Jezebel: Disney

Disneyland to Be Overrun by Terrifying Goatees, Mustaches, Beards

Cassie Murdoch — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:30:00 EST

Who says Disney isn't a hip company? Yesterday they announced that they are totally going to chill out and let employees of their amusement parks have beards and goatees. This loosening of their notoriously strict grooming regulations comes as welcome news to Disney's cast members, as they call their employees. As one of them put it, "I think that a little bit of individuality between the cast members is not a bad thing. I think that people can have facial hair and still be beautiful, clean cut and wholesome." More »

Disney Will Be Taking Your Babies Now, Thank You

Erin Gloria Ryan — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:00:00 EST

The Walt Disney Company, those white-glove-wearing cartoon animals who want to brand everything you touch or consume, is making a distinct push to become America's premiere baby outfitter, moving their brand's first impression on humans closer and closer to the moment of conception. Soon, we'll all be artificially inseminating ourselves with sound effect-making Donald Duck shaped turkey basters. More »

Move Over, Christian Bale: Simba Is Batman

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:30:00 EST

What do you get when you mash up the Dark Knight Rises trailer with scenes from The Lion King? Why, The Lion King Rises, of course. Joseph Campbell would love this. More »

What The World Needs Now: A New Princess Marketed Toward Little Girls

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:10:00 EST

Since Snow White is 74 years old, Aurora from Sleeping Beauty is 52 and Belle from Beauty And The Beast is a decrepit 20 years old, Disney, the font of all things princessy, has created a new princess, just for little girls. Really little: Youngsters between ages 2 and 7 years old. More »

Justin Bieber Is King Of The Castle

Cassie Murdoch — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:05:00 EST

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL - DECEMBER 03: In this handout image provided by Disney Parks, Justin Bieber performs a medley of songs from his new holiday album while taping a performance segment for the 'Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade' TV special at the Magic Kingdom park on December 3, 2011 at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The 28th annual 'Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade' airs nationwide December 25, 2011 on ABC-TV and features performances by a variety of stars from both Disneyland Resort in California and Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. (Photo by Mark Ashman/Disney Parks via Getty Images) More »

Happy Birthday To Minnie Mouse & Her Awesome Ability To Accessorize

Whitney Jefferson — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:40:00 EST

Happy birthday, Minnie Mouse! Today Disney's first femme fatale turns the ripe old age of 83. Time flies! More »

Mommyblogging Goes Corporate As Babble Is Sold To Disney

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:30:00 EST

When Babble was founded in 2006, it was a destination for those uninterested in a glossy, powder pink or baby blue version of parenthood. Babble was about painful honesty and healthy cynicism. Posts tackled anxiety over sleepless nights, crying over having a boy instead of a girl, and finding children's books completely crappy. Babble's mission was "to tell the truth about parenting." But as of yesterday, Babble was sold to family-friendly corporate behemoth Disney. A literal Mickey Mouse operation. Can parents stay candid, raw and honest, or will the site undergo Disneyfication? More »

Walt Disney Presents Sin City

Whitney Jefferson — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:40:00 EDT

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What happens when you take the theatrical trailer for the 2005 movie Sin City but replace all of the actors with Disney characters? This dark-and-dreary cut of the scariest characters from the darkest Disney scenes, which I wouldn't recommend letting your children watch. More »

Group Claims Disneyland Is Happiest & Most Lead-Filled Place On Earth

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:53:00 EDT

Sorry to tarnish your treasured family memories, but it seems that the goofy shot of you grabbing the Sword in the Stone statue at Disneyland is actually a picture of you exposing yourself to high levels of lead. An environmental group has filed a lawsuit against Disney for allegedly failing to remove or post adequate warnings about several items in the park that contain lead. More »

Adorable Girl Freaks Out When Her Disney Dream Comes True

Cassie Murdoch — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:30:00 EDT

This Is How You Make A Disney Movie Ten Times Better

Whitney Jefferson — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:10:00 EDT

Done in the same vein as Honey Badger don't care, "Bonjour, Girl!" is just a scene from Disney's Beauty & The Beast with a sassy voiceover — and yet it is so much more than that. Just watch. More »

Disney Princess Voice Actors Sing Your Favorite Childhood Songs

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:25:00 EDT

This year's D23 Expo featured an appearance by Paige O'Hara, Lea Salonga, Anika Noni Rose and Jodi Benson, better known as the voices of Belle, Mulan/Jasmine, Tiana, and Ariel. First the ladies tried to out-warble each other while singing, "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes," but let's just move on to what you really want to see: The Disney songs you grew up with coming out of a human, not an animated princess. More »

