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EPCOT Center aficionado, former WDW CP, Pleasure Island CM and unabashed defender of Spaceship Earth, the last of the OGs. COYS!


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Merry Christmas from all of us at WEDReads (@tocpe82.bsky.social & @worldofmanimal.bsky.social)!

Did Santa bring anyone any new books?
December 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Dunk the Halls is phenomenally weird.

I just saw Stitch stitch box out and grab a rebound, and Minnie just drove on whoever the Knicks center is.
December 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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This Christmas, as you gather with you and yours.... Please remember to open up your heart, and let the Patrick Swayze Christmas in.
MST3K - Patrick Swayze Christmas
YouTube video by sirgraves
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December 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This Christmas, as you gather with you and yours.... Please remember to open up your heart, and let the Patrick Swayze Christmas in.
MST3K - Patrick Swayze Christmas
YouTube video by sirgraves
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Wonderful to see Eddie receive some accolades. A true genius, and a fantastic and kind guy.
December 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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It seems that the news has gotten out that we've lost Eddie Sotto. It's hard to know what to say about someone who was not only so wildly talented, furiously and energetically creative, and all around brilliant, but also incredibly kind and generous. It's an enormous loss for us all.
December 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Eddie Sotto was absolutely one of us. He cared deeply and passionately about creative pursuits, and was always willing to offer his opinions and insights.

A huge loss. Rest in peace.
Words are insufficient for me to summarize the extraordinary life of the brilliant Eddie Sotto, even after a day of writing notices of varying lengths. Although I knew this day was approaching, I still don’t know where to begin. Eddie had been signaling it to me in the most paradoxical, “Eddie” way…
December 19, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Randomly came across Disney artist Frans Van Lamsweerde in one of those posts that casually boasts, “My father was an artist at Disney.” And my follow up, “What was his name?” Then the unfamiliar name, followed by a Google search. And then, “Holy Cow!” Pictured here are his private Christmas cards.
December 17, 2025 at 4:39 AM
December 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
You know it's going to be a wonderful, Christmasy night...
December 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
It's obvious Disney is Family Guy, Marvel, Star Wars and that show where John Stamos coaches a girls basketball team.

You know, the stuff people want.
Last week I loaded up Disney+ and had a clear, halting "what even IS Disney anymore?" moment based on what greeted me there. I guess the answer is they agree with me, they are IP rent collectors and nothing else
December 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"I was just thinking, there aren't enough podcasts out there" -Nobody
The Washington Post is launching a personalized AI podcast, saying users will be able to "shape their own briefing, select their topics, set their lengths, pick their hosts and soon even ask questions using our Ask The Post AI technology."
December 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Disney wants to get in on the big AI run, but as usual they're late to the party.

They're buying stock in the Titanic just as it's about to set sail.
Walt Disney has announced a $1bn equity investment in OpenAI, enabling the AI start-up’s Sora video generation tool to use its characters.
Disney to invest $1bn in OpenAI, allowing use of characters in video generation tool
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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There’s gonna be a lot of really weird shit getting generated and it’s important to know that it all had the full endorsement of the Walt Disney Company, who is paying to let people make videos of Mickey Mouse get into a shootout with a SWAT team
Walt Disney has announced a $1bn equity investment in OpenAI, enabling the AI start-up’s Sora video generation tool to use its characters.
Disney to invest $1bn in OpenAI, allowing use of characters in video generation tool
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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It would be nice if they stood up for artists; "We won't use AI in any public way or for any finished product." Doesn't stop them from using it internally.

Instead, they want in on the Tech Company bump on Wall Street. Disney isn't a Tech company but they always try to position themselves as one.
NEW - Disney and OpenAI have struck a new three-year deal letting Sora generate short, fan-prompted social videos featuring 200+ characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars.
December 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Yes, we had school today @wc-thats-me.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Concluding our #WEDReads Discussion of Scoundrels Villains & Knaves

Part Four: On Stranger Tides - Everything Else, and Closing thoughts

A huge thank you to @foxxnolte.bsky.social for participating, be sure to look up her other books amzn.to/4prl5mF!

Remember, the discussion never ends!
December 9, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Continuing on with our #WEDReads Discussion of Scoundrels Villains & Knaves with author @foxxnolte.bsky.social...

Part Three: Exotic Ports of Call: WDW and TDL POTC

What questions might you have? What stood out?
December 9, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Continuing on with our #WEDReads Discussion of Scoundrels Villains & Knaves with author @foxxnolte.bsky.social...

Part Two: Pirates in Walt's Utopia, and the journey to the original DL POTC.

What questions might you have? What stood out?
December 9, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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And we begin our #WEDReads Discussion of Scoundrels Villains & Knaves with author @foxxnolte.bsky.social with Part One: Lost Down Pirate Alley, and the journey from real life pirates to our modern interpretations.

What questions might you have? What stood out?
December 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Our #WEDReads discussion will be broken up in to 4 sections:

1) Lost Down Pirate Alley (Pirates through history)
2) Pirates in Walt's Utopia (DL POTC and how we got there)
3) Exotic Ports of Call (WDW and TDL POTC)
4) On Stranger Tides (Everything else)

Use #WEDReads in your replies

9pm start!
December 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Changes that Disney made to a popular program that lets qualifying disabled people skip long lines at its California and Florida theme parks are too restrictive, disabled fans contend in a federal lawsuit and shareholder proposal that seek to expand eligibility. https://to.pbs.org/4iIy54N
Disney changed the disability policies for their parks. Here's what to know
The battle over who can skip long lines on popular rides because of their disabilities marks the latest struggle by Disney to accommodate disabled visitors while cracking down on past abuses. But some...
www.pbs.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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#WEDReads returns with arrrr discussion of 'Scoundrel, Villains and Knaves' at 9pm Eastern, featuring author @foxxnolte.bsky.social!

Join us... or walk the plank!
December 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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“What’s WEDreads?”

A book discussion community here on BS
that started in 2020.

Get a copy of the book and then meet us here on BS using the hashtag #wedreads to discuss the selection with others and possibly the author(s).

Semi-monthly, Mondays 9pm EST

December 8th w/ @foxxnolte.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM