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Sources tell me Johnny Depp has signed a massive contract with Disney to return as Jack Sparrow.

Disney Parks Panic: The Story Behind Splash Mountain

Early access to an exclusive article coming out on That Park Place later today:

It was the Summer of Love in 2020 and The Walt Disney Company had a very new and very vulnerable streaming service that had just launched critical to the future of the House of Mouse. Bob Chapek had been named the CEO of The Walt Disney Company, a pandemic was raging, the parks were closed with no knowledge when they might ever open (70% of the company's profit by the way), and Bob Iger had "left" the...

Disney World Leak Week Is Here!

Disney World Leak Week Is Here!

Hey, folks -- just wanted to let you know that Disney World Leak Week is here. This week, we'll be breaking exclusive after exclusive of what is coming to Walt Disney World Resort over the next five years. And because you're members of this Patreon, you'll get much of the news even before everyone else. Be on the lookout for early access to That Park Place articles which will then be the basis of videos on the Pro Channel!

RISE Program at Disney: Q&A

Alright, folks... this new program we've revealed at Disney which is pervasive and seems to have a tremendous negative influence on the products they create is now known to the public via our reporting. This is just the beginning of what we will be investigating over the coming weeks. However, I want to give you special access and let you have the chance to ask me questions about what we have discovered. Please watch Friday (May 3rd)'s morning video on The Pro Channel so you can understand wh...

As Promised... Our First Article on Disney Granting Money Based on Religious Beliefs

This one even shocked us. Enjoy the read and hopefully we come out of this unscathed. This probably has the greatest danger in regards to us covering a topic of anything we've done so far. We're not concerned about physical danger, but I think this will earn significant disdain that we have begun to unravel something so significant. After you read the article, you'll se why.

Huge Scoops on the Way: Is Disney Financially Benefiting Folks of Particular Religious Belief?

We couldn't believe it at first... now we're wondering if it's even legal.

Disney's Continued Soft Reset

Good afternoon, everyone! Sorry for being so late on a post today... we've been incredibly busy with getting all sorts of news stories ready. That said, I wanted to stop by and give you a heads up at yet another piece of evidence that Disney is attempting a soft reset to reach out to moderates and conservatives. They realize they have a real problem here. I'm not sure their solutions are the sort of things that will resolve the problem though.

In this case, there's a new story about Pre...

Evil Queen Q&A

Comment below with any questions you might have about the story and/or our coverage. Pro will respond periodically over the next three hours!

Live Q&A Coming this Evening Regarding the Evil Queen Situation

Get ready to ask Pro anything you want about the current Evil Queen controversy at Walt Disney World. Q&A session starts at 5PM EST.

The Differing Styles of Bob Iger and Walt Disney

As we are watching the Disney brand sink deeper and deeper into the morass, I thought it would be interesting to analyze the differing styles of its founder (Walt) and its current leader, Bob Iger. Enjoy:

Walt Disney's leadership style was that of a pioneering visionary and a creative genius who transformed animation from a novelty to an art form that could tell emotionally gripping stories. He was known for his imaginative prowess and an inexhaustible drive to innovate. Disney’s appr...

Disney Needs to Review their Hiring Policies

One of the things many may not know is that we have a ton of information beyond what we have shared regarding the Evil Queen controversy at Walt Disney World. We know identities, we know things about exceptions made... and, of course, we're not going over the line and putting information out there that could put someone in danger by doing so. We would never do that. We are always extremely careful in treating others the way that we would want to be treated.

Sharing a family photo from W...

A Message from Riley that Meant the World to Us

This particular comment on Facebook really touched everyone with The Pro Channel and That Park Place. I thought I would share:

I firmly believe that God puts us in the right place at the right time...often. Today, that was being on the members-only portion of the live show.

For the past 7 years, I have owned a bakery. And then last September I very clearly heard God say, "I've got something else for you." So I finished the orders I had left, and closed my doors. Because when God ...

Genre Guys Goes Public for the Very First Time!

It has finally happened and I'm so excited to see it going so well. We've finally released Genre Guys to the T3PO channel where you can now enjoy LW Ghost, HT and Lorn without viewing them on the member exclusive side of The Pro Channel.

Perhaps the best part of this is that the public side of YouTube will allow you to listen in with the video playing in the background.

Part of what makes The Genre Guys work so well I think is the trio and their personalities. Lew of course is a H...

Caroline Reid's Forbes Piece on Star Wars Continues to Impact

When Valliant Renegade released his findings using tax filings from the UK and discovered Star Wars was deeply in the hole... the mainstream media took a pass. When we continued to present the information on the Pro channel and on ThatParkPlace.com, still the legacy outlets didn't want to touch it. But one writer did: Caroline Reid.

