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  • Feb- 2022 -
    13 February
    Disney + Moon Knight

    Eerily Good Trailer Released for New Disney+ Marvel Series

    As Super Bowl LVI draws a streaming crowd, Marvel Studios is taking advantage of the attention by dropping a couple of new trailers. While we previously shared the impressive new trailer for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, we're also wowed by the new trailer of the eerily good Moon Knight coming soon to Disney+. Credit: Marvel RELATED: ‘Moon Knight’ Actor Dies Before Marvel, Disney+ D

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  • 13 February
    Wanda and Doctor Strange

    NEW Trailer Dropped for Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’

    Move over Super Bowl LVI! Marvel Studios has dropped a new official trailer for the highly-anticipated Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness… and it's as impressive as we had hoped. Credit: Marvel RELATED: Movie Review – Tom Holland's ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Marvel fans haven't been able to keep from talking about the upcoming Doctor Strange sequel. So far we know the film titl

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  • 13 February
    cinderella

    OpEd: Other Princesses Evolved, But Cinderella Stayed Behind

    Lots of Disney princesses have been getting modern makeovers in recent years, particularly with live-action adaptations of their classic movies, but as a Disney princess fan I've noticed that not all Disney princesses are shifting with the times. Both Snow White and Sleeping Beauty are receiving the live-action treatment (with Sleeping Beauty's live-action Maleficent movies already released and Sn

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  • 13 February
    villaintines

    Celebrate Villaintine’s Day with These Villainous Wallpapers

    Although many people celebrate Galentine's Day on February 13, Disney fans also celebrate a unique Disney holiday called Villaintine's Day as a precursor to Valentine's Day! On this February 13 in 2022, Disney villains are getting their chance to shine, and the Disney Parks Blog has just shared four “new wickedly wonderful wallpapers” for the occasion! In the blog post, Thomas Smith (t

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  • 12 February

    Spotlight on Disney Legend: Floyd Norman

    Inducted as a Disney Legend in 2007, Floyd Norman is a renowned artist whose career with the Walt Disney Company spans seven decades. Today, he continues creating art and writing about his experiences with Disney and beyond, and sharing his love for animation with fans from around the world. Norman was born on June 22, 1935, in Santa Barbara, California. As a child, he was incredibly interested in

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  • 12 February
    Disneyland Shanghai

    PHOTOS: Shanghai Disney Resort Characters Receive New Costumes for Lunar New Year

    Celebrations for Lunar New Year have brought all-new costumes to favorite characters at Shanghai Disney Resort, and they are adorable (especially Duffy and friends!) Disney Parks and Resorts around the world have been celebrating Lunar New Year, and one of the newest parts of the annual festivities came out with these brand new costumes at Shangai Disney Resort. The Disney Parks Blog shared a firs

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  • 12 February
    Prince Charming Regal Carrousel

    What Is the Oldest Attraction at Walt Disney World?

    While designing areas of Disney parks and resorts, Disney Imagineers often find antique items to help create the most immersive environments possible. Sometimes these antiques come in the form of entire attractions! The oldest attraction at Walt Disney World can be found right in Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom: Prince Charming Regal Carrousel. The carrousel Guests ride in the Magic Kingdom was o

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  • 11 February
    Marvel's Daredevil

    Disney+ Update: ‘Daredevil,’ More Marvel Shows Returning from Netflix

    As the streaming wars rage on, it looks like more content will be leaving Netflix and “heading home” to Disney. According to Deadline, “Netflix’s license for Marvel’s Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, The Punisher, Iron Fist and The Defenders team-up limited series is ending and the rights to the shows is reverting to Disney. The company is keeping mum about its distribution p

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  • 11 February
    Disney CEO Bob Chapek

    Disney CEO Doubles Down on Company’s New Three Guiding Pilars

    During the 2022 Q1 earnings call on February 9, Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke optimistically about the company's future, exclaiming that he has “great confidence that we will continue to define entertainment for the next one hundred years.” Chapek went on to explain, “To carry through on that promise, we will be guided by three strategic pillars: Storytelling Excellence, Innovation

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  • 11 February
    Gal Gadot Death on the Nile

    Multiple Anti-Israel Nations Ban Disney Movie Starring Gal Gadot

    Death on the Nile, the second of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot murder mysteries to be adapted into a film with star and director Kenneth Branagh has reportedly been banned in at least two nations due to the chosen cast. According to Forbes, Lebanon and Kuwait have both banned Death on the Nile due to its association with Israeli starlet Gal Gadot. This will be the second Gal Gadot movie banned

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