news briefs 5/29

Maleficent II and Disneyland Paris’ Mouse Party—Plus More in News Briefs

By Courtney Potter The story of Maleficent and Princess Aurora continues, and there’s a new TV spot for Ant-Man and The Wasp… See more, along with other news from around Disney, in this week’s news briefs! The Fairy Tale Continues: Maleficent II Goes into Production In 2014, audiences learned the unique origin story of Sleeping …

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Booyah! The Live-Action Kim Possible Finds its Stars

By Beth Deitchman Here’s the sitch: Disney Channel has just revealed the stars of the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie Kim Possible, a live-action comedy adventure based on the hit animated series of the same name. Sixteen-year-old Sadie Stanley will play Kim Possible—who challenges the social hierarchy of high school every day and also saves …

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What’s the Sitch? A New Kim Possible DCOM and More Disney News

By Courtney Potter Kim Possible going back into action, exciting news from “a galaxy far, far away,” and a Philadelphia Eagle lands at Walt Disney World… See more, along with other news from around Disney, in this week’s news briefs! So the Drama! A Live Action Kim Possible DCOM Is on the Way Try not to …

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Awesome Disney girls

13 Awesome Disney Girls to Celebrate on International Day of the Girl

By Megan Deppe “For every girl who dreams big, there is a princess to show her it is possible.” The motto for Disney’s “Dream Big, Princess” campaign is an important message every day, but today—declared by the U.N. to be the International Day of the Girl—is the perfect opportunity to celebrate girls from all the …

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Mike Wazowski, a green, one-eyed monster from Monsters University, is looking at his check list in one hand and has a pen in his other hand while standing on a college campus walk path with green grass on either side of the path. He is wearing a dark blue hat that has "MU" written on the front of it while wearing a dark blue backpack with a tan suitcase and a green suitcase, both featuring stickers, on either side of him.

Which Disney School Would You Rule?

By Courtney Potter “School days, school days… dear old golden rule days.” Yes, it’s back-to-school for students across the country—who are already prepping for big projects, big tests, and big sports games a-plenty. But imagine, if you will, what it might be like to attend a Disney high school or college… y’know, the kind of …

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A Goofy Movie

Disney Bands We Wish We Could See in Concert

By Jocelyn Buhlman The free and breezy days of summer were made for going out with friends and finding a world of entertainment waiting for you. Festivals, concerts, surprise pop-up performances… Summer is full of music experiences for every taste, but what about Disney fans? Well, to see our dream concerts we might need a …

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Kim Possible

Kim Possible Was All That—and Still Is, 15 Years Later!

By Beth Deitchman Before Star took on The Forces of Evil. Before Rapunzel took her first swing of a frying pan. Before Elena of Avalor broke out of that amulet. There was a “basic average girl… here to save the world.” When Kim Possible premiered on Disney Channel—15 years ago today, on June 7, 2002—she …

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Phineas and Ferb

Unique Holiday Hijinks from Some of our Favorite Disney TV Shows

By Jocelyn Buhlman Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or even Winter Solstice, there are a lot of reasons to make merry this time of year. To help celebrate the season, we’ve taken a fond look back at how some of our favorite Disney TV shows make the holidays merry and bright. Phineas and Ferb …

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