Years Later, Lion King Movie Bloopers

Whitney Jefferson — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:10:00 EDT

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Even though The Lion King debuted nearly 15 years ago, this animated blooper reel of the voice actors found its way online and is actually worth watching. The clip features James Earl Jones trying to find his Mufasa "roar", Whoopi Goldberg's issues with making her hyena's laughs for long amounts of time, and Matthew Broderick fumbling the pronunciation of "Hakuna Matata" as the adult Simba. It's fun to hear the recognizable celebrities in character as some of our childhood's favorite Disney characters, and hearing Jeremy Irons mess up one of Scar's more sinister lines makes the villain a little less scary to my 10-year-old self. More »

What The World Needs Now: A Third Snow White Remake

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:30:00 EDT

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Yes, two other studios are producing Snow White movies, but Disney will not be left out! So get ready for The Order Of The Seven, a revisionist project to be directed by Michael Gracey. More »

Disney, Fatphobia, & The "Pooh Sized" Debate

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:20:00 EDT

Earlier this week, a post appeared on the blog Disney Kicks Ass, informing readers that some rides at the original Anaheim Disneyland had to be re-engineered. Oh boy. More »

Disney Settles Donald Duck Grope Lawsuit

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 13 May 2011 19:20:00 EDT

In 2008, a Pennsylvania woman visting Epcot with her young children and her fiancé approached an employee in a Donald Duck costume "in order to obtain an autograph." You have to imagine that she was in a happy state of mind, filled with childlike glee, and knew it was silly — ducks can't write — but all part of the youthful innocence Disney promises. Well. The woman claims Donald Duck "proceeded to grab" the woman's breast and molest her, and then gesture, "making a joke, indicating he had done something wrong." Gross. And not the first time? Allegedly, in 2004, a Disney World employee dressed as Tigger was charged with molesting a 13-year-old girl. The plaintiff in the Donald Duck case alleges the Mickey Mouse brand "has engaged in a practice of placing corporate profits over public safety while attempting to cover up, continuing, long standing similar prior incidents." More »

What The Hipster Little Mermaid Looks Like IRL

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:10:00 EDT

Remember The Hipster Little Mermaid meme? Traci Hines has made her come to life. More »

Disney Wants Kids Under 10 To Use Their Social Network

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:46:00 EST

If Disney's plan works, kids may soon be friending each other on a Facebook-like site as soon as they can write. TechCrunch reports the company just bought the site Togetherville, a social network for kids under 10, for an undisclosed sum. More »

Disney To Start Targeting Kids At Birth

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:15:00 EST

Recovering from pushing a 7-pound human out of you is about to get even more fun! Now hours after giving birth, you'll get a visit from a Disney rep offering free onesies in exchange for a lifetime of consumer loyalty. More »

Minnie Mouse Gets "Leggy And Glamorous" Makeover From Disney & Forever21

Sadie Stein — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:45:00 EST

Says the ominous press release, the line, Minnie Muse, "portrays Minnie Mouse in a whole new way—leggy, modern and glamorous." Uh oh. More »

And They Lived Happily Never After

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:30:00 EST

After it's forthcoming release of Tangled, Disney's animation studios don't plan to follow up with any more fairy tales for the forseeable future. But what will our nation's little girls do without really boring animated princes to dream of marrying? More »

Blame Disney For Our Royal Wedding Excitement

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:50:00 EST

The United States has no monarchy. We pride ourselves on being a democratic society, and often seem to strive towards meritocracy. But now that there's going to be a royal wedding in the UK, we are all in a tizzy! More »

12-Year-Old Designer Is Proof Our Culture Has Gone Very, Very Wrong

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:35:00 EST

Precocious-in-the-bad-way tween "designer" Cecilia Cassini, who sells $500 dresses, says she took "like, three" sewing classes, but quit because her teacher was "like, rude." We have a feeling one day soon Cassini will be horribly embarrassed of all this.

Princess Tiana Is Sooo Happy To See You

Katie Luscombe — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:53:00 EST

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[New York, November 9: A grown woman suddenly realizes the magnitude of the Disney Story Times Square, which is 20,000-square-feet of total fucking mayhem. Image via Getty.]

