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"The Little Mermaid" (, literally: the little seawoman) is a popular fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince.
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The first phases of a reimagined Fantasyland at Florida's Walt Disney World, a Disneyland attraction in California based on the "Cars" movies, and Universal Studios Hollywood's new Transformers ride top the list of new attractions at theme parks across the country in 2012.
And thrill ride enthusiasts won't be disappointed, with at least 20 new roller coasters debuting at parks from Maryland to California.Disney says the renovation and new construction at Fantasyland inside the Magic Kingdom in Florida is the largest expansion project in the park's 40-year history, doubling the size of the current Fantasyland. Part of it — including one of what will eventually be dueling Dumbo rides and the rethemed Barnstormer family roller coaster — opened in April.Much of the construction is still in the middle stages, but Disney says most of the new elements will be open in time for the winter holidays this year, with the rest opening later. It's going to include new "attract-areas" — immersive mini-...The Little Mermaid is back in town after six months in China.The 5-foot (1.5 meter) statue — Copenhagen's most famous landmark — left Denmark for the first time in i...
Denmark's Little Mermaid received applause and trumpet fanfares on Saturday as the famous statue was reinstalled at its home perch in Copenhagen harbor after spendin...
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COPENHAGEN (AP) — Denmark's famed Little Mermaid statue left her perch in the Copenhagen harbor Thursday and started a journey to the World Expo in Shanghai — the fi...
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In the past decade, Denmark's capital city of Copenhagen has gone though significant cultural development, pulsating with innovation and creativity, but any first-ti...
Robert B. Sherman, one half of the prolific, award-winning pair of brothers who penned instantly memorable songs for " Mary Poppins ," "The Jungle Book" and "Chitty ...
Hanging out on a street corner has taken on new meaning in San Francisco.Several dozen men and at least one woman took part in a naked protest Saturday in an area of...
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There are really two different kinds of cruises: those you to take to see exciting destinations and those where the ship is the destination. The “ship as the destin...
Delaware pediatrician Earl Bradley's office looked like a fun place to visit: a merry-go-round and miniature Ferris wheel twirled in the yard, a statue of Buzz Light...
" Harry Potter " author J.K. Rowling has won the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Prize.She is the first recipient of the 500,000 kroner ($93,352) award, which was...
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