Chapek Almost Sued Disney, Peyton Manning Pitches Omaha Pavilion for EPCOT

Intro [Music] this is news today with wdw news today I'm Eric Morton of WW nt.com please like this video subscribe and hit the notifications Bell to make sure that you never miss the latest from Disney theme parks around the world here now is the news for September 9th 2024 big news today Magic Kingdom as TRON Lightcycle Run Jumps Up to 105 Minute Wait at Park Open for First Day of Standby Line Tron light cycle run opened up for its very first standby queue and things got off to a fast start literally right at Park open the we time shot up to 105 minutes guess we're racing and yes I'm actually running please don't run to be among the first in line our team arrived just before 9:00 a.m. and joined the queue which stretched all the way back past Tomorrowland Speedway now the ride initially posted a 45 minute wait but just in just in a few minutes that shot up to 105 the weight time bounced around a bit early on eventually settling down to about 70 minutes interestingly the rush to Tron caused weight times to drop at other rides around the park of course so over at seven DS mine train for example the line shrunk to just 30 minutes something we don't normally see over at that attraction despite the early chaos things calm down quickly by the time we boarded at 9:55 a.m. our total weight time had actually been about 56 minutes not bad for such a a popular attraction on its first day of the standby queue so stay tuned and we'll we'll be F following this one for you calling all haunted mansion fans Haunted Mansion Gargoyle Diffuser Now Available at Walt Disney World there's a spooky new addition to the Haunted Mansion classic collection that just hit the shelves at Walt Disney World The Haunted Mansion gargoyle diffuser is now available at World of Disney and Disney springs for $69.99 the diffuser is modeled after the iconic gargoyle candelabras from the stretching room complete with a faux oxidized brass finish and a wood look base it's USB powered and sends out haunting scents from the candles though you'll actually have to provide those yourself uh add water and essential oils I suspect to get it going the diffuser is also available online at disneystore.com and it's just one part of a whole collection that includes things like that Haunted Mansion waffle maker we talked about last week perfect for adding a little spooky flare to your home just in time for Halloween work on the adventur land Adventureland Pavement Replacement Moves to Sunshine Tree Terrace in Magic Kingdom pavement has now reached Sunshine tree terrace causing some slight bottlenecks in the area as the new pavement dries the Quick Service spot opens at 10:00 a.m. so there's time for the fresh pavement uh complete with animal prints and mossy touches to set hopefully uh this project began a few weeks ago near the Adventure Land Bridge and the new themed pavement is reminiscent what we've seen in frontierland and story book circus in the past the animal prints range from hoof marks to bird tracks possibly inspired by the residents of Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room perhaps I don't know I like to think that anyway a brand new dessert Snowy Mooncake Dessert Coming to EPCOT for China’s Moon Festival the snowy moon cake is coming to the China Global Marketplace in celebration of the Moon Festival this special treat will be available from September 8th through 21st and is made with snow skin infused with butterfly pea flour and filled with creamy custard the intricate design features raised flowers on top of small columns on the sides the Moon Festival also known as the mid Autumn Festival is a significant Harvest celebration in Chinese culture marking the 15th day of the 8 month in a lunar calendar well I'm getting ready to hit Be Our Guest Vacations the road in a few days and what better way than to have someone else plan it for you especially if they are planning it for free if that sounds good to you visit our friends at BR guest vacations your dream vacation 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introducing the Tower of Terror pajama set these silky maroon PJs are inspired by the hotel's classic color scheme and they're now available for $49.99 at Tower Hotel gifts in Disney's Hollywood Studios the set features characters like Donald Duck Mickey and Minnie Mouse all styled on a fun retro theme perfect for a cozy night in without the fear of entering that fifth mention heads up for Marketplace Starbucks to Close for Short Refurbishment at Disney Springs Disney spring Shoppers the marketplace Starbucks will be closing for a short refurbishment starting any day now this week the location will be closed for about two weeks but don't worry the Westside Starbucks will stay open so you can still grab your coffee while visiting cast members from the marketplace location are going to be temporarily moved over to the West Side during the closure and there's also talk of a significant update coming to the West Side Starbucks once this project wraps up so stay tuned Bob Chapek Says His Children and Grandchildren Being a ‘Disney Family’ Stopped Him From Suing the Company oh boy Bob chapek news by speaking with scores of people involved with the tumultuous time at the Walt Disney Company between Bob chapek rise to CEO in 2020 to his