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The Walt Disney Company is once again laying off employees to more effectively manage “resources and costs.”
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A new wave of layoffs has affected about 300 employees at Disney.
With cozy sweater weather season upon us, we’re always looking for the latest new releases to stream on Disney+.
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We currently can’t get enough of Agatha All Along, the spinoff to Marvel’s WandaVision series, and we’re excited to stream the new John Williams documentary when it premieres in November, too. Disney just shared two more premiere dates for new releases coming to the streaming service and we’ve got all the details.
After announcing a long-promised crackdown on Disney+ password sharing, Disney is rolling out a program that will ideally turn password-sharers into customers who pay.
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During the third quarter earnings call of Fiscal Year 2024, Disney shared that the password sharing suppression would be introduced sometime in September. And now, it looks like that time has come — here’s what we know.
Disney World is being SNEAKY.
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Reflections — A Disney Lakeside Lodge was first announced in 2018, and later that year Disney filed permits for a new mystery development labeled “Project 89” to be built in an area right near Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground. But then, POOF! Work halted on Reflections and Disney has been quiet on the project ever since. Lately, though, we’ve been seeing signs that Reflections may not be over after all, and we just found two more.
It’s hurricane season in Central Florida, and we’ve been keeping a close eye on a major storm.
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Hurricane Helene is heading for Florida, set to hit the coast on Thursday evening. However, if you’re currently vacationing in Disney World, it will likely impact your trip as well. Especially because Disney has now canceled a special event.
Hurricane Helene is making its way toward the west coast of Florida.
Tropical Storm Debby at Magic Kingdom
While Disney World likely won’t see a direct hit from the hurricane, experts are predicting plenty of wind and rain in the area with possible flooding. And now, Disney World has issued an important closure ahead of Hurricane Helene’s arrival.
Happy Halloween, everyone! It’s been Halloween in Disney World since August, and we’ve been enjoying all the spookiness in the parks.
Hitchhiking Ghosts at Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
Of course, we’re most excited about all the fall and Halloween snacks that get released this time of year, but we especially love this season in Magic Kingdom, which gets all decorated for the season. There’s also Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party to look forward to, but if you’ve been planning on going and put off getting tickets, we’ve got some bad news: EVERY single Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party date is now sold out for 2024.
Were you in EPCOT on September 21st?
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind was celebrating the special day with some Earth, Wind, & Fire by blaring ‘September’ through the ride all day long! It was a fun way to celebrate one of Star-Lord’s (a.k.a. Peter Quill) favorite songs from his childhood cassette tapes. Speaking of Star-Lord, if you love Guardians of the Galaxy, you might be excited about this new Disney announcement!
We all have our favorite Disney World rides.
Tomorrowland in Magic Kingdom
We also have those rides that we tend to stay away from, whether they’re too scary (Tower of Terror can be terrifying for some people), too extreme (Mission: SPACE Orange is a BIT MUCH), too dizzying (hello, Mad Tea Party), or for other reasons. However, some rides just have loading areas that can be a little iffy, and we now have actual proof of two Disney World rides with slightly dangerous loading areas where you need to take extra care getting in and out of ride vehicles.
Planning a Disney trip can be challenging, but we’ll tell you this: it’s easier to plan for Disneyland than it is for Disney World.
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Okay, why are we bringing this up? Well, NOW is a great time to go to Disneyland, especially with it being Halloween Time (which is a VERY big deal at the resort), although the holidays are a great time to visit, too. We’ll also admit the weather is SO nice this time of year (and you may even need a sweater at nights), especially if you don’t want to deal with humidity (it’s non-existent!). If you have a Disney Visa, though, you have a NEW excuse to book a Disneyland trip because you can save money RIGHT NOW.
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