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Impacts of Hurricane Irma Keep Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground Closed

Update at 3:45 p.m. on 9/12/17: All performances at the Hoop-de-Doo Musical Revue and Mickey’s Backyard BBQ have been officially cancelled until it reopens on Monday, September 17, 2017 . While the theme parks reopen today September 12, 2017, at Walt Disney World there is still a lot of work being done property wide to recover from Hurricane Irma. … Impacts of Hurricane Irma Keep Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground Closed

Francis Xavier ‘X’ Atencio, Disney Animator and Imagineer, Passes Away at Age 98

Disney Legend Xavier “X” Atencio, a former Imagineer and Disney animator who helped bring the beloved Pirates of the Caribbean and Haunted Mansion attractions at Disneyland to life, has passed away at the age of 98. X, as his friends called him, worked for Disney from 1938 to 1984. X left the studio briefly during … Francis Xavier ‘X’ Atencio, Disney Animator and Imagineer, Passes Away at Age 98

Disney CEO Bob Iger Cautions Shareholders That Profits Will Be Similar to Last Year

Disney shares dropped 4 percent after CEO Bob Iger warned shareholders that profit this year will be similar to last year. Iger said, “You have to look at the year being roughly in line…with what we delivered in fiscal (20)16.” According to CNBC, in 2016 Disney reported earnings per share at $5.72, and Thomson Reuter … Disney CEO Bob Iger Cautions Shareholders That Profits Will Be Similar to Last Year