Tag: Walt Disney Studios
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A Spirited Geekmas – GEEKS CORNER – Episode #639
Welcome to GEEKS CORNER! This is the last week of Geekmas, well before Geekmas!? I don’t know, we made the whole thing up anyway so it is what it is. Whatever it is, this is the week that leads up to Christmas/Geekmas and the week after the big Geekmas episode! As has been the trend…
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Holiday Harmony Brings the Magic of “Animazement” Back to Life With Magical Medley
This last weekend at D23’s Season of Light at the Walt Disney Studios, the group Holiday Harmony was one of several different entertainers that were making magic at this holiday party. Throughout the night, the group sang holiday and Disney tunes for the guests in attendance. There were many favorites for fans in attendance. One…
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The Magic of the Holidays and Disney Shines Bright at D23’s Light up the Season
There is always something magical about visiting the Walt Disney Studios. Walking where Walt Disney once walked and created so many classics that are beloved by millions is something very special. Getting to do this during a holiday party adds an extra level of magic to the experience. This is what attendees at D23’s Light…
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New Background Music Unveiled for Entrance Plaza of Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris
On November 7th, guests visiting the Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris heard new music as they made their way into the park. A new background music loop was unveiled for the entrance plaza of the second park at Disneyland Paris. The loop is inspired by the experiences guests will have once they are…
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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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D23 Expo Fans Get First Look at Upcoming Films from Disney Live-Action, Walt Disney, and Pixar Animation Studios
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sept. 9, 2022) — The Walt Disney Studios turned up the volume in Hall D23 at the Anaheim Convention Center today where thousands of fans gathered at D23 Expo 2022 to be the first to hear big announcements, new details and future plans for Disney Live Action, Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. The…
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Disney+ Celebrates Season 3 of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series with a Red Carpet Premiere Event on the Walt Disney Studios Lot
DISNEY+ CELEBRATES SEASON 3 OF HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE MUSICAL: THE SERIES WITH A RED CARPET PREMIERE ON THE WALT DISNEY STUDIOS LOT Olivia Rodrigo, Joshua Bassett, Sofia Wylie, Matt Cornett and More Attend the Event for the Disney Branded Television Series Streaming Now on Disney+ BURBANK, JULY 27, 2022 – Disney+ celebrated the third season premiere…
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Beloved Disney Movie Moments Program Expands To Additional Children’s Hospitals
BURBANK, Calif., June 30, 2022—Today, the Disney Movie Moments program that provides children’s hospitals with special access to new movie titles from The Walt Disney Studios is expanding to include nearly 100 additional hospitals, more than doubling the current number of program participants. Building on a longstanding commitment to help reimagine the patient experience in…
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Disneyland Paris Reveals Avengers Campus Cast Member Costumes
Disneyland Paris has revealed costumes for its Avengers Campus cast members ahead of its opening this summer. This new land will soon be open in the Walt Disney Studios at Disneyland Paris. It will be the second Avengers Campus to open after the first opened last summer at Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort.…
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Disneyland Paris Provides Updated Look at Progress of Frozen-themed Land for Walt Disney Studios
While much of the attention at Walt Disney Studios at Disneyland Paris has been on Avengers Campus, work continues on the new Frozen-themed land. When it opens, guests will be immersed in the world of Frozen where Anna, Elsa, Olaf, and others reside! Today, Disney shared a look at the work being done on the…
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Disney Shares Details About Upcoming 30th Anniversary Celebration at Disneyland Paris
At Destination D23 this last weekend, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro shared about some of the exciting things coming to the Disney Parks around the globe. Over at Disneyland Paris, there are two milestones coming in the next year. In 2022 Disneyland Paris will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary. It will also…
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Disney General Entertainment Content and Disney Television Studios Unveil the Infinity on Disney Stage 1
In a move to leverage the use of leading virtual production technology into episodic television production, Disney General Entertainment Content and Disney Television Studios have partnered with Industrial Light & Magic to convert the historic Stage 1 on the Disney Lot into a best-in-class virtual production facility using ILM’s StageCraft toolset. They are already shooting…
