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The Motley Fool May 5, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Golden Opportunity The entertainment giant has got its groove back, and the world is about to notice. |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Conquering Everest With Expedition Everest, Disney is banking plenty on the ability of a single thrill ride to help improve the fortunes of its least-visited theme park in the Sunshine State. Will the move be a thrill for investors? |
Popular Mechanics February 19, 2010 Seth Porges |
The Tech Behind Four New Wonders at Disney World Live action animation and new rides are among the features at Disney World. |
The Motley Fool October 17, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disneyland's Ugly Siamese Twin Disney's California Adventure is getting a much-needed makeover. Disney can't afford to let a park that bears its name languish. Its reputation is at stake. Dollars are at stake, too. |
The Motley Fool June 3, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
When Size Matters Building bigger rides doesn't always translate to better parks, but it does attract bigger spotlights. |
The Motley Fool June 14, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Waiting Is the Cruelest Part Amusement park lines have been revolutionized by technology -- but not always for the better. Guests pay plenty for their treks, and their time, in every sense of the word, is money. Will Disney fix this? |
The Motley Fool July 12, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Are Roller Coasters Safe? The latest coaster accident in Disneyland has some wondering whether park attractions are no longer safe. |
The Motley Fool July 5, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Can Disney Kill You? Billing itself as "the happiest place on Earth" does not exempt a company from the grim realities of human mortality. Should Disney stop building thrill rides? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Thank Queue, Disney The theme park giant reinvents the waiting lines for its rides. |
The Motley Fool April 23, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Saving Disney's World Disney is facing allegations that its theme parks are in a state of disarray. |
The Motley Fool January 31, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney in 2010 Let's take a look at what Disney may look like two years in the future. |
The Motley Fool July 1, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
What I've Done This Summer While on vacation in Orange County, California, this investor does a little field research into Disney and Cedar Fair. |
The Motley Fool June 1, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Is Disney Phoning It In? The scent of theme parks is in the air, but Disney is smelling stale. |
The Motley Fool May 10, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Paying Pixar New rides at Disneyland will mean even more dough lining Pixar's pockets. |
Salon.com July 31, 2000 Eric Boehlert |
Roller sprawl The renaissance of coasters is a bonanza for the amusement park business. |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2011 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Can Mickey Mouse Surpass Potter? Disney tries to regain some of its sizzle in Florida. |
The Motley Fool February 13, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Dreams Out Loud The family entertainment giant thinks smaller to grow its theme park segment bigger. Investors were in a dry spell a few years ago, but it's great to see the spigot of dreams flowing freely again. |
The Motley Fool July 1, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Why Can't Disney Get It Right the First Time? Disney is finally beefing up its unsuccessful Hong Kong theme park. |
The Motley Fool September 14, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Wakes Up The family-entertainment giant is confirming expansion plans for its flagship Magic Kingdom park. |
Fast Company May 2010 David Lidsky |
Wheeeeee: The Business of Roller Coasters As theme parks open for the season, so do their marquee-attraction thrill rides. This year, 63 new roller coasters are expected to open around the world, including two vying to be the world's fastest. Buckle in as we roll through the numbers. |
The Motley Fool May 10, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Delivers Disney beats the street again with a heady March quarter. This marks the fourth consecutive quarter in which the media giant crushed estimates by a double-digit percentage margin. Investors, take note. |
Fast Company Kim Lightbody |
Disney Bans Selfie Sticks Walt Disney World is the latest organization to ban selfie sticks, citing safety concerns for both guests and workers at its theme parks. |
Fast Company May 2015 Austin Carr |
The Messy Business Of Reinventing Happiness Inside Disney's radical plan to modernize its cherished theme parks. |
AskMen.com Harry Marks |
Top 10: Fastest U.S. Roller Coasters There's something about a roller coaster that makes you feel like a kid again. Maybe it's the amusement park atmosphere or the fact that you scream like a prepubescent boy when the coaster careens around corners at record-breaking speeds. |
The Motley Fool March 21, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Is Cool Again The family entertainment giant is showing off these days. The long path it took to get to this point is almost immaterial now. The important thing for investors is that it has finally arrived. |
