It seems like forever ago when Disney announced that the Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort would be undergoing a major renovation and a brand-new luxury hotel was coming to the area. In 2018, the renovation started and Disney tore down the AMC Theatre in Downtown Disney. It also closed The Rainforest Café and ESPN Zone. As almost all Disneylanders ...

A guest-favorite attraction at Disneyland Resort in California is reportedly in the plans for the “Beyond Big Thunder” project coming to Magic Kingdom at Disney World, per a new report. Tiana’s Bayou Creates a Problem Imagineers Hadn’t Considered According to the report, when Imagineers at Disney World began to plan the retheming of Frontierland into the Bayou at the resort, ...

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 ...

This post contains mentions of suicide and may not be suitable for all readers. Viewer discretion is advised. Disney World has been known as the Most Magical Place on Earth since the Central Florida theme park resort welcomed the first guests through the gates in October 1971. But for all its childhood nostalgia, wishes granted, and magical moments, the truth ...

Things have not been easy for Bob Iger since he returned as CEO of The Walt Disney Company in November 2022. Iger stepped down as CEO in February 2020, but remained with Disney as its Executive Chairman. Unfortunately, Iger’s successor, Bob Chapek, struggled with running the company almost from the get-go and was fired after less than three years. When ...

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 ...

Disney’s shareholders take very seriously the role they play in owning a stake in The Walt Disney Company. As such, they are only too happy to ask the tough questions of Disney’s leadership from time to time. On Wednesday afternoon, during the annual Disney shareholders meeting, CEO Bob Iger was faced with several questions posed by shareholders, but one of ...

Tesla and Space X founder Elon Musk has taken another step in going head-to-head with Disney CEO Bob Iger, but his latest jab at the House of Mouse leader lacked something imperative to his success as a Disney Company nemesis: originality. Elon Musk: a CEO’s CEO (and Founder and Innovator and . . .) Elon Musk, the renowned entrepreneur and ...

For months, Bob Iger has been fighting many wars on all fronts. He has been struggling to stem the bleeding at Disney+, something he is actually managing to do. He has also been fighting with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a fight that started in 2021 while Bob Chapek was CEO. Thankfully, that also appears to be on the verge of ...

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 ...