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NBA Confirms That Disney World is Being Considered as the Location to Finish the Season

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The NBA has confirmed that they’re in talks with the Walt Disney Company to potentially finish their season in Orlando.

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While the NBA season was previously suspended in response to health concerns, the league is now considering potential locations where they could finish the season at a single site. We previously reported that Disney World is a potential frontrunner, and the NBA has now confirmed that Disney is one of the locations being considered.

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Hulu Is Getting a BIG Update to Look More Like Disney+!

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We often find ourselves watching Hulu thanks to the selection of shows and movies, but we do think the platform could be easier to navigate.

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Hulu’s navigation interface is on the challenging side. Unlike most other streaming services, it makes you scroll vertically through every category instead of horizontally. Well, good news! It looks like Hulu is getting an update — and it’s going to look a lot like Disney+.

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Disney World is the Reported Frontrunner to Host the Rest of the NBA Season

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In the past couple of weeks, we have seen several industries gradually resume business operations with a focus on health and safety.

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When it comes to professional sports, Disney World may play a key role in hosting the rest of the 2019-2020 NBA season.

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7 Super Weird Ways the NBA and Disney Are (Strangely) Linked Right Now

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When you think of Disney, the first thing that pops into your head probably isn’t “basketball.”

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Still, Disney actually has a pretty close relationship with the NBA in more ways than one. You might have heard about the NBA Experience in Disney Springs or maybe you’ve watched basketball on Disney-owned ESPN, but those aren’t the ONLY ways these two companies are linked.

Come with us down the strange, winding rabbit hole of seven weird ways that Disney and the NBA are connected right NOW!

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News! Analyst Downgrades Disney’s Stock Rating Due To Leadership Changes

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We reported yesterday that The Walt Disney Company shifted around their executives to form a new leadership team.

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This change-up moved Josh D’Amaro to the Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products, and named new presidents for both Disney World and Disneyland. Former Disneyland President, Rebecca Campbell, is stepping into the role of Chairman for the Direct-To Consumer sector and analysts shared their concerns with this recent change.

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What the Worst Case Scenario Could Mean for the Walt Disney Company

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We’re living in interesting times with the global crisis going on, and that means that Disney has had quite the situation to contend with from a business perspective.

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With the closures of Disney theme parks around the world, the suspension of movie production and theatrical releases, and the cancellation of hundreds of sports games, Disney has seen an earnings dip. Analysts and executives have had mixed opinions on how long this period will last and some analysts are trying to predict a worst-case scenario. What could that outcome mean for the Walt Disney Company financials? 

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Disney CEO Bob Chapek Comments on the Future of the Disney Parks

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Today, Shanghai Disneyland became the first Disney theme park to reopen following the recent closures.

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In reaction to the opening day, CNBC conducted an interview with Bob Chapek, the CEO of the Walt Disney Company. In the interview, Chapek commented on pent-up demand for the theme parks, the role of guests in keeping everyone safe, and some of the ways the global health crisis has had an effect on the company.

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10 Ways The Current Crisis is Particularly BAD for The Walt Disney Company

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The Walt Disney Company is massive, spanning across multiple industries and lines of business, from theme parks to motion pictures to home entertainment. In the past couple of weeks, the global health situation has caused Disney to make tough decisions that will surely have an effect on its bottom line in the coming fiscal year.

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The Walt Disney Company currently has four primary business segments: Studio Entertainment, Media Networks, Direct-to-Consumer & International, and Parks, Experiences & Products. And most of them are completely under fire right now.

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Touchdown! There’s a New Spot to Watch Football on Sundays at Disney’s BoardWalk!

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Now there’s even more places to take in the big game in Disney World!

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We enjoy watching football games at the ESPN Club on Disney’s BoardWalk (which you can read more about here), but sometimes ESPN Club can get super crowded during those big Sunday games. But now, there’s another location on Disney’s BoardWalk that has opened its doors open for Sunday football!

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Disney World is Poppin’ With Pop Warner Merch!

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Get ready to scream and cheer — Pop Warner is almost here!

Pop Warner Merch

And while Disney World begins to brace itself for the 2019 Pop Warner Super Bowl and National Cheer & Dance Championships (and ALL the crowds that this annual event inevitably draws each year!), today we saw a sneak peek of what this year’s merch will look like!

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