A year after Splash Mountain closed down at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, Disney finally gave fans a positive update this week. Disney announced that Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will be opening this summer. @disneyparks FIRST LOOK 👀 at one of the new Audio-Animatronics figures coming to Tiana’s Bayou Adventure ✨💚 #Disney #DisneyParks #DisneyWorld #Tiana #TianasBayouAdventure #DisneyNews #MardiGras #Technology ...
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Are Disney Parks Safe? Guests Sneak Smoke Bomb Into Park, Raising Security Concerns
There are a lot of life-changing moments that can happen while on vacation at a Disney Park. Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and Disney parks around the globe have seen dozens of marriage proposals (although not at Shanghai Disneyland anymore) to a child’s first visit. When a guest has one of these life-changing moments at a Disney Park, it becomes etched ...
Read More »With DeSantis on The Sideline, Former Trump Advisor Takes His Turn Suing Disney
Since leaving the White House in 2020, adviser to former President Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, has been on a crusade to rid the country of DEI programs and race-based hiring practices. Miller and the law firm he founded, America First Legal, have sued Target over its pride campaign, M&M’s over its race-based hiring practices, and NYU for its alleged discrimination ...
Read More »Video Claims Disney Created Miley Cyrus and Zac Efron in a Laboratory
Perhaps it was former President Abraham Lincoln who said it best when he uttered, “Don’t believe everything you read on the internet.” Or maybe it wasn’t; who can remember? Related: Video Claims Disney Cannot Obey Florida Law, It’s Owned by the British Crown But with the internet ending its third decade as a controlling force in our lives, stories that were ...
Read More »Mickey Mouse, The Mandalorian, and Princess Tiana Are Trying to Unionize
There is nothing better than when you head to a Disney Park and see your favorite character for the first time. It is one of those magical experiences that can only happen at Walt Disney World or Disneyland. But behind each of those moments is a Disney cast member who is making magic happen, despite wearing a Mickey Mouse costume ...
Read More »This is The Best Meal at Magic Kingdom. Period.
For those of us of a certain age, Disney dining meant one thing: cheeseburgers. No matter what restaurant you visited, that was your choice: with or without cheese. You would then take your sorry-looking burger to the fixings station and add your choice of toppings. For those in the know, you would make a little salad with the lettuce and ...
Read More »Were Bob Iger’s Big Announcements Enough to Right Disney’s Ship?
After a disastrous 2023, Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger came out swinging at the first quarter earnings call with investors. Iger made a series of bombshell announcements meant to distract from Disney’s lousy year. But when the Walt Disney Company faces changes on every level and an activist investor proxy battle, were Iger’s announcements enough to right Disney’s shop? ...
Read More »Disney World Is Catering To Its Wealthy Guests, And Everyone Else is Paying the Price
It’s happened to all of us while on vacation at Walt Disney World. You get in line for your favorite ride at, say, Magic Kingdom. The wait time is only 20 minutes, but then the line stops moving. Before you know it, your 20-minute wait has become 35-40 minutes. What happened? The ride is clearly still operating as other guests ...
Read More »Disney Spent $75 Million For A Taylor Swift Documentary, And Perhaps a Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster Retheme?
On Saturday night before the Super Bowl, Taylor Swift was on stage in Japan. Moments after the show was over, she was whisked away to an airport and jumped on her private jet to head to Las Vegas for the big game. Millions of Swifties across the globe were glued to their computers, awaiting word on Taylor’s safe arrival in ...
Read More »ENOUGH! Disney Fans Want Fewer Announcements About Parks Expansion And More Action, NOW!
When Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger announced that the company planned on spending $60 billion over the next decade, Disney fans were over the moon. X (formerly Twitter) and chat rooms were filled with possibilities, including the fan-favorite Villains Land at Disney’s Magic Kingdom. Then, a few weeks later, at the Destination D23 Expo, Chairman of Disney Parks, Products, ...
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