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Aug- 2023 -17 August
Hurricane Bears Down on Disney Resort, Will Hit Sunday or Monday
It's not unusual to hear about a hurricane coming for Walt Disney World, but something strange has happened. Hurricane Hilary has strengthened off the west coast and is expected to hit Disneyland and Southern California either Sunday or Monday. It is infrequent for a hurricane or a tropical storm to hit the state. Hilary had what the National Hurricane Center calls a “rapid intensification,&
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17 August
Head of DeSantis’ Disney Board Praised Disney’s Diversity, Now Calls It “UnAmerican”
On August 1, The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District said that Disney would no longer be able to continue with its diversity, equality, and inclusion program. The Tourism Oversight District took over what was formerly the Reedy Creek Improvement District when Florida Governor Ron DeSantis dissolved the district. The governor then hand-picked those on the new board. None of the board appoint
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17 August
DeSantis’ Disney Board Member Must Officially Resign After Ethics Violation
It looks like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will have to find a replacement for one of his administrators soon. Glen Gilzean, a Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board member and Chairman of the Florida Commission on Ethics, has been told by the Ethics Commission's lawyers that he has a clear conflict of interest between the two jobs. The revelation has now pushed Gilzean into a precariou
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17 August
Disney Cast Members Are Literally Spraying Guests With Hoses to Battle Heat
Most people have heard about the record-shattering temperatures plaguing the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida this summer. However, the intense heat is not only causing problems at the Orlando theme park location right now. Across Disney's many global Parks and Resorts, Cast Members are trying unique and effective ways to combat the extreme summer heat. August Is Disney's Hottest Month This sum
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17 August
Disney Is Insane to Raise Streaming Prices Right Now
The Walt Disney Company has been making some questionable decisions lately. The entertainment giant spent the better part of a century establishing itself as a brand that prides itself on providing quality content and service for its consumers. However, many of its announcements this year skew more in the realm of draining its audience financially dry while providing little incentive to allow it.
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17 August
DeSantis-Appointed Disney Board Member Seeks Justification to Keep Position
Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board Member Glen Gilzean really wants to have his cake and eat it too. After being called out for potentially violating a Florida Commission on Ethics bylaw, the administrator is seeking whatever justification he can to remain in his position without any consequences. While many have come to the conclusion that there is definitely a conflict of interest,
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16 August
After Iger’s Comments, Is Writer’s Strike About to End?
For more than 100 days, Hollywood's writers have been on strike. The strike began when the Writers Guild of America and studios could not come to an agreement on certain terms. Mainly, the writers wanted protection from artificial intelligence taking their jobs. They also wanted better residuals from streaming services and to change the way studios use “mini writers' rooms” so they don
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16 August
Blockbuster Reopens at Disney World!
If you're a millennial or older, then you may fondly remember those weekends growing up. You'd ask your parents to take you to the video store, so you could rent the newest movie. Of course, Disney fans had to get the newest release, even though they saw it in theaters. So, you hopped in the car, your parent drove you to Blockbuster, and you wandered the aisles, admiring all the options. And you h
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16 August
Economic Troubles Hit Disney Hard, Forced to Shut Down Animation Studio
After a rough year for the Walt Disney Company, it will suffer another setback with the closure of Lucasfilm’s Singapore animation studio. Disney has not had an easy year. From the massive layoffs the company conducted in order to cut costs to the tune of $5.5 billion, to the recent remarks Disney CEO Bob Iger has made about how some of Disney’s television and cable properties are not core to the
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16 August
Disney Legend Defends Splash Mountain: “Nothing in the Ride Was Detrimental”
Disney Legend and Walt Disney Imagineering's former senior vice president of creative development, Tony Baxter, thinks Song of the South was worth saving. Song of the South and its Disney Parks ride, Splash Mountain, have been very controversial and have been the subject of many a debate among the Disney community. When the Walt Disney Company decided to remove Splash Mountain from the Walt Disney
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