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Editorial: To end a Mickey Mouse situation, Disney and DeSantis must talk and compromise

The goofy impasse between the Walt Disney Co. and the state of Florida — two venerable entities whose fates are inextricably intertwined — is providing lots of red meat for Fox News, MSNBC and divisive partisans on both sides — but it’s bad for America.

Chicago Tribune · Apr 27, 2022

The real reason today's Republican Party hates corporations like Disney

It's kind of a shame that one of the great myths of my baby boomer childhood — that the late Walt Disney had frozen himself so he could spring back to life, Sleeping Beauty-like, after humankind had cured cancer — turned out to be an urban myth. Because these days…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 26, 2022

Florida House Approves Elimination Of Disney's Special District: What Happens Next?

Florida’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted to dismantle Walt Disney Co’s (NYSE: DIS) self-governing special district.

Benzinga · Apr 21, 2022

Newcastle artist Trevor Weekes and his incredible flights of fantasy

'Those blurred lines make great art, there's a level of magic.'

Newcastle Herald · Apr 17, 2022

In Disney's DeSantis feud, echoes of a culture war that never died

LOS ANGELES — The weeks-long feud between the Walt Disney Co. and conservatives over Florida's Parental Rights in Education legislation — nicknamed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by LGBT activists — recently escalated into a full-blown imbroglio that has played out on cable news and social media.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 15, 2022

Disney Heir Comes Out As Transgender, Faults Legislation Aimed At Trans Youth

The ongoing saga of the Walt Disney Co.’s (NYSE: DIS) commitment to LGBTQ rights took a personal turn when Disney heir Charlee Corra Disney publicly self-identified as a transgender man.

Benzinga · Apr 11, 2022

Southern California has given the world so much. And fast food too

LOS ANGELES — In the history of everything, there have been two Big Bangs.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 11, 2022

Spring tickets 2022: The best plays and exhibitions to see this season

Get out there (but avoid the snow)

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2022

Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts review – brilliant and bewitching

An exhibition paying homage to Walt Disney’s love of French art is playful and spellbinding, revealing how rococo clocks, paintings and tea sets were drawn into his most famous films

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2022

Commentary: Disneyland’s Electrical Parade is ditching its patriotic float. Why that’s a good thing

LOS ANGELES — Retirement hasn’t fazed the Main Street Electrical Parade, which has now been resurrected multiple times since it “glowed” away, supposedly forever, in 1996. But when the electronic music-infused stalwart returns once again to Disneyland on April 22, this nostalgia celebration will have a new look.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 28, 2022