Editor: I would like to welcome Kevin Yee as a guest author. I hope it becomes a regular thing. “Don’t you ever get sick of it?” That’s the question that almost always follows the moment when a new acquaintance learns that I visit the Walt Disney… Read More »Something New
A few days ago Disney Cast Members voted down the initial contract proposal from Disney. Now Disney has turned down the union’s counter proposal. Disney says its initial offer still stands and that unions have until November 8th to accept it. I don’t see that… Read More »Disney World rejects Union Proposal, Deadlock Looms
There is more to Walt Disney World merchandise than just t-shirts. I’ve spotted a bunch of new merchandise recently and, while there are a few real bright points, there are also unfortunately a couple misses.
First are there are a bunch of great new Mickey Mouse Ears in the parks. I really like these R2-D2 ones.
One more set of Mickey Ears and two possibly disturbing finds below the jump:
I knew that the caricaturists who sketch your profile at Disneyland and Walt Disney World were outside vendors, but I didn’t realize the balloon sellers were. Both licenses are owned by the same company, a company founded by Jess Rubio, who got his start as… Read More »Disney Balloon and Caricacture Vendor owner dies
A story in the NY Times Media Decoder blog brings the good news that Disney Parks have arranged a partnership with the cranberry farm collective Ocean Spray. This will involve Disney selling Ocean Spray products, such as a co-branded Craisin package that features Chip &… Read More »Is Walt’s Brand of Marketing the Way of the Future?
Visitors to Disney’s Animal Kingdom who want a closer look at the animals in the Pangani Forest and Kilimanjaro Safari areas of the park have a new option to enjoy. Alas it’s a pricey option with tour prices starting at $129 (which does not include park admission), but it sounds absolutely amazing. Previous to this, the best VIP tour of the area was only for concierge guests at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge.
Full details below the cut:
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Members of the unions representing 20,000 of Disney World’s 60,000 workers rejected a contract offer from the Walt Disney World resort today. No exact counts have been provided. It’s still relatively early in the process, but who knows what to expect. If history is a… Read More »Disney World Cast Members Reject Disney’s Contract Proposal
I know you’ve been missing them, the seemingly weekly occurrence of Bus accidents on or near Disney Property. But they’re back. Tonight at 6pm-ish a car decided that the giant Disney’s Magical Express bus nearby was a perfect object to run into. The result was… Read More »And the Bus Crash plague returns to Disney