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INTERVIEW: Jeff Kinney On “Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw”
Since it’s first publication, Diary of a Wimpy Kid has been a bestselling series and instant hit, continuing to resonate with young audiences to this day. The doodle-inspired series follows Greg Heffley, an average middle schooler who always seems to stumble into absurd yet relatable disasters. Debuting December 5th on Disney+, Diary of a Wimpy […]
“Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation” Joins Disney+ Anime Library

“Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation” Joins Disney+ Anime Library

Haylie Baker|
October 5th, 2025
Magically summoning to this world on October 29th, Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation debuts exclusively on Disney+ and Hulu, based on the 2020 mobile game Disney Twisted-Wonderland localized to North America in 2022.
“Zootopia 2” Sneak Preview: What We Learned About the Disney Sequel

“Zootopia 2” Sneak Preview: What We Learned About the Disney Sequel

Avatar photoBill Desowitz|
September 29th, 2025
Animation Scoop had the chance to screen 30 minutes of Zootopia 2, and speak with directors Jared Bush and Byron Howard, head of Animation Chad Sellers and heads of Story Carrie Liao and David VanTuyle. We were also treated to a Q&A with composer Michael Giacchino conduced by Tom MacDougall, president, Walt Disney Music.

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TEASER: Disney’s “Ralph Breaks The Internet”

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 […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|February 28, 2018
TEASER: Disney’s “Ralph Breaks The Internet”

Disney Channel to Debut CG “Muppet Babies” on March 23rd

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 […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|February 22, 2018
Disney Channel to Debut CG “Muppet Babies” on March 23rd

Disney Junior Announces Animated “Fancy Nancy” with Alyson Hannigan and Rob Riggle

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, […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|February 16, 2018
Disney Junior Announces Animated “Fancy Nancy” with Alyson Hannigan and Rob Riggle

Silent Cartoon Restorations highlight “Animatus Eventus”

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). […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|January 20, 2018
Silent Cartoon Restorations highlight “Animatus Eventus”

Beyond The Simpsons: What Animation Assets Disney Will Own by Acquiring Fox

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 […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|December 6, 2017
Beyond The Simpsons: What Animation Assets Disney Will Own by Acquiring Fox

Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Disney’s “Aladdin”

“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, […]
Avatar photoMichael Lyons|November 25, 2017
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Disney’s “Aladdin”

Disney Junior Greenlights “The Chicken Squad”

Production has begun on Disney Junior’s The Chicken Squad, a new animated series for preschoolers and their families slated to debut in 2020. Inspired by Doreen Cronin’s popular book series, The Chicken Squad follows Coop, Little Boo and Sweetie—a trio of young chicken siblings—and Captain Tully, a seasoned watchdog, who use teamwork and critical thinking […]