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May 22 2023
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When Disney Decides a Presidential Election
From the CenterIn an election season when Republican elephants and Democratic donkeys are poised for a fierce battle for control in Washington, it’s beginning to look like next year’s elections could be decided by a mouse.
Mickey, that is.
The avatar for the Walt Disney Company is unlikely to appear in campaign ads during the 2024 election cycle, but the corporate
Dan Schnur
Jun 01 2023
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Disney's new "Tiana's Bayou Adventure" ride is an ode to New Orleans
Mama Odie was a lovable character in the movie, "The Princess and the Frog," and will be back for the new ride, "Tiana's Bayou Adventure," Disney says. Rendering courtesy of Disney Disney is converting Splash Mountain into "Tiana's Bayou Adventure," an attraction that will highlight the company's first Black princess and be a "love letter to New Orleans." Why it matters: Splash Mountain has
Axios
May 01 2023
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Disney Sued Florida Board Loyal To DeSantis. Now They’ll Countersue Disney.
A Florida tourism board aligned with Governor Ron DeSantis in his battle against Disney vowed to counter-sue the entertainment giant after it went to court claiming DeSantis and the board violated its First Amendment rights by invalidating a longstanding deal that gave it special authority over its Sunshine State theme parks. The new legal broadside is just the latest in a running dispute
The Daily Wire
May 01 2023
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Disney-DeSantis Feud Escalates: Board Overseeing Disney World District Counter-Sues Company
The board overseeing Walt Disney World’s special district filed a lawsuit against the company on Monday, days after Disney sued the panel for revoking a deal that gave the resort broad development powers—the latest development in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ battle with the company over its opposition to the state’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” law. The lawsuit, filed in a Tallahassee federal
Forbes
May 18 2023
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Disney cancels planned central Florida corporate campus
Disney will not move forward with its planned corporate campus in Lake Nona, Florida, which would have relocated nearly 2,000 jobs from California to the Sunshine State. Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products Chairman Josh D'Amaro announced the cancellation to employees in an internal memo issued on Thursday. He cited new leadership at the company and "changing business conditions. WHAT THE
Colorado Springs Gazette
May 12 2023
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Disney Stock Plummets From Loss of Subscribers
Disney’s stock fell for a second consecutive day as investors expressed concern that the entertainment company would face additional roadblocks as it lost subscribers, but saw gains of more people visiting its theme parks. The stock dipped by nearly 9 percent yesterday (May 11) after the entertainment company said they lost four million subscribers, partly due to losing the right to stream the
The Observer (New York)
May 26 2023
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Disney rips DeSantis bid to disqualify judge in free speech lawsuit
Disney urged a federal court to reject a request by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to disqualify the judge overseeing the company’s lawsuit accusing the governor and his allies of political retaliation.
Attorneys for DeSantis had argued that Judge Mark Walker should recuse himself from the lawsuit over his comments in two separate cases that referenced the clash between the governor and the
CNBC
May 29 2023
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New York Times reviewer bemoans absence of 'kink' in Disney children's movie
What was he thinking? A New York Times reviewer criticized Disney's new children's movie, The Little Mermaid, because it lacked, are you ready? -- "kink." Disney’s live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” is a dud, according to one woke critic. It’s “everything nobody should want in a movie,” wrote Wesley Morris for The New York Times, “dutiful and defensive, yet desperate for approval. It
American Thinker
May 01 2023
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DeSantis-backed board countersues Disney
The board picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to oversee Disney in the state said it will sue the company, escalating the feud between the entertainment giant and the Republican governor after the company sued the state in federal court last week. Disney sued Florida, alleging that the state unjustly retaliated against it for its public opposition to a law in the state that prohibits the
The Hill
May 19 2023
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Disney pulls plug on $1B Florida expansion in blow to DeSantis
Disney scrapped a plan to build a $1 billion office project in Orlando amid a still-expanding feud with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who accuses the company of backing so-called “woke” progressive views. The media giant has decided some 2,000 jobs that it planned to move to the Sunshine State will remain in California , just weeks after CEO Bob Iger said it would reconsider future investments in
New York Daily News