A Disney Cruise certainly isn’t cheap, especially compared with other cruise operators. But what about compared with other types of Disney vacations? For many travelers, a Disney DIS, +0.17% cruise actually comes out cheaper than a trip to Walt Disney World. To better understand Disney Cruise Line versus Disney World costs, NerdWallet analyzed prices for…
Shares of Six Flags Entertainment Corp. rocketed Monday, toward their best day in more than three years, after the theme park operator reported record first-quarter revenue beat expectations, as record guest spending helped offset a decline in attendance. “There continues to be a growing consumer demand for local, out-of-home entertainment, and we believe Six Flags…
Walt Disney Co. and unions representing Walt Disney World workers on Thursday said they have reached a tentative agreement that will raise the minimum wage to $18 an hour this year. The agreement comes after union members rejected Walt Disney Co.’s DIS, +0.98% previous offer in February of a $17 minimum wage, the unions said…
Looking to make your move to New Mexico? These five cities are just waiting to be explored. 1. Tucumcari In the northeast portion of the state is Tucumcari, home to Mesalands Community College, which features a dinosaur museum. Tucumcari has more than 1,200 hotel rooms because it is a long-time popular stop for travelers along Route 66. The…
Ticketmaster parent Live Nation Entertainment Inc. on Thursday said the concert industry is still on a tear following last year’s massive rebound. But on Friday, at least, investors weren’t buying it. Live Nation shares LYV, -10.08% slid 9.7% on Friday. But even as concerns grow over whether the company has maxed out its COVID-19-era gains…
The nation’s retailers limped into last year’s holiday season with too much stuff that people didn’t want. We’re about to find out how much of it they were able to get rid of, and how much an avalanche of markdowns hurt profits. Results from the likes of Walmart Inc. WMT, +1.50%, Home Depot Inc. HD,…
Walt Disney World DIS, +2.14% shuttered its popular but controversial Splash Mountain boat ride over the weekend, ending the attraction’s three-decade run. But some entrepreneurs are pitching a way to keep the water flowing, so to speak. Namely, they are selling water they say is sourced from the ride. There are dozens of listings on…
When tour and production manager Rosanna Freedman took the jazz collective Snarky Puppy on the road this year, she found logistical problems everywhere. To secure almost anything — from audio consoles to monitoring wedges to hotel rooms — the band had to compete with other artists, a crypto event, a Formula One competition and a…
An activist shareholder has accumulated a stake in Six Flags Entertainment Corp. and is pushing the theme-park operator to sell or spin off its real estate to help reverse a decline in the shares. Land & Buildings Investment Management LLC has a position of roughly 3% in Six Flags SIX, +0.58%, according to a presentation the…
The omicron sublineages named BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 continued to spread in the U.S. in the week through Oct. 29, accounting for 27.1% of new cases nationwide, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. The two accounted for 42.5% of all cases in the New York region, which includes New Jersey, Puerto Rico and…
There have been several incidents at concerts and other events in recent years where people died because of unsafe crowd conditions and stampedes. The latest such scenario unfolded in Seoul, South Korea, where a Halloween gathering in a club district turned deadly, with at least 154 fatalities being reported. This may leave some people thinking…
Not every masterpiece winds up in a museum in New York City or Paris. Seeing great art doesn’t have to mean bright lights, big cities and an even bigger budget. Smaller cities are able to cultivate a creative vibe in thriving art communities that are producing and sharing gorgeous art in its many forms, some…
“Top Gun: Maverick” could take Tom Cruise’s career to new heights. The long-awaited sequel to the 1986 hit “Top Gun” lands in theaters Memorial Day weekend following two years of COVID-induced delays. And analysts are predicting that this will be the biggest opening weekend box office of Cruise’s career. “Maverick” took off early with $19.3…