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Disney Make-A-Wish Efforts Abandon Hollywood for YouTubers — MrBeast, and YouTube Creators Grant Wishes at Disneyland

Disney Make-A-Wish Efforts Abandon Hollywood for YouTubers — MrBeast, and YouTube Creators Grant Wishes at Disneyland

In late October 2025, Disneyland Resort hosted a special event where 40 children from Make-A-Wish Foundation had their wishes granted in collaboration with Disney, YouTube, and philanthropist MrBeast. This marked the first time such a partnership brought together top creators to deliver personalized experiences for wish children.

Disney Scraps Supplier Diversity Program After Years of Prioritizing Identity-Based Contractors

Disney Scraps Supplier Diversity Program After Years of Prioritizing Identity-Based Contractors

The Walt Disney Company has officially ended its Disney Supplier Diversity initiative, a program previously designed to prioritize contracts with vendors based on factors such as race, gender, identity, veteran status, and disability. The change comes quietly but marks a major shift away from a policy that shaped vendor selection across the company’s theme parks, media divisions, and merchandise operations.

Former Imagineer Jim Shull Calls New Disney World Zootopia Show “Woke” After Preview Video Goes Online, Then Seems to Backtrack

Former Imagineer Jim Shull Calls New Disney World Zootopia Show “Woke” After Preview Video Goes Online, Then Seems to Backtrack

Retired Walt Disney Imagineer Jim Shull stirred online discussion this weekend after questioning whether the new Zootopia: Better Zoogether show in Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World carries what he described as a “woke vibe.” The show, housed in the Tree of Life theater, recently started cast member previews and videos quickly hit the internet.