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Disneyland's iconic Splash Mountain is no more. The popular attraction at the Anaheim, California theme park is closing to be transformed into Tiana's Bayou Adventure based on the 2009 animated feature "The Princess and the Frog." Splash Mountain opened in 1989 and was based on the 1946 Disney film "Song of the South." Disney closed the Walt Disney World version of Splash Mountain earlier this year. Tiana's Bayou Adventure is expected to open at Disney World and Disneyland next year.
https://deadline.com/2023/05/disneyland-splash-mountain-closes-today-racism-stereotypes-1235383033/
The Hollywood Vampires, formed by Alice Cooper, Joe Perry of Aerosmith and actor Johnny Depp, are rescheduling several U.S. concerts while one of them recovers from an inury. The group making the announcement on Instagram. They said Johnny Depp sustained a "painful injury to his ankle" and he's been advised not to travel. They added that they're "devastated" but they look forward to resting to bring their best to the European leg of their tour. Upcoming concerts in Boston; Manchester, New Hampshire and Bethel, New York have been moved to late July.
Father's Day is just around the corner and actor Al Pacino has more reason to celebrate. He is becoming a father again at the age of 82. TMZ reports his 29-year-old girlfriend Noor Alfallah is eight months pregnant. She's been linked to Pacino for just over a year and previously had relationships with Mick Jagger and billionaire Nicolas Berggruen. Al Pacino currently has three other children from two women.
Would you believe Aaron Rodgers is a Swiftie? The new New York Jets quarterback posted video of himself enjoying the Taylor Swift concert at MetLife stadium in New Jersey over the weekend, which he attended with actor Miles Teller and his wife. Rodgers, who's a big Swift fan, wrote that she's "truly a master entertainer and epic human." He also thanked security and fans he met at the show.
A singer-songwriter from Florida is poking fun at his age following a brief hospital stay. Jimmy Buffett, who is now 76 years old, told his fans on Facebook, "Growing old is not for sissies." He did not say what landed him in a Boston hospital earlier this month. Buffett said he'll be announcing a new date for the Charleston, South Carolina, show he had to cancel.
https://nypost.com/2023/05/19/jimmy-buffett-cancels-show-following-hospitalization/
A man is behind bars after he allegedly took a stolen bulldozer on a destructive joy ride through the campus of Virginia State University. Police say the 27-year-old suspect stole the bulldozer from a construction site near the university's Multi-Purpose Center over the weekend. He then rammed into a VSU Police car, a building on campus, parking signs, light poles, trees, and a nearby church. At one point, he pushed the VSU Police car across a street, causing it to flip on its side. The suspect was eventually arrested and is being held without bond.