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The Verge
3 days ago
- Business
- The Verge
Disney Plus' new ‘Perks' pile on discounts and other bonuses
Disney Plus and Hulu are both launching new Perks programs that offer subscribers discounts, digital freebies, and sweepstakes in an effort to stand out from the streaming competition. The Disney Plus Perks program is available now in the US, with an international rollout planned later this year. Offers include a six-month DashPass membership from DoorDash, discounted stays at Walt Disney World, and savings when you shop from Adidas or Funko, along with rotating contests. Hulu is launching its own loyalty scheme on June 2nd. Details on that are still to come, but it will include offers from companies including Microsoft, Pure Green, and LG, with new perks dropping weekly over the summer. To take advantage of the perks you simply have to be a subscriber to either streaming service, and you'll get access to both programs if you subscribe to one of the company's Disney Plus and Hulu bundle plans.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Parents Are Sharing the Most ‘Unhinged' White Lies They've Told Their Toddlers
Who hasn't told their toddler a white lie or two, to cease a tantrum? 'My daughter doesn't like to eat meat, so I tell her that if she takes a bite of her meat, I'll give her a point toward Disney World,' Molly Brandt, the mother of a toddler, tells Brandt, who is taking her daughter to the theme park for her third birthday, adds that 'points' will be used to purchase souvenirs at the theme park. 'She's obsessed with princesses, so I said she could buy a Rapunzel dress,' says Brandt. In a TikTok video, Brandt called for the 'most unhinged white lie you've told your 2-and-a-half year-old toddler because I'm running out of ideas.' Parents dropped the white lies they've told their own children into the comments section: 'Elmo is napping, the park is napping, the pool is napping, everybody is napping. It works for now.' 'I use Google Translate, English to English, and type something like, 'The park is closed today, due to a fire' and then play the little microphone, so Siri says it out loud when I tell my daughter I'm calling the park to see if it's open.' 'You can only watch cartoons in cars. That's why they're called CAR-toons.' 'I let my daughter try black coffee and of course, she hated it. Now, if I don't want to share my food, I tell her it's coffee-flavored.' ''Blippi and Bluey are sleeping and only Curious George and Daniel Tiger are up. Do you want to watch them?' Less stimulating shows.' ''Every person has their own swear word. So, if you hear a grownup say one, it's theirs and you can't use it. You have to make up your own words' (Makes a nonsense word).' 'We can't watch 'Baby Shark' at bedtime/night because of child labor laws.' 'I told my daughter that spinach tortellini was green cheese and she loves it.' 'I told my daughter our family dog went on vacation to the beach and sent back sand as a gift. He actually died and those are his ashes.' 'When the ice cream truck plays music, it means they're out of ice cream.' 'If she sleeps in my room or I sleep in her room, we will both get smaller. We both want to get big and strong, so we have to sleep in our own beds.' 'Taylor Swift is her grandma. It's easier than explaining who her grandma actually is and it's low-key comical.' 'Sometimes, I explain the truth in so much detail, he just gets confused and forgets what's going on.' Brandt tells the points system tames her daughter's picky eating habits. It's also good enough for Brandt, who admits that lying made her uncomfortable in the beginning. She has since justified the light-hearted fib for a greater good. Telling children white lies is generally innocuous until age 3, Dr. Deborah Gilboa, family doctor and resilience expert, tells 'Very few people have really solid memories before age 3 or 4, excluding severe traumatic events,' says Gilboa, adding that in between the ages of 4 and 6, children start to apply reasoning to their lives. Gilboa says white lies can undermine trust between family members and pave rationalization for kids to lie to their parents. 'We don't want kids to ever wonder whether their parents are telling the truth,' says Gilboa. Instead of telling a white lie, Gilboa recommends these responses when kids ask questions that adults don't want to answer directly: 'I am not going to tell you that.' 'It's not yet a perfect time to talk about this.' 'It's none of your business.' 'The other problem with white lies is, they really only work with first children,' says Gilboa, adding that older kids may tell their little siblings, 'Mom and dad lied to you.' According to Gilboa, there are two times when parents shouldn't tell white lies, even when kids are very young. First: The death of a pet, which is traumatic. 'We want kids to count on their parents to talk about hard things,' says Gilboa. 'The more important the issue, the less valuable it is to use a white lie.' Second: Threatening to leave a child in public, for example, when parents say, 'If you don't get in the car, I'm going to leave you at the park.' The outcome of the threat is always negative: parents likely wouldn't leave — and their kids know it — or, kids might believe their parents will abandon them, says Gilboa, adding, 'Neither is OK.' This article was originally published on
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- General
- Daily Mail
Female passenger slams boy's head against window after he called her 'fat Miss Piggy' on flight home from Disney
