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Jul- 2023 -11 July
Disney Has the Last Laugh! Experts Say DeSantis’s Time is “Limited,” Disney Feud “Not Paying Off”
Much has been said and done about the Disney vs. DeSantis feud. The battle between the mega-corp, the Walt Disney Company, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has made headlines for months, with both sides taking swings at each other, trying to come out on top. Each time we thought one side had gotten the decisive victory, the other would return and hit harder; no one pulled any punches. Related: Troubl
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11 July
Timothée Chalamet Shines In New ‘Wonka’ Trailer
In 1971, Paramount Studios brought the Roald Dahl novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, to life with its release of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The movie starred Gene Wilder as the famed candy maker and Peter Ostrum as Charlie. While the movie was not a hit right off the bat, it has since become a cult classic. The draw of Dahl's novel didn't fade and, in 2005, Warner Bros. teamed u
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11 July
Man Claiming to Be Disney Executive Tells City Council Disney Opening Pediatric Transgender Clinics
It sometimes makes you wonder why people believe everything they read online. A video was making the rounds on Facebook this week, supposedly of the co-chair of Disney's entertainment division, Alan Bergman, making some wild claims about the company's plans. The claims were so outlandish that if anyone took a second to think about them logically, they would have realized there was no way this was
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11 July
DeSantis Makes a Bold Claim About Disney Employees
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is now making headlines with a provocative claim about Disney’s employees. A return engagement on the Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show became yet another controversial stance from DeSantis against Disney. To kick off the conversation with DeSantis, Travis asked DeSantis if Disney was “Budlight’d” while prompting him to offer business advice to the Walt Disney Company. Cance
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10 July
Disney Star Called Out For Scamming Fans With “Giveaway”
For more than a decade, young actress Skai Jackson was a big part of the Disney family. Jackson first appeared on the Disney Channel hit show, Jessie, which also starred Debbie Ryan. She then reprised the role of Zuri Ross in the popular spinoff show, Bunk'd. Skai would continue to reprise her character Zuri in K.C. Undercover Good Luck Charlie, Austin & Ally, and Disney Monstober. Jackson was als
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10 July
Disney Gets Its Day in Court Against DeSantis’ Board
The wheels of justice are painfully slow. After nearly a year of fighting, Disney is finally getting a chance for a judge to hear the case their case against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. Despite the opening salvo coming this week, this case will have legs, possibly for years. Related: Chief Justice John Roberts Just Sent a Message to DeSantis, B
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10 July
Baymax Macaron and More Coming to San Fransokyo Square!
One thing that Disney Guests can count on is that things are always changing at the Parks. Walt Disney famously said that Disneyland will never be complete as long as there is imagination left in the world. The same is true for every Disney Park around the world. Imagineers are always coming up with fantastic ways to bring new things to the Parks. At Walt Disney World Resort, EPCOT is undergoing a
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10 July
Disney’s Problems Go Way Beyond Feud With DeSantis
By any measurement, the Walt Disney Company has some serious problems. The last two years have not been kind to Disney films, with a series of flops, including losing over $900 million over 12 months. Disney's television division has lost millions as viewers move away from cable. And even Disney Plus is falling behind, losing more than four million subscribers in the last quarter. And come August
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10 July
Cutting Perks and Raising Prices: 6 Reasons Crowds Are Vanishing From Disney Parks
Despite Disney fanatics intentionally avoiding heavy crowds at Walt Disney World when school's out for the summer, the Parks have always been notoriously packed with shoulder-to-shoulder crowds. No school for the kiddos and Summer Fridays for adults meant strategic summer planning for Guests headed to Walt Disney World during the hottest months of the year. The same goes for special event weekends
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10 July
‘Barbie’ Stole Disney’s Marketing Strategies And Created A Frenzy
Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that the Barbie movie is coming to theaters on July 21. That's right; it hasn't even been released yet. You would have thought Barbie was already a smash hit by all the buzz and product placements. But the marketing team behind that buzz was able to borrow some of the techniques that Disney uses for its movies; only the Barbie team did it better. We
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