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Jul- 2023 -31 July
Disney Faces Intense Backlash After “Lazy Release” of New Tinker Bell Products
The new Disney100 x Charlotte Tilbury makeup collection has just been launched with a magical ad campaign that includes not one, but four new animated heroines created by renowned Disney animators Eric Goldberg and Dorothy McKim. However, Disney Fanatics and Disney makeup lovers are apparently already finding the new Disney collection to be shockingly lackluster despite the charmingly-animated ad
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31 July
Disney Animators Reunite to Create Four Brand-New Heroines
As part of the Disney 100 Years of Wonder celebrations, Disney Guests can expect plenty of special events or special offers within the Disney Parks and Disney Resorts — but now there is another bonus perk for Disney fans that doesn't require any Disney vacation bookings! Wonder, Meet Magic Celebrity makeup artist and entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury has just announced a new collaboration that
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31 July
Paul Reubens, Man Behind Peewee Herman and Star Tours’ Captain R3X, Dead at 70
In 1977, up-and-coming comic and actor Paul Reubens stood on the famous Groundlings stage in Hollywood, California, and introduced his fellow comedians to an awkward character who would never make it as a comedian. That character was Pee-wee Herman, a character created by Reubens and Saturday Night Live! alum Phil Hartman. Neither Hartman nor Reubens could have foreseen the cultural phenomenon tha
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31 July
Iger’s Getting The Band Back Together To Save Disney
Disney CEO Bob Iger has tried just about everything from his bag of tricks to try and save the Walt Disney Company. Iger started by reorganizing the company into three separate divisions to help streamline some of Disney's operations. He then laid off more than 7,000 employees, including some high-profile names at ESPN and those loyal to his predecessor Bob Chapek. He even cut content from Disney
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30 July
DeSantis Keeps Giving Disney Lawyers More Ammunition
Somewhere in the office of Disney's Los Angeles legal team, there is probably an intern whose sole job is to write down everything that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says about the Walt Disney Company. And while he has been running for the Republican Nomination for President, that intern has been incredibly busy. Related: Judge Denies Disney's Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Brought by DeSantis' Board A
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30 July
Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’ Just Got Run Over By ‘Barbenheimer’
Disney had high hopes for its $150 million Haunted Mansion (2023) remake. The film's stars came out for a special Guest appearance at the actual Haunted Mansion at Disneyland, but that was before the SAG-AFTRA strike. The movie's premiere saw only Disney characters, not some of the film's stars, walk the red carpet. And then Haunted Mansion was released and ran into Summer's run-away hit, Barbenhe
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29 July
“It’s a Company Built Around a Talking Mouse”: Director Mocks Iger’s Anti-Strike Comments
We have already heard impassioned statements from many actors regarding Disney CEO Bob Iger's remarks about the writers' strike — and now an influential Disney director has joined in, just days after his Disney movie's premiere! Dear White People…and Bob Iger When the Hollywood Reporter asked Justin Simien about Disney CEO Bob Iger and his now-infamous remarks about the ongoing WGA wri
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29 July
Beloved Disney Historian Jim Korkis Dead at 72
There are a lot of Disney fans who would consider themselves experts on certain Disney topics. Some people know all about the best restaurants to eat at in each Park. Others know a lot about the history of Disneyland, Disney World, and other Disney Parks. And then there are people that know a ton about Disney animation and the history of Disney movies. But then, there are some very elite Disney fa
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28 July
Tiana’s Palace Comes to Life In New Disney Photos
Those Guests who have visited both Disneyland Park at the Disneyland Resort and Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort will know that the two theme parks are very similar, though the Magic Kingdom is much bigger. Each theme park is made up of various lands — Frontierland, Adventureland, Tomorrowland, and Fantasyland. But where the Magic Kingdom has Liberty Square, Disneyland has New
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28 July
‘Lizzie McGuire’ Star Reveals Shocking Disney Residual Check For ZERO Dollars
For two weeks, nearly all of the Hollywood film and television industry has been almost completely shut down. On July 14, the Screen Actors Guild announced that its more than 160,000 members would be going on strike. The SAG-AFTRA strike came just two months after the Writers Guild of America announced that its members would also be striking. Since the dual strikes began, film and television produ
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