Tag: Disney Animation Studios
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Disney’s Current Movie Release Schedule for 2023-2024
Disney has updated its release schedule for 2023-2024. With this updated release, there is some clarity as to when some highly anticipated movies will be released from across the many different studios owned by The Walt Disney Company. Since the challenges that the pandemic brought to the industry, movie release schedules have been thrown upside-down…
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Pixar’s Soul and Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon Get New Release Dates
The coronavirus continues to impact the release schedule for The Walt Disney Company. Today it was announced that Pixar’s Soul and Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon both have new release dates. The announcements came on social media from different Disney handles. Pixar’s Soul will now be arriving in theaters on November 20, 2020. Disney’s Raya…
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The Walt Disney Studios Box Office Receipts Clear $7 Billion for 2018
The Walt Disney Studios has surpassed $7 billion in global box office receipts. This is only the second time in history a studio has passed the $7 billion mark in a year. The first was also Walt Disney Studios in 2016 when it hit $7.6 billion. Disney is estimated to have generated an estimated $4.069 billion through…
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Celebrate #InternetDay with an All-New Clip from “Ralph Breaks the Internet” coming to Theaters November 21
Happy #InternetDay! First celebrated in 2005, Internet Day pays homage to the World Wide Web and its origins. Watch for a full day of fun with “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” including new content on Twitter and an international poster rollout on Disney.com and Oh My Disney. Plus, visit Disney.com today and watch it get wrecked in…
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Enjoy the Music of “Ralph Breaks the Internet” Featuring Music Composed by Alan Menken When the Album Releases November 16
Ready to bring the music of “Ralph Breaks the Internet” home? In just a few short weeks, you’ll be able to! The soundtrack will have everything from a traditional score to a play on a traditional Disney Princess song, to a fun pop hit by Imagine Dragons! This album is sure to be fun for…
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Disney Closes Down DisneyToon Studios
There has been a lot going on in the world of Disney animation over the course of the last year. There have been some incredible highs and also some incredible lows. Both Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios have new Chief Creative Officers. John Lasseter is no longer associated with either beyond a consulting…
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Disney Considering Giving John Lasseter a Limited Role in Potential Return
Last November, citing missteps, John Lasseter stepped away from his responsibilities at The Walt Disney Company. At the time this was to be for a six-month leave of absence. As the six-month period wraps-up, speculation about Lasseter’s future has run rampant among Disney fans. There might be some answers coming in the near future, however.…
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The Crosby’s sing “When We’re Together” from Olaf’s Frozen Adventure
Happy Holidays!! Take a look – the father-daughter duo, Claire and Dave Crosby, visited Disney Animation Studios to perform “When We’re Together” from Disney’s new featurette, “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure.” “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure” stars the voice cast of Josh Gad, Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell and Jonathan Groff. “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure” is now available on Digital SD/HD and…
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Things Get Animated During Animation Panel at D23 Expo
In today’s D23 panel Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Upcoming Films, Hosted by John Lasseter, filmmakers converged on the Expo hall to unveil new details on the upcoming animated releases. It was a star-studded panel that introduced key talent from the future films, featuring Benjamin Bratt, Anthony Gonzalez, Josh Gad, Kristen Bell, Holly Hunter,…
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Disney Legends Ceremony Kicks of 2017 D23 Expo
The 2017 D23 Expo kicked off with Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger hosting the Disney Legends Ceremony. This ceremony honors those who have made significant contributions to The Walt Disney Company throughout the years. It included many different categories of contribution that ranged from many different disciplines found within The Walt Disney Company. It…
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Olaf’s Frozen Adventure to Debut Ahead of Disney-Pixar’s Coco
WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS UNWRAPS “OLAF’S FROZEN ADVENTURE” New Disney Holiday Featurette to Debut in Front of Disney•Pixar’s “Coco” on Nov. 22, 2017 BURBANK, Calif. (June 13, 2017) – Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS) and Pixar Animation Studios are teaming up this holiday season when WDAS’ new featurette “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure” opens in front of Disney•Pixar’s original feature film…
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Moana – Mr. DAPs Home Entertainment Review
Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) is the daughter of a chief on an island in the South Pacific. She comes from a long line of navigators and wayfarers, she finds herself setting off on an adventure to save her island. The adventure has her paired up with Maui (Dwayne Johnson), the demigod as they seek to return Te…
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Beauty and the Beast 25th Anniversary Edition – Mr. DAPs Home Entertainment Review
25 years ago Belle first sang abutter dreams for more. Little did she know how much more different her life would become. Soon she finds herself living in an enchanted castle full of charming characters and a terrifying master. Beauty and the Beast is a musical masterpiece that is still as magical today as it was…
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International Trailer Introduces Baby Moana
Disney released an international trailer for Moana that introduced the world to a baby Moana. Take a look below: About “Moana” From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes “Moana,” a sweeping, CG-animated feature film about an adventurous teenager who sails out on a daring mission to save her people. During her journey, Moana (voice of Auli’i Cravalho)…
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It’s Time To Wreck-It Again, Wreck-It Ralph is Getting a Sequel!
