Tag: disney world
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DIS Unplugged Podcast – September 7th, 2011
With the entire team traveling, Pete recorded a solo show. In this episode, he answers some listener questions from Facebook. Later this week, the Disneyland team will also have a new show. The DIS Unplugged podcast is a weekly roundtable discussion that discuss all aspects of planning a Disney vacation. The show is an unbiased…
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Lawsuit Alleges Disneyland Workers Must be Provided Seats
A recently filed class action lawsuit asks a court to award Disneyland workers more than $5 million in penalties (by Disney’s calculation) because Disney Parks (the employer) failed to provide “suitable seating” for Disney employees.
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Disney Parks Up for Third Quarter of 2011
On August 8, 2011, The Disney Company released its third quarter earnings statement to the public. I have done other posts about Disney earnings statements (2011 Second Quarter and fiscal year 2010 earnings), and again, I won’t try to cover all of Disney’s divisions but will focus on how Disney’s earnings might affect theme park…
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DIS Unplugged Podcast – July 27th, 2011
In this week’s show, Corey and Julie discuss taking their little ones to Blizzard Beach, a very special guest, Ben, talks about spending time at Disney World as a child with Asperger’s syndrome, plus news and roundtable rapidfire. Later this week, it’s the 5th anniversary show! The DIS Unplugged podcast is a weekly roundtable discussion…
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Must Disney Parks Do More to Accommodate Visual Impairments?
A federal judge’s decision to certify a class in a disability lawsuit brought by visually impaired theme park visitors has generated considerable confusion in the Disney blog-o-sphere. Some confusion is understandable given the highly technical nature of class action rules. These rules require a court to decide the class action issue as early as practical. …
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DIS Unplugged Podcast – July 7th, 2011
With most of the Orlando team traveling, we were unable to record a show this week. But that didn’t stop the Disneyland team! In this week’s Disneyland show, the team talks about the completion of Paradise Pier at Disney’s California Adventure, the opening of Goofy’s Sky School, and the Paradise Gardens restaurants. Also this week,…
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DIS Unplugged Podcast – June 29th, 2011
In this week’s show, Scott talks about his recent Adventures by Disney trip to Wyoming called “Quest for the West,” Kevin reviews the Bistro de Paris restaurant at Epcot’s France pavilion, Teresa talks about her experience at the kids’ cooking classes at Downtown Disney over the weekend, and Dave Parfitt interviews Jason Morey, frontman for…