Encanto

Disney Drops Major Hint at an All-New Character Coming to Walt Disney World

The most forbidden family member in Disney history is also the subject of a Grammy-winning song—and he might find a new home in Disney Parks, according to a recent Disney casting call. When 2021's highest-grossing animated film, Encanto, swept through the theaters and houses of millions of Disney fans, they entered Madrigal Casita. With a shapeshifting Casita home to enchanted family members like

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Disney Fans Lash Out After Seeing Controversial “Greatest” Song Rankings

Billboard has released an updated version of its “Greatest of All Time Disney Songs Chart,” and many Disney fans will probably not be happy! The Billboard song chart lists do often change, adjusting to suit what listeners are actually listening to the most, but one of Billboard's most recent new lists –featuring 100 of Disney's “greatest” songs — has Disney fans

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Bruno FINALLY Joins ‘Encanto’ Character Meet and Greets

We may not talk about Bruno when we're in Colombia or the Madrigal Casita, but now Disney Guests will finally have the chance to meet the enigmatic and endearingly-hapless character in person! The animated movie Encanto was a huge hit when it premiered on Disney+ in 2021, partly due to its vibrantly-colorful scenery and partly due to its record-breaking soundtrack. The song about Bruno (who is voi

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Disney Begins Taking Guests to Mirabel’s Colombian Homeland

Adventures by Disney trips are typically pretty pricey, but if you're a big Encanto fan, then you might want to save up for this 2024 vacation! The Disney Parks Blog has just announced that “Colombia, the country that inspired the Walt Disney Animation Studios film Encanto, is one of Adventures by Disney’s newest destinations”! Beginning in 2024, guests can enjoy a “family-friend

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‘Encanto’s’ “Tough Crybaby” Luisa Madrigal Champions Mental Health, Self Love

Luisa Madrigal, the Encanto queen, won all of our hearts when she made herself known as the eldest born grand-daughter of Alba Madrigal. Luisa became widely popular incredibly quickly for her super human strength and endurance. Voiced by Jessica Darrow, Luisa is known to be incredibly caring toward her family and shows her love for them by “being of service.” Despite how wonderful Luisa is, howeve

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Writer Argues Kids Shouldn’t Watch Disney Movies Because of ‘Studio Activism’

One thing that brings generations together is Walt Disney films. Ever since Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released in 1937, every generation has had a Disney film to build childhood memories. Kids growing up in the 1950s and 60s got Peter Pan (1953), Cinderella (1950), Lady and the Tramp (1955), and The Jungle Book (1967). Sadly if you grew up in the 70s or early 80s, there was a bit of a lu

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Conflicted Mother Regrets Baby’s ‘Encanto’ Name

Many Disney Fanatics find that, after watching a plethora of inspiring animated Disney movies and singing along to motivational Disney princess power ballads, they are inclined to keep some of that Disney magic in their life by naming their pets or children after Disney, Pixar, Marvel, or Star Wars characters. Some Disney names are better than others for Disney fans' babies — such as this sl

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‘Encanto’ Outranks Every Other Hit Movie From 2022

As it turns out, everyone is talking about Bruno despite the Disney song telling us not to — and everyone has been watching his movie, too! A recent study by Nielsen (which gauged films' popularity on streaming services by observing the “total minutes viewed”) has revealed that Encanto didn't just become the most popular and most-watched movie on Disney+; it also became ‘&#

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What Could Replace This Iconic Disney World Attraction?

Disney’s Hollywood Studios is losing yet another one of its staple attractions that has been a part of the landscape since its opening. Over the past decade or so, die-hard fans of the once-called Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park have watched several of the old favorites disappear, including the Studio Backlot Tour, Honey I Shrunk the Audience, the Osbourne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights, and The

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If It Flops In Theaters But Soars When Streaming, Is It A “Good” Movie? No, It Is Not.

Let’s stop kidding ourselves. If it fails in theaters, it fails as a movie. Disney’s latest animated feature film Strange World was a box-office disaster–the reasons for which have been highly debated–, but it is now the #1 most popular movie offering on the Mouse House’s flagship streaming service, Disney+.   This same phenomenon was seen with Disney’s Encanto in early 2022, whic

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