There are so many people who love to go to Disney for their vacations. They don’t even think of going anywhere else. Then, there are those who love Disney, but also want to have variety in their trips, maybe travel around the world. For those Disney fans, becoming a member of the Disney Vacation Club is the answer. Disney Vacation ...
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Cast Members Approve New Union Contract, Getting Much Needed Raise
For months, Walt Disney World Resort Cast Members were fighting Disney for higher wages. A union representing thousands of Cast Members was going back and forth with the House of Mouse about the minimum hourly rate for Cast Members. Contract negotiations came to a halt when the two sides could not come to an agreement. Cast Members got so disheartened ...
Read More »Disney Invokes Royal Family to Keep Control of Reedy Creek
Just about one year ago, The Walt Disney Company and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis got into one heck of a heated battle. The trouble started when the governor announced the controversial Parental Rights in Education Bill. Disney CEO Bob Chapek eventually spoke out against the bill and said that Disney would work to see the legislation overturned. From there, things ...
Read More »Fired Executive Fought With Disney Over Blurring Gay Pride References in New Movie
Last week, shockwaves were sent through Disney and the entertainment industry when the company announced that longtime Marvel Studios executive Victoria Alonso was leaving the company. At first, it wasn’t shared why she was leaving, only that Alonso and Disney were parting ways. Disney and Alonso had worked closely together for more than a decade. However, not long after Alonso’s ...
Read More »New DeSantis-Appointed Board Prepping to Sue Disney, Says Disney Took Away Its Power
In late February, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis officially dissolved the Reedy Creek Improvement Act. The Improvement Act — which had been in place since the 1960s — essentially allowed Disney to function as its own government. The Reedy Creek board, which oversaw everything to do with Walt Disney World Resort, was replaced with a board of hand-picked DeSantis appointees. None ...
Read More »Disney Offering HUGE Discount On Its Newest Hotel Just For Annual Passholders!
One year ago, Disney’s newest hotel opened at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida — the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser. The Galactic Starcruiser — named the Halcyon — is a brand-new concept. Guests board the ship for a two-day voyage, where they can join the Resistance (or the First Order), learn how to use lightsabers, enjoy special food and dining options, ...
Read More »Is D23 Coming to An End?
Back on February 8, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that Disney would be engaging in massive layoffs. The layoffs were part of huge budget cuts, so the company could save $5.5 billion. An official date for the layoffs was not announced, but on March 27, the reported “bloodbath” at the House of Mouse began. Many executives lost their jobs and ...
Read More »Disney Honoring Legendary Ed Asner With New Pixar Short
In 2009, Disney and Pixar came out with one of its most beautiful and heart-wrenching movies, UP. UP tells the story of Carl Fredricksen, a man who doesn’t know what to do with himself after the death of his wife, Ellie. Carl meets a young Wilderness Explorer — Russell — and the two go on an incredible journey together. On their ...
Read More »Disney Erasing Bob Chapek; Abandons Another One of His Big Ideas
To say that Bob Chapek’s time as CEO of The Walt Disney Company was rocky would be a nice way to put it. Chapek was Disney’s CEO for less than three years and, during that time, the company’s stock tanked, Guest satisfaction was close to an all-time low, prices at the theme parks continued to climb while quality appeared to ...
Read More »FIRST LOOK! ‘Muppets Mayhem’ Coming Soon to Disney+
There are some Disney fandoms that only seem to get more popular as the years go on. One of those fandoms in The Muppets. The Muppets characters were created by the legendary Jim Henson in 1995. For almost five decades, Jim Henson and his Muppets delighted audiences around the world. Then, in 2004, The Walt Disney Company purchased the Jim ...
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