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Disney Makes HUGE Change to Mobile Ordering!

Disney Mobile Ordering

When it comes to dining at a Disney Park, there are hundreds of options to choose from. Whether you want the famous fried chicken from 50’s Prime Time Café in Hollywood Studios, or maybe a Ronto Wrap sounds perfect to tie you over. Heck, even if you just want ice cream or a refreshing beverage to cool you down on ...

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Bob Iger Has An Update for Shareholders on Disney’s Strategy

Bob Iger called out by Fran Drescher

One of the most challenging businesses Disney has is its streaming unit. The unit was particularly unsuccessful for years and had a lot to do with the Bob Chapek ousting in November 2022. When Disney CEO Bob Iger came back to take the helm of the world’s most renowned entertainment company, one of his main tasks included cleaning up the ...

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Iconic Disney Restaurant Closes Permanently

catal restaurant and Paseo and Céntrico concept art

One of the biggest causes of Disney Fanatics’ anxiety — at least, as it pertains to their Walt Disney World Resort or Disneyland Resort vacations — stems from the knowledge that Disney theme parks or districts can make Disney Guests fall in love with certain places or experiences and then swiftly take them away forever (Splash Mountain, anyone?). This means ...

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Bob Iger Suggests Fate of Bob Chapek’s ‘Mary Poppins’ Attraction

Mary Poppins ride EPCOT

In his State of the Company address during The Walt Disney Company’s Annual Meeting of the Shareholders, CEO Bob Iger seemed to all but officially confirm that the leaked Mary Poppins-themed attraction would go into the wastebasket rather than EPCOT’s UK Pavilion. Originally announced at the 2019 D23 Expo as part of an ambitious revamp of EPCOT for the Walt Disney ...

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Fans Attack Disney After Seeing Not-So-Magical Anniversary Video

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Disney has been facing a staggering amount of negativity lately — and apparently, not even a heartwarming video about Walt Disney’s legacy can ward off the Walt Disney Company’s haters! During the recent 2023 Annual Shareholders Meeting, there were many controversial announcements made that detracted from the 100th Disney anniversary and the meeting’s opening video that celebrated said anniversary. Disney’s ...

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This Popular Show Host Just Took on Disney’s Legal Team

john oliver mickey mouse

It seems everyone wants to take on the Mouse House. Recently, the Walt Disney Company has been making headlines for taking on Florida Gov Ron DeSantis and his specially appointed board in the Disney vs. DeSantis story that has been going on for a year. Of course, you don’t just take on a giant like the Walt Disney Company unless ...

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This 18-Year-Old Super Fan Will Be the Next Disney CEO

bob iger disney ceo advice

It’s no small task to be the CEO of one of the world’s largest entertainment giants. Disney CEO Bob Iger certainly has his work cut out for him. Whether it’s managing new acquisitions like 20th Century Fox, Marvel, or Lucasfilm that have certainly defined a lot of the Disney business model recently, or his work to clean up the mess ...

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Disney Shareholders Vote Down Audit on China Relationship

Disney China Relationship

Shareholders of The Walt Disney Company have once again put forward a proposal to demand CEO Bob Iger and the rest of the Board of Directors be honest about their dealing with the Chinese Communist Party. We at Disney Fanatic first shared this proposal when the Company distributed the Notice of Proxy Statement. During The Walt Disney Company’s Annual Meeting ...

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Bob Iger Accuses Ron DeSantis of Being Anti-Florida

Bob Iger, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

For more than a year, The Walt Disney Company and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have been at extreme odds, and things have become downright hostile. The trouble started when former Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke out against Florida’s Parental Rights In Education bill — also dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. From there, DeSantis fought back, saying Disney doesn’t run ...

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