Category: Disney
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Helen Reddy from “Pete’s Dragon” Passes Away at 78
On Tuesday, Pete’s Dragon star Helen Reddy passed away at 78 years old. Reddy had played Nora, the woman who later goes on to adopt Pete in the film. Yesterday, her children made a statement on her official fan page that said It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother,…
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Barry Jenkins to Direct Live-Action The Lion King Sequel
Disney’s live-action The Lion King that was directed by Jon Favreau is getting a sequel and Barry Jenkins is directing it. The 2019 photo-realistic version of this film garnered $1.5 billion at the global box office. It was a remake of the 1994 Disney animated classic. “Helping my sister raise two young boys during the…
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Friends and Family Can Now Have Virtual Watch Parties With the Arrival of GroupWatch on Disney+!
Disney+ has introduced a new feature that will allow viewers to have watch parties of their favorite programs on Disney’s streaming service together. This new feature, called GroupWatch, allows up to seven people to watch programming on Disney+ to watch something simultaneously. “Storytelling comes alive when you’re able to share and enjoy it with others,…
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Disney Announces Next D23 Expo for September 2022
D23: The Official Disney Fan Club has announced dates for the next D23 Expo. This ultimate fan event for Disney fans will be taking place from September 9-11, 2022. This is a year later than initially expected. The announcement by D23 was made on social media. At this D23 Expo, plans for how The Walt…
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Disney Hires Diane Jurgens as New Chief Information Officer
Disney has brought on Diane Jurgens as its new Chief Information Officer. The announcement was made by Christine M. McCarthy, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Jurgens will be reporting to McCarthy. “Diane is a proven global technology leader with strategic vision, and her talents will be a great asset to the Company…
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Main Street Electrical Parade to Make Dancing with the Stars Appearance Tonight
Happy Disney night! Tonight, Dancing with the Stars will have their Disney-themed night, with fun costumes and songs that any fan will recognize! On Twitter, they also announced that the Main Street Electrical Parade will be making an appearance at the reality TV show! The parade, which we have seen make multiple grand returns at…
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Disney+ Drive-In Festival Coming to Santa Monica, California in October
This year, drive-in movie theaters have made a major comeback! To celebrate this trend coming back, Disney will be holding the Disney+ Drive-In Festival in Santa Monica, California from October 5 through October 12! Here is the schedule for this fun festival: October 5: The Right Stuff (World Premiere) October 6: Tangled October 7: Coco October 8: Star Wars:…
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Yara Shahidi to Play Tinker Bell in Disney’s Live-Action “Peter Pan”
This week, Disney came out with big casting news! In the new Disney live-action film Peter Pan and Wendy, Yara Shahidi from ABC’s Black-ish and Grown-ish will be portraying the lovable fairy Tinker Bell! Yara Shahidi joins Alexander Molony and Ever Anderson who are slated to play the title characters. Jude Law will also play the infamous Captain Hook!…
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Interscope Records to Release Soundtrack for Disney+ Original “Clouds” on October 16
In just three weeks, Disney+ will release the new original movie Clouds, based on Zach Sobiech’s true struggle with terminal illness. To go along with the movie’s release, Interscope Records will release the soundtrack to the film on the same day. The soundtrack will release with the songs from the movie, including the real songs from…
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Evel Knievel’s Son Sues Disney Over Toy Story 4, Disney Responds
Evel Knievel’s son is seeing Disney over the use of a character in Pixar’s Toy Story 4 that he feels is too similar to his father. The character, Duke Caboom, was voiced by Keanu Reeves. A federal trademark infringement lawsuit was filed in Las Vegas accusing Disney of basing the Duke Caboom off of Evel Knievel…
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All Aboard! Mickey’s Railway Activity Book Coming in March 2021
Storytime just got even more fun! On March 23, 2021, you can grab the new book Disney All Aboard! Mickeys’ Railway and watch as the story of Mickey and his friends comes to life right in front of your eyes! The book is a simple story about Mickey Mouse’s train ride through the countryside. This board…
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Dance with Your Family for a Chance to Win a $1,000 Disney Gift Card
This Halloween season doesn’t need to be boring! This week, shopDisney announced an exciting new contest where you can dance either alone or with your family for a chance to win a $1,000 gift card for Disney! The rules of the contest are fairly simple! You must dress up in your favorite Disney, Pixar, Marvel,…
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Disney+ Streaming Service Brings Home First Emmy Awards
As the Disney+ streaming service closes in on its first full year of operation, it’s starting to earn awards for the original content! This week, Disney+ has brought six Creative Emmy awards total for The Mandalorian and Forky Asks a Question! On Wednesday, The Mandalorian brought five Creative Emmy awards home to the streaming service. The awards this…
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It’s Fall On Disney+: A New Season Of Original Movies, Series And Blockbuster Movies Coming To Disney+
“The Mandalorian” Returns Alongside the Anticipated Premieres of Disney+ Originals like “Secret Society of Second Born Royals,” “The Right Stuff” and “Clouds,” Favorite Movies “Hidden Figures,” and “Bend It Like Beckham,” and Season 31 of “The Simpsons” BURBANK, Calif. (September 16, 2020) – As the weather chills and leaves begin to change, grab your favorite…
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Here’s What’s Coming to Disney+ in October!
