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Disneyland character and parade performers in California vote to join labor union
Read full article: Disneyland character and parade performers in California vote to join labor unionDisneyland performers who help bring Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and other beloved characters to life have chosen to unionize following a three-day vote.
Disney to boost prices for ad-free Disney+ and Hulu services and vows crackdown on password sharing
Read full article: Disney to boost prices for ad-free Disney+ and Hulu services and vows crackdown on password sharingWalt Disney CEO Bob Iger vowed to make its streaming services profitable via a planned October price hike on its ad-free Disney+ and Hulu plans and a crackdown on password sharing expected to extend through next year.
These US corporations are reimbursing employees for abortion travel
Read full article: These US corporations are reimbursing employees for abortion travelSome of the largest corporations in the United States spoke out on the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, signaling that they will continue to support women who want to get abortions.
Judge invites Walt Disney Co. to bring Disney World to Texas amid new passed law
Read full article: Judge invites Walt Disney Co. to bring Disney World to Texas amid new passed lawThose who have been to Disney World know it’s the “happiest place on earth,” but what if the giant amusement park called Texas home?
Nice to meet you, again: Disney brings back non-distanced character meet-and-greets
Read full article: Nice to meet you, again: Disney brings back non-distanced character meet-and-greetsIt’s perhaps one of the last things that guests at Walt Disney World have been waiting to see return: an up-close moment, picture or autograph with Mickey Mouse and other popular characters.
Disney furloughs employees ‘whose jobs aren’t necessary at this time’
Read full article: Disney furloughs employees ‘whose jobs aren’t necessary at this time’Facing a complete standstill across its entertainment empire due to the coronavirus crisis, the Walt Disney Company notified its employees that it would furlough employees "whose jobs aren't necessary at this time" starting on April 19th. Its theme parks around the world have shuttered, its cruise line is suspended and many of its biggest films of the year have been delayed. The impact is hitting Disney's theme park employees especially hard. Among those impacted would be the Disney Parks' storied 'Imagineers' - the designers of the parks, rides and hotels. After Disney shuttered Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland in California, it committed to paying employees through April 18th.
Disney had a blockbuster 2019. Here’s what it has on deck for 2020
Read full article: Disney had a blockbuster 2019. Here’s what it has on deck for 2020The Walt Disney Company is going to have a hard time living up to its record-breaking 2019. First of all, there are no Star Wars or Avengers films on the docket in 2020. In July, it set the record for the highest-grossing studio in box office history. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, the parks division's biggest expansion ever, opened to incredible fanfare. What ensued was a global box office windfall that surpassed the $10 billion mark in 2019, shattering Disney's 2016 record of $7.6 billion.