Disney Blames Lower Disneyland Ticket Revenue on ‘Unfavorable Attendance Mix’, ‘Fantasmic!’ Return Date May Be Announced at D23, Guest Climbs into Fountain at Tokyo DisneySea, and More: Daily Recap (8/10/22)

We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Wednesday, August 10, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more

Kids Content Will Not Serve Ads At Launch of Ad-Supported Disney+

Earlier today we reported that an ad-supported tier of Disney+ is launching in December. Disney CEO Bob Chapek stated today that kids profiles and pre-school content will not have ads, “at least at launch”. Of course, this leaves the door open for ads to be served on kids content at some point in the future. … Read more

Disney’s Combined Streaming Subscribers Surpassed Netflix in Q3 2022

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While Netflix still remains the solo king of streaming subscribers worldwide with an estimated 220.7 global subscribers, The Walt Disney Company reported in their Q3 2022 earnings call today that they added enough subscribers across their services to finally surpass Netflix. Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced a growth of 14.4 million subscribers across Disney’s streaming … Read more

Disney Expects to Increase Capital Expenditures to $6 Billion, Likely Indicates Many New Theme Park Projects

In today’s Q3 earnings call, Disney revealed they expect to increase their capital expenditures to $6 billion in the coming years, an ambitious number that would likely be largely represented in the Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products division. Disney’s goal in the coming years is to spend around $6 billion in capital expenditures, which generally … Read more

Revenue and Attendance Up in Q3 2022 at Disneyland Paris

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On today’s earnings call, it was revealed that revenue and operating income for Disney’s three wholly-operated international resorts had grown quite a bit over 2021, with most growth focused at Disneyland Paris. Increases in attendance and hotel room occupancy at the Paris resort lead to it leading growth, and offsetting losses at Shanghai Disney Resort … Read more

Guest Climbs In Fountain, Poses as Decoration at Tokyo DisneySea

While guests at the Tokyo Disney Resort are largely known for ardently following the rules and causing little trouble, it seems even the Japan resort isn’t immune to the recent trend of guests going out-of-bounds for social media clout. In a Tweet posted by @DisneySea20, we see the guest, male likely in his teens or … Read more

Wand Engraving, Free Magnet, Special Effects Show Q&A, and More Coming to Universal Studios Hollywood Pass Member Appreciation Days 2022

Universal Studios Hollywood is preparing for its annual Pass Member Appreciation Days event with some special deals and benefits — including one particularly interesting new service. We’ve got all the details, so let’s take a look! The event will take place from August 16 through September 30, 2022. Pass Members will of course get this … Read more