Disney fans are calling out the company for seemingly making new Oogie Boogie Bash posters using AI, despite currently suing an AI company. AI Oogie Boogie Bash Posters The Disneyland Resort Magic Key pages shared the Oogie Boogie Bash posters on social media to coincide with the release of this year’s Halloween event details. On … Read more
In a surprising update to the story of AI Darth Vader recently being added to Fortnite, SAG-AFTRA has now filed an Unfair Labor Practice lawsuit. Unfair Labor Practice Against AI Darth Vader Just last week, Epic Games officially launched a new conversational feature in the game Fortnite that featured Darth Vader from “Star Wars.” Darth … Read more
Epic Games has launched a new conversational AI feature in Fortnite… featuring Darth Vader. Darth Vader Conversational AI in Fortnite With Star Wars being the main focus of the latest season of Fortnite, Epic Games has added Darth Vader once again as a boss in Battle Royale, replacing Darth Vader Samurai — but this time, … Read more
The new AI self checkout has arrived at Disneyland Resort, with several checkout stations in Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta now testing the technology. Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta Now Testing AI Self Checkout The AI self checkout technology was previously tested at the End Zone Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort in Walt Disney World. … Read more
After many voiced criticisms of the company, Disney has removed the AI artwork from Madame Leota’s Somewhere Beyond, the Haunted Mansion gift shop at Disneyland. AI Art Removed From Haunted Mansion Gift Shop The gift shop opened in late December 2024 as part of a larger project that reimagined the queue and grounds at the … Read more
Variety reports that former CTO of Walt Disney Studios, Jamie Voris, has been named to lead the newly created “Office of Technology Enablement,” which seeks to integrate AI and mixed reality across the company in a responsible way. As the Walt Disney Company prepares to add the burgeoning world of artificial intelligence to its repertoire … Read more
The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger says people should “embrace” new technologies like controversial artificial intelligence (AI). Bob Iger Embraces AI Iger discussed new and changing technologies with Canva co-founder Melanie Perkins on Thursday morning at the Canva Create showcase. Iger is an investor and board member of the graphic design platform. He praised … Read more
A doctor dies from an allergic reaction at Disney Springs, Walt Disney World offers free water park tickets to hotel guests in 2025, and Walt Disney World changes its hotel cancelation policy — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Monday, February 26, 2024. Walt Disney World EPCOT Disney Springs Walt Disney World … Read more
Blackwells Capital has launched TheFutureOfDisney.com and shared a video explaining why shareholders should elect their nominees to The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors. In the video and a letter to shareholders, Blackwells outlines how they believe Disney should be using artificial intelligence and similar technology. Blackwells Suggests Disney Utilize AI for Characters and Theme … Read more
The Walt Disney Company has assembled an AI task force to evaluate the future use of Artificial Intelligence in movies, theme parks, and more, according to Reuters. Disney AI Task Force Reuters notes that the task force was formed before the Writers’ Guild of America went on strike, partially due to the use of AI … Read more
The Walt Disney Company and NBCUniversal are both keeping an eye on a New York state legislation that would stop them from using a tax break if they use AI in place of film and TV workers. Zach Williams with Bloomberg Law writes that both companies have hired lobbyists to monitor the bill, which is … Read more