Category: Disney
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Bob Chapek Indicates Park Reservations and Virtual Queues To Be Sticking Around
Today on a call for the JP Morgan Global Technology Conference, Disney CEO Bob Chapek shared a bit about what the future will look like for the Disney Theme Parks. Technology will be a big part of that. However, Chapek shared that Disney feels “bullish” about the future. He backed this up by referencing the…
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Check Out All Six Trailers for the Upcoming LAUNCHPAD Series!
When Disney’s LAUNCHPAD series launches on May 28th, six short films from a new generation of dynamic storytellers will be shared. Today, Disney+ shared trailers for all six of these short films ahead of their arrival. The goal of LAUNCHPAD is to diversify the types of stories that are being told and offer the chance…
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Disney’s Cruella Soundtrack and Score Available Today!
Music from Disney’s upcoming live-action feature Cruella is now available. With the release of both the soundtrack and score album, a new featurette discussing the music has also been released. In this new featurette, Cruella stars Emma Stone and Emma Thompson along with director Craig Gillespie discuss how music is important to the film. The…
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Hocus Pocus 2 to Arrive on Disney+ With Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy in 2022!
BETTE MIDLER, SARAH JESSICA PARKER AND KATHY NAJIMY SET TO CONJURE UP MORE CHILLS, LAUGHS AND MAYHEM IN LIVE-ACTION COMEDY “HOCUS POCUS 2” Spooky Sequel to Disney’s Halloween Cult Classic “Hocus Pocus” to Cast its Spell on Disney+ Viewers in 2022 Anne Fletcher to Direct with Adam Shankman Joining the Ranks as Executive Producer BURBANK,…
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Disney Imagineer and Former “CHOC Kid” Helps Bring Magic and Smiles to Children’s Hospitals
We are just two days away from the first-ever virtual CHOC Walk in the Park! To celebrate this incredible fundraising experience, Disney is highlighting Disney Imagineer Katie Barnes, who spent years growing up in the Children’s Hospital of Orange County. Barnes has had the opportunity to create magic in children’s hospitals, even CHOC! “The first…
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Disney Releases Trailer and Key Art For The Mysterious Benedict Society
Emmy® Award-winner Tony Hale Stars in the 8 Episode Series Premiering Friday, June 25 on Disney+ BURBANK, Calif. (May 20, 2021) – Kicking off National Streaming Day, Disney+ released the trailer and key art for its upcoming original series “The Mysterious Benedict Society” today. Based on the best-selling book series by Trenton Lee Stewart, the show follows four gifted orphans…
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Disney Kicks Off Streaming Day with Drone Show Celebrating The Disney Bundle
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In honor of Streaming Day, the Disney Bundle started its celebration by taking 200 drones to the sky to create images inspired by Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. Iconic characters from each streaming service were shown in the skies above Los Angeles. They included Grogu from The Mandalorian on Disney+, Captain America’s shield from The Falcon…
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Here’s What’s Coming to Disney+ in June 2021!
Disney+ continues to add more content each month and June is no exception. In June 2021, there will be plenty of new content to be enjoyed. This includes the new Disney-Pixar film Luca, Marvel Studios’ new series Loki, more episodes of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, and even a new season of Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted!…
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Production Begins on Disney’s Disenchanted, Sequel to Enchanted
Production has begun on Disney’s sequel to Enchanted called Disenchanted. The news came from social media where details about the film and set photos were released. The sequel takes place 15 years after the original and finds Giselle and Robert relocated to the suburb of Monroeville with teenage daughter Morgan, Giselle must rediscover what happily…
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Disney+ Exceeds 103 Million Subscribers
This week during a earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Chapek shared that Disney+ now has 103.6 million subscribers. While this is number is significantly above early projections for Disney’s streaming service, analysts had predicted a higher number. In fact, analysts expected the streaming service to have 109 million streamers by this point. Disney seems happy…
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Star+ Will Arrive In Latin America On August 31
General Entertainment and Sports Streaming Service to Feature Classic and Newly Released Movies, Series, Local Productions, and a Full Slate of ESPN Content Buenos Aires, May 14, 2021 — Star+ will launch in Latin America on August 31 as a standalone streaming service that will offer a full slate of ESPN content, including live events from…
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Face Coverings Could Be Leaving Walt Disney World Soon as Capacity Increases
Today was the earnings call for The Walt Disney Company. During the call, Disney CEO Bob Chapek shared about what the future looks like for wearing face coverings at Walt Disney World Resort. He also shared about capacity increasing. The call came on the same day that the CDC released new guidelines for masks. The…
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The Walt Disney Company Reports Second Quarter and Six Months Earnings for Fiscal 2021
