By Beth Deitchman In Freaky Friday, “The Hunt” is an epic scavenger quest that sees high school students team up and search the city for a carefully curated list of off-the-beaten-path items and experiences. It’s as competitive as it gets, and 16-year-old Ellie Blake is determined to join in the fun this year. It turns …
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By Jocelyn Buhlman This morning was SO the drama! D23 Members were the first to hear some thrilling Kim Possible news that will give fans of the classic series a reason to rejoice: Christy Carlson Romano and Emmy® and Grammy® Award-winning actor/comedian Patton Oswalt are joining the cast of the live-action Kim Possible, the highly …
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By Beth Deitchman Darling, it’s better down where it’s wetter—take it from D23! And if you don’t believe us, ask Descendants arch-nemeses Mal and Uma, who go head to head in an epic underwater showdown in Under the Sea: A Descendants Story, a new live-action short-form special premiering on Disney Channel on Friday, September 28 …
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By Beth Deitchman The mother-daughter relationship has been a delicate dance since the days of cavemoms and caveteens—and for as long as footwear has been de rigueur, each generation has wished the other could understand what it’s like to spend just one day in the other’s shoes. In Disney’s Freaky Friday, premiering Friday, August 10, …
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By Jim Frye Each July, more than 130,000 fans of films, comic books, and television travel to Southern California for San Diego Comic-Con, one of the largest celebrations of pop culture in the country. Disney, Marvel, and Lucasfilm have been there since the convention’s early years—Comic-Con celebrates 50 years in 2019—providing news about the latest …
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By Beth Deitchman There’s breaking news out of Duckburg, or rather, San Diego Comic-Con, where it has just been revealed that Oscar®-nominated actor Don Cheadle (Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War, House of Lies) is taking on another challenging role: Donald Duck. Cheadle will guest star in the DuckTales season finale, playing the intelligible voice of …
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By Jim Frye Nominations for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards were announced this morning from the Television Academy’s Wolf Theatre at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood. ABC received 31 nominations—including six for Dancing with the Stars and five for black-ish—while Disney XD and Disney Channel added five, for a total 36 nominations for the …
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By Beth Deitchman Cricket Green and his sister, Tilly, grew up racing around on their tractor; embarking on wild adventures in the country; and spending time with their dad, Bill. But they’ve never experienced anything as exciting as life in a bustling metropolis, where they’ve just come to live with their Gramma Alice, a force …
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By Beth Deitchman “There are no fans like Disney Channel fans,” said Joshua Rush, who plays Cyrus on the network’s fan-favorite live-action series Andi Mack, at the Disneyland Resort on Saturday, May 12. Rush joined a host of Disney Channel stars from series such as DuckTales and Raven’s Home, as well as Disney Channel Original …
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By Beth Deitchman Fantasia—it’s a word with several meanings. In music, it refers to a composition that doesn’t have a clearly defined form. Translated to other works of art, such as poetry or drama, a fantasia is a work that is brought to life with unrestricted creativity. And in the wonderful world of Disney, Fantasia …
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