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Planning a trip to Disney World can be expensive, but luckily there are a ton of deals and discounts to take advantage of if you know where to look.
Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom
Whether you’re hoping to save money on your upcoming hotel stay or get into the parks at a discount, there are a lot of offers going on currently. If you had your heart set on a particular deal, however, you’ll want to act fast — 18 of them need to be booked by December!
Do you subscribe to Disney+?
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Being a subscriber can get you a lot of perks BEYOND being able to stream all that awesome Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars content. You can also get exclusive merchandise and early access to merchandise, as well as discounts on Disney World trips, and more! Well, there’s a NEW Disney+ subscriber deal we HAVE to tell you about because it’s for Loungefly.
Ever since Florida Governor Ron DeSantis first attempted to take control of Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District, there have been two very opposing sides.
Disney vs. DeSantis
DeSantis was eventually able to replace the Reedy Creek Improvement District with the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, giving the area a new governing board. Since then, the board’s decisions have been controversial and not everyone has been pleased by the proceedings. Currently, some lawmakers are seeking to repeal DeSantis’s takeover…but there may be some obstacles in the way.
We weren’t the only ones shocked in 2022 when Bob Chapek stepped down as CEO of the Walt Disney Company and Bob Iger, who had previously retired as Disney’s CEO, came back to the role.
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Since then, Iger has had his work cut out for him, including focusing on streaming as his #1 priority, as well as turning things around for the parks and dealing with the whole Reedy Creek situation. However, Iger won’t be sticking around as CEO forever, and now we know that Iger will be stepping down in a few years.
Disney has been recently criticized by fans for its “woke agenda” within the newest movies and shows.
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Critics have said Disney has crossed boundaries when it comes to topics in movies and that the company has strayed from its original vision of creating classic and beloved stories. Since his return, CEO Bob Iger has had a few comments on these criticisms including a new statement at the New York Times Dealbook Conference.
Disney has a way of bringing seemingly real magic to our experiences around the parks.
Journey of Water–Inspired by Moana lets you interact with water in ways we didn’t know we could
Through the use of new and innovative technology, Disney can have you waving goodbye to water, soaring through the galaxy, and riding on the back of a banshee on a different planet. All of this is made possible by Disney’s team of Imagineers. These creative geniuses design and create new ways of experiencing parks all the time. Five yet-to-come attraction designs have been patented that, if they were to come to the parks, we would shovel out all our money to experience them!
According to Variety, Marc Thorpe, the visual effects artist who worked on the Star Wars and Indiana Jones films has passed away.
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Thorpe’s death was announced by his daughter on social media. Thorpe had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease 30 years ago.
2023 has been a big year for McDonald’s!
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From the viral Grimace Shake to the popular Disney100 toys to the fan-favorite Halloween Happy Meal Boo Buckets, we’ve found ourselves in the drive-thru at the fast food giant more times than we’d care to admit. But it looks like we’ll all be planning another visit soon…because McDonald’s just announced its next big offering!
We talk about cruising quite a bit here on DFB, although, granted, we’re usually talking about Disney Cruise Line.
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Disney Cruise Line certainly offers a little something for everyone, including fine dining, private islands, fun activities, and more. But Royal Caribbean just took ownership of a new ship, Icon of the Seas, and we’ll admit that as we learn more about it, it’s giving us some FOMO (aka fear of missing out).
Disney’s relationship with the state of Florida has been a whirlwind, to say the least.
Reedy Creek Improvement District
Disney and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have been in a battle for control over the former Reedy Creek Improvement District, which was renamed the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District since a bill was introduced (and later signed into law) to dissolve the district and its special tax status. Since then, DeSatis and his appointed board have been in control over the district. Florida Democratic state senator Linda Stewart stated that the law that would dissolve Reedy Creek “is a tax increase” and that she didn’t “think [DeSantis] understood how badly this could go for the state of Florida and the counties and the cities.” Now, we’re hearing more from Stewart.
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