A construction permit for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Walt Disney World suggests the ride’s reopening may be delayed beyond previous expectations. The attraction, located in Frontierland at Magic Kingdom, closed in early 2025 for refurbishment. Disney has not...
President Donald Trump is throwing surprising support behind Disney’s new theme park in Abu Dhabi, praising the project during a trade summit in the United Arab Emirates and revealing that Disney CEO Bob Iger personally presented the plans to him recently in the Oval Office.
Marvel may have found the mutant whisperer it’s been searching for. According to Deadline, Thunderbolts director Jake Schreier is in early talks to become the director for the MCU X-Men reboot.
When Disney announced its plans to construct a brand-new theme park in Abu Dhabi, heads turned around the world—and not just because of the surprise location. While speculation continues to swirl about what Disney might bring to Yas Island, one question loomed larger than all the rest: how exactly do you build a Disneyland in one of the hottest places on Earth?
Thanks to Miral Group CEO Mohamed Abdalla Al Zaabi, we now have at least one clear answer—you take it indoors.
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social over the weekend with a blistering message aimed directly at Disney CEO Bob Iger, following what he described as a bizarre and biased segment on ABC News about the newly elected Pope Leo XIV.
In a recent BuzzFeed UK interview, actor Alan Cumming—who famously portrayed Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United—spoke candidly (and maybe a little too freely) about returning to the superhero genre in Avengers: Doomsday. But one offhand comment in particular set off a frenzy online.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) trounced expectations in Q1, gaining more streaming subscribers than Disney despite the Mouse House’s optimistic earnings and surprise theme park announcement in Abu Dhabi.
In other words, the streaming war just took an unexpected turn—and it’s not in Disney’s favor.
The Walt Disney Company made waves this week with its announcement of a brand-new theme park and resort coming to Abu Dhabi in the United Aram Emirates. While the project marks Disney’s seventh global theme park destination, it also marks a new chapter in the company’s corporate strategy: doing business in regions that impose significant restrictions on personal freedoms, expression, and dissent.
The official weekend box office numbers are in, and Thunderbolts has come in lower than initially projected, opening with $74.3 million domestically—below the $76 million projected early Monday morning. Despite being billed as the kickoff to the 2025 summer movie season, the Marvel Studios release is now underperforming even by the franchise’s post-Endgame standards.
Paramount and Avatar Studios are catching serious heat this week after confirmation emerged that the upcoming animated sequel film The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender is replacing the original beloved voice cast—not because the actors retired or passed on the roles, but over their race. This, according to the film’s casting director, is because they no longer align with the fictional animated characters’ ethnic backgrounds.
Disney is celebrating a massive win with Deadpool & Wolverine, the R-rated superhero event that shattered records and revived faith in the Marvel brand for some. According to Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament, the film brought in over $1.3 billion at the global box office and delivered an impressive $400 million in profit.
But the real story isn’t just what Deadpool & Wolverine earned—it’s what Disney lost elsewhere.
While it’s disappointing news for fans of the Blade Runner universe, the recent cancellation of Supermassive Games’ planned Blade Runner title may have inadvertently revealed something even bigger: a potential clue about the PlayStation 6 release date.
The once-beloved family sitcom Malcolm in the Middle is returning to screens via a Disney+ revival — but this isn’t the same Wilkerson family fans remember. Alongside returning stars like Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, and Jane Kaczmarek, the new series introduces a brand-new character: a non-binary child named Kelly. And yes, this is already drawing attention for the message Disney appears to be sending.