Disney U.S. Theme Parks See Post-Covid Bounce Falter As Growth Slows, Profit Dips

Disney parks in the U.S., and especially abroad have been bolstering the company’s quarterly earnings coming out of Covid, and the company is investing to ensure that growth continues. Its Parks and Experiences division has laid out an ambitious schedule of openings for rides, attractions, hotels and cruises over the next 1-4 years.

EXCLUSIVE: Amid a focus on content curation and Disney-owned IP, Disney+ is not proceeding with The Spiderwick Chronicles, its live-action series adaptation of the popular children’s fantasy books, Deadline has learned.

I'm not really sure of the minimum distance you need to travel from home for it to feel like a holiday.

As Barbie becomes the highest grossing film of 2023 today at the domestic box office with north of $574.2M, Warner Bros and Imax have announced that the Greta Gerwig-directed movie is getting a one week release on Sept. 22 in Imax both in North American and selection locations around the world.

Claire Foy has a new man in her life and they enjoyed a relaxing day in the park last week!

The idea of exclusivity with streaming services is starting to lose its meaning quite a bit. During the pandemic, it felt as if streaming services couldn’t spend enough money to grab up as many “exclusive” films and TV series to draw in subscribers.

Iron Blossom Music Festival is giving us major autumn vibes.Taking place Aug. 26-27 at Monroe Park in Richmond, VA, the two-day festival is bringing some of the biggest names in folk, country and indie rock to usher in the sweater weather season.Just a few of those high-profile headliners include Hozier, Noah Kahan, Elle King, Lord Huron and Faye Webster.They’ll be joined by Neal Francis, Celisse, Son Little, The Heavy Heavy and Danielle Ponder.Best of all, it’s not too late to pick up last-minute tickets.Given the talent on hand, they’re not too expensive either.At the time of publication, we found two-day general admission passes going for as low as $169 before fees on Vivid Seats.Want to grab them before it’s too late?Here’s everything you need to know and more about the 2023 Iron Blossom Music Festival.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all general admission and VIP tickets can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Lana Del Rey is making an exciting announcement!

Refresh for latest: Hurricane Hilary is expected to weaken by the time it hits Southern California at the tail end of this weekend, but the National Weather Service on Friday issued a Tropical Storm Watch, the first ever in the region. Flash flooding and high winds possible across L.A., Ventura and even Santa Barbara counties as Hilary makes landfall near San Diego on Sunday, with the main impacts expected Sunday and Monday.

Kid Rock is drinking Bud Light again.

Hot dog! A signature Playhouse Disney/Disney Junior animated series whose catchy opening and closing songs are likely engraved into the brain of every parent with children born in the 2000s, is coming back. Disney Junior has greenlighted Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 2.0 (working title), a new incarnation of its former flagship series, to premiere in 2025. The announcement was made by Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television, during the “Disney Junior & Friends Playdate” event at the Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim.

Telegraph that Walt Disney Studios’ upcoming adaptation — which has already been blasted for being “politically correct” after leaked images showed the seven dwarfs reimagined as “magical creatures” of all sizes and genders — is “insulting” and “woke.”“I mean, it’s a whole different concept, and I just totally disagree with it, and I know my dad and Walt would also very much disagree with it,” he told the Telegraph.Studio bosses have “destroyed” his father’s creation,” said 91-year-old Hand of the adapted edition to his dad’s famed work, according to the outlet.The Mouse House’s modern take on the animated original, which was based on the 1812 Brothers Grimm fairytale, will see a character named “Jonathan” in place of Prince Charming, 22-year-old Hispanic actress Rachel Zegler as Snow White and dwarfs that Disney has said “avoid reinforcing stereotypes.”There have also been rumors that Disney has ditched the film’s classic song, “Someday My Prince Will Come.”“I think it’s pathetic that people feel that way… these are art forms in the world of film today,” Hand said of the updates, which he predicts will make young viewers — especially those who “have never seen the original” — “misunderstand” the film.Meanwhile, her successor as the titular character, Zegler, has blasted the original storyline as being “extremely outdated” with a prince whose behavior is similar to that of a “stalker.”“The original cartoon came out in 1937 and very evidently so. There’s a big focus on her love story with the guy who literally stalks her.

issued a statement on X (formerly Twitter) stating that the Philadelphia dates would be rescheduled for a later date. “Due to Bruce Springsteen having been taken ill, his concerts with The E Street Band at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on August 16 and 18 have been postponed,” read the statement. “We are working on rescheduling the dates so please hold on to your tickets as they will be valid for the rescheduled shows.”The Post reached out to Springsteen, 73, for comment.

Sad news for fans hoping to see Bruce Springsteen in concert this weekend.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Bruce Springsteen may be haunting the pharmacies of Philadelphia, as his being under the weather has been cited as the reason for the postponement of two shows that were supposed to take place in the city. An announcement on his X/Twitter page said that concerts on Wednesday and Friday night would need to be rebooked. “Due to Bruce Springsteen having been taken ill, his concerts with the E Street Band at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on August 16 and 18 have been postponed,” said the social media account.

The last-minute concert cancellations seem to be catching.

It’s been more than four months since Los Angeles County’s Covid State of Emergency officially ended, and a lot has changed. People have stopped wearing masks, public places are bustling again and even the most cautious public officials have relaxed their rhetoric. Most importantly, unlike the previous three years, there was no significant summer spike in cases. Fall, however, may be a slightly different story.

Michael Oher, the longtime NFL lineman who rose to national attention when his life story became the basis for the inspirational movie The Blind Side that won Sandra Bullock an Oscar, has petitioned a court saying the basis for the story was not based in fact.

Ron DeSantis’s attorneys say that The Walt Disney Co. lacks standing to sue him in the company’s federal lawsuit over the Florida governor’s moves to strip the company of control of a special district that covers its Orlando theme parks.

William Earl Production veterans John Attard and David “Doc” Abbott have launched Showdog Studios, a content company based in Franklin, Tenn. The partners are self-financing the business and have established a development fund to create their own content. The pair are at work on an anthology series, “Revive: Portraits of Redemption,” with producer Tom Evans that they intend to shop to buyers down the road.