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“There is Life After Disney”: Chapek-Era Employees Share Sorrow, Support Amid Layoffs
The first round of layoffs is finally underway at The Walt Disney Company, but those newly detached from the Mouse House are wasting no time in putting their best foot forward to find their next home. In the course of a few days, we learned that returning Disney CEO Bob Iger and his leadership team would begin terminating 4,000 occupied p
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Disney Resorts
We Stayed At A Disney Good Neighbor Hotel And Would NEVER Go Back
Sometimes you just need to book a last-minute trip to Disney World. That was my case last month when I just had to get away. The issue was as I was, on that beautiful Disney World website, my only hotel options were deluxe villas for over a thousand a night. Can't swing that on a writer's salary! My beloved Pop Century would have to wait
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High-Speed Train Moves Into New Orlando Basecamp
Brightline is officially setting up shop in the Greater Orlando Area. The Miami-based high-speed passenger rail line is mere weeks away from finally launching the long-anticipated connection from Orlando International Airport (MCO) to Brickell, Ft. Lauderdale, and the rest of Florida's Southeast Corridor, and on Monday, March 27, they gav
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Markers of Expensive Chapek-Era Continue to Disappear, Disney World Offers Select Discounts
Walt Disney World is known to be expensive, especially so in recent years. During former Disney CEO Bob Chapek's tenure, the Mouse House saw constant price rises that didn't always feel justified. However, since Disney CEO Bob Iger returned to helm the Walt Disney Company, fans have started seeing the return of certain complimentary featu
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FIRST LOOK! ‘Muppets Mayhem’ Coming Soon to Disney+
There are some Disney fandoms that only seem to get more popular as the years go on. One of those fandoms in The Muppets. The Muppets characters were created by the legendary Jim Henson in 1995. For almost five decades, Jim Henson and his Muppets delighted audiences around the world. Then, in 2004, The Walt Disney Company purchased the Ji
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China Market is Softening on Iger and Disney
When Bob Iger returned as CEO, it was widely believed that his return would warm the relationship between Disney and China that had soured under his predecessor, former CEO Bob Chapek. A mere two days after Iger’s return, Disney’s Avatar: The Way of Water (2023) received permission from the Chinese government to be released in the Communi
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Dining
One of the “Best Wine Bars in America” is in Disney World
Walt Disney World Resort has built the reputation of having only the best on offer. From some of the best rides and attractions in the world—think Haunted Mansion and Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom or Kali River Rapids in Disney's Animal Kingdom—there's much on offer for any Disney Fanatic to have the ultimate Walt Disney World vacation.
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Disney Approves Yet Another Live-Action Remake, Despite Fans’ Complaints
If the negative responses to live-action remakes like the new Little Mermaid and Peter Pan and Wendy movies (not to mention the backlash after the Emma Watson Beauty and the Beast movie) are any indication, it seems like Disney audiences are sick and tired of seeing the same story play out onscreen in two different formats. Now we have le
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Business
Fired Disney Executive Threatens Lawsuit, Claims “Serious Consequences” For Firing
Last month, during Disney’s quarterly earnings calls, CEO Bob Iger announced that, while the company was doing well, they still needed to cut costs. Iger said that he and CFO Christine McCarthy were looking to cut a total of $5.5 billion from the budget. In order to do that, they needed to lay off thousands of Cast Members. On March 27, w
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