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Author: Nate

  • Disney Cruise Line extends suspension of Disney Magic departures through June 7

    Disney Cruise Line extends suspension of Disney Magic departures through June 7

    With the wellbeing of its guests and team members as its top priority and in line with direction from health experts and government officials, Disney Cruise Line has decided to extend the suspension of Disney Magic departures through Sunday, June 7, 2020. 

    In light of this cancellation, Disney Cruise Line is offering the choice of a 125% future cruise credit to be used for a future sailing within 15 months of your original sail date, or a full refund.

    The credit is automatically added to your account. You may place a reservation on hold by applying it as a payment option when booking a new reservation online. Take a look below at the departures affected:

    This affects Disney Cruise Line departures for:

    • May 23 – 7-night Mediterranean
    • May 30 – 7-night Mediterranean
    • June 6 – 7-night Mediterranean

    If you need to speak to someone directly, please contact a member of the Disney Cruise Line reservation team at 1-866-325-6685 or 407-566-7797.

  • PHOTO: Disney+ Worker Fired for Using Foul Language with Customer Online

    PHOTO: Disney+ Worker Fired for Using Foul Language with Customer Online

    A Disney+ customer services employee has been fired after telling a British user to ‘suck my d***’ and ‘eat s***, w****’ on the company’s live chat function.

    Subscriber Reece Scott, 23, from Woking, Surrey, had contacted the Disney help desk online after receiving an error message when trying to watch Brother Bear.

    But he was horrified to receive foul-mouthed reply, and quickly ended the chat, before taking a screenshot and complaining to the new streaming service. Take a look at the exchange below:

    Disney+ confirmed its employee had been dismissed and said a full investigation is underway to ensure this doesn’t happen again. 

    The exchange will raise fears among parents that any children using the help feature may also receive insulting responses.

  • You Can Make $1000 Comparing Disney Originals To Their Remakes

    You Can Make $1000 Comparing Disney Originals To Their Remakes

    UpgradedPoints.com has a deal for Disney fans, offering $1,000 and some other goodies to one lucky binger to review and compare 12 classic films to their live-action reboots.

    The winner will be asked to keep track through a spreadsheet and post to social media. Sound like something you could do over the course of 30 days?

    Take a look below the requirements and how to sign up:

    To apply, you have to be at least 18 and a US resident. They are looking for a Disney lover has time to watch 12 classic Disney movies and their respective remakes.

    Take a look at the list of 12 movies that you’ll be asked to binge-watch over 1 month’s time:

    • 101 Dalmatians
    • Alice in Wonderland
    • Sleeping Beauty (Remake: Maleficent)
    • Cinderella
    • The Jungle Book
    • Beauty and the Beast
    • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Remake: Christopher Robin)
    • Dumbo
    • Aladdin
    • The Lion King
    • Lady and the Tramp
    • Mulan

    The ideal applicant will have:

    • Overall enthusiasm for Disney – you’re the type of person who has Disney soundtracks on your Spotify and immediately signed up for Disney+
    • A love for movies, especially the Disney classics
    • Strong attention to detail – nothing gets past you!
    • The ability and availability to binge-watch 12 movies and their remakes in a short amount of time
    • Active social media accounts on Facebook and Twitter

    In addition to a worksheet, they’re asking the selected binger to share their experience on social media. You’ll have to prove to them you’re a big Disney fan by the deadline of April 20. The winner will be notified just a few days later.

  • Bob Iger Reasserts Control at Disney as Company Navigates Coronavirus Impact

    Bob Iger Reasserts Control at Disney as Company Navigates Coronavirus Impact

    Bob Iger stepped down from his role of Disney CEO in February, but he has now postponed semi-retirement to retake control of the company as it braces for changes caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

    Iger transitioned into a new role at Disney as executive chairman to focus on the company’s “creative endeavors” after exiting as CEO. But he has “effectively returned to running the company” in recent weeks amid the coronavirus crisis and has “smoothly reasserted control,” according to The New York Times.

    “A crisis of this magnitude and its impact on Disney would necessarily result in my actively helping Bob [Chapek] and the company contend with it, particularly since I ran the company for 15 years,” he told the NYT’s Media Columnist Ben Smith in an email.

    Smith wrote that Iger is also discussing what the company will look like post-pandemic, beyond figuring out how to get the parks back on line, including the possibility of temperature checks. He has asked associates to explore permanent changes across businesses that might include ending expensive upfront advertiser presentations and no longer producing costly pilots for shows that might not air.

  • Live action ‘Robin Hood, Remake in the Works at Disney

    Live action ‘Robin Hood, Remake in the Works at Disney

    Disney has been turning out live-action remakes like a machine and now the company has announced that it is the early production phase of making a live-action version of the 1973 movie-musical version of ‘Robin Hood’ which is to be released on Disney+.

