Category: Disney
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“Playdate with Winnie the Pooh” Announced for Disney Junior and Disney+
A new series featuring the world’s favorite silly old bear has been announced for Disney Junior and Disney+ at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Playdate with Winnie the Pooh will follow a much younger Winnie the Pooh who will be going on a series of playdates in the Hundred-Acre Woods. This musical series of…
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Disneyland: Pop-Up Park Tour Book Now Available for Pre-Order
A new pop-up park tour book that focuses on Disneyland is now available for pre-order ahead of its release in 2024. Disneyland: Pop-Up Park Tour gives Disney fans a unique look at Disneyland as it pops up to life, thanks to the creativity of award-winning paper engineer Matthew Reinhart’s original artwork. The book is set…
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Disney Reshuffles and Updates Film Release Schedule
As is often the case in the movie business, release schedules get updated fairly frequently. This is the case for The Walt Disney Company which announced an updated schedule for many of its movies in the coming years. This includes movies from the Star Wars, Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Avatar franchises. While movies that are…
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A Few Magical Moments with Richard Sherman on His 95th Birthday
Today is Disney legend and legendary composer Richard Sherman’s 95th birthday. Richard Sherman has been a part of some of the most memorable and beloved songs in the Disney catalog and more through the years. He and his brother wrote the songs for music in Disney movies including Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, and Bedknobs…
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Disney’s “Once Upon a Studio” Short Debuts at Annecy International Animation Film Festival
A new short celebrating Disney’s 100th anniversary debuted during the opening of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The short, which will be released in front of Disney’s upcoming animated feature Wish, is a celebration of Disney animation past and present. The short is directed by Dan Abraham and Trent Correy, the duo behind Once…
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LEGO and Disney Announce New LEGO Set Based on the Sanderson Sister’s Cottage From “Hocus Pocus”
The LEGO Group and Disney announced a new set based on the iconic Sanderson Sister’s cottage from Hocus Pocus. This brings to life in LEGO form the setting where the fans first saw Winifred, Sarah, and Mary Sanderson reside when they saw the movie in 1993. Disney Hocus Pocus: The Sanderson Sisters Cottage set was…
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D23 Announces Opening Night Event for “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” for D23 Gold Members
D23: The Official Disney Fan Club has announced that it will be hosting an opening night fan event for D23 Gold Members for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. The event will take place at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. Seats for the event are reserved and the cost is $50 each. Indiana…
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Funko Pop! Train: Disney 100 – Woody on Luxo Ball Now Available for Pre-Order
The newest part of the Disney100 Funko Pop! Train has arrived on Amazon for pre-order. The Funko Pop! Train: Disney 100 – Woody on Luxo Ball comes after the original offering of Walt Disney on an Engine, Mickey Mouse on a car which was themed to Steamboat Willie, and Darth Vader on a Tie Fighter…
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Trailer Released for Stan Lee Documentary
A trailer has been released for an upcoming documentary on Stan Lee ahead of its arrival on Disney+. The documentary was announced as part of a celebration of what would have been Stan Lee’s 100th birthday. Stan Lee, the documentary, will be arriving on Disney+ on June 16, 2023. It will look back at the…
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Disney 100 Years of Wonder LionChief BT 5.0 Passenger Set Available for Pre-Order
A new train has been unveiled by Lionel Trains in celebration of the 100th anniversary of The Walt Disney Company and is now available for pre-order. The Disney 100 Years of Wonder LionChief BT 5.0 Passenger Set is a passenger train that is decked out all Disney and pulled by a replica steam locomotive. In…
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“The Little Mermaid” Soundtrack Swims Past Animated Original on Billboard Charts
The soundtrack for this year’s live-action The Little Mermaid is doing swimmingly on the Billboard Charts. In fact, it just swam past the 1989 animated classic version of the soundtrack with Jodi Benson providing the voice for the title character. In 2023, Halle Bailey has taken up the role and audiences are falling in love…
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“Hocus Pocus 3” to See Anne Fletcher Return as Director
This last week in the New York Times, Walt Disney Studios president Sean Bailey confirmed that a third Hocus Pocus movie was being worked on by Disney. However, beyond acknowledging that it was in the works, nothing else was said about it. Now, according to The Wrap, Anne Fletcher is returning to direct Hocus Pocus…
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Disney Shares Details About Disney Dreamlight Valley Update
A new update is being released for Disney Dreamlight Valley. This is said to be a substantial update that players are looking forward to. Yesterday, Disney shared details about this update. Check out the updates for Disney Dreamlight Valley here: Howdy Valley Villagers! It’s no secret that our previous update was a huge one for…
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Disney+ Will Be Offered on Day 1 With Apple Vision Pro
Today at Apple’s WWDC 2023 keynote, Bob Iger made an appearance and announced a collaboration between The Walt Disney Company and Apple for Apple Vision Pro. Bob Iger announced that when Apple Vision Pro is released, Disney+ will be offered with it on day one. The announcement was not overly long and had Bob Iger…
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Check Out the Disney x Tommy Collection!