Courtney Love Worries About Her Wikipedia

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 09:00:00 EDT

Courtney Love is trying to clean up her Wikipedia page.

Demi Lovato And The Disney Curse

Anna North — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:24:00 EDT

Demi Lovato's rep says she's entering rehab for "emotional and physical issues." But is it really the Disney curse? More »

The $795 Shoe, And Other Stupid/Expensive Tron Merchandise

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:15:00 EDT

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Disney has created a 3D reboot of Tron called Tron: Legacy. which looks okay. Not okay? The aggressive marketing, especially when it comes to crappy, bizarre fashion-y tie-ins meant for women. Like the Tron shoe. More »

Woman Claims Donald Duck Groped Her

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:58:00 EDT

A Pennsylvania woman alleges that in 2008, an Epcot Center employee dressed as Donald Duck grabbed her breasts while she was holding her child. Now she's suing Disney, saying the incident caused "severe physical injury," "acute anxiety," and PTSD. More »

Minnie Mouse Shares Some Girl Talk With Golf Champ

Katy Kelleher — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:16:00 EDT

[Lake Buena Vista, August 9. LPGA golfer Paula Creamer, winner of the 2010 United States Women's Open, golfs with Minnie Mouse at Disney's Magnolia Golf Course on August 9 (incidentally, also Creamer's 24th birthday) in Florida. Image via Getty]

Live-Action Tinker Bell Movie To Sprinkle Pixie Dust In Theaters

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:17:00 EDT

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The bad news: Hollywood continues to be out of new ideas. The good news: Funny lady Elizabeth Banks has been cast as Tink, the original manic pixie dream girl. More »

Julia Roberts' First Lancôme Ad Revealed; UK Chain Store Abjures Airbrushing

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:30:00 EDT

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Louis Vuitton's fanny pack is exactly as hideous as you'd expect — and costs $1,970. [TLF]

Disney's Tangled Trailer Keeps Rapunzel Hidden In Her Tower

Hortense Smith — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:25:00 EDT

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Disney has released a new trailer for their upcoming 3-D adaptation of Rapunzel, titled Tangled, and though the film features a Disney Princess of sorts, the trailer focuses mainly on the prince. More »

Sex And The City Full Of Expensive Shit; Lady Gaga Wants Fashion Internship

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:30:00 EDT

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Carrie wears a $50,000 karaoke outfit, and there are lots of Maybachs. "Like in the Great Depression, I thought Hollywood should take people on a big vacation that maybe they couldn't afford themselves," says writer Michael Patrick King. [WWD]

What A Character

Anna Holmes — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:10:00 EDT

[Lake Buena Vista, Florida; April 23. Image via Getty]

The Princess & The Pea Poop

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:30:00 EDT

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Apparently in the Russian version of the fairy tale, Cinderella doesn't forget her glass slipper at the ball, and the prince leaves a nasty little surprise on Cinderella's lawn. Who knew Mr. Hankey got his start in foreign films? [Buzzfeed] More »

Obamas To Appear On American Idol; Pamela Anderson Won't Appear In Baywatch

Megan Carpentier — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:30:00 EDT

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Michelle Obama and Barack Obama taped a segment Wednesday for American Idol's "Idol Gives Back" episode Wednesday. They look almost this cute in a picture at the link. [Fox News]

Nothing Says "Disney Romance" Like Incest And Comas

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:20:00 EDT

According to Cracked.com's analysis of Disney movies, the films teach kids there's nothing weird about kissing unconscious girls, hooking up with your siblings is quality family time, and 16-year-olds who marry guys they barely know live happily ever after. [Cracked] More »

Ariel From The Little Mermaid Is The Perfect Lindsay Lohan

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:30:00 EST

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Ever wonder what it would look like if Mean Girls was an animated film released by Disney? Here's your answer. An epic piece of work. You go, Glen Coco. [BuzzFeed] More »

The Highs And (Very) Lows Of Movie Marketing, Alice-Merch Edition

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST

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Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland isn't even released until tomorrow, but you can already dress in, adorn yourself with, carry, make yourself up with, loll around in bed wearing, and get your nails did with products tied to the movie. More »

"I Have A Responsibility Now To Dress Badly"

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:20:00 EST

Here, Helena Bonham Carter talks about scaring children; whether the Caterpillar will smoke in Wonderland; and her quirky fashion sense: "I'm in the stocks perpetually… 'What is she wearing now?' 'How dare she?' Like, criminal acts." [New York Mag] More »