On our most recent visit to Disney California Adventure, we noticed a couple of new friendly faces on one of the Pixar Pal-A-Round gondolas. Our friends, Ian and Barley Lightfoot, from Disney and Pixar’s “Onward” have gotten their own gondola on Pixar Pal-A-Round. Their gondola is a teal color with Ian on one side and … Read more
Oscar season has begun, and the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards were released earlier today. The Walt Disney Company earned an impressive 15 nominations this year. Disney’s streaming service, Disney+, received its first Oscar nomination since the launch of the service in 2019. Disney and Pixar’s Onward and Soul are both nominated for Best … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from August 23-30, 2020. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Social distancing markers for the character cavalcades … Read more
Howdy there, partner! Hello from Disney’s Hollywood Studios! We were excited to spend the day at this exciting park, but we had no idea what fun new things were in store for us! Let’s get started! While we technically aren’t allowed to line up to park at the parking gate until 60 minutes prior to … Read more
You can now take the iconic Guinevere van from Onward home with you as a cute new popcorn bucket. Since the parks reopened, we haven’t seen new speciality popcorn buckets, so we were delighted to see this one in a window. Of course this recreation of Guinevere includes the unicorn painting on the side of … Read more
It’s been a while since we last shared monthly trading pin releases from Disneyland Paris! Now that the resort’s parks have been reopened for almost a month, Disneyland Paris has resumed their monthly announcements of the brand-new pins which will go on sale at the resort throughout the next four weeks. Here are the newest … Read more
RockLove Jewelry, who is represented by the same company as Kona Brewing Co., has one of a kind Disney branded necklaces, rings, and earrings. Star Wars, Onward, The Princess and The Frog, Mulan, Frozen 2, Christopher Robin, The Little Mermaid, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Aladdin, Alice in … Read more
Rob Gibbs, an animator, director, and story artist for Pixar Animation Studios who worked on such films as Monsters, Inc., Inside Out, and Onward, has passed away at the age of 55, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Gibbs joined Pixar in 1998, working as a storyboard artist for Toy Story 2. Over the years, he’s had … Read more
With many self-isolating and learning how to be “together while apart,” Disney is looking to make text messages and storytime a little more magical with free stickers for iMessage and Disney Stories for Amazon Alexa available for a limited time. From Disney Parks Blog: We’re thrilled to offer more ways to enjoy digital content that … Read more
Editor’s Note: We first ran this review back when the movie began its ultimately short-lived premiere at the box office, right before COVID-19 caused the closure of theaters worldwide. With “Onward” debuting today on Disney+, we figure more of you have now gotten to see it, and would like to weigh in on what you think … Read more
Hello again! I hope everyone is safe and healthy, and maybe watching some of their favorite movies on Disney+. This is the second in a two-part series about the marathon of Pixar movies my friend Nicole and I do at the beginning of every year. To read my thoughts on the first 11 Pixar films, … Read more
Pixar fans, rejoice! It’s time to take a quest over to the sofa with the whole family (okay, maybe 10 of you max) and enjoy Pixar’s new film, “Onward”, coming to Disney+ on April 3rd! #PixarOnward is coming to the US tonight on digital download and will be streaming on #DisneyPlus on April 3rd. pic.twitter.com/W6TgB4kcAa … Read more
The box office is seeing a substantial decline in ticket sales due to the global concerns of COVID-19. Less people leaving their homes, combined with theater chains limiting their individual theater capacity, resulted in ticket sales reaching their lowest levels in 20 years. This weekend in North America alone, ticket sales accounted for just $55 … Read more
Behold! Guinevere, the semi-trusty van from the film Onward, has taken rest at an area of relaxation and animation… Disney’s Art of Animation Resort! The van appeared outside the resort’s entrance today in an unceremonious display. (Well, at least less ceremonious than what it got at Disney California Adventure.) Without the Onward banner next to … Read more
In “Onward”, there are some very familiar faces that lend their voices to the Lightfoot family. Chris Pratt voices the big burly brother Barley, Tom Holland voices younger brother Ian and Julia Louis-Dreyfus voices the mom of the elf family, Laurel. “Onward” opened in theaters on March 6th. Set in a suburban fantasy world, Disney … Read more
“Onward” came in first place at the box office bringing in $40 million. Overseas, the film brought in an additional $28 million, bringing its worldwide box office total to $68 million. Although “Onward” finished #1 at the box office, the movie also opened with one of the lowest openings ever for a Pixar animated film. … Read more