Staff Writer 
Walt Disney Studios announced the release of Saving Mr. Banks: The Official Multi-touch Book, based on Disney’s upcoming film Saving Mr. Banks, in theaters December 20. The book tells the previously untold story of how Walt Disney worked his magic on Mary Poppins author P.L. Travers to obtain the right to her book. The Saving … Read more
Disney Interactive’s it’s a small world: the animated series debuted today across multiple portals including Disney.com, Disney’s Youtube channel and throughout Disney’s connected TV apps. The new original online series, sponsored exclusively by Rosetta Stone, exploits the interactive medium to bring the classic Disney experience to life online for a new generation of fans. The … Read more
After several months, we finally have a photo report from the Disneyland Resort. YAY!!! (Wild Applause) So here are a few pictures of some stuff going on at the Disneyland Resort. An external queue has been built outside of Earl of Sandwich Starbucks construction in Downtown Disney Over in Disneyland, Main Street Station has been … Read more
While many criticized Frozen after the initial release of the first trailer the film is quickly gaining praise from Disney, fans and critics alike with recent pre-screenings of the movie. Disney’s Frozen hasn’t even hit theaters yet and it has already been dubbed, “Disney Animation’s best feature since The Lion King.” The question is will Frozen hold up … Read more
A new trailer for Disney’s Muppets Most Wanted was released today by The Walt Disney Studios. Disney’s Muppets Most Wanted, directed by James Bobin, follows the Muppets on a global tour, selling out some of Europe’s grand theaters in Berlin, Madrid and London. As usual, mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, and they are unwittingly entangled … Read more
When we look at the Disney Resorts around the world, it is sometimes hard to wonder what might have been. What could we have seen in the late 1990s other than an empty 20,000 Leagues Lagoon? How different might Sunset Boulevard look if all of the aspects of the Disney Decade came true? Oftentimes Disney … Read more
Villains fans rejoice! The Walt Disney Studios today released a teaser trailer, several images and the poster for Disney’s Maleficent. Disney’s most iconic villain, Maleficent from 1959’s classic Sleeping Beauty, will finally have her back story told when Disney’s Maleficent opens in theaters May 30, 2014. Angelina Jolie stars as Maleficent, a beautiful, pure-hearted young … Read more
Would ye like to be th’ greatest scurvy pirate in th’ Caribbean? What be ye waitin’ fer? Start playin’ th’ game “Pirates of the Caribbean: Isles of War” on Facebook this day! In this all-new online interactive multiplayer game, you can join up with Jack Sparrow, Hector Barbossa, and Davy Jones, trading or plundering your … Read more
The seventh episode in the Star Wars saga, as yet unnamed and referred to simply as Star Wars: Episode VII was revealed by The Walt Disney Studios to be released on December 18, 2015. “We’re very excited to share the official 2015 release date for Star Wars: Episode VII, where it will not only anchor the … Read more
The winter issue of D23’s flagship magazine is being dedicated to everyone’s beloved nanny, Mary Poppins, to celebrate both the upcoming 50th anniversary of Disney’s Mary Poppins film and the December release of Saving Mr. Banks. Available exclusively to D23 Gold Members, the magazine will include exclusive interviews with Saving Mr. Banks stars Tom Hanks, … Read more
Disney Interactive released Seven Dwarfs: The Queen’s Return, a new mobile game Thursday, October 17, for free on Apple, Windows and Android platforms. The debut of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on mobile takes players back to the storybook setting of Snow White in the enchanted forest. This time, the Evil Queen has corrupted … Read more
The Walt Disney Studios today released a new trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which will be released April 4, 2014. The two minutes, thirty-one seconds trailer takes place after the Battle of New York depicted in Marvel’s The Avengers and shows Steve Rogers (Captain America) attempting to understand and fit into the 21st … Read more
Walt Disney Animation Studios released details of the soundtrack for Frozen yesterday. The dynamic soundtrack will feature eight original songs from Kristen Anderson-Lopez (In Transit, Winnie the Pooh) and Tony® Award-winning songwriter Robert Lopez (Avenue Q, The Book of Mormon), plus a score by the composer of last year’s Oscar®-winning short Paperman, Christophe Beck. The original … Read more
Exciting news of the Intergalactic kind! Disney Interactive, in conjunction with LucasArts and NimbleBit, has announced a new game for mobile devices, “Star Wars™: Tiny Death Star™”. In this new interactive game, players can join Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine on a mission to build Star Wars themed locations and attract bitizen species and characters … Read more
Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives, which is being presented by D23, opened Wednesday, October 16, the 90th anniversary of the Walt Disney Company, at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. The exhibition encompasses more than 300 artifacts from 90 years of Disney history and showcases the creative innovations and accomplishments of Walt … Read more
A couple of years ago the unthinkable happened and I discovered that I had a dairy allergy. Food allergies that develop later in life can seem like a death sentence at first, but over time you learn there are still tasty things you can eat and that life will go on. While I won’t be … Read more