Throughout the years, The Muppets universe has given birth to numerous offspring. One of the most imaginative and popular was Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies, which aired from 1984-’91. Well, the kids are back! The new “Muppet Babies” animated series debuts on Disney Channel on March 23rd. Veteran animator/producer Tom Warburton (Codename: Kids Next Door) is […]
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TEASER: First Look at Disney’s Live Action “Christoper Robin”
March 6th, 2018 
Jerry Beck Take a look at the teaser trailer for Disney’s Christopher Robin, coming soon to theaters. In this live action adventure, the young boy who embarked on countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood with his band of spirited and lovable stuffed animals, has grown up and lost his way. Now it is up to his […]
TEASER: Disney’s “Ralph Breaks The Internet”
February 28th, 2018 Jerry Beck Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 leaves Litwak’s video arcade behind, venturing into the uncharted, expansive and thrilling world of the internet—which may or may not survive Ralph’s wrecking. Video game bad guy Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman) must risk it all by […]
Disney Channel to Debut CG “Muppet Babies” on March 23rd
February 22nd, 2018 Jerry Beck Disney Junior’s reimagined Muppet Babies will premiere Friday March 23rd with two back-to-back episodes on Disney Channel (10:00 a.m. EDT) and in the DisneyNOW app. The series’ soundtrack featuring the theme song, performed by Tony Award-winner Renée Elise Goldsberry (“Hamilton”). Based on the original Emmy Award-winning series, the all-new CG-animated Muppet Babies chronicles the hilarious […]
Disney Junior Announces Animated “Fancy Nancy” with Alyson Hannigan and Rob Riggle
February 16th, 2018 Jerry Beck Alyson Hannigan (“How I Met Your Mother”) and Rob Riggle (“Modern Family”) star as Nancy’s parents Claire and Doug Clancy in Disney Junior’s animated series Fancy Nancy, premiering this summer on Disney Junior and the new DisneyNOW app. Mia Sinclair Jenness, the 12-year-old Broadway sensation who starred in “Matilda,” stars as the voice of Nancy, […]
Silent Cartoon Restorations highlight “Animatus Eventus”
January 20th, 2018 Jerry Beck On Saturday, February 10th, 2018 at 7:30pm and Sunday, February 11th, 2018 at 2:00pm the Riverside Philharmonic Presents “Animatus Eventus” – an all animation program with live musical accompaniment by the Riverside Philharmonic. It will feature the premiere of Mark Watters’ original score for a newly restored Walt Disney’s silent short, Alice’s Little Parade (1926). […]
Beyond The Simpsons: What Animation Assets Disney Will Own by Acquiring Fox
December 6th, 2017 Jerry Beck It’s not just The Simpsons, Family Guy or Bob’s Burgers. If the rumored Disney buyout of 20th Century Fox goes through, Disney will end up with a fortified cartoon library that will probably double their animation assets. For starters, they will be acquiring the rights to Crusader Rabbit – the first cartoon series created for […]
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Disney’s “Aladdin”
November 25th, 2017 Michael Lyons “Ten thousand yeeeeears will give you such a crick in the neck!” So said the Genie in the character’s now iconic first appearance on screen in Disney’s animated blockbuster “Aladdin.” With that character’s appearance, animated films changed forever- all of them from all studios wanted to copy “Aladdin’s” knowing, whiz-bang, pop-culture humor and sensibility. Few, […]
Debunking Disney Urban Myths
November 24th, 2017 Jim Korkis Walt Disney is a larger-than-life figure, almost mythological in stature like Paul Bunyan or Pecos Bill. When I was an official Media Representation for the 100 Years of Magic celebration in 2001 at Walt Disney World, I went through some intensive training to be able to field in a “Disney way” questions from the media […]
INTERVIEW: “Big Hero 6: The Series” Director Nick Filippi
November 17th, 2017 Jackson Murphy Disney’s Big Hero 6 won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2015. Big Hero 6: The Series gets its launch this Monday November 20th at 8pm on Disney Channel and Disney XD with the one-hour movie “Baymax Returns.” Animation veteran Nick Filippi is the series’ executive producer and supervising director. Jackson Murphy: “Baymax Returns” […]
Season Three “Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil” Advance Clip
November 3rd, 2017 Jerry Beck Calling all fans of Star Butterfly! To kick-off season three, a two-week strip of all-new Star vs. The Forces of Evil episodes will premiere beginning Monday November 6th and run through November 16th (Monday-Thursday), including a one-hour mid-season finale on November 16th. Each episode will premiere at 7am and encore same day at 11am, 5pm […]
Disney’s “Big Hero 6” Series Sets Debut With Primetime Movie
October 17th, 2017 Jerry Beck Disney XD’s animated Big Hero 6 The Series is set to launch Monday Bovember 20th (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST), with a one-hour primetime television movie, Baymax Returns, simultaneously on Disney XD and Disney Channel, and available on the DisneyNOW app and Disney XD VOD. Immediately following the TV movie, two special full-length preview episodes of “Big […]
Exclusive Clip: “The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular”
October 4th, 2017 Jerry Beck Take a look at this exclusive clip and images from the 22-minute Mickey Mouse Halloween special – that premieres this Sunday October 8th at 8:00pm on Disney Channel. In The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular, Mickey is challenged by his nephews to tell a scary story on Halloween night. The extended episode […]
Ginni Mack, Disney Ink & Paint Veteran and “Tinkerbell” Model Passes Away
August 29th, 2017 Jerry Beck Ginni Mack, a veteran Disney studio ink and paint artist – and the original model for Tinker Bell – has passed away. Disney historian and Mack family friend, Mindy Johnson, has reported that Mack passed on Wednesday August 23rd at age 90. Mack made numerous contributions to the studio – and the classic films they […]
INTERVIEW: Disney’s “DuckTales” reboot
August 11th, 2017 Greg Ehrbar Executive Producer Matt Youngberg and Story Editor/Co-Producer Francisco (Frank) Angones are well aware that they have big duck shoes as they reboot the classic animated TV series, DuckTales. But if from the initial response at ComicCon is any indication (the panel at ComicCon was well over capacity), they’re off to an encouraging start. Their show […]
