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North Carolina Student Who Died Saving Classmates From Active Shooter Honored by Disney
Disney-owned Lucasfilm, the company behind Star Wars, honored a UNC Charlotte student who died saving his classmates from a gunman. Often, we have magical news from the Disney Parks or the world of Disney at large to report. Today, our news is more bittersweet, yet absolutely worth sharing. On April 30, 2019, the late 21-year-old Riley Ho
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Disney Dangles “Cheap, Shiny New Thing,” Fans Forget “Genocide”
Some called out the ostensible hypocrisy in Disney fans' activism and political stances in the light of the company's recent earnings call. The Walt Disney Company is one of many that are constantly called out for their double standards when it comes to values. Whether it's for the support of LGBTQ+ audiences and people, or it's for any d
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Were Bob Iger’s Big Announcements Enough to Right Disney’s Ship?
After a disastrous 2023, Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger came out swinging at the first quarter earnings call with investors. Iger made a series of bombshell announcements meant to distract from Disney's lousy year. But when the Walt Disney Company faces changes on every level and an activist investor proxy battle, were Iger's announceme
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Disney World Is Catering To Its Wealthy Guests, And Everyone Else is Paying the Price
It's happened to all of us while on vacation at Walt Disney World. You get in line for your favorite ride at, say, Magic Kingdom. The wait time is only 20 minutes, but then the line stops moving. Before you know it, your 20-minute wait has become 35-40 minutes. What happened? The ride is clearly still operating as other guests are coming
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Disney Spent $75 Million For A Taylor Swift Documentary, And Perhaps a Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster Retheme?
On Saturday night before the Super Bowl, Taylor Swift was on stage in Japan. Moments after the show was over, she was whisked away to an airport and jumped on her private jet to head to Las Vegas for the big game. Millions of Swifties across the globe were glued to their computers, awaiting word on Taylor's safe arrival in the States. The
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