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$2 billion Oklahoma theme park delayed by at least three years
Initially scheduled for a 2026 opening, the project has been subject to several snags in development
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WATCH: Universal Epic Universe gets opening date
First round of tickets to become available tomorrow
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Disney to stop using Slack after 1TB of data stolen
Company has begun transitioning to internal “streamlined enterprise-wide collaboration tools"
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New York court blocks Disney/Fox/Warner Bros. Discovery sports streaming service
Court sides with streaming service Fubo, who filed an antitrust complaint against the proposed service earlier this year
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WATCH: Disney Imagineers demo HoloTile Floor
At this weekend's D23 expo, Imagineers gave fans an up-close look at how HoloTile works
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Disney+, Hulu, Max streaming bundle launches in ad-supported and ad-free tiers
Users can save by bundling, but resolutions supported by each platform are unclear
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WATCH: The research and development behind making an expressive droid
Disney peels back the curtain behind the creation of their emotive BD-1
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WATCH: Disneyland Paris’ Bastille Day drone show earns a place in the Guinness Book of Records
Over 1500 drones took center stage in the 15-minute show's finale
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WATCH: Behind the scenes look at sound design and composition used in Disney park attractions
Disney Imagineers show how they create audio for parks in "Soundscapes"
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WATCH: Disney World’s ‘Dreams That Soar’ is a limited-time drone show above Lake Buena Vista
The 10-minute show sees 800 LED drones create characters up to 400-feet in height
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WATCH: Splash Mountain’s replacement to open next month
Tiana's Bayou Adventure shares similarities with Splash Mountain, and is opening next month
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$1.9 billion Disneyland expansion passed by city council with unanimous vote
The project, a decade in the making, is pending final vote next month
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“Largest expansion ever” coming to Disney’s Magic Kingdom
Expansion one part of 10-year, $60 billion investment
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President of Walt Disney Imagineering leaves role
The former imagineering president acknowledged a difficult environment for her division
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Walt Disney World raises ticket prices for 2025
While ticket cost varies by season, prices are getting an overall hike next year
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Disney Movie Club shuts down, Sony now handling Disney’s physical media
Some physical releases are about to become much harder to find
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WATCH: Hall of Fame Disney Imagineer invents “HoloTile Floor”
Smoot is only the second Walt Disney Company employee to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, after Walt Disney himself
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AOIN uses Sony’s Spatial Reality Display to visualize virtual production at the Hollywood Bowl
Sony's Spatial Reality Display visualizes immersive, 3D content without the need for glasses.
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‘Fantasmic’ to return to Disneyland for Summer 2024, sans dragon
The 'nighttime spectacular' returns in time for Memorial Day weekend without the problematic dragon that burst into unscripted flames
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Florida asks judge to dismiss Disney’s counterclaim over park land
The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District argues Disney's agreements are “null and void under state law.”
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WATCH: Disney’s new Star Wars droids surprise park goers
Several BD Droids, which just debuted last week, enjoy a stroll through Disneyland
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Disney to invest $60 billion in parks over the next decade
"By dramatically increasing our investment, will be turbocharged."
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Wild bear forces temporary shutdown at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom
The bear was safely captured and transported without incident
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Samsung releases limited edition The Frame for Disney’s 100th anniversary
To celebrate Disney’s 100th anniversary, Samsung has launched a limited edition version of The Frame. Samsung says the model features platinum silver metal bezels (Disney100’s signature color), a Disney...
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1,500 pieces of rare Disney memorabilia are going to auction this month
“Some of these items, such as the Dumbo ride vehicle, may go for $200,000 to $300,000."
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WATCH: Disney Parks reveals walking, talking, dancing Baby Groot robot
Disney Imagineers wowed audiences with their prototype free-roaming robot that tumbled and roller bladed around. Now, it looks like they have done it again, this time with a...
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Disney’s Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser hotel to shut down
With only 100 rooms and a luxury price of $5000 a day, Disney hasn't been able to justify the cost of operations at this Florida destination
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Disneyland guests get a well-lit look at dark ride when Peter Pan’s Flight breaks down
It’s amazing what the proper lighting can do to to really bring home any immersive experience, with a recent case in point being Disneyland’s beloved Peter Pan’s Flight ride....
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Woman who attended Disneyland’s opening in 1955 returns for her 100th birthday
"It sounds hokey, but I think we all should be almost grateful that we live on the same planet as (Walt Disney), who had that much imagination."
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Disney shuts down metaverse division
Disney's foray into the metaverse is the latest casualty of cost cuts
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Disney layoffs begin this week, in what is to be the first of three rounds, according to CEO Bob Iger’s memo
Layoffs are part of broad initiative to cut $5.5 billion in costs.
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WATCH: Disney’s new robot rollerblades and somersaults on its own
The robot was one of several innovations featured at the Disney Imagineering presentation at SXSW
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‘Hey Disney!’ virtual assistant begins rollout at Walt Disney World
Guests can get a wake up call from Mickey, play games with Goofy, or ask for fresh towels
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WATCH: Disney researchers create facial age altering program powered by machine learning
Say hello to FRAN (Face Re-Aging Network)
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Leon Silverman to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from Hollywood Post Alliance
The Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA) has announced that it will present Leon Silverman with one of the organization's highest honors, the HPA Lifetime Achievement Award. Given at the discretion...
WSDG Announces All-Star TEC Tracks Panel and Booth Talks
ANAHEIM, CA, January 16, 2025 – WSDG announces ‘Mother Ships and Satellite Studios’, an official NAMM TEC Tracks session chaired by WSDG Co-Founding Partner and Director of Design John Storyk, and WSDG...
REDIAcoustics Announces Partnership with Mix with the Masters Ahead of NAMM 2025
NEW YORK, NY January 16, 2025 — REDIAcoustics announces the launch of a special partnership with Mix with the Masters to bring the firm’s acoustic optimization software package REDI...
AUDIX Adds to the PDX Family of Dynamic Vocal Microphones with the New PDX520
“For interviews and other narrative content, your voice is key to growing your audience. With the PDX520, that voice will come through loudly and clearly, conveying that you know...
Legrand | AV To Showcase Innovative Solutions at ISE 2025
Visit Legrand | AV at ISE 2025, Booth 3N600 Legrand | AV’s Booth Experience Will Highlight Solutions From C2G, Chief, Da-Lite, Middle Atlantic, and Vaddio WEERT, Netherlands. — Jan....
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