Outside the Disney Bubble
Disney Fanatic shares news and experiences that unfold outside of the Disney bubble, including news of Disney’s competitors and beyond.
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Jul- 2022 -5 July
‘Minions’ Decimates ‘Lightyear’s Box Office Performance
Even though they were not released at the same time, Illumination Entertainment’s latest animated feature film, Minions: The Rise of Gru, recorded an opening weekend box office performance that was nearly double that of Disney/Pixar’s summer film, Lightyear, and gave the Mouse House a once-in-a-blue-moon box office defeat. According to The Hollywood Reporter: “Minions: The Rise of Gru score
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Oct- 2021 -19 October
What if Disney Owned Ghostbusters?
There's definitely something strange in the Disney Parks neighborhoods. The Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean and Tower of Terror are just a few examples of Disney's relationship with the weird and wonderful world of the supernatural – and that's just the theme park attractions. There's also the streaming service Disney+, and now that the House of Mouse has inherited a ton of new IPs
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14 October
This Disney and Universal Studios Actress Has A Shocking Lookalike
If you've seen Jurassic World or Pete's Dragon, then you probably already know Bryce Dallas Howard–even though you might not know her name. With her red hair, sharp cheekbones, and fox-like eyes, Bryce is instantly recognizable for her beauty and charisma. She's also got incredible acting skills (inherited from her father, who is the director, actor and producer Ron Howard) and has been expa
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5 October
What if Disney Owned Harry Potter?
Shows like Marvel's What If…? on Disney+ have certainly got us thinking whether the multiverse exists, in which every other reality is radically different to our own. And should it exist, then we've no doubt whatsoever that there's a dimension where Disney owns Harry Potter and not Universal! It's not a far cry to imagine such a scenario – after all, Harry Potter has all the right ingr
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Sep- 2021 -17 September
Guardian of the Galaxy’s Nebula Heads to Universal
Karen Gillan (the Scottish actress that most Disney fans will recognize (or, perhaps, NOT recognize) for her role as the blue, robotic Nebula) has decided to take a day trip in the midst of press days for her new action movie Gunpowder Milkshake (which she did alongside Michelle Yeoh from Shang-Chi: Legend of the Ten Rings). Even though Disneyland would certainly like a visit from the “Juman
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