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The Walt Disney Company hit new five-year-lows today during public trading. Those also happen to be record lows for much longer, but who is counting at this point? While some may be befuddled at how the company has managed to fall so far, we're tracking a story that seems to bear out exactly how this happened. Crystalizing the companies woes and change in management philosophies, a report out of a Disney blogging website claims that the new Disneyland Hotel Villas were opened essentially unfinished. But don't expect refunds for these pricey, luxury experiences... which don't yet have the luxury installed.

The Walt Disney Company has had the worst eight days we can possibly recall. It started with Peltz and Perlmutter joining forces to try to wage a proxy war -- and that was a good thing for those of us who want Disney corrected. Afterwards, it was all a spiraling collapse. Today, we're recapping it all, in spite of a huge pushback from the pixie dusters who are now furious Disney is diving. But it's our job to cover the good, the bad and the ugly. And there's plenty ugly to cover today.

You don't have to take a trip down to South Park, Colorado to try out Casa Bonita. The restaurant exists in the real world and will soon be reopened once more by owners Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

Valarie Stewart sits down with WDW Pro to tell the real story behind Walt Disney's Song of the South, Splash Mountain, Zip-a-dee-doo-dah and the trailblazing actors who were the first black movie stars. Find out the truth about James Baskett, Hattie McDaniel and Nick Stewart. Discover how Nick Stewart spent his acting money made from sometimes flawed roles to run a theater that was used to raise up so many future African American stars. And learn how since the 1940s, people of a certain belief have worked hard to tear down what he and his wife, what James Baskett and Hattie McDaniel, accomplished.

Put another kudos coin in the tip jar. The exclusive leak given months ago about Storm coming to the MCU to save Wakanda is coming to fruition. And it's not just Storm being deployed by Marvel. They're bringing Bishop along for the ride. In the end, it' all about merchandising though... and the failure of female Black Panther toys to move off of shelves.

Alec Baldwin was never arrested, never fired and now plans to finish producing a film in which he literally shot and killed a woman. Justin Roiland, the voice and co-creator of Rick and Morty, is alleged to have mistreated a woman in a criminal way... but not in a way that took her life. Yet potential disparities in the law, in the media, and in Hollywood, may lead to Roiland facing far greater penalties than Mr. Baldwin. Join @LegalMindset and @WDW_Pro as they dive into the statutes, the laws, the court procedures, and the way the world is treating these two cases. Is there a major double standard and why?

Identity Wars: How Kathleen Kennedy Used Star Wars to Fight a Culture Battle Daisy Ridley may be returning to the role of Rey "Skywalker" if rumors are to be believed. The Walt Disney Company is looking for some way to reinvigorate interest in the sequel trilogy, but it seems the flaws go far beyond just relevance. Join @WDW_Pro and Eric as they dive deep into the real cause for the Sequel Trilogy's demise... as well as how it impacts more than just Lucasfilm properties.

Disney+ Streaming Disaster - Blu Ray and DVD Sales Are Gone, Now Key Subscriber Metrics Drop. Robert Iger is busy praising the fact that Disney+ had eleven of the top fifteen movies by watch-time per Nielsen. That's all well and good... and I don't blame him for dancing a bit on the statistics. But a closer look in comparison to 2021 reveals the crowing may be seriously premature. When one dives into the real data, is Disney actually losing steam with its streaming platform? After all, if Disney was dominating so, why did they drop their former CEO? Join WDW Pro as he guides you through the actual data real insiders and statisticians are looking at when they feel a little more concerned about Disney's shaky online streaming performance.

Universal Studios Europe: EXCLUSIVE - Disneyland Paris About to Face a HUGE New Competitor? If you thought Epic Universe was a big deal, you ain't seen nothing yet.

Who can understand the strategy behind Bob Iger and Disney's executives. While Moana and Bluey are holding everything up as best they can, Disney is determined to go divisive. Strange World is a streaming flop, Lightyear is nowhere to be found. Now even Encanto's ratings are low as early indicators may be showing that families no longer trust Disney+ with their children. At the same time, Netflix has risen back into the spot they once held but feared could be lost: number one by a long shot. Dive in with @JonasJCampbell and @WDW_Pro as we explore the latest Nielsen Ratings and what they mean for streaming.

Things are not looking good for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Whereas the interconnected movie franchises were once the golden goose for Disney, multiple flops in Phase Four are now seemingly not on the way to improvement. The first Phase Five film is a dud, another likely loss for the studio. How much longer can Disney afford to lose tens, and even hundreds, of millions on big budget superhero catastrophes?