    The new version is being developed with the animals in a CGI/live-action hybrid format, similar to Disney remakes of “The Jungle Book” and “Dumbo.” The deals for Estrada and Granlund were signed early last month prior to the coronavirus pandemic.

    The 1973 “Robin Hood” — produced and directed by Wolfgang Reitherman — was centered on the classic story of Robin Hood, Little John, Friar Tuck, Maid Marian and the Sheriff of Nottingham. Hood, portrayed as a fox, led the fight against Prince John’s excessive taxation. Little John was depicted as a bear, Friar Tuck as a badger, Prince John as a lion, the sheriff of Nottingham as a wolf and Maid Marian as a vixen.

    Carlos Lopez Estrada, perhaps best known for directing the 2018 crime movie Blindspotting, is on board to helm the project, which is being written by Kari Granlund. Granlund already is in the Disney fold after having written the studio’s recent remake of Lady and the Tramp.

    Justin Springer, who counts the studio’s Dumbo and Tron Legacy among his credits, is producing the feature being developed for the studio’s Disney+ streaming service. 

  • 43,000 more Disney World workers will be furloughed April 19

    43,000 more Disney World workers will be furloughed April 19

    Starting April 19, about 43,000 unionized Disney World workers will be furloughed in the wake of the closure of the park due to the coronavirus pandemic.

    The announcement was made during a Facebook Live stream by the Service Trades Council Union. This furlough is the largest wave of Disney employees at the resort to be sent home without pay because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

    “This is a decision that the union doesn’t like, however, it is within the company’s right to lay off and furlough employees in this situation,” a union representative said.

    The union coalition said that Disney had agreed to provide free health care benefits for a year and extend other benefits, including its Aspire education program.

    The union said about 200 union workers are deemed essential employees will stay on the job.

    Walt Disney World recently announced that they would begin furloughs of park employees at its parks in California and Florida beginning on April 19 because of the coronavirus pandemic. For those employees, the company will continue to pay for health insurance and a program that gives free education to hourly employees. 

    “The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on our world with untold suffering and loss, and has required all of us to make sacrifices. Over the last few weeks, mandatory decrees from government officials have shut down a majority of our businesses,” the company said in a statement.

  • How to make Disney’s Dole Whip at home

    How to make Disney’s Dole Whip at home

    Disney parks are temporarily closed, but you can still bring home the Magic of Disney with this delicious Disney Dole Whip recipe!

    After sharing their churro bites recipe earlier this week, Disney is now delighted fans by sharing the recipes for making Dole Whips at home.

    The park released the recipe for its famous Dole Whip on its app on Wednesday. Take a look below:

    Recipe:

    • 1 big scoop of ice cream
    • 4 oz of pineapple juice
    • 2 cups of frozen pineapple
    • Add all ingredients to a blender until it’s a thick drink.
    • Add your swirl and then you’re done.
  • Disneyland and My Disney Experience Mobile Apps New Features Can Be Enjoyed at Home

    Disneyland and My Disney Experience Mobile Apps New Features Can Be Enjoyed at Home

    You may have noticed some new notifications and featurettes in the Disneyland or My Disney Experience mobile apps recently – like Disney Parks Artist Studio or Magic Moments in History, where you can learn how to draw your favorite Disney characters like Mickey Mouse, discover fun facts about Disney Parks, or play games and trivia through the Play Disney Parks mobile app. Disney announced there’s even more to come from these series and others within the Disneyland or My Disney Experience app – and they can all be enjoyed from home! 

    From fun recipes inspired by Disney Parks foods and animated stories, to highlights from your favorite shows and parades, PhotoPass wallpapers and more, there are videos, games and fun facts on the way, bringing some Disney Parks magic to you. In the coming weeks, you’ll even be able to enjoy the Jungle Cruise joke-of-the-day or experience Wilderness Explorers at home through a series of short-form videos, too. 

    To discover new features like these, users simply need to be logged into either (or both) of the apps and have push notifications turned on. 

    Whether you’re learning to make frozen pineapple treats or how to draw the famed feathered friends from Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room, there will be something for everyone to enjoy! 

    If you haven’t already, be sure to download the Disneyland and My Disney Experience apps from the App Store or Google Play to check out new videos and episodes in these series and more.

    Available for iPhone® and AndroidTM smartphones.

  • Temperature Screenings For Guests May Be Instituted When Disney Parks Reopen After Coronavirus Pandemic

    Temperature Screenings For Guests May Be Instituted When Disney Parks Reopen After Coronavirus Pandemic

    As the world remains shuddered in their homes waiting for the global health crisis to end, Disney fans are looking forward to the day that Disney parks reopen and they can return to their happy place. This begs the question, what does returning to normal look like at Disney Parks?

    Barron’s recently spoke with Disney Executive Chairman Bob Iger about meeting the challenge of the virus, and how the entertainment industry might be left changed.

