By Jim Frye Last week’s spectacular opening of Shanghai Disney Resort brought with it a brand-new Soaring Over the Horizon attraction, a state-of-the-art update to the popular Soarin’ Over California that first debuted at Disney California Adventure before making its way to Epcot in Orlando as simply Soarin’. Now, the all-new Soarin’ Around the World …
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By Tim Lammers June 21 marks the 25th anniversary of the beloved Disney action adventure The Rocketeer—the film that featured a then-relative unknown actor named Billy Campbell in the lead role. Co-starring Jennifer Connelly, Timothy Dalton, Alan Arkin, Paul Sorvino, and Terry O’Quinn, The Rocketeer went on to attain cult status among movie viewers and …
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By Les Perkins When discussing the early Disney feature films, we usually refer to the five classics: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, and Bambi. But there’s actually a sixth feature sandwiched in between Fantasia (November 1940) and Dumbo (October 1941): The Reluctant Dragon, released June 20, 1941. The film provided a …
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How did Billy Campbell become the Rocketeer?
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Susan Henning, ‘twin double’ of Hayley Mills, shares secrets from the set of Disney’s 1961 film The Parent Trap.
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By Jim Frye A brand-new Star Wars adventure blasts its way onto TV screens when Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures premieres on Disney XD on June 20. This latest entry into the Star Wars universe—which infuses heavy doses of Lego’s signature humor—is set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of …
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By Tim Lammers After more than 100 credits in film and TV, comedic genius Eugene Levy has finally dived into the world of Disney•Pixar Animation with Finding Dory—the long-awaited sequel to the 2003 blockbuster Finding Nemo, starring Ellen DeGeneres in the title role as the forgetful blue tang fish trying to muster enough memories to …
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Miles from Tomorrowland, the hit series from Disney Junior—which charts the outer space missions of young adventurer Miles Callisto and his family as they work together to help connect the galaxy on behalf of the Tomorrowland Transit Authority—blasts off with its second season today on Disney Channel and Disney Junior, at 9 a.m. ET/PT and …
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By Marina Draskovic “I don’t watch my films that often after they’re done because I have to watch them so many times before they come out,” Andrew Stanton, director of both Finding Nemo and Finding Dory, says. “So about 2010 when we were getting Finding Nemo ready for the 10-year re-release in 3D, it was …
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By Beth Deitchman The Matterhorn. Arizona’s Monument Valley. The Great Wall of China. We’re getting ready for a trip that lets us see all three of these iconic world landmarks in just one day—want to come with us? This spectacular trip around the world has been orchestrated by Disney Imagineers, who have reimagined the iconic …
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