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Oct- 2022 -13 October
Price Hikes Smell of Cash Desperation, How Bad is Disney’s Debt?
Disney Parks’ latest round of price hikes is just the latest move of a year-long corporate route blatantly directed towards optimization of cash flow into The Walt Disney Company’s coffers. It is one thing to raise ticket prices, but Disney’s obvious push for short-term profits across the corporate umbrella is starting to smell like desperation for an immediate increase in cash flow. Sure, Disney
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12 October
EPCOT’s Monsieur Paul Announced Reopening Date
Another Disney Signature Dining experience is finally making its return to The Most Magical Place On Earth. Monsieur Paul, a high-level fine dining option in EPCOT’s France Pavilion, will reopen to Guests on October 18. Related: EPCOT’s Restaurant Marrakesh Replacement Revealed Tucked away on the first floor above the well-known Chefs de France, Monsieur Paul is a pre-fixed dive into French Cruisi
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12 October
Disney Cruise to Australia Sold Out During Pre-Sale
It was arguably one of the most exciting itineraries yet to be concocted by Disney Cruise Line, and every stateroom was taken 24 hours before being open to the public. Announced at the 2022 D23 Expo by Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products, Disney Cruise Lines will send the Disney Wonder to Australia and New Zealand for a tour that will last from the end of October thro
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12 October
Disney Increases Prices on Two Fronts for Guests
The Walt Disney Company and the Disney Parks are wasting no time when it comes to implementing the plans that were revealed yesterday involving increasing the Genie+ prices — but apparently, they have also increased Individual Lightning Lane prices, too! We learned yesterday, October 11, that the price of Genie+ was increasing and that what journalist Ashley Carter calls “variable pric
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11 October
Disney Dropping Lowest Park Experience to ‘0,’ Literally
There is a new lowest denominator for Disney Theme Park tickets. On Tuesday, October 11, Disneyland Resort announced a slew of price increases and a brand new base fare for its Theme Parks. It’s called the “Tier 0 Ticket,” and Guests’ ability to use it to access Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park will be contingent upon how crowded they’re both expected to be. Starting at the cos
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11 October
Disneyland Announces Dramatic Ticket Price Increase
Even though Disney Guests are more and more discontented with their customer experiences while on vacation at Disney Parks and Disney Resorts, both in Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland (and abroad), Disney has just announced yet another price increase! Disneyland ticket prices have increased by between 8 and 9 percent — and in one case, 11 percent! According to journalist Scott Gustin,
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11 October
Disney Eliminates Fixed Cost of Genie+, Allows Daily Price Increases
Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products have decided that the cost of its latest add-on tool, Genie+, will depend on the time of year. According to Theme Park Insider Scott Gustin, Genie+ prices will still start at $15 per person per day but will possibly increase, possibly based on crowd visits. For example, in the month of October, Disney Genie+ is liable to range from $15-$22 (+tax). NEW: Geni
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10 October
‘Pocahontas’: When Disney Fans’ Cries for Authenticity Worked (Kinda)
The year was 1995, and the Peter Schneider-led Walt Disney Animation Studios Team released its latest feature-length musical, Pocahontas. Inspired by the historical events of John Smith’s work in establishing England’s Jamestown Colony in what would become known as Virginia, Disney’s Pocahontas was Disney Animation’s first musical take on American history. But it was also one of the most controve
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10 October
Energy Crisis Looms Over France, Europe – Disneyland Paris’ Situation
Paris, The City of Lights, went dark last night, signally what could be an extended energy crisis as the whole of Europe begins its descent into another Winter. An extinguished Eiffel Tower and a darkened glass pyramid of the Louvre stand as somber symbols of France’s effort to curb its current reliance on Russian gas despite its, and the entire European Union’s, current inability to gain energy i
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8 October
Chapek’s Metaverse Plans Will Inflate Basic Disney Park Visits Into Premium Experiences
At the time of this article’s publication, it is still necessary to physically be inside a Disney Theme Park in order to get the baseline Disney Theme Park experience. But it looks like Disney’s CEO, Bob Chapek, wants to stop that in the near future via his “Next-Generation Storytelling” initiative. Since its inception, and, really, since the adoption of the all-inclusive Theme Park Tickets, the W
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