If you’ve been on TikTok within the past two or so weeks, you’ll undoubtedly know that the House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would essentially get the platform banned. The bipartisan bill, dubbed the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” would bar American citizens from accessing the app, causing a ripple throughout the realm of social ...
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Disney Resort Guests Face Price Hike Due to New Taxes
A new lodging tax is set to make it more expensive for those visiting one Disney resort. When visiting any Disney theme park resort, guests have the choice between staying on or off property. Although Disney offers “Value Resorts” — such as Disney All Star Resorts at Walt Disney World and Disney Hotel Santa Fe at Disneyland Paris — at ...
Read More »Threat of Closure Looms Over Disney World Park Amidst Political Turmoil
Walt Disney World is to be at the center of a significant pattern change later this month, which may result in part of the resort being closed down. Disney World is already involved in one major battle–the political war with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis–but these past few months have seen the resort contend with a record-breaking and often operation-altering winter ...
Read More »Guest Shares Frustrating Encounter with Disney Security
At Disney Resorts and theme parks, safety is paramount. That is why there are security guards, as well as police officers and K-9 units, walking around the parks at all times. At Walt Disney World Resort, guests are required to go through x-ray and metal detectors. Guests visiting Disneyland Resort must have their bags and strollers inspected by security guards. ...
Read More »Activists Accuse Disney of Secretly Paying Millions for Shareholder Support
Blackwells Capital, the activist investor group currently opposing both the Walt Disney Company and Trian Partners in an upcoming proxy battle, is accusing Disney of providing a powerful ally with tens of millions of dollars for its support. Credit: Edited by Inside The Magic The battle for control over the Disney board of directors (and, effectively, control over the company’s ...
Read More »Calls for Boycott: Pro-Palestinian Voices Target Taylor Swift’s Disney+ Concert Film
It’s been more than five months since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel, and Israel responded by invading the Gaza Strip. In that time, more than 30,000 Palestinians and 1,400 Israelis, most of them civilians, have been killed. The Walt Disney Company has found itself in the middle of this conflict. After donating $1 million to the Magen David Adom, an affiliate of ...
Read More »Golden State Glory: California Delivers on Disney’s Expectations
After all the issues the Walt Disney Company has been facing recently, it turns out California, the Golden State, is proving its moniker accurate for the Mouse House and Disney’s Anaheim resort. In a recent win for Disney—one that many would agree the company desperately needed—the company is going to get the chance to deliver on one of their long-held ...
Read More »Florida Theme Park Sparks Controversy by Defying Closure Orders, Fighting Eviction
It may have been evicted by the county, but one Florida theme park has no plans to budge any time soon. After years of controversy around the lack of appropriate care for its animal residents, marine theme park Miami Seaquarium received its eviction notice from Miami-Dade County last week. Under the terms of this notice, the park is required to ...
Read More »Key Figure in Disney’s Legal Battle Now Heads DeSantis’ Disney District
In 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature crafted a wide-ranging law that would allow the state to punish social media companies for removing posts or refusing to publish posts from certain media companies or political figures, even if those posts violated the company’s rules on hate speech, violent incitements, or disinformation. DeSantis used Twitter and Facebook’s bans ...
Read More »End of an Era: Closure of Disney’s Grand Floridian Wedding Pavilion Mourned
Disney World fans are bidding farewell to the beautiful Victorian wedding pavilion located at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. You Can Get Married at Disney World It’s the ultimate experience for Disney Adults–getting married at the Walt Disney World Resort. While the prospect of saying “I do” to your soulmate on the same property where you can also find ...
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