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May- 2023 -20 May
More GOP Voices Speak Out Against DeSantis vs. Disney
The Disney vs. DeSantis saga has carried on for many months now. What began in the spring of 2022 has carried on through to the summer of 2023 with multiple escalations and punches (read: lawsuits, clever maneuvers, and significantly impactful business decisions). Most recently, Disney demonstrated in no uncertain terms that they were not bluffing about pulling investments out of the Sunshine Stat
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20 May
Florida’s Loss Could Become California’s Gain per Latest Reports
Florida lost out this week, but it seems California has a solid possibility to gain. It’s been a mixed bag of a week for the Walt Disney Company. On the one hand, the company announced that they would be canceling the Lake Nona campus and Walt Disney Imagineering’s move to Florida, but on the other hand, the company’s been moving forward with its DisneylandForward project, which appears to be incr
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20 May
Disney Guest Faces Backlash After Swimming In Forbidden Lagoon
Fistfights including children? Check. Unzipping Disney princesses' dresses? Check. Swimming in dangerous off-limits waters during a Disney vacation? Unfortunately, check! If you recognize this checklist as a list of ‘approved' (read: definitely NOT approved) tasks for terribly-behaved Walt Disney World Resort Guests, then you have most likely been well aware of the increasingly-atrocious beh
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20 May
Disney Holds Highly-Anticipated ‘Alien’ Project Hostage
Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger has been a very busy man since he returned from retirement to supposedly fix the mistakes of the now-former Disney CEO Bob Chapek — and one area where Iger has been particularly busy involves Disney's filmmaking process! Iger has mercilessly cut back on Disney, Marvel, or Star Wars endeavors that involve spending lots of money on new films or TV shows that mi
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20 May
Disney Cancels Fantasmic! Showings Through Labor Day
There are so many amazing things to do at Disneyland Resort, and the fun doesn’t end when the sun goes down. Between Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure, there are incredible nighttime spectaculars. At California Adventure, Guests can enjoy World of Color – ONE. Over at Disneyland, Guests can watch the new fireworks show Wondrous Journeys, a celebration of 100 years of the Walt D
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19 May
Is Pixar to be Blamed for Disappearance of Disney Villains?
Beginning with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, Disney animated classics, AKA Disney animated feature films, are a renowned collection of animated films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company, that have captivated audiences of all ages for decades. Disney’s animated features are known for compelling storytelling, memorable characters, and enchantin
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19 May
Bibbidi Bobbidi Bailey: ‘The Little Mermaid’ Star Pulls off a Heartwarming Surprise Visit
While The Little Mermaid has been getting five fins up from film critics after the film's LA and London premieres, the highest praise the film's star has gotten began with the teaser trailer. In a viral video following the live-action remake's trailer, tiny viewers were filled with wonder as they watched the first black Ariel (Halle Bailey) swim across the screen. Exclaiming, “She looks like
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19 May
Rumors of the Removal of ‘Howard’ Documentary from Disney+ Enrage Fans
Disney fans who were on the Twitter-verse this morning would have noted many frustrated Disney Fanatics who were complaining about the removal of one particular documentary from the Disney+ collections. Fans across the board were utterly bemused at the possibility of Disney removing a movie about one of the most important people behind the Disney Renaissance from its collections. Who was Howard As
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19 May
Disney Just Officially Killed the Chapek Era
What started off as a relatively slow week in the Disney universe really hit a peak on Thursday. Disney CEO Bob Iger and Disney Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro announced some major changes coming to the House of Mouse. Those changes are some of the final nails in the coffin of the era of Bob Chapek. As you may remember, Chapek became CEO of The Walt Disney Company in February 2020. His appointment nev
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19 May
NEW: DeSantis’s Legal Team Files Motion to Disqualify Judge in Disney Lawsuit
In the next set of developments to overtake the Disney vs. DeSantis feud, there has been another escalation, and this time, it comes from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Disney vs. DeSantis feud has been long documented and has been overtaking headlines for a long time now. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off things by dissolving the Reedy Creek Improvement District board and replacing it with the
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