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US budget airlines are struggling. Will pursuing premium passengers solve their problems?

November 22, 2024 1:30 pm by disneyrumors Leave a Comment

By DAVID KOENIG, AP Airlines Writer

DALLAS (AP) — Delta and United have become the most profitable U.S. airlines by targeting premium customers while also winning back a significant share of travelers on a tight budget.

That is squeezing smaller low-fare carriers like Spirit Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday. Some travel-industry experts think Spirit’s troubles indicate that

Disney confirms Monsters land location, move of Muppets, ousting of Aerosmith

November 22, 2024 11:42 am by disneyrumors Leave a Comment

Walt Disney World has confirmed the future location of its land based on “Monsters, Inc.,” and the ripple effect will send the Muppets packing to another location — and attraction — within Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park.

The Monsters land, featuring a suspended-vehicle roller coaster, will be added to the south side of the park, according to a Friday post

Additional 2025 European Sailings Added for the Disney Fantasy

November 22, 2024 9:57 am by disneyrumors Leave a Comment

This week, Disney Cruise Line quietly added two 7-night sailings on the Disney Fantasy in September 2025 from Southampton in a previously itinerary gap between September 15th and October 19th. Continue Reading →

The post Additional 2025 European Sailings Added for the Disney Fantasy appeared first on The Disney Cruise Line Blog.

Here’s how Orlando International Airport hopes to solve baggage delays

November 22, 2024 5:30 am by disneyrumors Leave a Comment

Why do so many passengers arriving at Orlando International Airport have to wait 90 minutes or more before their bags pop out onto a carousel?

How often are departing planes delayed because of luggage holdups?

What triggers hundreds of pieces of baggage to be “mishandled,” the term authorities prefer for accuracy but which passengers think of by another label: “lost”?

Former Rep. Amesty’s family-run school advertised unauthorized programs

November 22, 2024 5:30 am by disneyrumors Leave a Comment

Central Christian University, the small school run by former state Rep. Carolina Amesty’s family, advertised multiple degree programs it was not authorized to offer including several Ph.Ds, according to staff for the state Commission for Independent Education.

As a result, board members for the agency, a branch of the Florida Department of Education, voted Thursday to grant the school a

How to watch and stream the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

November 21, 2024 2:18 pm by disneyrumors Leave a Comment

By MARK KENNEDY, Associated Press Entertainment Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — The holiday season really kicks off when the massive helium balloons start floating through New York. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade — two years away from its 100th birthday — this year will feature 17 giant character balloons, 22 floats, 15 novelty and heritage inflatables, 11 marching bands, 700

Orlando theme-park people make Blooloop’s powerful list

November 21, 2024 12:01 pm by disneyrumors Leave a Comment

Central Florida tourism leaders make up a significant chunk of the newly released Blooloop 50 Theme Park Influencer List for 2024, including officials from Disney, Universal and others with Orlando connections.

Among the honorees is Pete Carsillo, senior creative director at Universal Creative, design arm of Universal Destinations & Experiences. Carsillo, who is designated as among the “Power 10” of

Disney Adventure Deck Plan and Stateroom Information Revealed

November 21, 2024 9:50 am by disneyrumors Leave a Comment

This week under the cover of a newfound treasure, Disney Cruise Line quietly added a stateroom centric deck plan for the Disney Adventure. The deck plan literally shows the staterooms Continue Reading →

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Port Canaveral ‘doing more with less’, but pursuit of new terminals not dead

November 20, 2024 7:23 pm by disneyrumors Leave a Comment

PORT CANAVERAL — More ships. Bigger ships. These are the driving forces for what is forecast to be a banner year for the world’s second busiest cruise port, but finding a home for them is getting more difficult.

“We have ships in some of our terminals five and six days a week,” said Port Canaveral CEO Capt. John Murray at the

Chomped by reality, Gator Nation is actually cheering a 5-5 season | Commentary

November 20, 2024 2:59 pm by disneyrumors Leave a Comment

Running off at the typewriter …

So I was the guest speaker at the DeLand Quarterback Club earlier this week and it was incredibly refreshing to see so many University of Florida football fans in attendance who were actually happy and hopeful about the future of their program.

I’ve never in my life seen so many historically spoiled UF fans