Category: Entertainment
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Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers Complete Series Coming to Blu-Ray and Digital Download
Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers Complete Series will soon be available for fans to watch whenever they choose. All 65 of the original episode of the beloved series will be released for Digital Download and Blu-Ray on February 15, 2022. Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers originally ran for three seasons from 1989 through 1990 on the Disney…
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Disney’s Encanto Tune Hits #1 on Billboard Hot 100
We Don’t Talk About Bruno from Disney’s animated movie Encanto has hit the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. This is the first time that a Disney tune has done this since 1993’s A Whole New World from Aladdin. This is the first time that a song written by Lin-Manuel Miranda has reached the…
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Spider-Man: No Way Home Cross $1 Billion at Overseas Box Office and Wins Sixth Weekend at Domestic Box Office
Spider-Man: No Way Home continues to make gains at the box office both domestically and globally. Over the weekend, the film passed $1 billion at the overseas box office. The overseas success was also done without the box office juggernaut that is China. Domestically, it won at the box office for the sixth time since…
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Disney Earns Top Score in HRC Foundation Corporate Equality Index
The Walt Disney Company proudly announces that for the 16th year in a row it received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. Disney’s efforts in satisfying all of the CEI’s criteria earned…
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Bob Foster Passes Away At 97
Bob Foster, who helped head the property search and land acquisition for Walt Disney World, has passed away. He began at Walt Disney Productions in 1956, working in real property law and as a legal counsel for Disneyland. He also managed the legislative package that established the Reedy Creek Improvement District. In 1970, he was…
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 to Be the Last With Current Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will be the last in the franchise to feature the current Guardians of the Galaxy team. On Friday, director James Gunn confirmed this news. The current Guardians team includes Star-Lord, Gamora, Rocket, Groot, Drax, Mantis, Nebula, and also now Thor. This does not, however, include the Guardians of the…
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Tami Garcia, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Diversity and Inclusion for Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Shares Letter With Potential Hires
Tami Garcia, the Senior Vice President or Human Resources and Diversity and Inclusion for Disney Parks, Experiences and Products has written a public letter to potential Disney hires. In it, she shares the benefits and reasons to explore some of the opportunities of working for Disney. Read the full letter below: If you’ve ever been…
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Alexia Quadrani to Lead Investor Relations for The Walt Disney Company
Alexia Quadrani is being named Senior Vice President, Investor Relations for The Walt Disney Company, it was announced today by Christine McCarthy, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Quadrani most recently served as Managing Director and Senior Analyst for J.P. Morgan’s U.S. Media Equity Research group. She will report directly to McCarthy. “Alexia…
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Bette Midler Wraps Filming on Hocus Pocus 2
Hocus Pocus fans are one step closer to seeing the sequel. Bette Midler has shared that she finished filming her portions of Hocus Pocus 2. In a post on Twitter, Midler shared a photo of what looked to be some sort of edible spooky treat with the caption “THAT’S A WRAP!!!!” The treat had a…
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Patrick Stewart Confirms Star Trek: Picard Will Run Only Three Seasons
Star Trek: Picard will be a three-season show. Patrick Stewart, who has portrayed Jean-Luc Picard for decades, confirmed the news in an interview with SFX Magazine. Akiva Goldsman, who is the show’s producer, was also in the interview. During the interview, it was confirmed that the show was never meant to run beyond three seasons.…
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D23 Celebrates Tokyo DisneySea’s 20th Anniversary with Virtual Event
D23 is continuing to find brand new ways to entertain Disney fans from around the world. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Tokyo DisneySea, D23 is giving its members the opportunity to “Celebrate Tokyo DisneySea with D23 and Walt Disney Imagineering” as their “Magical Milestones” series continues to mark some of the biggest Disney Parks anniversaries. This exclusive virtual event…
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Disney Princess Toy Line Heads Back to Mattel, Star Wars Stays With Hasbro
