Pirates & Princesses | Disney News and Rumors

This week talk about accusations of Disney gouging its customers. We talk about viral reports of family trips costing over $13,000, reports of the $200 lightsabers from Galaxy's Edge breaking down, and the usual grousing about Genie Plus and upcharges. In other news, we talk about the Disney Proxy Battle, Joe Rohde possibly returning to Imagineering, Frozen voice actor Josh Gad getting social medi...

Fan favorite Disney Imagineering legend Joe Rohde is finally getting recognized by the Walt Disney Company as, well, a Disney Legend. In a shock move, Star Wars creator George Lucas issues a public statement siding with Bob Iger in the proxy battle against Nelson Peltz. More news and rumors for the week include a merging of two theme park giants and Disney's SMELLY new attraction in the Magic King...

Disney has released a new ad targeting Nelson Peltz, Ike Perlmutter and Jay Rasulo... and it's UGLY. It sounds very much like a political ad. Will Trian get its board seats and upset the Disney status quo? And another Disney Imagineering exec "gets gone" under mysterious circumstances. Then we talk about other Disney news and rumors for the second week of March 2024.  About PNP: Everything Disney...

The EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival returns for 2024, and we've decided to rank our favorite EPCOT festivals. Then we talk about Disney and Universal news and rumors for this week, including a breakdown at the Carousel of Progress, Bluey being put on hiatus for a spicy adult cartoon and the Disney Proxy War heating up.  About PNP: Everything Disney and Universal! Pirates & Princesses...

Disney is not in a good place right now. It doesn't matter who you ask or what publications you read, The Mouse House has seen better days. Pirates & Princesses returns to discuss where the company is currently at, the proxy battle with Nelson Peltz, and the impending competition for Walt Disney World from Epic Universe and Super Nintendo World. This plus news and rumors for the week of 2/27/24. A...

Move over Mickey Mouse, here comes Mario! With Super Nintendo World now open in Universal Studios Hollywood and Epic Universe in Orlando right around the corner, it appears that Disney is in very real danger of being overtaken as the theme park industry leader for the first time in its history. We talk about this, Ant-Man 3's box office performance and other Disney and Universal theme park news an...

Disney is on the verge of losing control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District after former CEO Bob Chapek got into a political battle with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Disney's Q1 2023 earnings call is a wake-up call for the company. 7,000 jobs will be cut, Disney+ subscribers are down 2.4 million and the company needs to save over $5 billion. A lot of that money will come from a cut in conte...

Disney's Galactic Starcruiser is in BIG trouble, as Disney is now cancelling some voyages. Then we talk about the possibility of a Journey Into Imagination refurb being right around the corner, Disney boardroom drama, Tron 3 being greenlight, Jeremy Renner recovering and more. All this and more and more in this week's Disney news roundup! About PNP: Everything Disney and Universal! Pirates & P...

MCU star Jeremy Renner was seriously injured in a snow plow accident, the Figment popcorn bucket returns, Disney is cracking down on booting merchandise, and Epcot Festival of the Arts menu is revealed. All this and more and more in this week's Disney news roundup! About PNP: Everything Disney and Universal! Pirates & Princesses (TM) is an independent, opinionated focused on Walt Disney World,...

What's the REAL story behind why Bob Chapek was ousted from Disney and Bob Iger returned? Then we have more objective Disney Parks and Universal news for 12.18.22! We talk about Super Nintendo World preview dates, Epcot Festival of the Arts 2023 menu items, Lucasfilm rumors and drama and more! About PNP: Everything Disney and Universal! Pirates & Princesses (TM) is an independent, opinionated...

More objective Disney Parks news for 12.09.22! We talk about Disney's stock decline, a Genie+ lawsuit, Universal adding a Minions attraction to Orlando, and an unfortunate death in Disneyland. About PNP: Everything Disney and Universal! Pirates & Princesses (TM) is an independent, opinionated focused on Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Universal Orlando Resort and other themed entertainment and...

After a YEARS long hiatus, the Pirates & Princesses podcast returns with a vengeance! We talk about version 2.0 of the show, changes to the Disney Parks since our last episode, and discuss the replacement of Bob Chapek with Bob Iger. Then we discus the recently dropped trailers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. We also talk about the latest Disney and Un...

Is Rise of the Resistance... overrated?! We talk about our recent trip to Walt Disney World and give our honest opinions on Galaxy's Edge and the Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance attraction. Then we talk about Disneyland raising their ticket prices to over $200 a day, massive upheaval in Epcot and more Disney News and Rumors.   On the web:  http://www.piratesandprincesses.net Contact e-mail: pira...