BURBANK, Calif.–The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) today reported earnings for its second fiscal quarter ended April 3, 2021. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations for the quarter increased to $0.50 from $0.26 in the prior-year quarter. Excluding certain items(1), diluted EPS for the quarter increased 32% to $0.79 from $0.60 in the…
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“Wolfgang” Feature Documentary to Premiere on Disney+ on June 25
Film Chronicles the Inspiring and Emotional True Story of the Man Behind the Legend—The First Celebrity Chef Who Reinvented the Culinary Industry, Wolfgang Puck From the Critically Acclaimed and Award-Winning Supper Club, the Filmmaking Team Behind ‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi,’ ‘Chef’s Table’ and ‘Street Food’ BURBANK, Calif. (May 13, 2021) – Legendary chef Wolfgang Puck will lift the…
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Disney’s Jungle Cruise to Debut Simultaneously in Theaters and Disney+ with Premiere Access on July 30
Disney’s Jungle Cruise is coming to theaters on July 30, 2021. It also will be arriving on Disney+ for those who choose to purchase Premiere Access. The news comes from Jungle Cruise star Dwayne Johnson who posted on Instagram this morning. In the video, he shared the new option to watch the movie from home.…
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Billy Porter, Zachary Quinto And EJ Johnson Join Cast Of Disney+ Family Sitcom ‘The Proud Family: Louder And Prouder’
BURBANK, Calif. (May 12, 2021) – Billy Porter (“Pose”), Zachary Quinto (“Star Trek”) and EJ Johnson (“Rich Kids of Beverly Hills”) have joined the cast of the upcoming Disney+ animated series “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.” Porter and Quinto, respectively, voice Randall and Barry Leibowitz-Jenkins, mixed-race adoptive parents to 14-year-old activist Maya Leibowitz-Jenkins, previously announced…
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Disney Announces Dates for Return of The Lion King and Aladdin to Broadway
Broadway is reopening this September in New York City. Today it was announced on Good Morning America that on September 14th the lights will again be up for Hamilton, The Lion King, and Wicked. Both Disney’s The Lion King and Disney’s Aladdin will be returning to the stage in September. The Lion King will be…
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New LAUNCHPAD Featurette Released Ahead of Series Arrival on Disney+
A new featurette for LAUNCHPAD has arrived ahead of the series arrival on Disney+ on May 28th. This comes as submissions are being accepted for the second season of the series. The featurette entitled, Embrace Yourself, takes a behind-the-scenes look at the creators behind the first six shorts that are a part of the inaugural…
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Florence + The Machine to Perform Call Me Cruella Song in Upcoming Movie
Disney’s Cruella will be arriving in theaters and on Disney+ with Premiere Access on May 28, 2021. When it does, a new song by Florence + The Machine entitled Call Me Cruella will be a part of it. The song will be included in the film and also be on the original motion picture soundtrack…
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Disney+ To Debut New Original Series ‘Turning The Tables With Robin Roberts,’ On Friday, July 30
Intimate Celebrity Conversations Include Debbie Allen, Sofia Carson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jenna Dewan, Sheila E., Melissa Etheridge, Mickey Guyton, Betsey Johnson, Billie Jean King, Tig Notaro, Raven-Symoné and Josie Totah BURBANK, Calif. (May 6, 2021) – Disney+ announced today that “Good Morning America” and ABC News co-anchor Robin Roberts will host and executive produce “Turning the…
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Disney Twenty-Three Cover to Feature Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt Ahead of Jungle Cruise Adventure
THE STARS AND CREATIVE TEAM BEHIND THE FILM REVEAL HOW THE BELOVED THEME PARK ATTRACTION WAS ADAPTED INTO AN EPIC NEW ADVENTURE PLUS, TOM HIDDLESTON DISCUSSES BRINGING LOKI TO LIFE FOR HIS NEW DISNEY+ SERIES, EMMA THOMPSON TALKS CRUELLA, CHRIS HEMSWORTH SWIMS WITH SHARKS, AND IMAGINEERS UNVEIL EXCITING DETAILS ABOUT AVENGERS CAMPUS OPENING IN JUNE AT…
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Disney Releases Character Photos for Disney’s Cruella Along with New “Becoming Cruella” Featurette
Disney has released new character photos and a new featurette ahead of the arrival of Disney’s Cruella in theaters and on Disney+ with Premiere Access (additional fee) on May 28, 2021. The film stars Emma Stone and Emma Thompson. It is directed by Craig Gillespie. The featurette takes a look at what it took to…
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Disney Releases New Line of Pride Products
Today The Walt Disney Company announced a new line of Pride Products in honor of Pride Month 2021. This year Disney is also including some of its most famous icons and characters from Disney and for the first time ever also Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars. Part of the proceeds from these products will be donated…
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Paul Richardson Named Chief Human Resources Officer Of The Walt Disney Company, Effective July 1
BURBANK, Calif., April 29, 2021—Paul Richardson has been named Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of The Walt Disney Company, effective July 1, it was announced today by Bob Chapek, Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Richardson, who is currently Senior Vice President, Human Resources for ESPN and was Disney’s first Chief Diversity Officer,…