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Apr- 2023 -3 April
Fans Attack Disney After Seeing Not-So-Magical Anniversary Video
Disney has been facing a staggering amount of negativity lately — and apparently, not even a heartwarming video about Walt Disney's legacy can ward off the Walt Disney Company's haters! During the recent 2023 Annual Shareholders Meeting, there were many controversial announcements made that detracted from the 100th Disney anniversary and the meeting's opening video that celebrated said anniv
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3 April
Iger Confirms Status of Annual Pass Valid for Disneyland AND Disney World
Once upon a time, in a land before Covid and the lockdowns, there was a Disney Annual Pass that had a very special magical power. It was called the Premier Passport, and the Disney Fanatics who wielded it were given year-long access to the Theme Parks of both the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, and the Walt Disney World Resort outside Orlando, Florida. It was the most expensive Annual Pa
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3 April
This 18-Year-Old Super Fan Will Be the Next Disney CEO
It’s no small task to be the CEO of one of the world’s largest entertainment giants. Disney CEO Bob Iger certainly has his work cut out for him. Whether it’s managing new acquisitions like 20th Century Fox, Marvel, or Lucasfilm that have certainly defined a lot of the Disney business model recently, or his work to clean up the mess that the Walt Disney Company found itself in, which lead to the ou
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3 April
Disney Shareholders Vote Down Audit on China Relationship
Shareholders of The Walt Disney Company have once again put forward a proposal to demand CEO Bob Iger and the rest of the Board of Directors be honest about their dealing with the Chinese Communist Party. We at Disney Fanatic first shared this proposal when the Company distributed the Notice of Proxy Statement. During The Walt Disney Company's Annual Meeting of the Shareholders on April 3, 2023, i
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3 April
Bob Iger Accuses Ron DeSantis of Being Anti-Florida
For more than a year, The Walt Disney Company and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have been at extreme odds, and things have become downright hostile. The trouble started when former Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke out against Florida's Parental Rights In Education bill — also dubbed the “Don't Say Gay” bill. From there, DeSantis fought back, saying Disney doesn't run the state. The Fl
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3 April
Disney Announces New Live-Action ‘Moana’!
Nearly seven years ago, Disney released a new animated film that was unlike anything they had done before. Yes, it was a princess movie, but this was the first time that Disney had featured a Polynesian princess and focused on Polynesian traditions. Moana took the world by storm. Those who saw it loved the story, the music, the traditions, and the zany chicken, Hei Hei. Moana starred Auli'i Craval
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2 April
The War is Over, and Disney has Beaten DeSantis
It seemed like an odd thing to do at the time, but now, in retrospect, we were all being rope-a-doped by the Walt Disney Company. For those of you unfamiliar with the reference, it comes from the 1974 Rumble in the Jungle. “The Greatest” Muhammad Ali was taking on the big, lumbering George Foreman. Ali just let Foreman punch away until he tired himself out. Then, in the eighth round, w
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2 April
Mr. Iger, Congress Would Like a Word With You
Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger has had a busy couple of weeks. He began his “bloodbath” layoffs at the Disney Company by cutting several positions in television, the entire meta division, and several of his rivals. He has used these layoffs to purge Disney of seemingly everyone and every idea former CEO Bob Chapek had while in charge of the Walt Disney Company. This past week also sa
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1 April
Disney World Pales in Comparison to This Classic European Park
Shots fired! Writer Lana Katsaros has just declared in an Insider article that one of the oldest amusement parks in Europe is far superior to Walt Disney World Resort. As a Florida native, Lana Katsaros has reportedly experienced more than her fair share of Walt Disney World Resort trips and Disney Park days. She has also visited many other theme parks or amusement parks, making her a self-taught
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Mar- 2023 -31 March
Disney Fans Have Field Day With King Charles Clause In Reedy Creek Deal
After months of contention between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and The Walt Disney Company, it looked like the controversial governor had come out on top. Governor DeSantis and the Florida Legislature had signed a law that would dissolve Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District. The Reedy Creek board was disbanded and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight Committee was created. Each board membe
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