs $105,000, and the money would be used to move people to higher ground and build a new community. 2️⃣ Target boycott: The retail giant faces a 40-day consumer protest over the company's shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion policies. With an onslaught of tariffs in the middle of a challenging economy, it couldn't come at a worse time. 3️⃣ 'Magic formula': Fast food restaurants also are struggling and trying to revive sluggish sales. But thanks to its 'Luxe Cravings Box' and buzzy menu items that appeal to younger customers, one chain is bucking the trend. 4️⃣ Ancient tools: Archaeologists uncovered a collection of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools — most from hippopotamuses and elephants — in Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge. They are now trying to figure out who made them. 5️⃣ That's amore: When Monica Kennedy booked a trip to the Amalfi Coast, she and her husband 'were just going in two separate directions.' The Connecticut paralegal hoped the time in Italy would save their marriage. She ended up falling for her tour guide. 🧊 Shattered nerves: A truck driver suffered minor injuries after a huge chunk of ice crashed through his windshield while he was traveling on a Pennsylvania highway after a snowstorm. • Tariffs on cars from Mexico and Canada delayed by one month• Supreme Court rejects Trump's request to keep billions in foreign aid frozen• US pauses intelligence sharing with Ukraine but signals it may not last long ✂️ That's roughly how many jobs the Trump administration plans to cut at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to an internal memo obtained by CNN. 👗 Breaking the rules: Some big-name brands decided to take risks with their fall-winter collections during Milan Fashion Week. See how they rolled the dice instead of playing it safe. ✝️ Power of prayer: An animated character in the new Pixar series 'Win or Lose' struggles with self-doubt and prays on the bench before a softball game. That makes her the first distinctly Christian character in a Disney-related project in about two decades. 🧨 There's only one place in the world where the public can legally buy dynamite — a mining town in what country?A. BoliviaB. RussiaC. BrazilD. United States⬇️ Scroll down for the answer. 🏳️🌈 Love wins: João Lucas Reis da Silva is the only openly gay player in men's tennis. Shortly after coming out, the Brazilian enjoyed one of the best weeks of his career on the tennis court. Maybe that was just a coincidence, but the response was overwhelming as people from all over the world thanked him and sent their support. 👋 We'll see you tomorrow.🧠 Quiz answer: A. The Bolivian mining town of Potosí is the only place in the world where the public can legally buy dynamite.📧 Check out all of CNN's newsletters. 5 Things PM is produced by CNN's Chris Good, Meghan Pryce and Kimberly Richardson.
CNN
05-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Disney's ‘Win or Lose' is back in the news. This time for a Christian character
An animated character in a new Disney+ series is sparking conversation for a surprising reason: Prayer. The Pixar series 'Win or Lose,' according to a Disney synopsis, 'features the intertwined stories of eight different characters as they each prepare for their big championship softball game — the insecure kids, their helicopter parents, even a lovesick umpire.' In the first episode, a player named Laurie who struggles with self-doubt prays on the bench before a game, marking the first distinctly Christian character in a Disney-related project in about two decades, according to WDW News Today, a website that closely follows news about Disney parks and entertainment. 'Dear Heavenly Father, please give me strength,' Laurie prays. 'I have faith, but sometimes the doubt creeps in.' The animated series made headlines recently when it cut a transgender storyline ahead of the show's release last month. 'When it comes to animated content for a younger audience, we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline,' a spokesperson for Disney, which is Pixar's parent company, said in a statement at the time. Disney projects with Christian references aren't new - 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,' 'The Jungle Book' and 'The Lion King' are just a few titles that include Biblical themes - but some observers have questioned whether Disney is trying to appease conservative critics of diversity and inclusion efforts in line with President Donald Trump's second term anti-DEI directives. This week, Disney+ also changed course on a long-planned animated series based on Tiana from 2009's 'The Princess and the Frog,' which featured Disney's first Black princess. Instead, the animation studio plans to develop a special based on the title, according to The Hollywood Reporter. CNN has reached out to representatives for Disney for comment. In December, Chanel Stewart, the trans actress who had been cast to voice the trans character in 'Win or Lose,' spoke with Deadline about the storyline being scrapped. 