{
  "story": {
    "slug": "disney-just-signed-through-2041",
    "headline": "disney just signed through 2041",
    "deck": "Disney committed to Icy Strait Point through 2041, locking in Hoonah's largest employer for fifteen more years.",
    "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/story/disney-just-signed-through-2041",
    "section": "Economy",
    "area": null,
    "published_at": "2026-07-30T20:00:00+00:00",
    "updated_at": "2026-10-02T06:18:49.962625+00:00",
    "body_md": "Huna Totem Corporation has signed a fifteen year agreement with Disney Cruise Line at Icy Strait Point, running through 2041. The deal keeps Disney's preferential docking access, brings one Disney ship a week, and includes a minimum annual passenger guarantee. Icy Strait Point is the largest employer in Hoonah, making the agreement a long term anchor for local jobs and visitor spending.\n\nDisney expanded its Alaska presence this year, going from one ship to two, the Disney Magic and the Disney Wonder. The company has been calling at Icy Strait Point for close to a decade.\n\nThe same update carried tougher news on a second Huna Totem development, the Aak'w Landing project. It has been downsized from 50,000 square feet to 18,000 square feet, while its projected cost has climbed from a 2023 estimate of $150 million to more than $250 million now. Construction has been pushed to next summer, with completion targeted for 2028.\n\nThe two developments mark very different outcomes for Huna Totem Corporation in the same week, with the Disney agreement delivering fifteen years of certainty while the Aak'w Landing project continues to face delays and rising costs.",
    "sources": [
      {
        "url": "https://www.akbizmag.com/industry/alaska-native/disney-cruise-line-commits-to-fifteen-more-years-at-icy-strait-point/",
        "label": "akbizmag.com"
      }
    ]
  },
  "envelope": {
    "story_id": "17e1e5aa-96f7-465d-a5c6-9a23e93923c3",
    "slug": "disney-just-signed-through-2041",
    "summary": "Huna Totem Corporation signed a fifteen year agreement with Disney Cruise Line extending preferential docking access at Icy Strait Point through 2041, including weekly ship calls and a minimum passenger guarantee. Icy Strait Point is Hoonah's largest employer. Huna Totem's separate Aak'w Landing project shrank from 50,000 to 18,000 square feet as its cost rose from $150 million (2023) to over $250 million.",
    "key_facts": [
      "Huna Totem Corporation and Disney Cruise Line signed a fifteen year agreement through 2041",
      "Icy Strait Point is the largest employer in Hoonah",
      "Disney expanded its Alaska presence this year from one ship to two, the Disney Magic and the Disney Wonder",
      "The Aak'w Landing project was downsized from 50,000 square feet to 18,000 square feet",
      "Aak'w Landing's cost rose from a 2023 estimate of $150 million to more than $250 million",
      "Aak'w Landing construction has been pushed to next summer with completion targeted for 2028"
    ],
    "faq": [
      {
        "a": "Fifteen years, through 2041. This locks in Hoonah's largest employer for a decade and a half.",
        "q": "how long is Disney committed to Icy Strait Point"
      },
      {
        "a": "Preferential docking access, one Disney ship call per week, and a minimum annual passenger guarantee.",
        "q": "what does the Disney deal at Icy Strait Point include"
      },
      {
        "a": "It was downsized from 50,000 square feet to 18,000 square feet, its cost rose from a 2023 estimate of $150 million to more than $250 million, and construction has been pushed to next summer with completion targeted for 2028.",
        "q": "what happened with the Aak'w Landing project"
      },
      {
        "a": "Icy Strait Point.",
        "q": "who is the largest employer in Hoonah"
      }
    ],
    "claims": [
      {
        "claim": "Huna Totem Corporation signed a fifteen year agreement with Disney Cruise Line at Icy Strait Point running through 2041, including preferential docking, one ship per week, and a minimum annual passenger guarantee.",
        "confidence": "sourced",
        "source_url": "https://www.akbizmag.com/industry/alaska-native/disney-cruise-line-commits-to-fifteen-more-years-at-icy-strait-point/",
        "source_label": "akbizmag.com"
      },
      {
        "claim": "Icy Strait Point is the largest employer in Hoonah.",
        "confidence": "sourced",
        "source_url": "https://www.akbizmag.com/industry/alaska-native/disney-cruise-line-commits-to-fifteen-more-years-at-icy-strait-point/",
        "source_label": "akbizmag.com"
      },
      {
        "claim": "The Aak'w Landing project was downsized from 50,000 square feet to 18,000 square feet while its cost rose from a 2023 estimate of $150 million to more than $250 million, with construction pushed to next summer and completion targeted for 2028.",
        "confidence": "sourced",
        "source_url": "https://www.akbizmag.com/industry/alaska-native/disney-cruise-line-commits-to-fifteen-more-years-at-icy-strait-point/",
        "source_label": "akbizmag.com"
      }
    ],
    "locations": [
      {
        "area": "Southeast",
        "kind": "facility",
        "name": "Icy Strait Point"
      },
      {
        "area": "Southeast",
        "kind": "city",
