As we mentioned earlier this week, Walt Disney World and its unions had come to a tentative agreement on a new contract, and after voting on it, cast members overwhelmingly voted to approve the deal. The Details According to the unions, 97% percent of the… Read More »Walt Disney World Unions Approve New Contract for Cast Members
Walt Disney World and the unions representing its Cast Members have finally reached a tentative agreement for a new contract that will be voted upon by union members this coming week. The Details In contract negotiations that have been ongoing since August 2022, it was… Read More »Walt Disney World and Unions Reach Tentative Agreement for New 2023 Contract
Disney CEO Bob Iger spoke at a Morgan Stanley media conference on March 9, 2023, and subjects he covered included the theme parks, Disney+, Hulu, Star Wars, Marvel, and more. The Theme Parks Since returning as Disney CEO, one of Iger’s top focuses has been… Read More »Disney CEO Bob Iger Speaks About Theme Parks, Streaming, and More at Morgan Stanley Media Conference
As part of Bob Iger’s restructuring of The Walt Disney Company, Bruce Vaughn will return as chief creative officer of Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI). The Details Vaughn will return as chief creative officer, and will also co-lead WDI alongside Barbara Bouza, president of Walt Disney… Read More »Bruce Vaughn Returns to Walt Disney Imagineering as Chief Creative Officer
Social media was all abuzz on Wednesday, Mar. 1 after snow-like participation started to fall during the day at Disneyland, and we have the videos to prove it. Let It Snow While snow in SoCal, and Disneyland, is extremely rare, it has happened in Anaheim… Read More »Snow-like Precipitation Falls at Disneyland on March 1
Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, who worked as an animator, director, producer, and story artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios during an unprecedented 70-year career, passed away Monday, February 27, 2023, at Canyon Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canoga Park, California, following a short illness.… Read More »Disney Legend Burny Mattinson Passes Away at 87
D23 members, both general and gold, found an email from Disney CEO Bob Iger in their email boxes this morning, talking about a special Disney100 ad that will air during tonight’s Big Game, and the history behind it. The Email Now how much of this… Read More »Disney CEO Bob Iger Sends Special Disney100 Email to D23 Members
The Walt Disney Company has announced that it too will join the parade of large companies trimming their workforce in a round of layoffs. The Mouse House will part ways with many as 7,000 employees. That’s roughly 4% of the global work force. As part… Read More »The Walt Disney Company to cut 7,000 jobs in reorganization.