8 posts tagged ‘the walt disney company’
Disney World's Massive Arts Festival Knows Its Fandom Best
Gizmodo,
Walt Disney World’s best and most underrated festival is going on right now at Epcot. Disney Parks’ International Festival of the Arts happens at the start of the year and showcases amazing artists debuting Disney-inspired art—and it’s truly any fandom print collector’s dream destination. Read more...
Lizzie McGuire and Ethan Craft?!??!
Jezebel,
There have been very few moments in my adult life that were as heartbreaking and infuriating as when Hilary Duff announced in 2020 that the Lizzie McGuire reboot on Disney+ would not be moving forward. My 10-year-old heart broke, my (then) 30-year-old heart broke, and my… Read more...
The Mandalorian's Cinematic Prospects May Not Just Be One-Offs
Earlier in the week, Disney surprisingly revealed Din Djarin will be headlining two films. Along with Dave Filoni’s New Republic-era movie still potentially called Heir to the Empire, the Mandalorian will star in The Mandalorian & Grogu, which sees father and son go on a big-screen adventure. Read more...
Disney, Star Wars, Fox, Marvel, and Pixar Releases Debuting at Epcot's International Festival of the Arts
The International Festival of the Arts 2024 kicks off this weekend at Epcot, celebrating the rich fabric of Disney storytelling through the arts. The annual festival, a fan favorite, runs January 12 to February 19 at the Walt Disney World Resort. It features live Broadway music, art activations, creative curated… Read more...
How Star Wars Nostalgia Helps Disney Parks Design Its Fandom Merch
Holiday gifting season is upon us and if you’ve ever wondered how apparel at Disney Parks goes from idea to execution into a fandom must-buy, designer Tatiana Salaverria is a great place to start. io9 spoke with her about the process behind theme-park merch inspired by Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Marvel. Read more...
Wish review: This kingdom really needs some magic
AV Club,
It was probably inevitable that Marvel’s world-building virus would infect its Disney host. But it’s still startling to see how urgently the new Disney animated fairy tale Wish attempts to retcon 86 years of disparate animated features into something like a shared universe—one where Peter Pan, Thumper, and Pinocchio… Read more...
Disney Is Already Planning On a Frozen 4
With both the Writer’s strike at an end and SAG-AFTRA’s suspend as it heads to vote on its next contract, Hollywood is getting back into the swing of things: announcing things, way, way, way ahead of time for absolutely no rhyme or reason. Read more...
Your Urgent Questions About Disney’s Plans for Hulu, Answered
Vulture,
A “one-app experience” is coming.