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Josh D’Amaro Says Disney Is ‘On the Offensive’ as Epic Universe Opens — But No New Rides, Only Closures, at Disney World in 2025
As Universal prepares to open its most ambitious theme park yet, Epic Universe, Disney’s top park executive (and future Disney CEO hopeful) Josh D’Amaro is pushing back against concerns over competition, stating that Disney has been “on the offensive” for years in the battle for Orlando tourism dominance. But while Universal is launching a massive new resort with multiple lands and hotels, Walt Disney World has no new attractions scheduled to open in 2025—only closures of longstanding guest favorites.
Trump Praises Disney’s Abu Dhabi Park After Bob Iger Presented the Plans to Him Personally in Oval Office
President Donald Trump is throwing surprising support behind Disney’s new theme park in Abu Dhabi, praising the project during a trade summit in the United Arab Emirates and revealing that Disney CEO Bob Iger personally presented the plans to him recently in the Oval Office.
Thunderbolts Director Reportedly Tapped to Lead MCU X-Men Reboot
Marvel may have found the mutant whisperer it’s been searching for. According to Deadline, Thunderbolts director Jake Schreier is in early talks to become the director for the MCU X-Men reboot.
Disneyland Abu Dhabi Will Be Mostly Indoors to Battle the Heat of the Desert
When Disney announced its plans to construct a brand-new theme park in Abu Dhabi, heads turned around the world—and not just because of the surprise location. While speculation continues to swirl about what Disney might bring to Yas Island, one question loomed larger than all the rest: how exactly do you build a Disneyland in one of the hottest places on Earth?
Thanks to Miral Group CEO Mohamed Abdalla Al Zaabi, we now have at least one clear answer—you take it indoors.
Trump Calls Out Disney CEO Bob Iger Directly in Fiery Truth Social Post Following ABC Segment on New Pope
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social over the weekend with a blistering message aimed directly at Disney CEO Bob Iger, following what he described as a bizarre and biased segment on ABC News about the newly elected Pope Leo XIV.
Nightcrawler Actor Alan Cumming May Have Just Spoiled Avengers: Doomsday
In a recent BuzzFeed UK interview, actor Alan Cumming—who famously portrayed Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United—spoke candidly (and maybe a little too freely) about returning to the superhero genre in Avengers: Doomsday. But one offhand comment in particular set off a frenzy online.
Warner Bros Surpasses Disney+ in Streaming Growth as Trump Tariffs Loom Over Hollywood
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) trounced expectations in Q1, gaining more streaming subscribers than Disney despite the Mouse House’s optimistic earnings and surprise theme park announcement in Abu Dhabi.
In other words, the streaming war just took an unexpected turn—and it’s not in Disney’s favor.
Disney Abu Dhabi Expansion Raises Eyebrows as Virtue Signaling American Company Partners With Restrictive Middle Eastern Regime
The Walt Disney Company made waves this week with its announcement of a brand-new theme park and resort coming to Abu Dhabi in the United Aram Emirates. While the project marks Disney’s seventh global theme park destination, it also marks a new chapter in the company’s corporate strategy: doing business in regions that impose significant restrictions on personal freedoms, expression, and dissent.
Thunderbolts Falls Below Initial Opening Weekend Box Office Projections, Becomes Marvel’s Lowest Summer Kickoff Ever
The official weekend box office numbers are in, and Thunderbolts has come in lower than initially projected, opening with $74.3 million domestically—below the $76 million projected early Monday morning. Despite being billed as the kickoff to the 2025 summer movie season, the Marvel Studios release is now underperforming even by the franchise’s post-Endgame standards.
New Avatar: The Last Airbender Movie Replaces Beloved Voice Cast Over Race According to Casting Director
Paramount and Avatar Studios are catching serious heat this week after confirmation emerged that the upcoming animated sequel film The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender is replacing the original beloved voice cast—not because the actors retired or passed on the roles, but over their race. This, according to the film’s casting director, is because they no longer align with the fictional animated characters’ ethnic backgrounds.
Disney Touts Success of Deadpool & Wolverine, But Most of Film’s Profits Were Consumed by Snow White Failure
Disney is celebrating a massive win with Deadpool & Wolverine, the R-rated superhero event that shattered records and revived faith in the Marvel brand for some. According to Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament, the film brought in over $1.3 billion at the global box office and delivered an impressive $400 million in profit.
But the real story isn’t just what Deadpool & Wolverine earned—it’s what Disney lost elsewhere.
PlayStation 6 Release Date May Have Accidentally Been Revealed
While it’s disappointing news for fans of the Blade Runner universe, the recent cancellation of Supermassive Games’ planned Blade Runner title may have inadvertently revealed something even bigger: a potential clue about the PlayStation 6 release date.