Disney+ continues to add more content as it closes in on being online for a full year this coming November. In October, Disney will continue to add to its library on its streaming service. In October, many Disney and Star Wars fans are looking forward to the second season of The Mandalorian. Below is the…
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Disney+ Continues International Expansion
Disney+, the highly anticipated streaming service from The Walt Disney Company, launches in Portugal, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Belgium and Luxembourg. With hundreds of films, exclusive original movies and series, and thousands of television episodes from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and more, Disney+ is the streaming home for some of the…
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Mulan Has Less-Than-Stellar Opening in China
Disney’s Mulan is now playing in China. It’s opening weekend was less than stellar. For its opening weekend, the remake of the 1998 animated film brought in $23 million. This was significantly lower than the $30 million that Warner Bros’ Tenet made during its opening weekend one week earlier. The Eight Hundred, a local war…
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Disney+ Testing Watch Party Feature
Disney+ is testing a watch party feature which would allow Disney+ viewers to invite up to six other people to watch a program on Disney’s streaming service simultaneously. The feature, called GroupWatch, appeared on a Disney subreddit first and then began to show up elsewhere on the internet. Currently, the GroupWatch feature is being tested…
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The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse Animated Shorts Premiere November 18 on Disney+
M-I-C-YA REAL SOON ON DISNEY+: “THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF MICKEY MOUSE” ANIMATED SHORTS PREMIERE ON MICKEY’S BIRTHDAY, NOVEMBER 18 BURBANK, Calif. (Sept. 14, 2020) — Mickey Mouse and friends are heading to Disney+ in the all new-animated shorts series, “The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse.” From the team behind Disney Channel’s Emmy Award-winning “Mickey Mouse” cartoon…
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Original Broadway Creative Team Returns For New Beauty and the Beast Tour
The original Broadway creative team behind Disney Theatrical Productions’ Beauty and the Beast are coming together again for a new tour of the production through the UK and Ireland. Production is now underway on the show that will see it begin with a five-week run at Curve Leicester in May 2021. It is unknown at…
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Reimagined Doogie Howser, M.D. Show Ordered for Disney+
Disney+ has announced that Doogie Kameāloha, M.D., a reimagined version of the popular ABC show Doogie Howser, M.D. has been picked up for a 10-episode series and will be going into production later this year. Kourtney Kang (“Fresh Off the Boat,” “How I Met Your Mother”) will be executive producing and writing the show for…
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D23 Announces First Virtual Halloweenn Mousequerade With D23 Halloween Hullabaloo
DISNEY’S OFFICIAL FAN CLUB IS CELEBRATING WITH ITS FIRST-EVER VIRTUAL D23 HALLOWEEN MOUSEQUERADE CONTEST, FEATURING CELEBRITY JUDGES ASHLEY ECKSTEIN AND YVETTE NICOLE BROWN INCREDIBLE NEW CONTENT, A SCARY GOOD SWEEPSTAKES, AND EXCLUSIVE COLLECTIBLES ROUND OUT THE FESTIVITIES BURBANK, Calif. – September 10, 2020 – It’s the most “wicked-ful” time of the year, and D23: The…
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VIDEO: Trailer Released for Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Ahead of Arrival on Disney+
Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom arrives on Disney+ on Friday, September 25th. Ahead of its arrival, Disney has released a trailer for this series that was produced by National Geographic. Josh Gad narrates the series as it takes a look behind the scenes of the different animal exhibits at both Disney’s Animal Kingdom and EPCOT.…
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“Clouds” Coming to Disney+ Streaming Service on October 16
This Fall, Disney+ is bringing you more original content to enjoy in your home! The Disney+ streaming service original film “Clouds”, inspired by the true store of Zach Sobiech, will come to the service on October 16 In 2012, Zach Sobiech posted an original song called “Clouds” that went viral while he was fighting osteosarcoma,…