Disneyland Resort releases details of it's reopening plan starting on July 17th, the parks 65th anniversary. Disney saves another sport, this time Major League Soccer will be housing it's next active tournament at ESPN's Wide World of Sports. And Disney faces backlash over Splash Mountain and it's "Song of the South" based theme.In Entertainment News we take a look at the trademark battle brewing between the United States Space Force and Netflix's Space Force for international merchandising. Then we'll close out the show with two great Insightful Picks of the Week. Michelle will talk about the Amazon Prime documentary "Bettie Page Reveals All'. Joe highlights the Netflix documentary "History 101".

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IntroductionInsights Into Entertainment: Episode 70 “A Splash of Soccer”My energetic and entertaining co-host Michelle WhalenDisney DetectiveDisneyland plans to reopen its parks July 17 but with no parades or character meet-and-greetshttps://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2020/06/10/disneyland-california-adventure-reopening-parks-july-17-anaheim/5338425002/https://bit.ly/2MVyXVqDisneyland Resort plans to reopen Disneyland and sister theme park Disney's California Adventure on July 17, the 65th anniversary of Disneyland's opening.The Anaheim, California, theme parks will open a week after Walt Disney World in Florida, pending local and state government approval, Disney says in a statement posted on its website Wednesday. The parks have been closed since mid-March during the coronavirus crisis.The statement says park capacity will be limited, and advance reservations are required. It does not provide any other details except to say they will "be available soon'' on the parks' website.The parks' signature parades, nighttime shows and meet-and-greets with Disney characters will not resume immediately. Characters will roam the parks, though."It's time for magic and we look forward to welcoming you back,'' the company says.Shanghai Disneyland was the first Disney park to reopen, in May.There, Disney limits the number of parkgoers, requires masks and checks the body temperature of everyone entering to make sure they aren't running a fever, one of the symptoms of the coronavirus. It's yet to be seen what safety measures are required at Disneyland.Downtown Disney District, a shopping and entertainment district at Disneyland Resort, will open first, on July 9.Disney has not said when reservations will open, only that details "will be available soon.''Three of the hotels in the Disneyland complex are scheduled to open July 23, also pending government approval. They are the luxury Grand California Hotel and Spa, the more moderately priced Paradise Pier Hotel and Disney Vacation Club Villas, a timeshare.Disney did not say when Disneyland Hotel will reopen.The r