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Here’s How the Disney Research Studios ‘Re-Aging’ AI Works

A new study on “re-aging” technology published by Disney Research Studios proposes an AI program that could render on-screen actors younger or older in a matter of moments. Disney is no stranger to aging their characters either up or down: they utilized a “younger” Samuel L. Jackson in Captain Marvel (2019), set a decade before the first events within the ...

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Is This The Highest Contender For the Next CEO of the Walt Disney Company?

When Bob Iger abruptly returned to replace Bob Chapek as the CEO of the Walt Disney Company, many Disney fans immediately wondered what would happen next. RELATED: Bob Iger Shares Message on Walt Disney’s 121st Birthday As Iger began regaining his bearings and answering the public’s questions, it quickly became public knowledge that Bob Iger would serve as the Walt Disney ...

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Is the State of Florida Trying to Make Amends With The Walt Disney Company?

In 1967, a handful of years before Walt Disney World opened, Disney worked with the local Florida legislature to file the Reedy Creek Improvement Act. This act allows Walt Disney World to self-govern its district, giving the company control over safety procedures, construction guidelines, and taxes. Essentially, thanks to the Reedy Creek Improvement Act, Walt Disney World is a self-governing ...

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Read The Original 1964 New York World’s Fair Description of Classic Disney Attractions

The New York World’s Fair of 1964/1965, held in Flushing Meadows park in New York City, looms large in the history of the Walt Disney Company and the Disney Parks. It’s there that, after opening Disneyland and successfully operating it for the better part of a decade, Walt Disney and his hand-picked team of Imagineers set their sites on the ...

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Walt Disney World Employees Are Rallying In The Streets as Unions Negotiate New Contracts

The discussion of money and wage disparity in the United States has always been sensitive, and things are no different at the Most Magical Place on Earth. Earlier this month, there were reports of a planned rally fighting for higher wages at Walt Disney World. Yesterday, those plans came to fruition.  RELATED: Disney World Dining Location Accused of Serving Spoiled ...

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Is Hand-Drawn Animation Finally Returning to Walt Disney Animation?

As a part of the Disney 100 Years of Wonder celebration, Walt Disney Animation Studios brought back a familiar face after a whopping 95 years. Walt Disney’s Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is back! 🐰 For the first time in nearly 95 years, Oswald stars in an all-new hand-drawn short from Walt Disney Animation Studios in celebration of Disney 100 Years ...

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What Can Disney Fans Expect to See at ‘Disney100:’ The Exhibition?

D23 recently released more information on Disney100: The Exhibition opening on February 18 at Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute in honor of the Walt Disney Company’s “100 Years of Wonder” Celebration. The Exhibition, which will showcase rare Disney artifacts alongside behind-the-scenes sneak peeks into the Company’s inner creative world, comprises 15,000 square feet across ten of the Institute’s galleries. The Walt Disney ...

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Disney CEO Bob Iger Addresses Reedy Creek Concerns

Today, the newly returned CEO of the Walt Disney Company, Bob Iger, addressed concerns over the Reedy Creek Improvement District during a Town Hall meeting open to all Disney Cast Members. In 1967, Disney filed the Reedy Creek Improvement Act with the local state legislature, which allows Walt Disney World to essentially self-govern the district and retain a significant amount ...

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Bob Chapek Reportedly Did This In An Attempt to Financially Boost Disney+

Recently, during Disney’s Q4 Earnings Report for the end of the 2022 fiscal year, the general public learned where Disney gained revenue and where it lost income. For example, did you know that Hurricane Ian cost the Walt Disney Company $65 million? It’s true! RELATED: Bob Iger Has Just Confirmed That Disney Will Proceed With a Hiring Freeze, Says “That ...

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Did Bob Iger Just Throw Shade at Chapek with Hamilton?

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It seems former Disney CEO Bob Chapek is no longer in “the room where it happens.” In what some have called the most shocking Disney news to date, Bob Chapek was quickly fired last week as CEO of The Walt Disney Company, and his predecessor, Bob Iger, has taken over as CEO for two years. According to sources, the sudden ...

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