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Sea World
Who doesn’t love a great deal — especially when it comes to theme parks! In January, SeaWorld Orlando offered free beer to guests 21 years and older. Now, Seaworld Orlando has a new offer to entice guests to visit. [Read more…]
We all have that one souvenir that we dream of taking home with us from Disney vacations, but sometimes it just doesn’t pan out that way for one reason or another.
Starbucks in Disney World!
With so many great designs to choose from, it’s sure to be a tough decision to decide on just one. These mugs, cups, and tumblers make the perfect souvenir to remember your trip and will bring a smile to your face every time you use them.
There has been some MASSIVE Disney news released lately and you might have missed some of it!
Walt Disney Company Headquarters ©LA Times
On February 8th, 2023, Disney held its earnings call and released its earnings report for the first quarter of the 2023 fiscal year. You might be wondering, “why should I care about Disney’s financial standing or what they have to say about their revenues?” But you might be surprised! Along with key financial news, Disney also revealed some big updates that could impact movie fans, parkgoers, and more. So sit back, grab a soda (or your drink of choice), and let’s unpack all of this huge Disney news together.
If you don’t want to spend some money, it’s time to hide your wallets!
Dooney & Bourke bags!
We just spotted new a new Disney collection at Target and there’s a new Disney board game coming out later this year. If you’ve been in the market for a new Dooney & Bourke bag, you’re in luck — three new bags are online!
Bob Iger announced a massive Disney restructuring recently and it’s already having a big impact on the Company.
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The changes, which took place effective immediately, are meant to restore a greater amount of control to Disney’s creative leaders and essentially undo the structure put in place under Bob Chapek. There will be 3 key segments at Disney under this new structure: (1) Disney Entertainment, (2) ESPN, and (3) Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products. But just how is this change impacting Disney’s leadership team? We just got an update.
At one point, Frozen was ranked as the 5th highest grossing movie of all time. While its current ranking of 19 is just enough to keep it in the top 20, Frozen II, its sequel, currently rests even higher at number 13.
Anna and Elsa in Festival of Fantasy
With such a successful franchise it was only a matter of time before Disney brought us back to Arendelle!
We’ve seen plenty of internal changes impacting Disney workers recently.
Walt and Mickey
Not only is Disney moving forward with the Lake Nona project that will transplant thousands of employees from California to Florida, but the company is also undergoing a massive restructuring as Bob Iger refocuses the company’s priorities.
We’ve got a huge update on the situation with Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District (“RCID”).
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By way of a very quick background, the RCID was created over 50 years ago and essentially functions as its own county government in Orlando, Florida. For years, it has given Disney (the majority landowner in the District) a huge amount of power over the land on which it operates, allowing Disney to select the Board of Supervisors that make critical decisions over the District’s land. Following Disney’s criticism of Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Bill, a bill was passed that will dissolve the RCID in June of 2023 (in what many saw as an act of retaliation). But it seems things with the RCID could soon change in a critical way.
Disney dropped some serious news bombs during its Q1 2023 earnings call.
Cinderella Castle
We learned the number of current Disney+ subscribers, how much Disney Parks have made, what three movies are getting sequels, and more. But we also learned about how the company wants to cut spending by $5.5 billion, as well as how it plans to do that.
Managing capacity — it’s something that has been discussed since the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to be important to the Disney parks today.
Fantasyland
Oftentimes, things like the Park Pass system are heavily discussed when it comes to managing capacity, but things like Genie+ can also help balance where people are in the park. During Disney’s earnings call for their first quarter of fiscal year 2023, we got a number of updates related to things in the parks. But one key thing CEO Bob Iger discussed was managing capacity.
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