The Walt Disney Company to Close Blue Sky Studios
According to an article on Deadline.com, Disney is closing Blue Sky Studios, the $5.9 billion former 20th Century Fox animation division, which released 13 feature films during its run, including […]
Review: Marc Davis in His Own Words: Imagineering the Disney Theme Parks
“Marc can do anything I ask,” said Walt Disney. “He can do story, he can develop characters, he can animate, he can design these rides. I have a whole building […]
Opening Timeframe for the New Cirque du Soleil Show Coming to Disney Springs
At the Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products panel at the D23 Expo the opening timeframe for the new Disney animation inspired Cirque du Soleil show was announced. Previews of the […]
‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ Tops Box Office for Second Weekend Running
Ralph Breaks the Internet managed to hold the #1 spot at domestic box offices for the post-Thanksgiving weekend, although the followup to Wreck-It Ralph wasn’t facing fierce competition. The newest Ralph […]
‘Incredibles 2’ Hits $600 Million Mark at the Box Office
Incredibles 2 has performed well at the box office as it recently exceeded the $600 million mark domestically. Globally Incredibles 2 has earned $1.166 billion at the box office, which is […]
Disney Confirms That Disneytoon Studios Is Shutting Down
According to Deadline, Disney has confirmed that Disneytoon Studios will be shut down. Disneytoon Studios largely made direct-to-consumer movies, and occasionally the studios would release a moderately low budgeted film, […]
Disney Reveals Details on Upcoming Slate of Animated Series
During a presentation at France’s Annecy Animation Festival, Disney described the animation schedule in store for the near future. While quite a few popular Disney programs will return for new […]
New Animation and Virtual Reality Tech in This Week’s Disney Patents
Disney develops new technology at a near constant pace, and what projects they are working on give us not only an idea of their invention process, but also a glimpse […]
Disney Pixar’s ‘Coco’ Takes Home Eleven Trophies at 45th Annie Awards
The 45th Annual Annie Awards were presented on Saturday from UCLA’s Royce Hall, and Coco, Pixar’s colorful journey through the Land of the Dead, absolutely pummeled the competition winning a […]
Disney Animation to Hold ‘Day of Listening’ for Staff in the Midst of John Lasseter’s ‘Sabbatical’
On Thursday, the employees at Disney Animation Studios are set to hold a meeting for what is being called a “Day of Listening.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, a “handful […]