'I was very disheartened,' Stewart said. 'From the moment I got the script, I was excited to share my journey to help empower other trans youth. I knew this would be a very important conversation. Trans stories matter, and they deserve to be heard.' Bob Iger, the chief executive officer of Disney, recently signed off on a settlement of a defamation lawsuit President Trump brought against ABC News and has been vocal about steering the company away from culture wars. 'The stories you tell have to really reflect the audience that you're trying to reach but that audience, because they are so diverse … can be turned off by certain things,' Iger told CNBC in April 2024. 'We just have to be more sensitive to the interests of a broad audience. It's not easy.' 'Win or Lose' co-creators Carrie Hobson and Michael Yates have shared their thinking behind the show. 'We knew from the beginning we wanted to have all the hallmarks of a Pixar film — humor, heart, and creativity,' the Pixar veterans said in a press release. 'We came to the table also knowing we wanted to tell the types of stories we couldn't tell in a film format. Which included multi-protagonists, nonlinear storytelling, and really just pushing the tone to be more outside of the box.'
CNN
05-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Disney's ‘Win or Lose' is back in the news. This time for a Christian character
An animated character in a new Disney+ series is sparking conversation for a surprising reason: Prayer. The Pixar series 'Win or Lose,' according to a Disney synopsis, 'features the intertwined stories of eight different characters as they each prepare for their big championship softball game — the insecure kids, their helicopter parents, even a lovesick umpire.' In the first episode, a player named Laurie who struggles with self-doubt prays on the bench before a game, marking the first distinctly Christian character in a Disney-related project in about two decades, according to WDW News Today, a website that closely follows news about Disney parks and entertainment. 'Dear Heavenly Father, please give me strength,' Laurie prays. 'I have faith, but sometimes the doubt creeps in.' The animated series made headlines recently when it cut a transgender storyline ahead of the show's release last month. 'When it comes to animated content for a younger audience, we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline,' a spokesperson for Disney, which is Pixar's parent company, said in a statement at the time. Disney projects with Christian references aren't new - 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,' 'The Jungle Book' and 'The Lion King' are just a few titles that include Biblical themes - but some observers have questioned whether Disney is trying to appease conservative critics of diversity and inclusion efforts in line with President Donald Trump's second term anti-DEI directives. This week, Disney+ also changed course on a long-planned animated series based on Tiana from 2009's 'The Princess and the Frog,' which featured Disney's first Black princess. Instead, the animation studio plans to develop a special based on the title, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In December, Chanel Stewart, the trans actress who had been cast to voice the trans character in 'Win or Lose,' spoke with Deadline about the storyline being scrapped. 'I was very disheartened,' Stewart said. 'From the moment I got the script, I was excited to share my journey to help empower other trans youth. I knew this would be a very important conversation. Trans stories matter, and they deserve to be heard.' Bob Iger, the chief executive officer of Disney, recently signed off on a settlement of a defamation lawsuit President Trump brought against ABC News and has been vocal about steering the company away from culture wars. 'The stories you tell have to really reflect the audience that you're trying to reach but that audience, because they are so diverse … can be turned off by certain things,' Iger told CNBC in April 2024. 'We just have to be more sensitive to the interests of a broad audience. It's not easy.' 'Win or Lose' co-creators Carrie Hobson and Michael Yates have shared their thinking behind the show. 'We knew from the beginning we wanted to have all the hallmarks of a Pixar film — humor, heart, and creativity,' the Pixar veterans said in a press release. 'We came to the table also knowing we wanted to tell the types of stories we couldn't tell in a film format. Which included multi-protagonists, nonlinear storytelling, and really just pushing the tone to be more outside of the box.'
