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Disney Star Gives Update on ‘Honey, I Shrunk the Kids’ Sequel

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Back in 2020, just weeks before the pandemic hit, Deadline Hollywood confirmed that Disney was actively working on a new story in the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids franchise. The show would bring back Rick Moranis as Professor Wayne Szalinski! Moranis stepped away from Hollywood after his wife passed away from breast cancer in 1997, and he needed to raise his children. However, ...

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Disney Shot Down Drones to Keep Movie Secret

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Since 2008, fans have been obsessed with the stories from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel Studios brought heroes like Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Black Widow, and the Incredible Hulk to life in a whole new way. Marvel films are so beloved by fans that they have become some of the most successful films of all time. Of the top ...

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“We Don’t Always Get it Right”: Disney Addresses Pricing at the Parks

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Disney’s pricing has been one of the most commonly debated aspects of the Disney Park experience. During former Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s tenure, fans saw a marked increase in ticket prices at the Disney Parks—both Walt Disney World Resort in Central Florida and the Disneyland Resort in Southern California. These price rises continued after Bob Chapek left though current Disney ...

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Character Meet and Greets Are Getting a Revolutionary Update at Disney

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Clarabelle might have crushed some dance moves at Disneyland’s first Pride Nite, but it’s a wonder she didn’t crush anything else. “Fur characters,” or Disney Park characters with costumes encompassing their entire body and head, don’t have the easiest job at Disney. Aside from the obvious heat engulfing Cast Members in the muggy Orlando temperatures and summer temperatures in Anaheim, ...

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Senior Executive Speaks on Parks: Walt Disney Would be “Pretty Proud”

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One of the most frequent questions that arises when fans debate the current state of the Walt Disney Company is whether its founder, Walt Disney himself, would appreciate where the company is today. Many times in the past, fans—and even members of the Disney family—have disagreed about whether Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney would appreciate the direction that the ...

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Is Dreamworks Deliberately Antagonizing Disney With These Evil Mermaids? History Says Yes

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The new animated Dreamworks movie called Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken has been a hot topic lately for two reasons: the abysmal predictions regarding the film’s box office performance and its main villain’s extremely-noticeable similarity to Ariel from the 1989 animated Disney movie The Little Mermaid.  The “Kat” Is Out of the Bag Some misinformed Disney fans might think that Dreamworks chose to ...

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‘Ned’s Declassified’ Star Exposes Nickelodeon’s ‘Savage’ Contracts For Child Actors

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Disney Channel fans might list shows like The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and Hannah Montana as favorites, but many Disney Channel fans also enjoyed a decent amount of content from Disney’s competitor Nickelodeon! Shows like Drake & Josh and Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide were all the rage in their heyday, and the star of Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide just exposed some of ...

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