Category: Entertainment
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Disney Reveals Ride Vehicle for New Avengers Campus Attraction
A new attraction is coming to Avengers Campus. Once it opens, guests will be recruited to help defeat King Thanos, a Multiverse variant that was designed specifically for Avengers Campus. Today during “A Celebration of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” at the Destination D23 event, the ride vehicle for this new…
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D23 Expo to Expand To Become the D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event
For many Disney fans, attending the D23 Expo is a highlight that is looked forward two every couple of years. Next year, this event is getting even bigger! D23 Expo is expanding and turning into a new weeklong event in 2024. The D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event will also expand beyond the Anaheim Convention…
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Two Captains Log: Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4 “Twovix” and “I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee” Review
We are back from shore leave with two episodes of Lower Decks! The season begins with some impending promotions, though Boimler is scared in some way over them (typical Boims). The Cerritos has a mission to help with the making of an exhibit out of the decommissioned Voyager which will also showcase all her key…
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Photos/Video: General Hera Syndulla and Chopper Arrive at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland
On Friday, September 8, 2023, General Hera Syndulla made her first appearance at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland. With her, the fiesty droid named Chopper. The duo departed the Ghost to take a stroll around Black Spire Outpost on Batuu. About one hundred people waited in the area they hoped where the two would…
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“Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever” Coming to Disney+ in December
BURBANK, Calif. (September 8, 2023) – The original animated adventure, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever,” the latest animated movie based on Jeff Kinney’s wildly successful book series, will premiere December 8, 2023, exclusively on Disney+. The film is a hilarious and heartfelt holiday tale centered around everyone’s favorite disaster-prone middle school student. The winter holidays are…
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LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar Now Available!
It’s hard to believe it but the holidays are almost upon us! Already it is time to start thinking of gifts (and gift guides), holiday travel plans, and for those who enjoy them, picking out Advent Calendars. A LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar is now available on shopDisney. This LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar has…
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The Art of Restoring 27 Classic Walt Disney Animation Studios Shorts
This past summer, Disney+ began debuting a collection of 27 newly restored Walt Disney Animation Studios shorts, ranging from classics to lesser known titles. A new batch will roll out this week—including Trolley Troubles (1927); All Wet (1927); The Barn Dance (1929); Playful Pluto (1934); Mickey’s Kangaroo (1935); Merbabies (1938); Bone Trouble (1940); and Pluto, Junior (1942)—before the final installment of shorts arrives on Friday, October 6. It’s an important passion project,…
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As NFL Opening Weekend Kicks Off, Disney Stands Ready to Resolve Dispute with Charter
As the US Open reaches the men’s and women’s finals, and fans gear up for a weekend of college football and the opening of the NFL season, it’s unfortunate that Charter decided to abandon their consumers by denying them access to Disney Entertainment’s great programming. While they have stated their “indifference” to the needs of…
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Disney+ Shares First Look at Eric Stonestreet as Magnus Antas, aka the Mad Santa, in “The Santa Clauses”
Disney+ has shared pictures of Eric Stonestreet in the role of Magnus Antas, or the Mad Santa, in the upcoming season of The Santa Clauses. This comes after the first season of the series had Scott Calvin attempting to retire, only to discover things didn’t go as planned. The second season will have Calvin teaching…
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“Goosebumps” Series Set to Premiere on Disney+ and Hulu on Friday, October 13, 2023
CHILLING NEW SERIES ‘GOOSEBUMPS,’ INSPIRED BY R.L. STINE’S BESTSELLING BOOKS, SET TO PREMIERE FRIDAY, OCT. 13, ON DISNEY+ AND HULU From Disney Branded Television and Sony Pictures Television, First Five Episodes Will Debut as Part of Disney+’s “Hallowstream” and Hulu’s “Huluween” Celebrations BURBANK, Calif. (Sept. 7, 2023) – “Goosebumps,” the chilling new series inspired by R.L.…
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Disney And Pixar’s “Elemental” Begins Streaming On Disney+ Sept. 13
“Good Chemistry: The Story of Elemental” and “Carl’s Date” Also Hit the Streamer Sept. 13 Disney+ revealed this morning that the fiery young woman Ember and go-with-the-flow guy Wade from Disney and Pixar’s “Elemental” are venturing to the streamer next week. The original feature film begins streaming on Disney+ Sept. 13—also debuting that day is…
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Louise Pentland Named Chief Counsel For Disney Parks, Experiences And Products