Super Nintendo Land is officially coming to Universal Orlando's Epic Universe in 2023. Is this the biggest threat Walt Disney World has ever faced? Then we talk about the ongoing issues with Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and other Walt Disney World News and Rumors. On the web:  http://www.piratesandprincesses.net Contact e-mail: piratespodcast [at] gmail.com ► Subscribe on iTunes: http://bit.ly/PNPiTun...

We talk about the big changes happening at Epcot in Walt Disney World, including some rumors about the upcoming Spaceship Earth refurbishment. Then we discuss the 2020 Epcot International Festival of the Arts, the rumored 2020 dates for Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party (hint: it's waaaaay warly) and more Disney news and rumors! On the web:  http://www.piratesandprincesses.net Contact e-mail:...

New year, same old problems at Walt Disney World. The Rise of the Resistance attraction in Galaxy's Edge still has near daily evacuations and broken effects, and the People Mover started smoking for unknown reasons.  Now the Disney Skyliner is seemingly being forced upon Guests at Disney's Pop Century Resort. Are bookings down this year? Disney has just released a slew of new offers. Then we talk...

Out with the old, and in with the new! Let's talk about things we're looking forward to in 2020 at Walt Disney World, including new attractions... and dreaded Disney price increases. We also talk about our 2019, and why it was one of the hardest years we've had in regards to producing Disney news content.   On the web:  http://www.piratesandprincesses.net Contact e-mail: piratespodcast [at] gmail....

Let's talk about the opening of 'Rise of the Resistance' in Walt Disney World, and a ton of other Disney Parks that was dropped this week including updates on Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway, the new films coming to Epcot next year, Ratatouille, new restaurants and more. Also... Pigs in Space?!   On the web: http://www.piratesandprincesses.net Contact e-mail: piratespodcast [at] gmail.com   ►...

Disney Plus' launch week was a bit of a PR disaster, but at least Disney can make bank off Baby Yoda merchandise. Then we talk about the rumored (and MUCH needed) new monorails coming to Walt Disney World, the food coming to the Epcot International Festival of the Holidays and more! On the web: http://www.piratesandprincesses.net Contact e-mail: piratespodcast [at] gmail.com   ► Subscribe on iTune...

PNP returns! We talk about our renewed focus to bring you a truly unbiased Disney podcast and website, changes in the Disney Parks fandom over the past few years and our opinions on the massive overhaul plans for Epcot.   ► Subscribe on iTunes: http://bit.ly/PNPiTunes ► Subscribe on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/PNPSticher   ►Website: http://www.piratesandprincesses.net ►Twitter: http://twitter.com/PNPD...

Is attendance on the decline in Walt Disney World? Minnie Vans get a price hike, and Mary Poppins Returns in a new trailer (but SHOULD she?) _____ ► Subscribe on iTunes: http://bit.ly/PNPiTunes ► Subscribe on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/PNPSticher ►Website: http://www.disney-podcast.com ►Twitter: http://twitter.com/PodcastDisney ►Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PNPDisneyPodcast ►Instagram: http://ww...

What do we know about STAR WARS: Galaxy's Edge in Disneyland and Walt Disney World? Let's talk about it! Giveaway links: http://thekingdominsider.com/disneyland-vacation-giveaway-2018/ http://thekingdominsider.com/walt-disney-world-giveaway-2018/ ______ ► Subscribe on iTunes: http://bit.ly/PNPiTunes ► Subscribe on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/PNPSticher ►Website: http://www.disney-podcast.com ►Twitter:...

We discuss some of our hidden gems and secrets across all four Walt Disney World theme parks in this episode of PnP! Giveaway links: http://thekingdominsider.com/disneyland-vacation-giveaway-2018/ http://thekingdominsider.com/walt-disney-world-giveaway-2018/ ______ ► Subscribe on iTunes: http://bit.ly/PNPiTunes ► Subscribe on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/PNPSticher ►Website: http://www.disney-podcast.c...

It's been one year since Disney closed 'The Great Movie Ride' in Hollywood Studios to make way for 'Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway.' We reminisce about the classic attraction and talk about what's next for the park. Giveaway links: http://thekingdominsider.com/disneyland-vacation-giveaway-2018/ http://thekingdominsider.com/walt-disney-world-giveaway-2018/ ______ ► Subscribe on iTunes: http://...

Let's talk about H2O Glow Nights in Typhoon Lagoon. Is it worth it? Also, we talk about the latest Disney World and movie news! Giveaway links: http://thekingdominsider.com/disneyland-vacation-giveaway-2018/ http://thekingdominsider.com/walt-disney-world-giveaway-2018/ ______ ► Subscribe on iTunes: http://bit.ly/PNPiTunes ► Subscribe on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/PNPSticher ►Website: http://www.disne...