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Tonight’s Liner Virtual Movie Night takes us back to a lesser-known animated feature–Fun and Fancy Free. Originally released in 1947, this film was largely created to provide quick money to be able to finance other more ambitious projects, like Cinderella. The movie consists of two animated stories: Bongo (hosted by Jiminy Cricket and narrated by Dinah Shore) and Mickey and the Beanstalk. Also of note is a live-action segment with Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy and the lesser-known Mortimer Snerd.

High-quality Disney animated feature this is not–and some of the material would raise eyebrows if released today. Case in point, the song from Bongo about the mating habits of bears:

You can ask any bear, oh, there’s nothin’ to compare
With a love tap strong or weak
So if you’re ready for romance
And you ever get the chance
Grab your girl
Give her your cheek

So when love comes along don’t be silly
Never ever waste your time like a sap
Let the others hug and kiss
But the bare facts are this
That a bear likes to say it with a slap
Slap, slap
Give me a love tap

I suppose we should count our blessings that this particular song never made it into the Country Bear Jamboree?

The movie is available on Disney+ or from rental at the following sources:

Amazon Prime

Google Play

iTunes

We’ll start watching this at 8 p.m. ET. Want to join in the conversation? Head over to Lines chat. We’ll see you there.

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I am excited! This weekend, I am headed to Orlando and I’m going to get to experience Disney Springs and CityWalk (I am pretty sure I’ll also be heading to CityWalk) since both the destinations closed. Don’t worry! I plan to constantly wash my hands, keep properly distanced as best I can, and I’ve got my mask ready to go!

This week, find out what closure is really hitting me hard, see what new musical Disney has in the works, and more.

In Case You Missed It – Disney and Universal Orlando News and Rumors

The Walt Disney Company pledges $5 Million to support nonprofit organizations that advance social justice.

Comcast, which is part of NBCUniversal, will also be donating to fight injustice and inequality.

If you know anything about me, you know that the charity that I hold near and dear to my heart is Give Kids the World. This is the location where critically ill children get to visit when they request their Make a Wish trip. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, this facility is going to have to close indefinitely until things change and lay off most of their staff. My hope is that things can rebound quickly and this wonderful facility can go back to making kids wishes a reality once again here soon. You can learn more about Give Kids the World here.

I love this! Learn how to make adorable Winnie the Pooh themed letters for your child’s room!

In things I never thought I’d read news, apparently Disney may be working on a musical based on Lionel Richie called All Night Long. I can’t make this up.

Oh my gosh!!! We have “floating” coins for Super Nintendo World in Japan! This is gonna be such a cool experience when it opens in Orlando eventually.

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Following recent closures due to coronavirus, some of the Walt Disney World Resort area hotels are slated to reopen this July.

According to WDWMagic, Hilton Bonnet Creek, Waldorf Astoria, and the Four Seasons Resort Orlando are all currently taking reservations beginning July 1.

In addition the Walt Disney Swan and Dolphin Resort are now taking reservations for July 29.

All of these Walt Disney World Resort area hotels, though not official Walt Disney World Resorts, are actually on Walt Disney World property. In addition, these resorts also offer some of the same amenities (traditionally, when Walt Disney World actually offers them) that the official Disney hotels receive, like 60 day booking window for FastPass+ and Extra Magic Hours.

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When the coronavirus initially hit, Disney furloughed all of the Cast Members that worked at the Walt Disney World Resort, including the international Cast Members that worked in Epcot’s World Showcase, who were then able to potentially return home before all the quarantines officially hit. These international Cast Members helped to make World Showcase unique, as it allowed Guests to learn more about the countries that are represented from people who have first hand knowledge.

So, with the parks reopening, the questions came….would Cast Members from these countries be returning? According to some job listings, they will be!

Disney is currently looking for job applicants to apply for the Cultural Representative Program. According to the ad:

The Cultural Representative Program is a twelve-month work experience located at Walt Disney World® Resort, near Orlando, Florida. Participants have the opportunity to share the unique culture and customs of their country with Guests, while working different front line, guest facing roles. Participants must authentically represent one of the countries or regions we have recreated in look and feel at the Walt Disney World Resort.

Jobs are currently available for Norway, Germany, and Mexico. (The Mexico application is actually due by tomorrow, June 12.)

Right now, those who are representing Norway and Germany are slated to start between August and November 2020 and those who are representing Mexico are slated to start between January and June 2021.

One would expect that cultural representatives will soon be needed for the other countries and I would expect we may see additional job opportunities opening soon.

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