Disney parks at the forefront after Iger’s return
It’s been six months since Bob Iger canceled his retirement and stepped back into the top role at Disney to right a number of perceived wrongs under his handpicked successor, with one hovering right near the top: reconnecting with the Disney theme park die-hards and restoring their faith in the brand.
Disney parks at the forefront after Iger's return
It’s been six months since Bob Iger canceled his retirement and stepped back into the top role at Disney to right a number of perceived wrongs under his handpicked successor, with one hovering right near the top: reconnecting with the Disney theme park die-hards and restoring their faith in the brand.
Disney sues DeSantis, calling park takeover ‘retaliation’
Disney is suing Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis over the Republican’s takeover of its theme park district, alleging Wednesday that the governor waged a “targeted campaign of government retaliation” after the company opposed a law critics call “Don’t Say Gay.”.
Insider extra: Videos, documents show Disney stripping power from DeSantis’ special district board in public
On Feb. 8, several dozen spectators took their seats inside the administrative offices of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, formerly known as Reedy Creek Improvement District, to attend a previously-scheduled public meeting of the special taxing district’s board of supervisors.
Random Florida Fact: The father of Florida tourism
Everyone knows the name Walt Disney. But do you know about Dick Pope Sr.? Pope opened a park that would eventually transform Florida into a tourist destination. On this special episode of Your Florida Daily: the flamboyant salesman behind the state's first commercial theme park and how he later became known as the father of American water skiing.
Florida Gov. DeSantis targets Disney World’s Reedy Creek district in special session
Florida lawmakers currently debating congressional maps proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in a special session will now also consider getting rid of special districts enacted before 1968, which includes Disney’s Reedy Creek district, the governor announced Tuesday at a news conference in The Villages.
Disney, Cirque du Soleil open new show ‘Drawn to Life’ to standing ovation
The highly anticipated new collaboration from Cirque du Soleil and Disney, Drawn to Life, premiered Thursday night at Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort to a full house of enthusiastic fans who demonstrated their appreciation with a lengthy standing ovation.
‘It was just nothing’: 99-year-old recounts Orlando’s transformation from sleepy town to tourist destination
There was no decent store to go to to buy clothes, people would actually go to Georgia to buy clothes. “There was a Woolworths and there were a couple little boutique stores and they would carry maybe eight or nine dresses. Ad“Oh, very involved, because this man gave everything to Winter Park, everything,” said Polasek. “And there are people in Winter Park that have never been there, they drive by it. When she’s not day trading, she’s doing yoga, jazzercise and swimming, and she’s working on plans for her 100th birthday party this summer.
Shares mostly lower in Asia after tech-led drop on Wall St
A man wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. Stocks were mostly lower Thursday in Asia after weakness in technology companies shares led an overnight decline on Wall Street. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)Stocks were mostly lower Thursday in Asia after weakness in technology companies’ shares led an overnight decline on Wall Street. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney but edged higher in Shanghai. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slipped 0.5% to 26,364.51 and the Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo gave up 0.3% to 26,735.63.
In seismic shift, Warner Bros. to stream all 2021 films
This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Timothee Chalamet, left, and Rebecca Ferguson in a scene from the upcoming 2021 film "Dune." The move follows Warner Bros.' decision to put “Wonder Woman 1984” on HBO Max in December, along with a concurrent theatrical run. Warner Bros.' move amounts to an acknowledgement that any full rebound for theaters is still a year or more away. Warner Bros. confirmed the films will be available to subscribers with no further charge. After a rocky rollout, HBO Max said in October that nearly 9 million people were using HBO Max, though 29 million had access to the streaming service as part of their HBO subscriptions.
Book Review: Disney fans will enjoy Snow's 'Disney's Land'
Disney knew the importance of characters in storytelling and so does Snow, examining many of the people who helped Disney on his passage from idea to game-changing park. One such character is Buzz Price, who completed some early research on the economic feasibility of Disney’s park. Disney’s focus and self-confidence allowed him to push on despite family and friends who told him that an amusement park was folly. He leveraged everything he owned to build an amusement park the likes of which the world had never seen. Disney fans will enjoy this rendering of the founder and entrepreneurs will find their time well spent inside the covers of Snow’s book.