Category: disney

Disneyland Offers 3-Day Discounted Ticket Bundle for California Residents

The Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, is now offering discounted tickets for California residents. Valid June 12 through Sept. 28, residents of the Sunshine State can visit for $83 a day when purchasing what’s called a three-day resident bundle. The offer is valid Monday through Thursday only, and for one theme park per day. For…


Disney’s Box Office Blow

While Marvel’s “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” broke the bank at the weekend box office earning top honors, Disney’s live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” sunk in comparison to its previous similar tentpole films. That’s according to box office analysts who noted the rarity of a Disney film based on a popular animated musical making a…


Judge Recuses Himself From Disney, DeSantis Case After Discovering Relative Owns Company Stocks

The federal judge that was set to oversee Disney’s First Amendment lawsuit filed against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recused himself from the high-profile case on June 1 after discovering that a “relative within the third degree of relationship” owns Disney stock. In a 14-page decision (pdf), U.S. Chief District Judge Mark Walker, an Obama appointee, said that…


DeSantis Responds to Disney Criticism: Nobody ‘Has Made Disney More Money Than Me’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said during his 2024 presidential launch that nobody “has made Disney more money than me,” and defended his continued feud with the media giant. “Nobody probably has made Disney more money than me because they were opened [in Florida] during COVID and they were closed in California,” DeSantis said during a…


DeSantis Asks That Judge Be Disqualified From Disney’s Free Speech Lawsuit

ORLANDO, Fla.—Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking that a federal judge be disqualified from the First Amendment lawsuit filed by Disney against the Florida governor and his appointees, claiming the jurist’s prior statements in other cases have raised questions about his impartiality on the state’s efforts to take over Disney World’s governing body. DeSantis’s attorney filed…


Disney Scraps Plans to Build $900 Million Florida Campus Amid DeSantis Feud, Cites ‘Changing Business Conditions;’

Disney is canceling plans to build a nearly $900 million corporate campus in Lake Nona, Florida, citing “changing business conditions.” Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney’s parks, experiences, and products division, announced the decision to scrap plans to build the campus, which would have housed roughly 2,000 employees, in an email to workers on May 18. The email was…


LIVE NOW: NTD Good Morning (May 19): G7 Summit in Japan, CCP Holds China-Central Asia Summit; FBI Retaliating Against Whistleblowers?

G7 Leaders gather in Japan to discuss Russia and China.  And the Chinese Communist Party holds a summit of its own for Asian countries. What does it mean for US-China relations? We speak with an expert. Is the FBI engaging in retaliation against whistle-blowers? That was the topic of a House hearing on May 18 where…


NTD Good Morning (May 19): G7 Summit in Japan, CCP Holds China-Central Asia Summit; FBI Retaliating Against Whistleblowers?

G7 Leaders gathered in Japan to discuss Russia and China, while the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a summit of its own for Asian countries. What does it mean for U.S.-China relations? We speak with an expert. Is the FBI engaging in retaliation against whistleblowers? That was the topic of a House hearing on May…


LIVE 7 AM ET: NTD Good Morning (May 19): G7 Summit in Japan, CCP Holds China-Central Asia Summit; FBI Retaliating Against Whistleblowers?

G7 Leaders gather in Japan to discuss Russia and China.  And the Chinese Communist Party holds a summit of its own for Asian countries. What does it mean for US-China relations? We speak with an expert. Is the FBI engaging in retaliation against whistle-blowers? That was the topic of a House hearing on May 18 where…


NTD Evening News (May 18): FBI Whistleblowers Allege Serious Abuses, Retaliation; Disney Scraps Plan for Office Complex in Florida

Three whistleblowers allege that the FBI is retaliating against those who allege that the bureau has been politically weaponized, but some Democrats say they aren’t credible. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responds after Disney scraps their plan to build an office complex in Florida. The Supreme Court Thursday ruled unanimously that Twitter cannot be held liable for aiding terrorism,…