Disney is breaking away from Netflix, with plans to launch its own streaming service by the end of 2019, according to CEO Bob Iger. “Our first priority is going to be reaching our core Disney fan,” he said on an earnings call. “We want to walk before we run when it comes to volume of content.” […]

Disney has decided to donate $1M to Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) programs in celebration of the overwhelming success of ‘Black Panther’. The program will provide hands-on, access to advanced technologies of STEM exploration, including 3-D printers, robotics, high-definition video production and conferencing equipment. With the one-time grant […]

Disney is taking one leap forward toward increased representation of LGBTQ communities. In an episode of the Disney 😄 series, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, a same-gender couple is shown kissing among a series of intimate lovers. The episode follows the main characters attending a boy band concert where the song “Just Friends” inspires multiple lip-locks in the audience. One […]

This is the second gator-related death in Florida since last October.

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  Doc McStuffins goes to the White House to meet First Lady Michelle Obama in the October 5 episode of the Disney Junior cartoon, titled…