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Mar- 2023 -17 March
Finding Your Disney World Vacation Too Complicated? Try This Instead
Going to Walt Disney World has become increasingly complicated in recent years. Fans have frequently mentioned that between the new Theme Park reservations process, the Disney Genie suite including Genie+ and Lightning Lane, and everyday Park operational processes, planning and going to the Central Florida Disney Resort has become too convoluted for many fans. Some have even gone as far as to call
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17 March
SURPRISE: Disney Is Offering Early Access to TRON For Guests
The high-speed futuristic thrill ride known as TRON: Lightcycle / Run has been a long time coming, so Disney World enthusiasts have been clinging to any scraps of news about the ride from sources like the Disney Parks Blog. As the roller coaster opening date finally approaches, news has been coming more and more consistently — but this special surprise from Disney might just take the cake as
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17 March
Popular Animal Kingdom Show Mysteriously Vanishes From Disney Site
Most Walt Disney World Resort fans know that the Disney theme parks within this Disney Resort are each identified by one iconic piece of architecture that tends to serve as that specific theme park's symbol. The Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom Park is arguably the most recognizable symbol outside of the Disney Parks in Florida, but the Tree of Life that serves as the heart of the Animal Kin
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16 March
Popular Live-Action Film Unlikely to Get Sequel
For more than a decade, The Walt Disney Company has been turning some of its most classic animated films into live-action ones. While they have been doing it occasionally for a long time, it has really picked up as of late, with dozens of Disney films getting the live-action treatment. While some of the movies were hits beloved by fans — like The Jungle Book, Aladdin, and Beauty and the Beas
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16 March
Cast Member Shares Frustration with Character Attendants
Cast Members make the Disney experience. They are the heart of the Disney Parks and make a Theme Park experience the most magical it can be for a Disney Guest. However, things can go awry at the Disney Parks. Oftentimes, Guests have picked fights with Cast Members or yelled obscenities at them. Cast Members have shared before how damaging Guest behavior at the Disney Parks can be. However, recentl
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16 March
Disney Highlights How it Contributes to the State of Florida in Latest Move
One of the most significant controversies the Walt Disney Company has been embroiled in was its “fight” with the state of Florida—otherwise known as Disney vs. DeSantis, which began after the “Don't Say Gay” debacle. When Florida announced the Parental Rights in Education Act, it kicked off a series of events that eventually resulted in Walt Disney World Resort losing its s
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16 March
Hundreds of Disney Cast Members Rally for a Raise
Hundreds of Disney Cast Members held a rally on Thursday, March 15, seeking a “living wage” from the Walt Disney Company. Disney and the unions representing its Cast Members have been at an impasse over contract negotiations since the contract with Disney Cast Members expired last October. HAPPENING NOW: Disney Cast members are rallying for better wages behind Magic Kingdom @MyNews13 #News13Orange
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16 March
Theme Park Near Disney Where Teen Fell to His Death Settles With Family
On March 24, 2022, 14-year-old Tyre Sampson was visiting ICON Park, located on International Drive, in Orlando, Florida. The Park is less than 10 miles from the Walt Disney World Resort and features a large Ferris Wheel, an aquarium, a wax museum, and more. While there with his family, Tyre tried to ride multiple attractions, but was told that he was too large to fit. However, when he ventured ove
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16 March
Recent Reports State Iger is “Stuck”
Being the man in charge of the world's largest entertainment company is not easy. Disney CEO Bob Iger certainly has his hands full. After initially retiring in 2020, a few short months before the pandemic, the CEO was brought back in November 2022 to pull Disney out of its mess: a mess that many argued Mr. Iger himself created with his purchases that left Disney immeasurably in debt. However, now
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16 March
After 30 Years of Disney, Guest Feels Experience is “Deteriorating”
The Disney Parks have been on the receiving end of much criticism lately. Whether because of bad Guest behavior or because of Guests being unhappy with the state of certain attractions at the Parks. Many have been saying that the quality of the Disney experience and Disney Park experience has reduced. This unhappiness reached its height during former Disney CEO Bob Chapek's tenure as the chief exe
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