firing in 2022 the New York Times has provided a very detailed report of the power struggle between chapek and Iger during one of the most difficult periods in the history of the company the transition from Iger to Chek as CEO of the Walt Disney Company was anything but smooth to those on the inside it looked as though Iger didn't truly want to relinquish his power over the company despite wanting to officially step down as CEO while Chek felt that he had the support of Iger in many ways it was clear that when he became CEO the two were just not seeing eye to eye on many things that included what chapek would be in charge of one of the first matters to drive a wedge between the two men was when chapek was not named to the board of directors it was an unusual decision as almost all CEOs serve as board members additionally Iger stayed on as executive chairman and chief creative officer because of this Chek was forced to answer to both Iger and the board despite the strange circumstances Chek accepted the terms guess he didn't really have a choice in an initial meeting between him and Susan Arnold who has served as the chairwoman of the WT Disney Company since December 31st of 2021 chapek was issued a warning give him a wide birth don't step on his toes did Sheek listen that's debatable after Sheek took over a CEO in February of 2020 Iger continued to make huge decisions for the company when the covid-19 pandemic impacted domestic Disney Parks California governor Gavin Newsome called Iger to discuss keeping the parks open whether to keep them open or not Iger told him the park should probably close for safety reasons while Chek did agree with the decision he was given no input in the matter shortly thereafter Chek and Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy decided to Furlow 990,000 employees at the theme parks but Iger insisted they wait until the car's Act was signed in a law that would give cast members a safety net during that time when iger's decision W out chek's wife referred to Chek as iger's quote lap dog when New York Times media columnist Ben Smith released a column detailing a conversation he'd had with Iger in which chapek was sort of shown in a negative light chapek was Furious Arnold was taken back by chek's reaction to the article and urged him to calm down and defer to Iger she felt was being paranoid that Iger was trying to destroy him to show support for Chek the board finally named Chek a director shortly after becoming a board member Chek decided to strip the creative heads of authority preventing them from determining spending and distribution for their projects this essentially served as a demotion for all of them a huge popularity move for him while Chek was warned at by at least a dozen senior Executives that the reorganization was a bad idea he was given strong backing by the board to move forward with Disney media and entertainment distribution reportedly Iger raised questions but didn't have standing within the room to make any meaningful changes at destination d23 in 2021 you remember this one Chek reportedly pulled out as a speaker for fear that fans would boo him he claimed it was because of a last minute commitment that last minute commitment by the way was iger's farewell party the new New York time implies that Iger did not want chapek to host the party so he instead decided to have it himself when he knew that Chek would not be available ultimately Chek went to the party anyway and canceled his appearance at destination d23 in March of 2022 the Walt Disney Company released a statement intending to speak out against the parental rights and education Bill the problem wasn't chapek stance necessarily it was that he only spoke up after a poor company response to his statement that corporate statements do very little to change outcomes after all Iger had denounced the bill a month before AP said anything at all to make matters worse uh Florida Governor Ronda santis vehemently opposed the statement from the Walt Disney Company which led to the repeal of the REI Creek Improvement act while Iger never said the board should fire Chek Chek could feel that things were not going well for him he said to have told Arnold that he was worried things were going to get worse and Iger was going to be more vocal about his dislike for chapek as the issues continue to pile up it was chek's former all allies McCarthy and Arnold who ultimately betrayed him without consulting Chek McCarthy entered board meetings with the numbers and forecasts that showed the direction of the Walt Disney Company chapek was not present for the meetings where these conversations took place because as you might remember he was petting hippos at Disney's Animal Kingdom maybe to appear more human we were told the figures presented were the final puzzle piece that led to chek's firing as Chek prepared to go to the Elton John concert being liveed streamed on Disney plus Arnold called him to inform him that he was no longer the CEO of the Walt Disney Company when asked why he was being fired and wasn't being given the option to resign Arnold told him that the board had lost faith in him after his firing chapek hired Brian fredman who advised him he had a very strong claim against Iger because Iger was interfering with chek's ability to do his job ultimately Chek elected not to seek legal action because