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When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs the bill that will allow the State Government to take control over the Reedy Creek Improvement District, The Walt Disney Company will lose much more than the ability to hand-pick the people who serve on the governing Board of Supervisors. An “Airport of Tomorrow” had been intended to be built on Disney’s Central Florida ...

“I’m going to Disney World!”  For decades, those words were shouted by newly-christened NFL world champions across national television as they celebrated their Super Bowl victory. But this year, neither the Kansas City Chiefs nor the Philadelphia Eagles will be saying that after they win Super Bowl LVII. Instead, the football champions will say, “I’m going to Disneyland!” On February ...

When Governor Ron DeSantis returns to the office on Monday morning, he will finally receive the bill from the Florida Legislature to terminate The Walt Disney Company’s special autonomy over the Reedy Creek Improvement District. The Governor is expected to sign the legislation, renaming the tract of land the “Central Florida Tourism Oversight District” and replacing Disney’s hand-picked Board of ...

The Walt Disney Company is officially one signature away from losing its special powers in the Reedy Creek Improvement District. After passing by a supermajority in the House of Representatives, Florida’s State Senate did nearly the same thing on Friday, February 10, 2023. The Orlando Sentinel reports, The Senate voted 26-9 to approve a bill giving DeSantis the power to appoint the ...

The past six months have seen significant reshuffling at the highest levels of The Walt Disney Company. Beginning with Bob Weiss leaving his leadership role at Walt Disney Imagineering, the Moust House replaced Bob Chapek with Bob Iger as CEO, who almost immediately ousted Kareem Daniel and started demolishing the company’s relatively new Disney media and entertainment distribution division. Read ...

When Pixar Animation Studios released Toy Story 4 in 2019, the actual Toy Story was finally complete. Kickstarted by studio co-founder and legend John Lassetter before his unceremonious departure and fulfilled by director Josh Cooley, the fourth installment was the necessary epilogue that proved the entire franchise is really about a toy named Woody and his struggles with the duties that ...

Tallahassee is another step closer to stripping The Walt Disney Company of its special autonomy over the Central Florida Reedy Creek Improvement District. The bill, which will rename the district the Central Florida Tourism Oversight district and replace Disney’s hand-picked Board Members with five people selected by the Governor and approved by the Senate, among other things was passed via ...

When The Walt Disney Company launched its streaming service, Disney+, the true purpose was almost immediately fulfilled. Sure, it has delivered some incredible cinema-quality original programming like The Mandalorian, and it served as solid platform to compensate for covid-related issues with theatrical releases. But, let’s be honest: at the end of the day, there is only one reason everybody has access ...

The battle for the Kingdom’s highest Court is reportedly over, as Activist Investor Nelson Peltz withdraws his proxy fight to join Disney’s Board of Directors after CEO Bob Iger outlined a massive reorganization of The Company during the Q1 2023 Earnings Call. But how much damage in terms of voting proxy has already been done? Trian Partners founder Nelson Peltz ...

After three years, the Disney Dividend is going to return! In 2020, The Walt Disney Company, under the fresh command of now-former CEO Bob Chapek announced a suspension of the decades-long payout of a shareholder dividend. Each shareholder received a small distribution which was proportional to the number of shares they owned. The last payout just before the suspension shows ...