BURBANK, Calif., September 6, 2023 — Louise Pentland has been named Chief Counsel for the Disney Parks, Experiences and Products segment of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), effective September 15. Pentland, who previously served as Chief Business Affairs and Legal Officer at PayPal, will report to Horacio Gutierrez, Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and…
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How Oswald the Lucky Rabbit returned to The Walt Disney Company
Walt Disney once famously said that when it came to the creation of The Walt Disney Company—which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year—he hoped that audiences wouldn’t “lose sight of one thing — that it was all started by a mouse.” But it’s important that we don’t lose sight that a lucky rabbit also helped Disney get its…
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Hulu + Live TV: How To Watch Disney Entertainment Networks and Stations Including ESPN Without a Cable Subscription
This Labor Day weekend has been a frustrating one for millions of Spectrum cable subscribers. Instead of enjoying major sporting events such as the return of college football and the US Open, ESPN and other Disney-owned channels like ABC were blacked out due to a dispute between Spectrum’s parent company—Charter Communications—and Disney Entertainment. Unfortunately, the dispute…
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Plaza de la Familia Honors the Eternal Bonds of Family During Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort
Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort is upon us, and that means beloved fall festivities make their return! Between September 1 and November 2, 2023, Paradise Gardens Park at Disney California Adventure transforms into the Plaza de la Familia. Themes of devotion to family and Día de los Muertos (or the Day of the Dead)…
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The Walt Disney Company Releases Statement on Cable Dispute With Charter/Spectrum
Cable subscribers with Charter/Spectrum have not been able to watch any of the channels owned by The Walt Disney Company. Disney pulled its programming on Thursday night as the company and Charter Communications have not been able to reach deal on rates moving forward. Because of this, Charter Communications’ 14.7 million video subscribers saw channels…
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Two Captains Shore Leave: Star Trek: The Animated Series – “One of Our Planets is Missing” Review
The “shore leave” is almost at an end as Lower Decks is set to return soon. But, we take a look at another Animated Series episode where the Enterprise encounters a giant space cloud that seems to consume whole planets! The cloud begins to go after an inhabited planet, and will destroy it in 4…
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Images Released for First Two Episodes of Season Four of “Star Trek: Lower Decks”
Ahead of the arrival of the first two episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks on Paramount+ on September 7, 2023, photos have been released that give a glimpse at what will be seen at the start of the fourth season. The first episode is called Twovix and the second is I Have No Bones Yet…
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – Mr. Daps’ Home Entertainment Review
In Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Indy is off on his final adventure for the franchise. The film doesn’t start with the final adventure, however. It begins with Indiana Jones fighting against Nazi’s during World War II. This is the Indiana Jones that people know and love. An Indiana Jones who is in…
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“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” is Boldly Going to Network Television on CBS
Since debuting in 2022, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has been viewable by Star Trek fans in the United States exclusively on Paramount+. This will soon be changing though. The adventures of Captain Pike and the crew of the Enterprise will soon be seen on CBS. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will be airing on…
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Disney VFX Workers Move Toward Unionization
Visual effects workers took a significant step towards unionization this week at The Walt Disney Studios. This was done when they filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for an election to unionize. A supermajority of the 18 in-house VFX crew members at the studios signed authorization cards. This signals their desire to unionize. Over…
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dancing Onto 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in October
The one that started it out, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, will soon be available on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. The release comes in October as Disney continues to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The Walt Disney Animation Studios’ first ever animated feature has been special restored and remastered for this release. Snow White and…
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More Investors Sue Disney Over Chapek-Era Costs and Reporter
Another group of investors has sued The Walt Disney Company over reports that were made during the tenure of then Disney CEO Bob Chapek. The suit alleges that Disney lied about losses incurred by Disney+, it’s streaming service. It says that this was done to make it look like Disney+ would achieve its goal of…