Ticker: Musk launches Starlink for Indonesia; Disney performers vote to join union

bostonherald.com Elon Musk traveled to Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Sunday to launch Starlink satellite internet service in the world’s largest archipelago nation. Wearing a green…

Disneyland's character actors and performers vote to unionize

aol.com Actors and performers who portray characters like Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Cinderella at voted to unionize, the Actors Equity Association announced Saturday night. Cast…

Inside billionaire Palmer Luckey's home and military vehicle collection

businessinsider.com But the billionaire founder has his own James Bond-esque collection of military vehicles. • Luckey gave Bloomberg an inside peek at his 1980s-designed home and private…

Disneyland Character Workers at California Park Vote to Unionize

nytimes.com A majority of Disneyland cast members who perform as characters such as Mickey and Minnie Mouse and dance in parades at the amusement park, in California, voted to unionize…

Disneyland character and parade performers in California vote to join labor union

theglobeandmail.com Disneyland performers who help bring Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and other beloved characters to life at the Southern California resort chose to unionize following a three-day…

Disneyland character and parade performers vote to unionize by wide margin, setting up Actors’ Equity to represent 1,700 workers

fortune.com Disneyland performers who help bring Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and other beloved characters to life at the Southern California resort chose to unionize following a three-day…

Billionaire defense entrepreneur Palmer Luckey has a home like a Bond villain's lair

aol.com May 19, 2024 at 6:18 AM • None But the billionaire founder has his own James Bond-esque collection of military vehicles. • None Luckey gave Bloomberg an inside peek at his…

Disneyland Resort Character Cast Members Vote To Unionize With Actors’ Equity Association

deadline.com The Disneyland Resort cast members that bring the magic to life have voted to unionize with the Actors’ Equity Association. “They say that Disneyland is ‘the place where…

Disneyland costumed character employees vote to unionize

latimes.com Disneyland Resort employees who portray costumed characters like Mickey Mouse or Cinderella have voted to unionize under the Actors’ Equity Assn. The unit, which consists of…

Disneyland Character Workers Vote to Unionize With Actors’ Equity

hollywoodreporter.com Another union is coming to Disneyland. On Saturday, a majority of the amusement park’s character workers voted to unionize with Actors’ Equity Association in a National…

'Magic United': Disneyland characters vote to unionize

npr.org Turns out, Disneyland is not the happiest place on earth. At least, it's not for some of the workers who walk around the park as Mickey Mouse and Elsa and Chewbacca and…

Remote Improv and Drunk BBQs: How Kirsten Dunst, Daniel Brühl Got Cast in Ruben Östlund’s New Film

hollywoodreporter.com Daniel Brühl, Ruben Östlund and Kirsten Dunst at the photo call for "The Entertainment System Is Down" at the 77th Cannes Film Festival Kirsten Dunst said she “sobbed like a…

Michael Giacchino on IF Score, Directing and The Batman 2

thewrap.com Prolific, Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino isn’t slowing down. He’s just being picky. The man behind the music for “Lost,” “Up,” “Star Trek,” “Spider-Man” and…

Quinta Brunson: Being Lifted By Jason Kelce Was the Tower of Terror

thewrap.com When former Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Kelce saw Quinta Brunson at the ABC/Disney upfronts, he scooped the 4’11” “Abbott Elementary” Emmy winner into the air, an…

Disneyland performers complain about painful costumes, low pay, and inflexible management as part of push to unionize

businessinsider.com Minnie Mouse during a parade inside Disneyland in Anaheim, California, in 2020. MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images/Getty Images Disneyland performers in…

Inside Disney’s Hunt to Replace Bob Iger as CEO: Bibbidi Bobbidi Who Will It Be?

vanityfair.com Last October, Bob Iger donned shades and a ceremonial black robe to help choose the finalists for the Disney employees’ Halloween costume contest. It was a warm day on the…

Why Disney is doubling down on theme parks with a $60-billion plan

latimes.com Over the decades since Walt Disney opened his first theme park in 1955, the company’s tourism business has ballooned to an enterprise worth tens of billions in yearly sales,…