This morning, during an announcement made by Disney on Facebook Live, it was announced that Wreck-it Ralph is getting a sequel! The announcement was made by John C. Reilly with filmmakers Rich Moore and Phil Johnston. “Ralph is a character very near and dear to my heart,” added Reilly. “I’m really looking forward to playing the…
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Zootopia – Mr. DAPs Home Theater Review
Imagine a world of animals living together in a modern animal metropolis. In Zootopia, this is exactly where we find Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin), a rabbit, following her dream to be a police officer. Obviously being a rabbit trying to join a police force full of larger animals has a few challenges. Things are made more difficult…
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Zootopia: Much More Than Cute Fuzzy Animals – Mr. DAPs Review
Zootopia is a modern mammal metropolis where both prey and predator live in harmony. When officer Judy Hopps (Ginny Goodwin) arrives on the scene as the first bunny officer of the Zootopia Police Department, she discovers that Zootopia isn’t as perfect as it seems. Her dreams of becoming a police officer turn into the reality that…
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A Look at Upcoming Disney Films
There are a LOT of Disney films in the works. At the D23 Expo, over the course of two extensive panels, Disney fans were given a look at these upcoming movies. These movies include the Disney Animation Studios, Disney Live-Action, Lucasfilm, Pixar, and Marvel. A quick look at the graphic displayed at the Live-Action movie…
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Idina Menzel: "Holiday Wishes" Review
It’s finally here! To all those hold outs who resisted until after the turkey had been consumed… you have no excuse now.. its officially CHRISTMAS season! With it, comes all the wonderful decorations, food, holiday smells, shopping, and of course, the part most of you hold out on until after Thanksgiving… the MUSIC! I have to confess,…
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Big Hero 6 – Review by Mr. DAPs
Big Hero 6 is about a young robotics geek named Hiro who turns from aimless geek to hero of San Fransokyo. He is joined by some other nerd friends and a robot, built by his brother named, Baymax. When an invention built by Hiro appears to be stolen and used for villainous purposes, this group…
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New Frozen Short Coming Soon!
The Disney Animation Studios have announced that a new short based on the hit movie Frozen is in the works. Entitled Frozen Fever, this short should be released sometime in the spring of 2015. Directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck and Oscar-winning composers Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez are reuniting with producer Peter Del Vecho to create…
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New Frozen Theatrical Trailer Shows Frozen World of Arendelle
This morning the Frozen theatrical trailer was released on Yahoo! Movies. The trailer offers a glimpse at Arendelle before it was frozen. It also begins to introduce more of the characters that will be found in the newest Disney animated feature. So what do you think? I personally find myself getting more and more interested in…
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New Frozen Poster Released
The Walt Disney Animation Studios released a new poster for this winter’s animated feature Frozen. The Frozen poster focuses on the main characters of this new animated movie with once again, Olaf the snowman, playing a central role. Plot Synopsis: In “Frozen,” Anna (voice of Kristen Bell), a fearless optimist, teams up with extreme mountain…
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New Animation Coming for ‘World of Color – Winter Dreams’
Halloween isn’t here yet but Steve Davison and his team are already looking ahead to the holiday season and the new presentation of World of Color: World of Color – Winter Dreams. This will be the first time that Disney California Adventure’s nighttime spectacular will be completely reworked to celebrate the holiday season. Steven Davison, Imagineer,…