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Disney Park Attraction Opening Date Delayed

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The Disney Parks are looking to have an exciting year ahead! With the Walt Disney Company celebrating its centennial and major openings of attractions like Mickey’s Toontown, the debut of new parades and fireworks like the Magic Happens Parade coming up this month, and the Disney100 Celebration’s new fireworks in Disneyland Resort, as well as the continued expansion of EPCOT, ...

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Dreams of Disney World Airport in Jeopardy with State Takeover

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When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs the bill that will allow the State Government to take control over the Reedy Creek Improvement District, The Walt Disney Company will lose much more than the ability to hand-pick the people who serve on the governing Board of Supervisors. An “Airport of Tomorrow” had been intended to be built on Disney’s Central Florida ...

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Reminder: Super Bowl Winners Won’t Be “Going to Disney World” This Year

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“I’m going to Disney World!”  For decades, those words were shouted by newly-christened NFL world champions across national television as they celebrated their Super Bowl victory. But this year, neither the Kansas City Chiefs nor the Philadelphia Eagles will be saying that after they win Super Bowl LVII. Instead, the football champions will say, “I’m going to Disneyland!” On February ...

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Kingdom Conquest Complete? Disney World Will NOT Fight State Takeover

Disney will not fight State Takeover

When Governor Ron DeSantis returns to the office on Monday morning, he will finally receive the bill from the Florida Legislature to terminate The Walt Disney Company’s special autonomy over the Reedy Creek Improvement District. The Governor is expected to sign the legislation, renaming the tract of land the “Central Florida Tourism Oversight District” and replacing Disney’s hand-picked Board of ...

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Mickey Mouse to Be Replaced as Disney Mascot? Here’s the Truth

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In the newest round of rumors making their way across the internet, Disney fans are concerned that their favorite—Mickey Mouse—will be replaced. Mickey Mouse is a household name. He’s the mouse that started it all. The mouse has an entire documentary created about him and is so fundamental to the Disney brand that the company has a special protection for him. ...

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Florida Government Supermajority Votes for Disney District Takeover

Florida Disney District Takeover

The Walt Disney Company is officially one signature away from losing its special powers in the Reedy Creek Improvement District. After passing by a supermajority in the House of Representatives, Florida’s State Senate did nearly the same thing on Friday, February 10, 2023. The Orlando Sentinel reports, The Senate voted 26-9 to approve a bill giving DeSantis the power to appoint the ...

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“Unsustainable Business Model”: Journalist Argues Disney Will See Its End Soon

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The Walt Disney Company is on the receiving end of much criticism fairly frequently, and in light of the recent news we’ve received about the layoffs and the reorganization of the company, one journalist shared that many of these developments were unsurprising and that the entertainment giant is due to see its end soon due to Disney’s unsustainable business practices. ...

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Fans Recreate a Hilarious Moment From this Famous International Show at Disney World

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Disney fans are certainly a humorous lot, and this recent showing from them proves that in spades when some fans recreated a famous video at EPCOT. The Walt Disney World Resort is one of the foremost places for a Disney vacation. In fact, whether choosing the Central Florida Disney Resort or the Southern California-based Disneyland Resort, Disney fans know that ...

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Fans Question the Price of a Disney World Vacation Again

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One of the primary concerns and criticisms surrounding a Walt Disney World vacation has been the expense involved (and occasionally, debt accrued) in going to the Disney Resort and taking a stroll through any Disney Theme Park on site. But recent discussions highlight that there’s one other element that factors into these costs—flights to Disney World. While the February 8 ...

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Another Chapek Era Exec Out as Bob Iger Reorganizes Disney

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The past six months have seen significant reshuffling at the highest levels of The Walt Disney Company. Beginning with Bob Weiss leaving his leadership role at Walt Disney Imagineering, the Moust House replaced Bob Chapek with Bob Iger as CEO, who almost immediately ousted Kareem Daniel and started demolishing the company’s relatively new Disney media and entertainment distribution division. Read ...

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