Sarah Whitten
Entertainment Reporter at CNBC
Entertainment reporter @CNBC. Cat mom to a mischievous tuxedo named Loki and a Jedi tabby named Obi-Wan “Ben” Kenobi. Dice hoarder.
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3 weeks ago |
cnbc.com | Sarah Whitten
A statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse stands in a garden in front of Cinderella's Castle at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World on April 3, 2025, in Orlando, Florida. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty ImagesFor decades Disney's domestic theme parks have been the growth engine for tourism, job creation and tax revenue in Southern California and Central Florida.
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1 month ago |
cnbc.com | Sarah Whitten
Still from Disney's newest live-action remake "Lilo & Stitch."DisneyShares of movie theater companies soared on Tuesday following a record-breaking Memorial Day Weekend at the domestic box office. AMC saw its stock jump more than 20%, while shares of Marcus Theatres' parent company Marcus Corporation climbed 8% and Cinemark stock leaped 2.5%.
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1 month ago |
cnbc.com | Sarah Whitten
The entrance portal to the Epic Universe theme park in Orlando, Florida, US, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Thomas Simonetti | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesORLANDO, Florida — With the grand opening of Epic Universe on Thursday, Comcast is positioning its Universal Studios Orlando Resort as a destination, not a pit stop. For years, Universal's Florida-based resort has played second fiddle to rival Disney.
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1 month ago |
cnbc.com | Sarah Whitten |Alex Sherman |Lillian Rizzo
Scene from season 3 of White Lotus. Source: HBOHBO became HBO Max became Max. Now, it will be HBO Max once more. Warner Bros. Discovery is renaming its streaming platform again starting this summer, restoring a name it ditched just two years ago. The company announced the rebranding Wednesday during its upfront presentation in New York. The change comes as Warner Bros. Discovery seeks to scale back its volume of content and focus on quality programming and storytelling.
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1 month ago |
cnbc.com | Sarah Whitten
Toys made by Mattel, Hasbro and others are seen at a Macy's store in New York. Staff | ReutersShares of major toy makers rallied on Monday after the U.S. agreed to temporarily reduce tariffs on China. The agreement will pause most tariffs and other trade barriers for 90 days, including reducing the 145% levy President Donald Trump had in place on Chinese imports to 30%. Shares of Mattel jumped more than 10% Monday, Hasbro traded up 6.5%, Jakks rose more than 15% and Funko soared a whopping 46.4%.
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