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This is a user-submitted post by Martin Gruen. Disney has recently announced a controversial change to its Pirates of the Caribbean rides. The animatronic character known as the Redhead is […]

[Opinion] Disney’s Little Pirate Problem

This is a user-submitted post by Casey Oswald. Way back in 1918, Max Fleischer gave us Out of the Inkwell, a series of shorts featuring Koko the Clown. Koko was […]

Daily Debate: Animation with Live-action?

Nickelodeon announced multiple tv movies based on some of its older properties over the past two years. These have included the live-action Legends of the Hidden Temple movie, and movies based on Hey […]

Nickelodeon Releases First Clips from “Rocko’s Modern Life” and “Hey Arnold!” TV Movies at SDCC

The following ten movies were at the top of the box office this past weekend. Dunkirk (Warner Bros. Pictures, PG-13) debuted at $50.5 million. The Christopher Nolan-directed action thriller tells the […]

Box Office Recap: July 21 – 23, 2017

This summer, Pixar returned with the third installment in its Cars franchise. The film introduced us to whole new part of the Cars universe, and this latest art book, The Art […]

[ART BOOK REVIEW] ‘The Art of Cars 3’

This is a user-submitted post by Eric Stensrud. A while back Nickelodeon announced a new 2-D animated TV series, known as Mysticons. And now the moment has arrived: our first official […]

New Trailer for New Nickelodeon Series ‘Mysticons’, Airing August 2017

With Shiro missing and a new threat on the horizon, the Paladins of Voltron are in trouble. Voltron: Legendary Defender fans at San Diego Comic-Con received an exclusive first look […]

‘Voltron: Legendary Defender’ Season 3 Details Revealed at SDCC

This fall will be a perfect time to fill in the gaps in your Studio Ghibli collection. Animation distributor GKIDS is partnering with Studio Ghibli to release the studio’s most […]

Fan-favorite Studio Ghibli Films Receiving New Blu-ray & DVD Editions this Fall

This fall, U.S. fans of Studio Ghibli will be able to catch a Hayao Miyazaki film on the big screen that has never before been theatrically released nationwide. The Castle […]

Hayao Miyazaki’s Debut Film Receives First-ever Nationwide Threatrical Release

I feel like I should preface this review with a bit of background on where I’m coming from. I’m nineteen years old now, but watching the Disney Channel was a […]

‘Descendants 2’ Review

Disney’s Descendants 2, the sequel to one of the highest-rated films on cable television ever, premieres tonight across six networks. The first film’s soundtrack debuted at #1 on the Billboard […]

‘Descendants 2’ Soundtrack Review

It was revealed last weekend during the Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Upcoming Films presentation at this year’s D23 Expo that Monsters University director Dan Scanlon will direct Pixar’s […]

‘Cars 3’ Director Brian Fee Is Directing an Original Pixar Movie

We’re still in full-on D23 recovery mode over here, so we hope you’ll excuse us as we gush and talk about the event just a little more. The D23 Expo […]

Daily Debate: What would you like to see at the D23 Expo that’s not currently there?

Bambi is one of the masterpieces from the Walt Disney era. It’s a marvel of character animation, background design and storytelling. While it’s not the most complicated film, it’s a […]

[REVIEW] ‘Bambi’ Walt Disney Signature Collection Blu-ray

First announced at D23 Expo 2017, The Lion King will be the next entry in the Walt Disney Signature Collection. It drops via digital release August 15 and Blu-ray August 29. […]

‘The Lion King’ Joins Walt Disney Signature Collection in August

Amidst the plethora of news, throwbacks, and all-around Disney goodness shared at D23 Expo 2017 this past weekend were some first-look sneak peeks of two upcoming Disney XD programs. First […]

Disney XD Releases ‘Big Hero 6: The Series’ Theme Music, ‘DuckTales’ Clip

Daily Debate: Should the D23 Expo be Held Every Year?