A female plane passenger has been charged with child abuse after attacking a kid who called her 'Miss Piggy' on a flight home from Disney World, according to police. Kristy Crampton was part of a group returning home to Maryland from the resort in Florida on Monday when she was arrested at Sanford-Orlando International Airport. She had been on board the Allegiant Air flight when she is said to have attacked a child that called her 'fat' and referred to her as 'Miss Piggy', the Muppets character. In an arrest report seen by Crampton is said to have started throwing punches at the child just before takeoff after he allegedly said she was too fat to sit in a seat. Witnesses told officers that she punched the unknown boy and then hit him with a water bottle before slamming his head into an airplane window, the report said. It remains unclear at this time what the relationship between Crampton and the boy are. The family declined to provide statements to officers. One witness told cops that the child 'did nothing wrong' and that 'the woman was not correcting, she was abusing [redacted], whipping the s*** out of the kid.' Officers on the scene say they spoke with a Jeffrey Crampton, who informed them that the unknown boy was 'having behavioral issues' on the flight and at Disney. The pilot of the flight, destined for Hagerstown in Maryland, called police onto the flight for help where she was then taken into custody at the gate. When questioned, officers say Crampton told them the child was 'very rude' and 'disrespectful' during their trip to Disney. After the comment about her weight, Crampton told officers that she took the phone of the child away and started 'smacking' him. That was only after the youth shoved her arm of her armrest, she told officers. According to the police report the argument over the phone had started after the boy had refused to download Uber on his phone. The boy had questioned why they needed it on the plane and couldn't wait until they landed which resulted in the argument. Officers said: 'It was determined that Kristy went beyond typical disciplinary actions with multiple strikes to the head as well as pushing [his] head into the window. 'As a result, Kristy was placed under arrest for domestic violence/child abuse. Kristy was transported to the Seminole County Jail and turned over to corrections deputies.' The pilot of the flight, destined for Hagerstown in Maryland, called police onto the flight for help where she was then taken into custody at the gate WFTV reported that was charged with felony child abuse and appeared in Seminole County court on Tuesday where she was released on a $10,000 bond. The outlet said that she was ordered to not have any contact with the child. Due to the incident happening on an aircraft the FBI have been informed and are expected to file their own report on the case.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Transgender influencer refuses to eat meal at Disney World because waiter accidentally called her 'sir'
A transgender influencer has been slammed online after she refused to eat her meal at a Disney World restaurant because the waiter accidentally misgendered her. Transgender woman Lilly Contino has racked up hundreds of thousands of followers for documenting her transition online. She recently took to Instagram and TikTok to share her dismay after a staff member at the Happiest Place On Earth addressed her as 'sir' by mistake. She was eating Tiffins Restaurant at Disney's Animal Kingdom Park and the waiter was explaining the first course when he used the male pronoun. Despite the employee instantly apologizing, Lilly explained in her video about the incident that she 'no longer felt safe' at the restaurant. She ultimately decided she didn't want to eat there anymore because she knew she wouldn't 'enjoy' the food with her 'guard up.' The content creator ended up not having to pay for the food or her drink, but the interaction left some viewers disgruntled. In the now-viral video, Lilly was seen sitting at the table as the waiter brought out her first course, the $18 Tiffins Signature Bread Service. But as the waiter was explaining where all the different breads came from, he called Lilly, who was wearing a blue, cropped tank top, white jean shorts, and pink Minnie ears with a bow, 'sir.' 'It's coconut bread from Thailand?' Lilly asked, to which the waiter replied, 'Yes sir.' 'It's ma'am,' Lilly quickly corrected him. 'Ma'am, I'm sorry. My bad sir,' the flustered waiter said. Afterwards, Lilly reflected on the moment to the camera, explaining, 'That totally sucked the joy out of this bread tower. 'It makes me want to immediately leave because I no longer feel safe here. Now my guard has to be up. 'I'm not gonna enjoy this bread as much because my guard is up. We should be able to go places and not have to worry.' The video then cut to Lilly flagging down a waiter, and telling them, 'I don't think I want this bread tower, actually, I'd rather have the check if that's okay.' 'I think their training says they're supposed to say "friend" and not used gendered language, it's a pretty big thing that Disney has done,' Lilly told the camera in another clip. 'Nothing was wrong with the bread, I just don't want it anymore. Just because they apologized doesn't mean [I] don't feel sad or offended. 'Have you accidentally ever hurt someone and said, "I'm so sorry, it's an accident?" Do you expect them to be like, "Oh, it was an accident, of course, no problem whatsoever. All of that hurt is now undone." That's not how it works.' It appeared that Lilly didn't have to pay for the uneaten bread or her soda. In one final clip, a staff member at the restaurant was heard apologizing to Lilly once again, before he told her that her drink was 'also on him,' seemingly confirming the bread was free too. 'They meant well but it still hurts,' Lilly captioned the clip. In March 2022, it was announced that Disney World staff members, as well recordings throughout the parks, would no longer include 'gendered greetings' like 'boys and girls' or 'ladies and gentleman.' Instead, they opted for gender neutral terms such as, 'Hello, everyone,' or, 'Hello, friends.' 