<p>We start with the holiday parties because they are moving fast. Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party has sold out 18 of its 25 nights, with Sunday, December 6 the latest to go. What is left is November 29 and December 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, and 17, priced between $214 and $229. If you have been waiting on this one, the window is closing. Jollywood Nights is on the same path. Three dates are gone, including Thanksgiving Saturday, November 28, which sold out more than three weeks early at $199. Last year that same night held until the day of the event. The cheapest November night left is the 16th at $169.</p>
<p>We also got fun new details for both parties. Very Merry is adding a Stitchmas Dance Party at Cosmic Ray's, hosted by Lilo and Stitch, and Pooh and friends are moving their meet to Storybook Circus, where Santa is meeting too. We talk through whether two big character lines in one spot is a smart fix or a new bottleneck. For Jollywood, guests already inside Hollywood Studios can pick up their party credential at Walt Disney Presents or the Galaxy's Edge entrance starting at 5:30pm, every ticket includes a free Chip and Dale ornament this year, and Disney published an official rain plan. The party runs in most weather with no refunds promised, rainy nights swap in extra indoor characters and a midnight showing of Disney Holidays in Hollywood, but headline shows like Glisten! can still get canceled. We get into whether that policy is fair on a $169 to $199 ticket.</p>
<p>On the merch side, new holiday popcorn buckets, sippers, and straw clips arrive November 6 with a two per person limit, including a Stitch Christmas Tree Sipper in all four parks and the Holiday Train Bucket as a Very Merry exclusive starting November 8. Christmas is also just showing up everywhere: the Magic Kingdom tree is up in Town Square ahead of the November 13 start, Hollywood Studios is fully decorated, Jingle Cruise is back through January 4, and Alien Swirling Saucers has a full holiday soundtrack through January 6.</p>
<p>Then we get into the bigger Disney business stories. Disney is testing a small orange robot car from FieldAI in the parking lots, and Imagineering is studying the navigation tech for future free-roaming characters. Disney was also granted a patent for AI character voices at meet and greets, where a costumed character could hold a real conversation in the character's voice. We dig into what that could mean for performers and voice actors. There is also an AI vacation planning tool in beta on the Disney World site, and we walked through a sample package over $5,800 and talked about whether it is a helpful tool or a smarter upsell.</p>
<p>We close with the job cut reporting. Bloomberg reported Disney is planning thousands more cuts, with some managers asked to find 20 percent in annual cost savings. Disney declined to comment and the specifics are unverified, so we keep the context on it. We also talk about the October Imagineering layoffs and the fact that Experiences brought in $36.2 billion in fiscal 2025, which makes these cuts a complicated conversation.</p>
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