Via wdwnt.com
Though Disney+ subscriber growth reportedly stalled this year, it has now reached 116 million subscribers, surpassing the expected 113 million.
Disney+ continues to grow with original shows, including those set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and film releases. Although, Scarlett Johansson is currently suing Disney regarding the Disney+ release of “Black Widow.”
One of the Marvel original series, “Loki,” was one of the most-streamed programs across all platforms during Q3.
The third quarter of the fiscal year has closed, and Disney has released their Q3 2021 results. In the earnings call this afternoon, the company announced a $17.02 billion revenue, higher than the expected revenue of $16.76 billion.
Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products reported revenue of $4.3 billion, an increase of 100% versus Q3 2020 and $1 billion more than last quarter.
Domestic parks posted a profit of $2 million, marking the first quarter with a profit since the pandemic began in March 2020. Meanwhile, international parks had a loss of $210 million.
Disney Parks worldwide were all open during Q3, and domestic parks increased capacity, leading to higher attendance and guest spending.
According to the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Fred will likely impact Central Florida this week.
The storm is currently heading towards the Dominican Republic and is not expected to develop into a hurricane. Central Florida is to the edge of the cone of uncertainty, which predicts anywhere that the eye of the storm may fall. Wind and heavy rain will be hitting the area regardless of the location of the storm’s center.
Tropical storm winds are expected this Saturday into the rest of the weekend as the storm makes its way up Florida.
No operational changes have been announced at Walt Disney World or Universal Orlando Resort.
Dumbo and Timothy Q. Mouse will be among the Disney Fab 50 characters depicted as gold statues in Walt Disney World for “The World’s Most Magical Celebration.”
Star of Full House and Disney+’s Big Shot John Stamos announced the new statue via the Disney Parks Blog’s Instagram story.
What’s more magical than spending the day at Magic Kingdom? How about holding a Mickey balloon high in the sky as you stroll through the Park! Recently, YouTubers known as “The Insiders” spread happiness across Magic Kingdom by buying EVERY balloon at Magic Kingdom and giving them away. They purchased a total of 52 balloons. At $14.00 per balloon, that’s right around $730!
As shared by The Insiders: “We bought EVERY Balloon at Disney World, and gave them ALL Away!! It has always been a dream of ours to make Magic for people in the Disney Parks. So much magic has been made for us, that we wanted to return the favor. We were so excited that we were able to buy every balloon on Main Street, U.S.A., and give them away! Thank you so much to our Magic Makers, our Supporters, our Merch buyers, our website donors, and everyone who has been there for us every step of the way. We appreciate you guys so much, and we never would have been able to pull off a video like this if it weren’t for you!” Check out their video below:
These fantastic YouTubers recently bought every bubble wand and gave them all away as well! The Insiders shared, “We went to Disneyland and bought EVERY Bubble wand they had on the shelf and gave them ALL away in celebration of Cara’s 18th Birthday! We were so excited that we got to make so many little princesses happy! It felt so good to bring so much joy and magic to these people at Disney.” Check out their bubble wand giveaway video below:
Way to go to “The Insiders” (Adam, Cara, and Eric Beigel) for spreading Disney magic through Walt Disney World and Disneyland. Want to learn more about who The Insiders are and what they are all about? Check out their YouTube channel here.