Category: Disney
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Disney Unveils New Animated Short and Mickey Mouse Plush in Continued Disney and Make-A-Wish 40th Anniversary Celebration
For 40 years, Make-A-Wish and Disney have partnered closely together to help bring hope, joy, and magic to children who so desperately need it. Recently, Disney launched its Wishes Come True Blue color collection. Today, Disney announced a new Mickey Mouse plush, with donations going to Make-A-Wish as well with this. Along with the plush,…
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Disney is Bringing Live-Action Mulan Coming to 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray, and DVD and Animated Mulan to 4K Ultra HD!
Disney is releasing both its live-action and animated versions of Mulan on 4K Ultra HD on November 10th. Along with that, the live-action version of Mulan will be also released on Blu-Ray and DVD after initially being released on Disney+ earlier this year. The release of the live-action Mulan will be the first opportunity for fans to bring…
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Disney Twenty-Three Celebrates the Heart and Soul of Pixar’s New Feature with Pete Docter, Tina Fey, and Jamie Foxx
AND TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS, AND JON BATISTE TALK EXCLUSIVELY WITH D23 ABOUT CRAFTING THE MUSIC FOR THE NEW MOVIE COMING TO DISNEY+ PLUS, VENTURE AROUND THE WORLD WITH DISNEY PARKS TO EXPLORE THE RATATOUILLE-THEMED ATTRACTION COMING TO EPCOT, HONG KONG DISNEYLAND’S NEW CASTLE, AND THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF DISNEY CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE BURBANK, Calif. –…
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Disney to Reimagine Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Celebration as Part of Holiday Programming Lineup on ABC
This year the holidays look quite a bit different than anyone could have imagined just a year ago. ABC has released its lineup of programming for the holiday season and it also looks a bit different. The biggest change this year is that the annual Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Celebration will be “remagined” this…
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Actor Sean Connery Has Died at 90
Actor Sean Connery has died at the age of 90. The actor died peacefully in his sleep in the Bahamas after being “unwell for some time”, his son shared. Sean Connery was born on August 25, 1930, in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland. Named Thomas Sean Connery, he was called by his middle name starting at a…
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Chief Medical Officer Dr. Pamela Hymel Honored with HERO Bill Whitmer Leadership Award
Award recognizes individuals who demonstrate sustained leadership in enhancing workplace health and well-being WACONIA, MN (Oct. 26, 2020) — Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) announced today that Dr. Pamela Hymel, chief medical officer at Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, has been chosen as the recipient of the Bill Whitmer Leadership Award from HERO (the Health Enhancement Research Organization) for 2020. The award, which recognizes sustained…
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“The Nightmare Before Christmas” to Get Limited Release on Vinyl Later This Month
The Halloween season is about to collide with Christmas once again! This morning, /film reported that there will be a limited vinyl release coming from Mondo of The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack. This exclusive vinyl will launch later in October and will feature art by Tim Burton himself. While an exact date is not known for this…
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Disney Legend Marge Champion Passes Away at 101
Disney Legend Marge Champion has passed away at the age of 101. In the Disney community, she was a part of the golden age of animation as a live-action reference model for animators in many of the original classic Disney animated movies. Her death was shared to the world be a statement from her son,…
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Disney Parks Joins TikTok
Disney Parks continues to expand the ways it shares magic with the world. The newest addition is that Disney Parks now can be found on Tik Tok. The announcement came via the Disney Parks Blog. The Disney Parks Blog had this to say about the new TikTok channel: Whether it’s a one-of-a-kind look at The…
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Disney Announces New Product Launch to Benefit Make-A-Wish and Celebrate 40-Year Partnership
Today Disney announced a new product launch with three new lines to help benefit Make-A-Wish. For the last 40 years, Disney and Make-A-Wish have partnered together to truly make a difference in children at critical risk’s lives and their families. Recently, Make-A-Wish celebrated its 500,000th wish granted! The product launch includes three different lines that…
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Virtual Concert “Clouds: A Musical Celebration” To Premiere on Disney+’s Facebook Page on October 24
Concert will feature performances from OneRepublic, renforshort, Fin Argus, Sabrina Carpenter, Jason Mraz, and More BURBANK, Calif. (Oct. 21, 2020) — “Clouds: A Musical Celebration”, a virtual musical tribute to the Disney+ Original movie and Zach Sobiech’s legacy will stream live on Facebook.com/DisneyPlus on Saturday, October 24 at 11am PT / 2pm ET. The concert will…
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Disney+ Announces Production of “Sneakerella”
BURBANK, Calif. (Oct. 21, 2020) — Talented up-and-coming actors Chosen Jacobs (“It”) and Lexi Underwood (“Little Fires Everywhere”) will star alongside four-time NBA Champion John Salley in the new Disney+ original movie, “Sneakerella.” Now in production, the pop/hip-hop musical leaves a sneaker culture imprint on the “Cinderella” fairy tale. Jane Startz (“Ella Enchanted”) and Rachel Watanabe-Batton (“I Pity the…
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Disney Releases Trailer, Poster, and Images for Raya and the Last Dragon
Raya and the Last Dragon will be arriving in theaters on March 12, 2021. Today, Disney has released a trailer, poster, and images for this next movie from Walt Disney Animation Studios. Ray and the Last Dragon features the vocal talents of Kelly Marie Tran as the voice of Raya. Raya is a lone warrior…
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November Lineup for Disney+ Released!
