Category: Disney
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“High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” Heads into Season Three Production with “Frozen” as Summer Show
The third season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series has gone into production Disney announced today. This season is set during the summer at Camp Shallow Lake. This is a family-owned camp in California. There, the Wildcats will be mounting a summer production of Frozen. This will of course also mean the determination…
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Disney+ Releases Trailer and Announces Premiere Date for “The Wonderful Winter of Mickey Mouse”
Disney+ has released a trailer and announced the premiere date for The Wonderful Winter of Mickey Mouse. This will launch the second season of The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse. This second season of the series will include four specials that will be extended-length. Each special will be themed around a different season – winter,…
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Disney+ Sets February 23 Premiere Date For “The Proud Family: Louder And Prouder” And Debuts Official Trailer
Kurt Farquhar Returns as Series Songwriter and Composer with R&B Singer Joyce Wrice Performing the Reimagined Theme Song BURBANK, Calif. (January 14, 2022) – Disney+ announced today the February 23 premiere date for “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,” the highly-anticipated revival of the groundbreaking Disney Channel series, “The Proud Family.” Featuring an all-star celebrity cast, new…
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Disney to Share First Quarter 2022 Financial Results on Webcast
The Walt Disney Company will provide an update for its financial results for the first quarter of 2022 on February 9, 2022. This will be done via a webcast at 1:30 PM PT at disney.com/investors. During the webcast, Disney generally will provide updates on subscriptions for Disney+, how its Disney Parks, Experiences and Products segment…
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“The Positively Disney Cookbook: Personal Recipes From Your Favorite Celebrities Across the Disney-Verse” Continues Kimberley Bouchard’s Legacy of Heartwarming Disney Stories
Kimberley Bouchard has a wonderful legacy she is building by collecting heartwarming Disney stories and sharing them. These stories can be found in her series of Positively Disney books. The newest book by Bouchard continues the trend of uplifting stories and pairs them with food from different celebrities from many different parts of the Disney…
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Disney+ Announces Earth Day Releases for 2022
Earth Day is on April 22, 2022. This year, Disney+ will be releasing new movies and specials to celebrate the day. This will include a new Disneynature film Polar Bear, Explorer: The Last Tepui from National Geographic’s Explorer series. The Biggest Little Farm: The Return will also be presented as a special update to the…
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Tim Allen to Reprise Role in The Santa Clause Series for Disney+
Disney+ has announced a new series based on The Santa Clause movies today. The series will star Tim Allen as Scott Calvin/Santa Claus. Allen will also serve as Executive Producer for the series. In this new series, Scott Calvin is nearing his 65th birthday and realizing that his time as Santa Claus can’t go on…
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Disney’s Encanto Continues to Soar on Disney+ and Billboard 200
Disney’s Encanto is seeing a lot of success since arriving on Disney+. After a modest run at the box office, its second run on Disney’s streaming service has been completely different. Since arriving on Disney+, the soundtrack has done very well on the Billboard 200 list. In fact, this week the soundtrack to Encanto took…
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D23 Shares Details About D23 Expo 2022 Ahead of Tickets Going on Sale on January 20
The Biggest Disney Fan Event Will Take Place September 9th through 11th in Anaheim, Calif. Returning Events Include the Disney Legends Awards, Mousequerade Costume Contest, and Much More; D23 Gold Members Receive Special Discounts BURBANK, Calif. – January 13, 2022 – Tickets for D23 Expo 2022 presented by Visa go on sale at 12 p.m. PT, Thursday, January 20 with an exclusive…
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Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner is a Fan of Current Disney CEO Bob Chapek
Michael Eisner, the former CEO of The Walt Disney Company, is a fan of the current CEO Bob Chapek. He’s also a fan of Chapek’s predecessor Bob Iger. In an interview with CNBC on Wednesday, Eisner sang his praises of both of the Bobs. “I am a big fan of Disney. I am a fan…
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Hayley Mills is Given Replacement Oscar After Original is Stolen
Hayley Mills was given a new Oscar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This replaces one that was stolen from her in the 80s. The original, a Juvenile Award, was given to her for her performance in Pollyanna. She was one of 12 people to receive this award. In fact, she was…
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek Outlines Focus for the Future with Three Pillars
As Disney gears up for its 100th anniversary, it isn’t just looking at the past. In a memo from Disney CEO Bob Chapek, the next 100 years are being looked at as well. In the memo, Chapek sets the focus for the company’s next 100 years. The focus is narrowed down to “three strategic pillars.”…
