Category: Entertainment
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How ESPN is Changing the Way We Watch Baseball
Whether it’s advanced volumetric replays via Statcast, in-game conversations with players on the field, or unique collaborations with Major League Baseball, the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball crew is prepared to deliver even deeper insight and understanding into the game. “People want experiences,” Karl Ravech, a veteran ESPN baseball commentator, said. “Our broadcast is an opportunity…
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Wishes Come True as Disney ‘Aladdin’ Celebrates 10 Years of Broadway Magic
On March 20, 2024, Disney Aladdin celebrated its 10th anniversary on Broadway. To say the night was a wish come true for fans of the Broadway musical would be an understatement. The show was filled with Easter Eggs, including 24 returning alumni of the show including the original stars. The show has built quite the…
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SOLD OUT: D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event Tickets
D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event is officially sold out of all general tickets. On the first day of sales for all D23 members, tickets sold out within hours of being made available. This came after two days of pre-sales for D23 Gold Members and D23 members (Gold or General) with a Visa card. By…
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‘Flight Attendant’ Creator Steve Yockey Working on ‘Star Trek 4’ Screenplay
Another screenwriter has been brought in to write the script for Star Trek 4. Steve Yokey, who created Flight Attendant for Max, is taking a shot at writing the script for the final chapter of the Kelvin crew of the USS Enterprise. This would end the story that began in 2009 when Star Trek was…
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Tickets Begin to Sell Out on Second Day of Pre-sales for D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event
Tickets sold out on Wednesday during sales for Visa card holders who were also D23 members and also using their Visa cards. Tickets went on sale at 12:00 noon PT for those who were eligible to purchase tickets on Wednesday. Shortly after ticket sales opened, a notice could be seen on the queue page reminding…
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The Walt Disney Company To Webcast Annual Shareholder Meeting
The Walt Disney Company will be webcasting its annual shareholder meeting on April 3, 2024 at 10:00 AM PT. The meeting will include comments by Disney CEO Bob Iger and other leaders from the company. It will also mark the end of the current proxy fight that Disney has predominantly with Nelson Peltz and his…
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Hulu on Disney+ Officially Launches
Those who have Disney+ might have noticed a change this week in the logo. This came as Disney geared up for the official integration of Hulu with Disney+. Today, Disney announced that Hulu on Disney+ officially has launched. This for subscribers of both Disney+ and Hulu (Disney Bundle) in the United States. “The collective power…
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Check Out the Trailer for Season Two ‘Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock’
The second season of Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock will be arriving on Apple TV+ on March 29, 2024. Ahead of the arrival of this season, a trailer has been released to show where the second season will be going. The second season sees the return of Daveed Diggs alongside Ariana DeBose, Brett Goldstein,…
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Disney+ Releasing Beach Boys Documentary
Just in time for the summer season to begin, “The Beach Boys,” a documentary about the iconic band, will premiere on Disney+ on May 24. They were formed in Hawthorne, CA in 1961. The group’s original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. The group was known…
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D23 Gold Member Tickets Sell Out in Three Hours
The first round of tickets for D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event went on sale on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. By 3:00 PM, it appeared that ticket sales had concluded for the day when the pre-sale was paused. A notice on the the queue page for tickets said the following: The ticket allotment for today’s…
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Next ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Movie to Be a “Reboot”
The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is one of the more popular series of movies from The Walt Disney Company. However, there hasn’t been a new movie in the franchise since 2017’s Dead Men Tell No Tales. This doesn’t mean that there haven’t been any efforts made for a new film, though. In fact, work…
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The Coffee Builders to Host Disney Legend Bob Gurr in Phoenix
The restaurant and design studio, The Coffee Builders and Porter Barn Wood are co-hosting the iconic theme park designer and one of the original Disney Imagineers, Bob Gurr, for a one-day-only seminar series. Gurr is a living theme park legend whom Walt Disney personally hired to design attraction vehicles for beloved rides including Disneyland’s Monorail,…
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Activist Investor Nelson Peltz Says Proxy Fight is About Disney’s Board and Not Bob Iger, His Votes Say Otherwise
Nelson Peltz is saying that his proxy fight with The Walt Disney Company is focused on the future of the Board of Directors and not about Bob Iger’s leadership as CEO. Peltz, through his Trian Group, released a statement on Monday about their votes for Disney’s Board of Directors. Trian’s statement states that the group…
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August 4 is D23 Day at Angel Stadium!