The ratings are in for the end of January and they're very not good for Mickey Mouse. Not only is Netflix eating Disney's lunch now, but other streaming services are breaking into the top ten while Disney has completely fallen out. People simply aren't watching Disney+ anymore. Consumers are abandoning the platform. Has Disney gone so far that they have cratered their primary objective in content distribution? And what happens if The Mandalorian Season 3 can't pull them out of this gutter?

The Walt Disney Company was once the far-and-away king of entertainment. Nobody even came close for decades. But like a very slow train wreck that was utterly predictable -- and predicted -- the company is now in a downward spiral. Self-inflicted wounds are causing Disney to drop, pandering to activists within the company rather than the desires of the market majority. We explore a number of areas where Disney clearly doesn't want your money... and is alienating the customers they could have.

Fresh off the heels of the worst Christmas media to ever land on the planet, Seth Rogen is busy destroying more franchises. This time it's the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Now looking and sounding more like prepubescents, they're actually the least offensive designs. April O'Neil has been turned into another Velma situation. Now frumpy, squatty and disheveled, the character has had an ethnicity swap that is sure to be used to slime all those who disagree with turning a strong and beautiful female protagonist into a Dorito-munching slacker.

Just as we were beginning to think Disney+ just couldn't find a win anymore, Black Panther Wakanda Forever surprised us all. Dropping onto the struggling streaming service at the beginning of Black History Month, BP2 managed to snag the top spot on Nielsen's charts. That's a huge win for Disney. Unfortunately, there's no indication it helped carry any other properties the way Wednesday did for Netflix. Now we're all watching to see if it can hold its position, or if this was a one-time fluke.

When Disney decided to drop John Lasseter over allegedly hugging too much (yeah right), they may have thought that would be the end of the legendary creative. But like a Phoenix, Lasseter is rising with the behemoth known as Apple. Now, Lasseter and Apple may be preparing to take a direct shot at Disney... even going to so far as an Apple-first box office release. From a source, we have first impressions of the movie in production, "Spellbound," along with whether or not Disney and Pixar should be very afraid.

A source with knowledge of Disney and the entertainment industry provides information to WDW Pro regarding the formation of The Acolyte, the hiring of Leslye Headland, Kathleen Kennedy's odd actions, and why this Lucasfilm Lawsuit may reveal a production that was corrupt from the start. Get ready to find out information you'll hear nowhere else.

The first episode of The Mandalorian for Season 3 was only mediocre. But now that the follow-up is here, things are getting better. Still, this is now coming at the same time Lucasfilm is being sued for treating not just fans, but now professionals, like absolute garbage (video on that on March 9th at 4:30 PM EST). Can people separate the Favreau Star Wars from the Kennedy Star Wars? Is it too late for the franchise or can Favreau still save it?

Have you ever wondered why the newer generations seem more and more lethargic? Our march for equitable outcomes grows more and more each year, but real marching for physical endurance is on the decline. Everywhere you look, people are espousing virtues without really living them. Melonie Mac Gaming Streams joins WDW Pro to discuss how all of this empty preening is parallel to an infiltration of tribalism and post-modernism in entertainment. Worse, it's cruel propaganda poisoning the minds of young people who are most vulnerable.

Robert Iger is back as the CEO of The Walt Disney Company... although in reality he never really left. Now, he's addressing the sinking feeling that is losses for Disney+. The streaming service gained subscribers at a staggering rate, then stalled in North American and Asia. Now, rather than admitting divisive content is to blame, Iger is doubling down on the need to cut content, cut cadence, cut budgets and license Disney content to other platforms. In doing so, the company may be signaling an abandoned strategy to compete with Netflix for the King of Streaming Status.

A huge new theme park resort is coming to Central Florida and it may just be big and bold enough to shake the House of Mouse. How is Disney planning to respond to Epic Universe, the Universal Studios third gate that could actually knock Disney out of the top spot? Mario is coming for Mickey and Iger et al may not have a major answer just yet.

Where healing could happen and box office success could bloom, Disney is determined to steal victory away and replace it with defeat. The Little Mermaid trailer debuted at The Oscars, and now downvotes are pouring into YouTube. Maybe the film could still manage to do well with unknowing families... but the question s whether or not Disney can manage public relations long enough to make it happen. Or does the pattern continue where Disney creates a social conflict that didn't need to exist, only to then call people names and watch as profits evaporate?

There are those who think Disney is turning a corner, moving its positions back to a sensible center. We're here to tell you, by all evidence we can see, that simply isn't happening. And unlike some other spots on the web out there, we're bringing financial acumen, ideological savvy, and the receipts to know for yourself. Is the election of Sonia Coleman to Chief Human Resources Officer of the Walt Disney Company a moderating movement or is Bob Iger devoted to division just like the years before?

