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Mar- 2023 -29 March
Fired Executive Fought With Disney Over Blurring Gay Pride References in New Movie
Last week, shockwaves were sent through Disney and the entertainment industry when the company announced that longtime Marvel Studios executive Victoria Alonso was leaving the company. At first, it wasn't shared why she was leaving, only that Alonso and Disney were parting ways. Disney and Alonso had worked closely together for more than a decade. However, not long after Alonso's exit, things quic
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29 March
As Layoffs Begin, A Disney Park Posts Record Revenues
The bloodletting has begun. In February, Disney CEO Bob Iger promised shareholders that there would be 7,000 layoffs coming to the Walt Disney Company. And just this week, Iger began delivering on his promise. The layoffs started by getting rid of some of the remainder ideas of former CEO Bob Chapek, including laying off the entire metaverse division. Most layoffs were focused on productions and a
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29 March
Guest’s Annual Pass Unfairly Revoked, Sparks Discussion About Smoking in the Parks
Disney Parks are places where one goes to escape the hardships and challenges of daily life, it's where many of us go to relive our childhoods. However, sometimes things can go awry at the Disney Parks—be that Walt Disney World Resort and its four Theme Parks, including Magic Kingdom Park or Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park, or Disneyland Resort with Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventu
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29 March
New DeSantis-Appointed Board Prepping to Sue Disney, Says Disney Took Away Its Power
In late February, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis officially dissolved the Reedy Creek Improvement Act. The Improvement Act — which had been in place since the 1960s — essentially allowed Disney to function as its own government. The Reedy Creek board, which oversaw everything to do with Walt Disney World Resort, was replaced with a board of hand-picked DeSantis appointees. None of the c
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29 March
Adults Mock This Cast Member’s Weight, Fans Come to Her Defense
When it comes to decorum and etiquette for Disney Resorts, one would think it's straightforward. Be kind, courteous, and considerate of your fellow Guests and Cast Members. However, despite this seemingly evident code of conduct, some Guests have had trouble adhering to it, so much so that Disney has even had to release official warnings about the consequences if Guests don't behave in accordance
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29 March
Disney Fires Marvel Chairman, Iger Dissident in Wave of Layoffs
Another Marvel leader was added to the list of thousands of people being laid off by The Walt Disney Company. Related: Disney Exec Was “Blindsided” By Firing, But She Repeatedly Violated Her Contract The past few days have been filled with layoff updates and included the axing of Bob Chapek's entire metaverse division, “Next Generation Storytelling,” as well as one of the top executive
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29 March
Disney Cruise Line Announces Home Port for Behemoth Ship
Disney Cruise Line will soon be operating one of the biggest cruise ships in the world, and now we know where its base of operations will be. In the latter half of 2022, we learned that Disney Cruise Line purchased the incomplete behemoth Global Dream from a failing cruise company. Sporting 208,000 gross tons, it will be the biggest ship in the Disney fleet by a long stretch–far larger than
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29 March
Pixar Character “Moves On” and Fans are Not Happy
Pixar Animation Studios has announced what could be its most controversial move yet, and fans are not happy. Paired with the first trailer of the latest feature film, Elemental, Pixar announced that Carl Fredrickson and Dug would return to the silver screen in an all-new short film called “Carl's Date.” Yes, it appears that Carl is finally moving on from the love of his life, Ellie, an
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28 March
State Reps Worried Disney Layoffs Will Stress Florida’s Unemployment Resources
The Disney layoffs have been the talk of the town since they were announced in February of this year. During the February 8 earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed that the Walt Disney Company would be implementing substantial staff reductions, estimated to affect approximately 7,000 employees. The scale of these layoffs has provoked some criticism, with certain parties mocking Disney's action
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28 March
Here’s How Disney Lets Its Stars Have a “Normal” Childhood
Being a Disney star is not easy. To be in the spotlight and deal with the limelight from that young an age certainly takes a toll, as many have come out and spoken out about. Many celebrities have felt like their time with Disney was stress-filled and not always worth the trouble. However, it turns out Disney also does make an attempt to make sure their stars have some semblance of normalcy as the
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