For years, guests who desperately needed Disney World’s Disability Access Service have complained about the rampant fraud in that program. In response to those complaints, Disney has decided to change the DAS program, but those changes will exclude most people with disabilities who need the Service. DAS was previously defined to assist guests who have difficulty tolerating long queues due ...
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Walt Disney’s Housekeeper Died with an Amazing Secret
Throughout his life, Walt Disney taught all of us to live our dreams. He passed that belief on to everyone around him, and it continues to live on through Disneyland and his final dream, Walt Disney World. The Housekeeper Disney was also incredibly generous to those around him, none more so than the Disney Family’s live-in housekeeper, Thelma Howard. But Howard’s ...
Read More »‘The Muppets’ Creator Passes Away at 78 from Cancer Complications
After the passing of Jim Henson in 1990, the company he created was without its moral center. It was comparable to when Walt Disney died in 1966. It took years for the Walt Disney Company to recover from the loss of its creator. It took several creative people to get the Jim Henson Company back into feature films and on ...
Read More »Considering a Move Near Disney World? Floridians Offer a Clear Message: Don’t
It’s a dream that every Disney World fan has: to pick up your life and move to Central Florida to spend your days basking in the glory of Walt Disney World. Or to retire from your 9-5 in a cold state and pick up and move to the sunshine of Florida. Related:Â Disney World Cast Members Are Being Pushed Out of ...
Read More »Disney Plans to Restart Political Donations in Florida, Despite Support for ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law
Now that the Walt Disney Company’s feud with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is over, there is both fear and hope that Disney is about to restart its political donations to Florida lawmakers. During the nearly two-year spat with Gov Ron DeSantis, they halted all political donations to Florida lawmakers they believed weren’t sympathetic to their cause or who support the ...
Read More »Disney Fans Outraged: Iger’s Response to Epic Universe Deemed ‘Absolutely Horrible
The big takeaway from April 3’s Disney shareholders meeting was that Bob Iger won. Iger and the Disney Board were able to fight off the proxy battle from activist investor Nelson Peltz and his Trian Management Fund. But while Bob Iger’s win over Nelson Petlz will get all the headlines, this isn’t going to dramatically affect Disney fans on a ...
Read More »Disney World’s Newest Attraction Dubbed the ‘Sexy Circus’ by Disappointed Fans
There is a constant debate amongst Disney fans. There is always this strong desire for new rides and attractions, but at the same time, fans desperately want things to remain the same as they remember from their childhoods. It is a contradiction that lies within all Disney fans. @mickeyblog_ Forces of Nature is a new acrobatics show in World Celebration ...
Read More »Disney Makes Massive Land Purchase for New Park, Not in Florida
Back when Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Walt Disney Company were fighting, reports started circulating that Disney was considering moving Walt Disney World to another state. Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley even offered Disney World her home state for its next park. Texas judges and North Carolina lawmakers even tried to lure Disney away from Central Florida. Related:Â With ...
Read More »Bob Iger and Disney on the Brink of Making Massive Mistake
This week, the Walt Disney Company and its CEO, Bob Iger, find themselves in the fight of their lives. On April 3, Disney shareholders will meet to vote on a new Board of Directors. Iger is facing off against activist investor Nelson Peltz. Peltz and his Trian Fund Management own around two percent of Disney. He is seeking two sets ...
Read More »Disney World Cast Members Reportedly Forced Out of Florida
Disney World cast members find themselves being squeezed on all sides. Last year, they fought for and won a raise to $18 an hour, but while that was happening, prices for rent and food exploded in Central Florida. The average rent in Central Florida is $400 more than the national average, which costs cast members $1,900 a month. A Disney ...
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