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Disney’s Failed ‘Star Wars’ Hotel Is Returning as a Feature Film

By Rick Lye 1 Comment
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As Disney World Prepares To Spend Billions, DeSantis Shakes up the Board Overseeing the Parks

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The old Splash Mountain attraction in Disney World

With Disney’s DEI Programs Dead, Fans Again Petition Disney To Bring Back Splash Mountain

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The new District Fire Department logo over Walt Disney World and the CFTOD building.

Days After Disney Scrubs DEI Programs, DeSantis’ Disney Board Facing Federal Lawsuit for Racial and Sexual Discrimination

By Rick Lye 1 Comment

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A brightly colored Cinderella castle with blue and gold conical roofs and ornate spires, framed by a vibrant pink and blue sky. The castle exudes the Magic Kingdom’s whimsical and magical ambiance at Disney World.

The Magic Is Gone: Disney World No Longer Seen as a Desirable Workplace

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Madame Leota's Somewhere Beyond Shop sign

Without Evidence, Fans Claim DEI To Blame for Disney Imagineering Issues

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The Island Tower at the Polynesian Resort

‘Disney’s Building Hiltons Now?’ Former Imagineer Takes Brutal Shot at His Ex-Employer

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Disney Heads to Fox News to Pitch Conservatives on Coming Back to Disney Parks

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