Finding the perfect wedding dress is arguably one of the hardest parts about wedding planning next to figuring out where to seat your guests. If you’ve always dreamed of looking like one of your favorite Disney princess characters for your special day, then things just got a lot easier for …
Read More »Disney CEO Bob Iger Apologizes After School Fundraiser Is Fined For ‘Lion King’ Screening
Disney CEO Bob Iger has issued an apology after Disney fined a parent-teacher association in California for showing ”The Lion King” during a fundraiser at the school. Movie Licensing USA, the company’s licensing company, issued a letter to the school demanding they pay $250 for showing the film. “One of …
Read More »Bruno Mars Set to Star In and Produce Music-Driven Film For Disney
Disney has set a deal with Bruno Mars for a music-themed theatrical feature. According to Deadline, although the plot has not been released to anyone, it is said to consist of mostly original music that Mars will create and perform. Audiences may have previously seen Mars in ”Honeymoon in Vegas,” …
Read More »Kerry Washington Paid Tribute To Disney Boss Bob Iger, Calling Him “Ultimate Disney Princess”
Kerry Washington honored Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger last night inside the TV Academy’s Saban Media Center, inducting him into the TV Academy’s Hall of Fame. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Washington talked about the CEO’s career rise, comparing his story to a fairytale-like a Disney princess. “He began …
Read More »Disney’s “Frozen 2” Earns $1.32 Billion, Making It The Highest-Grossing Animated Film Ever Made
Disney’s hot streak continues as “Frozen 2,” the sequel to the 2013 smash hit has reached earnings of $1.32 billion at the box office, making it the highest-grossing animated film ever made. Disney dominated the box office in 2019 with films like, “Avengers: Endgame” grossing $2.79 billion and “The Lion …
Read More »Disney World’s Epcot Theme Park Gets Major Overhaul Ahead Of Park’s 50th Anniversary In 2021
Disney World continues to be a major attraction for the young and young at heart. Next year, the most magical place on Earth will celebrate its 50th anniversary, and the Epcot theme park will be updated and enhanced ahead of next year’s celebration. If it’s been a while since you’ve …
Read More »Disney World Characters Say Tourists Are Groping Them; Incidents Reported To Police
Walt Disney World employees in Orlando, FL, who dress in costumes of popular Disney characters Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and Donald Duck, each filed separate police reports this month claiming that visitors inappropriately touched them. The unidentified woman who portrays Mickey Mouse went to the hospital with neck injuries that …
Read More »Disney Breaks Record As The First Studio To Earn $10 Billion At The Global Box Office
2019 has been a monumental, record-breaking year for Disney Studios. The back to back releases of fan favorites like ”Avengers: Endgame,” ”Frozen 2,” and ”The Lion King,” which each surpassed billion-dollar ticket sales, led everyone to the movies and contributed to the studio reaching this historic goal. All year, critics …
Read More »Bill Nye the Science Guy is Taking Disney to Trial over Unpaid Wages
Bill Nye the Science Guy is taking his claims against The Walt Disney Company to trial. The popular 90’s TV moderator who was the host of the live-action kid-friendly science show, “Bill Nye The Science Guy” from 1993 to 1999, estimates that he is owed $28 million in damages from …
Read More »Disney+ Reached Over 10 Million In Subscriptions Within First 48 Hours Of Launch
Disney revealed Tuesday the new streaming service hit 10 million signups since launching Monday, November 12, which completely explains the first-day glitches. “The consumer demand for Disney+ has exceeded our high expectations,” the company tweeted Monday. “We are working to quickly resolve the current user issue. We appreciate your patience.” …
Read More »Disney + Puts New Content Warnings On Classic Movies Over ”Outdated Cultural Depictions”
Disney’s new streaming service is warning fans that they may encounter “outdated cultural depictions” while watching some of its older content, it’s a sign of the changing times. According to Fox News, after its launch yesterday, Disney+ users noticed that some of the company’s classic content such as “Dumbo” (1941), …
Read More »Hulu Set To Become Streaming Home For FX Shows in 2020
Disney+ is launching in a few days, but in the fourth-quarter earnings call, Disney CEO, Bob Iger, spent a large portion of time talking about another major streaming service the company owns — Hulu. Hulu is set to become the premiere streaming home for FX titles beginning in March 2020, …
Read More »“High School Musical” Series To Premiere On ABC, Disney Channel And Freeform
”High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” an adaptation of the classic Disney film is being made into a series, airing across three Disney-owned networks just a week before it debuts at the launch of Disney Plus. According to Variety, The series premiere will air on ABC, Disney Channel, and …
Read More »Disney Bans Netflix Ads From Appearing On Their Streaming Service
Disney is banning Netflix from advertising on its all TV properties, except for ESPN, according to The Wall Street Journal. As the company prepares for the November 12th launch of Disney+, the company’s Netflix competitor, they have decided to no longer allow ads from Netflix to appear on their channels. …
Read More »Disney Set To Re-release Classic “Lion King” And “Aladdin” Video Games
Disney is re-releasing some of their classic video games with a twist. The video games for “The Lion King” and “Aladdin” that were initially released on the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo consoles in 1993 and 1994, respectively, are going to be launched as tie-ins to this year’s big-screen, …
Read More »Pixar’s New Movie ‘Soul’ Lands Star-Studded Cast: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Phylicia Rashad, Questlove, Daveed Diggs
– Blogged By @DanielleBTV The cast of Pixar’s star-studded new movie has a lot of soul, that’s for sure. Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey will lead the voice cast for Pixar’s upcoming animated feature ‘Soul,’ an original film, which is also Pixar’s first black-led animated film. ‘Soul’ aims to crack …
Read More »Stan Lee’s Daughter Co-Signs The Spider-Man Deal, Says No One Could Treat Her Father Worse Than Disney And Marvel
Written by @saywooord The daughter of the late great Stan Lee didn’t hold back her opinion on Marvel and Disney’s short stewardship of Spider-Man. Now that a deal between the two has fallen apart, JC Lee is speaking out against Sony for failing to honor her father’s work. Lee started …
Read More »Spider-Man Leaves MCU As Sony and Marvel Studios End Partnership For Future Spider-Man Films
It looks like Disney’s Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures are stuck in a web of problems regarding the SpiderMan, as the two companies can’t agree on new financing terms for upcoming Spider-Man films. After some back-and-forth, it looks like Marvel Studios and Sony have ended their partnership, and will no …
Read More »#BoycottMulan: ‘Mulan’ Star’s Support For Hong Kong Police Sparks Boycott
– Blogged by @DanielleBTV Whew! Another day, another boycott, and this time, Disney is caught right in the middle of it. The hashtag #BoycottMulan is trending worldwide after the “Mulan” star, Chinese-American actress Liu Yifei, voiced her support for the police crackdown in #HongKong this week. Protesters in Hong Kong …
Read More »Disney Is Now The First Studio Ever To Have Five Films Gross Over $1 Billion in a Single Year
Written by @saywooord Disney/Pixar’s ’Toy Story 4’ finally crossed the $1 billion mark, putting Disney in a position no other major studio has even reached: five films grossing over $1B in a single year. Projections show that ‘Frozen 2’ and ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ will bring the count …
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