Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Archives

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge ‘not going to take much marketing,’ says Disney CEO

02/06/2019

Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger sounds confident that Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will be a major success when it opens in Disneyland and Walt Disney World later this year -- enough so to joke that marketing expe... Read More

Disney Cruise Line to expand its fleet to seven ships

Terry Roen

07/19/2017

Disney World

Disney Cruise Line plans to nearly double its fleet with three new ships by 2023. In 2016, Disney announced the addition of two new ships with completion dates of 2021 and 2023. Last weekend, Disney revealed t... Read More

Star Wars Guided Tour added to Disney upcharge list

Terry Roen

01/02/2017

Disney World

Banking on the popularity of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and well ahead of the opening of a Star Wars land at Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World today launched Star Wars Guided Tours. The seven-hour tour wi... Read More

Hong Kong Disneyland plans $1.4 billion expansion

Terry Roen

11/22/2016

Other Theme Parks

The Walt Disney Co. announced plans for a $1.4 billion expansion at Hong Kong Disneyland. The company’s first venture into the Chinese market opened in 2005 and never thrilled locals. The plan signals Disney’s... Read More

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts reports fourth quarter earnings up 6 percent

Terry Roen

11/14/2016

Disney World

Guest spending at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts helped boost fourth quarter earnings for the Walt Disney Company by 6 percent to a record $55.6 billion. Higher average ticket prices and room rates, along with ... Read More

Hotel association, Orlando theme parks pitch for more Orange County tourism tax money

Scott Powers

04/01/2016

Disney World, Hotels, SeaWorld/Busch, Universal

With Orange County's bed tax flush from record tourism, Orlando's tourism community wants to see more of that money spent on tourism marketing, the convention center and area sports and arts venues, including t... Read More

Disney to roll out seasonal pricing on one-day park tickets

Tamara Lush

02/29/2016

Disney World

Disney's properties in Orlando and Anaheim are rolling out seasonal prices for single-day tickets, hoping to spread out demand at the often jam-packed theme parks. Most of the tickets are either staying the sa... Read More

Orlando’s theme park companies pour at least $2.77 million into state politics

Scott Powers

02/16/2016

Disney World, SeaWorld/Busch, Universal

Orlando's theme park behemoths – mostly Walt Disney companies – have already poured $2.77 million into campaign and political committees and parties for this election cycle so far, preferring Republicans by alm... Read More

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