Walt Disney World is asking Annual Passholders to pay more for admission while removing a small perk that helped soften the cost of visiting.
Walt Disney World is asking Annual Passholders to pay more for admission while removing a small perk that helped soften the cost of visiting.
On Wednesday night, September 17, 2025, tragedy struck Universal Orlando’s new Epic Universe theme park when a guest was found unresponsive after riding the park’s signature Stardust Racers roller coaster. The man was transported to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Disney is once again facing legal trouble, but this time the issue isn’t about its theme parks, streaming service, or even movies. A new class-action lawsuit alleges that the Disney company has been secretly tracking visitors to its main website, disney.com, in ways that may violate California privacy law.
In the wake of Jimmy Kimmel being taken off the air, Roseanne Barr alleges that Barack and Michelle Obama directly pressured Bob Iger and Disney to fire from from her own show.
President Trump has doubled down on his remarks regarding Jimmy Kimmel after ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air indefinitely. Speaking at a press conference, Trump sharpened his critique of the late-night host, framing the move as a “firing” brought on by bad ratings and poor talent.
Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the nation’s largest owner of ABC affiliates, says Jimmy Kimmel’s removal from ABC’s schedule does not go far enough. The company announced it had already preempted Jimmy Kimmel Live and is calling on the host to issue an apology and a financial donation to the family of Charlie Kirk.
The dwindling late-night television landscape shifted again this week as ABC announced that it was indefinitely pulling Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air. The decision came after years of declining ratings and a fresh wave of backlash following Kimmel spreading misinformation about the alleged killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Could Jimmy Kimmel Live! actually return to the air on Disney-owned ABC? Has Jimmy Kimmel been fired or even cancelled?
Kimmel has not been fired as of yet, but he is refusing to apologize for the comments that sparked this backlash. That refusal, paired with heavy political and affiliate pressure, appears to have left Disney executives little choice but to act.
The DCU’s long-gestating Batman: The Brave and The Bold project is once again mired in uncertainty. Rumors are swirling that Andy Muschietti, director of the disastrous The Flash, may no longer be steering the first Batman outing in James Gunn’s rebooted universe. Yet Gunn himself has insisted Muschietti is still attached.
The Batman 2 writer/director Matt Reeves gave reporters an update while at the Emmy Awards Sunday night. He was there supporting The Penguin, the HBO Max limited series set in his DC Elseworlds, which earned 24 nominations and won nine. But it was the sequel to his 2022 The Batman that was on everyone’s mind.
In a stunning development, Disney and ABC have yanked Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air indefinitely following intense backlash over Kimmel’s offensive and misleading commentary on the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The decision comes after one of ABC’s most powerful affiliate groups, Nexstar, announced it would preempt Kimmel’s show on its stations due to his “recent comments concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk.”
On Monday, September 17, 2025, President Donald J. Trump filed a defamation lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida against the New York Times, four of its reporters, and Penguin Random House.
Allegations against the Times from the suit state that the paper “continued spreading false and defamatory content about President Trump,” and that they omitted recognition that Trump “secured the greatest personal and political achievement in American history” in his November 2024 Presidential election win.
The west-side security plaza at Downtown Disney District, near the Disneyland Hotel, closed temporarily on September 8, 2025. This entrance sits between Din Tai Fung and the former ESPN Zone building. It previously served as a direct access point for hotel guests walking into Downtown Disney and toward the theme parks.