An unexpected passing by a friend of the channel means we need to pause and reflect on the life of Valarie Stewart. She was an inspiration, a treasure and a hero. We look at previously unreleased footage and conversation between @WDW_Pro and Valarie from two months ago. Though her efforts to save the legacies of her father and his peers has come to an end, it is now our turn to take up the mantle and defend the pioneers who led the way for a brighter tomorrow.

Amidst rumors of even more job cuts coming for The Walt Disney Company, Lucasfilm may have a crisis on their hands. According to Samba TV, and using prior stats along with a bit of investigative work, it looks like The Mandalorian Season Three debut is worse than the industry has even yet recognized. Did half the audience decide they're out? And if that's the case, why did it happen? We turn to experts @ValliantRenegade and @lornconner9030 to help us understand what is going on... both from the financial side and from the fan / Star Wars community aspect. PLUS we'll be covering the latest episode for The Mandalorian which could be CATASTROPHIC for maintaining an audience. That will be tomorrow morning's video right here on the @WDW_Pro channel.

It's time to say it out loud. Up until now, there was ever-closing hope that Star Wars could be redeemed and that Lucasfilm could make a turnaround. But with The Mandalorian losing half its audience, the third episode affirming the sequel trilogy, a major lawsuit filed, Willow cancelled, and no movies realistically on track in the near future, we have surely reached bottom. Sure, Lucasfilm could somehow make Star Wars worse, but the audience has so largely left, and the apathy is so great, that it might not matter. Only a complete restructuring of the studio can resolve this rot now.

A peculiar piece of the lawsuit puzzle regarding Lucasfilm and Karyn McCarthy may hold the key to what is going on with the former Acolyte employee. Did Disney compensate a leading lady in Hollywood and therefore signal that she was, indeed, an employee with some form of contractual agreement? And did that compensation come about from a place of vindictiveness?

According to an article on the Financial Times, there may be more to the idea of Disney selling off ESPN and Hulu than originally believed. Robert Iger is bluntly declared to be "stuck" only less-than five months into his return. Some are calling for the company to go back to its roots... but a look at almost every division shows regression. What is Disney to do when divisive content is killing the company, yet they're refusing to pivot away? We examine together a life lesson that is true for corporations and individuals. Disney just so happens to be a perfect example of accelerating bad decisions out of stubborn pride and insistence.

After the latest episode of The Mandalorian, many are scratching their heads about why we spent a huge chunk of screen time with random scientists. Why is a side quest with new, boring characters so important? What's up with the focus on DNA strands? But @lornconner9030 has some key insights, including hidden audio cues that give away where all of this is likely going. And if you thought Disney was smart enough to leave the sequel trilogy alone, let The Mandalorian stand on its own... think again.

The infamous executive within the toy industry reaches out to @WDW_Pro with an in-depth explanation of WHY major companies ignore their biggest fans in favor of average consumers. Ideally, both sides can be brought into excitement but if companies have to pick one or the other, they most often select those who care the least. So who are these "normies," these "casuals," and do they tell us something about the most passionate as well? Or are we all "normies" in some way? And what does it say when the biggest fans exit with their interest, "normies" following right after them?

The woman largely seen as the architect of the diversity push at Marvel for both the MCU and merchandising is gone. In a shocking twist Monday, multiple trade publications announced that Victoria Alonso had exited The Walt Disney Company. Many believe it is a result of the declining audience numbers for Marvel in theaters, Quantumania having been the ultimate embarrassment for all.

Once again, Hollywood celebrities, musicians, writers and more are piling onto fans, consumers and society in general. Their sin? Disliking a children's movie trailer about a half girl - half fish person. But all of it is a giant setup, a trap, an attempt to use ethnicity as a virtuous shield in order to deflect from subpar content. We'll break it all down and show you evidence that The Little Mermaid is not all that popular at the moment.

The last decade has been a constant barrage of Hollywood anger at conservatives and the political forces that put President Trump in the White House. Now, as the primary season begins to take shape, and as unprecedented ugliness sweeps the politico class... Disney and Hollywood have never been weaker. Can the industry keep their most important celebrities and stars out of the story though? Can profits and the need to reach out to the broadest audience possible, somehow manage to calm the bombastic political speech of celebs who would otherwise unleash against their right-leaning fans?

A Hollywood Insider with knowledge of the pre-production process for The Mario Movie has provided @WDW_Pro with information about Nintendo saving their IP. According to the source, which has not yet been corroborated, Nintendo was not willing to go along with any measures that sidelined Mario as the hero. And in doing so, the company may have just provided the best test yet for what will win with families.