    Take a look below at what he had to say:

    “We’re studying very carefully what China has been trying to do in terms of their return to normalcy” Iger said. “And one of the things that’s obvious is they’ve conscripted a large segment of their population to monitor others in terms of their health. You can’t get on a bus or a subway or a train or enter a high-rise building there—and I’m sure this will be the case when their schools reopen—without having your temperature taken.”

    Iger continued, “So we’ve asked ourselves the question, let’s prepare for a world where our customers demand that we scrutinize everybody. Even if it creates a little bit of hardship, like it takes a little bit longer for people to get in. Just as the case after 9/11 where people ultimately lived with the notion that in order for them to enter a building, if you’re in an office building you have to show a picture ID or get your picture taken and be screened. Or in order to enter a park you have to put your bags out there to be checked and you go through some kind of metal detector. Or certainly what’s going on in airports with the TSA.”

    So if you’re looking to return “home” after your allowed back into the world again, be prepared for longer lines. It’s a small price to pay to get back to the magic and to keep everyone safe.

  • The Walt Disney Studios Announces Updated Release Schedule

    The Walt Disney Studios Announces Updated Release Schedule

    Following the announcement in March that several titles would be delayed due to the global health crisis, The Walt Disney Studios announced updates to its upcoming release schedule.

    Disney’s Mulan is now slated to open on July 24, 2020, with Disney’s Jungle Cruise moving to July 30, 2021; while Marvel Studios’ Black Widow will arrive in theaters on November 6, 2020, with The Eternals moving to February 12, 2021.

    Below is the updated release schedule through 2022, beginning with Disney and Pixar’s Soul, opening June 19, 2020:

    2020

    Soul (Disney and Pixar)—June 19, 2020

    Mulan (Disney)—July 24, 2020

    Empty Man (20th Century Studios)—August 7, 2020

    The One and Only Ivan (Disney)—August 14, 2020

    The Beatles: Get Back (Disney)—September 4, 2020

    The King’s Man (20th Century Studios)—September 18, 2020

    Death on the Nile (20th Century Studios)—October 9, 2020

    The French Dispatch (Searchlight Pictures)—October 16, 2020

    Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (20th Century Studios)—October 23, 2020

    Black Widow (Marvel Studios)—November 6, 2020

    Deep Water (20th Century Studios)—November 13, 2020

    Raya and the Last Dragon (Walt Disney Animation Studios)—November 25, 2020

    Free Guy (20th Century Studios)—December 11, 2020

    West Side Story (20th Century Studios)—December 18, 2020

    The Last Duel (20th Century Studios)—December 25, 2020 (limited)

    2021

    The Last Duel (20th Century Studios)—January 8, 2021 (Wide)

    The Eternals (Marvel Studios)—February 12, 2021

    Ron’s Gone Wrong (20th Century Studios)—February 26, 2021

    Untitled Disney Live Action—March 12, 2021

    Bob’s Burgers (20th Century Studios)—April 9, 2021

    Untitled 20th Century—April 23, 2021

    Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Marvel Studios)—May 7, 2021

    Cruella (Disney)—May 28, 2021

    Untitled Pixar Animation—June 18, 2021

    Jungle Cruise (Disney)—July 30, 2021

    Untitled 20th Century—August 13, 2021

    Untitled 20th Century—September 10, 2021

    Untitled 20th Century—October 1, 2021

    Hamilton (Disney)—October 15, 2021

    Untitled 20th Century—October 22, 2021

    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Marvel Studios)—November 5, 2021

    Untitled Disney Live Action—November 19, 2021

    Untitled Disney Animation—November 24, 2021

    Untitled 20th Century—December 3, 2021

    AVATAR 2 (20th Century Studios)—December 17, 2021

    2022

    Untitled 20th Century—January 7, 2022

    Nimona (20th Century Studios)—January 14, 2022

    Thor: Love and Thunder (Marvel Studios)—February 18, 2022

    Untitled Pixar Animation—March 11, 2022

    Untitled Disney Live Action—March 25, 2022

    Untitled 20th Century—April 8, 2022

    Black Panther 2 (Marvel Studios)—May 6, 2022

    Untitled Disney Live Action—May 27, 2022

    Untitled 20th Century—June 10, 2022

    Untitled Pixar Animation—June 17, 2022

    Captain Marvel 2 (Marvel Studios)—July 8, 2022

    Untitled Indiana Jones (Disney)—July 29, 2022

    Untitled Disney Live Action—August 12, 2022

    Untitled 20th Century—September 16, 2022

    Untitled Marvel—October 7, 2022

    Untitled 20th Century—October 21, 2022

    Untitled Disney Live Action—November 4, 2022

    Untitled 20th Century—November 11, 2022

    Untitled Disney Animation—November 23, 2022

    Untitled Star Wars (Lucasfilm)—December 16, 2022

    Untitled 20th Century—December 23, 2022