While we’re still out here twiddling our thumbs till the official launch of Disney+, testing for the streaming service and its app are well underway in the Netherlands. Resources like disneyplusser.nl have been posting on all the latest updates, most notably the addition of the Autoplay function in the latest app update. The latest 1.1.0 update … Read more
Verizon has announced that new and existing Verizon Wireless unlimited customers as well as new Fios and 5G home internet customers will be offered one free year of Disney+. This is a huge coup for Disney in the competitive streaming landscape as it will net them millions of early subscribers to try their service with … Read more
According to early testing in the Netherlands, Disney+ may not work on a number of popular consumer devices. Much like other streaming services, Disney is using DRM, or Digital Rights Management, to help prevent piracy, but is using a much more strict version. Disney is using a DRM service provided by Google called Widevine, which … Read more
If you and memebers of your family are huge Disney fans, this casting call might be right up your alley! A new quiz show for Disney+ is now holding casting calls. They are looking for families of four, siblings, cousins, spouses, and modern families who love Disney. They are looking for real Disney fanatics that … Read more
Disney has given a better description of the upcoming docuseries The Imagineering Story planned for Disney+. This six-episode series, available upon launch on November 12th, tells the history and story of Disney’s fabled Imagineering department… and yes, Joe Rohde is in it: I have a scene in this! Plus I think I saw an archival … Read more
Just hours after Disney+ finished revealing everything coming to the streaming service on launch day, November 12th, Disney has released a new trailer for their remake of Lady and the Tramp. Disney debuted the trailer during Dancing with the Stars on Monday night. In Disney+’s “Lady and the Tramp,” a timeless re-telling of the 1955 … Read more
Many of us who follow Disney on social media woke up to a barrage of tweets and Instagram stories on various animated films, live-action films, and Disney Channel Original Movies by the company, promoting the full slate of titles coming to Disney+ when it launches on November 12th. From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs … Read more
According to Variety Magazine Seven Bucks Productions and The Nacelle Company are teaming up to produce the docuseries “Behind the Attraction” for Disney Plus. The series will take viewers into the history of how popular Disney attractions and destinations were created, the many changes over the years, and how fans’ obsessions continue to grow. Disney Plus … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all of the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from September 23-29! Walt Disney World This week, we rode the newly-opened Disney Skyliner for … Read more
Some new promotional posters have emerged for “The Mandalorian”. Check them out below! “The Mandalorian” premieres on Disney+ on November 12th. After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. “The Mandalorian” is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all of the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from September 16-22! Walt Disney World In a video released earlier this week, Disney revealed … Read more
Marvel News Mash-Up Rumor: Robert Downey Jr To Return As Tony Stark In “Black Widow” Boy, for a character who just died on the bog screen, he seems to be getting a lot of job offers! According to Deadline, Robert Downey Jr, will return as Tony Stark in the upcoming “Black Widow” movie. Since “Black … Read more
Disney+ debuted this week in the Netherlands for a Beta Test, and in doing so, showcased the entire library available to subscribers. Subscribers in the United States will have to wait until November 12 to start watching, but for now they can see all the content available thanks to streaming aggregator JustWatch. Popular titles on … Read more
Take this rumor with a grain of salt, but the way that Disney+ has been adding numerous spinoff series to its lineup, it’s not out of the realm of possibility. According to Star Wars Unity, a spinoff for “Solo: A Star Wars Story” is planned for Disney+. From Star Wars Unity: While we’ll probably not … Read more
The Walt Disney Studios has teamed up with Microsoft for a five-year partnership that will bring more cloud technology to Disney’s production and distribution processes in entertainment. The initiative is being led by Disney’s StudioLab, an internal team at Disney focused on discovering new means of innovating the company’s dynamic production process. Essentially, this partnership … Read more
It’s the battle of the streaming services. With Disney+ launching on November 12th and Apple TV+ launching on November 1st, it appears there’s been some conflict between the company’s respective leaders, leading Disney CEO Bob Iger to resign from Apple’s board of directors, as Apple disclosed in an SEC filing on Friday. According to CNBC, … Read more