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Disney Introduces First Canine Imagineer, Liberty Belle Gets Stuck on Rivers of America, & More: Daily Recap (5/6/23)

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Spencer Lloyd is a college student/parks addict living in Tokyo. He runs TDRPlans.com, a comprehensive source for information and travel planning related to Tokyo Disney Resort. And fun fact, he is the only person in history to have been in the same ride vehicle as Tom Corless.

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Saturday, May 6, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more

Disney Demands Showrunners Work During WGA Writers Strike

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Writers Guild of America Strike Authorization Vote April 2023

Studios such as Disney and Warner Bros. Studios are starting to demand that writers must perform non-writing duties and may have to act against their guild’s own mandates during the writers strike. Writers Guild of America Writers Strike This week, Disney and Warner Bros. Studios sent out a letter to showrunners employed by its various … Read more

Disney Introduces Noodle — the First Canine ‘Imagineer’

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Jacklyn, a Walt Disney Imagineer, and her service dog Noodle have proven to be quite the Dynamic Duo. We recently got a look into their “fur-ever” friendship. Noodle — the First Canine Walt Disney Imagineer When Jacklyn received an offer to become a communications professional intern at Walt Disney Imagineering, her team soon discovered that … Read more

Woman Trespassed for Pushing Elderly Guests in Line for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Governor DeSantis Signs Land Use Bill Into Law to Void Disney & Reedy Creek Development Agreement, & More: Daily Recap (5/5/23)

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Spencer Lloyd

Spencer Lloyd is a college student/parks addict living in Tokyo. He runs TDRPlans.com, a comprehensive source for information and travel planning related to Tokyo Disney Resort. And fun fact, he is the only person in history to have been in the same ride vehicle as Tom Corless.

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Friday, May 5, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more

Florida Senate Passes Bill for State Inspections of Walt Disney World Monorails, Peyton Manning & Phil Simms Ride in Cavalcade at Magic Kingdom & More: Daily Recap (5/2/23)

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more

Hatbox Ghost Imagineer Daniel Joseph Inducted Into Florida Inventors Hall of Fame

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Shannen Michaelsen

Shannen has been a Disney Parks fan and lover of dogs since childhood, despite Pluto's attempt to eat Shannen's Minnie Mouse doll the first time they met. They've made up now. You can email Shannen at shannen@mail.hkdrnt.com.

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Imagineer Daniel Joseph, who worked on the Hatbox Ghost in The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland, is among the 2023 class of inductees for the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame. Daniel Joseph Walt Disney Imagineering said on Instagram, “The Florida Inventors Hall of Fame announced that Disney Imagineer Daniel Joseph is among the 2023 class of … Read more

Missing Walt Disney World Cast Member Found Deceased, DeSantis Says Disney is ‘Putting Their Thumb in the Eye of Voters,’ & More: Daily Recap (5/1/23)

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Jonathan D

Jonathan is a fan of cinema and theme parks, with particular admiration in Orlando for Epcot and Disney's Animal Kingdom. His favorite resort on Earth would be Disneyland Paris, which doesn't seem to get the full admiration it deserves. You can find him in the Hufflepuff Common Room by the kitchens at jonathan.doughty@wdwnt.com.

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Monday, May 1, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more

President Biden Takes a Shot at Disney vs. DeSantis Battle During White House Correspondents’ Dinner Speech

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Lisa Stump

Lisa loves theme parks, black coffee, and her two Sphynx cats, Jareth and Figment. She believes the best day includes a trip around World Showcase during the EPCOT International Food & Wine festival! Her favorite attractions are Rise of the Resistance, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, and "it's a small world." She can be reached at lisa.stump@wdwnt.com.

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President Biden gave a speech filled with jokes roasting himself, Fox News, and several political figures, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in regards to the ongoing battle with the Walt Disney World Resort. Biden Pokes Fun at DeSantis At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner held last night, President Biden delivered a speech full of jokes … Read more

Federal Judge in Disney-DeSantis Lawsuit Recuses Himself, Walt Disney World Cast Member Constance Lynn Campbell Reported Missing, & More: Daily Recap (4/29/23)

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Spencer Lloyd

Spencer Lloyd is a college student/parks addict living in Tokyo. He runs TDRPlans.com, a comprehensive source for information and travel planning related to Tokyo Disney Resort. And fun fact, he is the only person in history to have been in the same ride vehicle as Tom Corless.

