One manatee and three dolphins that call Walt Disney World home will soon be relocated out of their habitats in The Seas with Nemo & Friends at EPCOT, according to a report from the Orlando Sentinel. One Manatee and Three Dolphins Being Relocated from The Seas The manatee Lou will be moved to another manatee … Read more
A year after Disney canceled plans to move Imagineering and other operations from Los Angeles, California to Lake Nona, Florida, employees who moved before the cancelation are suing the company for uprooting their lives. Employees Suing Disney Over Canceled Cross-Country Move According to the Los Angeles Times, the proposed class-action lawsuit was filed on Tuesday … Read more
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has responded to Disney cancelling their Lake Nona move. Earlier today, Disney announced that they are cancelling the relocation of Walt Disney Imagineers from California to Florida. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has now responded to the announcement. He released a statement on Disney’s cancellation of the Lake Nona relocation: “Disney announced … Read more
Disney was set to build a large campus in Lake Nona, Florida with plans to move over 2,000 employees, including Imagineering. Now, Parks, Experiences, and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro has announced that the whole project has been canceled. Disney has simply cited “changing business conditions” as the reason for the cancellation. According to CNBC, Josh D’Amaro … Read more
Disney’s Lake Nona Headquarters Project has been approved unanimously by the Development Review Committee. Lake Nona Headquarters Project The vote was held on March 9 and was known as the Lake Nona Parcel 20A Office Complex. The project passed through the Development Review Committee with a unanimous vote of 5-0 by its members. The site … Read more
With the abrupt change of leadership at The Walt Disney Company, many people are asking a lot of questions about the future. But one major question hangs in the balance — with Chapek gone, will Imagineering still be moved from California to Lake Nona, Florida? The Lake Nona Project In January 2021, we reported that … Read more
Universal guests will no doubt have missed the laughter and fun from hanging out with their buddies Shrek and Donkey. The Shrek and Donkey Meet & Greet was closed June 7 to be moved to a new location. Where you might ask? Well we have the answer. We think that the new location for the … Read more
The Walt Disney Company’s campus in Lake Nona, Florida is coming closer to fruition. Disney has reportedly purchased approximately 60 acres of land in southeast Orlando for the project, according to Jack Witthaus of the Orlando Business Journal. According to records from Orange County, a Disney-connected entity, Dynamic Campus LLC, made the purchase from Lake … Read more
It was back in 2017 when Disney welcomed two new tiger cubs to the Maharajah Jungle Trek at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, twins Anala and Jeda, the first Sumatran tiger cubs to ever be born at the theme park. Bred as part of a program to save critically endangered Sumatran tigers, Jeda has since been relocated … Read more
For nearly a century, The Walt Disney Company has been primarily based in California. But according to a new report from the Orlando Business Journal, things could be changing soon, as the company is reportedly considering moving a number of its divisions to Florida. Jack Witthaus and Richard Bilbao write that Disney could be relocating … Read more
With the reopening of Hong Kong Disneyland seemingly imminent, the resort has been making adjustments to its temperature screening process. Thanks to Disney Magical Kingdom Blog on Twitter, we’ve learned that the tents, which will likely utilize a scanner monitor watched by Cast Members, have been somewhat relocated, further away from the park entrance and … Read more