        "name": "Hoonah"
      }
    ],
    "people": [],
    "organizations": [
      {
        "kind": "tribal",
        "name": "Huna Totem Corporation"
      },
      {
        "kind": "company",
        "name": "Disney Cruise Line"
      }
    ],
    "event_dates": [
      {
        "date": "2041",
        "label": "Disney agreement runs through"
      },
      {
        "date": "2023",
        "label": "Aak'w Landing original cost estimate"
      },
      {
        "date": "2028",
        "label": "Aak'w Landing completion target"
      }
    ],
    "story_status": "ongoing",
    "what_changed": null,
    "keywords": [
      "icy strait point",
      "huna totem corporation",
      "disney cruise line",
      "hoonah alaska",
      "aakw landing",
      "southeast alaska tourism",
      "disney magic disney wonder"
    ],
    "disclosure": "Produced with AI assistance, narrated with Slav Lund's voice clone with his consent, and reviewed by a person before publishing.",
    "generated_at": "2026-10-01T05:23:48.966+00:00",
    "reviewed_at": null,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-02T06:18:49.962625+00:00"
  },
  "entities": [
    {
      "slug": "huna-totem-corporation",
      "name": "Huna Totem Corporation",
      "kind": "organization",
      "role": "subject",
      "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/huna-totem-corporation"
    },
    {
      "slug": "icy-strait-point",
      "name": "Icy Strait Point",
      "kind": "place",
      "role": "subject",
      "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/icy-strait-point"
    },
    {
      "slug": "disney-cruise-line",
      "name": "Disney Cruise Line",
      "kind": "company",
      "role": "mentioned",
      "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/disney-cruise-line"
    },
    {
      "slug": "aakw-landing",
      "name": "Aak'w Landing",
      "kind": "project",
      "role": "subject",
      "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/aakw-landing"
    }
  ],
  "corrections": [],
  "underwriting": null,
  "jsonld": {
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "NewsArticle",
    "headline": "disney just signed through 2041",
    "description": "Huna Totem Corporation signed a fifteen year agreement with Disney Cruise Line extending preferential docking access at Icy Strait Point through 2041, including weekly ship calls and a minimum passenger guarantee. Icy Strait Point is Hoonah's largest employer. Huna Totem's separate Aak'w Landing project shrank from 50,000 to 18,000 square feet as its cost rose from $150 million (2023) to over $250 million.",
    "abstract": "Huna Totem Corporation signed a fifteen year agreement with Disney Cruise Line extending preferential docking access at Icy Strait Point through 2041, including weekly ship calls and a minimum passenger guarantee. Icy Strait Point is Hoonah's largest employer. Huna Totem's separate Aak'w Landing project shrank from 50,000 to 18,000 square feet as its cost rose from $150 million (2023) to over $250 million.",
    "datePublished": "2026-07-30T20:00:00+00:00",
    "dateModified": "2026-10-02T06:18:49.962625+00:00",
    "mainEntityOfPage": "https://thedailyalaska.com/story/disney-just-signed-through-2041",
    "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/story/disney-just-signed-through-2041",
    "author": {
      "@type": "Person",
      "name": "Slav Lund",
      "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/slav-lund"
    },
    "publisher": {
      "@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
      "@id": "https://thedailyalaska.com/#organization",
      "name": "The Daily Alaska",
      "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com",
      "logo": {
        "@type": "ImageObject",
        "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/__l5e/assets-v1/905bb2e5-b597-453b-a39d-7741edb068dc/the-daily-alaska-logo.png"
      }
    },
    "isAccessibleForFree": true,
    "inLanguage": "en-US",
    "articleSection": "Economy",
    "keywords": "icy strait point, huna totem corporation, disney cruise line, hoonah alaska, aakw landing, southeast alaska tourism, disney magic disney wonder",
    "about": [
      {
        "@type": "Thing",
        "name": "Huna Totem Corporation",
        "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/huna-totem-corporation"
      },
      {
        "@type": "Thing",
        "name": "Icy Strait Point",
        "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/icy-strait-point"
      },
      {
        "@type": "Thing",
        "name": "Aak'w Landing",
        "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/aakw-landing"
      }
    ],
    "mentions": [
      {
        "@type": "Thing",
        "name": "Disney Cruise Line",
        "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/disney-cruise-line"
      }
    ],
    "citation": [
      {
        "@type": "CreativeWork",
        "name": "akbizmag.com",
        "url": "https://www.akbizmag.com/industry/alaska-native/disney-cruise-line-commits-to-fifteen-more-years-at-icy-strait-point/"
      }
    ],
    "contentLocation": [
      {
        "@type": "Place",
        "name": "Icy Strait Point"
      },
      {
        "@type": "Place",
        "name": "Hoonah"
      }
    ]
  }
}