Disney filed a motion on Tuesday to dismiss Gina Carano’s lawsuit regarding her firing from “The Mandalorian.” Gina Carano v. Disney Disney argues in their lawsuit that they had a First Amendment right to fire Carano after she compared disliking someone’s political views to the Holocaust. Disney makes this motion on the grounds that Disney … Read more
Tokyo Disneyland prepares for the closure of Space Mountain, a new Walt Disney World Resort hotel offer, and a delivery truck is installed at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Magic Kingdom — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Monday, April 8, 2024. Daily Recap for 4/8/2024 Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Disney’s Animal … Read more
Disney shared the first clips from “Mufasa: The Lion King” during Wednesday’s annual shareholders meeting. Disney Shares First Look at ‘Mufasa’ The footage has not been officially released but above is a screenshot of a young Mufasa in the film. “Mufasa: The Lion King” is a prequel to the 2019 “live-action” remake of “The Lion … Read more
The first piece of “The Lion King” 30th Anniversary merchandise arrives at Walt Disney World, take a virtual tour of the new DVC Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness, and Disney Legend Josh Gad expresses support for Disney CEO Bob Iger during board proxy fights — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Saturday, … Read more
In his first public interview since being fired from Disney, former CEO Bob Chapek talked to CNBC‘s Alex Sherman about the future of ESPN. Bob Chapek Talks About ESPN The interview is part of the documentary “ESPN’s Fight for Dominance.” In response to Sherman’s broad question regarding ESPN’s future in streaming, Chapek said, “I believe … Read more
A Chicken Guy! location in Florida faces eviction, Disney Cruise Line reveals the name and theme of its new ship, and a man is charged with robbery for stealing Mickey Mouse ears off of a guest’s head — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
Themes revealed for the 2025 runDisney Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend, new details announced for 2024 D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, and 2024 Disney Legends announced — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Walt Disney World EPCOT New Merchandise Other Walt Disney World News Disneyland Resort Tokyo … Read more
The most recent Walt Disney Animation Studios film, “Wish,” will be added to Disney+ next month, almost five months after its theatrical release. “Wish” on Disney+ “Wish” will be available to stream on Disney+ beginning on April 3, 2024. “Wish” underperformed at the box office when it was released in November 2023 for the Thanksgiving … Read more
In honor of the release of “Taylor Swift The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version),” the Disney+ homepage currently features categories inspired by Taylor Swift albums. Disney+ Taylor Swift Categories The categories are named after Taylor Swift’s various albums with a “(Disney’s Version)” tag. Swift began re-recording and re-releasing her albums as “(Taylor’s Version)” after she lost … Read more
Disney CEO Bob Iger says that “Avatar” experience coming to Disneyland Resort is a “land,” Disney could build “seven new full lands” at theme parks around the world, and the full menus for 1900 Park Fare reopening revealed — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Walt Disney World … Read more
During the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, Disney CEO Bob Iger spoke about the future of the company’s $60 billion investment into its Parks and Experiences division. Bob Iger Speaks on New Lands That Could Be Built at Disney Parks When the Q&A session turned toward the Disney … Read more
Bob Iger shared that the “Avatar”-themed experience coming to Disneyland Resort will be a “land” during today’s Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference. Bob Iger Calls Avatar Experience for Disneyland Resort a ‘Land’ Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, participated in a question and answer session on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in … Read more
Disney has just announced that in addition to Ahsoka, the new Star Tours scenes will also feature “Andor” and “The Mandalorian.” In an announcement on March 5, 2024, Disney Parks shared that Star Tours in Walt Disney World, Disneyland Resort, and Disneyland Paris will all receive additional scenes featuring characters and locations from the Disney+ … Read more
Fubo CEO David Gandler has blasted the bundled sports app announced by Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery, calling the companies a “sports cartel” participating in “borderline racketeering,” according to Deadline. Fubo CEO Calls Out Disney, Fox, Warner Bros. The comments were shared during a conference call discussing the company’s fourth-quarter results. Fubo reached 1.62 … Read more
Disney has shared their first image for “TRON: Ares,” the third film in the series that began production in January of this year. TRON: Ares The image features an unknown character in a black suit with red lights. The character may be Jared Leto’s titular Ares, a program “who is sent from the digital world … Read more
Disney has promoted Danyel Mendoza to vice president of Programming Strategy & Content Planning for Disney Channel, Disney Junior, and Disney XD. Danyel Mendoza Promoted Mendoza has worked for Disney for 27 years, working her way up from senior manager in Broadcast Services to director of Multiplatform Programming Strategy & Content Planning for Disney Channels … Read more