At one point or another, every Disney fan has said the same thing: “I’d do anything to go to Disney World right now.” Of course, we don’t mean it literally. There are limits to what we will do for a trip to Disney World. But not every Disney fan puts a limit on what they will do for a trip ...
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Disney Vacation Club Members to Receive Tax Relief, Disney Corporation Set for Larger Benefits
We’ve all been there. You get lured into a Disney Vacation Club presentation, and it sounds fantastic. You get to own a piece of Walt Disney World and have a vacation planned every year for the foreseeable future. Who wouldn’t want that? So, you open up your checkbook and make the purchase. But eventually, you have to leave Disney World, ...
Read More »Disney Seeks Protective Order to Safeguard Confidential Information
Lost in the Walt Disney Company’s case against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is that at some point, the two sides would have to exchange a massive cache of documents. While Disney has been rather forthcoming with the documents requested, Governor DeSantis and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District have been stalling to delay the turnover of documents. Related: In A Major ...
Read More »Disney’s Transformation: Company to Split Into Three Separate Entities
The Walt Disney Company has their hands in a little bit of everything. The company is just so vast that it’s virtually impossible to find one person who could take over for Disney CEO Bob Iger. No one has the right kind of experience. Related: Get Your Checkbooks Ready, Stake in a Disney Park is About to Go Up For Sale ...
Read More »‘There’s a Lot Going on At Disney’ Star Blames Company’s Problems for Lack of Progress On New Shows
It’s no secret that Walt Disney’s entire entertainment division has been struggling. Over the past two years, Walt Disney Studios’ film releases have been disasters, and their television releases haven’t faired much better. Disney CEO Bob Iger’s plan to fix it was to shake up the film lineup for 2024. However, after only a month in the new year, Disney ...
Read More »Get Your Checkbooks Ready, Disney Park About to Go Up For Sale
In America, the Walt Disney Company is having its own problems with activist investors. Nelson Peltz is launching his second proxy war against the Disney Company’s Board, seeking two seats to change Disney’s direction. However, the Walt Disney Company is actively trying to fight back against Peltz and has frequently argued that he does not have a concrete plan to ...
Read More »Disney Actor/Marilyn Monroe’s Last Living Leading Man Dies at 94
Year by year, there are fewer and fewer actual connections to Old Hollywood. So few people know first-hand what it was like to be around those big stars of yesteryear. There are still a handful of animators and actors who can talk about their experiences working hand-in-hand with Walt Disney. Mary Poppins (1964) stars Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews may be ...
Read More »A Moms Group Wants Disney To Wade Back Into Florida Politics to Protect Florida’s Children
Moms Rising, a grassroots organization that boasts over a million members, is calling on the Walt Disney Company to wade back into Florida politics. But this week, Disney learned just how harmful it can be to get involved in those very same Florida politics. This week, District Judge Allen Winsor dismissed the Walt Disney Company’s First Amendment lawsuit against Florida ...
Read More »“I’m Not Some Criminal” – Disney Refuses to Let Select Guests Into Its Parks
As first reported in October, Walt Disney World started clamping down on third-party guest tours in its theme parks. These tour guides were met by park security when they entered the park, were given a trespass notice, and were told to leave the park. These tour guides have worked in Disney World for decades, while Disney turned a blind eye ...
Read More »In a Major Blow, Federal Judge Dismisses Disney’s Case Against DeSantis
This afternoon, Federal Judge Allen Winsor dismissed the Walt Disney Company’s First Amendment lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, saying that the Governor and the Florida Legislature were within their rights to strip Disney World of the Reedy Creek Improvement District and replace it with the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. Winsor also said that allowing Governor DeSantis to appoint ...
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