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May- 2024 -7 May
Disney Releasing Disney World and Disneyland Expansion Plans This Week
May 7 is going to be a massive day for the Walt Disney Company. Now that Disney CEO Bob Iger has crushed the proxy attack from activist investor Nelson Peltz, he can turn his attention to fixing and updating the theme park division. But like most earnings calls, Iger will likely have to deliver some bad news to investors. That will probably come in the form of a dramatic decline in Disney+ subscri
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7 May
Disney Teaches Us To Use the Constitution To Protect Against Racist Trolls
One of Disney's legal team's most astute moves might have given media companies the solution to dealing with racist or inflammatory trolls online. It has long been accepted that the Walt Disney Company is a trendsetter and innovator in more ways than one. Whether in the field of theme park entertainment or in filmmaking and Hollywood, the Mouse House has cemented its place as one of the premier mo
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7 May
Guests Repeatedly Sexually Assault Disney Princesses
One of the worst things about working in the service industry—as most cast members do—is that many times, guests feel entitled to that worker’s energy and sometimes even their personal space. Because of this, many Disney Princesses who work in the parks have come out and shared that they have been groped or sexually assaulted by guests at the parks while in character, making it difficult for them
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7 May
Holy Schnikes! Chris Farley Biopic Is Coming
There are specific characteristics that all kids who grew up in the 1990s share. There is a certain shared angst for no particular reason among all Gen Xers. But there are also shared cultural milestones that all 90s kids remember. Everyone knows where they were when they first heard Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit or the Spice Girl's Wannabe. There are also touchstone movies that every Gen X ki
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6 May
Guest Accuses Disney of “Dehumanizing” Ride Passengers
Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort are meant to be all about the classic “Disney magic” that The Walt Disney Company is known for. However, Disney's reputation has taken a plummet recently as the Disney parks become synonymous with “waiting, whining, and abysmal food” (as one journalist put it), and that highlight known as Disney magic often seems scarce for eac
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6 May
Disney Unveils Dates and More for Popular Halloween Parties
It's only May, but before you know it, the spookiest season of the year at Disney Parks will be upon us, and tickets for two of Disney's most popular events of that season go on sale this week! Disney Parks Know How to Celebrate! Disney Parks have quite a reputation when it comes to over-the-top celebrations, especially at the Walt Disney World Resort in Central Florida and Disneyland Resort in Ca
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6 May
Dire Warning Issued for Guests Heading to Disney World This Week
We're only weeks away from hurricane season, but Disney World and the rest of Central Florida are in for some significant weather changes this week. While Central Florida is used to extreme heat and weather during the summer months, it has never seen anything like this in May. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for Central Florida starting Monday and lasting through
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6 May
Disney’s Big Bet Flops, Blocks Fans Expressing Their Disappointment
If audience reception is any indicator, Disney’s next big project—Mufasa: The Lion King—might just fall flat on its face. One of the primary sentiments that characterized the response to practically every Disney movie that was released in 2023 was disappointment. It sounds harsh, but it’s true. Unfortunately, at the moment, Disney finds itself caught between an incredibly polarized audience. Som
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6 May
ABC Star Fired After Illicit Affair Wants Her Job Back
For six years, ABC viewers could tune into Good Morning America and watch cohost Amy Robach inform them of all the news they needed to know. In 2018, Robach moved on from GMA and teamed up with David Muir to host the popular weekly investigative news show, 20/20. Then, in 2020, she became one of the hosts of Pandemic: What You Need to Know, where she kept viewers apprised of the latest news involv
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6 May
Shocking New Details, “Screaming Match” Led to ABC Star’s Firing
On April 30, ABC News viewers were taken aback when they learned of the sudden firing of Good Morning America and World News Tonight meteorologist, Rob Marciano. Marciano had been a huge part of the network for more than a decade, reporting on hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, and more. There was nowhere Marciano wouldn't go, and he would often be seen in the middle of a downpour, or standing in
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