In November 2019 Disney was launching its streaming service, Disney+. When it was launched, there was lots of content from across The Walt Disney Company to enjoy. Since then, every month Disney has been releasing more classic and original content on Disney+. November 2020 is no exception as Disney+ continues to release more content. Some…
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Frozen 2 Wins Top Soundtrack at 2020 Billboard Music Awards
The soundtrack for Disney’s Frozen 2 has won the top soundtrack at this year’s Billboard Awards. The film, which premiered on November 22, 2019, is the highest-grossing animated film of all time. It garnered $1.5 billion at the box office. It also was one of three Disney films nominated for the category. It was joined…
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Senator Elizabeth Warren and Disney Spar Over Executive Pay and Layoffs
Senator Elizabeth Warren has slammed Disney over its recent layoffs. In an open letter to the company, Warren criticized the decision to layoff cast members while also having executive pay restored shortly before the layoffs. She also strongly criticized other business decisions made by the company. “In the years leading up to this crisis, your…
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Join the Interest List as “LIVE FROM THE SPACE STAGE: A HALYX STORY” Comes to Free Drive-In Theater
Just two months ago, Live from the Space Stage: A Halyx Story hit YouTube to fans’ delight. Whether you’ve seen it before or want to watch it again, you can get on the standby list for free tickets to a showing of the film at a drive-in theater on October 28! You can also be…
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The Walt Disney Company Announces Strategic Reorganization Of Its Media And Entertainment Businesses
New Structure Designed to Further Accelerate the Company’s Direct-to-Consumer Strategy, in light of the Rapid Success of Disney+ Company’s Creative Engines Will Focus on Producing Content for DTC as well as Legacy Platforms, while Newly Centralized Distribution Group Will Oversee Commercialization and Distribution of All Content Globally Alan F. Horn and Alan Bergman, Peter Rice,…
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Interscope Records Releases New Track “Clouds” Off Of Soundtrack For Disney+ Original Movie Clouds
[Santa Monica, CA – October 9, 2020]—Today, Interscope Records releases the title track off of the soundtrack for the upcoming Disney+ original movie Clouds, from Director Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios. The original song, which hit #1 on iTunes in 2013, was written and performed by Zach Sobiech and Sammy Brown, whose real-life story inspired the movie.…
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Disney is Working on a Movie Based on Space Mountain
Disney is continuing to develop movies around some of its most popular theme park attractions. The newest attraction to get the movie treatment is Space Mountain. Disney has hired Joby Harold to write a movie based on the attraction. He will also be a producer for the film with spouse Tory Tunnell and their Safehouse…
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Uday Shankar to Step Down as President, The Walt Disney Company APAC and Chairman, STAR & Disney India, to Pursue a High Impact Entrepreneurial Endeavor
Will Remain with Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer & International Segment Through End of 2020 to Help Identify His Successor and Ensure Smooth Transition Burbank, California – October 7, 2020 – Uday Shankar will step down as president, The Walt Disney Company APAC and chairman, Star & Disney India, effective as of December 31,2020, it was announced today…
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Whoopi Goldberg Interested in Making “Sister Act 3” a Reality
This week, Whoopi Goldberg made an appearance on the The Late, Late Show with James Corden. Towards the end of the interview, Corden brought up his love of the Sister Act films and asked why a third hasn’t been made. Goldberg said that she would love to make this film a reality! In the interview, Corden notes that whenever…
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High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special Coming to Disney+ in December
BURBANK, Calif. (October 7, 2020) — The cast of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” delivers an abundance of feel-good holiday cheer as they perform their favorite Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year’s songs and share their fondest holiday memories in “High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special.” The 45-minute special premieres on Friday, December 11 on Disney+…
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The Walt Disney Company to Discuss Fiscal Year and Fourth Quarter Results on Webcast
The Walt Disney Company today announced its next webcast where it will “discuss fiscal full year and fourth quarter 2020 financial results via a live audio webcast” today. This webcast will be taking place on Thursday, November 12, 2020, at 4:30 EST/1:30 PST. The Walt Disney Company will also be releasing its results after the…