Investment plans announced by TWDC may seem impressive at first, but when per year numbers are considered, they may not be keeping up with the cost of inflation. Investors seem unhappy. The Walt Disney Co. has revealed plans to funnel approximately $60 billion...
We took a trip to Williamstown, Kentucky to visit the Ark Encounter. We had talked about doing this when our children were much younger but we never did. Our children have become adults now so my wife and I decided to do a trip with her parents. We left early one...
Families and fans of Star Wars rejoice -- the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser hotel has plenty of availability for April and May of this year. Launching in March, the hotel experience has availability sporadically for its opening month, so you'll need to refresh the...
I have been following a number of rumors and leaks regarding Disney World's record-breaking cap ex availability, which is a bit of jargon to say that there's some money to be spent on projects at WDW. One of the reasons for that is a strategic delaying of Tron so that...
In late August, I exclusively reported on Disney World executives' plans for the future of Genie+. Today, we found out that two of the four items I discussed have now come to pass. Here's the original reporting: While Disney fans may be annoyed by these new increased...
Stocks are down on Monday, January 24th. It's not the best way to start 2022 if you're investing in the NASDAQ, S&P 500, etc. However, as bad as Monday has been for investors (and there have been far worse days in the past five years), there are a few stocks which...
Walking into the Disney Store at Disney Springs or strolling through the shops in Main Street USA, it's easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer amount of Disney merchandise that is on the shelves. But where does all of that stuff come from? Who, exactly, makes all those...
Dollywood has announced that they will attempt mirroring the philanthropic efforts of Dolly Parton. On her birthday, January 19th, Dollywood declared that all workers at the theme park will be encouraged to commit at least one day towards helping the charity of their...
My granddaughter is four years old and her favorite song is "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from the Disney movie Encanto. In fact, she loves all the songs from Encanto as well as the movie itself. She has watched it many times. But she can sing this particular song...
The way that Disney World and Universal Orlando handle selling items from closed attractions is so totally different. At Walt Disney World, when an attraction closes, you'll often find the items at a few locations outside the normal theme parks where mostly only...
It's not only Disney that is struggling to find more subscribers. Netflix came out with its numbers today and dropped as much as 25% of its total stock value. Although it is still the top streaming platform, increased competition and fewer opportunities in the Western...
I've been thinking over the past twenty-four hours about one of the major topics here at That Park Place and how we cover it. When it comes to theme parks globally, there is one place that is the magnum opus, the cat's meow, the big kahuna. Nothing else comes close to...
Snow in Southeast Tennessee is a treat for those who love it. So recently when the temperatures fell and so did the snow, my wife and I decided to return back and spend some more time at the Hiwassee/Ocoee State Park. The day started out cold and stayed that way as...