Jimmy Kimmel Targets Bob Iger, ‘Blue Bloods,’ P Diddy & Golden Bachelorette At Disney Upfront: “A Game Show Where You Can Win An Old Lady”

deadline.com After a two-year absence from the upfront stage, Jimmy Kimmel was back Tuesday to take aim at Bob Iger, P Diddy, CBS and the new Golden Bachelorette. Introduced by Kerry…

Warren Buffet’s Blunders: 3 Investments Even the Oracle Regrets

investorplace.com The legendary investor is not perfect and has made his share of mistakes over a long career Warren Buffett might be the greatest investor of all time, but he’s not immune…

When Is Disney World's Tiana's Bayou Adventure Opening?

entrepreneur.com Good news for Walt Disney World parkgoers and fans of the former water ride, Splash Mountain. The long-anticipated "The Princess and the Frog"-themed replacement, Tiana's…

Niles: Two major bits of news reverborate in Disney’s world

siliconvalley.com Disney’s theme parks enjoyed a big week last week, with a long-awaited announcement, debuts of several new attractions and a big political win. First up, Disney fans got the…

Chuck E. Cheese Pulling Plug on Animatronic Robot Band For Good

billboard.com To the likely delight of parents everywhere — as well as some seriously freaked-out kids — the Munch’s Make Believe Band is headed to the scrap heap. The animatronic group…

Sam Feist Named CEO of C-SPAN After Nearly 35 Years With CNN

variety.com After nearly 35 years with CNN, longtime Washington bureau chief Sam Feist has been named CEO of C-SPAN. Feist will remain at CNN through June and take the reins of C-SPAN…

Sam Rubin’s Son Colby Shares Touching Tribute To His Dad On KTLA Morning News

deadline.com There’s been an outpouring of love over the past few days after the untimely death of KTLA entertainment journalist Sam Rubin on Friday, and this morning Rubin’s son, Colby,…

R. Kiyosaki warns US dollar to crash as ‘BRICS gold crypto’ emerges

finbold.com Amid warnings of a major financial crash, famous investor and author of the best-selling personal finance book ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad,’ Robert Kiyosaki, has shared his views on…

R. Kioysaki warns US dollar to crash as ‘BRICS gold crypto’ emerges

finbold.com Amid warnings of a major financial crash, famous investor and author of the best-selling personal finance book ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad,’ Robert Kiyosaki, has shared his views on…

Women Deserve Equal Access to Motherhood

newsweek.com My life started out as Baby Girl Martinez, in Santa Ana, California. When I was three days old, my biological mother chose a couple to adopt me. Life was idyllic, growing up…

Robert Kiyosaki Advises Preparing for Depression

news.bitcoin.com Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has advised preparing for an economic depression. He emphasized the importance of being ready for the worst, cautioning against the…

Disney receives another key approval to expand Southern California theme parks

abcnews.go.com Disney has received another key approval to expand its Southern California theme parks in its first push to make major changes to its iconic Disneyland in decades ANAHEIM,…

Three founders launched HR software unicorn Gusto

aol.com Most startup origin stories start with the meeting of the cofounders. But I’d argue these stories begin far earlier, with who those people were long before they met each…

R. Kiyosaki’s stark warning: Stop living in Disneyland and prepare for depression

finbold.com Not long after stressing that a financial crash was already here and that it would be a ‘bad one,’ the popular investor and author of the best-selling personal finance book…

Column: Disneyland just promised electric cars at Autopia. Gas will be gone by 2026

latimes.com When the Walt Disney Co. announced earlier this month that it would at long last ditch the smog-spewing gasoline engines at its beloved Autopia attraction in Anaheim, the…

Does Costco Sell Disney Gift Cards?

watcher.guru Your guide: does Costco sell Disney gift cards? So, you have an upcoming trip to Disneyland and you’re wondering if your local Costco sells Disney gift cards. Today we’re…