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Disney Patents 3-D Virtual World Simulator Technology
Disney continues to dig into augmented reality experiences for its guests. Recently, Disney received a patent on what is called a “Virtual World Simulator.” This technology aims to project moving 3-D images on real-world objects that would be able to interact with guests. This would, in theory, up the interaction and engagement with guests visiting…
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Craig Ferguson and Donald Faison Part of Alice in Wonderland TV Series
Disney Junior has a new show based on the world of Alice in Wonderland and both Craig Ferguson and Donald Faison are a part of the cast. Alice’s Wonderland Bakery continues the story of Alice in Wonderland but with Alice’s great-granddaughter. In the show, Libby Rue portrays this new Alice, Craig Ferguson is the Doorknob,…
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Peter Jackson’s The Beatles: Get Back – The Rooftop Concert to Get IMAX Debut
The Beatles: Get Back has been streaming on Disney+ since November. A part of the docuseries is the rooftop performance of The Beatles as was seen on top of the Apple Corps’ Savile Row headquarters on January 30, 1969. This performance is being optimized for IMAX and will be presented on January 30, 2022, at an…
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Disney Releases New Trailer for The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
Disney has released a new trailer and poster for The Ice Age Adventure of Buck Wild. This is the newest film that features the return of the characters from the Ice Age franchise. This original film will debut on Disney+ on January 28, 2022. The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild Trailer The Ice Age…
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Bob Iger Says Goodbye to The Walt Disney Company After Nearly 50 Years
On Friday, Bob Iger left The Walt Disney Company after nearly 50 years at ABC and then Disney. The former CEO has been the Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board for the last two years since handing CEO duties over to Bob Chapek in 2020. He had delayed his retirement multiple times in the…
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Beloved Entertainer Betty White Dies at 99
Betty White has passed away at the age of 99. She passed away at her home on Friday morning. The beloved entertainer has a career that spans decades and one of the longest in television. She was the first woman to produce a television sitcom (Life of Elizabeth) and could be seen on many gameshow…
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The Walt Disney Company Names Horacio Gutierrez As General Counsel And Secretary
BURBANK, Calif., December 22, 2021 – Horacio Gutierrez has been named Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), it was announced today by Bob Chapek, Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Gutierrez joins Disney from Spotify, where he has served as Head of Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer.…
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The Walt Disney Company Extends Chief Financial Officer Christine M. Mccarthy’s Contract Through June 30, 2024
BURBANK, Calif., December 21, 2021—The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has extended Christine M. McCarthy’s contract as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer through June 30, 2024, it was announced today by Bob Chapek, Chief Executive Officer. Ms. McCarthy is a 22-year veteran of the Company and has served as CFO since 2015.…
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Bob Iger Shares More About the Reasoning Behind His Departure from Disney
As Bob Iger wraps up his run at The Walt Disney Company he is sharing more of his reasoning behind his retirement. In an interview with CNBC, he shared about one of the indicators that told him it was time to move on. Iger shared that it had to do with dismissing other people’s ideas.…
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‘Flowers and Trees,’ ‘Star Wars: Return of the Jedi’ and ‘WALL•E’ Added to National Film Registry
This year, three acclaimed and beloved films from The Walt Disney Company’s rich history—Flowers and Trees (1932), Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983) and WALL•E (2008)—are among the annual selection of 25 influential motion pictures to be inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. Each of the films was selected for its cultural, historic or…
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New Featurette Shared as Disney’s Encanto Set to Arrive on Disney+ on Friday!
Disney+ kicks off holiday festivities this Friday, December 24, when Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Encanto” launches on the streamer. In a new featurette, Lin-Manuel Miranda—who wrote eight original songs for the film—teams up with the voice of Mirabel, Stephanie Beatriz, to share insights about several of the film’s songs, including “Dos Oruguitas”—a Critics’ Choice Awards…
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Disney and Google Reach Deal and Disney Channels Return to YouTube TV
Disney Channels are again returning to YouTube TV after being dropped Friday night at midnight. After not being able to reach a deal before the deadline, Google and Disney reached a deal to resume service on YouTube TV. The resolution will lead to Disney Channels being offered again on the streaming service. This will include…