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The re-opening of a park gives a short-term lift to results, but it will need growth across the division.
Dawit Habtemariam | 9 months ago
Announcements
From political challenges to internal reassessments, Google Travel is clearly going through a transition.
Jason Clampet | 9 months ago
Disney will be phasing out its advanced park reservation system in 2024, part of the controversy in the recent Dream Key Pass lawsuit. What this means for crowd control going forward remains to be seen.
Selene Brophy | 9 months ago
Tour Operators
The idea that a giant tourist attraction like Disney could fall victim to price sensitivity, especially under the current macro economic conditions, is telling. It further underscores that if theme parks are going to charge an arm and a leg, they need to deliver an experience worth the price tag, to remain competitive.
Selene Brophy | 10 months ago
Daily Lodging Report
Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel, in Anaheim, California, is currently transforming into the Pixar Place Hotel, the first fully Pixar-themed hotel in the U.S.
11 months ago
Disney is investing billions, but it won't be in regional theme parks.
Skift | 11 months ago
Walt Disney's Shanghai theme parks and its cruises showed particular strength early this year. That may help spare them from many of the broader cuts at the company.
Dawit Habtemariam | 12 months ago
So much for free speech! This is likely to go down in Governor DeSantis' resume, who is expected to declare his candidacy for U.S. president in coming weeks.
Brad Brooks and Joseph Ax, Reuters | 12 months ago
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis got married at Disney World in 2009. He may now regret that decision. The social values dispute between the governor and Disney seems to grow by the day.
Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine, Reuters | 1 year ago
It's hard to see how frontline workers at Disney's parks and resorts escaped these cuts, but that's the claim.
Dawn Chmielewski, Reuters | 1 year ago