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Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” is the latest example of the entertainment giant’s failure to capture audiences, opening to a mere $24.2 million, one of the lowest starts among Disney’s live-action remakes or reimagining of theme park attractions. “Haunted Mansion” performed worse than experts expected, predicting it would top at least $30 million during its opening weekend.…

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The Walt Disney Company, known for its iconic entertainment brands, announced a massive strategic shift last week, with former chief executive Bob Iger returning to the role he left in 2020. Iger, who is coming out of retirement after serving as CEO from 2005 to 2020 and executive chairman until his 2021 retirement, will replace…

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It’s been almost 30 years since someone last lit the Black Flame Candle, and the witches are back. Hocus Pocus 2 premieres on Disney+ on September 30. Hocus Pocus (1993) has become somewhat of a cult classic over the past decade, inspiring merchandise, spooky recipes, and a Disney Parks stage show. Most fans are thrilled that the original Sanderson sisters…

Lee Loechler, 29, and his high school sweetheart, Sthuthi David, recently got engaged on December 30 in a Boston movie theater. How he proposed is one of the sweetest acts of romance ever. Working with an animator for six months, Loechler animated himself and his girlfriend into the Disney film “Sleeping Beauty”, which is David’s…

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