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Disney World Gender Swaps Tally the Elf This Christmas — No Longer Interacts With Guests

Disney World Gender Swaps Tally the Elf This Christmas — No Longer Interacts With Guests

Something magical — and controversial — has happened to one of Walt Disney World’s most unlikely viral celebrities. Last year, Tally the Elf became a fan favorite at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party in Magic Kingdom at Disney World, charming guests with his comedic “naughty or nice” antics along the Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade route.

“Tree of Life Awakenings” Returns to Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Walt Disney World

“Tree of Life Awakenings” Returns to Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Walt Disney World

The projection-mapping display known as Tree of Life Awakenings resumed at Disney’s Animal Kingdom starting November 1, 2025, and is scheduled to run most nights through November 8th. The show takes place on the park’s central sculpture, the Tree of Life on Discovery Island, and features animated visuals projected onto the tree’s carvings.

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.