World & Nation
Construction images and renderings of the “Star Wars”-themed lands coming to both Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disneyland.
April 30, 2019
Entertainment & Arts
An invalid Fast Pass allegedly led a guest to punch a cast member at the Tower of Terror, then start pushing buttons that could have affected the ride.
July 23, 2019
Business
Disneyland and Walt Disney World resorts won’t reopen April 1 after all. The coronavirus closure has been extended, with no timeline for return.
March 27, 2020
The Walt Disney Co. announces the shakeup of its theme park leadership in the midst of a campaign to overhaul Disney resorts in Anaheim and Orlando, Fla.
Sept. 25, 2019
Walt Disney World in Florida appears poised to launch the highest-profile commercial deployment of driverless passenger vehicles to date, testing a fleet of driverless shuttles that could cart passengers through parking lots and around its theme parks.
April 28, 2017
Disney World, which is central Florida’s biggest employer, hopes to reopen soon, as crosstown rival Universal Orlando aims to reopen June 5.
May 27, 2020
Card Walker, a mailroom employee who rose to become the first chief executive at the Walt Disney Co. who wasn’t a member of the Disney family, leading the company from 1971 to 1983, has died.
Dec. 1, 2005
Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. set a holiday-season attendance record at its Walt Disney World resort in Florida, Chief Financial Officer Thomas Staggs said.
Jan. 11, 2006
In need of a job in 1944, Santa Monica High School graduate Joyce Carlson followed a friend to Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, where she landed work in the traffic department delivering mail, and office and art supplies.
Jan. 5, 2008
Travel & Experiences
At its D23 Expo fan fest in Anaheim last weekend, Disney revealed plans for an immersive “Star Wars” hotel designed to take you into a galaxy far, far away at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla.
July 19, 2017