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Are you too fat for Universal’s new Mario Kart ride? The average American guy is

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Critics are blasting the new Super Nintendo attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood as “blatantly fatphobic” because the augmented reality dark ride has a size restriction that will leave many Americans with larger waistlines on the sidelines.

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7 tips, hacks and cheats for the new Mario Kart AR ride at Universal Studios Hollywood

SANTA ANA, Calif. — We’ve got everything you need to know to improve your top score and rise up the leaderboard on the Mario Kart augmented reality dark ride in the Super Nintendo World video game-inspired land at Universal Studios Hollywood.

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What you can expect when riding Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disneyland

SANTA ANA, Calif. — The new Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway dark ride coming to Disneyland is sweet, fun, charming and frenetic — just like Mickey and the next-generation cartoon shorts that inspired the attraction.

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Could any law prevent the next Monterey Park mass shooting?

SANTA ANA, Calif. — California has some of the toughest gun laws in the country, with rules on everything from the types of weapons and ammunition that can be legally owned, to who can and can’t own any weapon, to broad funding for community programs aimed at curbing gun violence.

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Capistrano Seaside Inn goes from red-tagged to anticipated treasure

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Residents living along the cliffs above Capistrano Beach say they are looking forward to the unveiling of a newly renovated Capistrano Seaside Inn, which after sitting in disrepair, bogged down by legal disputes for years, might open as early as the spring.

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Disneyland employees laughed at struggling disabled guest before fall, wrongful death suit alleges

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Disneyland employees laughed at the struggles of a disabled woman rather than help her out of a Jungle Cruise boat before she suffered a fall that ultimately led to her death, a lawsuit alleges.

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What would a Senate candidate representative of California look like?

SANTA ANA, Calif. — California isn't the same state as when Sen. Dianne Feinstein was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992.

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Disneyland will look like a sparkling disco ball during the Disney100 celebration

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Get ready for a platinum and purple overload as Disneyland prepares to celebrate 100 years of Disney animation during 2023 and beyond.

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Stay out of ocean at LA, Orange County beaches, health officials warn

SANTA ANA, Calif. — The swell rolling into Southern California this week may seem enticing for surfers, but public health officials are warning people to stay out of the ocean.

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2023 preview: The nation's best rides and attractions coming to a theme park near you

SANTA ANA, Calif. — It’s never too early to look ahead at what’s on tap for next year and 2023 is already shaping up as a good year for roller coaster enthusiasts, thrill ride junkies and theme park fans.

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California sea lions are frequently shot in violation of federal protections

SANTA ANA, Calif. — When Balboa Island resident Barbara De La Pena looked out her window and saw Newport Beach city workers prepping to bury a dead sea lion on the sand in front of her home, she stopped them.

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See’s Candies expands in California, shouldering rising prices along the way

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Did someone say candy?

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3 new Disneyland Genie+ features you’ll love — and 1 you probably won’t

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Disneyland continues to tweak features in the paid Genie+ line-cutting service based on visitor feedback — including three helpful new perks you’ll love and one pricey twist you probably won’t.

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Knott’s Berry Farm scales back chaperone policy created after teen fights

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Knott’s Berry Farm has scaled back its weekend chaperone policy that went into effect over the summer to help restore order and confidence at the Buena Park theme park after multiple fights broke out involving teenagers.

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The Santa Ana Zoo has a monkey problem: Not enough of them

SANTA ANA, Calif. -- At the Santa Ana Zoo's Monkey Row, a crested capuchin named Mateo rattled his cage, looking for attention.

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Orange County serial killer Franc Cano gets life in prison after guilty pleas

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Franc Cano, who with an accomplice abducted and killed several women in Anaheim and Santa Ana while on sex-offender probation, pleaded guilty to murder Thursday after prosecutors dropped their call for the death penalty.

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Disneyland to throw its first 'Princess Nite' after-hours party in new year

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Disney Princesses are the latest party theme to join Disneyland’s growing lineup of after-hours limited-time events at the Anaheim theme park with the Valentine’s-themed Sweethearts’ Nite also making a return engagement in 2023.

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Universal Studios Hollywood announces the return of its New Year’s Eve party

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Universal Studios Hollywood will ring in 2023 with its EVE New Year’s Eve celebration with live music, fireworks, party favors and access to select rides and attractions within the theme park all night long.

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Disneyland reveals new details about ride that will replace Splash Mountain

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Disneyland visitors riding Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will float through a swamp illuminated by fireflies while being serenaded by audio-animatronic critters playing zydeco music on instruments fashioned from objects found in the bayou when the attraction opens in 2024, officials announced last week.

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Tahoe slopes are coming alive as ski resorts begin to open

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Nevada's Mt. Rose opened its slopes Nov. 11, becoming the first Tahoe resort to do so this season.

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Orange County police dispatchers send them into crisis without guns but with smiles

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A police radio dispatched the partners — but there were no sirens, flashing lights, guns or handcuffs.

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Grinchmas, Christmas in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter returning to Universal Studios

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Though the theme park is in the middle of its annual Halloween Horror Nights scare-a-thon, Universal Studios Hollywood is already thinking about packing up the skeletons, ghosts and goblins and decking out the park in millions of twinkling lights as it transitions into the Christmas season…

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State sues Southern California Edison and T-Mobile, saying they caused the Silverado fire in Orange County in 2020

SANTA ANA, Calif. — The state forestry department has sued Southern California Edison and T-Mobile USA, alleging equipment failures caused the 12,466-acre Silverado fire in 2020, displacing 90,000 residents in south Orange County.

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All candidates for Santa Ana City Council Ward 4 in California complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Santa Ana City Council Ward 4 in California — incumbent Phil Bacerra and Amalia Mejia — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run…

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Federal judge denies Mongols motorcycle club’s request for new trial

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A federal judge has denied a request for a new trial by the notorious Mongols Motorcycle Club, despite claims by the outlaw organization that its former president was a secret government informant who worked against the group during its ongoing legal battle with the government.

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