by Tim Foster | Dec 15, 2024 | Disney Entertainment, Lists and Trivia
7 Fun Facts About Mufasa 1. A Shakespearean Influence Part of the inspiration for Mufasa came from King Hamlet (father of Hamlet) from the famous Shakespeare play (which also served as inspiration for The Lion King). The two had many similarities, including the fact...
by Tim Foster | Nov 10, 2024 | Disney Entertainment, Lists and Trivia
10 Fun Facts About The Emperor’s New Groove 1. Heading South Initially, The Emperor’s New Groove was going to be called Kingdom of the Sun, and it would have been a retelling of Mark Twain’s “The Prince and the Pauper,” set in South America....
by Tim Foster | Oct 5, 2024 | Disney Entertainment, Disney Parks and Resorts, Lists and Trivia
10 Things You May Not Know About Maleficent 1. The Fairy With No Name In the original tale of “Sleeping Beauty,” written by Charles Perrault and originally published in 1693, the character of Maleficent is simply referred to as an unnamed old fairy. It wasn’t until...
by Tim Foster | Sep 22, 2024 | Disney Entertainment, Disney Parks and Resorts
A New Villains Show is Coming to Hollywood Studios! There were a lot of amazing announcements that came out of this year’s D23 event in Anaheim, from a Monsters Inc. roller coaster to an all-new Encanto-themed land coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. (You...
by Tim Foster | Sep 16, 2024 | Disney Entertainment, Lists and Trivia
6 Things You May Not Know About Joy 1. One of the first challenges the production team faced when creating Inside Out was how to bring emotions to life. What would they look like? They began with simple colors and shapes, with Joy being a yellow star, Anger being a...
by Tim Foster | Aug 12, 2024 | Disney Entertainment, Disney Parks and Resorts
D23 Announcements! This year’s D23 event in Anaheim was bursting with extra magic this year, with announcements of new and upcoming experiences coming out quicker than we could keep up! Things got off to a rousing start as Disney shared trailers,...