Wired December 2002 Scott Kirsner |
Rebuilding Tomorrowland For 50 years, Disney's Imagineers have put the tech magic in the Magic Kingdom. Now economic pressures are bringing the grand ambitions back down to earth, where it's a smaller world after all. |
The Motley Fool May 4, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Can Spidey Swing to Islands' Rescue? The web-slinger's got his work cut out saving Universal's sinking Islands of Adventure. |
The Motley Fool January 12, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Shanghai Surprise Family entertainment giant Disney confirms rumors that it plans to open a theme park in Shanghai. |
The Motley Fool December 6, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Brilliant Hike Disney raises its one-day admission price in Florida, but that's not the only thing that it's raising -- its annual dividend is up, too. |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Playing Games With Disney Disney's new online game may not be a runaway hit, but it has a whole lot of potential. Investors, take note. |
Popular Mechanics July 3, 2009 Seth Porges |
5 Theme Park Rides That Pushed the Limits of Common Sense One of these rides, the Cannonball Loop's radical design seems to betray a lack of an understanding of basic physics. To wit: The ride runs through a perfect circle. Early-roller coaster engineers toyed with this design, with disastrous results. |
The Motley Fool June 20, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Tomorrow's Theme Park It's never too early to click through a turnstile to the future. Investors, regional operators can't match the capital investments that the Disneys and the Universals are doling out. |
The Motley Fool September 9, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
When Mickey Met China Disney readies its newest theme park in China with more potential than actual product. Investors, take note. |
Fast Company Andy Meek |
Former Executive Shares The Secrets To How Disney Runs Its Empire "When you think about it, the customer doesn't come first -- great leaders come first," Lee Cockerell says. "You can't have a great company without great leadership. |
The Motley Fool February 22, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's New World The company that has mastered the art of the artificial is looking to corner the market on nature too, with its family expeditions in Hawaii and Wyoming. |
The Motley Fool September 21, 2011 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Can Avatar Save Disney? Disney turns to James Cameron for a theme park spark. |
The Motley Fool November 10, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Finds Its Lost Numbers Disney closed out fiscal 2006 in fine fashion. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool September 30, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Six Flags Grows Up The amusement park operator unveils the world's tallest, fastest roller coaster. |
The Motley Fool July 7, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Conquers New Kingdom Disney is using the Internet to draw an audience as well as differentiate itself from the regional amusement-park experience. Now with a new promotional, it is using your cereal bowl, too. |
The Motley Fool January 12, 2012 Tim Beyers |
3 Reasons Disney Is More Valuable Than You Think The pursuit of excellence has its rewards. |
The Motley Fool June 2, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Virtual Magic A new online game finds Disney brilliantly promoting two products at once. The company began beta-testing its new Virtual Magic Kingdom online experience. |
The Motley Fool July 7, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Pirates at the Multiplex Disney's latest swashbuckler film has "blockbuster" written all over it. And that's good news for investors. |
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Amy Borrus |
How to Do Disney Some simple strategies can make a visit to Orlando actually fun. |
Wired July 2000 Scott Kirsner |
Are You Experienced? From Anheuser-Busch's exclusive tropical paradise to VW's 3-D marketing brandland, the personalized theme park is here. |
Wired March 2001 Emily Jenkins |
One Fast Blast The next-gen roller coaster: Get up, get down, and get off... |
The Motley Fool September 2, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
5 Reasons Disney Is Buying Marvel Disney's $4 billion deal to acquire Marvel is turning heads, but it's an inevitable match and a perfect fit. |
The Motley Fool August 9, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Has Disney Gone Too Far? A price increase is the last thing Disney needed in Florida. |
The Motley Fool October 19, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
There's Money in Haunted Headstones eBay's latest Disney auction sparks some "grave" concerns. Just as product placement has permeated television shows to skirt the TiVo generation, theme parks are simply milking their magnetism. |
The Motley Fool June 18, 2004 Rick Munarriz |
Six Flags at Half-Staff If Six Flags amusement parks wants to mend its woes, all it needs to do is improve the customer experience. |
The Motley Fool September 8, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Cedar Fair's Maverick Run The amusement park operator hopes a new coaster can spur it out of its sluggish slumber. Investors, take note. |