Walt Disney has agreed to pay $43.3 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its female employees in California earned $150 million less than their male counterparts over an eight-year period, the plaintiffs’ lawyers said in a statement on Monday. As part of the settlement, Disney has agreed to retain a labor economist for three … Read more
A Disney-obsessed woman was left stunned after her outfit, deemed “inappropriate” by some, caused a stir at Disney World. Although recognised as ‘the happiest place on Earth’, Disney World in Florida enforces strict regulations, which include a specific dress code for visitors to the theme parks. The internet has seen a spate of viral incidents … Read more
Walt Disney was targeted by hackers who obtained sensitive internal company data including revenue figures from its Disney+ and ESPN+ streaming services as well as its Genie theme park passes, according to a report. A cyber-criminal operation known as “NullBulge” uploaded more than 1.1 terabytes of data in July that also included internal Slack messages … Read more
The first trailer, which aired during American football’s 2024 Super Bowl, was viewed a record 365 million times online in the first 24 hours. The second broke another record – for the most “F-bombs” in the MCU: six in less than three minutes. Hugh Jackman as Wolverine/Logan in a still from Deadpool & Wolverine. Photo: … Read more
Families travelling to Disney World often find the prospect of managing multiple children in a busy park daunting. This challenge has led to a surge in demand for services that combine the roles of a Disney tour guide and a nanny, offered by organisations such as Nanny Land and Once Upon a Nanny. These businesses, … Read more
The rising rate of inflation in recent years has led to several cost-conscious Americans complaining that a Disney World vacation is becoming too expensive. According to a Bloomberg News analysis conducted last year, while the cost fluctuates depending on the hotel they stay in and the park activities they choose to pay for, a family … Read more
A decade later, Thibault has built her New York-based travel agency, Magical Storybook Travels, into a thriving business that caters specifically to neurodivergent families. When Nicole Thibault’s family visited Walt Disney World in 2013, their two-year-old son (bottom) started becoming distressed. Photo: Facebook / Nicole Thibault In pre-travel counselling sessions for her clients, she studies … Read more
Sony and Zee. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd on Sunday said the Singapore Arbitration Centre has denied Sony Group’s plea seeking to restrain the Indian media company from approaching the NCLT to enforce a merger that was called off by the Japanese company’s Indian arm. An Emergency Arbitrator of Singapore International Arbitration … Read more
Walt Disney said Tuesday it “does not endorse” the candidates nominated by activist shareholders in a preliminary proxy filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger, in a letter to investors, said the company has embarked on an “unprecedented transformation,” making management changes and streamlining operations to become more cost-efficient. It is … Read more
Activist investment firm ValueAct Capital Management agreed to back Walt Disney’s board nominees at its upcoming shareholder meeting as the entertainment giant looks to fight off a proxy battle from Nelson Peltz. Disney signed an agreement to share confidential company information with ValueAct, plus consult with the San Francisco-based firm “on strategic matters, including through … Read more
