If you thought that Disney World was above trying to get a wrongful death lawsuit tossed out of trial court on bizarre technical grounds, we are sad to report that the Orange County judicial system is here to say otherwise. Credit: Disney Last year, Dr. Kanokporn “Amy” Tangsuan and her husband, Jeffrey Piccolo, were taking a typical vacation at the ...
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Disney Hits New Low as Massive Magic Kingdom Expansion Plans Drag Company Down
If you think the Mouse’s plans to invest billions into Disney World and potentially open a fifth theme land would be good for business, the numbers are here to prove you wrong. Disney’s value is cratering, and thousands of Guests should prepare for the consequences. After several years of collapsing box office profits (exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic), near-empty Disney ...
Read More »Hong Kong Disneyland Pays off Loans, Cuts Ties to Anaheim
Hong Kong Disneyland is now officially free and clear of financial debts to The Walt Disney Company, leaving one of the world’s most profitable theme parks to be controlled by the Chinese government. The Hong Kong Disneyland Resort was the first Disney Park opened in China, a massive step forward for the Mouse in terms of establishing a foothold in ...
Read More »Netflix Ventures into Theme Parks, Unveils Plans to Rival Disneyland
Netflix is one of The Walt Disney Company’s biggest rivals in streaming entertainment, but that’s not enough for Big Red. As though Disney didn’t have enough to worry about, with its streaming service losing billions of dollars, constantly mounting lawsuits against the company, and the waning popularity of its biggest IP, but now Netflix is getting into the theme park ...
Read More »$300 Million Gender Gap Pay Equity Lawsuit Moves Forward, Disney on Defense
The Walt Disney Company has less than a month to provide some actual reasons why it refuses to hand over paperwork in a massive class-action lawsuit claiming that the Mouse has systemically underpaid female employees for years. Credit: Inside The Magic Rasmussen v. The Walt Disney Company asserts that the world’s most iconic media company practices “systemic gender discrimination against ...
Read More »Disney and Governor DeSantis Face New Lawsuit, Florida Plans Scrapped
The Walt Disney Company and Governor Ron DeSantis are no longer fighting each other in the courtroom, but the fallout from their legal battle is far from over. DeSantis & Disney: Friends & Foes For most of the last year, Disney and Governor Ron DeSantis have been adversaries in both the media and, more importantly, federal and state courts. While ...
Read More »DeSantis Defunds Florida Arts, Diverts Billions to Disney World Expansion
With one swipe of his pen, Governor Ron DeSantis has defunded Florida museums and art programs by $32 million, decimating a hugely popular and financially sound state industry. At the same time, the far-right politician is diverting billions of taxpayer dollars to Disney, causing critics to rage about his priorities. Ron DeSantis: Disney Friend and/or Foe It was not that ...
Read More »Gunshots Heard Outside Disney, Four Arrested
Four individuals have been arrested at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, with witnesses reporting hearing gunshots amidst a juvenile brawl. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, a high school graduation ceremony for approximately 100 students in the L.A. County area was disrupted by a brawl between several people. Witnesses say that an individual whose identity is ...
Read More »DeSantis Approves $175 Million Hurricane Facility Outside Disney World
Ron DeSantis and The Walt Disney Company are working together to combat the increasingly terrifying hurricanes that threaten Disney World Guests (and the rest of Florida), and now the governor has greenlit a massive new weather emergency facility. In recent weeks, Governor DeSantis and Disney have been cooperating at a level that would have seemed ludicrous even a few months ...
Read More »“I Don’t Want It Going to the Head of the Teacher Union”: DeSantis Raises Florida Teacher Salaries by $200 Million
Governor Ron DeSantis has announced a whopping $200 million increase in teacher salaries in the wake of a messy feud with The Walt Disney Company over education, but it seems that the instructors themselves are still unhappy with the state of Florida funding. DeSantis and Disney spent the better part of last year in a nationally publicized feud that spilled ...
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