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Mar- 2023 -13 March
Bob Iger Promotes Cast Members’ “Greatest Champion”, Promising Better Treatment
Central Florida residents, Walt Disney Company stockholders, and Disney Fanatics are already familiar with the as-yet unsuccessful wage negotiations between the Walt Disney World Resort Cast Members' union and their employer. Many Cast Members have shared their struggles with poverty on social media — and in protests — making it clear that they are struggling to afford basic necessitie
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13 March
Iger Continues In-House Shakeup With Major Staff Change
Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger is apparently not done with his ‘renovations' inside the company! According to Deadline, Human Resources executive Sonia Coleman is being promoted to Senior EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer and her predecessor Paul Richardson “is leaving the company after more than 15 years” (whether or not Richardson's exit was a layoff is unclear). Sonia Co
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13 March
Genie+ Service Reaches All-Time High In Price
The Disney Genie service that replaced Fastpass has certainly been met with lots of negativity from Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort Guests — especially ardent Guests who visit the Disney Parks often — with high prices about the add-on service that Guests can buy for their theme park visits, called Genie+, being one of the many grievances. High prices in general have also
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11 March
Disney’s Latest Move to Regain Trust: Lowers Prices in This Way
Disney's pricing strategy has been in the news a lot recently. Most obviously, fans have been criticizing the Walt Disney Company for how much they raised these prices, particularly for the Disney Parks in the first place. However, as of the most recent update, it isn't just fans; even Disney CEO Bob Iger recently admitted that Disney's pricing had been “aggressive.” However, what's in
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10 March
Are Robot Character Meet and Greets in Disney’s Future?
Disney Parks Chairman Josh D'Amaro gave the attendants of South by Southwest (SXSW 2023) a glimpse at the latest way Walt Disney Imagineering is able to bring characters to life, and one has to wonder what this new technology means for Cast Members. We recently shared a video of Mr. D'Amaro debuting a prototype android of what appears to be Judy Hopps from Walt Disney Animation's Zootopia, in Aust
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10 March
Iger Contradicts Himself With Another Unnerving Announcement
Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger made waves when he returned from retirement as part of the ousting of now-former Disney CEO Bob Chapek — and is still continuing to make waves! Iger's decisions so far have had Wall Street investors sharing mixed feelings about Disney's future, and have had Disney World Cast Members up in arms over low wages. Now, Iger has recently made several other stirring
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10 March
Former Employee Begs For Support As Disney Continues “Jerking Around” Cast Members
Walt Disney World Resort fans, Walt Disney Company stockholders, and anyone who follows Central Florida news will be familiar with the ongoing tension that exists between the Walt Disney Company and its Walt Disney World employees, whose union is fighting to get them raises. Now one former Cast Member has joined in the conflict — which has continued for months, with wage negotiations between
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9 March
Harmful “Widespread Glitch” Threatens Disney Subscribers’ Accounts
The Walt Disney Company might seem infallible, but as with any company as large as Disney, there will inevitably be some chinks in the company armor. According to journalist Scott Gustin, Disney is facing a huge IT challenge — and not just when it comes to Disney Parks like the Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, EPCOT, and Hollywood Studios! “A widespread glitch” is apparently threat
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9 March
‘Star Wars’ Toy Sparks Heated Debate and Nightmares
There’s not much that Star Wars fans can agree on. Ask them who shot first; they should correctly answer Han Solo. But keep asking the question, and you may get as many Greedos as Solos. Start to ask fans about the prequels or the three most recent sequels, and there is bound to be a fist fight. That is how deep opinions on all things Star Wars-related run. However, there is one thing that nearly
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9 March
Another Disney Resort Drops Face Mask Requirement
For nearly three years, Disney Parks around the world have been working hard to keep Guests safe when they visit. The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way Guests experienced Disney, from social distancing to face mask requirements, and more. While the height of the pandemic is behind us, Guests at certain Disney Parks are still having to abide by certain health and safety guidelines. However, a big c
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