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Dec- 2022 -20 December
Spring Training Baseball Returning to Disney World
Walt Disney World Resort will become a home for Major League Baseball’s Spring Training once again, as the remaining damage to Florida’s Gulf Coast left by Hurricane Ian had one team searching for a new place to play. According to WFLA, the Tampa Bay Rays will move their Spring Training operations to Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex for half of the “Grapefruit League” and its regular sea
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20 December
Disney Stock Drops Again After ‘Avatar 2’ Box Office Weekend
Despite Avatar: The Way of Water grossing nearly half a billion dollars globally over box office debut weekend, The Walt Disney Company’s stock has dropped to yet another 52-week low as the realized numbers were still below expectations. Related: Theater Owners Say No to ‘Avatar 2’ After Disney Demands 70% Cut According to CNBC, Shares of Disney dropped on Monday following a weaker-than-expected o
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20 December
Last Year They Predicted Iger Would Return, This Year it Gets Spicy
CNBC's Alex Sherman collated predictions from media executives who predicted Iger would return as Disney's CEO last year; now they've released this year's predictions for the Mouse House again. The Walt Disney Company has had a year for the books, though not all of it was good. The company was in the news and under fire for raising prices of Disney+, the Disney Parks, and most recently for the ous
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19 December
Neil Patrick Harris Mocks Bob Chapek in Disney World
It seems fair to say that the majority of Walt Disney Company customers, Walt Disney World Resort visitors, Disneyland Resort Guests, and general Disney fans have heard of the Walt Disney Company's former CEO Bob Chapek. Chapek was, until only a few weeks ago, the leader of the Walt Disney Company — but now his predecessor, Disney CEO Bob Iger, is back in charge. Bob Chapek has been mocked b
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18 December
Josh D’Amaro Was Close To Quitting During Chapek’s Tenure
It has recently come to light that Disney Parks Chairman Josh D'Amaro was much more opposed to Bob Chapek then many fans realized. Around a month ago, the Walt Disney Company announced that then-CEO Bob Chapek would be leaving the Mouse House and his predecessor Disney CEO Bob Iger, would be taking his place. This caused a dramatic upheaval at the time and left the Disney community in chaos, takin
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17 December
Wall Street Journal Exposes the Intense Boardroom Conflicts Between Chapek and McCarthy
Not every Disney fan loves former Disney CEO Bob Chapek (in fact, that's quite the understatement) but not all Disney fans are fond of Walt Disney Company CFO Christine McCarthy, either — and apparently, these two Disney leaders weren't happy with each other any more than Disney fans were happy with them! In a new article from the Wall Street Journal, the heightened tensions between McCarthy
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17 December
Wall Street Journal Reveals The Truth About Disney Leaders’ “Unanimous” Votes For Chapek
It will be no surprise to Walt Disney Company, Disneyland Resort, and Walt Disney World Resort fans to learn that former Disney CEO Bob Chapek was not very popular when he was the leader of the company (which was only a few weeks ago). Bob Chapek's name was used in scorn and mockery by Disney Guests or Disney fans for months, sometimes even to refer to issues related to a theme park ride's breakdo
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16 December
Transportation Strikes Could Derail Thousands of Disneyland Holiday Vacations
As the Holiday Season approaches, so too will scores of people be flocking to a Disney Theme Park. Whether they choose to fly, drive or take the train, there is arguably fewer ways to have a magical Christmas vacation than by visiting places like The Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort, or Disneyland Paris Resort, to name a few. Related: PHOTOS: Guests Get Snow Day at Disneyland Paris But
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16 December
Competitor Cruise Line Beats Disney (Chapek) Into the Metaverse
Well, it appears that Bob Chapek’s dreams of a vacation-based metaverse are coming to fruition. The only problem is that it is not being done by Disney. Disney Cruise Line competitor Celebrity Cruises has taken the first steps into the metaverse by making their newest ship, the Celebrity Beyond, available to experience virtually through the metaverse. Offering aspects of the onboard experience lik
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16 December
Disney Names New Cruise Ship Captain
There are magic makes at Disney who have some of the biggest impact on Guests’ experiences, but whose names rarely see the spotlight. The cruise ship captains with Disney Cruise Line are arguably some of those people. But, today, Disney Parks shared that a new captain will be joining the fleet and taking the helm of one of their beloved ships. Michele Intartaglia has been a Disney Cruise Line crew
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