According to Yahoo News-American City Business Journals, the U.S. Department of Labor released a statement on March 17 announcing that the department and two subsidiaries of The Walt Disney Co. have reached an agreement that will provide $3.8 million in back wages to Disney’s Florida employees. Back wages will be paid to 16,339 employees of […]
Nickelodeon handed out its 2017 Kids Choice Awards Saturday night in Los Angeles. The 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards, which are voted on by kids, this year features nine new categories, including Favorite Frenemies, Favorite #squad and Most Wanted Pet. Other Disney produced stars, shows and films include: Finding Dory – Favorite Animated Movie, Favorite Voice […]
A first look at the all-new family comedy-adventure series “DuckTales” premiering this summer on Disney XD. The series stars David Tennant as Scrooge McDuck; Danny Pudi, Ben Schwartz and Bobby Moynihan as the voices of Huey, Dewey and Louie, respectively; Kate Micucci as Webby Vanderquack; Beck Bennett as Launchpad McQuack and Toks Olagundoye as Mrs. […]
Cars 3 Teaser Trailer for Disney-Pixar’s Animated Movie. Opens June 16, 2017.
The 89th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2016, and took place on February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m. PST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. Zootopia […]
Fozzie, Gonzo, Animal, Rizzo the Rat and, of course, Miss Piggy are featured in this playful fountain in front of the Muppet*Vision 3D theater in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Of course miss Piggy takes center stage in an homage to “Ms. Liberty.” holding her water torch high, she is the epitome of pork, showering her blessings […]
According to The Hollywood Reporter Disney is laying off 80 employees across its digital media unit. The cuts, which are part of a larger restructuring within Disney’s content and media group, which has included Maker since December. “We’re building a digital media network of Disney and non-Disney content for kids and millennials on the platforms […]
Review by Mark Hickson: How can a roasted Pork Shank not be good? Well, fear not, Disney made it even better! Gaston’s Tavern at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom gives you the ultimate in medieval dining. This dinner is even better than the turkey leg that you can can get at Disneyland’s food carts. Combine it […]
Located in Disneyland’s Toon Town, next to Chip ‘N’ Dale’s Treehouse, the Acorn Crawl was a ball-crawl similar to McDonald’s playgrounds but featured acorn-shaped balls. It was closed due to “ongoing concerns about health and cleanliness.” In other words, kids were peeing in it and stealing the Acorn balls! Now here is a trivia question: […]
Disney has announced that a 15-story, 500 room hotel tower will be added to the Coronado Springs Resort. It will have a rooftop restaurant and lounge that will offer panoramic views of nighttime fireworks around property. It will also include suites with concierge level services and is meant to appeal to the Coronado Springs convention center […]
According to The Lion King director Jon Favreau, James Earl Jones will reprise his role as Mufasa, the beloved father character he voiced in the 1994 animated original. Also, Donald Glover is going to star in Disney’s remake of The Lion King as Simba. In addition to Simba, Glover is taking on another iconic role, […]
Shares in Euro Disney, which trades in Paris, rocketed 65.8% today after Disney announced plans to buy the interests it doesn’t already own — plus an agreement to pick up a 9% stake held by Kingdom Holding, the investment firm run by Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal. The stock deal, paying €2.00 per share, ups […]
The price to visit Disneyland and California Adventure is going up (again.) A Regular day pass will be $110, while a Peak day will cost $124, both up $5 and it will now cost $97 on Value days, up $2. Parking is also going to $20 from $18. As for Annual passes, the Southern California […]
The final trailer for Beauty and the Beast. Opens on March 17.
