The Walt Disney Company has been brought into the sunlight in regards to their governmental capture of public entities in charge of Disney World governance (and beyond). It's bad enough that even Bob Iger should be very concerned about his future. The recent...
Every once in a while there is an article so good on another Disney news site that we just have to be in awe. When that happens, it's only right that we link to the site and remember the old adage, "a rising tide lifts all boats." So that's what we'd like to do with...
Featured Image Courtesy: Trout Fest 2022 Saturday was a beautiful spring day in North Georgia to get out and enjoy being around other people. Here in the South, small towns thrive on festivals to advertise what the locals have to offer in terms of goods and...
As we've been reporting here at That Park Place, the conflict between Disney and Florida is having a major impact throughout the entertainment industry. According to The Wall Street Journal, that impact goes beyond just entertainment and all the way throughout the...
I don't think there's been a more bizarre or divisive period in the history of Walt Disney World's existence. In the past month, Disney has gone from a push to moderate its company to a full-fledged pursuit of sociocultural ideological goals that are likely not...
WDWNT is reporting that the new MagicBand+ wristwear accessory has shown up in stores around Walt Disney World today. The new version of the MagicBand comes with a price tag of $30 and has a bit of interactivity not seen in the original version. This even includes...
Some people thought he was a right-winger brought in by Bob Chapek to move the company rightward. In reality, Geoff Morrell was as middle-of-the-road as they come. A former Pentagon spokesperson turned news guy turned Disney exec, Morrell knew how to navigate both the...
Geoff Morrell, the former spokesperson for the Pentagon who had become Disney's VP over communications and government relations, has decided to quit after only three months. Morrell represented a Chapek hire that was intended to bring the company more towards the...
Sometimes big corporations can get a very bad rap for the way they can treat their employees. But there are times that this trend goes in the very opposite direction, and as much as we complain when employees are treated poorly, we need to praise companies when they...
Give credit where credit is due. Ryan Faughnder of the LA Times has put on a masterclass in the art of writing a flattering headline only to casually level a CEO and his business strategy. In this case, the target is The Walt Disney Company CEO, Bob Chapek. For the...
The nostalgia callbacks are strong with this one. The new Jurassic World Dominion Trailer released 22 hours ago. We think that means we're covering this "on the day of!" Oh sure, we're a little bit later than we would like to be in having an article on a new...
This is going to be a brief article because the info we have is brief. Activision-Blizzard was purchased by Microsoft earlier in the year. Although there is plenty left to work out in the process, I guess you could say that World of Warcraft is a Microsoft property...
Disney Parks has updated the public on all the details regarding the return of Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween for 2022. The mega popular after-hours special ticketed event will begin in mid-August this year, running all the way until the exclusively-priced October...