This California theme park inspired Disneyland, Bob Baker Marionettes — and tickets are $19

Oakland's Children's Fairyland, which turned 75, is an argument that storytelling, combined with old-fashioned play, has a ...
Wall Street Journal

Disney Settles Children’s Privacy Case With $10 Million Payment

Disney DIS0.07%increase; green up pointing triangle settled claims over its data-collection practices with children, in a deal where it was ordered to pay $10 million. The Justice Department said ...
The New York Times

Disney, ESPN create NBA Christmas Day animated alt-cast for second straight year

Jalen Brunson and Donovan Mitchell will be represented by Disney characters. Al Bello / Getty Images ESPN and Disney are partnering up again on Christmas Day to create an alternate animated broadcast ...
IGN

Disney's Live-Action Tangled Begins Casting, Though Scarlett Johansson No Longer Involved After Joining The Batman Part 2

Disney is moving forward with its plans for a live-action remake of Tangled, though the movie will no longer feature former Avengers star Scarlett Johansson. The ex-Marvel actress was recently ...
USA Today

Disney World or Universal for the holidays? Here's how to choose

Don’t ask me to choose between celebrating the holidays at Walt Disney World or Universal Orlando Resort. I'll never forget my kids’ wonder seeing the huge helium balloons in Universal’s Holiday ...
Forbes

What Disney’s Deal With OpenAI And Sora Can Teach Other Studios

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Disney stunned Hollywood last week with a billion-dollar investment in OpenAI and, perhaps more importantly, licensing 200 Disney ...
collider

10 Disney Animated Movies That Are 10/10, No Notes

Back in 2021, Hannah’s love of all things nerdy collided with her passion for writing — and she hasn’t stopped since. She covers pop culture news, writes reviews, and conducts interviews on just about ...
Forbes

Disney Stock Rises As $1 Billion OpenAI Deal Sparks Investor Debate

Disney invested $1 billion in OpenAI for a 3-year license, enabling user-generated character videos to monetize IP and engage younger audiences. This deal highlights Disney's dual AI strategy: ...
Reuters

Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI, license characters for Sora video tool

Dec 11 (Reuters) - Walt Disney (DIS.N), opens new tab is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will let the startup use characters from Star Wars, Pixar and Marvel franchises in its Sora AI video ...
Engadget

Disney's deal with OpenAI is about controlling the future of copyright

This morning Disney and OpenAI announced a three-year licensing agreement: Starting in 2026, ChatGPT and Sora can generate images and videos incorporating Disney IP, including more than 200 characters ...
CNBC

Disney's OpenAI stake is 'a way in' to AI and Sora will help reach younger audience, Iger tells CNBC

Disney CEO Bob Iger told CNBC he thinks the deal is a "good investment for the company." Disney announced a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI and said Sora users will be able to make AI videos ...
TheWrap

Disney to Invest $1 Billion in OpenAI, License Suite of Characters for Sora in Landmark Deal

Disney has struck a licensing deal with OpenAI to invest $1 billion into the tech company and bring its array of characters to its generative video platform Sora, a landmark deal that links one of the ...