Disneyland expansion map shows what the park’s lands could look like after a historic makeover

fastcompany.com Disneyland has been approved for a makeover after the Anaheim, California, city council unanimously passed the second vote for a rezoning project dubbed DisneylandForward.…

Larry Magid: For kids, summertime doesn’t have to mean more screen time

siliconvalley.com Summertime is almost here, which means that kids will soon be out of school, perhaps with plenty of time on their hands. That’s great, but it also means that they’ll have…

Americans are shopping less but they’re still spending on flights, hotels and Disneyland

aol.com A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the…

What will Disneyland build first in theme park expansion?

siliconvalley.com Disneyland is about to take the first step on a 40-year journey that will forever change the face of the Anaheim theme park resort now that the city has approved an…

Disney Cast Biological Male As "Evil Queen" At Florida Wilderness Lodge, Outraged Father Claims

zerohedge.com Disney Cast Biological Male As "Evil Queen" At Florida Wilderness Lodge, Outraged Father Claims Video surfaced this week from Walt Disney World in Florida where, at the…

Disneyland gets approval for major California expansion

newsweek.com Disneyland has finally received approval from the Anaheim City Council to go ahead with a major expansion plan. A plan to rezone the land owned by Disney, allowing it to…

Column: Disneyland has already turned my hometown into a giant tourist trap. What's next?

latimes.com Somewhere in my personal papers is a folded up, tattered poster of Mickey Mouse commemorating his long reign as the world’s most famous rodent. It shows scenes from some of…

Disney $1.9bn plan to expand Southern California Disneyland theme parks approved by Anaheim

fortune.com Disney has received a key approval to expand its Southern California theme parks in its first push to make major changes to its iconic Disneyland in decades. The Anaheim…

Disney receives key approval to expand Southern California theme parks

seattletimes.com Disney has received a key approval to expand its Southern California theme parks in its first push to make major changes to its iconic Disneyland in decades.

Disney’s $1.9B DisneylandForward Plan Gets Final Approval From Anaheim City Council; Major Changes Set For Walt’s Original Park

deadline.com The Anaheim City Council gave final approval today to DisneylandForward, the $1.9 billion, Disney’s multi-decade expansion plan for Walt’s original park. Today’s 7-0…

Keanu Reeves Says He and Sandra Bullock “Would Knock It Out of the Park” If They Did ‘Speed 3’

hollywoodreporter.com Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock might be down for Speed 3. The Speed stars stopped by the 50 MPH podcast to discuss the 1994 action-thriller, alongside their fellow co-stars…

Disney's streaming business (sans ESPN+) turns a quarterly profit

latimes.com The Walt Disney Co. name appears on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Burbank media and entertainment giant is seeing big strides in its streaming…

Khloe Kardashian reveals her doctor's offer after Tatum was born

newsweek.com Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Khloé Kardashian opened up about the challenges she faced in bonding with her son Tatum, who was born…

3 things we learned from Disney's latest earnings report

aol.com More than 6 million people subscribed to Disney+ in the past three months, helping Walt Disney Co. post a surprise profit in its on-demand video streaming division,…

Disney Stock Dips As Theme Park Comments Rattle Market; CFO Cites “Global Moderation From Peak Post-Covid Travel”

deadline.com Fireworks at Disney’s first-quarter earnings amid a bitter proxy fight quieted down in the second and the company’s commentary on a call today, especially around the parks…

Disney Shares Plunge Most In Year On Subscriber Miss, Disappointing Guidance

zerohedge.com Disney Shares Plunge Most In Year On Subscriber Miss, Disappointing Guidance Disney reported fiscal second-quarter profits that exceeded estimates of the average analysts…

Disney's streaming business turns a profit in first financial report since challenge to Iger

aol.com The Walt Disney Co. swung to a loss in its second quarter because of restructuring and impairment charges, but its adjusted profit topped expectations and its streaming…

Disney's streaming business turns profitable in first financial report since challenge to Iger

apnews.com The Walt Disney Co. moved to a loss in its second quarter, hampered by restructuring and impairment charges, but its adjusted profit topped expectations and its streaming…