Arnold Schwarzenegger shared the sweet name that his grandchildren call him.
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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Disney is planning to super-size its theme parks and cruise lines business. The Walt Disney Co.
disclosed plans to boost capital spending in the Disney Parks, Experiences and Products business segment to nearly double in a 10-year period, as compared with the previous decade, to approximately $60 billion in aggregate. Top Mouse House execs, including CEO Bob Iger and Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, are scheduled to discuss the plans Tuesday at an investor summit at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., with analysts and shareholders.
The plans, revealed in an SEC filing Tuesday, call for “investing in expanding and enhancing domestic and international parks and cruise line capacity, prioritizing projects anticipated to generate strong returns.” Disney lays claim to having has the largest physical footprint of any global theme park travel business, comprising 12 parks across six sites globally and Disney Cruise Line, which visits 94 ports in 40 countries. “Notably, Walt Disney World Resort is twice the size of the island of Manhattan,” the company said in announcing the capital-spending boost, while “Disneyland is the most ‘Instagrammed’ place on Earth, and tens of millions of guests travel on Disney’s transportation networks each year.” About 100 million people visit Disney’s theme parks each year, but “there is still enormous untapped potential for reaching more consumers,” the company said.
According to Disney’s internal research, the addressable market for its theme parks is more than 700 million people — and that for every single guest who visits a Disney park, there are more than 10 people “with Disney affinity” who do not. In an investor slide
.Arnold Schwarzenegger shared the sweet name that his grandchildren call him.
Ron DeSantis was in Anaheim on Friday speaking at the California Republican Party Fall Convention. However, a new filing in federal court this week reveals that if it were up to the Florida governor, he’d get as far away from Disney as he can — on both coasts.
NSYNC are back with a brand new song.
Angelique Jackson Netflix has partnered with the Handy Foundation, an organization that connects below-the-line workers to job opportunities in the entertainment industry, on a new program focused on representation among assistant editors and production coordinators. Netflix and the Handy Foundation began piloting this program in 2022, helping train and identify talent for potential job opportunities on Netflix projects.
Blue singer Lee Ryan has been handed a 12-month suspended prison sentence for racially aggravated common assault and being abusive to a member of cabin crew on a flight last year.The pop star, 40, was "slurring his words and staggering around" after drinking a whole bottle of port before a British Airways flight from Glasgow to London City Airport on July 31 last year. He appeared at Isleworth Crown Court on Thursday, attempting to shield himself from photographers under his blazer on the way into court, where he was sentenced for the incident and ordered to pay costs to two members of cabin crew for his behaviour.
The Amazing Race’s milestone 35th season kicks off on Wednesday, Sept. 27 — and will air 90-minute episodes instead of its customary hourlong installments.Host Phil Keoghan notes that “10:00 time slots are challenging,” so CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach liked the idea of “a block of reality television” instead of trying to fill something in between the series and “Survivor.”“It’s an experiment, like with anything you the audience so far,” he tells The Post. “From our point of view, what’s exciting is that we can open the show up a little bit.
to TMZ, the couple is currently fighting over whether or not the case will be settled in the US or in the UK.Should an American judge hear the divorce case, it is likely that Jonas, 34, will be able to retain custody of his two daughters and the same can be stated for Turner, 27, should the case be heard in the UK. If Jonas were to win the turf war, the case is likely to return to Miami, where he initially began the proceedings.
A much-loved grandad who was 'pottering around in his garden' moments before leaving home, catching a bus and suddenly vanishing has now been found - supping a pint in a Manchester Wetherspoons pub.
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Disney has huge plans to expand their theme parks, according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter.
Disney shares pulled back 2% in early trading after the media giant unveiled a comprehensive plan to double its investment in theme parks to $60 billion over the next 10 years.
Cher and her boyfriend Alexander ‘AE’ Edwards are back together again! The pair had announced their split “a couple of weeks ago” but it seems they have decided to give love a second. The celebrity couple confirmed that they are dating again after being spotted on a double date with Colombian singer J Balvin and his girlfriend Valentina Ferrer.CHER’S FRIENDSHIP WITH TINA TURNER AMID HEALTH STRUGGLES: ‘SHE WAS SO STRONG’CHER DEFENDS 40-YEAR AGE GAP WITH NEW BOYFRIEND: ‘LOVE DOESN’T KNOW MATH’J BALVIN SURPRISES COLOMBIA WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM AFTER WIN IN AUSTRALIAThe 77-year-old music legend and the 37-year-old music executive wore matching all-black ensembles and were photographed holding hands outside a restaurant in Beverly Hills, California.
Travel blog by Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) – Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) - Travel & Lifestyle Hipster Blog Maybe it was my lack of knowledge about the American Midwest, or my misguided understanding of American culture, but I was pleasantly surprised by the art scene in Cleveland, Ohio. My uninformed perspective of the Midwest was lacking in plenty of details. Among the many surprises was learning about Cleveland’s Museum of Art.
Insomniac Games showed off how New York City has evolved in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 in Sony’s State Of Play livestream last night (September 15), as well as a whole lot of new Spider Suits.Senior creative director Bryan Intihar Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 narrated a new trailer which was a deep dive into the open world of the game and spotlighted iconic locations like Midtown High and Brooklyn Visions Academy. Check it out below:Intihar shared that with the inclusion of Queens and Brooklyn across the East River, the map of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is double that of the original game.
New music from NSYNC is finally on the way.
*NSYNC have announced their first new song in over 20 years, ‘Better Place’.The boyband – comprised of Justin Timberlake, Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone and Lance Bass – reunited at the 2023 MTV VMAs on Tuesday (September 12) where they presented Taylor Swift with an award.It came after a comeback track from the group was teased via posters for the third Trolls film, Trolls Band Together. The promos featured the *NSYNC logo, with a QR code directing fans to a website containing a snippet of music.Now, the same web page has confirmed that ‘Better Place’ will be released on Friday, September 29.
Jewish communities across Greater Manchester will be celebrating the high holidays over the coming weeks, starting with Rosh Hashanah this weekend. The Jewish new year will begin on the evening of Friday, September 15.
It’s official – Nelly and Ashanti are back together!
Amy Schumer has poked fun at Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher’s apology video, after they wrote letters in support of convicted rapist Danny Masterson.Masterson, who is best known for starring in US sitcom That ‘70s Show, was sentenced to 30 years in prison on two counts of rape last week (September 7). It later emerged his former co-stars, Kunis and Kutcher, were among 50 people who had sent letters in support of the actor ahead of his sentencing.The couple subsequently released an apology video on Instagram following Masterson’s sentencing, explaining that the letters “were not written to question the legitimacy of the judicial system, or the validity of the jury’s ruling”.Schumer, who faced criticism online after mocking how Nicole Kidman was sitting at the US Open, issued a mock apology on Monday (September 11) referencing the controversy around Kunis and Kutcher’s video.In a post, which has since been deleted from Instagram, Schumer wrote: “I want to apologise to all the people I hurt posting a photo of Nicole Kidman and alluding to her being an alien.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic In the year 2023, Allison Russell has come as close as anyone is to being the face of Americana music, even though there are any rock-solid artists who’ve been in the limelight longer than she has — like Jason Isbell, Lucinda Williams and her friend and mentor Brandi Carlile — who certainly count as poster boys and girls. She might even be the front-runner for the artist of the year prize at the upcoming Americana Honors & Awards show, which takes place in Nashville Sept. 20, notwithstanding that Billy Strings has been nominated again to defend his title.