Category: Disney
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Pictorial: ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ World Premiere
Electrifying Event Held December 13 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City Two Episode Premiere on December 20 on Disney+ Tonight Disney+ hosted the world premiere event for the highly anticipated Disney+ Original series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” at the iconic Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Serving as a key location in the…
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Disney Legend Dick Nunis Passes Away at 91
Disney Legend Dick Nunis has passed away at the age of 91. Nunis started working at Disneyland in 1955 as a summer job. This summer job turned into a 4-decade career at Disney. When he retired in 1999, he was the chairman of Walt Disney Attractions. Throughout his career, he was able to learn from…
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What Taylor Swift Programs to Watch on Disney+ and Hulu on Her Birthday
Today is Taylor Swift’s 34th birthday. For many Swifties, this is a holiday in itself. It is a day that is spent listening to music, reminiscing about going to her concerts, dressing in her merchandise (or in outfits like hers), and of course also watching her wherever is possible. Two of the places that have…
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Four More Disney Films Added to National Film Registry
Four films from The Walt Disney Company have been added to the National Film Registry. These are among 25 films that were added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry today. This continues an annual tradition of picking 25 films each year to add to the National Film Registry. The movies that are chosen…
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Disney CEO Bob Iger Sends Holiday Message to D23 Members
Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, sent a holiday message to D23 members. The message includes thanks for to these “dedicated” fans and also shares that while Disney concludes its celebration of its 100th anniversary, there is more to look forward to. The full message can be read below. Dear “Mr. Daps” We…
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Premiere Date for ‘Choir’ Released by Disney+
A new original docuseries is coming to Disney+ on January 31, 2024. Choir will be a six-episode series and will have all six episodes released together. This series follows the Detroit Youth Choir as prepare for their biggest performance yet. The full description can be read below. Disney+ also released artwork to give a glimpse…
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‘Disney 100: A Century of Dreams’ to Air on ABC on Thursday, December 14, 2023
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 will be airing on ABC to commemorate the 100th anniversary of The Walt Disney Company. This documentary will take viewers on a magical journey that began in 1923. It will feature a century of stories and experience that will touch the hearts of…
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‘Disney Illusion Island’ to Receive New Update Ahead of Holidays
New content will soon be added to Disney Illusion Island. For those that already have this game, it will be free! Disney Games, in collaboration with developer Dlala Studios, announced that the new content is set to be released on December 13, 2023. It is called the Keeper Up update. This critically acclaimed 2D platform adventure features…
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The Walt Disney Company Earns 27 Golden Globe Award Nominations
The Walt Disney Company today received 27 Golden Globe Award® nominations across its content brands and studios, including Disney Television Studios’ 20th Television, FX, FX Productions, Hulu Originals, Marvel Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Searchlight Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Walt Disney Studios. Searchlight Pictures garnered eight nominations. Poor Things leads the studio with seven, including Best Motion…
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Disney’s ‘Wish’ Crosses Milestone at the Box Office
Disney’s newest animated feature, Wish, has crossed a milestone at the box office. It is one that Disney most likely wished it had crossed much earlier. Globally, Wish has now crossed the $100 million mark at the box office. There is still quite a ways to go for this movie to go to make Disney…
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Hulu on Disney+ Beta Launch: What You Need to Know
Are you a fan of Loki on Disney+ and The Bear on Hulu? Well, soon, you’ll be able to watch two of the most popular series on streaming without having to leave one app for another. Hulu on Disney+ rolls out its beta version to Bundle subscribers today before officially launching in the spring. It’s an exciting next step for…
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The Walt Disney Company Earns 40 Critics Choice Award Television Nominations—the Most of Any Streamer, Studio, or Broadcaster
The Walt Disney Company today received 40 Critics Choice Awards Television nominations—the most of any studio, streamer, or broadcaster—across its content brands and studios, including 20th Century Studios, ABC Entertainment, Disney+, Disney Television Studios’ 20th Television and ABC Signature, FX, FX Productions, Hulu Originals, Marvel Studios, and National Geographic. A total list of nominations can…
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Disney Makes Payment to Comcast for Hulu