The Disney Princess toy line is heading back to Mattel. This comes after the toy company lost licensing rights to Hasbro in 2016. With this return, Mattel will again be making toys for the Disney Princess toy line that includes the Frozen franchise and more. Mattel will again start selling Disney toys in 2023. The…
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New Star Wars Games Announced by Electronic Arts and Lucasfilm Games
There are new Star Wars video games on the horizon. Electronic Arts and Lucasfilm Games announced that three new games are in development from Respawn Entertainment. The three games include the next installment of the Star Wars Jedi franchise, a strategy game, and also a first-person shooter. The next installment of Star Wars Jedi is…
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Disney+ Orders Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series
DISNEY+ HAS ORDERED A THRILLING QUEST BASED ON “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS,” THE INTERNATIONALLY BEST-SELLING BOOK SERIES BY RICK RIORDAN, TO GO INTO PRODUCTION THIS SUMMER Riordan and Jon Steinberg Will Write the Pilot with James Bobin Directing; All Three Serve As Executive Producers on the Disney Branded Television Series From 20th Television BURBANK, Calif. (January 25,…
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Spider-Man: No Way Home Now The 6th Most Successful Film at the Global Box Office
Spider-Man: No Way Homehttps://dapsmagic.com/2021/12/spider-man-no-way-home-mr-daps-review-no-spoilers/ continues to collect at the box office. Over the weekend it didn’t just collect more ticket sales, it also collected a new distinction. It is now the 6th most successful film at the global box office. This is without an adjustment for inflation. Over the weekend, No Way Home surpassed 2019’s The Lion…
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New LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Trailer Released as Launch Date is Announced
Lucasfilm Games has released a trailer for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and also announced then the game will be launched. The game will be released on April 5, 2022. In the meantime, fans will be able to enjoy this extended trailer that runs approximately 6 minutes. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Trailer…
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New Trailer Released for Star Trek: Picard Season 2
A new trailer for the second season of Star Trek: Picard is now available ahead of the show’s arrival on Paramount+ on March 3. The trailer shows what Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the La Sirena will be up against in this next adventure. This season will see the return of and old friend…
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Bob Iger and Bob Chapek Saw Compensation Double in 2021 Regulatory Filing Reveals
In regulatory filings from The Walt Disney Company, a look at the pay of Disney executives was given in 2021. For both now-retired Bob Iger and CEO Bob Chapek, 2021 saw a significant increase in income after the challenging events of 2020. The now-retired Executive Chairman Bob Iger saw his compensation grow from $21 million…
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“The Aristocats” Getting Live-Action Remake at Disney
The Aristocats is the newest film to get the animation to live-action remake treatment at Disney. Variety has confirmed that the 1970 animated musical is being made into a live-action film. The new version of The Aristocats has Will Gluck, who directed Peter Rabbit and Onward scribe Keith Bunin is the script. Gluck is also…
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A Series Inspired By The Award-Winning Book “The Crossover” By Kwame Alexander, Is Set For Disney+
The SpringHill Company’s LeBron James, Maverick Carter and Jamal Henderson Joining Series as Executive Producers BURBANK, Calif. (January 20, 2022) – “The Crossover,” a drama series based on the critically acclaimed bestselling novel in verse by Kwame Alexander, a Newbery Medal-winning and Coretta Scott King Book Awards’ Author Honoree, has been ordered to series for premiere on…
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The Walt Disney Company Creates International Content Group To Expand Pipeline Of Local Content And Continue To Grow Its Global Direct-To-Consumer Business
Rebecca Campbell to lead new international content creation hub for Company’s DTC platforms as Chairman, International Content and Operations Michael Paull promoted to newly created role overseeing Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu and Star+ Joe Earley named President of Hulu BURBANK, Calif., January 19, 2022 –To support the ongoing expansion of The Walt Disney Company’s (NYSE: DIS)…
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It’s Been a Year, But We Still Keep Finding Hidden Secrets of WandaVision!
A whole year ago the MCU launched its first streaming TV series with the ambitious and quirky WandaVision. As many readers will recall, I offered a series of articles at that time, detailing “hidden secrets” behind the shooting locations, sitcom roots, and odds and ends of the series. I even offered WandaVision Bingo for the…
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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,…