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The Walt Disney Company has faced numerous challenges this year with its highly anticipated blockbuster releases. Following Pixar’s lackluster performance with Elemental at the box office, the company is now pinning its hopes on the Harrison Ford-led Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny film from Lucasfilm. While industry analysts predict another potential box office disappointment for Disney, a group of ...

The Walt Disney World Resort is one of the most immersive theme park experiences there is for Disney fans. From incredible lands like Pandora in Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park and Fantasyland in Magic Kingdom to attractions like Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Space Mountain, there’s a lot to love about Disney World. One of the best things about the ...

The Little Mermaid has been wowing audiences since before its official theatrical release. The movie, Disney’s live-action remake of its popular animated feature from 1989, opened during Memorial Day weekend in May this year and was one of Disney’s most highly-anticipated releases of 2023. It was surrounded by controversy for the casting of Black singer and actress Halle Bailey as Princess ...

More than four years ago, two Disney employees — LaRonda Rasmussen and Karen Moore — filed a lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company. The two women claimed that the company was paying them less than men in the same position as them. In the time since the lawsuit was filed, more women have signed onto the complaint. Now, the attorneys ...

Idina Menzel and Josh God — who were both named Disney Legends alongside their Frozen co-stars Jonathan Groff and Kristen Bell — were all set to star in the third Frozen film about Elsa and the kingdom of Arendelle (and, possibly, about Elsa’s female love interest). Unfortunately, however, it sounds like Disney princess fans and Disney Legends will all have to wait for a ...

Many Disney Fanatics think of the sassy people running Universal Studios’ social media accounts when they think of Disney’s biggest competitors within the theme park industry, but Walt Disney World Resort now has another theme park competitor to worry about! A travel journalist named Carly Caramanna has just shed some light on a Caribbean theme park that entices its visitors ...

Splash Mountain isn’t the only thing getting a Mardi Gras makeover next year. Disney recently unveiled a delightful surprise for fans eagerly anticipating the reimagined attraction. Tiana, the beloved princess from The Princess and the Frog, is set to don an all-new outfit inspired by the concept art showcased for the upcoming Tiana’s Bayou Adventure attraction, coming in 2024. Making ...

The Disney layoffs have been absolutely brutal. When Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the layoffs in February of 2023, the community was shocked at the magnitude that Mr. Iger made clear was necessary as part of the cost-cutting efforts of the Walt Disney Company. The Mouse House committed to its shareholders that it would work to cut $5.5 billion in ...

Suzy Kolber, a renowned sports journalist, and broadcaster, has been laid off by ESPN after an incredible 27-year tenure with the company. This unfortunate development is part of a series of wider job cuts undertaken by Disney throughout the year. Kolber, who enjoyed a remarkable 38-year career in the industry, was most recently recognized as the host of Monday Night ...

It hasn’t been an easy week for the United States when it comes to weather lately. The northern-central and north-eastern states have been affected by the Canadian wildfires, which brought a horde of smoke and air quality warnings to cities like Chicago, and bright orange skies to states like New York earlier this month. The southern states haven’t been having ...