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Walt Disney World Cast Member Union Wins Right to Strike

After disappointing results from its organized Cast Member protest on November 30, the Service Trades Council Union (STCU) will lead another protest in order to renegotiate wage contracts with representatives of the Walt Disney World Resort. Last month, six unions representing Cast Members across Disney’s Orlando theme parks came together to take action against their low paychecks and petition the ...

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Will Disneyland Receive its Own TRON Lightcycle Run Coaster?

With the first US version of Disney Parks’ highly anticipated TRON Lightcycle / Run coaster opening at Walt Disney World Resort this spring, will its success prompt additional expansion at Disneyland on the West Coast? In 2016, Disney’s first version of a semi-exposed steel rollercoaster inspired by its films, TRON (1982) and TRON: Legacy (2010), opened at the Shanghai Disney ...

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Cirque du Soleil Receives Visit From Special Disney Guest in Honor of 500th Show

Performers from Disney and Cirque du Soleil’s Drawn to Life received quite the surprise when a special Guest visited them backstage to congratulate the cast on successfully completing their 500th performance in the show’s two-year run. Cirque du Soleil, a traveling company known for its unique shows featuring “acrobatic performances, dazzling choreography, and musical scores,” boasts a plethora of original storylines ...

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Disney World Releases Sneak Peek at TRON Lightcycle Run Coaster

Today, Good Morning America gave viewers an exclusive look at the new TRON Lightcycle / Run rollercoaster coming to Tomorrowland at the Walt Disney World Resort. You can view the video below, and read on for everything we know about the attraction’s opening in 2023. When the Walt Disney Studios released TRON in 1982, it was the first live-action film ...

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What Kind of New Music Can Disney Fans Expect in ‘The Little Mermaid?’

Previously, Disney announced that its 2023 live-action film, The Little Mermaid, would feature new music in the form of four original songs from composer Alan Menken, in collaboration with Lin-Manuel Miranda. Now, fans are wondering just what sorts of unique musical sequences Menken and Miranda will add to the iconic classic soundtrack. Of course, most Disney lovers know how the ...

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CEO Bob Iger Hints at Triumphant Return For Walt Disney Company

In a recent email Bob Iger, the newly reinstated CEO, said “there has never been a better time to be a Disney fan,” and spoke of “all the opportunities ahead” for the 100th anniversary of the Walt Disney Company. Of course, Disney fans, not to mention the Company itself, haven’t been having the best time recently. From high theme park ...

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Prince Eric Receives a Personality in Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ Live Action

During an interview with Entertainment Weekly on the Walt Disney Studios’ upcoming The Little Mermaid (2023), director Rob Marshall, revealed new information about the creative enhancements coming to the live-action version of love interest Prince Eric. Most notably, he addressed concerns over Prince Eric’s former lack of a “personality.” Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid tells the tragic story of ...

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Walt Disney World Railroad Shares Opening Date and First Look at TRON Additions

Disney Parks just shared an insider’s look at the fresh additions added to the Walt Disney World Railroad (WDWRR) for its reopening this holiday season, including a look at the new tunnel crafted for its intersection with TRON Lightcycle / Run. Since the WDWRR shuttered its stations in 2018, Disney fans have wondered when they’ll once again be able to ...

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Disney Channel Costume Designer Reveals True Reason Behind Controversial Y2K Trend

With many questioning the resurgence of Y2K fashion styles, such as the controversial “dresses with jeans” trend, the costume designer who defined the look for the Disney Channel in the early 2000s finally addresses where it came from. Recently, early 2000s era, or Y2K, clothing styles have become all the rage with teens and young adults alike on platforms such ...

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Disney Animation Shares Exclusive Art for 85th Anniversary of ‘Snow White’

In honor of the 85th anniversary of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney gives fans a peek at some exclusive art used in the film’s visual development! The 1937 film brought the fairytale story of Snow White, a humble princess targeted for her beauty by her wicked stepmother, to life on the big screen. What’s ...

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