Disney and Pixar have another major streaming arrival lined up after a massive theatrical run. Toy Story 5 (2026) brought Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, and the beloved franchise back to theaters this summer. The latest chapter gave audiences another reason to revisit characters who have been part of Pixar for decades while introducing new faces and challenges. Now, fans who ...

For generations of fans, Dolly Parton felt like one of those rare stars who would always be there. Her songs crossed decades. Her personality made her instantly recognizable. And her influence stretched well beyond country music into movies, television, philanthropy, theme parks, and even Disney. Now, just one day after Parton’s death at 80, Disney is giving fans another way ...

Disney streaming subscribers are about to see another change hit their monthly bills. Beginning in September, some longtime customers will have to pay more to keep a bundle that is no longer even available to new subscribers. The increase affects Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN Select, adding another $3 per month for customers who remain on the legacy plan. It may ...

Luke Skywalker is returning to Disney+ this September, but the legendary Jedi won’t appear the way Star Wars fans remember him. Nearly five decades after Mark Hamill first brought Luke to life in Star Wars (1977), Lucasfilm is revisiting one of the character’s biggest modern moments. This time, however, Hamill isn’t the performer behind Luke. Disney is retelling part of ...

Disney+ spent years making Star Wars television feel almost constant. New characters, spin-offs, and live-action projects kept arriving, turning the streaming service into the franchise’s primary home between theatrical releases. But after several projects struggled to generate the response Lucasfilm wanted, that approach appears to be cooling. Recent disappointments have raised questions about the appetite for live-action Star Wars streaming ...

For years, Disney+ was supposed to be the centerpiece of The Walt Disney Company’s streaming future. Instead, the platform has spent much of that time battling financial losses, slowing subscriber growth, rising prices, and criticism from fans who feel the service has changed dramatically since its 2019 launch. Now, after years of setbacks, Disney may be preparing one of its ...

Disney+ has spent years giving Star Wars fans a steady stream of new adventures, making the service the franchise’s biggest home outside the movie theater. That made it easy to expect another packed calendar of live-action releases every year. Instead, Disney has now walked away from that pattern, scrapping an entire year of live-action Star Wars shows. Here’s what happened, ...

Disney just picked up another batch of movies tied to some of Universal’s biggest franchises, and they’re heading to a streaming platform that once seemed like the last place fans would expect to find them. Over the last several months, Disney+ has started looking very different from the family-focused streaming service that originally launched in 2019. The continued integration of ...

Streaming subscriptions have evolved significantly beyond merely functioning as a simple repository of movies and television shows. The most astute platforms have recognized that to cultivate a loyal subscriber base, it’s essential to transform customers into members of an exclusive community rather than just individuals paying a monthly fee. Disney+has particularly embraced this concept over the summer, turning Friday into ...

Streaming outages have become an unfortunate reality of life in an era where nearly every form of entertainment runs through a login screen and a server somewhere that has to function correctly for the whole system to work. For most subscribers, a streaming platform going down for a few minutes is a minor annoyance. What happened to Disney+ last night ...