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Saturday, April 29, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more

Federal Judge in Disney-DeSantis Lawsuit Recuses Himself, New Arbiter Will Preside

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Jonathan D

Jonathan is a fan of cinema and theme parks, with particular admiration in Orlando for Epcot and Disney's Animal Kingdom. His favorite resort on Earth would be Disneyland Paris, which doesn't seem to get the full admiration it deserves. You can find him in the Hufflepuff Common Room by the kitchens at jonathan.doughty@wdwnt.com.

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U.S. Magistrate Judge Martin Fitzpatrick has recused himself from the lawsuit Walt Disney Parks & Resorts filed Wednesday against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his personally-appointed Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board. Fitzpatrick stated he is related “in the third degree” to someone employed by one of the parties, and sought to avoid any potential … Read more

Chris Pratt & Jimmy Kimmel Prank Guardians of the Galaxy Mission: BREAKOUT Riders, Hours Extended at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom, & More: Daily Recap (4/28/23)

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Spencer Lloyd

Spencer Lloyd is a college student/parks addict living in Tokyo. He runs TDRPlans.com, a comprehensive source for information and travel planning related to Tokyo Disney Resort. And fun fact, he is the only person in history to have been in the same ride vehicle as Tom Corless.

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Friday, April 28, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more

Disney Suing Ron DeSantis and Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board, COVID-19 Restrictions Made Illegal at Walt Disney World, & More: Daily Recap (4/26/23)

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Spencer Lloyd

Spencer Lloyd is a college student/parks addict living in Tokyo. He runs TDRPlans.com, a comprehensive source for information and travel planning related to Tokyo Disney Resort. And fun fact, he is the only person in history to have been in the same ride vehicle as Tom Corless.

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Walt Disney World EPCOT … Read more

20th Digital Studio Dissolved, Quarter of D23 Staff Let Go During Round 2 of Disney Layoffs

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Shannen Michaelsen

Shannen has been a Disney Parks fan and lover of dogs since childhood, despite Pluto's attempt to eat Shannen's Minnie Mouse doll the first time they met. They've made up now. You can email Shannen at shannen@mail.hkdrnt.com.

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The second round of The Walt Disney Company’s 7,000 planned layoffs has begun, with several members of the company’s entertainment division laid off yesterday. Deadline reports that the layoffs have also hit 20th Digital Studio and D23. 20th Digital Studio & D23 20th Digital Studio, which produced web content and was a subsidiary of 20th … Read more

GOP-Proposed Timeshare Bill Would Give Disney Massive Tax Breaks, New Walt Disney World Nametags Coming, & More: Daily Recap (4/25/23)

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Spencer Lloyd

Spencer Lloyd is a college student/parks addict living in Tokyo. He runs TDRPlans.com, a comprehensive source for information and travel planning related to Tokyo Disney Resort. And fun fact, he is the only person in history to have been in the same ride vehicle as Tom Corless.

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more

Disney TV Studios Marketing Dissolved, Freeform & ABC Executives Among Those Let Go in Second Round of Disney Layoffs

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Shannen Michaelsen

Shannen has been a Disney Parks fan and lover of dogs since childhood, despite Pluto's attempt to eat Shannen's Minnie Mouse doll the first time they met. They've made up now. You can email Shannen at shannen@mail.hkdrnt.com.

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The second round of The Walt Disney Company’s 7,000 layoffs has begun and, as previously reported, is mostly impacting the entertainment division. Disney expects to reach 4,000 total layoffs by Thursday this week, cutting 15% of the entertainment division. Disney Television Studios Marketing Dissolved The Disney TV Studios’ marketing department is being dissolved. The various … Read more

GOP-Proposed Florida Timeshare Valuation Bill Would Give Large Tax Breaks to Disney, Among Others

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Jonathan is a fan of cinema and theme parks, with particular admiration in Orlando for Epcot and Disney's Animal Kingdom. His favorite resort on Earth would be Disneyland Paris, which doesn't seem to get the full admiration it deserves. You can find him in the Hufflepuff Common Room by the kitchens at jonathan.doughty@wdwnt.com.

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As reported by the Orlando Business Journal this morning, a Florida bill sponsored by Representative Randy Fine (Republican — Palm Bay) would redefine the way timeshare properties are valued in the state, consequently allowing the potential for massive tax breaks to entities in the state such as Walt Disney World, Hilton Grand Vacations, Marriott Vacations … Read more

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