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Apr- 2023 -27 April
VIDEO: Disney Releases Teaser Trailer For Newest Movie, ‘Wish’!
If there is one thing that Disney knows how to do really well, it's create incredible animated films. The Walt Disney Company has been doing it since the early 1900s, when they created Steamboat Willie. Since then, they have created dozens of memorable films. Films like Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, The Princess and the Frog, and so many more. And now, Disney has g
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26 April
Governor DeSantis Responds to Disney World Lawsuit
On April 6, Walt Disney World Resort made an unprecedented move. The Most Magical Place on Earth announced that it was suing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. For more than a year, the governor has been going after Disney because ex-CEO Bob Chapek spoke out against the Parental Rights in Education bill — also called the “Don't Say Gay” bill. Chapek denounced the bill and said that D
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26 April
Sit Down Disney, Universal is the New King of Animation
For decades, Disney was the only game in town. The Mouse House was the undisputed king of the animation world. Even during the dark years after Walt Disney's death, Disney was still the champion. Disney continued its domination into the 1990s with Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), Lion King (1994), and Pocahontas (1995). Then, in 1995, a new player entered the game. With the release of
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26 April
Disney World Officially Suing Ron DeSantis
For more than a year, The Walt Disney Company — Walt Disney World Resort specifically — has been in a heated battle against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. What started out as Disney voicing its opinion against a controversial Florida bill — the Parental Rights in Education bill — has devolved in an all out war. The governor has stripped Walt Disney World of its right to self-govern, threatened to
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26 April
Florida Business Owners Take DeSantis’s Board to Task
The feud between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Walt Disney Company has been long documented. With numerous back-and-forths between both parties, with each trying to out-maneuver the other, much came to a head recently. While it seemed like at first DeSantis had won with the dissolution of the Reedy Creek Improvement District and board and the formation of the Central Florida Tourism Oversi
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26 April
DeSantis’ Board Voids Disney’s Last-Minute Power Grab
On Wednesday, April 26, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District's new Board of Supervisors confirmed that Disney's highly-praised last-minute development agreement with the now-terminated Reedy Creek Improvement District is completely void. It was seen as a last-minute power grab, both positively and negatively, in the final days of Disney's puppet government and the Reedy Creek Improvement
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26 April
DeSantis’ District Board Set to Overrule Disney Deals
On Wednesday, April 26, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD) Board of Supervisors will meet to nullify all of the eleventh-hour plans set by The Walt Disney Company and its now-terminated Reedy Creek Improvement District Board. Appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the new supervising board of the Central Florida district, which houses the Walt Disney World Resort, was crea
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26 April
Former Disney Executive’s Cause of Death Revealed
In mid-February, it was announced that the former executive of The Walt Disney Company, Dave Hollis, passed away at the age of 47. Now, the reason for his passing has become clear. Read More: Former Senior Disney Executive Dies at 47 According to NBC, Disney's former distribution chief died of an accidental drug overdose in his home just outside Austin, Texas. Travis County Medical Examiner's Off
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25 April
Return of Bob Chapek? Disney Competitor’s Shakeup Draws Speculation
Could Bob Chapek return to a leading role in the entertainment industry? The Walt Disney Company has dealt with several employment-based blows as their people go off and bring magic–and profits–to the competition, and perhaps the most significant example is Jeffrey Katzenberg. After helping spearhead the Disney Renaissance, driving Walt Disney Animation Studios to deliver instant class
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25 April
Chapek ‘Was Not Our Friend.’ The List of People Hating on Former Disney CEO Keeps Growing
At this point, you are almost starting to feel bad for former Disney CEO Bob Chapek. Not really, but it almost seems people are beginning to pile on with the hate toward the man no longer in charge of Disney. Nearly everything that Chapek did has been erased from the Walt Disney Company. New CEO Bob Iger has seen to that. Disney CEO Bob Iger eliminated the entire meta division, one of Chapek's ide
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