Over the years, we at Disney Fanatic have worked to address various rumors that have circulated among the Disney community. When the story that Cinderella Castle was going to be removed from Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World began, we fact-checked that; same with the rumors about Space Mountain becoming a lights-on attraction, the possibility of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme ...

An audition that drew in 16 million views on YouTube wasn’t even the start of the American Idol winner’s pursuit of the title. On Sunday night, American Idol’s crowned its Season 21 champion, and no one was more surprised by the win than Iam Tongi himself. Idol named Megan Danielle—a 20-year-old from Georgia—as Idol’s runner-up, and Tongi stepped into the winner’s ...

It’s easy to watch your favorite sitcoms from the nineties and feel comforted, or to create an idealized version of those times (particularly if they fall under the Walt Disney Company purview, where “Disney magic” supposedly reigns supreme) — but apparently, things were not actually as rosy and wholesome as they seemed offscreen in the “wonderful world of Disney”! Fans ...

Disney has been making headlines nonstop ever since Bob Iger announced layoffs…and well since Bob Iger came back into power to begin with. Just making news today is massive and unexpected layoffs at ABC News. Disney is the aprent company of ABC. According to CNN the staffers let go were: “senior vice president of newsgathering Wendy Fisher; senior vice president ...

Good Morning America reports headlines on a daily basis. They cover the breaking news as it happens that affects all of our daily lives. “GMA” as it is known by fans, is one of the most trusted news outlets in the business. Today though, they are making headlines themselves! A few months ago the internet was (and honestly still is) ...

After a decade of playing the role of Beverly Goldberg on the hit ABC show, The Goldbergs, Wendi McLendon-Covey is moving on to a brand new comedy series on a brand new channel. McLendon-Covey will be the lead, yet again, to a comedy series, but this time it will be on NBC. The pilot is titled St. Denis Medical and ...

ABC Icon Barbara Walters entered eternal rest today, December 30, at the age of 93. She was the first female anchor on an evening news program, getting her start in 1976, and over the next five decades, she would rack up a legacy of 15 Emmys and scores of memorable interviews with presidents, politicians, world leaders from Bush to Putin. ...

As people across the world tune in on December 31 for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest, they will find part of that celebration will be going down at the Disneyland Resort in California. Along with performances by Halle Bailey and other celebrities in front of the iconic Sleeping Beauty Castle, some sneak peeks of upcoming shows ...

While the Walt Disney Company has seen much reorganization in its present era under Iger’s leadership, Wells Fargo predicts even more changes in the coming year. The Mouse House has had a very interesting and eventful end to its year. The Walt Disney Company has seen a “clean up” of sorts, with Bob Chapek being ousted from his position as ...

If you’re a fan of Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas, and the Jonas Brothers band members’ lesser-known brother Frankie Jonas, then you will definitely want to tune into ABC for the new TV show Claim to Fame! Kevin Jonas and Frankie Jonas are hosting the new show, and the duo recently spoke to D23 to give audiences an idea of ...