Long before actor Tim Allen lent his voice to Toy Story‘s futuristic Pixar character in a space ranger suit, he had fully embraced the character and the role of the man in the big red suit. And years before Disney approached the comedian about embodying Jolly Old St. Nick, Allen was busy taping episodes of ABC’s Home Improvement, a sitcom ...

Splash Mountain is gone, and with it, the last remaining piece of Disney’s Song of the South (1946) in pop culture. Amid cries for its removal, many others fought for its survival. The arguments were intense on both sides. Pro-removal advocates argued that the film had racist undertones and should not be celebrated. Pro-Splash Mountain advocates argued the ride itself ...

Working within The Walt Disney Company has often been equated to feeling like family. That kinship and admiration can extend past just colleagues into the camaraderie of an audience impacted by certain projects. Once someone is involved in a hit-turned-classic element of any Walt Disney Company project, they become somewhat of a Disney legend. But some elite few become actual ...

Broadway star Idina Menzel is considered to be musical theater royalty and Disney royalty all on her own — especially since she has just confirmed that she is definitely returning to play Arendelle royal Elsa in Frozen 3  — but the singer and Disenchanted actress also considers another member of Disney’s ‘family’ to be a VIP! In a rapid-fire “Speed Dating” interview ...

Earlier today, Disney Legend and Frozen star Josh Gad revealed that the late Robin Williams was brought back to life, so to speak, to reprise his Genie role in the new Disney short called Once Upon a Studio.  Robin Williams and His Controversial Return At first, responses to this news — particularly since the short was using “previously unheard audio” that Robin Williams ...

Being a Disney celebrity or Disney Channel actor has never apparently been easy — but these days, it seems particularly tricky to be a Disney star. According to this recent report from a supposedly reliable source, the Walt Disney Company has allegedly been systematically restricting its A-list stars by tying them to contracts with no intention of following through on ...

Disney might have just named multiple new Disney Legends at last year’s D23 Expo, including every lead actor from the record-breaking Frozen films, but one Frozen Disney Legend might not be feeling quite as pleased with Disney these days! Kristen Bell, the actress who plays Queen Anna (opposite Idina Menzel in the role of the icy princess Elsa) and sings her character’s songs, actually ...

The Walt Disney Company has lost one of its most loyal and prolific minds. It’s sad news from the world of Disney today—Disney’s longest-serving Cast Member and Disney Legend, Burny Mattinson, died at 87. Mattinson had an incredible career with the Walt Disney Company that spanned over 70 years. As shared by Disney themselves, the former Cast Member, legendary Disney ...

When it comes to music and film, there is a wide variety of subjectivity, and Disney fans are often at odds in terms of their favorite songs or Disney films. However, one fan favorite who has remained popular since his turn as the cheerful chimney sweep Bert in the 1964 movie Mary Poppins, Dick Van Dyke, has continued to be ...

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. ...