Tag: Walt Disney Company

After Pixar Ouster, John Lasseter Returns With Apple and ‘Luck’

LOS ANGELES — The most Pixar movie of the summer is not from Pixar. It’s from Apple TV+…

‘Lilo & Stitch’ at 20: How It Broke the Mold Long Before ‘Moana’

When the director Chris Sanders was starting work on “Lilo & Stitch,” the film’s visual development supervisor, Sue…

Disney Apologizes After Employee Thwarts Marriage Proposal

In a phone interview on Monday, Ante, 31, who lives near Stuttgart, Germany, and works in I.T., said…

Disney+ Added 7.9 Million Subscribers Last Quarter

Disney+ added 7.9 million subscribers in the most recent quarter for a total of 138 million worldwide, the…

How DeSantis Transformed Florida’s Political Identity

Not long ago, such a shift would have seemed out of the question in a state notorious for…

Ron DeSantis Punishes Disney in a G.O.P. Brawl With Business

“How is this not blackmail?” said Scott Randolph, the Orange County tax collector. “Why would a business want…

Disney to Lose Special Florida Tax Status Amid ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Clash

The company’s clash with Florida is the latest example of how speaking out on social and political issues…

Netflix’s Stumble Could Be a Warning Sign for Streaming Industry

Many entertainment executives, tired of playing catch-up to a Silicon Valley interloper, have been waiting for the comeuppance…

Gov. DeSantis Clears Way to Revoke Disney’s Special District in Florida

In a move widely seen as retaliation, Gov. Ron DeSantis asked Florida lawmakers on Tuesday to consider the…

Disney, Built on Fairy Tales and Fantasy, Confronts the Real World

Since its founding in 1923, Disney has stood alone in Hollywood in one fundamental way: Its family-friendly movies,…

How the ‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Became a Smash

In the past, Disney might have leaned on a Broadway-style ballad, with a globally recognized star singing in…

Disney Takes Visitors to a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Galactic Starcruiser will have its grand opening on Tuesday. March, April and most of June are sold out.Disney…