Sometimes, Awards Season just goes a little too long. Show after show, giving out awards to basically the same television shows and movies. And every once in a while, the awards shows just run out of things to say, and that’s when it gets dangerous. That’s precisely what happened at the Critic’s Choice Awards. When it came time to give ...
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Stop Getting Wasted at Disney World
There is nothing wrong with having a drink or two while wandering around the World Showcase, but this is getting out of control. Since when has it been a good idea to hang around Disney World, get hammered, and have a good old-fashioned fistfight? Not long ago, I was walking out to my car, minding my own business, when a ...
Read More »Disney Fled the State, Now Florida Wants To Pay Them To Come Back
Georgia has found a way to lure the Walt Disney Company to the state, and it is coming at the expense of Florida. Florida has been powerless to stop Disney from leaving the state since 2016, but if a Florida lawmaker has her way, all of that is about to change. Florida has been a destination for filming studios for ...
Read More »Florida Is Willing to Spend $100 Million To Get You To Travel to Disney World
It’s hard to fully imagine what Central Florida was like before Walt Disney came to town and opened the Magic Kingdom. It was almost entirely orange groves and swamps but has become one of the world’s premiere tourist destinations with Disney World, Universal Studios Orlando, and SeaWorld. Related: Shut Out of Florida Politics Disney Turns To California, But Orange County Wants ...
Read More »Disney Found Its New ‘Strategic Partner’ And It’s a Big One
When you’re in business, you always seek a partnership to bring your product to the masses. But if you could somehow get the blessing of a titan of industry, like Warren Buffett, that could carry more weight than any celebrity endorsement. It appears that the Walt Disney Company is about to get the blessing of the entertainment version of Buffett. ...
Read More »Experts Agree, Disney’s Next CEO Is Not Currently With the Company
When activist investor Nelson Peltz made his second bid for a seat on the board of the Walt Disney Company, he had a laundry list of complaints. But his complaints weren’t different from those everyone has heard since Disney CEO Bob Iger returned in late 2022. Disney has been struggling at the box office with several high-priced flops, Disney Plus ...
Read More »New Florida Law Will Allow Disney/Universal To Work Children to the Bone
The Florida Legislature has only been in session for a week, but it’s been a mixed bag for the Walt Disney Company. On the first day, Orange County legislature Linda Stewart introduced a bill that would have returned the Reedy Creek Improvement District to Disney World, but that was quickly shot down by Speaker of the Florida House Paul Renner, ...
Read More »As DeSantis’ First Amendment Losses Pile Up, Disney Smells Blood In The Water
A lot of the laws in the United States are so loosely defined that they rely on the courts to create a more precise definition. So when lawyers present a case, they scour through every state and Federal court log in United States history to find something to help them win. As most laws are living/breathing things that change with ...
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 »Disney Has the Next-Gen Targeted Ad Technology And It’s About to Unleash it on You
We’ve all been there. You head down a shopping rabbit hole of items you have no plans to buy. But then something strange starts to happen. Every time you look at an electronic device, no matter the website, ads for that weird item appear in your stream. And those ads follow you from your personal devices to work and back ...
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