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1 July 2021

Tonight: Live coverage of Disney's fireworks, a McDonald's rumor, and the fake photo of Mike Tyson

Live Blog: Happily Ever After Fireworks Return to Disney

Snopes has been covering the world of Disney since 1994. Tonight, the Happily Ever After fireworks show returns to the Magic Kingdom at Disney World for the first time since early 2020.

Follow our live blog and watch the fireworks at 9:15 p.m. EDT. Links will be available after the show ends so that it can be replayed.

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Robert Golwitzer Jr. was arrested in June 2021, after what news reports claimed was a dispute over a Chicken McNuggets order. Read Story.


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