On August 4th, the festivities for D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event will be kicking off with D23 Day at Angel Stadium. D23 Members are invited to come together at Angel Stadium to watch the Angels take on the New York Mets. This game will kick off a week of exciting offerings leading up to…
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Fraggle Rock Live Touring Show Announced by The Jim Henson Company
The Jim Henson Company announced today that Fraggle Rock is going on tour. The first ever Fraggle Rock stage show is being developed at The Jim Henson Company. The company is working with The Brad Simon Organization on board as the exclusive booking agent for the upcoming show which is expected to arrive in 2025.…
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The Walt Disney Company Releases List of Major Disney Shareholders and Influential Business Figures Who Support Disney CEO Bob Iger and Board of Directors
As the ongoing proxy fight ramps up to its conclusion at the Disney annual shareholder meeting on April 3, The Walt Disney Company has released a list of Major Disney Shareholders and Influential Business Figures who have come out in support of Disney CEO Bob Iger and Disney’s Board of Directors. Many of these supporters…
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Trailer Released for First ‘Bluey’ Special, ‘The Sign’
A trailer has been released for the first ever Bluey special. Called The Sign, this special is the first extended length episode of Bluey. It will be premiering on Disney+ on April 14, 2024 at 12:00 AM PT, 7:00 AM EDT/PDT on Disney Junior, and 7:30 AM EDT/PDT on Disney Channel. This will come a…
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Joe Rohde Returns to Imagineering in New Capacity
Former Walt Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde is returning to Walt Disney Imagineering. In a post on Instagram, Walt Disney Imagineering announced that the recently announced Disney Legend will be returning to where he worked for about four decades to teach master class work sessions to current Imagineers. The following was posted by Walt Disney Imagineering:…
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‘X-Men ‘97’ Executive Producer on Bringing the ‘90s Animated Hit Back to Life for Disney+
If Marvel Studios Head of TV, Streaming, and Animation Brad Winderbaum wanted to make a continuation of X-Men: The Animated Series, his boss—Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige—told him he needed two things to secure a greenlight: the original theme song and original cast. According to Winderbaum, getting them both “was the easiest thing in the world.”…
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Laurene Powell Jobs Joins in Supporting Bob Iger and Disney Board Amidst Ongoing Proxy Fight
More and more hats continue to get thrown into the ring of the ongoing proxy fight for the future of The Walt Disney Company and its Board of Directors. This week has seen Josh Gad, former Walt Disney Imagineering President Bob Weis, and former Disney CEO Michael Eisner all join the fray and voice their…
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Star Wars Celebration Japan Ticket Sale Details Announced
Star Wars Celebration is still over a year away but details are already being released about how ticket sales will go. Star Wars Celebration will be taking place at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, between April 18–20, 2025. This is the first time that Star Wars Celebration has been in Japan since 2008. Star Wars fans from…
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Star Wars ‘March to May the 4th’ Kicks Off in New York City, Delighting Fans with New Products and a Stunning Light Show
The Star Wars ‘March to May the 4th’ campaign began Thursday, March 21 in New York City, with new product announcements including toys, apparel, accessories, collectables and more. The march started with a takeover of the Empire State Building, including a lighting ceremony by Hayden Christensen, who portrays one of the most recognizable antagonists of all time,…
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Posters Released for Final Season of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Ahead of April Arrival
The fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery arrives on Paramount+ on April 4, 2024. On this day, two episodes of the final season will debut on the streaming service. This will be followed by new episodes arriving on Wednesday. This final season has the crew of the Discovery, and basically everyone else in…
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New Trailer Released for ‘Doctor Who’ By Disney+
A new trailer for the upcoming season of Doctor Who has been released by Disney+. This comes ahead of its arrival on Disney’s streaming service on May 10th. The trailer gives a look at the Fifteenth Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa, and Ruby Sunday, portrayed by Millie Gibson as they travel through time and space…