As the Disney100 celebration continues, a new collaboration between two iconic brands has been released. The Disney x Tommy collection brings Disney and Tommy Hilfiger together. It can be found at shopDisney, Disney Parks, and select Tommy Hilfiger stores globally. This is a collection that not only pays homage to the past 100 years of…
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Disney+ to Take $1.5 Billion Content Write-Off After Pulling Titles From Streaming Services
Disney is going to be taking a $1.5 billion impairment charge for the June quarter after pulling dozens of titles from Disney+ and Hulu. The news came from an FEC filing that The Walt Disney Company made on Friday. The filing said that the company removed content from its streaming services on May 26, 2023,…
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Director for Live-Action “Moana” Announced by Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Johnson has announced who will be directing the live-action adaptation of Moana. Johnson, who voiced Maui in the original animated Moana announced that Thomas Kail will be directing the live-action version of the movie. Kail is known for directing musicals with Hamilton and In the Heights in his credit list. He also directed FX’s Fosse/Verdon…
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Disney Doorables Disney100 Celebration of Wonder Figure Set Now Available for Pre-Order
The Disney Doorables Disney100 Celebration of Wonder Figure Set is now available for pre-order. This 21-piece set gives a look behind the door of Disney’s 100 years of magic. This set is designed for display and is a part of the merchandise that is being offered for Disney’s 100th anniversary. Check out the details about…
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Disney+ Original Movie “World’s Best” Trailer Released
TRAILER AND KEY ART FOR THE DISNEY+ ORIGINAL MOVIE “WORLD’S BEST,” AN ALL-NEW HIP-HOP MUSICAL COMEDY ADVENTURE, NOW AVAILABLE Film to Stream Exclusively on Disney+ Beginning June 23 Co-Written, Co-Executive Produced and Starring Utkarsh Ambudkar (“Ghosts,” “Free Guy”), Film, Directed by Roshan Sethi, also Stars Manny Magnus, Punam Patel, Jake Choi, Max Malas, Piper Wallace, Kayla Njeri, Dorian Giordano,…
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The Walt Disney Company Reportedly Completes Layoffs
The Walt Disney Company has reportedly finished its 7,000 layoffs that were part of a cost-cutting strategy that was announced earlier this year. The bulk of the layoffs took place in three waves throughout the last few months, with the second wave being the biggest. The first wave took place in March, the second in…
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Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” Swims to the Top at the Box Office
Disney’s live-action The Littler Mermaid released this weekend and immediately swam to the top (read Daps Magic’s review here). It is on track to bring in $118 million at the box office over the four-day holiday weekend. It is expected that $98 million will come in over the weekend. This makes this opening the fifth…
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Creating an Underwater World for Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’
Audiences will once again become part of Ariel’s world when The Little Mermaid, a live-action reimagining of the studio’s Oscar®-winning animated musical classic, swims into theaters today. Directed and produced by visionary filmmaker Rob Marshall, Disney’s The Little Mermaid is an intimate story set against an epic backdrop—including a stunning, photorealistic world under the sea. Ambitious in scale…
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New Trailer Released For Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life Season 2
A new trailer has been unveiled for Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life Season 2. This trailer gives a look at the antics that the world’s favorite two chipmunks are up to. The second season is currently available on Disney+. Check out the trailer below. Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life Season 2 Trailer Chip ‘n’ Dale:…
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Review: The Little Mermaid Swims to the Top of Disney’s Live-Action Offerings
Live-action Disney retellings are always a hard sell. The past entries have been hit or miss which can lead to audience skepticism. Add to the equation, the retelling being one of the most beloved of Disney’s renaissance of animation and there is even more fear. I am here to tell you that The Little Mermaid…