Category: Disney
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Disney UNCF Corporate Scholars Named For 2024 Cohort
The Walt Disney Company and UNCF (United Negro College Fund) announced the 2024 Disney UNCF Corporate Scholars, representing high-achieving students from four-year institutions across the country, including many historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The scholars will receive financial support, mentorship, and internship opportunities.
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The Walt Disney Company Highlights Strength of its Highly Qualified Board and Clear Strategy to Deliver Growth and Shareholder Value
BURBANK, Calif., February 1, 2024 – The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) today sent a letter to shareholders outlining the strength of the Board of Directors and its oversight of Disney’s strategy and management team as the Company navigates a new era of building that will drive meaningful growth and shareholder value creation well into the…
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Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ to Begin Cracking Down on Password Sharing
The process of cracking down on password sharing for Disney’s streaming service has begun. An update to the Subscriber Agreements on all three streaming services mark the first step toward this crackdown on Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. These changes come after Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that it would be cracking down on password sharing…
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How Sleeping Beauty’s Storybook Helped Set Its Animation Apart 65 Years Ago
In the mid-1950s — as scaffolding rose on Disneyland and Walt Disney further became a household name for TV viewers across the country — work was underway on Walt Disney Animation Studios’ next major fairy tale: 1959’s Sleeping Beauty, which celebrates its 65th anniversary on Monday. “Today, Sleeping Beauty is considered one of the most artistically-acclaimed and important films…
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D23 Announces 15th Anniversary Celebration at Disney Springs
D23 is celebrating its 15th anniversary. To celebrate, there will be a special event at Disney Springs at Splitsville Luxury Lanes. It will be a night of celebrating with food, bowling, memories, special gift, and more. Tickets for this event can be purchased on the D23 website. D23 was founded on March 10, 2009 and…
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‘A Hero’s Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Coming to Disney+ on January 30
Behind-the-Scenes Documentary Special Available Immediately Following Season Finale of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” BURBANK, Calif. (January 26, 2024) Immediately following the season finale of the smash hit Disney+ Original series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” fans can discover the magic behind the scenes in the original documentary special “A Hero’s Journey: The Making of Percy…
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Disney Ultimate Toy Drive 2023 Sets New Holiday Records
For over 75 years, Disney has supported the Marine Toys for Tots Program to help deliver millions of toys to children and families in need during the holiday season. This year, we continued the tradition with the Disney Ultimate Toy Drive, including toy collections at Disney stores, Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort, Disney Springs…
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Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ to Celebrate 30th Anniversary With Reimagined North American Tour!
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the beautiful Broadway production, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a new-reimagined production that will be touring North America. The announcement was made by Disney Theatrical Group, under the direction of Andrew Flatt, Anne Quart and Thomas Schumacher. “We’ve heard from audiences for three decades now that Beauty and the Beast has touched them in…
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The Walt Disney Company Earns 20 Oscar® Nominations
Nominations for the 96th Oscars® were announced today, with films from across The Walt Disney Company combining to earn 20 Academy Award® nominations. Congratulations to the teams at Walt Disney Studios, including 20th Century Studios, Lucasfilm Ltd., Marvel Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, and Searchlight Pictures, as well as Disney Branded Television, Disney+, Hulu, and National Geographic Documentary…
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Check Out These New to 2024 Disney Ears
One of the most iconic accessories for a Disney guest to wear to their favorite Disney park is Disney Ears. These are incredibly popular and can be found in a wide array of designs and colors. There is a design for just about any type of Disney fan. Below is a look at 11 new…
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Gillian Anderson Joins ‘Tron: Ares’ Cast
Gillian Anderson, known for her role as Agent Dana Scully in The X-Files, has joined the cast of Tron: Ares. What her role in the film will be isn’t known at this point. She more recently has appeared on shows like The Crown and will be joining the cast for Tron: Ares that includes Jared…
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Disney Animation/Kugali Original Series “Iwájú” To Stream On Disney+ Beginning February 28