Over at Forbes, she began researching what we were talking about and she came to the same ...

The Voice of Mama Odie from Princess and the Frog Is Not Well

Even more difficult to support Tiana's Bayou Adventure. The people behind it are not well. Doesn't matter what your politics are, this is deranged.

Why Splash Mountain in Japan Still Matters

On The Pro Show this Thursday, we'll be talking about a new attempt to force Japan to change their Splash Mountain. For some people, it's just a ride. For others, we know it means more. I'd like to share with you the history of James Baskett, who played Uncle Remus. As you read along, consider that this is why the attraction should be preserved in the last place it still remains.

James Baskett, an African American actor and singer, remains an important but often overlooked...

Comic Book Data Shows Huge Red Flags for Major Franchises

A significant read of Comic Book Revolution (https://www.comicbookrevolution.com/march-2024-single-issue-comic-book-sales-rankings/) shows that James Gunn has his work cut out for him with DC Comics. It's time to rejuvenate a dying franchise. But his work is nothing compared to the grassroots collapse of Star Wars support.

And if you think that Marvel has...

The Pro Show Bombshell

Tomorrow's Pro Show will have one heck of an original scoop you should not miss. Get ready. This one might get picked up by the mainstream or get us canceled by YouTube. Maybe both. Disney, beware.

Destroying Beauty: The Story of the Carthay

From LW Ghost for all of you to see and read:

Here's a WONDERFUL link to a study of Saul Bass's titles for Around The World. I actually saw the film as a kid with my dad at the REAL "Carthay Circle Theater" and they made a special curtain of the titles images/cartoons sewn in gold thread into a red stage curtain. I heard later that curtain wound up in Debbie Reynolds' memorabilia collection that she was going to open a museum of in Vegas but not sure what happened to it.

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Early Info: Tubi Is Killing Disney Plus: Iger's Plan to Defeat It

As you all know, I love bringing Patreon members the news even before I put it out to the general public... and even that is ahead of the rest of the media quite often. Today, I'd like to do just that again.

A source over the weekend has informed me that Disney has been running a prototype of what they'll add to Disney+ in the next months and that it all comes down to a great fear of Tubi. Now I know it's hard to believe that Disney might be afraid of Tubi, but that's only because Tubi ...

Premium Lounge Access to TPP Forums

Patreon Members, I'd like to invite you first to become Premium members of That Park Place Forums! To do so, simply follow the link, create a forum account and message WDW Pro on the That Park Place Forums with the word PATREON. When you do so, I'll upgrade your account to Premium just for having been a Patreon member!

Tiana's Bayou Adventure Rumored to Open Unfinished

I thought it would be nice to share the full message I received from a highly-placed Disney World source who volunteered the following information regarding Tiana's Bayou Adventure. Please not that this is NOT the same source telling me they may open the ride on Juneteenth (June 19th) of this year:

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cannot confirm opening date, but the media part is real

the attraction's opening is being rushed. They need to capture the summer crowds. Previews will be compre...

A Bit of Bluey News and Bigger News on the Way...

It's been a while since I've spoken with you via audio file here on The Patreon. Let's change that!

Disney Faces Major Challenges with ESPN

From one of our contributors and insiders into the music / sports industries:

Good stuff on the congressional intervention. In just a couple of weeks I’m going to be outlining one other major caveat in all of this.

The RSN “Bally’s” was just dumped by their parent company. They have no backing.

Amazon tried to intervene in order to obtain streaming rights. Disney owned all of those 19 (now 17) markets the same as they own Fox entertainment. They sold to Bally’s ...

Starting a New Channel... Starting a New Show

For the third time in 18 months, we've started a new channel on YouTube. Every time we do that, we aim to win in a big way. With the WDW Pro Channel, I have to say that the support of folks like you really made it so that expectations were exceeded in every way. As a result, I left my very successful career on the belief that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to actually take a swing at improving the culture all around us. It was scary given that you never know what YouTube could do; ...

Check Our Our Brand New Show -- T3P0 LIVE!

Bonus Patreon Chats for The Pro Show

Surprise! We're offering you the chance to have your comment read on The Pro Show today... and we're doing it for ALL paid members! This is in addition to normal Patreon Chats! Drop a comment down below and tune into The Pro Show LIVE today at noon eastern!

Regarding the Original Spider-Man Trilogy... Genius Thoughts from LW Ghost

Looking at engagement on Patreon, I know that one of the things you all love the most is hearing from our resident genius, LW Ghost. Today, he's shared a gem regarding Spider-Man -- specifically the original trilogy from the 90s. I think you'll enjoy his take on how it compares with the rest of modern Hollywood!

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So anyhow....I got an email from Peacock with the things I should watch, the things I could watch, and things "Leaving soon!" and among the latter are the "Spiderma...

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