Star Wars, Marvel, and many titles from the Disney vault to be featured The potential shape of Disney’s direct-to-consumer streaming service is beginning to come into focus. The service, which is scheduled to debut in 2019, will feature new programming, access to Disney’s library of… Read More »Disney’s streaming service starts to develop its content catalog
The Walt Disney Company and Disney fans everywhere are celebrating the 90th anniversary of Mickey Mouse. A new birthday portrait titled “Spreading Happiness Around the World” was painted by legendary Walt Disney Animation Studios animator Mark Henn. The unveiling of the new work—the latest in… Read More »Mickey Mouse’s Official 90th Birthday Portrait
A few weeks ago The Walt Disney Company held its year’y shareholders meeting in Texas. It was mostly a meh meeting notable for Disney theme park cast members talking about how much they loved their jobs while outdoors other Disney theme park cast members protested… Read More »The Walt Disney Company announces internal reorganization, effective immediately
Disney’s ESPN division is at a crossroads that the rest of the company is quickly approaching. The company is racing into a future where much of the content consumed is handled via digital streaming services or a la carte as opposed to part of a… Read More »Disney promotes James Pitaro to ESPN President, Co-Chair Disney Media Networks
The movie Black Panther shows the fictional nation of Wakanda that becomes a world power through the power of STEM (aka Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). So it’s appropriate that Disney is celebrating the record-breaking success of the Marvel movie with a $1 Million donation… Read More »Disney fulfills promise of Black Panther with $1 Million donation to Boys & Girls Club
Most hourly and salary employees at The Walt Disney Company will find a little extra cheese in their paychecks this year. The company is making two $500 bonus payments to its 125,000 employees. Additionally, Disney will launch a new higher education tuition assistance program for… Read More »Disney offers 125,000 employees $1000 bonus and more tuition assistance.
The talks between the Walt Disney Company and 21st Century Fox for the mouse to acquire many of the fox’s assets are nearing final stages. Variety reports that both sides are working with bankers to arrange what could be a $74 Billion deal. That’s ten… Read More »Disney and Fox in final stages of mega-deal
With such a huge presence in Central Florida, it is part of Disney’s DNA to support local charities and causes as a regular course of business, but they’re also stepping up to the plate to help the community recover from Hurricane Irma with a $2.5… Read More »The Walt Disney Company donates $2.5 million in aid to support Hurricane Irma victims