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Disney just announced its upcoming pricing plans for its streaming service — Disney+.
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During the earnings call for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 (held on February 5th), Disney announced that Disney+ was a huge success during the first quarter of 2025. Additionally, Disney CFO Hugh Johnston confirmed that there will be no Disney+ subscription price increases for the next 12 months. Here’s what you need to know.
Disney has just dropped some MAJOR news…but one thing was surprisingly missing!
Magic Kingdom
On November 14th, 2024, Disney held its earnings call (and released its earnings report) for the 4th quarter of fiscal year 2024. We got updates about the financial standing of Disney’s theme parks, streaming services, and more. But Disney completely ignored one HUGE thing…
Get ready Disney fans — there are BIG changes coming your way, this time in the world of streaming.
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Disney has already been cracking down on password sharing for its streaming services, revealed its streaming bundle with Max, discussed the Disney+ app getting an ESPN tile by the end of this year, and announced its new sports streaming service (Venu) (though the launch of that service has hit a snag). But MORE updates have been revealed.
Buckle up, folks. Disney has just made some HUGE announcements, and we’ve got all the details you need to know right here.
Magic Kingdom
On November 14th, 2024, Disney held its Earnings Call (and released its Earnings Report) for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024. These earnings calls and reports typically provide some big reveals about how the company is doing financially when it comes to the theme parks, Disney+, and more — and this earnings call/report was no exception. So, let’s dive into the updates YOU need to know about.
WHAT is going on with the crowds in Disney World?
Entrance to EPCOT
During the Q3 earnings call in August of 2024, Disney revealed that demand for its domestic parks had been “flat.” (CEO Bob Iger had actually predicted that attendance would go down.) One Disney executive explained that higher-income consumers are traveling internationally more, while lower-income consumers are feeling a little bit of stress. Disney also warned that there could be a continuation of those trends in terms of the “top line.” So just what’s happening with the crowds now? Has demand gone up or down since we last heard from Disney? We’ve got an update.
Get ready to count down the days — Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will be opening in Disneyland soon!
THE BIG DROP — Attraction Model
This weekend, Disney hosted the massive D23 Ultimate Fan Event in Anaheim, California. The sprawling convention broke news from across Disney’s spectrum of offerings, including films, television streaming, video games, and parks.
It’s official, friends. Pull out the pumpkin spice because HALLOWEEN has BEGUN at Disney World!
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The Mickey pumpkin wreaths are UP, Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party has begun, there are spooky snacks in Magic Kingdom, and there’s Halloween merchandise to pick up too (hide your wallets now). But if you’re looking for some people who have absolutely WON the Halloween game in the parks, don’t look any further — we found ’em!
Sure, Avengers Campus is already home to a flying Spider-Man and ridiculously sized snacks, but soon it’ll also be home to…KING THANOS?!
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That’s right folks, Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure park is getting a NEW Avengers-themed attraction as part of an upcoming expansion. You’ll battle villains (including King Thanos) from everywhere (and “everywhen”) alongside the Avengers. We’ve already seen a peek of concept art for the attraction in the past, but now Disney has revealed some NEW details you need to know about.
2024 has been an interesting year for the Disney theme parks, with lots of changes made and new experiences opened in recent months. But has it all paid off?
EPCOT
Within recent months, we’ve seen CommuniCore Hall open in EPCOT, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure open in Magic Kingdom, Genie+ transformed into Lightning Lane Multi Pass, and more. On August 7th, Disney held its earnings call (and released its earnings report) for Q3 of fiscal year 2024 and now we can see just how the parks are doing from a financial perspective (and what that might mean for the future of the parks).
JUST DO IT ALREADY. If you clicked this post, you probably have a U.S. Passport that is set to expire at some point in the near future and you’ve likely given yourself a million reminders to fill out that renewal paperwork. But it just keeps getting delayed, doesn’t it?
Passport
We get it. The idea of filling out paperwork, mailing in documents, etc. might just be too much to handle right now. It’d be more fun to watch Inside Out 2 or grab some Starbucks instead, right? 😂 But what if we told you that renewing your passport could be a few CLICKS away with a simpler process? It might just be, but you’ll need to know all the rules!
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