Just trying to stay warm here in NEPA a frigid 4 degrees this morning when I woke up. That's enough about what's going on here a quick jump into your daily news from around Disney.
Lunch Reservations to be taken at Be Our Guest starting February 25th:
Yesterday, it was reported by WDW News Today that Be Our Guest Restaurant would be ending its Fastpass + reservations at lunch on February 24th. Beginning the next day on February 25th, guests would be allowed to start making reservations for lunch including those guests who are using the Dining Plan. It has not been confirmed by Disney however but one would assume confirmation would be soon. Disney has also stated that breakfast would be served at Be Our Guest at a later time this year. No details have been released about that though.
Disney Seeks Subpoena on Star Wars:The Force Awakens Photo Leaks:
As reported by the Hollywood Reporter on Friday, Disney's studio division of Lucasfilm asked a California federal judge for a subpoena to identify alleged copyright infringement on the film. The said photo and subpoena was found on ImageShack of a Sith Lord. The picture of character wearing a dark hood, waiving a red lightsaber (much like the one seen in the trailer), was posted by the user "Darth_Simi".
With the subpoena a Disney employee confirmed it was photo related to the film and that a request sent to ImageShack to be taken down with pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. This isn't the first time Disney has done this as in November, they got google for releasing content on the upcoming Marvel movie Avengers: Age of Ultron.
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Frozen Fever Images Released by Disney:
Yesterday, in a USA Today article Disney released images of it's next animated short, Frozen Fever, to be shown before the live-action Disney film Cinderella in March. The short which is based on a story of Elsa planning a party for Anna's Birthday. Elsa and Anna never really celebrated a birthday together, and Elsa feels it is a chance to do something nice for her sister. Although things get complicated with Elsa's magical abilities getting in the way. Not only is it return of the two sisters but all the other characters from the multi-Oscar winning, billion dollar grossing, animated feature Frozen, including Olaf, Kristoff, and Sven. It will also feature a new original song written by the Oscar-winning duo of Frozen's original tunes Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. Here are the images released:
Disney Pushing Back Opening of Shanghai Theme Park to 2016:
According to a Wall Street Journal article today, Disney is pushing back the opening of its Shanghai theme park to next year in 2016, citing sources close to the project. The article stated that CEO Bob Iger will announce details in a conference call today. It is just another delay in the project over the last decade, 10 months ago Iger stated the park would open late 2015. The article states however that opening the park in the winter months would have less impact than it would in the warmer spring months. Disney is only minority shareholder in the project with the majority held by Shanghai Shendi, which is a consortium of businesses owned by the Chinese government. With the impending push back of the opening Iger will likely still be the CEO when it opens after a 2 year extension in the fall.
This Day in Disney History:
On this day February 3, 1945 Disney's 7th (animated and live-action) film The Three Caballeros is released in the United States.
Daily Disney Quote:
"It's kind of fun to do the impossible."
Well thats all for today and in the words of Mickey Mouse, "See Ya Real Soon."
