I was on the first-ever Disney cruise; this summer, I'll take my 100th. Now I get to enjoy them with my adult children and grandkids.

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Faith Colletti and her family of eight met Belle from "Beauty and the Beast" on a Christmas-themed cruise.

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Office AI leaderboards are here. Tell us if you think they're fun or fraught

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I used to be a VIP tour guide at Disneyland. Here are 5 things you should never do in the parks.

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I know a lot about Disney parks because I worked as a VIP tour guide at Disneyland for five years.

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Disney staffers have an 'AI Adoption Dashboard.' One Claude user invoked the chatbot 460,000 times in 9 days.

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Disney employees aren't shying away from AI under CEO Josh D'Amaro.

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As a parenting coach, I knew I had to give my daughter permission to be sad — even at Disney World

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The author said that not even being at a magical spot like Disney World could prevent her kids from having meltdowns.

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Read the memo from Disney's brand and marketing chief about why his team got hit hard by layoffs

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Asad Ayaz, Disney's brand and marketing chief, gave more context about the layoffs in a memo.

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Here's the severance package Disney is giving to laid-off employees

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Disney informed employees of cuts in mid-April, less than a month after Josh D'Amaro became CEO.

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What Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro told staffers as the company starts a new round of layoffs

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Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro is laying off employees less than a month into his tenure.

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Why Disney's parks business could boom this year despite the Iran war rocking the economy

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Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro (center left) recently took over for Bob Iger (center right).

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I love Disney with my kids — but going without them is even better in some ways

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The author and her husband got married in Disney World.

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