Disney Pictures have released the first poster art for their upcoming fantastical adventure prequel "OZ: The Great and Powerful". The first public look at the film is set to take place at next week's San Diego Comic Con. Dark Horizons - News … [Read more...]
Disney Plans “Big Hero 6” Animated Film
June 29, 2012 by
Disney Animation Studios is developing the Marvel comic mini-series "Big Hero 6" as an animated feature film reports It's On the Grid (via Blue Sky). Created in 1998, the Japan-based superhero team includes numerous Marvel characters such as Silver Samurai, GoGo Tomago, Honey Lemon, Hiro Takachiho, Baymax, Wasabi-No-Ginger, Sunpyre, Sunfire, Ebon … [Read more...]
WB Head Alan Horn Takes Over Disney
June 2, 2012 by
Alan Horn is set to replace Rich Ross as chairman of the Walt Disney Studios from June 11th reports Variety. Disney chief Bob Iger made the announcement Thursday afternoon, one that so far has met with a good response. Horn served as COO of Warner Bros. Entertainment for twelve years, a conservative leader who is a familiar face in the studio … [Read more...]
Disney Shuffles “Thor 2”, “Lone Ranger” Dates
June 1, 2012 by
Just as Alan Horn takes control of the Mouse House, Disney has shuffled around its upcoming tentpole film schedule with some big delays in store. The most notable is that Steven Spielberg's "Robopocalypse", which hasn't begun shooting yet, has been pushed back almost a full year - from July 3rd 2013 to April 25th 2014. With that gone, Disney has … [Read more...]
Disney Opens Gaiman’s “Graveyard Book”
April 28, 2012 by
Disney Pictures have won a bidding war for the film rights to Neil Gaiman’s Newberry Award-winning novel "The Graveyard Book" reports Heat Vision. The story follows a boy named Nobody Owens who is raised by ghosts in a cemetery after his family is murdered. When he is a teen, he is pursued again by his family’s killer - a being named 'The Man … [Read more...]
Rich Ross Out At Walt Disney Studios
April 20, 2012 by
Walt Disney Studios Chairman Rich Ross is out after 30 months in the office. After the failure of two high-profile Mars projects - last year's "Mars Needs Moms" and the more recent $ 200 million write-off "John Carter" - it was expected heads would roll over at the Mouse House. That Ross got the chop isn't really a surprise, especially since … [Read more...]
New Disney Fantasy Tech Innovations Revealed
March 4, 2012 by
With its inaugural cruise just weeks away, get a sneak peak inside Disney Fantasy, and the technological innovations that make Disney magic happen. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
5 Great Ways to Celebrate Birthdays at Walt Disney World
January 26, 2012 by
Here are five ways to guarantee your child’s big day at Disney is memorable—and truly magical. What’s better than a birthday? A birthday at Walt Disney World! Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
Disney Re-Releasing Four Films In 3D
October 4, 2011 by
With the 3D version of "The Lion King" taking in nearly $ 100 million worldwide so far and is still climbing, Disney is unsurprisingly already making plans for 3D re-releases of more of its classic animated films. Not only will "The Little Mermaid" and "Beauty and the Beast" be making a return but Pixar's "Finding Nemo" and "Monsters, Inc." will … [Read more...]
School Projects at Walt Disney World: An Age-by-Age Guide
September 2, 2011 by
If the idea of working on a school project while on a trip to Walt Disney World has your kids groaning, take heart. Disney is full of educational opportunities—some more obvious than others, but all of them packed with fun! Fodor's Travel Wire … [Read more...]
