Shanghai Disney Resort is hosting a vibrant array of offerings for the arrival of Spring, launching new offerings, revealing new characters, and celebrating special occasions starting March 1 until May 31. What’s Happening: Flowers are beginning to bloom across the city, and Shanghai Disney Resort has become a magical place for guests from Shanghai and […]
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Kali River Rapids at Disney’s Animal Kingdom has reopened from its refurbishment today, almost three weeks ahead of schedule.
The water ride was closed for refurbishment beginning on January 9 and was scheduled to reopen on March 17.
The ride typically closes for the season between January and April of each year. Kali River Rapids was closed for an extended refurbishment at the end of 2021. Originally set to reopen in December 2021, the ride was reopened to guests on January 4, 2022.
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We have happy refurbishment news to share today! This attraction is open earlier than expected! Refurbishments Refurbishment is a dreaded word for Disney fans who will soon be visiting the Disney Parks. In theory, we all understand that refurbishments are a necessary part of keeping each park magical. However, it is sad when one of your favorite attractions […]
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Heavy equipment and safety fencing has arrived at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village as roof replacement is under way.
This past weekend marked the highly-anticipated runDisney Princess Half Marathon event at Walt Disney World, and what a spectacular ending it had. Over the finish line in the first place position was Colorado resident Neely Gracey, making history as only the third woman ever to take out the top spot on the virtual podium.
In a statement, Gracey said that she had only passed the second-place finisher in the last mile, making it a close race. The runDisney Champion joins 2017 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon winner Giovanna Martins and Jackie Pirtlehall, the 2019 Disney Princess Half Marathon winner, to be the third female attendee to receive the title.
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The Reedy Creek Improvement District is no more. Read DeSantis’ shocking statements from the press conference here. Takeover The past several months has been turbulent between the state of Florida and The Walt Disney Company. Florida passed the Parental Rights in Education Law in 2022. The Walt Disney Company originally remained quiet surrounding this bill despite pleas […]
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Bob Chapek, former CEO of The Walt Disney Company, complained to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis about having to get involved in the controversy surrounding the Parental Rights in Education bill, a.k.a. the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
DeSantis wrote about Chapek calling him in his new memoir “The Courage to be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for American Revival.”
“As the controversy over the Parental Rights in Education bill was coming to a head,” DeSantis writes, “Chapek called me. He did not want Disney to get involved, but he was getting a lot of pressure to weigh in against the bill.”
According to DeSantis, Chapek said, “We get pressured all the time. But this time is different. I haven’t seen anything like this before.”
DeSantis told Chapek that if Disney stayed out of the situation, they would only face 48 hours of outrage when the bill passed. “Then there will be some new outrage that the woke mob will focus on,” he said, “and people will forget about this issue, especially considering the outrage is directed at a political-media narrative, not the actual text of the legislation itself.”
He continued to say that Chapek and Disney “ultimately caved to leftist media and activist pressure and pressed the false narrative against the bill.”
Governor DeSantis is holding a press conference at Reedy Creek Fire Station this morning to sign legislation into law that would allow the Florida government to take control of Reedy Creek Improvement District as retaliation for Chapek and Disney publicly opposing the Parental Rights in Education bill.
The new law will rename the district the Central Florida Tourism Oversight Board and consist of a board appointed only by the governor of Florida residents who cannot have worked in the theme park industry within three years. It will no longer dissolve the district on June 1, 2023. Walt Disney World will no longer lose their tax exemptions.
Current (and at the time former) CEO Bob Iger was among those who publicly spoke against the “Don’t Say Gay” bill before Chapek did. Chapek was fired as CEO in November and Iger returned to the position. At a town hall with Cast Members soon after his return, Iger said in regards to the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, “One of the core values of our storytelling is inclusion, [and] acceptance, and tolerance. And we can’t lose that, we just can’t lose that.”
“How we actually change the world through the good must continue,” he went on to say. “We’re not going to make everyone happy all the time, and we’re not going try to. We’re certainly not going to lessen our core values in order to make everyone happy all the time.”
Source: Fox News
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If you’re a Funko and Marvel fan, this week has already gotten off to a great start as Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse merchandise bursts onto the scene! Among the new offerings is a Jumbo Spider-ManPop! that’s exclusive to Target. (Please note this article contains affiliate links. Your purchase will support LaughingPlace by providing us a small […]
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After the Florida State Legislature passed a bill that would overhaul the Reedy Creek Improvement District and put it under state control, Governor Ron DeSantis signed it into law today, holding a press conference at the district’s fire station. What’s Happening: Stepping up to the podium at the Reedy Creek Fire Station this morning, Florida […]
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference at Reedy Creek Fire Station this morning and signed the legislation for the government to take over Reedy Creek Improvement District into law.
DeSantis declared that the “corporate kingdom will come to an end” and there was a “new sheriff in town.” He doubled down on the law being a response to The Walt Disney Company opposing Florida’s homophobic “Don’t Say Gay” bill, referencing the California-based company’s attempts to “inject sexuality and impose agenda” in Florida. He stated these are not the values the state wants to promote and emphasized the “safety of students and rights of parents” as well as treating Walt Disney World the same as other Florida theme parks.
The law renames the district the Central Florida Tourism Oversight Board and consists of a board appointed only by the governor of Florida residents who cannot have worked in the theme park industry within three years. It will no longer dissolve the district on June 1, 2023. Walt Disney World will no longer lose their tax exemptions.
The first meeting of the new board will be on Wednesday, March 8. Among the board members are lawyers Martin Garcia, Mike Sasso, and Ron Perry.
Walt Disney World President Jeff Vahle said they are “ready to work” with the government as they take control of Reedy Creek.
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