It is officially graduation season, and what better way to celebrate finally earning that degree or diploma than with a trip to The Most Magical Place On Earth with the people you love? Well, if you find yourself preparing to take grad photos in front of Cinderella Castle this weekend, we at Disney Fanatic wanted to make sure that you ...
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Flying to Disney? Plane Tickets See Highest Single-Month Price Jump In 60 Years
If you are reading this, there is a good chance that your trip to Disneyland or Disney World begins and ends with an airplane ride. And if that is the case, we have some troubling news. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), airline fares increased by 18.3% just in the month of April alone. That is the highest ...
Read More »Original ‘Cinderella,’ ‘Chip ‘n Dale’ Voice Actor Dead at 97
Her name was Norma Swank-Haviland. Even the most hard-core Disney Fanatics probably would not know her name, but they would know her voice. She helped voice the mice in Disney’s Cinderella, and she was the original voice of Chip. She was also an ink-and-paint girl who worked as an animation final checker. Her first feature would be The Three Caballeros. Unfortunately, it is ...
Read More »Disney’s Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Gets Official Marvel Re-Theme
It has been over two years since Steve Tyler and the rest of Aerosmith left the studio, and now it appears that the Avengers will be finally coming in for their session. After years of rocking out, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith at Walt Disney Studios Park will be rethemed and integrated into Disney’s latest Avengers Campus as “Avengers ...
Read More »Florida’s Turnpike: A Must-Drive for Every Disney-Bound Florida Vacation
On the morning of May 9, I left Edgewater, Miami, for The Walt Disney World Resort. A short stint up I-95 led me to FL91 and 200 miles of Florida’s Turnpike system. Normally using I-4 to get to and from The Most Magical Place On Earth, I rediscovered the Florida Turnpike as a fast, quality way to get around the ...
Read More »Speculation: Is Disney Preparing for Heavy Streaming Subscriber Drop Off?
The Walt Disney Company’s second fiscal quarter of 2022 ended on April 2. The beef between Disney and Florida’s State Government, which has sparked outrage from fans, Cast Members, and politicians alike, began in the last week of March. So when Disney CEO Bob Chapek and CFO Christine McCarthy addressed investors on the quarterly earnings webcast, there was no mention ...
Read More »Disney CEO Claims Genie+ is Helping Prevent Theme Park Ticket Price Hikes
Disney CEO Bob Chapek and Disney CFO Christine McCarthy appeared to argue that the increase in additional costs of a Disney Parks day is actually helping keep the actual Theme Park Ticket low during the Q2 2022 earnings webcast on May 11. Related: Genie+, Lightning Lane Financial Success Despite Guest Backlash Over the past year, Guests of the Disneyland Resort ...
Read More »Disney Confident Success Does Not Rely on China
Over the past several months, The Walt Disney Company’s theatrical releases have been without access to the Chinese market. But it appears that Disney execs are not too worried about being without its second-largest box office in the world. During Disney’s Q2 Earnings webcast, Disney CEO Bob Chapek was asked about the ongoing issue with Mainland China as Covid-inspired lockdowns ...
Read More »Disney Fails to Mention Fan Outrage in Q3 Projections
A lot has happened between Disney’s Quarterly Earning Call on May 11, and its Meeting of the Shareholders at the beginning of the year. The company has found itself at the front of what can arguably be described as a “culture war” that has resulted in outrage from fans, politicians, and its own Cast Members; the potential loss of the ...
Read More »Disney Spent $1 Billion to Cancel Contracts, Get Content to Disney+ Faster
As part of its Q2 2022 earnings results webcast, The Walt Disney Company disclosed that they have been hard at work reacquiring content still licensed out to a third-party customer and that they were more than willing to pay the price to get out of the contracts. According to its press release, Disney announced a $1-billion reduction in revenue “for ...
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