We’re hearing that Disney-Pixar’s Finding Dory is swimming upstream to a record opening of $130M+ for the weekend and today alone will clear $50M-$52M.
Disney to Stream ‘Newsies’ Facebook Live Event
Disney will bring the singing and dancing paperboys of hit musical “Newsies” to Facebook Live next week, in the Mouse House’s biggest project to date taking advantage of the social giant’s live video capabilities.
STAR WARS REBELS: SEASON 2 on Blu-ray and DVD August 30th
The Epic Battle to Defeat the Evil Empire Continues in Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season Two!
Available in Your Galaxy on Blu-ray™ and DVD August 30, 2016
Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season Two delivers all 22 action-packed episodes of the hit CG animated series’ second season, plus exclusive, never-before-seen bonus material on DVD and even more exclusive footage on Blu-ray! Available August 30, this thrilling continuation of the Star Wars Rebels saga depicts the continued efforts of the crew of
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Original Motion Picture Soundtrack From John Williams New Double Gatefold Vinyl
oday, Walt Disney Records releases a new hologram vinyl version of the original motion picture soundtrack for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. With score conducted and composed by five-time Academy Award®-winning composer John Williams and liner notes by the film’s director, J.J. Abrams, the double LP features a 16-page booklet on 180 gram vinyl and Direct Metal Mastering (DMM) for an optimal listening experience. This one-of-a-kind vinyl set, hand etched by Tristan Duke of Infinity Light Science, offers a 3D hologram experience featuring the Millennium Falcon on Disc 1/Side B and a TIE Fighter on Disc 2/Side B. For optimal viewing, use a direct light source or simply hold a mobile phone flashlight above the vinyl to view the holograms.
The Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2-LP hologram soundtrack is now available at Disney Music Emporium (http://www.DisneyMusicEmporium.com), the destination for collectible Disney music products, Barnes and Noble (http://smarturl.it/swbrnshv1), Amazon (http://smarturl.it/swamhv1) and wherever vinyl is sold.
Chris Pratt gave the sweetest speech after he wrapped filming on “Guardians of the Galaxy”
“Give it up one more time for Chris Pratt!” — Chris Pratt
It feels like just yesterday one of our favorite people in the world — that’d be Pratt — was posting about returning to the role of Star Lord for Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 2. He even got a Snapchat to mark the occasion!
Walt Disney World Resort Launches Summer Vacation Season with Magical Premieres at Epcot
Anna, Elsa and other beloved characters from the blockbuster film, “Frozen,” will give the summer season a warm hug at Epcot beginning June 21. Meanwhile “Turtle Talk with Crush” makes fun waves and Soarin’ Around the World takes guests to new heights starting June 17.
- Anna, Elsa and their “Frozen” friends will welcome guests aboard the new Frozen Ever After boat ride that sails into a “Frozen” world at the Norway Pavilion starting June 21. Passengers on their way to Arendelle’s Winter in Summer Celebration for Queen Elsa visit the ice palace and hear beloved film tunes plus new lyrics by Oscar-winning “Let It Go” songwriters Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
- Also at the Norway Pavilion, Anna and Elsa will greet guests in the new Royal Sommerhus, modeled after a traditional Norwegian cabin.
- In Future World, guests will celebrate the U.S. debut of the expanded Soarin’ Around the World attraction at The Land Pavilion on June 17. Now with a third Epcot theater, plus new digital screens and projection systems, the enhanced attraction takes guests on an exhilarating “flight” above spectacular global landscapes and man-made wonders.
- Guests can now find new additions at “Turtle Talk with Crush” with characters from Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Dory”. When Crush the sea turtle swims up to the “Human Tank” at Epcot, he’ll be joined by Dory and some of her new friends that guests will get to know better when “Finding Dory” swims into theaters on June 17, 2016.
‘I have never seen anything like it’: Disney’s new Shanghai park is magic
Under stormy skies, Disney opened a bright and shiny $5.5 billion theme park here Thursday, a bet on the increased spending power of the Communist country’s growing middle class.
Disney app will narrate ‘Finding Dory’ for blind theatergoers
Disney’s Movies Anywhere app caters mostly to viewers at home, but it has now become especially useful to visually impaired Nemo fans who want to enjoy its sequel in the theaters.
FIND DORY AT DISNEY’S ART OF ANIMATION RESORT BY SAM ALLEN
Thirteen years is a long time to wait for a sequel, but that wait is finally over for fans of “Finding Nemo.” The latest release from Pixar Animation Studios, “Finding Dory,” may have been a long time coming, but that doesn’t mean that Nemo and friends have been out of the public eye all these years. Disney’s Parks and Resorts, for example, have continued these characters’ stories in a number of different ways.
THE GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION OF SHANGHAI DISNEY RESORT TO BE PRESENTED AS SPECIAL TELECAST, TONIGHT ON DISNEY CHANNEL, DISNEY JUNIOR AND DISNEY XD,
Disney will welcome viewers from around the world to experience an authentically Disney and distinctly Chinese celebration — the spectacular one-of-a-kind grand opening celebration of Shanghai Disney Resort, the first Disney resort in mainland China.
Showcasing the beauty of Chinese art and tradition, and bringing magical Disney stories and characters to life for kids and families, the music-filled television special, “Grand Opening Celebration of Shanghai Disney Resort,” will be presented THURSDAY, JUNE 16 (8:00-8:30 p.m. EDT) simultaneously on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD and each channel’s App, and FRIDAY, JUNE 17 (10:00-10:30 p.m. EDT) on Freeform, without breaks or commercials.
Actress and recording artist Sofia Carson (Disney Channel’s “Descendants,” “Adventures in Babysitting”) will narrate the telecast.
Bob Iger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, will be joined by nearly 3000 distinguished guests, celebrities and government officials at the largest, tallest and most interactive castle at the heart of any Disney Park, The Enchanted Storybook Castle. The occasion showcases creativity, choreography, acrobatics, costumes and technology in grand scale, with dazzling lights, Disney music, pageantry, special effects and fireworks.
The one and only Mickey Mouse will join in the enchanting celebration.
World-renowned pianist Lang Lang will perform a custom arrangement of the musical sensation “Let It Go” (Disney’s “Frozen”) and China’s television and movie superstar Sun Li will take center stage. Each is a Shanghai Disney Resort Honorary Ambassador.
The historic event includes the debut of an original song, “Ignite the Dreamer Within,” written especially for the grand opening of Shanghai Disneyland. Acclaimed composer and conductor Tan Dun, widely known for his stirring scores for the films “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Hero,” will lead the Shanghai Symphony with an original composition of the new song, celebrating the occasion’s poetic message. Additional featured music includes “Once Upon a Dream,” “Heigh Ho” and “Some Day My Prince will Come.”
Produced by Disney Parks in partnership with IMG, the television special will be directed by the award-winning Hamish Hamilton. The gala concert from The Enchanted Storybook Castle stage is created by Disney Parks Entertainment in collaboration with Hasbas Entertainment.