'We don't want to just assume because someone might be, in our interpretation, presenting as female, that they may not want to be called "princess,"' Disney's diversity and inclusion manager Vivian Ware said in a leaked conference call with employees. 'So let's think differently about how do we really engage with our guests in a meaningful and inclusive way that makes it magical and memorable for everyone,' she added. Lilly's interaction with the waiter has since gone viral, gaining million of views on both of her platforms. And while some viewers were on her side, many were quick to slam her. 'The waiter was genuinely sincere and apologized,' one user pointed out. 'I understand that being misgendered can be painful, and everyone deserves respect. But it's also important to recognize that not every mistake is meant to offend,' another added. 'Most people are just responding to what they perceive based on appearance and voice - it's not always intentional or hateful. 'Expecting strangers to immediately identify you the way you see yourself, especially without any communication, isn't realistic. Lilly's interaction with the waiter has since gone viral, gaining million of views on both of her platforms. And while some viewers were on her side, many were quick to slam her 'Filming these interactions and publicly calling people out for honest mistakes doesn't build understanding - it alienates people who might otherwise be willing to listen and learn.' 'Patience and acceptance goes both ways,' someone else wrote. 'The waiter literally apologized. GROW UP,' a fourth comment read. A fifth said, 'So they went through all that trouble to make that [bread] just for you to return it because u were misgendered. 'Now they have to throw it out. Honestly, how do you sleep at night?'
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
10 Disney Memorabilia You Might Have That Is Worth Big Money
Disney is where the magic happens. If you've ever taken your family — or even just yourself — to one of the theme parks, you already know that. And you know Disney is the place to go if you want to make lasting memories. Read More: Find Out: Part of making memories means collecting memorabilia along the way, but sometimes you end up buying things you never end up looking at again. If you've gone through a storage unit or old box lately and found Disney memorabilia you no longer want, don't toss it out. It could be worth some money. In April 2025, a 60th anniversary framed pin set sold for $425 online. This particular set had a few minor scratches in the acrylic, which goes to show your memorabilia doesn't have to be in perfect condition. 'Some things that hold their value I think are certain Disney Pins, because there are still Disney pin collectors and there are limited edition and special pins collectors are always looking for,' said Steve Griswold of Pixie Vacations. Discover More: Snow globes are magical — like Disney — but some can also be valuable. On eBay, one seller recently sold a 'Finding Nemo' snow globe from the early 1990s for $210. The globe was brand new with a working blower and song. Do you have a bunch of old tickets or photos from a trip to Disney World? If so, you could potentially sell them for a tidy sum. One seller online put together 29 original Disney World photos of park attractions, characters and the like, as well as multiple tickets, a parking ticket and collectible cards for $100. Disney-themed pocket watches can go for some money, too. One metal pocket watch depicting Goofy recently sold for $100. The watch itself had never been used and was in its original box from 2001. Check your closets and drawers to see if you've stuffed anything like this in there that you're willing to part with. Vintage items are always worth appraising before you donate or toss them out. On sites like eBay, you can find vintage slide puzzles for around $129 apiece. If you find something that screams 'classic Disney' in your house, it could be worth some money. If you have a collection of Disney pins and magnets, consider combining them into one lot and selling them. One seller did this on eBay and got $182 — the lot included 45 collectible pins and magnets, including duplicates You might think that old metal tray you got from Disney is only good as mantle decor, but it could be worth quite a bit. A vintage metal tray from Disneyland (circa the 1950s or 1960s) went for $190 recently. It even had a few scratches and other marks from where it'd been hung or seen general wear and tear over the years. Once again, vintage is key when you're looking to make money on Disney memorabilia. This goes for themed items you might get from your hotel stay. One 'old-school' engraved metal plaque from 1999 sold for $200 recently on eBay. While less common, some Disney items are worth thousands of dollars — and have sold for as much. Chuck Costas, vice president of business development at Propstore, shared a list of some Disney memorabilia that has gone for top dollar. These include: Space Mountain Ride Vehicle for $50,169 Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room Fountain Shield for $37,500 'When Disney parks decommissioned or revamped rides, the old theme park rides were sometimes broken up and sold to collectors,' said Costas. 'Some of those can now be very valuable.' You can find out if your Disney memorabilia is worth something on sites like Heritage Auction, eBay or Live Auctioneers. On eBay in particular, check out the 'Completed' or 'Sold' listings to see what previous items have sold for. More From GOBankingRates 5 Types of Cars Retirees Should Stay Away From Buying 5 Cities You Need To Consider If You're Retiring in 2025 This article originally appeared on 10 Disney Memorabilia You Might Have That Is Worth Big Money Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