Walt Disney Studios revealed its slate of live-action films through 2019 at the D23 Expo, so let’s break down everything from the first third of the panel, which covered everything […]

D23 Expo 2017: Walt Disney Studios Live-Action Presentation

Earlier this week, Muppets fan site ToughPigs.com exclusively revealed that Steve Whitmire, who had been the voice and puppeteer of Kermit the Frog for twenty-seven years, has left the cast […]

What’s Next for the Muppets?

Kicking off the final day of the 2017 D23 Expo was a Q&A with the cast and crew of Disney’s Tangled: The Series. The Q&A featured series creator and executive […]

D23 Expo 2017: ‘Tangled: The Series’

Muses unite because 2017 marks the celebration of 20 years since the release of the Disney animated classic Hercules into theaters. At the D23 Expo, they had a panel called […]

D23 Expo 2017: Panel Recap – Zero to Hero: The Making of ‘Hercules’

Today at the D23 Expo they had a special panel to honor the 23rd anniversary of the release of The Lion King into theaters. It was such a treat to […]

D23 Expo 2017: ‘The Lion King’ Celebration

The Women of Imagineering panel featured seven inspiring women, each working in different areas of Walt Disney Imagineering. Host Kathy Mangum (far left), Senior Vice President of WDI Atlantic Region, introduced […]

D23 Expo 2017: ‘Women in Imagineering’

Host Bob Chapek, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts chairman, excited thousands of Disney fans with updates on current projects and big announcements for the coming years. The announcements ranged over […]

D23 Expo 2017: Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Recap

Arguably the most exciting project coming out of Disney this summer is the new reboot of DuckTales, which has an event opening August 12th followed by a series premiere in […]

D23 Expo 2017: DuckTales Q&A Panel

Opening with a #DreamBigPrincess homage video, featuring everyday princesses from around the globe, the Power of the Princess panel already tugged at the audience’s nostalgia-coated heartstrings. Hosted by animators Kira […]

D23 Expo 2017: ‘The Power of the Princess’

.Attention Frozen fans! We got lots of exciting news On Olaf’s Frozen Adventure today at D23. If there was any worry this would be a cheap holiday short what they […]

D23 Expo 2017: Olaf’s Frozen Adventure Sneak Peak

D23 Expo 2017: Creating the Worlds in Pixar’s Universe

D23 Expo 2017: Marvel Animation’s Upcoming Projects

Last night D23 Expo guests were treated to a very special presentation called ‘Melodies in Walt’s Time: the Music of Disney Live-Action Films’. Hosted by Whoopi Goldberg the night featured […]

D23 Expo 2017: Melodies in Walt’s Time

Today at the D23 Expo they had a fascinating panel called ‘Ink and Paint- The Women of Walt Disney’s Animation’. Author Mindy Johnson has been researching the Ink and Paint […]

D23 Expo 2017: Legacy of Disney Ink and Paint Women

For animation fans, one of the most anticipated parts of the D23 Expo is the presentation detailing the upcoming projects from Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios. Below, […]

What We Learned From the 2017 D23 Expo: ‘Frozen 2’ and ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’

Animation fans rejoice at the exciting news we received at the D23 Expo Animation Panel! In this post we are going to focus on the news out of Pixar and […]

D23 Expo 2017: Pixar & DisneyToon Studios Panel

With a panel composed of the brilliant Imagineering minds that brought us, and still bring us, marauding tales of the high seas, Disney Parks celebrates 50 years of the beloved […]

D23 Expo 2017: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: 50 Years of Swashbuckling Adventures in Disney Parks’

*This is a user-submitted post by Casey Oswald* A popular trend in animated shorts is to let the visuals do the storytelling. Many shorts today contain no dialogue whatsoever. That […]

Are They Worth It? Using Celebrities as Voice Actors

Today was the first day of the D23 Expo 2017 in Anaheim, CA, which means we are going to have nonstop news all weekend from the Disney exclusive event. The […]

D23 Expo 2017: John Lasseter Reveals ‘Incredibles 2’ Begins “Minutes” after the Ending of ‘The Incredibles’