his family is quote a Disney family and he didn't want to hurt the company there's a lot in this piece uh feel free to go read it it's long exhaustive and very interesting and I will tell you it's hard to pick a villain and a hero maybe sometimes two people can be villains two people could be wrong about something uh there's might be some heroics on both parts I'm kind of a shapex a villain and Niger had a dark side to him as well uh we'll see I don't know make your own decisions and tell us in the comments in a new Manning Peyton Manning Pitches ‘Omaha’ Section of EPCOT to Bob Iger cast video Disney CEO Bob Iger tells pton Manning that Disney would not give Omaha its own section at Epcot in the video pton and Eli Manning put together and star in Manning cast the musical inspired by their Monday Night Football with pton and Eli TV show their Journey starts with pton calling Iger looking for a theater Iger answers the phone and immediately says they won't be building an Omaha section in Epcot it's a reference by the way if you're not a football person it's a reference to Payton's famous Cadence he used when he was a quarterback he would say Omaha om maybe when some quarterback say Downs set whatever he'd say Omaha Omaha became a Payton man and catchphrase sort of play on the his onfield Persona the 10-minute video also features cameos by Jimmy Kimmel Snoop Dogg Kevin Hart Michael bé and more you can of course watch it uh we have a link to it in our article last year Manning and Phil Sims visited Walt Disney World in an episode of ESPN plus original pton places about the origins of I'm going to Disney World Manning made a cameo appear in the first season of the Santa Clauses on Disney plus I'm sure all of you seen that a 2013 2013 documentary The Book of Manning about the legendary family is also available to watch on Disney plus Manning cast is a simultaneous broadcast of Monday Night Football featuring pton and Eli alongside friends they make comments they give their own comment it's it's kind if if again if you don't watch football the best like nerd parallel of this I can give is like uh Mystery Science Theater so it's like Mystery Science Theater uh for for Monday Night Football does that help I don't know big news from Disneyland Space Mountain Tunnel Finally Repaired at Disneyland after more than a year the iconic Space Mountain tunnel has finally been repaired the tunnel which creates the illusion of speeding through space with pulsing blue lights have been out of commission with most of the lights burnout since at least October of 2023 after a recent refurbishment which began in August the tunnel is now back in action with improved lighting effect Riders can now enjoy a mix of blue and white pulses as they launch into space the ride had some temp temporary projection effects but the tunnel's original lighting has now been fully restored Space Mountain has been thrilling Disneyland guests since it opened in 1977 and this refurbishment brings the ride closer to its classic Glory you can check out of course we have a video of it right here on our Channel you compare side by side if you want to let us know in the comments what you think I know space mountains important to a lot of people here just New Agatha Harkness Ear Headband Available at Disneyland Resort in time for the release of Agatha All Along on Disney plus uh that'll be on September 18th by the way we've got a magical new Agatha heartness earhead available at Disneyland Resort you can find the headband at Los fiz 5 and Dime in Disney California Adventure for $34.99 the ears feature a sleek black to Purple Gradient with green tree branches and a crescent moon on the left ear the Black Velvet Bow has a floral pattern with a felt brooch in the center showing the mother maiden and Crone Silhouettes just like the brooch Agatha war in W division the headband is lined with purple nonslip velour and the Marvel logo appears on the side the German German Government Agrees to Rescue Deal for Struggling Disney Cruise Line Shipbuilder Meyer Werft government has stepped up with a rescue deal to potentially save Meer wor the ship Builder behind Disney Cruise Line's Fleet well most of it anyway this comes just weeks after Disney announced at d23 that four more cruise ships will be joining a fleet between 2027 and 2031 according to a report from Bloomberg the German government and the state of lower Saxony will each acquire a 40% stake in myor injecting around €200 million euros that's $222 million to support the company additionally they will guarantee 80% of a $2.6 billion uh sorry $2.8 billion 2.6 billion euros credit line to help Meer wor through the tough times caused by the P pandemic and a Slowdown in German Manufacturing in general Meer wor has built ships for Disney for many years and this deal ensures they can continue the partnership with eight ships now in the order book for Disney Cruise Line including the Disney treasure we're going to see that real soon Disney Destiny Disney adventure and all those ships that have not been named yet for the absolute latest on these WIGS stories and all those that did not make it on today's show please be sure to check ww.com and follow us on all your favorite social media platforms you can also support the entire team behind this show and others by 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