All Six Episodes of “Iwájú” Stream on Disney+ Beginning Feb. 28, 2024 Behind-the-Scenes Documentary “Iwájú: A Day Ahead,” Produced by ABC News Studios and Disney Animation, Also Debuts Feb. 28, 2024 Walt Disney Animation Studios’ collaboration with Pan-African entertainment company Kugali has culminated in the all-new six-part series “Iwájú,” streams exclusively on Disney+ beginning Feb. 28,…
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Here’s What is Coming to Disney+ in February 2024
Disney+ continues to add more content on a monthly ( and often weekly) basis. Since launching in November 2019, Disney+ has become the hub for Disney content and February 2024 will be no exception. The month will see movies like The Marvels arriving on the streaming service, along with other titles like the third and…
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Filming Officially Begins on ‘Tron: Ares’
Tron: Ares has officially begun filming. Under the direction of Joachim Rønning, the film was confirmed to have gone into production last month. Yesterday, Rønning took to Instagram to show that filming had begun. He posted, “WEEK 1 ON THE GRID🥏🥏🥏 #Tron” along with the following photo: While there hasn’t been a ton of information released…
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Nelson Peltz Attacks Disney After Bid to Join Board is Rejected
After Disney rejected Nelson Peltz’s efforts to join the board (shareholders could still choose otherwise), the activist investor is lashing out at the company. Peltz said that the company is suffering from “self-inflicted wounds” and should be aiming for “Netflix-like margins.” On Thursday in a proxy statement, Peltz said that Disney needs an overhaul of…
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Disney Orders Pilot For ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ Sequel
Disney Branded Television has ordered a pilot for a sequel to the popular Wizards of Waverly Place. The pilot will be executive produced by Selena Gomez and David Henrie, who played her on screen sibling in the original series. Gomez is also set to guest star in the pilot as Alex Russo, the character that…
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New Episode of ‘Playdate with Winnie the Pooh’ Premieres on National Winnie the Pooh Day
To celebrate National Winnie the Pooh Day, a new episode titled “Piglet, Rabbit and the Picnic” premiered on Disney Junior and Disney Channel, adding to the Annie Award-nominated series, Playdate with Winnie the Pooh. The series, which debuted last August, evolves the Hundred Acre Wood narratives with preschool-aged characters. Fans can also enjoy a newly…
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Disney CEO Bob Iger Earned $31.6 Million in 2023
Disney CEO Bob Iger made $31.6 million in 2023 in all forms of income. This was a significant increase from the year before. Iger earned $865,385 for his base pay in 2023. Stock awards added an extra $16.1 million, stock options awards added $10 million, performance based compensation added $2.1 million, and he also earned…
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Disney Makes Case for Rejection of Nelson Peltz’s Board Nominations
On Tuesday, The Walt Disney Company rejected Nelson Peltz’s nominations for its board of directors. The Nelson Peltz-led Trian Fund Management, L.P. and its affiliates had nominated Nelson Peltz and former Disney CFO Jay Rasulo to the board. This effort was also backed by former Disney executive Isaac Perlmutter, who was let go during cuts made…
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The Walt Disney Company Nominates 12 Directors For Election At Upcoming Annual Meeting Of Shareholders
BURBANK, Calif., January 16, 2024— The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Board of Directors disclosed its recommended slate of 12 nominees for election at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders in preliminary proxy materials filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Board has unanimously recommended that shareholders vote for Mary T. Barra, Safra…
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Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek Joins Board of Masimo Medical Device Firm
After being fired from Disney in November of 2022, former Disney CEO Bob Chapek has found a new gig. Today it was announced that Chapek has joined the board of directors for Masimo, a medical device company. Just like Chapek, this company is no stranger to controversy. It is currently in a dispute with Apple…
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The Walt Disney Company Brings Home 37 Primetime Emmy Awards
On Monday night, The Walt Disney Company won 37 Primetime Emmy Awards. The wins came from its multiple brands and studios with The Bear and Welcome to Wrexham, both on Hulu, bringing home the home awards. In fact, 22 programs on Hulu won awards and 11 that are on Disney+. By studios and brands, the…
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Disney+ Available on Apple Vision Pro on February 2
Today Disney announced that Disney+ will be available on Apple Vision Pro starting on February 2nd. When it arrives, Disney+ subscribers will get to experience the streaming service in a completely new and immersive way. This will be a new immersive 3-D viewing experience that will transform user spaces into landscapes from Disney, Pixar, Marvel,…
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Disney Eats Snack Collection Arrives on shopDisney!
Perhaps the most delicious collection to arrive on shopDisney is now available. The Disney Eats Snack Collection debuted on shopDisney today. This kicks off a monthly release of delicious looking merchandise that will last throughout the year. January kicks off with the Disney Eats Collection, this will be followed by 11 other delicious months that…