Disney has written a very big check as part of the process of buying the final 33% of Hulu from Comcast. Comcast President Mike Cavanagh shared that an $8.61 billion dollar check arrived Friday. Cavanagh hoped it would be the first and not the last as Hulu continues to go through its valuation process. The current…
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Disney Earns Perfect Score in HRC Foundation’s 2023-24 Corporate Equality Index
Building on its legacy of workplace inclusion and support for the broader LGBTQIA+ community, The Walt Disney Company received a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2023-24 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQIA+ workplace equality. Disney’s efforts in satisfying all the…
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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Heading to ABC
Only Murders in the Building, the hit Hulu show starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, is headed to ABC this winter. The comedy series will be coming to ABC starting in January. It will be aired in two-hour blocks on Tuesday nights. This will start on January 2, 2024. For three weeks, it…
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Disney Donation to Provide an Additional 75,000 Toys to Toys for Tots
In honor of Giving Tuesday (aka Giving “Toys” Day), The Walt Disney Company shared that the Disney Ultimate Toy Drive, thanks to the support of families and fans, has collected 16,125 toys so far this holiday season for the Marine Toys for Tots program. To celebrate more than 75 years of collaboration, Disney announced that the Disney…
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The Walt Disney Company Declares Cash Dividend of $0.30 Per Share
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Board of Directors today announced a cash dividend of $0.30 per share in respect of the second half of fiscal year 2023, payable January 10, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 11, 2023. “This has been a year of important progress for The…
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Disney Releases Statement in Response to Nelson Peltz and Board of Directors
The Walt Disney Company has released a statement in response to a statement that was released by Nelson Peltz, a founding partner of Trian. This was in regards to the the company as a whole and also its Board of Directors. This comes as Peltz continues to make moves to get two seats on Disney’s…
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First Images Revealed for Upcoming Disney+ Series ‘Renegade Nell’
From BAFTA Award-Winning Writer and Creator Sally Wainwright and Acclaimed Director Ben Taylor The Eight-Episode Original Action and Adventure Fantasy Series Premieres in Spring 2024 BURBANK, Calif. (November 30, 2023) – Today, Disney+ revealed first look images for the highly anticipated UK Original Series “Renegade Nell.” The series will premiere in Spring 2024 on Disney+ worldwide. “Renegade…
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New Perks and Discounts Announced for Disney+ Members
Disney+ has announced that there are new perks and discounts for Disney+ subscribers available, with even more on the way. In an email sent out to Disney+ subscribers, the perks were revealed. The list is rather extensive. It includes the following: Specific links and details for each of these offers can be found here. Disney+…
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North American Tour of Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Performs at The White House Holiday Décor Unveiling
Some of the cast of Disney’s Frozen North American Tour performed at The White House for its holiday décor unveiling. On November 27, 2023, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden was joined by several stars from Frozen who performed some highlights from the Tony®-nominated Best Musical. The stars included Caroline Bowman (Elsa), Lauren Nicole Chapman (Anna),Jeremy Davis (Olaf), Dominic Dorset (Kristoff) and Preston…
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The Walt Disney Company Board Appoints Morgan Stanley’s James P. Gorman And Veteran Media Executive Sir Jeremy Darroch As New Directors
BURBANK, Calif., November 29, 2023 – The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Board of Directors has appointed James P. Gorman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanley, and Sir Jeremy Darroch, a veteran media executive and former Group Chief Executive of Sky, as new directors. Darroch’s appointment is effective January 9, 2024, and Gorman’s…
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“Christmas with Walt Disney” Arrives On Disney+
A film that has been shown exclusively at the Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio of San Francisco has now been released for everyone to enjoy on Disney+. “Christmas with Walt Disney” is a 50-minute Walt Disney Family Museum original production directed by famed Disney producer Don Hahn. In this special, you can view…
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Celebrating 10 Years of Disney Animation’s ‘Frozen’
On November 27, 2013, Walt Disney Animation Studios released its 53rd feature film, Frozen—which quickly snowballed into an Oscar®-winning, $1.29 billion blockbuster that continues to enchant fans around the world a decade later. Directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee (who also wrote the film), Frozen tells the tale of two sisters, Anna (Disney Legend Kristen Bell) and Elsa (Disney Legend Idina Menzel),…