"If you can dream it, you can do it. Remember that this whole thing started with a dream and a mouse." -Walt Disney✨
Happy Walt Disney Day! Here are only a few of our very own team's favorite Disney movies? What are yours? Comment below!💫💜
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Just like whenever you see newspapers attempting to break down and 'translate' politicians' speeches, I did enjoy seeing this group of people demonstrating how the Disney CEO is saying one thing in order NOT to say another thing! 😜
You really CAN argue, "you're spending HOW much, here?!" Not ALL great, emotionally powerful stories have to be GIGANTIC and VAST in scope with THOUSANDS of characters (only Disney and Pixar's films have had a $180m+ budget)! 💰
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But some fans could argue - they're spending that much money not just on pushing the latest technology (only such that can help with the story), but because of the idea that people will continue to be watching and admiring these films decades from now, being in it for the long game - quite like the history of theatrically re-releasing Fantasia down the decades, originally a box office flop! 💭
I love seeing the moderator using Walt Disney's own words against Bob Iger, highlighting how much Disney is continuing to go down the path of sequels (especially for Disney Animation), in effect against Walt's wishes! I always thought that the studio name is the publicly recognisable brand, and that alone meant you were able to take risks and tell new, different stories! 🙂
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Make room for Joy, Fear, Disgust, Sadness, Anger, Anxiety, and Ennui, AND Envy, and don't forget Embarrassment! 🌪️
Disney & Pixar's #InsideOut2, only in theaters June 14!
Get ready for Win or Lose on Disney+ this December!
It's the first ever original series from Pixar, so excited about it.
Can't wait for the world to watch it ⚾
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FWIW, I’ve obsessed over the Walt Disney Company for the past 6-7 years & think it’s one of America’s most important corporations. I’m not just talking about the company’s contribution to the economy or the larger business world, but to American grand strategy. For decades, Disney helped to manufacture a deep & abiding self-confidence in America & the vast potential of free societies which upheld the rights of individuals; & Disney exported those values & optimism about the future to consumers around the world. Disney also curated a common “mythology” to four successive generations of Americans from young children today to their great grandparents. Apparently, that’s not good enough for the current management which has openly aspired to be a “global” company (& not just an American company) since Bob Iger became CEO in 2005. Roy E. Disney, who had been instrumental in saving the company in 1984, believed that Michael Eisner was taking the company in the wrong direction (after rekindling the magic in the late 1980s & 1990s) & once again sought to “Save Disney”. He mistakenly thought Bob Iger was the right man for the job & was subsequently kept at arms length. Walt Disney literally went to war with Marxists who sought to hijack his company; Eisner did too in his own ways. They held the line & built Walt Disney into a huge company & the gold standard of family content, parks, merchandise, & expriences. Unfortunately, Disney is now an impenetrable fortress with a giant market cap & has been taken over by insurgents who came in via the back door of internal promotion. Iger — &, for a short while, Bob Chapek — allowed a cohort of leftist radicals to disrespect multiple generations of American families & families around the world with an elitist/leftist vision to “Reimagine Tomorrow”. Some may argue we are witnessing a historic business failure; but I’m not sure we can call it a failure. Opponents of classic liberalism & the American way — with the support of an “ESG” obsessed cartel of index & mutual funds — have so far suceeded in subverting & degrading one of the greatest cultural nodes of American soft power. What was once one of our greatest strategic messaging platforms to our kids & to the world is now preaching a very different set of values. I have wondered for years if some path to saving & renewing the company might exist. It’s too big for an leveraged buy-out, which makes a management coup & turnaround difficult — if not impossible. It could possibly be influenced, but not totally taken over via a proxy battle & public opinion campaign. Otherwise, multiple companies & personalities may need to step into the void & fill Disney’s role in America’s cultural arsenal. I have no idea how this saga is going to play out but respect Nelson Peltz for trying. Don’t overlook the fact that his Disney turnaround website evokes the same slogan that Roy E. Disney had printed on bumper stickers 21 years ago: “Restore the Magic”. https://lnkd.in/g44EqQcb
The Walt Disney Company makes headlines once again, propelled by the dynamic duo of Ryan Reynolds and Maximum Effort.
Marvel Studios’ electrifying ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer shattered records, amassing an unprecedented 365 million views online within 24 hours of its debut during the Super Bowl. This monumental achievement surpasses the previous record-holder, Sony/Marvel Studios' ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, which garnered 355 million views in the same timeframe.
With the first two movies in the franchise collectively grossing over $1.5 billion worldwide, the anticipation surrounding ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is palpable. Digital signals point to a promising trajectory, positioning the film as a formidable contender poised to rejuvenate the box office. As the industry strives to recover from setbacks and a challenging theatrical pipeline, this cinematic powerhouse promises to inject new life and excitement to the MCU.
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🌟 Breaking News: Disney's 'Steamboat Willie', the first Mickey Mouse appearance, is now in the public domain! Explore the legal implications and creative opportunities in our latest bulletin. #IntellectualProperty#MickeyMouse#PublicDomain ➡️
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