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Disney Studios Content Chief Creative Officer Alan Horn Retiring
Alan Horn is retiring from Disney studios as the Chief Creative Officer. For the last ten years, Horn has been running Walt Disney Studios, now called Disney Studios Content. Horn came to Disney and stabilized the studios after the bumpy three year run of Rich Ross. Under Horn’s leadership, the studios have released 20 films…
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Disney to Release Remaining 2021 Movies Exclusively in Theaters
After the success of Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings, Disney has announced that the rest of its film slate this year will be released in theaters before heading to its streaming service. “Following the tremendous box office success of our summer films which included five of the top eight domestic releases of…
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Disneyland Paris to Begin 30th Anniversary Celebration in March 2022
Disneyland Paris first opened its gates to guests on April 12, 1992. Now, nearly thirty years later Disneyland Paris is gearing up to celebrate three decades of making magic. Through the years, Disneyland Paris has expanded with new stories, attractions, entertainment, characters, and even a second theme park. Now it is the number one tourist…
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Disneyland Paris Announces Worlds of Pixar
The president of Disneyland Paris today announced that there is now a new area of Walt Disney Studios called World of Pixar. Worlds of Pixar includes seven Pixar-themed attractions and photo locations in Toon Studio. This includes Crush’s Coaster, Ratatouille: The Adventure, and Cars ROAD TRIP. Guests will also be able to see Pixar characters…
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Disney’s Halloween Festival Coming to Disneyland Paris on October 1
Disneyland Paris will begin its Halloween festivities on October 1st when Disney’s Halloween Festival will begin this year. This Halloween festival will continue through November 7, 2021. It will include seasonal decorations and a whole lot of other fun festive offerings. Both Disneyland and Walt Disney Studios will be full of Disney Villains that include…
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Disneyland Paris Provides New Updates and New Name for Cars Attraction!
Disneyland Paris has provided yet another look and update for its attraction based on the world of Cars at Walt Disney Studios. With this update also came an updated name. The attraction is now being called the Cars ROAD TRIP attraction instead of the previously announced Cars Route 66 Road Trip. The other update is that one…
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Disney Investor Day & EPCOT’s Platform – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 1111 (#534)
Welcome to another episode of GEEKS CORNER! This week, the geeks not only celebrate another magical holiday moment, but they also geek out about Disney Investor Day and a really big platform at EPCOT! Through the course of this, a game is played revolving around how far A Christmas Fantasy Parade can get through the…
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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Reveals What’s in the Works!
This week during the Disney Investor Day, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures revealed what it has in production that will be released in the next couple of years. So say there are a lot of things coming would be an understatement. It should be noted that a lot of these titles will end up on…
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Imagineer Tracy Eck Recognized by Themed Entertainment Association for Artistic Direction, Design and Performance Quality
Disneyland Paris Imagineering Tracy Eck has been honored by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) as a TEA Master. Eck has worked in the theme park world for 29 years in the world of artistic direction. At Disneyland Paris, she has been training, mentoring, and inspiring young designers for years. Now she is being recognized for…
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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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Disneyland Paris Shares Plans for Halloween and Christmas Seasons
Disneyland Paris has revealed its plans for both Halloween and Christmas this year. This comes as the park continues its phased reopening that began in July after being closed for months due to the coronavirus. Halloween The Disney Halloween Festival is returning to Disneyland Paris on September 26th. This year, it will be a bit…
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Enjoy Ratatouille: The Adventure at Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Paris From the Comfort of Your Own Home
Disney continues to offer more #DisneyMagicMoments for guests to experience a little Disney magic from the comfort of their own home. The newest release is a ride and learn video of Ratatouille: The Adventure at Walt Disney Studios at Disneyland Paris. This attraction shrinks guests down to the size of a rat and then takes…