Luca

  • Jun- 2024 -
    9 June

    Disney Fans Moved to Tears as Company Confirms Sexuality of ‘Luca’ Characters

    Disneyland Pride celebrations are underway for the month of June, showcasing the park’s commitment to inclusivity and diversity. The vibrant festivities for Disneyland Pride create a magical atmosphere where visitors from all walks of life can come together to celebrate love and acceptance. Throughout the month, the park is adorned with rainbow decorations and special events that honor the L

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  • Dec- 2023 -
    5 December
    NewsDisney/Pixar's Luca

    Theaters Show Never Before Released Disney/Pixar Movies

    Next year (2024) will be a difficult time for movie theaters. The SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes in 2023 have both had a significant impact on the movie industry. For months, Disney, Pixar, and other studios all but shut down while writers and actors marched in picket lines for more money and updated union contracts. However individuals may feel about the strikes or studios, there is one undeniable fac

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  • Nov- 2022 -
    15 November
    NewsLuca Restaurant Disneyland

    Another Park Addition Announced Amid Disney’s Hiring Freeze, Cost Cutting

    It appears that Walt Disney Imagineers are still able to push some new ideas forward in the Theme Parks despite the cutbacks, hiring freeze, and potential layoffs coming the Company’s way. According to Disney Parks Blog, those latest additions will be the first permanent installments of Pixar’s animated feature film, Luca.  Disney Parks states that Guests will get a very literal taste of the seasi

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  • Jun- 2022 -
    23 June
    Newsd23 pride month

    D23 Shines Spotlight on Actors for Pride Month

    In honor of Pride Month, D23 (the Official Disney Fan Club) is “shining a spotlight” on Disney actors who have said that they belong to the LGBTQIA community. “This month we’re celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community,” D23 said on its blog. “Disney recognizes this community’s significant impact on the entertainment industry and, in honor of Pride month, we are highlighting

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  • 8 June
    Movies & EntertainmentTimon and Pumbaa

    Ranking the Best Disney Movie Duos

    Over the years, Walt Disney Entertainment has introduced us to many diverse friendship duos that have appeared in countless movie classics. Because Disney characters, in general, can come in all different shapes, sizes, and species, such callouts in accordance with equally distinguishable personality traits make for a broad range of unique, versatile relationship dynamics. As is the case in real l

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  • May- 2022 -
    26 May
    Disney Evergreen & HistoryLuca cover

    ‘Luca’ Makes a Splash as the Perfect Family Movie Night Pick for Memorial Day Weekend

    Memorial Day Weekend in the United States is often celebrated as a time marking the official return of warm-weather activities. These often include spending more time outdoors for a much-needed reprieve, getting back to backyard cookouts with friends and family, and the welcome reprisal of everyone’s favorite summer pastime—swimming. If you and your family have plans this Memorial Day Weekend, you

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  • Mar- 2022 -
    27 March
    Disney Evergreen & HistoryPixar Cultural Trust

    Why Pixar’s Cultural Trusts Excel at Establishing Such Authentic Representations

    Pixar Animation Studios, longtime co-partner and subsidiary to the Walt Disney Company, has an ongoing commitment to celebrating diversity and fostering respect and appreciation for all kinds of people. By successfully representing different cultures and ethnicities and honing in on those specific, personal characteristics and stories that speak to every person’s own unique yet relatable experienc

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  • 22 March
    Movies & EntertainmentPixar John Ratzenberger Tradition

    Is Pixar Done with This Fan-Favorite Movie Tradition?

    From the release of Toy Story through Onward, every one of Pixar Animation Studios’ feature films had one thing in common: the voice of actor John Ratzenberger. It was known as “The Ratzenberger Tradition.” The former Cheers star was cast in a speaking role or cameo of varying size, starting as the Piggie Bank Hamm alongside Tom Hanks‘ Woody and Tim Allen’s Buzz Light

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  • 17 March
    Disney Evergreen & HistoryTurning Red

    OpEd: ‘Turning Red’ Echoes Familiar Disney/Pixar Transformation Trends We’ve Seen Before

    People have praised the latest Disney-Pixar animated feature film, Turning Red (2022), for its originality and unique deliverance of a one-of-a-kind storyline. I agree that there are several novel aspects at work within the film, many of which we’ve yet to see play out in prior works of animation from Walt Disney Entertainment. One example is the way adolescence is addressed. Viewers will immediat

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  • 14 March
    Newsluca pixar giulia

    Pixar Animator Discusses Giulia from ‘Luca’

    In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, animation supervisor Mike Venturini shared some insight into the character design behind Giulia, one of the main characters in the Oscar-nominated Pixar movie Luca from 2021! In this Disney and Pixar animated film set on the Italian Riviera, sea monsters Luca and Alberto meet Giulia (who is voiced by Emma Berman) while they are disguised as humans. Giul

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