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 ...
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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 ...
Read More »Disney Would Very Much Like You to Forget That ‘Song of the South’ Ever Existed
If you have been anywhere near the Walt Disney Parks or on Disney+ in the past several months, you have noticed the extensive advertisements for Disney’s 100th Anniversary. The celebration wrapped up in 2023, commemorating the 100th year since Walt and Roy Disney opened their animation studio, starting the brand and its connection to all of us. Disney decided to ...
Read More »State Department Issues Travel Warning For Disney Hot Spot
When you’re traveling, the last thing that you want to think about is being the victim of a violent crime. But traveling in the United States the previous year may have been the safest time to do so. The U.S. saw a 10 percent decline in murders in major cities across the country. The two cities closest to Disney properties, ...
Read More »Disney World Offers a Resort For Pets, And It’s Nearly As Expensive as a Day In the Parks
One of the more challenging parts of heading to Walt Disney World is what to do with your pet when you leave. Finding someone willing to come to your house and babysit your animal is nearly impossible, or you can board your animal and have to worry about its safety the entire time you’re gone. Either way, there isn’t really ...
Read More »Satirical Website Wrote DeSantis Was Sending National Guard to Disney World, New Florida Law Would Let Him
Last year, amid the feud between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Walt Disney Company, the satirical website Mousetrap News published an article about the Governor sending the National Guard to block the entrance to Walt Disney World. As is the case with most stories on the internet, some people believe it. However, it was quickly debunked as satire from ...
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