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…
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…
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…